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II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2272 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Ms. Harris (for herself, Ms. Warren , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Revised Statutes to grant State attorneys general the ability to issue subpoenas to investigate suspected violations of State laws that are applicable to national banks.

1. Visitorial powers The sixth undesignated paragraph of section 5240 of the Revised Statutes ( 12 U.S.C. 484 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)— (i) lawfully authorized State auditors and examiners may, at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice to a bank, review its records solely to ensure compliance with applicable State unclaimed property or escheat laws upon reasonable cause to believe that the bank has failed to comply with such laws; and (ii) an attorney general (or other chief law enforcement officer) of a State may issue subpoenas or administer oversight and examination to national banks or officers of national banks based upon reasonable cause to believe that the national bank or an officer of a national bank has failed to comply with applicable State laws. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

1. Extension of moratorium Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended by striking December 18, 2017 and inserting January 19, 2018 .
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 1st Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen S. 2273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

1. Extension of moratorium Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended by striking December 18, 2017 and inserting January 19, 2018 .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2273 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

1. Extension of moratorium Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended by striking December 18, 2017 and inserting January 19, 2018 .

Passed the Senate December 21, 2017. Secretary
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2274 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To provide for the compensation of Federal employees affected by lapses in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 . 2. Compensation for Federal employees affected by a lapse in appropriations Section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking An officer and inserting Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term covered lapse in appropriations means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2017; and (B) the term excepted employee means an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management. (2) Each Federal employee furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. (3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any other applicable law governing the use of leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. .

Passed the Senate December 21, 2018. Secretary
II Calendar No. 290 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2274 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Cardin (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Carper , Mr. Markey , Mr. Schatz , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Warner , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Udall , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Brown , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Warren , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read the first time January 3, 2018 Read the second time and placed on the calendar A BILL To provide for the compensation of Federal employees affected by lapses in appropriations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2017 . 2. Compensation for Federal employees affected by a lapse in appropriations Section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking An officer and inserting Except as specified in this subchapter or any other provision of law, an officer ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) In this subsection— (A) the term covered lapse in appropriations means any lapse in appropriations that begins on or after December 22, 2017; and (B) the term excepted employee means an excepted employee or an employee performing emergency work, as such terms are defined by the Office of Personnel Management. (2) Each Federal employee furloughed as a result of a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the period of the lapse in appropriations, and each excepted employee who is required to perform work during a covered lapse in appropriations shall be paid for such work, at the employee's standard rate of pay, at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. (3) During a covered lapse in appropriations, each excepted employee who is required to perform work shall be entitled to use leave under chapter 63 of title 5, or any other applicable law governing the use of leave by the excepted employee, for which compensation shall be paid at the earliest date possible after the lapse in appropriations ends, regardless of scheduled pay dates. .

January 3, 2018 Read the second time and placed on the calendar
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2277 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2018 Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To require the delisting of Mexican gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 on a determination that the subspecies has been sufficiently recovered in the United States.

1. Delisting of Mexican gray wolves (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. (2) Mexican gray wolf (A) In general The term Mexican gray wolf means the subspecies Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus). (B) Inclusion The term Mexican gray wolf includes any subspecies, distinct population segment, or experimental population of the species gray wolf (Canis lupus) that the Director determines after the date of enactment of this Act will take the place of, or correspond with, the subspecies designated as Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) on that date of enactment. (b) Requirement Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), effective beginning on the date on which the Director makes a positive determination under subsection (c)— (1) the Mexican gray wolf shall no longer be included on any list of endangered species, threatened species, or experimental populations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); and (2) management of the Mexican gray wolf shall be assumed by each State in which the Mexican gray wolf is present, effective beginning on the date of the determination. (c) Determination by Director (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall determine whether a population of not fewer than 100 Mexican gray wolves in a 5,000-square-mile area within the historic range of the Mexican gray wolf has been established, as described in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan of 1982 prepared by the Mexican Wolf Recovery Team (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1982. Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 103 pp.). (2) Standards and procedures A determination under paragraph (1) shall be made in accordance with applicable standards and procedures used by the Director in determining the status of a species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2280 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2018 Mr. Portman (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act . 2. Display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries Section 2403 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) The Secretary may not prohibit the display of a Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery. (2) In this subsection, the term Battlefield Cross means a memorial monument in honor of fallen members of the Armed Forces that may include a replica of an inverted rifle, boots, helmets, and identification tag. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2285 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 10, 2018 Mrs. McCaskill introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require mailing addresses to correspond with the physical address at which the mail will be delivered.

