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I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5167 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2018 Mr. McCaul (for himself and Mr. Castro of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for Foreign Service officers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Service Officer Civil Relief Act of 2018 . 2. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts for certain Foreign Service officers (a) In general Chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts The terms governing the termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts described in sections 305 and 305A, respectively of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3955 and 3956) with respect to servicemembers who receive military orders described in such Act shall apply in the same manner and to the same extent to members of the Service who are posted abroad at a Foreign Service post in accordance with this Act. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 2 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 906 the following new item: Sec. 907. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and telephone service contracts. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5168 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2018 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish seaweed as a high-priority research and extension area, and for other purposes.

1. Establishing seaweed as a high-priority research and extension area Effective on October 1, 2018, section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Seaweed Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of carrying out or enhancing research with respect to the harvesting of seaweed for voluntary use for the livestock, poultry, and food animal production industries for purposes of the reduction of methane emissions. ; and (2) in subsection (h), by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5169 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 5, 2018 Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and for other purposes.

1. Sensor and imager technology in agriculture (a) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Section 2(b)(2)(E) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)(E) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new clause: (iii) sensor and imager technology; . (b) Specialty crop research initiative Paragraph (4) of section 412(b) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (4) new innovations and technology, including— (A) improved mechanization and technologies that delay or inhibit ripening; and (B) sensor and imager technology. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5173 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Valadao , and Mr. Costa ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To include Portugal in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E–1 and E–2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of Portugal.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Mutual Interests and Growing our Success Act or the AMIGOS Act . 2. Nonimmigrant traders and investors For purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) of section 101(a)(15)(E) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(E) ), Portugal shall be considered to be a foreign state described in such section if the Government of Portugal provides similar nonimmigrant status to nationals of the United States.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5174 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Emergency Leadership Act . 2. Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including— (A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and (B) upon request of a State, local, or tribal government or energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision of technical assistance, support, and response capabilities with respect to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. .
IB Union Calendar No. 613 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5174 [Report No. 115–793] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 28, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act with respect to functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Emergency Leadership Act . 2. Functions assigned to Assistant Secretaries Subsection (a) of section 203 of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7133(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (12) Energy emergency and energy security functions, including— (A) responsibilities with respect to infrastructure, cybersecurity, emerging threats, supply, and emergency planning, coordination, response, and restoration; and (B) upon request of a State, local, or tribal government or energy sector entity, and in consultation with other Federal agencies as appropriate, provision of technical assistance, support, and response capabilities with respect to energy security threats, risks, and incidents. .

