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II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6335 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2018 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Main Street in Oakville, Connecticut, as the Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office .

1. Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 322 Main Street in Oakville, Connecticut, shall be known and designated as the Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office . (b) References Any reference in 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 Oakville Veterans Memorial Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6338 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2018 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the National Endowment for the Arts to award a grant for South Dakota State University’s Historic Hobo Day .

1. Limitation on the use of funds No Federal funds may be used by the National Endowment for the Arts to award a grant for South Dakota State University’s Historic Hobo Day .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6339 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2018 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , Education and the Workforce , and Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for any virtual reality platform designed to teach children in China how to cross the street.

1. Limitation on the use of funds No Federal funds may be used by the Department of Health and Human Services to award a grant for any virtual reality platform designed to teach children in China how to cross the street.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6340 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2018 Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Welch , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to cap prescription drug cost-sharing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capping Prescription Costs Act of 2018 . 2. Cap on prescription drug cost-sharing (a) Qualified health plans Section 1302(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18022(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting , including cost-sharing with respect to prescription drugs covered by the plan after charges ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (5) Prescription drug cost-sharing (A) 2020 For plan years beginning in 2020, the cost-sharing incurred under a health plan with respect to prescription drugs covered by the plan shall not exceed $250 per month for each enrolled individual, or $500 for each family. (B) 2021 and later (i) In general In the case of any plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2020, the limitation under this paragraph shall be equal to the applicable dollar amount under subparagraph (A) for plan years beginning in 2020, increased by an amount equal to the product of that amount and the medical care component of the consumer price index for all urban consumers (as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics) for that year. (ii) Adjustment to amount If the amount of any increase under clause (i) is not a multiple of $5, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5. . (b) Group health plans Section 2707(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–6(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking annual ; and (2) by striking paragraph (1) of section 1302(c) and inserting paragraphs (1) and (5) of section 1302(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect with respect to plans beginning after December 31, 2019.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6341 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 11, 2018 Mr. Walz (for himself and Mr. Peterson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the extension or renewal of certain reasonable cost reimbursement contracts under the Medicare program through 2020.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Medicare for Seniors Act of 2018 . 2. Providing for the extension or renewal of certain reasonable cost reimbursement contracts under the Medicare program through 2020 Section 1876(h)(5)(C)(iv) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395mm(h)(5)(C)(iv) ) is amended by striking two and inserting 4 .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6346 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Jones , Mr. Norman , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Banks of Indiana , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. LaMalfa , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Estes of Kansas , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Newhouse , and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018 or the WHOLE Act of 2018 . 2. Consideration of the totality of conservation measures Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) In determining whether a Federal agency action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of a species, the Secretary shall consider the offsetting effects of all avoidance, minimization, and other species-protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action, including the development, improvement, protection, or management of species habitat whether or not it is designated as critical habitat of such species. .
IB Union Calendar No. 817 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6346 [Report No. 115–1050] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Johnson of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Jones , Mr. Norman , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Banks of Indiana , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. LaMalfa , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Stewart , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Estes of Kansas , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Newhouse , and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources November 27, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Perry , Mr. Walker , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Mooney of West Virginia , Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico , and Mr. Hunter November 27, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide for consideration of the totality of conservation measures in determining the impact of proposed Federal agency action.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects Act of 2018 or the WHOLE Act of 2018 . 2. Consideration of the totality of conservation measures Section 7(b)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1536(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) In determining whether a Federal agency action is likely to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification of the critical habitat of a species, the Secretary shall consider the offsetting effects of all avoidance, minimization, and other species-protection or conservation measures that are already in place or proposed to be implemented as part of the action, including the development, improvement, protection, or management of species habitat whether or not it is designated as critical habitat of such species. .

November 27, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6347 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(29) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such clauses accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (A) In general With respect to ; (3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking for more than $250,000 and inserting , if such loan is in an amount greater than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking for $250,000 or less and inserting , if such loan is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (B) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB 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. 6347 AN ACT To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(29) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such clauses accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (A) In general With respect to ; (3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking for more than $250,000 and inserting , if such loan is in an amount greater than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking for $250,000 or less and inserting , if such loan is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (B) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6347 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Evans (for himself and Mr. Curtis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(29) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such clauses accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (A) In general With respect to ; (3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking for more than $250,000 and inserting , if such loan is in an amount greater than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking for $250,000 or less and inserting , if such loan is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (B) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6347 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(29) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such clauses accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (A) In general With respect to ; (3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking for more than $250,000 and inserting , if such loan is in an amount greater than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking for $250,000 or less and inserting , if such loan is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (B) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 731 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6347 [Report No. 115–940] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Evans (for himself and Mr. Curtis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business September 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 7(a) Real Estate Appraisal Harmonization Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 7(a)(29) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(29) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such clauses accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (A) In general With respect to ; (3) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking for more than $250,000 and inserting , if such loan is in an amount greater than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking for $250,000 or less and inserting , if such loan is in an amount equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (B) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this paragraph, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

