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II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3694 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2018 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Schumer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System .

1. Designation of Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs, New York (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Margaret Cochran was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, on November 12, 1751, and married John Corbin in 1772. (2) Three years after the marriage, when John Corbin left to fight in the Revolutionary War as an artilleryman, Margaret Corbin accompanied him to war to support the Revolutionary Army. (3) Margaret Corbin supported the Revolutionary Army by caring for injured and sick soldiers as well as by cooking and cleaning. During battle, she also helped her husband load the cannon he was responsible for manning. (4) On November 16, 1776, John Corbin was manning a cannon during the Battle of Fort Washington on Manhattan Island, New York, when he was killed. Margaret Corbin heroically took her husband’s place, firing the cannon until she, too, was hit by enemy fire and seriously wounded. (5) Having lost the use of her left arm, Margaret Corbin was assigned to the Invalid Regiment at West Point, New York. (6) The Continental Congress awarded Margaret Corbin a lifelong pension for her injuries, making her the first woman to receive a pension from the United States by virtue of military service for the United States. (7) Margaret Corbin died in 1789 in Highland Falls, New York. Her body was later moved to the cemetery at West Point where she is honored as a hero of the Revolutionary War. (b) Designation The Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs in New York, New York, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System . (c) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Campus referred to in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3698 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2018 Ms. Warren (for herself and Mr. Cotton ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 36, United States Code, to require that the POW/MIA flag be displayed on all days that the flag of the United States is displayed on certain Federal property.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National POW/MIA Flag Act . 2. Days on which the POW/MIA flag is displayed on certain Federal property Section 902 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Days for Flag Display For the purposes of this section, POW/MIA flag display days are all days on which the flag of the United States is displayed. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3703 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2018 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the NFIP Extension Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of national flood insurance program (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) ) is amended by striking December 7, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2019 . (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 ) is amended by striking December 7, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2019 . (c) Retroactive effective date If this Act is enacted after December 7, 2018, the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect as if enacted on December 7, 2018.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3708 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2018 Mr. Paul introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To end the practice of including more than one subject in a single bill by requiring that each bill enacted by Congress be limited to only one subject, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the One Subject at a Time Act . 2. One subject at a time (a) One subject Each bill or joint resolution shall embrace no more than one subject. (b) Subject in title The subject of a bill or joint resolution shall be clearly and descriptively expressed in the title. (c) Appropriation bills An appropriations bill shall not contain any general legislation or change of existing law provision, the subject of which is not germane to the subject matter of each such appropriations bill; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to prohibit any provision imposing limitations upon the expenditure of funds so appropriated. 3. Enforcement (a) Multiple subjects in title If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses two or more unrelated subjects, then the entire Act or joint resolution is void. (b) Provisions not expressed in title If the title of an Act or joint resolution addresses a single subject, but the Act contains one or more provisions concerning a subject that is not clearly and descriptively expressed in its title, then only such provision or provisions concerning the subject not clearly and descriptively expressed in the title shall be void. (c) Appropriation provisions outside subcommittee jurisdiction If an Act appropriating funds contains a provision outside of the jurisdiction of the relevant subcommittee of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and of the Senate, and therefore outside the subject of the bill, then such provision shall be void. (d) Provisions of appropriation bills not germane to subject matter If an Act appropriating funds contains general legislation or change of existing law provision not germane to the subject matter of such bill, then each and every such provision shall be void. (e) Commencement of an action Any person aggrieved by the enforcement of, or attempt or threat of enforcement of, an Act passed without having complied with section 2 or this section, or any Member of Congress aggrieved by the failure of the House of Congress of which that individual is a member to comply with any requirement of those sections, shall, regardless of the amount in controversy, have a cause of action under sections 2201 and 2202 of title 28, United States Code, against the United States to seek appropriate relief, including an injunction against the enforcement of any law, the passage of which did not conform to section 2 or this section. (f) State of review In any judicial action brought pursuant to subsection (e), the standard of review shall be de novo.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3711 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2018 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To establish an annual fee applicable to opioid manufacturers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opioid Treatment Surge Act . 2. Annual fee (a) In general For each of the 10 calendar years immediately proceeding the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall assess a fee against each prescription drug manufacturer that, at any time during the period beginning on January 1, 1999, and ending on the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which the fee is assessed, manufactured any opioid drug (other than a drug described in subsection (b)). Such fee, with respect to such a manufacturer, shall be in an amount, as determined by such Secretary, that bears the same relationship to $2,000,000,000 as the market share of any such opioid drugs manufactured by such manufacturer during the period for which the fee is being assessed bears to the total market for opioid drugs (excluding such drugs described in subsection (b)) during such period. (b) Exceptions The fee described in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any opioid drug used exclusively for the treatment of— (1) opioid addiction, as part of a medically assisted treatment effort; or (2) cancer or hospice patients. (c) Transfers To block grant programs For each year that the Secretary of Health and Human Services assesses fees under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the general fund of the Treasury to the Secretary of Health and Human Services an amount equal to the amount of such fees, for purposes of carrying out the substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–21 et seq.).