1. Mailing address requirements (a) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3687. Mailing address requirements (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term municipality means a city, town, borough, county, parish, district, association, or other public entity established by, or pursuant to, applicable State law; and (2) the term State means each of the several States, territories, and possessions of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (b) Physical and mailing address shall correspond The State and municipality used by the Postal Service for the delivery address for purposes of mail matter shall correspond with the State and municipality of the physical address of the location for the delivery of such mail matter. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 36 of title 39, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 3686 the following: 3687. Mailing address requirements. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2292 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 10, 2018 Mr. Nelson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Florida, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Florida Coastal Protection Act . 2. Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Prohibition of oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas off the coast of Florida (1) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not offer for oil and gas preleasing or leasing, or any related activity, any tract located in— (A) any area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico that is referred to in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 note); (B) the portion of the South Atlantic Planning Area south of 30 degrees, 43 minutes North Latitude; or (C) the Straits of Florida Planning Area. (2) Limitation on effect Nothing in this subsection affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before the date of enactment of this subsection. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2294 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2018 Mr. Blumenthal (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that individuals may access documentation verifying the monthly housing stipend paid to the individual under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Electronic Records for Veterans’ Ease Act of 2017 or the SERVE Act of 2017 . 2. Provision of monthly housing stipend information under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs Section 3313 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Provision of housing stipend payment information The Secretary shall furnish to individuals receiving educational assistance under this chapter documentation that verifies the amount of the monthly housing stipend the individual receives under this section. The Secretary shall make such documentation available to the individual using an internet website in the same manner the Secretary provides documentation verifying compensation and other benefits furnished by the Secretary to individuals. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2295 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2018 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Mr. Brown , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Warner , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Murray , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase the rates of pay under the General Schedule and other statutory pay systems and for prevailing rate employees by 3.0 percent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Adjustment of Income Rates Act of 2018 or the FAIR Act . 2. Adjustment to rates of pay (a) Statutory pay systems The adjustment in rates of basic pay for employees under the statutory pay systems (as defined in section 5302 of title 5, United States Code) that takes effect in fiscal year 2019 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, shall be an increase of 3.0 percent, and such adjustments shall be effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2019. (b) Prevailing rate employees The adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2019 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be equal to the percentage adjustment received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under subsection (a) of this section and 5304 of title 5, United States Code. Prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5 and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of US pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2296 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2018 Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To increase access to agency guidance documents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Guidance document The term guidance document — (A) means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect that— (i) is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor or of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing on any of the foregoing; and (ii) has not been issued through the notice and comment process under section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (B) includes— (i) a memorandum; (ii) a notice; (iii) a bulletin; (iv) a directive; (v) a news release; (vi) a letter; and (vii) a blog post; and (C) does not include a rule, as that term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 3. Publication of guidance documents on the Internet (a) In general On the date on which an agency issues a guidance document, the agency shall publish the guidance document on the Internet website of the agency. (b) Previously issued guidance documents Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency shall publish on the Internet website of that agency any guidance document issued by that agency during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Single location All guidance documents published under subsections (a) and (b) by an agency shall be published in a single location on the Internet website of the agency. (d) Rescinded guidance documents On the date on which a guidance document issued by an agency is rescinded, the agency shall— (1) maintain the rescinded guidance document at the location described in subsection (c); and (2) at the location described in subsection (c), indicate— (A) that the guidance document is rescinded; and (B) the date on which the guidance document was rescinded.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2298 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2018 Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Markey , Ms. Hassan , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Reed , Mr. King , Ms. Warren , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Collins , and Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New England Coastal Protection Act . 2. Prohibition of oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf off the coast of New England Section 8 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1337 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (q) Prohibition of oil and gas leasing in certain areas of the outer Continental Shelf Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or any other law, the Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration for, or development or production of, oil or natural gas in any area of the outer Continental Shelf off the coast of the State of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, or Connecticut. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2300 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2018 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building .

1. Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, shall be known and designated as the Maurice D. Hinchey 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 Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2302 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 11, 2018 Mr. Hatch (for himself and Mr. Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land Management land in Cache County, Utah, to the city of Hyde Park, Utah, for public purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City means the city of Hyde Park, Utah. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Land conveyance, City of Hyde Park, Utah (a) Conveyance Required Subject to valid existing rights, if not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the City submits to the Secretary in writing a request for the conveyance of the Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b)(1) for public purposes, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration and by patent, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel of Bureau of Land Management land described in subsection (b)(1) (including any improvements to the land). (b) Description of land (1) In general The parcel of Bureau of Land Management land is the approximately 80-acre parcel generally depicted as Proposed Land Conveyance Parcel on the map entitled Hyde Park Land Conveyance Act and dated October 23, 2017. (2) Map (A) Availability The map described in paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Bureau of Land Management. (B) Corrections The Secretary may correct minor errors in the map described in paragraph (1). (c) Costs of Conveyance As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with the conveyance shall be paid by the City. (d) Time for Completion of Conveyance Not later than 1 year after the date on which the City submits the written request described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall complete the conveyance under that subsection. (e) Reversion If the land conveyed to the City under subsection (a) ceases to be used for a public purpose, the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2310 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2018 Mr. Tester introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require the United States Trade Representative to permit the public to submit comments on trade agreement negotiations through the Internet.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Trade Transparency and Public Input Act of 2018 . 2. Public comments on trade negotiations Section 105(a)(1) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 ( 19 U.S.C. 4204(a)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) at least 30 calendar days before initiating negotiations with a country, publish on a publicly available Internet website of the Office of the United States Trade Representative an easily accessible portal— (i) that allows the public to electronically submit comments on the negotiations for the duration of the negotiations; and (ii) which shall be in addition to requests for comments issued by the United States Trade Representative through notice in the Federal Register. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2316 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 17, 2018 Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to make available to Native Americans who own horses for noncommercial use livestock indemnity payments and payments under the livestock forage disaster program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Native American Livestock Assistance Act of 2018 . 2. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance Section 1501(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A)— (A) by striking means an individual and inserting the following: “means— (i) an individual ; (B) in clause (i) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (ii) in the case of a payment under subsection (b) or (c), a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), as certified to the Secretary by the Chairperson of that Indian tribe (or a designee). ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(F), by inserting (including, in the case of a payment under subsection (b) or (c), horses owned by an eligible producer on a farm described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii) that are not used for commercial agricultural purposes) before ; and . 3. Pasture, rangeland, and forage policy of insurance Section 523(i)(4)(B) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1523(i)(4)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking The premium subsidy and inserting the following: (i) In general Subject to clause (ii), the premium subsidy ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Pasture, rangeland, and forage policy for members of Indian tribes With respect to a policy or plan of insurance established under this subsection for producers of livestock commodities the source of feedstock of which is pasture, rangeland, and forage, the premium subsidy for a member of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )), as certified to the Secretary by the Chairperson of that Indian tribe (or a designee), shall be— (I) 90 percent for the first purchase of that policy or plan of insurance by that member of an Indian tribe; and (II) determined under clause (i) for any subsequent purchase of that policy or plan of insurance by that member of an Indian tribe. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2317 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 17, 2018 Mr. Markey (for himself, Mr. Paul , Ms. Hassan , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Allowing for more flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (a) Conforming applicable number Subclause (II) of section 303(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)(iii) ) is amended to read as follows: (II) The applicable number is— (aa) 100 if, not sooner than 1 year after the date on which the practitioner submitted the initial notification, the practitioner submits a second notification to the Secretary of the need and intent of the practitioner to treat up to 100 patients; or (bb) 275 if the practitioner meets the requirements specified in section 8.610 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). . (b) Eliminating any time limitation for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants To become qualifying practitioners Section 303(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II) ) is amended by striking during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 and ending on October 1, 2021 and inserting beginning on the date of enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 . (c) Definition of qualifying other practitioner Clause (iv) of section 303(g)(2)(G) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G) ) is amended by striking nurse practitioner or physician assistant each place it appears and inserting nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2320 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 18, 2018 Mr. Cornyn (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Increase national limitation amount for qualified highway or surface freight transfer facility bonds (a) In general Section 142(m)(2)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $15,000,000,000 and inserting $20,800,000,000 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2323 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 18, 2018 Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL Making continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services in the event of a Government shutdown, and for other purposes.

