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I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6817 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2018 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the deduction for interest on home equity indebtedness.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Equity Loan Deduction Restoration Act . 2. Reinstatement of deduction for interest on home equity indebtedness (a) In general Section 163(h)(3)(F)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subclause (I) and by redesignating subclauses (II), (III), and (IV) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 163(h)(3)(F)(i)(II) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking Subclause (II) and inserting Subclause (I) . (2) Section 163(h)(3)(F)(i)(III) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking subclause (III) and inserting subclause (II) . (3) Section 163(h)(3)(F)(iii)(I) of such Code is amended by striking clause (i)(III) and inserting clause (i)(II) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6822 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2018 Mr. Schneider introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe regulations on caller identification information authentication technology, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Discourage Dishonest Dialing Act . 2. Regulations relating to caller identification information authentication stan­dards (a) Requirements for caller identification information authentication technology (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prescribe regulations that— (A) require providers of voice service to implement, by a date specified by the Commission, caller identification information authentication technology that has the ability to— (i) verify that any caller identification information transmitted in connection with a call (including a call originating outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States) is accurate; and (ii) alert a subscriber, through a distinctive ringtone, distinctive caller identification information, automatic message, or some other method determined to be appropriate and technologically feasible by the Commission in consultation with providers of voice services, that a call is not able to be verified as described in subparagraph (A), whether because a person has blocked the capability of a caller identification service to transmit such information in accordance with paragraph (2) of section 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e) ) or otherwise; and (B) in consultation with providers of voice services, provide a method for exempting from the requirements of subparagraph (A) information that is exempted under the regulations promulgated under paragraph (3) of section 227(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e) ) from the prohibition under paragraph (1) of such section. (2) No additional cost to subscribers Such regulations shall prohibit providers of voice service from making any additional charge to subscribers for the caller identification information authentication technology required under paragraph (1). (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Caller identification information The term caller identification information has the meaning given such term in section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8) ). (2) Caller identification service The term caller identification service has the meaning given such term in section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8) ). (3) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. (4) Voice service The term voice service has the meaning given such term in section 227(e)(8) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(8) ). This paragraph shall apply before the effective date of the amendment made to such section by subparagraph (C) of section 503(a)(2) of division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 ( Public Law 115–141 ) as if such amendment was already in effect.
V 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6829 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2018 Mr. Kildee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Francis Anwana.

1. Permanent resident status for Francis Anwana (a) In General Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act , Francis Anwana shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of Status If Francis Anwana enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligible, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for Application and Payment of Fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of Immigrant Visa Number Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Francis Anwana, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 202(e) of such Act. (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Francis Anwana shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6831 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

1. Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., 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 Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 6831 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

1. Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., 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 Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6831 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2018 Mr. Polis (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Lamborn , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Buck , and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

1. Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., 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 Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6831 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2018 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

1. Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 West Main Street in Frisco, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., 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 Patrick E. Mahany, Jr., Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6832 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2018 Mr. Polis (for himself and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a credit against tax for improving the safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Helicopters Now Act . 2. Credit for improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft (a) In general Subpart B of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 30D the following new section: 30E. Improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft (a) In general There shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an amount equal to 10 percent of the qualified fuel system improvement costs which are paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified fuel system improvement costs The term qualified fuel system improvement costs means costs paid or incurred to make qualified changes to a fuel system in an emergency medical rotorcraft that did not, before such changes, meet the requirements described in paragraph (2)(A). (2) Qualified changes The term qualified changes means— (A) changes necessary to make a fuel system compliant with the requirements under— (i) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 27.952(a), section 27.952(c), section 27.952(f), section 27.952(g), section 27.963(g) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and section 27.975(b) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations as in effect on the date of enactment, or (ii) paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 29.952(a), section 29.952(c), section 29.952(f), section 29.952(g),section 29.963(b) (but allowing for a minimum puncture force of 250 pounds if successfully drop tested in-structure), and 29.975(a)(7) of such title as so in effect, and (B) such changes as the Secretary determines are necessary to result in a fuel system that has equivalent crash resistance to a fuel system compliant with the requirements under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (A). (3) Emergency medical rotorcraft The term emergency medical rotorcraft means, with respect to a taxable year, a rotorcraft that is used for the provision of emergency medical services during such year. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 30D the following new item: Sec. 30E. Improving safety of fuel systems in emergency medical rotorcraft. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6834 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2018 Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mrs. Radewagen , Mr. Grijalva , and Ms. Bonamici ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to include the Secretary of Commerce on the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Human Trafficking and IUU Fishing Act . 2. Addition to Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking Subsection (b) of section 105 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ; 22 U.S.C. 7103 )) is amended by inserting the Secretary of Commerce, before the Director of National Intelligence .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the Ollie M. James Post Office Building .

