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I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4801 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2018 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to appoint a representative from the Department of Transportation to the board of trustees of the Gateway Program Development Corporation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Get on Board to Fix the Tunnel Act . 2. Appointment of representative Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall appoint a representative of the Department of Transportation to the board of trustees of the Gateway Program Development Corporation.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4803 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2018 Mr. Lance (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Frelinghuysen , Mr. LoBiondo , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. King of New York , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Faso , and Mr. Donovan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To clarify the treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SALT Prepayment Deductibility Act . 2. Treatment of State and local real property taxes paid in 2017 and assessed for 2018 Amounts paid in calendar year 2017 with respect to real property taxes assessed for calendar year 2018 shall not fail to be treated for purposes of section 164 as paid or accrued within calendar year 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4808 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2018 Mr. Perlmutter (for himself and Mr. Gallagher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To promote transparency in health care pricing.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Health Care Pricing Act of 2018 . 2. Transparency in All Health Care Pricing (a) In general Any and all individuals or business entities, including hospitals, physicians, nurses, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, dentists, and any other health care related providers or suppliers that offer or furnish health care related items, products, services, or procedures (as defined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) for sale to the public shall publicly disclose, on a continuous basis, all prices for such items, products, services, or procedures in accordance with this section. (b) Manner of disclosure The disclosure required under subsection (a) shall— (1) be made in an open and conspicuous manner; (2) be made available at the point of purchase, in print, and on the Internet; and (3) include all wholesale, retail, subsidized, discounted, or other such prices the individuals or business entities described in such subsection accept as payment in full for items, products, services, or procedures such individuals or business entities furnish to individual consumers. (c) Penalties The Secretary of Health and Human Services may investigate any and all individuals or business entities that fail to comply with the requirements of this section and may impose on such individuals or business entities civil fines, or other civil penalties, as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4809 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2018 Mr. Walker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To increase access to agency guidance documents.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guidance Out Of Darkness Act or the GOOD Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Guidance document The term guidance document — (A) means the whole or a part of an agency statement of general or particular applicability and future effect that— (i) is designed to implement, interpret, or prescribe law or policy or describing the organization, procedure, or practice requirements of an agency and includes the approval or prescription for the future of rates, wages, corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor or of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing on any of the foregoing; and (ii) has not been issued through the notice and comment process under section 553 of title 5, United States Code; (B) includes— (i) a memorandum; (ii) a notice; (iii) a bulletin; (iv) a directive; (v) a news release; (vi) a letter; and (vii) a blog post; and (C) does not include a rule, as that term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code. 3. Publication of guidance documents on the Internet (a) In general On the date on which an agency issues a guidance document, the agency shall publish the guidance document on the Internet website of the agency. (b) Previously issued guidance documents Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency shall publish on the Internet website of that agency any guidance document issued by that agency during the 10-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Single location All guidance documents published under subsections (a) and (b) by an agency shall be published in a single location on the Internet website of the agency. (d) Rescinded guidance documents On the date on which a guidance document issued by an agency is rescinded, the agency shall— (1) maintain the rescinded guidance document at the location described in subsection (c); and (2) at the location described in subsection (c), indicate— (A) that the guidance document is rescinded; and (B) the date on which the guidance document was rescinded.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4810 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018 Mr. Johnson of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Guthrie ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to carry out activities relating to the development and maintenance of a broadband inventory map through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through an agreement with any other agency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making Available Plans to Promote Investment in Next Generation Networks without Overbuilding and Waste Act of 2018 or the MAPPING NOW Act of 2018 . 2. Broadband inventory map (a) To be carried out by NTIA The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information shall carry out subsection (l) of section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( 47 U.S.C. 1305 ) through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and not through a memorandum of understanding or other agreement with any other agency. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the Assistant Secretary from consulting with another agency in carrying out such subsection (l). (b) No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4811 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018 Mr. Bost (for himself and Mr. Schneider ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 provide for grants from the Attorney General to local education agencies to purchase and install devices that would allow for the immediate notification of appropriate officials in case of emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Our Schools Act of 2018 . 