June 28, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5175 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Upton (for himself and Mr. Loebsack ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program relating to physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pipeline and LNG Facility Cybersecurity Preparedness Act . 2. Physical security and cybersecurity for pipelines and liquefied natural gas facilities The Secretary of Energy, in carrying out the Department of Energy’s functions pursuant to the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), and in consultation with appropriate Federal agencies, representatives of the energy sector, the States, and other stakeholders, shall carry out a program— (1) to establish policies and procedures to coordinate Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector to ensure the security, resiliency, and survivability of natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; (2) to coordinate response and recovery by Federal agencies, States, and the energy sector, to physical incidents and cyber incidents impacting the energy sector; (3) to develop advanced cybersecurity applications and technologies for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; (4) to perform pilot demonstration projects relating to physical security and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities with representatives of the energy sector; (5) to develop workforce development curricula for the energy sector relating to physical security and cybersecurity for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities; and (6) to provide mechanisms to help the energy sector evaluate, prioritize, and improve physical security and cybersecurity capabilities for natural gas pipelines (including natural gas transmission and distribution pipelines), hazardous liquid pipelines, and liquefied natural gas facilities.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5177 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Knight (for himself and Mrs. Murphy of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Defense, in awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services, to give a preference to offerors that employ veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Veteran Employment Act of 2018 . 2. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) In general Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2339a. Preference for offerors employing veterans (a) Preference In awarding a contract for the procurement of goods or services for the Department of Defense, the head of an agency may give a preference to offerors that employ veterans on a full-time basis. The Secretary of Defense shall determine such preference based on the percentage of the full-time employees of the offeror who are veterans. (b) Enforcement penalties for misrepresentation (1) If the head of an agency determines that an offeror willfully and intentionally misrepresented the veteran status of the employees of the offeror in a bid submitted under subsection (a), such head of an agency may suspend or debar such offeror for a period of not less than five years. (2) Not later than 30 days after determining that an offeror should be suspended or debarred under paragraph (1), the head of an agency making such determination shall initiate a suspension or debarment proceeding, as applicable, against the offeror. The head of an agency shall complete such an action not later than 90 days after initiating such action. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2339 the following new item: 2339a. Preference for offerors employing veterans. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Ms. Barragán 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 coordinate a National Cyber Hacking Competition for high school students, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Cyber Hacking Competition for our Youth Act . 2. Establishment of competition (a) In general The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security shall coordinate a National Cyber Hacking Competition for students at secondary schools, which shall be held each year among students in each congressional district. The Secretary shall coordinate with Members of Congress to promote the Competition with appropriate outreach to local educational agencies. (b) Coordination The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with local educational agencies, shall establish rules and guidelines for the implementation of the competition described in subsection (a). The Secretary shall post such rules and guidelines on a publically-accessible webpage of the Department of Homeland Security. (c) Purposes The purposes of the Competition include the following: (1) Promoting and developing a 21st century cybersecurity workforce for high school students by increasing awareness of emerging technologies to combat cybersecurity risks. (2) Engaging students and State and local governments to collaborate with industries to strengthen and secure information systems and prevent vulnerabilities. (3) Advancing cybersecurity’s role in preventing large scale data theft, scams, and malicious information operations that affect millions of Americans. (4) Addressing best practices and privacy tools to combat cybersecurity risks for American households, State and local governments, and industries connected online. (5) Actively engaging students from communities that are traditionally under-represented or low performing in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. (6) Initiating innovative policymaking by connecting State and local governments to secondary school students on new and emerging cybersecurity risks and prevention. (d) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed as requiring secondary schools to participate in the Competition. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Competition The term Competition means the National Cyber Hacking Competition under this section. (2) Cybersecurity risk The term cybersecurity risk has the meaning given such term in section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ). (3) Information system The term information system has the meaning given such term in section 3502 of title 44, United States Code. (4) Local educational agency The term local educational agency has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (5) Secondary school The term secondary school has the meaning given such term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5180 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Ms. DeLauro (for herself and Ms. Clark of Massachusetts ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide protections for employees receiving tips, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the “ Tip Income Protection (TIP) Act of 2018 ”. 2. Requirements for tips under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 3(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(m) ) is amended— (1) by striking receive tips. and inserting receive tips if such employees have elected for the pooling of such tips. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: Except in the case of the pooling of tips as described in the previous sentence, all tips received by any employee, including an employee that is not a tipped employee shall be the property of, and retained by, the employee, including in the case of an employer that pays a tipped employee a cash wage that equals or exceeds the minimum wage under section 6(a). .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5181 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Faso introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require certain licensees under the Federal Power Act make annual payments to the county in which a licensed hydropower facility is located, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Taxpayer Protection Act of 2018 . 2. Payment of fees by certain hydropower facility license holders (a) Initial payment Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the duration of the applicable license and any subsequent license received for the same facility and related operations, a covered licensee shall make an annual payment to the county in which the applicable licensed project is located beginning in the amount of $1,800,000. (b) Increase in subsequent payments The amount of each annual payment occurring after the first annual payment shall increase by 2 percent of the preceding annual payment. (c) Remaining obligations The payment of funds under this section shall not affect the obligation of the covered licensee to pay any other funds required to be paid to a county under the terms of a judicial decree or settlement of an action brought by one or more counties against the covered licensee. (d) Statutory construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize an increase in the rates and charges for electric energy of a covered licensee. (e) Covered licensee defined In this section, the term covered licensee means a State, or any subdivision thereof, that— (1) received a license under section 10 of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 803 ) for a pumped-storage facility; and (2) filed for such license in April of 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5183 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Miss González-Colón of Puerto Rico (for herself, Mr. Soto , and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the rules related to the treatment of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions to Puerto Rico.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Film, Television, and Theatre Production Act of 2018 . 2. Application of rules for certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions to Puerto Rico (a) Inclusion of Puerto Rico Section 181(d)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting (including Puerto Rico) after United States . (b) Extension for Puerto Rico Section 181(g) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (g) Termination (1) United States other than Puerto Rico In the case of any production commencing after December 31, 2017, subsection (d)(3)(A) shall be applied by substituting Puerto Rico for United States (including Puerto Rico) . (2) Final termination This section shall not apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2021. . (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2016. (2) Extension for Puerto Rico The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5184 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve conservation practice standards, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accelerating Innovative Conservation Technologies and Practices Act . 2. Conservation practice standards The Food Security Act of 1985 is amended— (1) in section 1242(h) ( 16 U.S.C. 3842(h) )— (A) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Expedited revision of standards Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall develop an administrative process for— (A) expediting the establishment and revision of conservation practice standards; and (B) considering conservation innovations with respect to any establishment or revision under subparagraph (A). ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on— (A) the administrative process developed under paragraph (3); (B) conservation practice standards that were established or expedited under such process; and (C) conservation innovations that were considered under such process. ; and (2) in section 1262(c) ( 16 U.S.C. 3862(c) ), by adding at the end the following: (3) Recommendations to Secretary Each State technical committee shall regularly review new and innovative technologies and practices, including processes to conserve water, and make recommendations to the Secretary for further consideration of, and possible development of, conservation practice standards that incorporate such technologies and practices. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make supplemental appropriations for the Cops in Schools program for fiscal year 2018.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect America’s Schools Act of 2018 . 2. Supplemental appropriation for the Cops in Schools program The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2018: Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Community Oriented Policing Services For an additional amount for Community Oriented Policing Services , as authorized by section 1701 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd ), for school resource officers, $1,500,000,000. 3. Rescission Of the unobligated balances available for Department of Commerce—National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities , $1,500,000,000 is rescinded.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5186 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , 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 amend the definition of a school resource officer to include certain veterans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Securing Schools Act of 2018 . 2. Veterans employable as school resource officers Section 1709(4) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10389(4) ) is amended by inserting after a career law enforcement officer, with sworn authority, the following: or a veteran (as such term is defined in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code) who is hired by a State or local public agency as a law enforcement officer for purposes of serving as a school resource officer, who is .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5187 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Walker (for himself, Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Holding , Mr. Jones , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Meadows , and Mr. Budd ) 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 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, as the J. Howard Coble Post Office Building .