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3716 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Mr. Flake (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) 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 repeal the forfeiture rule for peanuts under the nonrecourse marketing assistance loan program, prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain activities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act or the REDUCE Government Waste Act . 2. Repeal of special rule for peanuts Section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9031 ) is amended by striking subsection (e). 3. Prohibition on use of funds for development of beerbots Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of a beerbot or other robot bartender. 4. Prohibition on use of funds for development of insect-based foods Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be used for the development of insect-based foods for human consumption, including cricket farming and taste-testing of insect-based foods.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3717 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit certain unfair credit practices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Lending Fairness Act . 2. Credit transactions (a) In general Chapter 2 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1631 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 140B. Unfair credit practices (a) In general In connection with the extension of credit in or affecting commerce, as defined in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 44 ), no creditor may directly or indirectly take or receive from a borrower an obligation that constitutes or contains a cognovit or confession of judgment (for purposes other than executory process in the State of Louisiana), warrant of attorney, or other waiver of the right to notice and the opportunity to be heard in the event of suit or process thereon. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment Section 135 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1645 ) is amended by striking and 134 and inserting 134, and 140B .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3721 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of the term family farmer .

1. Definition of family farmer Section 101(18) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking $3,237,000 each place that term appears and inserting $10,000,000 .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3722 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide a criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures by officers or employees of a Federal agency of certain living will and stress test determinations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2018 . 2. Criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures Section 165 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5365 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) Criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures Section 552a(i)(1) of title 5, United States Code, shall apply to a determination made under subsection (d) or (i) based on individually identifiable information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this section to the same extent as such section 552a(i)(1) applies to agency records which contain individually identifiable information the disclosure of which is prohibited by such section 552a or by rules or regulations established thereunder. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3726 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 . 2. Repeal of section 309 (b) of Public Law 115–174 Section 306(g)(1) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1721(g)(1) ) is amended by striking the second sentence (as added by section 309(b) of Public Law 115–174 ). 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to restrict or otherwise modify the authorities of the Government National Mortgage Association.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3729 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Ms. Warren (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. King , Mr. Daines , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Markey , and Mr. Menendez ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2018 . 2. Recognition and honoring of service of individuals who served in United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II (a) Determination of active military service (1) In general The Secretary of Defense shall be deemed to have determined under subparagraph (A) of section 401(a)(1) of the GI Bill Improvement Act of 1977 ( Public Law 95–202 ; 38 U.S.C. 106 note) that the service of the organization known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and ending on December 31, 1948, constitutes active military service. (2) Issuance of discharge Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, pursuant to subparagraph (B) of such section, issue to each member of such organization a discharge from service of such organization under honorable conditions where the nature and duration of the service of such member so warrants. (b) Benefits (1) Status as a veteran Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, an individual who receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) for service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled by reason of such service to any benefit under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (2) Burial benefits Service for which an individual receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) shall be considered service in the active military, naval, or air service (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) for purposes of eligibility and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 and 24 of title 38, United States Code. (3) Medals or other commendations The Secretary of Defense may design and produce a service medal or other commendation to honor individuals who receive a discharge under subsection (a)(2).