2. Pilot program (a) In general For each of fiscal years 2019 through 2022, the Attorney General may make a grant to a local education agency to acquire and install a device that allows for immediate notification of emergency response personnel, law enforcement, or other appropriate officials (as determined by the local education agency) in the case of an emergency, including a health emergency, reports of an assailant armed with a weapon, an act of terrorism, a natural disaster, or other similar emergency, as determined by the local education agency. (b) Application An application for a grant under this section shall be submitted at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may require. (c) Matching requirement The portion of the costs of a device acquired and installed pursuant to this section that is provided by a grant under subsection (a) may not exceed 75 percent. (d) Maximum amount of grant A grant under this section may not be in an amount greater than $200,000 for fiscal year. (e) Term of grant A grant under this section shall be for a term of one fiscal year.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4813 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018 Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania 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 conduct a study to evaluate the role of unlicensed spectrum in offloading broadband traffic, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wireless Internet Focus on Innovation in Spectrum Technology for Unlicensed Deployment Act or the WIFI STUDy Act . 2. GAO study on the role of unlicensed spectrum in offloading broadband traffic (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate a study of— (1) the role that unlicensed spectrum plays in the development of the proliferation of Internet-connected devices; (2) the role of unlicensed spectrum in managing Internet protocol traffic on licensed wireless or other broadband networks; (3) the economic benefits to providers and subscribers that WiFi provides in assisting with Internet traffic management; and (4) the potential avenues for, and barriers to, broad deployment of gigabit WiFi service in spectrum bands below 6 gigahertz at a scale that allows for rapid expanded use of new consumer devices. (b) Report Not later than 18 months after initiating the study required by subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the study that sets forth the findings, conclusions, and recommendations, if any, of the study.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4814 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018 Ms. Eshoo (for herself, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Khanna , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. Pocan , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to preserve and protect the ability of local governments to provide broadband capability and services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Broadband Act of 2018 . 2. Community broadband capability and services Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ( 47 U.S.C. 1302 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e) and inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Local government provision of advanced telecommunications capability and services (1) In general No State statute, regulation, or other State legal requirement may prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting any public provider from providing, to any person or any public or private entity, advanced telecommunications capability or any service that utilizes the advanced telecommunications capability provided by such provider. (2) Antidiscrimination safeguards To the extent any public provider regulates competing private providers of advanced telecommunications capability or services that utilize advanced telecommunications capability, it shall apply its ordinances and rules without discrimination in favor of itself or any provider that it owns of services that utilize advanced telecommunications capability. (3) Savings clause Nothing in this subsection shall exempt a public provider from any Federal or State telecommunications law or regulation that applies to all providers of advanced telecommunications capability or services that utilize such advanced telecommunications capability. ; and (2) in subsection (e), as redesignated— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking this subsection and inserting this section ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Public provider The term public provider means a State or political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, or instrumentality of a State or political subdivision thereof, or an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304(e) )), that provides advanced telecommunications capability, or any service that utilizes such advanced telecommunications capability, to any person or public or private entity. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4816 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018 Mr. Ted Lieu of California (for himself, Mr. Amash , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Blumenauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the use of amounts from the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act of 2018 . 2. Restriction on use of the Asset Forfeiture Fund for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program Section 524 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, beginning in fiscal year 2019, and for each fiscal year thereafter, no amounts in the Fund may be used for the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any substantially similar program. . 3. No authority to transfer property for purposes of the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program Notwithstanding section 981(e) of title 18, United States Code, no property may be transferred to a Federal agency or a State and local agency, if that property is used for any purpose pertaining to the Domestic Cannabis Suppression/Eradication Program of the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any substantially similar program. 4. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) expends a large amount of resources on enforcing prohibitions on marijuana. The comments of former DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg about the relative harm of marijuana support Congress’s belief that the DEA’s marijuana prohibition policy is an inappropriate use of resources.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4818 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 17, 2018 Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , 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 made available in the form of an earmark, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pulled Pork Act . 2. Prohibition on earmarks (a) In general No funds made available after the date of enactment of this Act to any Executive agency through an earmark may be obligated or expended by that agency, and any such funds are rescinded effective on the date the funds are so made available. (b) Executive agency identification of earmarks and report (1) Agency identification The head of each Executive agency shall submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an annual report that identifies each earmark for a project of the agency that is ineligible for funding under subsection (a). (2) Annual report The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress, and publish on the Office’s public website, an annual report on earmarks that includes— (A) a listing and accounting for earmarks identified under paragraph (1); and (B) the annual savings resulting from this section for the previous fiscal year. