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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. 5385 AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 . 2. Program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and inserting each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by inserting and the end of fiscal year 2022, after fiscal year 2018, ; and (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in clause (iv), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (vi) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, $105,000,000. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (F) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, $220,000,000. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5385 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Gene Green of Texas (for himself and Mr. Burgess ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 . 2. Program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and inserting , each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by inserting and the end of fiscal year 2022, after fiscal year 2018, ; and (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in clause (iv), by striking ; and and inserting ; ; (ii) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (vi) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, $110,000,000. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting ; ; (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (F) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, $220,000,000. .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5385 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 24, 2018 Received AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018 . 2. Program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 256e ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and inserting each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)(D), by inserting and the end of fiscal year 2022, after fiscal year 2018, ; and (3) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A)— (i) in clause (iv), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in clause (v), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (vi) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, $105,000,000. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (F) for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, $220,000,000. .

Passed the House of Representatives July 23, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5386 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Young of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To ensure that taxpayers are provided access to case files prior to conference with staff of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the IRS Fair Appeals Saving Taxpayers Act or as the IRS FAST Act . 2. Access to case files prior to conference with staff of the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals (a) In general In the case of any taxpayer with respect to which a conference with the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals has been scheduled, such taxpayer shall be provided access to the nonprivileged portions of the case file on record regarding the disputed issues not later than 10 days before the date of such conference. (b) Taxpayer election To expedite conference If the taxpayer so elects, subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting the date of such conference for 10 days before the date of such conference .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5389 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Jones , and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian service as a temporary employee after December 31, 1988, may be creditable service under the Federal Employees Retirement System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Retirement Fairness Act . 2. Creditable service for temporary employees serving after 1988 (a) In general Section 8411 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking and at the end of paragraph (5); (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) subject to subsection (m), service as a temporary or intermittent employee, not otherwise creditable for purposes of this chapter, performed after December 31, 1988. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (m) (1) Upon application to the Office of Personnel Management, an employee or Member shall be allowed credit for any service described in subsection (b)(7) if such employee or Member deposits to the credit of the Fund an amount equal to— (A) 1.3 percent of the base pay for such service, with interest; plus (B) the applicable Government contribution, as determined by the Director. (2) Interest shall be computed in the manner described in subsection (f)(3). . (b) Requirements (1) Limitation on eligibility An individual who is not an employee or Member (as those terms are defined in paragraphs (11) and (20), respectively, of section 8401 of title 5, United States Code) on the date of enactment of this Act is not eligible to make any deposit under subsection (m) of section 8411 of such title (as added by subsection (a)). (2) Notification The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall notify agency Chief Human Capital Officers or other appropriate agency officials for purposes of providing notice to eligible employees and Members of the option to make a deposit under such subsection (m). (c) Regulations The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall promulgate regulations to carry out this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5390 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Cummings 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 amend the process by which students with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial aid.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FAFSA Fairness Act of 2018 . 2. Changes to the FAFSA for certain students Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting the following before the semicolon: , including the special circumstances under which a student may qualify for a determination of independence ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Provisional Independent Students (1) Requirements for the Secretary The Secretary shall— (A) enable each student who, based on the special circumstance specified in subsection (h)(1), may qualify for an adjustment under section 479A that will result in a determination of independence under such section and section 480(d)(1)(I), to complete the forms developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) as an independent student for the purpose of an initial determination of the student’s Federal financial aid award by a financial aid administrator at an institution of higher education to which the student is applying for financial aid, but subject to verification under paragraph (2)(B) for the purpose of the final determination of the award; and (B) specify, on the forms, the consequences under section 490(a) of knowingly and willfully completing the forms as an independent student under subparagraph (A) without meeting the special circumstances to qualify for such a determination. (2) Requirements for financial aid administrators With respect to a student who completes the forms as an independent student under paragraph (1)(A), a financial aid administrator shall— (A) provide an initial determination of the student’s Federal financial aid award to the student in the same manner as, and by not later than the date that, the administrator provides other independent students their initial determinations of Federal financial aid awards; and (B) in making a final determination of the student’s Federal financial aid award, use the discretion provided under sections 479A and 480(d)(1)(I) to verify whether the student meets the special circumstances to qualify as an independent student. (3) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the term other independent students means students— (A) who meet the definition of independent under section 480(d)(1); and (B) whose independent status is not subject to verification by a financial aid administrator under paragraph (2)(B). .