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II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2222 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself, Mr. Booker , Ms. Murkowski , and Ms. Warren ) 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 allow for distributions from 529 accounts for expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs.

1. Distributions from 529s for registered apprenticeship programs (a) In general Section 529(e)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Certain expenses associated with registered apprenticeship programs The term qualified higher education expenses shall include books, supplies, and equipment required for the enrollment or attendance of a designated beneficiary in an apprenticeship program registered and certified with the Secretary of Labor under section 1 of the National Apprenticeship Act ( 29 U.S.C. 50 ). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to contributions made and distributions paid after December 31, 2017.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2223 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2017 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Johnson , and Ms. Klobuchar ) 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 clarify forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services under good neighbor agreements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act . 2. Definition of forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration services Section 8206(a) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 16 U.S.C. 2113a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking areas; or and inserting the following: areas, other than the reconstruction, repair, or restoration of a National Forest System road that is— (I) necessary to carry out authorized restoration services pursuant to a good neighbor agreement; and (II) in the case of a National Forest System road that is determined to be unneeded in accordance with section 212.5(b)(2) of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act ), decommissioned in accordance with subparagraph (A)(iii)— (aa) in a manner that is consistent with the applicable travel management plan; and (bb) not later than 3 years after the date on which the applicable authorized restoration services project is completed; or ; (2) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (7) and (8), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) National Forest System road The term National Forest System road has the meaning given the term in section 212.1 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the Good Neighbor Authority Improvement Act ). .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2225 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2017 Mr. Burr (for himself and Mr. Tillis ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Reauthorization of the Blue Ridge National Heritage area Section 140(j) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 ( 54 U.S.C. 320101 note; Public Law 108–108 ; 117 Stat. 1280) is amended by striking 15 years and inserting 19 years .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2226 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 13, 2017 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To prohibit recipients of disaster recovery relief assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from penalizing applicants that declined assistance from the Small Business Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Simplification Act . 2. Duplication of benefits for disaster relief (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Administration means the Small Business Administration; and (2) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (b) Prohibitions With respect to a grant provided to a grantee under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ), the Secretary and the grantee shall not— (1) take into consideration whether an applicant for assistance from the grantee applied and was approved for, but declined, assistance related to the major disaster from the Administration under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ); or (2) reduce the amount provided to an applicant described in paragraph (1) by any amount that the applicant would have received from the Administration if the applicant had not declined the assistance. (c) Application Subsection (b) shall apply with respect to applicants for assistance from a grantee under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) with respect to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) who applied for assistance from the Administration under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ) related to the major disaster before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 115th Congress 1st Session S. 2235 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Cruz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To establish a tiered hiring preference for members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017 . 2. Tiered preference eligibility for members of reserve components of the armed forces (a) Preference eligibility for members of reserve components of the armed forces Section 2108 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking and at the end; (B) in subparagraph (H), by adding and at the end; and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the following: (I) a qualified reservist; ; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking and at the end; (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (6) qualified reservist means an individual who is a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces on the date of the applicable determination— (A) who— (i) has completed at least 6 years of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces; and (ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under section 12732 of title 10; or (B) who— (i) has completed at least 10 years of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces; and (ii) in each year of service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces, was credited with at least 50 points under section 12732 of title 10; and (7) reserve component of the Armed Forces means a reserve component specified in section 101(27) of title 38. . (b) Tiered hiring preference for members of reserve components of the armed forces Section 3309 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(B)—3 points; and (4) a preference eligible described in section 2108(6)(A)—2 points. . (c) GAO review Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) assesses Federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces; (2) evaluates the impact of the amendments made by this section on the hiring of reservists and veterans by the Federal Government; and (3) provides recommendations, if any, for strengthening Federal employment opportunities for members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2238 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2017 Mr. Brown (for himself and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 to repeal the funding limitation.

1. Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Section 810(a) of the Ohio & Erie National Heritage Canalway Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4275; 122 Stat. 826) is amended by striking the second sentence.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2240 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2017 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Hirono ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration A BILL To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Students Voicing Opinions in Today's Elections Act or the Students VOTE Act . 2. Pilot program for providing voter registration information to secondary school students prior to graduation (a) Pilot program The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Commission ) shall carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds during fiscal year 2017 to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to provide information on registering to vote in elections for public office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. (b) Eligibility A local educational agency is eligible to receive funds under the pilot program under this Act if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— (1) a description of the initiatives the agency intends to carry out with the funds; (2) an estimate of the costs associated with such initiatives; and (3) such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. (c) Consultation with election officials A local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program shall consult with the State and local election officials who are responsible for administering elections for public office in the area served by the agency in developing the initiatives the agency will carry out with the funds. (d) Definitions In this Act, the terms local educational agency and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). 3. Reports (a) Reports by recipients of funds Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the receipt of the funds, each local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program under this Act shall submit a report to the Commission describing the initiatives carried out with the funds and analyzing their effectiveness. (b) Report by Commission Not later than the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date the Commission receives the final report submitted by a local educational agency under subsection (a), the Commission shall submit a report to Congress on the pilot program under this Act. 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2241 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 14, 2017 Mr. King introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act by clarifying that State Exchanges are prohibited from imposing fees or assessments on issuers of excepted benefits and standalone dental plans not sold through an Exchange.

1. Prohibiting State exchanges from imposing assessments or fees on excepted benefits and standalone dental plans not sold through an Exchange (a) In general Section 1311(d)(5) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18031(d)(5) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , subject to subparagraph (C) after its operations ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Limitation A State may not charge a health insurance issuer, solely for purposes of supporting an Exchange in accordance with subparagraph (A), an assessment, user fee, tax, or any other fee— (i) on excepted benefits coverage within the meaning of section 2791(c) of the Public Health Service Act that is not sold on an Exchange; or (ii) on standalone dental plans described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii) that are not sold on an Exchange. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to assessments, user fees, taxes, and other fees imposed, assessed, or collected on or after January 1, 2018, except that, with respect to the Exchange of the District of Columbia, such amendments shall apply to assessments, user fees, taxes, and other fees imposed, assessed, or collected on or after January 1, 2020.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2243 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Bennet ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize funding for the voluntary public access and habitat incentive program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Public Access Improvement Act of 2017 . 2. Voluntary public access and habitat incentive program Section 1240R(f)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–5(f)(1) ) is amended— (1) by striking practicable, $50,000,000 and inserting the following: “practicable— (A) $50,000,000 ; (2) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by striking 2012 and $40,000,000 and inserting the following: “2012; (B) $40,000,000 ; and (3) in subparagraph (B) (as so designated), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (C) $150,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. .
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 2245 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), New Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2245 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), New Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.

Passed the Senate June 28, 2018. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2245 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 18, 2017 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Lee , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Wicker , Mr. Gardner , Mr. McCain , and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), New Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
IC 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 3, 2018 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act or the KIWI Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), New Zealand shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of New Zealand provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.

Passed the Senate June 28, 2018. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 2246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

1. Redesignation of a Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Florida (a) Designation The Health Care Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2181 Orange Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic.

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

1. Redesignation of a Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Florida (a) Designation The Health Care Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2181 Orange Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic.

Passed the Senate February 14, 2018. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Nelson (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

1. Redesignation of a Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Florida (a) Designation The Health Care Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2181 Orange Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic.
IC 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 16, 2018 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

1. Redesignation of a Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Florida (a) Designation The Health Care Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2181 Orange Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic.