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term Executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 105 of title 5, United States Code. (2) Earmark The term earmark means a provision or report language included primarily at the request of a Member of Congress providing, authorizing, or recommending a specific amount of discretionary budget authority, credit authority, or other spending authority for a contract, loan, loan guarantee, grant, loan authority, or other expenditure with or to an entity, or targeted to a specific State, locality or congressional district, other than through a statutory or administrative formula-driven or competitive award process.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4823 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mr. Conaway introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to include certain areas in the Central Texas Corridor.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connecting the Rest to the West . 2. Central Texas Corridor Section 1105(c)(84) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032; 112 Stat. 190; 119 Stat. 1213) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Corridor also shall— (A) not include the section of US 190 from I–10 in Pecos County to Brady in McCullough County; (B) include the following routes in the Central Texas Corridor and the I–14 system in Texas— (i) beginning in the vicinity of State Highway 338 in Odessa, Texas, running eastward concurrent with Interstate 20, connecting to State Highway 158 in the vicinity of Midland, Texas, then following State Highway 158 eastward to US 87 and then following US 87 southeastward, passing in the vicinity of San Angelo; and (ii) connecting to US 190 in the vicinity of Brady, Texas; and (C) include US 83 southward from the vicinity of Eden, Texas, to a logical connection to Interstate 10 at Junction, Texas. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. Wittman , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Serrano , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Comstock , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Perlmutter , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Meng , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Pingree , Mr. Takano , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Delaney , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Payne , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Cole , and Ms. Clarke of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for the compensation of Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Retroactive Pay Fairness Act . 2. Compensation for Federal employees furloughed during a Government shutdown Federal employees furloughed as a result of any lapse in appropriations that begins on or about January 19, 2018, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation, for the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable after such lapse in appropriations ends.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4830 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Mr. Posey , Mr. Mast , Mr. Jones , and Mr. O'Rourke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the disapproval of any course of education for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs unless the educational institution providing the course permits individuals to attend or participate in courses pending payment by Department, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress Act or the SIT-REP Act . 2. Disapproval for purposes of educational assistance programs of Department of Veterans Affairs of certain courses of education that do not permit individuals to attend or participate in courses pending payment Section 3679 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, beginning on August 1, 2018, a State approving agency, or the Secretary when acting in the role of the State approving agency, shall disapprove a course of education provided by an educational institution unless the educational institution has adopted the following policies: (A) A policy that permits any covered individual to attend or participate in the course of education during the period beginning on the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution a certificate of eligibility for entitlement to educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title and ending on the earlier of the following dates: (i) The date on which the Secretary provides payment for such course of education to such institution. (ii) The date that is 90 days after the date on which the individual provides to the educational institution such certificate of eligibility. (B) A policy that ensures that the educational institution will not impose any penalty, including the assessment of late fees, the denial of access to classes, libraries, or other institutional facilities, or the requirement that a covered individual borrow additional funds, on any covered individual because of the individual’s inability to meet his or her financial obligations to the institution as a result of the delayed disbursement of any payment to be provided by the Secretary. (2) For purposes of this subsection, a covered individual is any individual who is entitled to educational assistance under chapter 30, 31, 33, or 35 of this title. (3) The Secretary may waive such requirements of paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4831 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mrs. Comstock (for herself, Ms. Stefanik , and Mr. Bucshon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 extend the moratorium on the annual fee on health insurance providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthcare Tax Relief Act . 2. Extension of moratorium on annual fee on health insurance providers Subsection (j)(2) of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2018 .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4832 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that an eligible telecommunications carrier may use high cost universal service support to aid in the restoration of telecommunications capabilities in an area in which the President has declared a major disaster or emergency and may elect to receive an advance payment of such support.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Economic Strength and Telecommunications Operations by Releasing Expected Dollars Act of 2018 or the RESTORED Act of 2018 . 2. Use of high cost universal service support following presidentially declared major disasters or emergencies Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 254 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Use of high cost universal service support following presidentially declared major disasters or emergencies (1) Use of support A covered telecommunications carrier may use high cost support received with respect to a covered area to aid in the restoration of telecommunications capabilities in such area if such carrier— (A) repairs its network as rapidly and widely as possible to restore service; and (B) uses such support for such restoration only in a covered area that is substantially unserved by facilities-based providers of residential fixed voice and broadband service that do not receive high cost support. (2) Advance payments (A) In general If a covered telecommunications carrier makes an election described in subparagraph (B) with respect to a covered area, the Commission shall provide to such carrier in the form of a single advance payment the high cost support that, in the absence of such election, such carrier would have received with respect to such area over the number of months specified in such election. (B) Election The election described in this subparagraph is an election— (i) by a covered telecommunications carrier to