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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4684 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through 
the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Sub-
stance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to publish 
and disseminate best practices for operating a recovery housing, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2017 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mrs. 
BUSTOS, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALO-
NEY of New York, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of 
California, Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire, and Mr. BILIRAKIS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
acting through the Director of the Center for Substance 
Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental 
Health Services Administration, to publish and dissemi-
nate best practices for operating a recovery housing, 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Access to 
Quality Sober Living Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. BEST PRACTICES FOR OPERATING RECOVERY 
HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Cen-
ter for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration— 
(1) shall publish best practices for operating re-
covery housing, based on— 
(A) the applicable domains, core principles, 
and standards of the National Alliance for Re-
covery Residences; and 
(B) input from other nationally accredited 
recovery housing entities and from stakeholders; 
(2) shall disseminate such best practices to the 
government of each State; and 
(3) may provide technical assistance to States 
seeking to adopt or implement such best practices. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘recovery housing’’ means a fam-
ily-like, shared living environment free from alcohol 
and illicit drug use and centered on peer support 
and connection to services that promote sustained 
recovery from substance use disorders. 
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(2) The term ‘‘State’’ includes any of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, and any terri-
tory or possession of the United States. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 
2020. 
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ical economy, resulting in concentrated control and 
ownership across sectors. 
(2) This structural lack of competition is con-
tributing to a host of harms, including greater 
wealth inequality, less innovation, less entrepreneur-
ship, and less resiliency, with outsized harmful ef-
fects on minority and rural populations. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) while it is clear that the monopoly problem 
in the United States is threatening the economy and 
democracy of the United States, additional informa-
tion will help reveal the full scope of the problem 
and help guide industry-specific policy efforts; 
(2) insufficient and permissive enforcement by 
the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade 
Commission necessitates that Congress convene this 
information-gathering exercise as a form of over-
sight; and 
(3) gathering and producing information will 
aid law enforcement by the Department of Justice, 
the Federal Trade Commission, and Attorneys Gen-
eral of the States, and litigation efforts by private 
parties. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4684 
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 direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
identify or facilitate the development of best practices 
for operating recovery housing, 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 ‘‘Ensuring Access to 
Quality Sober Living Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL RECOVERY HOUSING BEST PRACTICES. 
Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 399V–7. NATIONAL RECOVERY HOUSING BEST PRAC-
TICES. 
‘‘(a) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary 
for Housing and Urban Development, patients with a his-
tory of opioid use disorder, and other stakeholders, which 
may include State accrediting entities and reputable pro-
viders, analysts, and stakeholders of recovery housing 
services, such as the National Alliance for Recovery Resi-
dences, shall identify or facilitate the development of best 
practices, which may include model laws for implementing 
suggested minimum standards, for operating recovery 
housing. 
‘‘(b) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall dissemi-
nate the best practices identified or developed under sub-
section (a) to— 
‘‘(1) State agencies, which may include the pro-
vision of technical assistance to State agencies seek-
ing to adopt or implement such best practices; 
‘‘(2) recovery housing entities; and 
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‘‘(3) the public, as appropriate. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘recovery housing’ means a 
shared living environment free from alcohol and il-
licit drug use and centered on peer support and con-
nection to services, including medication-assisted 
treatment services, that promote sustained recovery 
from substance use disorders. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘State’ includes any of the sev-
eral States, the District of Columbia, each Indian 
tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
and Education Assistance Act), and any territory or 
possession of the United States. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $3,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 
through 2021.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, 
as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post 
Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FIRST SERGEANT P. ANDREW MCKENNA JR. 
POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘First 
Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘First Sergeant P. 
Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew 
McKenna Jr. Post Office’’.
H. R. 4685 
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 515 Hope 
Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna 
Jr. Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FIRST SERGEANT P. ANDREW MCKENNA JR. POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew 
McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4685 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. 
Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2017 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself and Mr. LANGEVIN) 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 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, 
as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post 
Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FIRST SERGEANT P. ANDREW MCKENNA JR. 
POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘First 
Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
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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 ‘‘First Sergeant P. 
Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, 
as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post 
Office’’. 
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. FIRST SERGEANT P. ANDREW MCKENNA JR. 
POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘First 
Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘First Sergeant P. 
Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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II 
Calendar No. 463 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 6, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Reported by Mr. JOHNSON, without amendment 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, Rhode Island, 
as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post 
Office’’. 
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. FIRST SERGEANT P. ANDREW MCKENNA JR. 
POST OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘First 
Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
(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 ‘‘First Sergeant P. 
Andrew McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
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Calendar No. 463 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4685 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, as the ‘‘First Sergeant P. Andrew 
McKenna Jr. Post Office’’. 