Passed the Senate February 14, 2018. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2247 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Heller (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a consistent eligibility date for provision of Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers for eligible spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are unavailable, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of veterans’ spouses and dependent children whose remains are unavailable for Department of Veterans Affairs memorial headstones and markers Section 2306(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking The and inserting An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is the ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking An and inserting An individual who dies on or after November 11, 1998, who is an .
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of spouses and children of veterans buried in tribal cemeteries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting or a veterans’ cemetery owned by a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization after State ; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting , a veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization after owned by a State ; (3) in subsection (f)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) The Secretary ; (C) by striking a national cemetery or in a veterans cemetery of a State or tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title and inserting a covered cemetery ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (2) The term covered cemetery means any of the following: (A) A national cemetery. (B) A veterans’ cemetery of a State for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title. (C) A veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under subsection (f) of such section. ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) In this section, the term tribal organization has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of this title. .

Passed the Senate March 1, 2018. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2248 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Tester (for himself, Mr. Heller , and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain burial benefits for spouses and children of veterans who are buried in tribal cemeteries, and for other purposes.

1. Eligibility of spouses and children of veterans buried in tribal cemeteries for certain Department of Veterans Affairs burial benefits Section 2306 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting or a veterans’ cemetery owned by a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization after State ; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting , a veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization after owned by a State ; (3) in subsection (f)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively; (B) by striking The Secretary and inserting (1) The Secretary ; (C) by striking a national cemetery or in a veterans cemetery of a State or tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title and inserting a covered cemetery ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (2) The term covered cemetery means any of the following: (A) A national cemetery. (B) A veterans’ cemetery of a State for which the Department has provided a grant under section 2408 of this title. (C) A veterans’ cemetery of a tribal organization or on land owned by or held in trust for a tribal organization for which the Department has provided a grant under subsection (f) of such section. ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (i) In this section, the term tribal organization has the meaning given such term in section 3765 of this title. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To permanently reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Termination of Rio Puerco Management Committee Section 401(b) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4146; 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 3. Reauthorization of the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Section 401(e) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4148; 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking for the 10 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and inserting for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter .
II Calendar No. 689 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2249 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources November 29, 2018 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , with an amendment and an amendment to the title Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To permanently reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Termination of Rio Puerco Management Committee Section 401(b) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4146; 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking paragraph (4). 3. Reauthorization of the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Section 401(e) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4148; 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking for the 10 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and inserting for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of the Rio Puerco Management Committee Section 401(b)(4) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4147; 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and inserting the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act . 3. Reauthorization of the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Section 401(e) of division I of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4148; 123 Stat. 1108) is amended by striking the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and inserting the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program Reauthorization Act .

Amend the title so as to read: A bill to reauthorize the Rio Puerco Management Committee and the Rio Puerco Watershed Management Program. .

November 29, 2018 Reported with an amendment and an amendment to the title
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2251 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself and Ms. Hassan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the United States Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for Swanzey, New Hampshire.