receive high cost support with respect to a covered area for a number of months specified in the election (not to exceed 7 months) in the form of a single advance payment; and (ii) that is made not later than 30 days after the President has declared a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) with respect to such area. (3) Definitions (A) Covered area The term covered area means an area with respect to which the President has declared a major disaster or emergency under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (B) Covered telecommunications carrier The term covered telecommunications carrier means an eligible telecommunications carrier designated under section 214(e) that receives high cost support with respect to a covered area. (C) High cost support The term high cost support means universal service support for high cost areas under subpart D of part 54 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4835 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Ms. Esty of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Poe of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services , 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 extend the pilot program on off-base transition training for veterans and spouses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Job Training through Off-Base Opportunities and Local Support for Veterans Act or the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act . 2. Pilot program for off-base transition training for veterans and spouses (a) Extension of pilot program Subsection (a) of section 301 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–260 ; 10 U.S.C. 1144 note) is amended— (1) by striking During the two-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the and inserting During the five-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Job TOOLS for Veterans Act, the ; and (2) by striking to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing such program to eligible individuals at locations other than military installations . (b) Locations Subsection (c) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking not less than three and not more than five States and inserting not less than 50 locations in States (as defined in section 101(20) of title 38, United States Code) ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by striking at least two and inserting at least 20 . (c) Conforming repeal Subsection (f) of such section is repealed.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4836 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Ms. Gabbard (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska , and Ms. Hanabusa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide an exemption to noncontiguous States for certain essential air service requirements.

1. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) as noncontiguous States, Alaska and Hawaii are burdened with unique transportation challenges without viable alternatives; (2) communities in Alaska and Hawaii are reliant on air transportation, making it an essential lifeline for conducting business, receiving healthcare, and obtaining an education; (3) the people of Alaska and Hawaii historically have been exempt from essential air service eligibility requirements under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, due to the necessity of air transportation; and (4) proposed changes to the essential air service program must consider this historical exemption for Alaska and Hawaii and recognize their reliance on air transportation. 2. EAS exemption for noncontiguous States The matter under the heading Department of Transportation—Office of the Secretary—Payments to Air Carriers in title I of the Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 (division K of Public Law 115–31 ) is amended by inserting , excluding a community located in a noncontiguous State,” after “small hub airport .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4840 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 4840 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4840 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mrs. Murphy of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4840 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives May 7, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 465 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4840 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs June 14, 2018 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building .

June 14, 2018 Reported without amendment
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4841 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 18, 2018 Mr. Schweikert (for himself, Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , and Mr. Thompson of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 electronic prior authorization under Medicare part D for covered part D drugs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of 2018 . 2. Electronic prior authorization for covered part D drugs (a) Inclusion in electronic prescription program Section 1860D–4(e)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–104(e)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Electronic prior authorization (i) In general Effective on and after January 1, 2020, the program shall provide for the secure electronic transmittal of— (I) a prior authorization request from the prescribing health care professional for coverage of a covered part D drug for a part D eligible individual enrolled in a part D plan (as defined in section 1860D–23(a)(5)) to the PDP sponsor or Medicare Advantage organization offering such plan; and (II) a response, in accordance with this subparagraph, from such PDP sponsor or Medicare Advantage organization, respectively, to such professional. (ii) Electronic transmission (I) Exclusions For purposes of this subparagraph, a facsimile, proprietary payer portal, or electronic form shall not be treated as an electronic transmission described in clause (i). (II) Standards In order to be treated, for purposes of this subparagraph, as an electronic transmission described in clause (i), such transmission shall comply with technical standards adopted by the Secretary in consultation with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, other standard setting organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, and stakeholders including PDP sponsors, Medicare Advantage organizations, health care professionals, and health information technology software vendors. . (b) Sense of Congress regarding electronic prior authorization It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) there should be increased use of electronic prior authorizations for coverage of covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals enrolled in prescription drug plans under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act and MA–PD plans under part C of such title to reduce access delays by resolving coverage issues before prescriptions for such drugs are transmitted; and (2) greater priority should be placed on increasing the adoption of use of such electronic prior authorizations among prescribers of such drugs, pharmacies, PDP sponsors, and Medicare Advantage organizations.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4848 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2018 Mr. Gohmert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2018 . 