September 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency Act or the Small Business ACE Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such items accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (I) In general With respect to ; (3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking is more than $250,000 and inserting is more than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking is $250,000 or less and inserting is equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (II) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this clause, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB 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. 6348 AN ACT To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency Act or the Small Business ACE Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such items accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (I) In general With respect to ; (3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking is more than $250,000 and inserting is more than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking is $250,000 or less and inserting is equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (II) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this clause, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6348 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Evans ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency Act or the Small Business ACE Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such items accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (I) In general With respect to ; (3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking is more than $250,000 and inserting is more than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking is $250,000 or less and inserting is equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (II) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this clause, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6348 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency Act or the Small Business ACE Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such items accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (I) In general With respect to ; (3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking is more than $250,000 and inserting is more than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking is $250,000 or less and inserting is equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (II) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this clause, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 732 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6348 [Report No. 115–941] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Evans ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business September 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To adjust the real estate appraisal thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Access to Capital and Efficiency Act or the Small Business ACE Act . 2. Appraisal thresholds Section 502(3)(E)(ii) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 696(3)(E)(ii) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as items (aa) and (bb), respectively, and adjusting the margins of such items accordingly; (2) by striking With respect to and inserting the following: (I) In general With respect to ; (3) in item (aa), as so redesignated, by striking is more than $250,000 and inserting is more than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; (4) in item (bb), as so redesignated, by striking is $250,000 or less and inserting is equal to or less than the Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (II) Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold defined For purposes of this clause, the term Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for when a federally related transaction that is a commercial real estate transaction requires an appraisal prepared by a State licensed or certified appraiser. .

September 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6349 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Mrs. Beatty , and Ms. Tenney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the income limit of the simplified needs test.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Middle Class Access to Higher Education Act . 2. Simplified needs test Section 479(b)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ss(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking $50,000 and inserting $100,000 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking $50,000 and inserting $100,000 . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect with respect to award year 2018–2019, and each succeeding award year.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6353 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Roe of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select) , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to prohibit the United States Government from accessing and using information of United States persons collected under section 702 of such Act without a warrant.

1. Prohibition on accessing and using information of United States persons without warrant (a) Warrant required Section 702(f) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 ( 50 U.S.C. 1881a(f) ) is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: (2) Warrant required Information concerning a United States person acquired under subsection (a), regardless of whether such information is incidentally collected, may not be accessed unless pursuant to a warrant of a district court of the United States. . (b) Limitation on use Paragraph (2) of section 706(a) of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1881e(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) United States persons Any information concerning a United States person acquired under section 702 shall not be used in evidence against that United States person under paragraph (1) in any criminal proceeding unless pursuant to a warrant of a district court of the United States. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6354 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Abraham , Mr. Banks of Indiana , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Luetkemeyer , Mr. Marshall , Mr. Newhouse , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Norman , Mr. Estes of Kansas , Mr. Gohmert , and Mr. McClintock ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit designation as critical habitat of certain areas in artificial water diversion or delivery facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation Act of 2018 or the STORAGE Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibition of designation of certain habitat in an artificial water delivery or storage facility as critical habitat Section 4(a)(3) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) The Secretary shall not designate as critical habitat any area in a water storage reservoir, water diversion structure, canal, or other water storage, diversion, or delivery facility, where habitat is periodically created and destroyed as a result of changes in water levels caused by the operation of such facility. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6357 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to assess and make recommendations related to disaster medical assistance teams, and for other purposes.

1. GAO study and report on disaster medical assistance teams (a) Study and report (1) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the mission readiness of disaster medical assistance teams with respect to current and emerging natural and manmade threats. (2) Components The study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an assessment, in relation to disaster medical assistance teams, of— (A) whether the mission readiness of such teams, and the needs relating to such readiness, have changed over time; (B) the standards the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response of the Department of Health and Human Services uses to determine— (i) the training needs of such teams; and (ii) whether such teams are mission ready; (C) how to improve the determinations described in subparagraph (B); (D) the extent to which the provision of additional resources (including personnel, training, and equipment) has addressed mission readiness concerns; and (E) the extent to which the Assistant Secretary has developed plans to address mission readiness issues. (3) Report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report containing— (A) the findings of the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) related recommendations. (b) Disaster medical assistance team defined In this section, the term disaster medical assistance team means a disaster medical assistance team operating pursuant to the National Disaster Medical System established under section 2812 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300hh–11 ).
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6358 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Kennedy (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Norton , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Pallone , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit gay and trans panic defenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gay and Trans Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2018 . 2. Prohibition on gay and trans panic defenses (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 28. Prohibition on gay and trans panic defenses (a) Prohibition No nonviolent sexual advance or perception or belief, even if inaccurate, of the gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation of an individual may be used to excuse or justify the conduct of an individual or mitigate the severity of an offense. (b) Past trauma Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (c), a court may admit evidence, in accordance with the Federal Rules of Evidence, of prior trauma to the defendant for the purpose of excusing or justifying the conduct of the defendant or mitigating the severity of an offense. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 28. Prohibition on gay and trans panic defenses. . (c) Report The Attorney General shall submit to Congress an annual report that details prosecutions in Federal court involving capital and noncapital crimes committed against lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender individuals that were motivated by the victim’s gender, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6359 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2018 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To direct the head of each department and agency of the United States to submit annual reports to Congress on the security clearances to individuals by reason of the individuals’ affiliation with hate groups, and for other purposes.