1. Ollie M. James Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, shall be known and designated as the Ollie M. James 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 Ollie M. James Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2018 Mr. Comer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the Ollie M. James Post Office Building .

1. Ollie M. James Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, shall be known and designated as the Ollie M. James 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 Ollie M. James Post Office Building .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6838 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2018 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, as the Ollie M. James Post Office Building .

1. Ollie M. James Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 128 East Carlisle Street in Marion, Kentucky, shall be known and designated as the Ollie M. James 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 Ollie M. James Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6839 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2018 Mr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, as the Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic .

1. Name of community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Lake Charles, Louisiana The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lake Charles, Louisiana, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Douglas Fournet Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6842 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 17, 2018 Mr. Rice of South Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an automatic 60-day delay for certain internal revenue requirements in the case of taxpayers in an area with respect to which a federally declared disaster is requested.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Certainty Act . 2. Automatic 60-day delay for taxpayers in area with respect to which federally declared disaster is requested (a) In general Section 7508A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: In the case of a bona fide resident of an area with respect to which the Governor for such area requests a declaration with respect to a disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the 60-day period beginning on the date of such request shall be disregarded in the same manner as a period specified under the preceding sentence. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to disasters declared in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6844 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit awarding credit toward service of sentences for satisfactory behavior for certain drug offenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Early Release for Fentanyl Traffickers Act . 2. Credit toward service of sentence for satisfactory behavior Section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) No credit may be awarded under this subsection to any prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment for a violation of section 401(b)(1)(A)(vi) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 841 ). .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6846 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.

1. Establishing new ZIP codes Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, each of the following communities: (1) Miami Lakes, Florida. (2) Storey County, Nevada. (3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York. (4) Ocoee, Florida. (5) Glendale, New York.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6846 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Diaz-Balart introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.

1. Establishing new ZIP codes Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, each of the following communities: (1) Miami Lakes, Florida. (2) Storey County, Nevada. (3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York. (4) Ocoee, Florida. (5) Glendale, New York.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6846 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 27, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.

1. Establishing new ZIP codes Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, each of the following communities: (1) Miami Lakes, Florida. (2) Storey County, Nevada. (3) Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York. (4) Ocoee, Florida. (5) Glendale, New York.

Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Safe Opioid Return Act . 2. Requirement for certain Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers to have physical location for the disposal of controlled substances medications (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that each covered Department medical center has a physical location where patients may dispose of controlled substances medications. (b) Covered Department medical centers In this section, the term covered Department medical center means a medical center with— (1) an on-site pharmacy; or (2) a law enforcement officer.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6849 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to encourage the use of technological innovations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bank Secrecy Innovation Act . 2. Encouraging the use of technological innovations Section 5318(h) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Encouraging the use of technological innovations (A) In general The Secretary of the Treasury shall, in carrying out this subsection, encourage but not require the use of technological innovations that improve anti-money laundering programs described under paragraph (1). (B) Safe harbor An anti-money laundering program that meets the minimum requirements described under paragraph (1) and any minimum standards issued pursuant to paragraph (2), shall not violate the requirements of this subsection by reason of any technological innovation used to carry out such program. (C) Rule of construction Nothing in subparagraph (A) may be construed as releasing financial institutions from the requirement to comply with existing obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and other Federal laws and regulations. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6850 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Loudermilk introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To update thresholds for certain currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Reporting Threshold Modernization Act . 2. Updating thresholds for certain currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports (a) Thresholds for certain currency transaction reports (1) In general Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall revise regulations issued with respect to section 5313 of title 31, United States Code, to update each $10,000 threshold amount in such regulations to $30,000. (2) Threshold for reports relating to coins and currency received in nonfinancial trade or business Section 5331 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking $10,000 each place such term appears in heading or text and inserting $30,000 . (b) Thresholds for suspicious activity reports Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each Federal department or agency that issues regulations with respect to reports on suspicious transactions described under section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, shall update each $5,000 threshold amount in such regulations to $10,000 and each $2,000 threshold amount in such regulation to $3,000. (c) Updating the money services business definition thresholds Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall revise section 1010.100(ff) of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, to update each $1,000 threshold amount in such regulations to $3,000.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6851 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Emmer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To direct the Attorney General to assess the usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act reporting, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bank Secrecy Reporting Review Act . 2. Assessing the usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act reporting (a) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Attorney General, in consultation with Federal law enforcement agencies and the Director of National Intelligence, shall, to the extent practicable at the discretion of the Attorney General, provide the Secretary of the Treasury with statistics, metrics, and other information on the use of such data, including— (1) the extent to which such data is used for terrorism versus non-terrorism related investigations and, with respect to such non-terrorism related investigations, the most common types of laws to which such investigations relate; (2) the frequency with which such data contains actionable information which leads to further law enforcement procedures, including the use of a subpoena, warrant, or other legal process; and (3) information on the extent to which arrests, indictments, convictions, or plea bargains of actors result from the use of such data. (b) Use of report information The Secretary of the Treasury shall utilize the information reported under subsection (a)— (1) to help assess the usefulness of Bank Secrecy Act reporting to law enforcement; (2) to enhance feedback and communications with financial institutions and other entities subject to Bank Secrecy Act requirements; and (3) for such other purposes as the Secretary determines appropriate. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Bank Secrecy Act The term Bank Secrecy Act means— (A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 ; and (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code. (2) Financial institution The term financial institution has the meaning given that term under section 5312 of title 31, United States Code.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6853 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Hill introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, with respect to sharing of suspicious activity reports within a financial group, and for other purposes.

1. Sharing of suspicious activity reports within a financial group (a) In general (1) Sharing with foreign branches and affiliates Section 5318(g) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Sharing with foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue rules permitting any financial institution with a reporting obligation under this subsection to share information on reports under this subsection with the institution’s foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates for the purposes of combating illicit finance risks, notwithstanding any other provision of law except subparagraph (B). (B) Exception In issuing the regulations required under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may not permit a financial institution to share information on reports under this subsection with a foreign branch, subsidiary, or affiliate located in a jurisdiction that— (i) is subject to countermeasures imposed by the Federal Government; or (ii) the Secretary has determined cannot reasonably protect the privacy and confidentiality of such information. . (2) Notification prohibitions Section 5318(g)(2)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) in clause (i), by inserting after transaction has been reported the following: or otherwise reveal any information that would reveal that the transaction has been reported, including materials prepared or used by the financial institution for the purpose of identifying and detecting potentially suspicious activity ; and (B) in clause (ii), by inserting after transaction has been reported, the following: or otherwise reveal any information that would reveal that the transaction has been reported, including materials prepared or used by the financial institution for the purpose of identifying and detecting potentially suspicious activity, . (b) Rulemaking Not later than the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations to carry out the amendments made by this section.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6855 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. MacArthur (for himself, Mr. Norcross , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Payne , Mr. Lance , Mr. Frelinghuysen , Mr. Sires , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Gottheimer , and Mr. Pallone ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.