2. Changes in the baseline Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended— (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking everything that follows current year, and inserting excluding resources designated as an emergency requirement and any resources provided in supplemental appropriation laws. ; (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5); (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (2); and (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) No adjustment for inflation No adjustment shall be made for inflation or for any other factor. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4849 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2018 Mr. Olson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to abortion providers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2018 . 2. Required reporting of medicaid payments to abortion providers (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the end of fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, each State that makes a Medicaid payment from Federal funds during the fiscal year for any items or services furnished by an abortion provider shall— (1) submit to the Secretary a report on all such payments; and (2) publish the report on a public Internet website of the State. (b) Report described The report under subsection (a) shall, with respect to each payment, include the following: (1) A specification of the amount of the payment. (2) A specification of the purposes for which the payment was made. (3) A comparison of the amount of the payment with the amount of any such payment to the provider involved in any prior fiscal year. (4) A specification of the number of abortions performed during the fiscal year by the provider involved. (c) Report to congress Not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and publish on a public Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services, a report that— (1) contains the reports submitted pursuant to subsection (a) for the fiscal year; and (2) includes a summary of the reports. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Abortion provider The term abortion provider means an entity that— (A) performs (or refers an individual for) an abortion; or (B) controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, an entity described in subparagraph (A). (2) Medicaid payment from Federal funds The term Medicaid payment from Federal funds means a payment for which there is Federal financial participation under title XIX of the Social Security Act. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (4) State The term State has the meaning given the term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act. (e) Conforming amendments to Social Security Act Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (82); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (83) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (83) the following: (84) provide for the submission of reports in accordance with section 2 of the Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of 2018. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4850 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2018 Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Farenthold , Mr. DesJarlais , Mr. Budd , and Mr. Norman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to alter the deadlines by which an application for asylum must be made, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Asylum Protection Act of 2018 . 2. Dates of applications for asylum Section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) by striking 1 year and inserting 30 days ; and (2) by adding before the period at the end the following: , except that, in the case of an alien who arrives at a designated port of arrival, that alien shall be required to commence an application at the time of arrival .
115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 4851 In the Senate of the United States, March 22, 2018. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 4851) entitled An Act to establish the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following In section 3, strike subsection (d).

Secretary
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4851 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To establish the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennedy–King National Commemorative Site Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Site The term Site means the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site as designated by section 3(a). (3) State The term State means the State of Indiana. 3. National commemorative site (a) Designation The Landmark for Peace Memorial in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Indianapolis, in the State, is hereby designated as the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site. (b) African American Civil Rights Network The Site shall be part of the African American Civil Rights Network established under Public Law 115–104 . (c) Administration (1) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities for interpretative and educational purposes related to the Site. (2) Effect of designation The Site shall not be a unit of the National Park System. (3) Limitations Nothing in this Act— (A) authorizes the Secretary to interfere with the rights of any person with respect to private property or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political subdivision thereof; or (B) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or otherwise. (d) Special resource study The Secretary shall conduct a special resource study of the Site to evaluate the national significance of the Site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the Site as a unit of the National Park System. The Secretary shall also consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the Site by Federal, State, or local government entities, or private and non-profit groups. The study shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to conduct the study, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the results of the study and any recommendations of the Secretary.

Passed the House of Representatives March 19, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 4851 AN ACT To establish the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Kennedy–King National Commemorative Site Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (2) Site The term Site means the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site as designated by section 3(a). (3) State The term State means the State of Indiana. 3. National commemorative site (a) Designation The Landmark for Peace Memorial in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Indianapolis, in the State, is hereby designated as the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site. (b) African American Civil Rights Network The Site shall be part of the African American Civil Rights Network established under Public Law 115–104 . (c) Administration (1) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate public or private entities for interpretative and educational purposes related to the Site. (2) Effect of designation The Site shall not be a unit of the National Park System. (3) Limitations Nothing in this Act— (A) authorizes the Secretary to interfere with the rights of any person with respect to private property or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State or any political subdivision thereof; or (B) authorizes the Secretary to acquire land or interests in land through condemnation or otherwise.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.