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 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 , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Langevin , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , Mrs. Lowey , Mrs. Bustos , Ms. Moore , Mr. Soto , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Clay , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. McEachin , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Foster , Mr. O'Halleran , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. Courtney , Ms. Lee , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Welch , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Adams , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Visclosky , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Hanabusa , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Vela , Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. McNerney , Ms. Esty of Connecticut , Mr. Evans , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Costa , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Mr. Panetta , Mr. Jones , Mr. Correa , Mr. Crist , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Demings , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Norcross , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Smith of Washington , and Mr. Sires ) 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 March 23, 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. 5392 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Carter of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to enter into memoranda of understanding with State and local prosecuting authorities concerning the adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Installation Non-Adult Offender Reform Act or the MINOR Act . 2. Memoranda of understanding on adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors (a) In general Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding concerning the adjudication of criminal offenses committed by minors with the head prosecuting authority of each State and local jurisdiction of the United States in which there is a Federal military installation. (b) Elements Each memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (a) shall provide that a minor who commits a criminal offense on the grounds of a Federal military installation may, with the consent of the appropriate State or local prosecuting authority for the jurisdiction in which the installation is located, be referred for adjudication to such authority. 3. Progress report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the progress of the Secretary in entering into memoranda of understanding under section 2. 4. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to change the status of a geographic area of exclusive Federal jurisdiction. 5. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code. (2) The term minor means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5393 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Royce of California (for himself, Ms. Maxine Waters of California , Mr. Stivers , and Mrs. Beatty ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To reauthorize the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Working Together to End Homelessness Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (a) In general Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11311 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking section 209 ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ); and (2) by redesignating section 210 ( 42 U.S.C. 11320 ) as section 209. (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents in section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11301 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 209 and 210 and inserting the following: Sec. 209. Encouragement of State involvement. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5394 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the reporting requirements under the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Iran Responsible Reporting Act of 2018 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Iran’s Qods Force, a special unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, remains Iran’s primary vehicle to conduct terrorism and destabilize its neighbors. (2) Experts speculate that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps controls between 20 and 40 percent of the Iranian economy. (3) The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action went into effect in January 2016, resulting in relief of sanctions for significant parts of the Iranian economy, with some direct benefit to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-linked Iranian entities. (4) As Iranian money flows into the international financial system as a result of relief of sanctions under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, it is in the critical interest of the United States to support the ongoing work of the Financial Action Task Force in comprehending and deterring Iranian corruption, particularly Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps ownership, from infecting global financial systems. 3. Amendment to reporting requirement under the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 Section 102(b)(1) of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 ( 22 U.S.C. 8712(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end before the semicolon the following: , particularly the policy set forth in paragraph (1)(A)(i) and the policy set forth in paragraph (1)(A)(iii) . 4. Summit (a) In general The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized to host a summit on an annual basis with major trading partners of Iran for the purpose of identifying and taking appropriate actions with respect to front companies and funding mechanisms of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps. (b) Definition In this section, the term major trading partners of Iran means— (1) member countries of the European Union, the People’s Republic of China, and India; and (2) other countries that have a trade relationship with Iran that exceeds $500,000,000 in the most recent calendar year for which data is available.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow 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 Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 5395 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow 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 Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow 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. 5395 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Collins of New York (for himself, Mr. Zeldin , Mr. King of New York , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Jeffries , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Faso , Ms. Stefanik , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Reed , Mr. Katko , and Mr. Higgins of New York ) 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 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow 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 Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5395 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2018 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .

1. Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in Dansville, New York, shall be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow 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 Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5396 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Capuano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow graduate students to exclude tuition reductions from gross income.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Graduate Assistants Parity Act or as the GAP Act . 2. Exclusion of tuition reductions from gross income of graduate students (a) In general Section 117(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking (below the graduate level) . (b) Conforming amendment Section 117(d) of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (5). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts received in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5397 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Ms. DeLauro (for herself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Courtney , and Mr. Himes ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish, at the request of an eligible veteran, nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Residential Care Choice Act . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs provision of nursing home care and hospital care at State licensed or certified residential care facilities (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1720I. State licensed or certified residential care facilities (a) In general At the request of an eligible veteran for whom the Secretary is required to provide domiciliary, nursing home, adult day health, or hospital care under this chapter, or whom the Secretary determines is in need of such care, the Secretary may place the veteran in a State licensed or certified residential care facility that meets Department standards, at the expense of the United States, pursuant to a contract or agreement entered into between the Secretary and the facility for such purpose, if the cost of providing such care to such veteran through such facility is less than the cost of providing such care to the veteran through any other available option. A veteran who is placed in such a facility under this section shall agree, as a condition of such placement, to accept home health services furnished by the Secretary under section 1717 of this title. (b) Eligibility For purposes of this section, an eligible veteran is a veteran who is eligible for hospital care or medical services under section 1710 of this title. (c) Definition of State licensed or certified residential care facility In this section, the term State licensed or certified residential care facility means any assisted living facility, basic care facility, community residence, enriched housing program, home for the aged, personal care home, shared housing establishment, or other similar licensed or certified facility. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subchapter the following new item: 1720I. State licensed or certified residential care facilities. . (c) Applicability Section 1720I of title 38, United States Code, shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to any veteran who is eligible under subsection (b) of that section, including such a veteran who, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, resides in a State licensed or certified residential care facility, as such term is defined in subsection (c) of such section.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5398 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Deutch (for himself, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida , Mr. Crist , Mr. Curbelo of Florida , Mr. King of New York , and Ms. Jayapal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the age at which a rifle or shotgun may be acquired from a federally licensed firearms dealer, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 21 to Buy Act . 2. Increase in age at which a rifle or shotgun may be acquired from a federally licensed firearms dealer (a) In general Section 922(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe has not attained 21 years of age, unless the individual is— (A) a law enforcement officer; (B) a correctional officer; (C) on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, or full-time duty in the National Guard; or (D) a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard who possesses or is armed with a firearm in the line of duty; . (b) Conforming amendment Section 922(c)(1) of such title is amended by striking , or that, in the case of a shotgun or a rifle, I am eighteen years or more of age and inserting or am a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States or full-time duty in the National Guard, or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or the National Guard who possesses or is armed with a firearm in the line of duty . (c) Definitions Section 921(a) of such title is amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: (30) The term law enforcement officer means a person— (A) who is elected, appointed, or employed by the Federal Government or by a State or political subdivision thereof; (B) who is vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests; and (C) whose primary responsibility is the prevention and detection of crime or the enforcement of the penal, criminal, traffic, or highway laws, including any supervisory or command personnel whose duties include the supervision, training, guidance, or management of any such person. (31) The term correctional officer means a person— (A) who is appointed or employed by the Federal Government or by a State or political subdivision thereof, and whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, and control, or investigation, of inmates of a correctional institution; or (B) who is employed by any private entity that has contracted with the Federal Government or a State or political subdivision thereof, and who has such a primary responsibility. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 6-month period that begins with the date of enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5400 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Rokita , Mr. Meadows , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Conaway , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Perry , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Flores , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Harris , Mr. Sanford , and Mr. Gosar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Education and the Attorney General from encouraging certain policies or agreements between elementary and secondary schools and local law enforcement agencies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make Schools Safe Again Act . 2. Prohibition on certain policies or agreements with law enforcement agencies Neither the Secretary of Education nor the Attorney General shall authorize or otherwise encourage a State educational agency, local educational agency, or an elementary school or secondary school to have a policy or agreement with local law enforcement agencies to not refer a student suspected of committing any criminal activity (including a misdemeanor or felony under State or Federal law) to such an agency. 3. Definitions In this Act, the terms elementary school , local educational agency , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5401 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Norton , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Moore , Mr. Heck , Ms. Velázquez , and Ms. Wilson of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 41, United States Code, to require executive agencies to give priority to entities with on-site child care for employees in awarding certain contracts, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Care at Responsible Employers Act or the Child CARE Act . 2. Priority to entities with on-site child care for employees (a) Priority to entities with on-Site child care for employees (1) In general Chapter 63 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 6310. Priority to entities with on-site child care for employees (a) In general In awarding a contract for an amount exceeding $4,000,000, an executive agency shall give priority to any entity with on-site child care for the employees of the entity. (b) Relationship to other contracting preferences In awarding a contract described in subsection (a), an executive agency may not give priority to an offer from an entity described in such subsection over an offer from a small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )). (c) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency has the meaning given that term in section 102 of title 40. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 6310. Priority to entities with on-site child care for employees. . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply with respect to contracts awarded on or after December 31, 2019.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Mooney of West Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold.