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3731 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 6, 2018 Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act . 2. Mortgage loan transaction disclosure requirements (a) TILA Amendment Section 105 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes by an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) shall, collectively, be an appropriate model form for purposes of subsection (b) of this section. . (b) RESPA amendment Section 4 of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 ( 12 U.S.C. 2603 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Disclosure for charitable mortgage loan transactions With respect to a mortgage loan transaction involving a residential mortgage loan offered at 0 percent interest primarily for charitable purposes, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code may use forms HUD–1 and GFE (as defined under section 1024.2(b) of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations) together with a disclosure substantially in the form of the Loan Model Form H–2 (as depicted in Appendix H to part 1026 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations), collectively, in lieu of the disclosure published under subsection (a) of this section. . (c) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b). (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3732 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2018 Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property to that agency unless the agency first issues a subpoena.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Source Code Act . 2. Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property Section 8 of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 12 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Under this Act, the Commission may not compel a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3733 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2018 Mr. Perdue introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Source Code Act . 2. Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property (a) Persons under Securities Act of 1933 Section 8 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77h ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property Under this title, the Commission may not compel a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. . (b) Persons under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78w ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property Under this title, the Commission may not compel a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. . (c) Investment Companies Section 31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–30 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property Under this title, the Commission may not compel an investment company to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. . (d) Investment Advisers Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–4 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subsection (d) (relating to records of persons with custody or use) as subsection (e); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property Under this title, the Commission may not compel an investment adviser to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3736 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 10, 2018 Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault.

1. Cross-Examination of victims by the accused (a) In general Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Cross-Examination by pro se defendants of minor victims of sexual assault In a criminal case in which a defendant accused of sexual assault of a minor represents himself or herself pro se, upon application by the prosecutor, the minor, or the minor’s representative, cross-examination of the minor— (1) shall not be conducted by the defendant unless the court finds that it is necessitated by exceptional circumstances to protect the constitutional rights of the defendant; and (2) shall instead be conducted by an attorney for the defendant under the supervision of the court. (e) Definitions In this rule— (1) the term minor means an individual under the age of 18; (2) the term sexual assault of a minor means a crime under Federal law involving— (A) any conduct— (i) prohibited under section 1591 or chapter 109A, 110, or 117 of title 18, United States Code; or (ii) described in paragraphs (2) through (5) of Rule 413(d); and (B) a victim who is a minor; and (3) the term victim means a person directly and proximately harmed as a result of the commission of an offense. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply— (1) to any proceeding commenced on or after the date of enactment of this Act; and (2) insofar as is just and practicable, to any proceeding pending on such date of enactment.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3737 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2018 Mr. Cassidy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program using multiple prime vendors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Affairs Medical-Surgical Purchasing Stabilization Act . 2. Procurement of supplies under Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program (a) Vendors In procuring certain medical, surgical, and dental supplies or laboratory supplies for medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall carry out the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program, or a successor program, in a manner that— (1) requires the Secretary to award contracts to multiple regional prime vendors instead of a single nationwide prime vendor; and (2) prohibits a prime vendor from solely designing the formulary of such supplies. (b) Clinically driven sourcing (1) Expertise In carrying out the formulary of supplies under the Medical Surgical Prime Vendor program, or a successor program, the Secretary shall ensure that each employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who conducts formulary analyses or makes decisions with respect to including items on the formulary has medical expertise relevant to the items for which the employee conducts such analyses or makes such decisions. (2) Lists Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and quarterly thereafter with respect to any updates, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a list of each employee described in paragraph (1) and the relevant medical expertise of the employee, listed by the categories of items in the formulary described in such paragraph.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3741 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2018 Mr. Casey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the Social Security Administration from reinstating the reconsideration level of appeal for disability determinations in the 10 prototype States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Disability Protection Act . 2. Prohibiting SSA from reinstating the reconsideration level of appeal for disability determinations in the 10 prototype States (a) In general The Commissioner of Social Security shall not reinstate reconsideration of an initial disability determination by the Disability Determination Services of Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, or California (Los Angeles North and Los Angeles West Branches). (b) Improving the reconsideration level of review for disability determinations (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the applicable committees a detailed plan to— (A) improve the reconsideration level of review for disability determinations; and (B) decrease case processing time for initial disability determinations and appeals. (2) Input from stakeholders and other experts For purposes of developing the plan described in paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Social Security shall include information and input from— (A) the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States; (B) disability advocates and stakeholders through a National Disability Forum, as well as other outreach methods; (C) data collected from the 1997 Disability Redesign Prototype model, including the elimination of the reconsideration step of the administrative review process for disability determinations in the 10 prototype States; and (D) scholarly experts as well as peer-reviewed disability or administrative review studies published by academic or non-profit research institutions. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable committee The term applicable committees means the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate. (2) Initial disability determination The term initial disability determination means a determination made by a State Disability Determination Services office in regards to whether an individual is disabled for purposes of any benefits under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act based on such individual's status as disabled.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3743 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2018 Ms. Harris introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to make certain changes with respect to bringing a civil action for the misappropriation of a trade secret, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Deterring Espionage by Foreign Entities through National Defense Act of 2018 or the DEFEND Act . 2. Protection of trade secrets Chapter 90 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 1836— (A) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking 2 times and inserting 3 times ; and (B) in subsection (d), in the first sentence, by striking 3 years and inserting 5 years ; and (2) in section 1837— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) the offense causes substantial economic harm in the United States. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3750 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2018 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To delay the effective date of the rule issued by the National Credit Union Administration titled Risk-Based Capital .