1. Reports on security clearances of individuals with hate group affiliation (a) Report required Not later than December 1 of each year, the head of each department and agency of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) the number of individuals who, during the preceding calendar year, were denied a security clearance by reason of an affiliation with a hate group; and (2) the number of individuals who, during the preceding calendar year, received a security clearance despite an affiliation with a hate group. (b) List of hate groups For purposes of carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall establish and maintain a list of hate groups, which shall be made available to the head of each department and agency of the United States. (c) Hate group defined In this section, the term hate group means an organization that based on official statements or principles, the statements of its leaders, or its activities has beliefs or practices that attack or malign a group of people based on immutable characteristics, including race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Small Business Innovators . 2. Including testing and evaluation in the definition of R&D Section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; (2) by striking means any activity and inserting the following: means— (A) any activity ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: and (B) any testing or evaluation in connection with such an activity; . 3. Encouraging participation in the mentor-protege program Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (tt) Encouraging participation in the mentor-Protege program The Administrator shall provide an increase to the past performance rating of any small business concern that has participated in the SBIR or STTR program that serves as a mentor under section 45 to a small business concern that seeks to participate in the SBIR or STTR program. . 4. Promoting the use of Government-wide and other interagency contracts (a) Promoting interagency acquisitions Section 865 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking all interagency acquisitions ; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (ii) by adding and at the end; (C) by striking subparagraph (B); (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (E) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (5) The term assisted acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency’s behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. . (b) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ), as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (uu) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards The Administrator of the General Services Administration may assist another agency with the process of awarding a contract to a small business concern under the SBIR or STTR program or under a small business set-aside. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2018 Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , and Science, Space, and Technology , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Small Business Innovators . 2. Including testing and evaluation in the definition of R&D Section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; (2) by striking means any activity and inserting the following: means— (A) any activity ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: and (B) any testing or evaluation in connection with such an activity; . 3. Encouraging participation in the mentor-protege program Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (tt) Encouraging participation in the mentor-Protege program The Administrator shall provide an increase to the past performance rating of any small business concern that has participated in the SBIR or STTR program that serves as a mentor under section 45 to a small business concern that seeks to participate in the SBIR or STTR program. . 4. Promoting the use of Government-wide and other interagency contracts (a) Promoting interagency acquisitions Section 865 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking all interagency acquisitions ; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (ii) by adding and at the end; (C) by striking subparagraph (B); (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (E) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (5) The term assisted acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency’s behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. . (b) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ), as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (uu) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards The Administrator of the General Services Administration may assist another agency with the process of awarding a contract to a small business concern under the SBIR or STTR program or under a small business set-aside. .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6368 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship AN ACT To encourage R&D small business set-asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as mentors under the Small Business Administration’s mentor-protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Small Business Innovators . 2. Including testing and evaluation in the definition of R&D Section 9(e)(5) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638(e)(5) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; (2) by striking means any activity and inserting the following: means— (A) any activity ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: and (B) any testing or evaluation in connection with such an activity; . 3. Encouraging participation in the mentor-protege program Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (tt) Encouraging participation in the mentor-Protege program The Administrator shall provide an increase to the past performance rating of any small business concern that has participated in the SBIR or STTR program that serves as a mentor under section 45 to a small business concern that seeks to participate in the SBIR or STTR program. . 4. Promoting the use of Government-wide and other interagency contracts (a) Promoting interagency acquisitions Section 865 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking all interagency acquisitions ; (B) in subparagraph (A)— (i) by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (ii) by adding and at the end; (C) by striking subparagraph (B); (D) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); (E) in subparagraph (B), as so redesignated, by adding all interagency assisted acquisitions before include ; and (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: (5) The term assisted acquisition means a type of interagency acquisition where a servicing agency performs acquisition activities on a requesting agency’s behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. . (b) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards Section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ), as amended by section 4, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (uu) GSA assistance with certain small business contract awards The Administrator of the General Services Administration may assist another agency with the process of awarding a contract to a small business concern under the SBIR or STTR program or under a small business set-aside. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6372 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 13, 2018 Mr. Collins of New York (for himself, Mr. Ruiz , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services issue regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services.

1. Regulations to ensure due process rights for physicians furnishing emergency medical services The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, but not later than one year after such date, through rulemaking, issue final regulations to provide that physicians who are employed by or under contract with a hospital for furnishing emergency medical services have a fair hearing and appellate review through appropriate medical staff mechanisms before any termination or restriction of the professional activity of such physicians or staff privileges of such physicians at such hospital and that such a hearing and review are not denied through a third-party contract.