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The United States dollar has lost 30 percent of its purchasing power since 2000, and 96 percent of its purchasing power since the end of the gold standard in 1913. (2) Under the Federal Reserve’s 2 percent inflation objective, the dollar loses half of its purchasing power every generation, or 35 years. (3) American families need long-term price stability to meet their household spending needs, save money, and plan for retirement. (4) The Federal Reserve policy of long-term inflation has made American manufacturing uncompetitive, raising the cost of United States manufactured goods by more than 40 percent since 2000, compared to less than 20 percent in Germany and France. (5) Between 2000 and 2010, United States manufacturing employment shrunk by one-third after holding steady for 30 years at nearly 20,000,000 jobs. (6) The American economy needs a stable dollar, fixed exchange rates, and money supply controlled by the market not the government. (7) The gold standard puts control of the money supply with the market instead of the Federal Reserve. (8) The gold standard means legal tender defined by and convertible into a certain quantity of gold. (9) Under the gold standard through 1913 the United States economy grew at an annual average of four percent, one-third larger than the growth rate since then and twice the level since 2000. (10) The international gold exchange standard from 1914 to 1971 did not provide for a United States dollar convertible into gold, and therefore helped cause the Great Depression and stagflation. (11) The Federal Reserve’s trickle down policy of expanding the money supply with no demand for it has enriched the owners of financial assets but endangered the jobs, wages, and savings of blue collar workers. (12) Restoring American middle-class prosperity requires change in monetary policy authorized to Congress in Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 of the Constitution. 2. Define the dollar in terms of gold Effective 30 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) the Secretary of the Treasury (in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall define the dollar in terms of a fixed weight of gold, based on that day’s closing market price of gold; and (2) Federal Reserve Banks shall make Federal Reserve notes exchangeable with gold at the statutory gold definition of the dollar. 3. Disclosure of holding During the 30-month period following the date of enactment of this Act, the United States Government shall take timely and reasonable steps to disclose all of its holdings of gold, together with a contemporaneous report of any United States governmental purchases or sales, thus enhancing the ability of the market and of market participants to arrive at the fixed dollar-gold parity in an orderly fashion.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5405 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Rouzer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to provide a limited exception to the prohibition on price loss coverage payments or agriculture risk coverage payments when the sum of the base acres on a farm is 10 acres or less.