1. Continuing appropriations for veterans benefits and services There are hereby appropriated for fiscal year 2018, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for any period during which interim or full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2018 are not in effect, such sums as are necessary to administer and provide benefits and services to veterans, dependents, and survivors provided under chapters 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 23, 30, 31, 33, 35, and 39 of title 38, United States Code. 2. Termination Appropriations and funds made available and authority granted pursuant to this Act shall be available until whichever of the following first occurs: (1) The enactment into law of an appropriation (including a continuing appropriation) for any purpose for which amounts are made available in section 1. (2) The enactment into law of the applicable regular or continuing appropriations resolution or other Act without any appropriation for such purpose. (3) January 1, 2019.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2327 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 19, 2018 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself, Mrs. McCaskill , Mr. Tester , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Brown , Ms. Hassan , Ms. Smith , Mr. Peters , and Mr. Casey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit paying Members of Congress during periods during which a Government shutdown is in effect, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Government No Pay Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibiting paying Members of Congress in response to Government shutdown (a) Prohibition of pay For any pay period during which a Government shutdown is in effect, the payroll administrator of each House of Congress shall exclude from the payments otherwise required to be made with respect to that pay period for the compensation of each Member of Congress who serves in that House of Congress an amount equal to the product of— (1) the daily rate of pay of the Member of Congress under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501 ); and (2) the number of 24-hour periods during the pay period during which the Government shutdown is in effect. (b) Role of Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrator of each House of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to enable the payroll administrator to carry out this Act. 3. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term Government shutdown means a lapse in appropriations for 1 or more Federal agencies or departments as a result of a failure to enact a regular appropriations bill or continuing resolution; (2) the term Member of Congress means an individual serving in a position covered under subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 601(a)(1) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 4501(1) ); and (3) the term payroll administrator , with respect to a House of Congress, means— (A) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out this Act; and (B) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who is designated by the Secretary to carry out this Act. 4. Effective date This Act shall apply on and after the date on which the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress convenes.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2331 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 23, 2018 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.

1. Extension of moratorium Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended by striking January 19, 2018 and inserting March 23, 2018 .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2333 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 24, 2018 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To prohibit assistance to the Government of Pakistan, and to require the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development to transfer amounts to the Highway Trust Fund equivalent to historic levels of assistance to Pakistan.

1. Prohibition on assistance to Pakistan No amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development may be made available as assistance to the Government of Pakistan. 2. Required transfers to the Highway Trust Fund (a) Department of State Upon receipt of appropriations for the balance of fiscal year 2018, the Secretary of State shall transfer $1,280,000,000 to the Highway Trust Fund. (b) United States Agency for International Development Upon receipt of appropriations for the balance of fiscal year 2018, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall transfer $852,000,000 to the Highway Trust Fund.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2345 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2018 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Brown , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Heller , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Portman , and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Served Act of 2018 . 2. Prosecution of DNA cold cases (a) Debbie smith DNA backlog grant program Section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (9) To increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address the backlog of violent crime cases in which suspects have been identified through DNA evidence. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: (5) Allocation of grant awards for prosecutors For each fiscal year, not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of the grant amounts distributed under paragraph (1) shall, if sufficient applications to justify such amounts are received by the Attorney General, be awarded for purposes described in subsection (a)(9), provided that none of the funds required to be distributed under this paragraph shall decrease or otherwise limit the availability of funds required to be awarded to States or units of local government under paragraph (3). . (b) Prosecution of cold cases Of the amounts made available to the Attorney General under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) for a DNA Analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities for the purpose described in section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( 34 U.S.C. 40701 ) under the heading State and local law enforcement assistance under the heading Office of Justice Programs under the heading Department of Justice in fiscal years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 not less than 5 percent, but not more than 7 percent, of such amounts shall be provided for grants for prosecutors to increase the capacity of State and local prosecution offices to address the cold cases involving violent crime, where suspects have been identified through DNA evidence.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2348 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 25, 2018 Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure reliable air service in American Samoa.

