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date the health care provider or pharmacy pre-
ferred by the individual for selection for pur-
poses of paragraph (2)(A), unless the State de-
termines that a change to the selection of 
health care provider or pharmacy under such 
paragraph is contributing or would contribute 
to prescription drug abuse or drug diversion by 
the individual; 
‘‘(C) such individual is provided a period of 
not less than 30 days following the date of re-
ceipt of the notice described in paragraph (3) to 
submit such appeal; and 
‘‘(D) the State must make a determination 
with respect to an appeal described in subpara-
graph (A), and notify the individual of such de-
termination, prior to enrollment of such indi-
vidual in the program. 
‘‘(5) ENROLLMENT.—Under the program, the 
State initially enrolls individuals who are identified 
under paragraph (1) in the program for a 12-month 
period— 
‘‘(A) in the case of such an individual who 
does not submit an appeal under paragraph (4) 
within the period applied by the State pursuant 
to subparagraph (C) of such paragraph, begin-
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ning on the day after the last day of such pe-
riod; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of such an individual who 
does submit an appeal under paragraph (4) 
within the period applied by the State pursuant 
to subparagraph (C) of such paragraph but 
such appeal is denied, beginning not later than 
30 days after the date of such denial. 
‘‘(6) NOTIFICATION
OF
HEALTH
CARE
PRO-
VIDERS AND PHARMACIES.—Under the program, the 
State provides to each health care provider and 
pharmacy selected for an individual under paragraph 
(2)— 
‘‘(A) notification that the individual is an 
at-risk beneficiary enrolled under the program 
and that the provider or pharmacy has been se-
lected for the individual under paragraph (2); 
‘‘(B) information on such program and the 
role of being so selected; and 
‘‘(C) a process through which the provider 
or pharmacy can submit a concern or complaint 
with respect to being so selected. 
‘‘(7) CONTINUATION OF ENROLLMENT.—Under 
the program, the State, with respect to an individual 
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enrolled under the program, provides for a process 
to— 
‘‘(A) not later than 30 days before the end 
of the 12-month period for which the individual 
is so enrolled pursuant to paragraph (5)— 
‘‘(i) assess, in accordance with pub-
licly available evidence-based guidelines, 
whether or not such individual should con-
tinue to be enrolled under the program; 
and 
‘‘(ii) notify such individual of the re-
sults of the assessment under clause (i); 
‘‘(B) continue, subject to subparagraph 
(C), enrollment of such individual if such as-
sessment recommends such continuation; and 
‘‘(C) appeal the continuation of enrollment 
in accordance with the appeals process de-
scribed in paragraph (4). 
‘‘(c) AT-RISK BENEFICIARY.— 
‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION.—For purposes of this 
section, a State shall identify an individual enrolled 
under the State plan (or waiver of the State plan) 
as an at-risk beneficiary if the individual is not an 
exempted individual described in paragraph (2) 
and— 
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Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 45T. RESERVIST EMPLOYMENT CREDIT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF CREDIT.—For purposes of 
section 38, in the case of an eligible employer, the reservist 
employment credit for a taxable year is an amount equal 
to the sum of the reservist credit amount for each qualified 
reservist employed by such employer at any time during 
such taxable year. 
‘‘(b) RESERVIST CREDIT AMOUNT.—For purposes of 
this section— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘reservist credit 
amount’ means, with respect to a qualified reservist 
for a taxable year, an amount equal to the sum of— 
‘‘(A) $1,000, plus 
‘‘(B) in the case of a qualified reservist— 
‘‘(i) with 30 or more days, and fewer 
than 90 days, of service in the uniformed 
services during such year, $3,000, 
‘‘(ii) with 90 or more days, and fewer 
than 180 days, of service in the uniformed 
services during such year, $5,000, and 
‘‘(iii) with 180 or more days of service 
in the uniformed services during such year, 
$10,000. 