1. Exception to prohibition on price loss coverage payments or agriculture risk coverage payments for certain farms with minimal payment acres Section 1114(d)(1) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9014(d)(1) ) is amended by adding before the period at the end the following: , unless the sum of the base acres on the farm, when combined with the base acres of other farms in which the producer has an interest, is more than 10 acres .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5406 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, to require that the annual budget submissions of the Presidents include the total dollar amount requested for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the Government engaged in such activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2018 . 2. Funding for intelligence activities of each element of the Government Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) (A) the total dollar amount proposed in the budget for intelligence or intelligence related activities of each element of the Government engaged in such activities in the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted and the estimated appropriation required for each of the ensuing four fiscal years; and (B) as used in subparagraph (A), the term element of the Government refers to each element of the intelligence community as defined in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) ). .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5407 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 22, 2018 Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Posey , Mr. Fleischmann , Ms. Tenney , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Flores , Mrs. Wagner , and Mr. Dunn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop educational materials relating to human trafficking in schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevent Trafficking in Our Schools Act . 2. Development of materials for human trafficking awareness training (a) In general At the request of the Secretary of Education, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop educational materials which may be used by the Secretary of Education to provide covered educational personnel with training in human trafficking awareness and techniques for identifying victims of human trafficking in elementary schools and secondary schools. (b) Educational materials The educational materials developed under subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) Methods that covered educational personnel can use to identify and respond to suspected victims and perpetrators of human trafficking. (2) Variations in locations or environments that may affect the ability of covered educational personnel to identify and address victims of human trafficking. (3) Information on changing trends in human trafficking to assist covered educational personnel in detecting and investigating human trafficking in classrooms and the environment in the school system. (4) Best practices for referring human trafficking cases to the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and State and local law enforcement agencies. (5) Resources that are available for trafficking victims such as victim service providers, victim support services, and the National Human Trafficking Hotline. (c) Additional requirement The educational materials developed under subsection (a) shall emphasize that covered educational personnel who notice indicators of potential human trafficking— (1) should contact an appropriate law enforcement agency; and (2) should not attempt to engage in counter-trafficking operations. 3. Definitions In this section: (1) Covered educational personnel The term covered educational personnel means teachers, school leaders, and other personnel of elementary schools and secondary schools. (2) ESEA terms The terms elementary school , school leader , and secondary school have the meanings given the terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (1) Human trafficking The term human trafficking means an act or practice described in paragraph (9) or paragraph (10) of section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 ).
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5408 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 23, 2018 Mr. Brat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for prevention and treatment of substance abuse grants to recovery community organizations, and for other purposes.

1. Prevention and treatment of substance abuse grants to recovery community organizations (a) In general Section 1935 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–35 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking For the purpose of and inserting Subject to subsection (c), for the purpose of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Allocations for recovery community organizations (1) In general Beginning with fiscal year 2019, of the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, 20 percent of such amounts for such year shall be used by the Secretary to award grants to recovery community organizations for the purpose of providing recovery-focused addiction treatment for individuals with a substance use disorder. (2) Recovery community organization defined For purposes of this subsection, the term recovery community organization means— (A) an organization accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Peer Recovery Support Services; or (B) an independent nonprofit organization described in section 547(a). . (b) Technical amendment Subsection (a) of section 1935 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300x–35 ), as amended by subsection (a)(1), is further amended by striking the second period at the end.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5412 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .

1. Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, shall be known and designated as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz 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 Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 5412 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .

1. Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, shall be known and designated as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz 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 Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz 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. 5412 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2018 Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Meeks , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Faso , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Zeldin , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Katko , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Engel , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Reed , Ms. Meng , Ms. Stefanik , Mr. Jeffries , Mrs. Lowey , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , and Mr. Nadler ) 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 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .

1. Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, shall be known and designated as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz 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 Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5412 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2018 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .

1. Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 2nd Avenue in Brentwood, New York, shall be known and designated as the Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz 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 Army Specialist Jose L. Ruiz Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives November 29, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5413 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2018 Mr. Mast (for himself and Mr. Higgins of Louisiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services Act of 2018 . 2. Use of facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs by Members of Congress (a) In general Upon request of a Member of Congress and subject to regulations prescribed under subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall permit the Member to use a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents of the Member. (b) Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe regulations regarding the use of facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs by Members of Congress. Regulations prescribed under this subsection— (1) shall require that a space within a facility of the Department provided to a Member under subsection (a) is— (A) available during normal business hours; and (B) located in an area that is visible and accessible to constituents of the Member; and (2) may not prohibit a Member from advertising the use by the Member of a space within a facility of the Department under subsection (a).