1. Single, unique ZIP code for Swanzey, New Hampshire Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP code applicable to the area encompassing only Swanzey, New Hampshire, in its entirety.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2254 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 19, 2017 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Booker , Mr. Cardin , Mrs. Murray , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Harris , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mrs. Feinstein ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prevent unfair double taxation by ensuring that the deduction for State and local taxes is not reduced, suspended, or eliminated.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . 2. Preventing reduction, suspension, or elimination of the deduction for State and local taxes Notwithstanding any other law or any subsequent Act, the deduction allowed pursuant to section 164 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not be reduced, suspended, or eliminated in any manner.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2258 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 20, 2017 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Coons , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for the discharge of parent borrower liability if a student on whose behalf a parent has received certain student loans becomes disabled.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Domenic’s Law . 2. Repayment of loans to parents Section 437(d) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087(d) ) is amended by inserting or becomes permanently and totally disabled (as determined in accordance with regulations of the Secretary), or if the student is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death, has lasted for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 60 months, after dies, .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2263 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Young ) 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 require base acres planted to fruits, vegetables, and wild rice to be considered planted to a covered commodity for purposes of any recalculation of base acres.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fruit and Vegetable Planting Flexibility Act of 2017 . 2. Effect of planting fruits and vegetables Section 1114 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9014 ) is amended by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following: (e) Effect of planting fruits and vegetables (1) Reduction required In the manner provided in this subsection, payment acres on a farm shall be reduced in any crop year in which fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans and pulse crops), or wild rice have been planted on base acres on a farm. (2) Price loss coverage and county coverage In the case of price loss coverage payments and agricultural risk coverage payments using county coverage, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to in that paragraph in excess of 15 percent of base acres. (3) Individual coverage In the case of agricultural risk coverage payments using individual coverage, the reduction under paragraph (1) shall be the amount equal to the base acres planted to crops referred to in that paragraph in excess of 35 percent of base acres. (4) Reduction exceptions No reduction to payment acres shall be made under this subsection if— (A) cover crops or crops described in paragraph (1) are grown solely for conservation purposes and not harvested for use or sale, as determined by the Secretary; or (B) in any region in which there is a history of double-cropping covered commodities with crops described in paragraph (1), those crops were so double-cropped on the base acres, as determined by the Secretary. (5) Recalculation of base acres (A) In general For each crop year for which fruits, vegetables (other than mung beans and pulse crops), or wild rice are planted to base acres on a farm for which a reduction in payment acres is made under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider those base acres to be planted or prevented from planting to a covered commodity for purposes of any reallocation, adjustment, or reduction of base acres for the farm under section 1112. (B) Prohibition Nothing in this paragraph provides authority to the Secretary to reallocate, adjust, reduce, or otherwise recalculate base acres for a farm. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2264 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Addition of Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B) ) is amended— (1) by inserting Rhode Island, after States of ; (2) by inserting Rhode Island, after except North Carolina, ; (3) by striking 21 and inserting 23 ; and (4) by striking 13 and inserting 14 .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2267 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Franken 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, to prioritize certain pension claims in bankruptcy, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pension Priority Act . 2. Priorities (a) In general Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (10) as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) Eighth, allowed unsecured claims (not otherwise subject to higher priority)— (A) resulting from the termination of an employee pension benefit plan covered under section 4 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1003 ); (B) for withdrawal liability determined under part 1 of subtitle E of title IV of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.); (C) for awards pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (g) of section 502 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1132(g)(2) ); (D) for delinquent contributions described in section 515 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1145 ) and obligations treated as delinquent obligations under such Act; (E) for other obligations owed to an employee pension benefit plan (if the plan is covered under section 4 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1003 )); or (F) for other obligations owed to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (b) Technical and conforming amendments Title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in section 502(i), by striking 507(a)(8) and inserting 507(a)(9) ; (2) in section 503(b)(1)(B)(i), by striking 507(a)(8) and inserting 507(a)(9) ; (3) in section 523(a)(1)(A), by striking 507(a)(8) and inserting 507(a)(9) ; (4) in section 726(b), by striking (9), or (10) and inserting (9), (10), or (11) ; (5) in section 1123(a)(1), by striking 507(a)(8) and inserting 507(a)(9) ; and (6) in section 1328(a)(2), by striking 507(a)(8)(C) and inserting 507(a)(9)(C) . 3. Modification of plan confirmation Section 1129(a)(9) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (3) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D).
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2268 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Perdue , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Brown , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify certain provisions relating to the capital financing of historically Black colleges and universities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HBCU Capital Financing Improvement Act . 2. Bond insurance Section 343 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1066b ) is amended— (1) by striking an escrow account each place the term appears and inserting a bond insurance fund ; (2) by striking the escrow account each place the term appears and inserting the bond insurance fund ; and (3) by striking such escrow account and inserting such bond insurance fund . 3. Strengthening technical assistance Paragraph (9) of section 345 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1066d ) is amended to read as follows: (9) may, directly or by grant or contract, provide financial counseling and technical assistance to eligible institutions to prepare the institutions to qualify, apply for, and maintain a capital improvement loan, including a loan under this part; and . 4. HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board Paragraph (2) of section 347(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1066f(c) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Report On an annual basis, the Advisory Board shall prepare and submit to the authorizing committees a report on the status of the historically Black colleges and universities described in paragraph (1)(A). That report shall also include— (A) an overview of all loans in the capital financing program, including the most recent loans awarded in the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; and (B) administrative and legislative recommendations, as needed, for addressing the issues related to construction financing facing historically Black colleges and universities. .
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 2269 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 additional years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of appropriations (a) Assistance To implement the Global Food Security Strategy Section 6(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9305(b) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . (b) Emergency Food Security Program Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2292a(a) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . 3. Global Food Security Strategy Implementation Reports Section 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9307(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than 1 year and 2 years and inserting During each of the first 7 years ; and (2) by striking for 2017 and 2018 and inserting at the end of the reporting period .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2269 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 additional years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of appropriations (a) Assistance To implement the Global Food Security Strategy Section 6(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9305(b) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . (b) Emergency Food Security Program Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2292a(a) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . 3. Global Food Security Strategy Implementation Reports Section 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9307(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than 1 year and 2 years and inserting During each of the first 7 years ; and (2) by striking for 2017 and 2018 and inserting at the end of the reporting period .