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(3), but does not include any costs in-
curred for covered part D drugs which are 
not included (or treated as being included) 
in the plan’s formulary; and 
‘‘(ii) costs, determined based on sub-
mitted claims and without regard to any 
deductible under part B, incurred for cost- 
sharing under such part for part B drugs 
described in subsection (g)(1)(B); 
‘‘(B) subject to subparagraph (C), such 
costs shall be treated as incurred only if they 
are paid by the part D eligible individual (or by 
another person, such as a family member, on 
behalf of the individual) and the part D eligible 
individual (or other person) is not reimbursed 
through insurance or otherwise, a group health 
plan, or other third-party payment arrangement 
(other than under such section or such a Pro-
gram) for such costs; and 
‘‘(C) such costs shall be treated as in-
curred and shall not be considered to be reim-
bursed under subparagraph (B) if such costs 
are borne or paid— 
‘‘(i) under section 1860D–14; 
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(c) NUMBER OF DESIGNATIONS.—Section 1400Z– 
1(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) INDIAN LANDS EXCLUDED.—Indian land 
deemed to be a qualified opportunity zone by sub-
section (b)(4) shall not be taken into account for 
purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to Indian lands after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(1) 
BLOCKCHAIN.—The 
term 
‘blockchain’ 
means software that uses a distributed digital ledger 
of cryptographically signed transactions that are 
grouped into blocks, each of which— 
‘‘(A) is cryptographically linked to the pre-
vious block after validation and undergoing a 
consensus decision; and 
‘‘(B) when added as a new block, makes 
any older blocks more difficult to modify and is 
replicated across all copies of the ledger within 
the relevant network, with any conflicts in such 
blocks resolved automatically using established 
rules.’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (12) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(13) SMART
CONTRACT.—The term ‘smart 
contract’ means a computer program that reflects an 
agreement, in whole or in part, between two or more 
parties to execute transactions automatically based 
on the occurrence of agreed-upon events.’’. 
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(1) advise the Secretary on risk assessment, 
preparation, monitoring, research, and response to 
wildlife diseases that may significantly impact the 
health and sustainability of wildlife populations; and 
(2) draft reports, recommendations, plans, or 
other documents to assist the Secretary in carrying 
out this Act. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
members of the Committee shall be appointed by the 
Secretary from among individuals who are qualified 
by education, training, or experience in topics such 
as wildlife health, biology, ecology, wildlife conserva-
tion, and natural resource management. 
(2) INCLUSIONS.—The Committee shall in-
clude— 
(A) qualified individuals who are employed 
by Federal agencies; 
(B) at least 8 qualified individuals who are 
employed by a State fish and wildlife agency, 
each of whom shall be employed in a different 
region of the 8 regions of the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service; 
(C) qualified individuals employed by other 
State agencies and tribal entities; and 
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‘‘(3) PERCENTAGE
OF
INSURANCE
PREMIUMS 
TO BE APPLIED.—The percentage of the premiums 
paid, to health insurance issuers for health insur-
ance coverage by eligible individuals, that shall be 
collected and deposited to the credit (and available 
for the use) of the Program. 
‘‘(4) ATTACHMENT DOLLAR AMOUNT AND PAY-
MENT PROPORTION.—The dollar amount of claims 
for eligible individuals after which the Program will 
provide payments to health insurance issuers and 
the proportion of such claims above such dollar 
amount that the Program will pay.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7004 
To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999 with respect 
to the definition of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 
1999 with respect to the definition of agricultural com-
modities, 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 ‘‘Agricultural Trucking 
Relief Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES. 
Section 229(e)(7) of the Motor Carrier Safety Im-
provement Act of 1999 (49 U.S.C. 31136 note) is amend-
ed to read as follows: 
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‘‘(7) AGRICULTURAL
COMMODITY.—The term 
‘agricultural commodity’ includes— 
‘‘(A) 
agricultural, 
aquacultural, 
horti-
cultural, and floricultural commodities; 
‘‘(B) fruits; 
‘‘(C) vegetables; 
‘‘(D) any non-human living animal and the 
products thereof; and 
‘‘(E) other agriculture products that are— 
‘‘(i) sensitive to temperature or cli-
mate; and 
‘‘(ii) at risk of perishing in transit.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7005 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and declare wildlife 
disease emergencies and to coordinate rapid response to these emer-
gencies, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER (for herself, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. NOLAN, 
and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to 
the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to identify and 
declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate 
rapid response to these emergencies, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Wildlife Disease Emer-
gency Act of 2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are to— 
(1) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies; 
(2) establish a fund through which the Sec-
retary may coordinate rapid response to these emer-
gencies; and 
(3) prepare for, identify, and address wildlife 
diseases adversely affecting wildlife populations and 
biodiversity through strategic and coordinated ac-
tions between the Federal agencies and State and 
local agencies, Indian tribes, and nongovernmental 
organizations. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
COMMITTEE.—The 
term 
‘‘Committee’’ 
means the Wildlife Disease Committee established 
under section 6. 
(2) FUND.—The term ‘‘Fund’’ means the Wild-
life Disease Emergency Fund established by section 
5. 
(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
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date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of 
the Grazing Advisory Board Reauthorization Act’’. 
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right arising under a provision of the Constitution of 
the United States, the constitution of a State, or a 
Federal or State statute, or public policy arising 
therefrom.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Title 9 of the United States 
Code is amended— 
(A) in section 1, by striking ‘‘of seamen,’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘interstate com-
merce’’; 
(B) in section 2, by inserting ‘‘or as other-
wise provided in chapter 4’’ before the period at 
the end; 
(C) in section 208— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Chapter 1; residual application’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Application’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘This chapter applies to the extent 
that this chapter is not in conflict with 
chapter 4.’’; and 
(D) in section 307— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Chapter 1; residual application’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Application’’; and 
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(D) qualified individuals who represent 
public and private organizations. 