JUNE 14, 2018 
Reported by without amendment 
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‘‘Red Willow Armory Ballard No. 4.5 Target 
Rifle 
‘‘Red Willow Armory Ballard No. 5 Pacific 
‘‘Red Willow Armory Ballard No. 8 Union Hill 
Rifle 
‘‘Red Willow Armory Ballard Rifles 
‘‘Remington Model Rolling Block Rifles 
‘‘Remington Model SPR18 Blued 
‘‘Remington Model SPR18 Nickel 
‘‘Remington Model SPR18 Single Shot Rifle 
‘‘Remington-Style Rolling Block Carbine 
‘‘Rossi Match Pairs Rifles 
‘‘Rossi Single Shot Rifles 
‘‘Rossi Wizard 
‘‘Ruger No. 1 RSI International 
‘‘Ruger No. 1 Stainless Sporter 
‘‘Ruger No. 1 Stainless Standard 
‘‘Ruger No. 1A Light Sporter 
‘‘Ruger No. 1B Single Shot 
‘‘Ruger No. 1H Tropical Rifle 
‘‘Ruger No. 1S Medium Sporter 
‘‘Ruger No. 1V Special Varminter 
‘‘Sharps 1874 Old Reliable 
‘‘Shiloh 1875 Rifles 
‘‘Shiloh Sharps 1874 Business Rifle 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4687 
To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. ‘‘Boots’’ Thomas 
VA Clinic, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2017 
Mr. LAWSON of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the health care center of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant 
Ernest I. ‘‘Boots’’ Thomas VA Clinic, 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. REDESIGNATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC IN FLORIDA. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Health Care Center of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2181 Orange 
Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, shall after the date of the 
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enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
‘‘Sergeant Ernest I. ‘Boots’ Thomas VA Clinic’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Sergeant Ernest I. 
‘‘Boots’’ Thomas VA Clinic. 
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SECTION 1. EARLY REPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 213 of 
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), 
any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in 
the State of Nebraska (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘District’’) may repay, at any time, the construction costs 
of project facilities allocated to the landowner’s land with-
in the District. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF FULL-COST PRICING LIMITA-
TIONS.—On discharge, in full, of the obligation for repay-
ment of all construction costs described in subsection (a) 
that are allocated to all land the landowner owns in the 
District in question, the parcels of land shall not be sub-
ject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations 
under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 
32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to 
and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), in-
cluding the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C. 
390aa et seq.). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—On request of a landowner that 
has repaid, in full, the construction costs described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to 
the landowner a certificate described in section 213(b)(1) 
of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390mm(b)(1)). 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section—
(1) modifies any contractual rights under, or 
amends or reopens, the reclamation contract between 
the District and the United States; or 
(2) modifies any rights, obligations, or relation-
ships between the District and landowners in the 
District under Nebraska State law. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4689 
AN ACT 
To authorize early repayment of obligations to the 
Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Ir-
rigation District in the State of Nebraska.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4689 
To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation 
within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2017 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau 
of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District 
in the State of Nebraska. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. EARLY REPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 213 of 
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), 
any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in 
the State of Nebraska (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘District’’) may repay, at any time, the construction costs 
of project facilities allocated to the landowner’s land with-
in the District. 
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(b) APPLICABILITY OF FULL-COST PRICING LIMITA-
TIONS.—On discharge, in full, of the obligation for repay-
ment of all construction costs described in subsection (a) 
that are allocated to all land the landowner owns in the 
District in question, the parcels of land shall not be sub-
ject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations 
under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 
32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to 
and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), in-
cluding the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C. 
390aa et seq.). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—On request of a landowner that 
has repaid, in full, the construction costs described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to 
the landowner a certificate described in section 213(b)(1) 
of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390mm(b)(1)). 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
(1) modifies any contractual rights under, or 
amends or reopens, the reclamation contract between 
the District and the United States; or 
(2) modifies any rights, obligations, or relation-
ships between the District and landowners in the 
District under Nebraska State law. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4689 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources 
AN ACT 
To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau 
of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District 
in the State of Nebraska. 
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. EARLY REPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 213 of 
the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm), 
any landowner within the Northport Irrigation District in 
the State of Nebraska (referred to in this section as the 
‘‘District’’) may repay, at any time, the construction costs 
of project facilities allocated to the landowner’s land with-
in the District. 
(b) APPLICABILITY OF FULL-COST PRICING LIMITA-
TIONS.—On discharge, in full, of the obligation for repay-
ment of all construction costs described in subsection (a) 
that are allocated to all land the landowner owns in the 
District in question, the parcels of land shall not be sub-
ject to the ownership and full-cost pricing limitations 
under Federal reclamation law (the Act of June 17, 1902, 
32 Stat. 388, chapter 1093), and Acts supplemental to 
and amendatory of that Act (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.), in-
cluding the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (13 U.S.C. 
390aa et seq.). 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—On request of a landowner that 
has repaid, in full, the construction costs described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to 
the landowner a certificate described in section 213(b)(1) 
of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
390mm(b)(1)). 
(d) EFFECT.—Nothing in this section— 
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(1) modifies any contractual rights under, or 
amends or reopens, the reclamation contract between 
the District and the United States; or 
(2) modifies any rights, obligations, or relation-
ships between the District and landowners in the 
District under Nebraska State law. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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