1. Reliable air service in American samoa Section 40109(g) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) review the exemption at least every 30 days (or, in the case of exemptions that are necessary to provide and sustain air transportation in American Samoa between the islands of Tutuila and Manu’a, at least every 180 days), to ensure that the unusual circumstances that established the need for the exemption still exist. ; and (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Renewal of exemptions (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may renew an exemption (including renewals) under this subsection for not more than 30 days. (B) Exception An exemption that is necessary to provide and sustain air transportation in American Samoa between the islands of Tutuila and Manu’a, may be renewed for not more than 180 days. (4) Continuation of exemptions An exemption may continue for not more than 5 days after the unusual circumstances that established the need for the exemption cease. .
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2349 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act . 2. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish an interagency working group (in this section referred to as the Working Group ) to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. (b) Composition The Working Group shall be comprised of at least one representative from the following agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency: (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2) The Department of Defense. (3) The Department of Education. (4) The Department of Health and Human Services. (5) The Department of Justice. (c) Duties The Working Group shall consider the following: (1) What activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence. (2) Whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts. (3) Whether the context which lead to an act of sexual violence should impact how that act is accounted for in reports. (4) Whether the data collected is presented in a way that allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual violence are included in each measurement. (5) Steps that agencies that compile reports relating to sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents of sexual violence. (d) Report required Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on the following: (1) The activities of the Working Group. (2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence. (3) Actions Federal agencies can take to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2). (4) Recommendations for congressional action to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2). (e) Termination The Working Group shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the report is submitted pursuant to subsection (d). (f) Definitions In this Act: (1) Harmonize The term harmonize includes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, as appropriate, without compromising programmatic needs. (2) Sexual violence The term sexual violence includes an unwanted sexual act (including both contact and non-contact) about which the Federal Government collects information.

Passed the Senate May 16, 2018. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2349 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 29, 2018 Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish an interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improve Data on Sexual Violence Act . 2. Interagency working group to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence (a) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall establish an interagency working group (in this section referred to as the Working Group ) to study Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence and to make recommendations on the harmonization of such efforts. (b) Composition The Working Group shall be comprised of at least one representative from the following agencies, who shall be selected by the head of that agency: (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2) The Department of Defense. (3) The Department of Education. (4) The Department of Health and Human Services. (5) The Department of Justice. (c) Duties The Working Group shall consider the following: (1) What activity constitutes different acts of sexual violence. (2) Whether reports that use the same terms for acts of sexual violence are collecting the same data on these acts. (3) Whether the context which lead to an act of sexual violence should impact how that act is accounted for in reports. (4) Whether the data collected is presented in a way that allows the general public to understand what acts of sexual violence are included in each measurement. (5) Steps that agencies that compile reports relating to sexual violence can take to avoid double counting incidents of sexual violence. (d) Report required Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Working Group shall publish and submit to Congress a report on the following: (1) The activities of the Working Group. (2) Recommendations to harmonize Federal efforts to collect data on sexual violence. (3) Actions Federal agencies can take to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2). (4) Recommendations for congressional action to implement the recommendations described in paragraph (2). (e) Termination The Working Group shall terminate 30 days after the date on which the report is submitted pursuant to subsection (d). (f) Definitions In this Act: (1) Harmonize The term harmonize includes efforts to coordinate sexual violence data collection to produce complementary information, as appropriate, without compromising programmatic needs. (2) Sexual violence The term sexual violence includes an unwanted sexual act (including both contact and non-contact) about which the Federal Government collects information.