Passed the Senate June 19, 2018. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2269 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Isakson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 additional years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of appropriations (a) Assistance To implement the Global Food Security Strategy Section 6(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9305(b) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . (b) Emergency Food Security Program Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2292a(a) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . 3. Global Food Security Strategy Implementation Reports Section 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9307(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than 1 year and 2 years and inserting During each of the first 7 years ; and (2) by striking for 2017 and 2018 and inserting at the end of the reporting period .
II Calendar No. 427 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2269 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Isakson , Mr. Coons , Mr. Durbin , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Young , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations May 22, 2018 Reported by Mr. Corker , without amendment A BILL To reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 additional years.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of appropriations (a) Assistance To implement the Global Food Security Strategy Section 6(b) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9305(b) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . (b) Emergency Food Security Program Section 492(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2292a(a) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2017 and 2018 and inserting fiscal years 2017 through 2023 . 3. Global Food Security Strategy Implementation Reports Section 8(a) of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9307(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking Not later than 1 year and 2 years and inserting During each of the first 7 years ; and (2) by striking for 2017 and 2018 and inserting at the end of the reporting period .

May 22, 2018 Reported without amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2270 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 21, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself, Ms. Harris , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Murkowski , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To make improvements to the account for the State response to the opioid abuse crisis to improve tribal health.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mitigating the Methamphetamine Epidemic and Promoting Tribal Health Act or the Mitigating METH Act . 2. Account for the State response to the opioid abuse crisis Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting and Tribal after State ; (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), by striking $500,000,000 and inserting $525,000,000 ; and (C) in paragraph (3)(B), by inserting and Tribal after State ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking State response to the opioid and inserting state and tribal response to the opioid ; (ii) in the first sentence, by inserting and Indian tribes and Tribal organizations (as the terms ‘Indian tribes’ and ‘tribal organizations’ are defined in the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act) after grants to States ; and (iii) in the second sentence, by inserting and Tribes after States each place that such term appears; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— (I) by inserting , Tribe, or Tribal organization after to a State ; (II) by inserting or Tribal after by the State ; and (III) by inserting or by a Tribe or Tribal organization after et seq.) ; (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and Tribal after State ; (iii) in subparagraph (E), by inserting or Tribe after as the State ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) Other substances A State or Indian tribe may use grants awarded under this section for prevention and treatment of the use of other substances such as methamphetamine, if the use of such other substances is determined by the State or tribe to have a substantial public health impact on the State or tribe. ; and (3) in subsection (d), by inserting , Tribe, or tribal organization after A State .