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Common Sense Credit Union Capital Relief Act of 2018 . 2. Delay in effective date Notwithstanding any effective date set forth in the rule issued by the National Credit Union Administration titled Risk-Based Capital (published at 80 Fed. Reg. 66626 (October 29, 2015)), such final rule shall take effect on January 1, 2021.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3751 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2018 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Grassley , and Mr. Cardin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to expand the use of telehealth services for remote imaging for chronic eye disease.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Screenings for Eye Evaluation, Monitoring, Observation, Review, and Examination Act or the SEE MORE Act . 2. Expanding the use of telehealth services for remote imaging for chronic eye disease Section 1834(m) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(m) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)(C)(i), by striking and (7) and inserting (7), and (8) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Treatment of remote imaging for chronic eye disease (A) Non-application of originating site requirements The requirements described in paragraph (4)(C) shall not apply with respect to telehealth services furnished on or after January 1, 2019, for purposes of providing remote imaging for chronic eye disease, as determined by the Secretary, including diabetic eye disease and glaucoma. Such screenings shall include the use of FDA-approved ocular imaging techniques and technologies, including artificial intelligence technologies, shown to support the accurate diagnosis or monitoring of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, or other chronic eye disease, as determined by the Secretary. (B) No originating site facility fee for new sites No facility fee shall be paid under paragraph (2)(B) to an originating site with respect to a telehealth service described in subparagraph (A) if the originating site does not otherwise meet the requirements for an originating site under paragraph (4)(C). (C) Report Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the impact of this paragraph with respect to telehealth services on— (i) the utilization of health care items and services related to diabetes and glaucoma; (ii) health outcomes related to diabetes and glaucoma; and (iii) the rates of specialty referrals and the rate for completion of a specialty visit within 90 days of referral for patients diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy or glaucoma through telehealth services. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3756 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2018 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Reed , Mr. Booker , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Peters , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Smith , and Ms. Hassan ) 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 require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2018 . 2. Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (a) Limitations on expenditures and authority To borrow Section 9509 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by striking Expenditures and all that follows through Amounts in and inserting Expenditures .—Amounts in ; and (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (2) in subsection (d)— (A) by striking paragraph (2); (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated— (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); and (3) in subsection (e)(3)— (A) by striking (or is unable by reason of subsection (c)(2)) ; and (B) by striking and such subsection . 3. Advance payments Section 1012 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2712 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Advance payments The President shall promulgate regulations that allow advance payments to be made from the Fund to States and political subdivisions of States for actions taken to prepare for and mitigate substantial threats from the discharge of oil. . 4. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3757 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2018 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Reed , Mr. Booker , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Peters , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Durbin , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Harris , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Smith , and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to require oil polluters to pay the full cost of oil spills, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Big Oil Bailout Prevention Unlimited Liability Act of 2018 . 2. Removal of limits on liability for offshore facilities Section 1004(a)(3) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2704(a)(3) ) is amended by striking plus $75,000,000 and inserting and the liability of the responsible party under section 1002 .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3767 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2018 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require Executive agencies to make public all funding reprogramming requests, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Federal Spending Act of 2018 . 2. Requirement to notify regarding reprogramming and transfer of funds (a) Definition of executive agency In this section, the term Executive agency has the meaning given the term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Requirement If an Executive agency requests a reprogramming of funds or uses authority available to the Executive agency to reprogram or transfer funds, the Executive agency shall— (1) concurrently post on the website of the Executive agency a notice of the request, reprogramming, or transfer; and (2) if the request, reprogramming, or transfer is for an amount that is not less than $5,000,000, concurrently notify each member of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to supersede or otherwise alter any other provision of Federal law that imposes notification or other requirements relating to the reprogramming or transfer of funds by Executive agencies.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3768 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2018 Mr. Roberts (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Grassley , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Murkowski , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Rounds , and Mr. Inhofe ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to remove the 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2018 . 2. Removing Medicare 96-hour physician certification requirement for inpatient critical access hospital services (a) In general Section 1814(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (6), by adding and at the end; (2) in paragraph (7), at the end of subparagraph (E), by striking and and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (8). (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2018.