1. Imputed floor on the area wage index Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) Floor on wage index for hospitals in all-urban States (I) In general For purposes of applying the area wage index applicable under this subparagraph, for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2018, the Secretary shall establish a minimum wage index for all-urban States (as defined in subclause (IV)). (II) Minimum wage index For purposes of subclause (I), the minimum wage index for all-urban States shall be established by the Secretary using the methodology described in section 412.64(h)(4) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect for fiscal year 2018. (III) Administration The Secretary shall administer the minimum wage index described in this clause in the same manner described in section 3141 of Public Law 111–148 (through a uniform, national adjustment to the area wage index). (IV) All-urban State defined In this clause, the term all-urban State means a State in which there are no rural areas (as defined in subsection (d)(2)(D) of section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(D) )), or a State in which there are no hospitals classified as rural under such section. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6856 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Ms. McCollum introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To extend certain authorities relating to United States efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria globally, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PEPFAR and Protections for Orphans and Vulnerable Children Act of 2018 . 2. Inspectors General and annual study Section 101 of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 7611 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (f)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (B) in subparagraph (C)(iv)— (i) by striking four and inserting nine ; and (ii) by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (2) in subsection (g)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 2019 and inserting 2024 ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the heading, by striking 2018 and inserting 2024 ; and (ii) by striking September 30, 2018 and inserting September 30, 2023 . 3. Participation in the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Section 202(d) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 7622(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (A)— (i) in clause (i), by striking fiscal years 2009 through 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2004 through 2023 ; (ii) in clause (ii), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (iii) by striking clause (vi); and (B) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by striking clause (ii); (ii) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively; (iii) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph)— (I) in the first sentence, by adding at the end before the period the following: or section 104B or 104C of such Act ; and (II) in the second sentence, by striking for HIV/AIDS assistance ; and (iv) in clause (iii) (as redesignated by clause (ii) of this subparagraph), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 . 4. Allocation of funds Section 403 of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( 22 U.S.C. 7673 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6857 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Increase in maximum limit on number of special masters allowed in United States Court of Federal Claims Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–12(c)(1) ) is amended by striking not more than 8 special masters and inserting not more than 16 special masters .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6858 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Treasury to take a more prominent role in coordinating AML/CFT policy and examinations across the Government, and for other purposes.