(d) COMMITTEE CHAIR.—The Committee shall be 
chaired by the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary. 
(e) STAFFING
AND ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
shall make available to the Committee any staff, informa-
tion, administrative services, or assistance the Secretary 
determines is reasonably required to enable the Committee 
to carry out its functions. 
(f) RENEWAL.—Notwithstanding the Federal Advi-
sory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary may 
renew the Committee beyond the date it would otherwise 
terminate under that Act. 
SEC. 7. RAPID RESPONSE TEAMS. 
The Secretary, in consultation with the Committee as 
appropriate, may convene rapid response teams to address 
any particular wildlife disease emergency. 
SEC. 8. ADMINISTRATION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to— 
(1) limit the Secretary’s authority to respond to 
wildlife disease events that are not declared wildlife 
disease emergencies under this Act; 
(2) affect the authority, jurisdiction, or respon-
sibility of the States to manage, control, or regulate 
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fish and resident wildlife under any State laws and 
regulations; 
(3) grant authority to any public agency to ac-
quire private property or conservation easements or 
otherwise infringe any use of private property; or 
(4) limit, repeal, supersede, or modify any pro-
vision of Federal, State, local, or tribal laws and reg-
ulations. 
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section, the Secretary shall allot to the consortium 
an amount equal to the sum of the allotments deter-
mined for each Indian tribe and tribal organization 
that is part of the consortium. 
‘‘(4) PAYMENTS.—Payments of grants under 
this section may be made in advance or by way of 
reimbursement, and in such installments, as the Sec-
retary may determine, and shall be made on such 
conditions as the Secretary finds necessary to carry 
out the purposes of the grants. 
‘‘(5) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Amounts allot-
ted under this subsection to a State, an Indian tribe, 
a tribal organization, a tribal consortium, or a com-
munity-based organization for a fiscal year shall re-
main available for expenditure through the end of 
the succeeding fiscal year. 
‘‘(6) NO MATCHING PAYMENT REQUIRED.—No 
matching payment shall apply to the grants made 
under this section. 
‘‘(e) RESERVATIONS OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBES, TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS, 
OR TRIBAL CONSORTIA.—The Secretary shall reserve 
5 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year 
to carry out this section, for grants to Indian tribes, 
tribal organizations, or tribal consortia not provided 
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(b) RISK OF LOSS.—An entity included on the Too 
Big To Fail List may not conduct any activity listed in 
subsection (a) in such a manner that— 
(1) puts insured deposits at risk; or 
(2) creates a risk of loss to the Deposit Insur-
ance Fund. 
SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘primary financial regulatory 
agency’’ has the same meaning as in section 2(12) 
of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act (12 U.S.C. 5301(12)); and 
(2) the term ‘‘Too Big To Fail’’ means any en-
tity whose failure, due to its size, exposure to 
counterparties, liquidity position, interdependencies, 
role in critical markets, or other characteristics or 
factors, would have a catastrophic effect on the sta-
bility of either the financial system or the United 
States economy without substantial Government as-
sistance. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7007 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
study State efforts to regulate certain uses of nitrous oxide, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 
Mrs. TORRES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency to study State efforts to regulate certain 
uses of nitrous oxide, 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 ‘‘Myles Edward Scott 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary of 
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Transportation and the Commissioner of the Food and 
Drug Administration, shall submit to Congress a report 
containing— 
(1) the results of a study of State regulatory re-
quirements with respect to nitrous oxide that is 
manufactured and sold for use in automotive appli-
cations; and 
(2) recommendations for Federal requirements 
with respect to such manufacture and sale that are 
needed to protect human health and safety. 
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lands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the Secretary may reduce the 
amount of the allotment based on the need of the 
territory, but not below a minimum amount that the 
Secretary determines is sufficient to enable the terri-
tory to carry out the purposes of a grant made 
under this section. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBES OR TRIBAL CONSORTIA.— 
From the amount reserved under subsection (e)(1) 
for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each In-
dian tribe, tribal organization, and tribal consortium 
that has submitted an application for a grant under 
this section (other than from an allotment under 
paragraph (1)) for the fiscal year an amount that 
bears the same ratio to such reserved amount as the 
number of children in the Indian tribe, tribal organi-
zation, or tribal consortium for the fiscal year bears 
to the total number of children in all Indian tribes 
and tribal organizations that have submitted an ap-
plication for a grant under this section (other than 
from an allotment under paragraph (1)) for the fis-
cal year, as determined by the Secretary on the basis 
of the most current and reliable information avail-
able to the Secretary. If a consortium of Indian 
tribes applies and is approved for a grant under this 
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