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3770 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2018 Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand the scope of transparency reporting requirements related to the ownership or investment interests of health care providers and others, and to increase the penalties associated with violating such requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Drug Decisions Transparency Act . 2. Ownership or investment interest transparency for health care providers and others (a) In general Section 1128G of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7h ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking $10,000 and inserting $20,000 ; (B) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking $150,000 and inserting $300,000 ; (C) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking $100,000 and inserting $200,000 ; and (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking $1,000,000 and inserting $2,000,000 ; (2) in subsection (d)(2), by adding at the end the following sentence: Beginning with calendar year 2021, such report shall include a separate summary of the information submitted under subsection (a) during the preceding year with respect to the covered recipients described in clause (vii) of subsection (e)(6)(A). ; and (3) in subsection (e)(6)(A), by adding at the end the following: (vi) A pharmacist (as defined in section 804(a)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 384(a)(2) ). (vii) An individual or entity with decision-making authority over the formulary or preferred drug list of a State plan (or a waiver of a plan) under title XIX, including an individual or entity that participates in the establishment of such a drug formulary or preferred drug list or in the drug utilization review process for such a plan or waiver, such as a member of a State drug use review board described in section 1927. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on January 1, 2020, and shall apply to information required to be submitted under section 1128G of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1320a–7h ) on or after such date. 3. State drug use review board membership transparency Section 1927(g)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396r–8(g)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as subclauses (I) through (IV) and moving such subclauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right; (2) in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking The membership and inserting the following: (i) In general The membership ; (3) in the last sentence, by striking The membership and inserting the following: (ii) Requirement The membership ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (iii) Publication of membership Each State shall publish a list of the DUR Board members on an Internet web site in a format that is clear and understandable and regularly shall update the list with any changes to such membership. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3780 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2018 Mr. Merkley introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Animal Welfare Act to limit experimentation on cats.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kittens In Traumatic Testing Ends Now Act of 2018 or the KITTEN Act of 2018 . 2. Limitation on experimentation on cats Section 14 of the Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2144 ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking Any department and inserting the following: (a) In general Any department ; (2) in subsection (a) (as so designated), in the second sentence, by striking Any department and inserting the following: (b) Exhibiting animals Any department ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (c) Department of Agriculture experimentation on cats Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall not purchase, breed, transport, house, feed, maintain, dispose of, or conduct an experiment on a cat as part of any study or research that would subject that cat to a procedure that may cause pain or stress, including pain or stress that may be mitigated by anesthetics, analgesics, or tranquilizer drugs, unless the pain or stress is a result of a physical exam or training program. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3786 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2018 Mr. Sasse (for himself and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families, and for other purposes.

1. Study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their families (a) Study required Not later than 150 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall complete a study on the cyberexploitation of the personal information and accounts of members of the Armed Forces and their families. (b) Elements The study required by subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) An assessment of the vulnerability of members of the Armed Forces and their families to inappropriate access to their personal information and accounts of such members and their families, including identification of particularly vulnerable subpopulations. (2) Creation of a catalogue of past and current efforts by foreign governments and non-state actors at the cyberexploitation of the personal information and accounts of members of the Armed Forces and their families, including an assessment of the purposes of such efforts and their degrees of success. (3) An assessment of the actions taken by the Department of Defense to educate members of the Armed Forces and their families, including particularly vulnerable subpopulations, about and actions that can be taken to otherwise reduce these threats. (4) Assessment of the potential for the cy­ber­ex­ploi­ta­tion of misappropriated images and videos as well as deep fakes. (5) Development of recommendations for policy changes to reduce the vulnerability of members of the Armed Forces and their families to cy­ber­ex­ploi­ta­tion, including recommendations for legislative or administrative action. (c) Report (1) In general The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the study required by subsection (a). (2) Form The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term congressional defense committees has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term cyberexploitation means the use of digital means to knowingly access, or conspire to access, without authorization, an individual’s personal information to be employed (or to be used for) with malicious intent. (3) The term deep fake means the digital insertion of a person’s likeness into or digital alteration of a person’s likeness in visual media, such as photographs and videos, without the person’s permission and with malicious intent.