1. Requiring Treasury to take a more prominent role in coordinating AML/CFT policy and examinations across the Government (a) Priorities Not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and at least annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, in consultation with relevant Federal law enforcement, the Director of National Intelligence, and any other Federal departments and agencies that the Secretary of the Treasury determines appropriate, shall establish and make public its priorities for U.S. anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing policy. (b) Supervision and examination The incorporation by financial institutions of the priorities established pursuant to subsection (a) into the programs established by those financial institutions to meet obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act, the USA PATRIOT Act, and other anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing laws and regulations shall form the basis on which the financial institutions are supervised and examined for compliance with those obligations. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed as releasing financial institutions from the requirement to comply with obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and other Federal laws and regulations. (d) Report Not later than nine months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury (in consultation with Federal law enforcement agencies, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Federal functional regulators) shall submit to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report containing— (1) an analysis of the Secretary of the Treasury’s delegation of examination authority under the Bank Secrecy Act, including the adequacy of the Department of the Treasury’s resources, capacity, expertise, and ability to effectively carry out the purposes of the Bank Secrecy Act; (2) an examination of whether the Secretary should de-delegate that authority with regard to certain financial institutions; and (3) legislative, administrative, and other recommendations to strengthen the Department of the Treasury’s authority to ensure an effective U.S. anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing regime. 2. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Bank Secrecy Act The term Bank Secrecy Act means— (A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 ; and (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code. (2) Financial institution The term financial institution has the meaning given that term under section 5312 of title 31, United States Code.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6859 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Serrano (for himself, Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , Ms. Velázquez , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To alter the Federal share of certain disaster assistance provided with respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Our Mission in Puerto Rico to Optimize and Modernize Infrastructure and Sustain Obligations Act or the COM­PROM­I­SO Act . 2. Federal share (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any agreement, the Federal share of assistance, including direct Federal assistance, provided with respect to Puerto Rico in connection with Hurricanes Irma and Maria under sections 403, 404, 406, 407, 408, and 428 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170b , 5170c, 5172, 5173, 5174, and 5189f) shall be 100 percent. (b) Applicability The Federal share provided under subsection (a) shall apply to assistance applied for before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6860 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Mr. Taylor (for himself and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period in which members of the uniformed services may transfer entitlement to educational assistance under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the GI Bill Transfer Extension Act . 2. Eligibility and period for transfer entitlement under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (a) Eligibility Subsection (b) of section 3319 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Eligible individuals An individual referred to in subsection (a) is any of the following: (1) A member of the uniformed services who, at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has completed at least— (A) six years of service in the Armed Forces and enters into an agreement to serve at least four more years as a member of the uniformed services; or (B) the years of service as determined in regulations pursuant to subsection (j). (2) A veteran who— (A) while serving in the Armed Forces met the service conditions specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1); and (B) at the time of the approval of the individual’s request to transfer entitlement to educational assistance under this section, has been discharged or released from the Armed Forces for not more than 15 years. . (b) Time for transfer Subsection (f) of such section is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and (3) in the subsection heading, by striking Time for Transfer; . (c) Years of service Subsection (j) of such section is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (3) Such regulations may not provide for a limitation on eligibility under subsection (b) based on a maximum number of years of service in the uniformed services. . (d) Application date The amendments made by this section shall apply to any individual who is discharged or released from the uniformed services on or after August 1, 2009.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6862 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2018 Mr. Brat (for himself and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act ( 2 U.S.C. 808 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2018 and inserting October 1, 2023 . 3. Effective Date This Act shall take effect as of October 1, 2018.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6863 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2018 Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act . 2. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Las Cruces, New Mexico The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6865 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2018 Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct certain studies, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Illicit Financial Accountability and Reporting Act . 2. Studies and reports (a) Beneficial ownership Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Congress a report— (1) evaluating the effectiveness of the collection of beneficial ownership information under the final rule of the Department of the Treasury entitled Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions ( CDD rule ) and published May 11, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 29397), including— (A) whether law enforcement agencies have had timely access to the information; (B) the utility of such information in law enforcement investigations or prosecutions; (C) an analysis of the reporting burden placed on financial institutions versus the utility of such information being made available to law enforcement; and (D) whether further legislation is required to reduce regulatory burdens or increase the utility and timely access of such information to law enforcement; (2) assessing the effectiveness of incorporation practices implemented under the CDD rule. (b) Comprehensive cost-Benefit analysis Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to the Congress a report— (1) providing a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative estimate of the annualized costs to the private sector to comply with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering laws and regulations; (2) providing a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of the effectiveness of the current anti-money laundering and counter terrorist financing framework in preventing, detecting, and prosecuting terrorist and illicit financing; (3) providing a comprehensive qualitative and quantitative analysis of the benefits and costs to both the private sector and the Government of the private sector’s compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering laws and regulations; and (4) examining the costs borne and effect on access to financial services for consumers and customers as a result of financial institutions compliance with the statutory and regulatory requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and related anti-money laundering laws and regulations. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Bank Secrecy Act The term Bank Secrecy Act means— (A) section 21 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (B) chapter 2 of title I of Public Law 91–508 ; and (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code. (2) Financial institution The term financial institution has the meaning given that term under section 5312 of title 31, United States Code.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6866 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 24, 2018 Mr. LaHood (for himself and Mrs. Bustos ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To clarify exclusions from the definition of a deposit broker.

1. Definition of a deposit broker Section 29(g)(2)(I) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831f(g)(2)(I) ) is amended to read as follows: (I) an agent or nominee— (i) whose primary purpose is not the placement of funds with depository institutions; or (ii) who is— (I) an exclusive agent of— (aa) an insurance company; and (bb) an insured depository institution affiliated with such insurance company; and (II) is contractually prohibited by agreement with such depository institution from placing funds with any other unaffiliated depository institution and from acting as an agent of any other person with respect to any deposit or deposit account. .