1. J. Howard Coble Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, shall be known and designated as the J. Howard Coble 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 J. Howard Coble Post Office Building .
V 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5189 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 2018 Mr. Schneider introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Francis E. Normoyle for acts of valor during the Korean War while a member of the Navy.

1. Authorization for award of Medal of Honor to Francis E. Normoyle for acts of valor during the Korean War (a) Waiver of time limitations Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section 6248 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President may award the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to Francis E. Normoyle for the acts of valor during the Korean War described in subsection (b). (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of then Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer Third Class Francis E. Normoyle on September 25, 1950, during the Korean War as a member of the Navy, for which he was previously awarded the Silver Star.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5194 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2018 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mrs. Noem , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Ms. Stefanik , and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act . 2. Protections against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace Section 701(k) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e(k) ) is amended in the first sentence, by striking as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability and inserting as any other applicants for employment with, or employees employed by, the same employer, in work that is performed under similar working conditions, who are not so affected but similar in their temporary ability .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5198 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2018 Mr. Buck introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to improve metropolitan planning.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Local Control Act . 2. Designated MPO under highway program (a) Population represented Section 134(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (6)(A)— (A) by striking 75 percent and inserting 50 percent ; and (B) by striking (based on population) ; (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Structure Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) and not later than 180 days after enactment of the Restoring Local Control Act, membership of each metropolitan planning organization that serves an area designated as a transportation management area shall consist of only the following: (A) Local elected officials. (B) Officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan area, including representation by providers of public transportation. (C) Appropriate State officials. ; and (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. (b) Autonomy Section 134(g)(1) of such title is amended by striking and the State and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: to ensure that the plans and programs of the metropolitan planning organization comply with the requirements of this section. The State shall provide oversight in an area with multiple metropolitan planning organizations . 3. Designated MPO under transit program (a) Population represented Section 5303(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraphs (1)(A) and (6)(A)— (A) by striking 75 percent and inserting 50 percent ; and (B) by striking (based on population) ; (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Structure Notwithstanding paragraphs (3) and (4) and not later than 180 days after enactment of the Restoring Local Control Act, membership of each metropolitan planning organization that serves an area designated as a transportation management area shall consist of only the following: (A) Local elected officials. (B) Officials of public agencies that administer or operate major modes of transportation in the metropolitan area, including representation by providers of public transportation. (C) Appropriate State officials. ; and (3) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. (b) Compliance with requirements Section 5303(g)(1) of such title is amended by striking and the State and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: to ensure that the plans and programs of the metropolitan planning organization comply with the requirements of this section. The State shall provide oversight in an area with multiple metropolitan planning organizations .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5203 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2018 Mr. Duncan of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to require producers to elect to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage under that Act or Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

1. Producer election to receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage or Federal crop insurance Section 1115 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9015 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: (f) Election To receive price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage or Federal crop insurance For the 2018 crop year, all of the producers on a farm shall elect to receive— (1) price loss coverage or agriculture risk coverage, as determined by the election of the producers on the farm under this section for the 2014 through 2018 crop years; or (2) Federal crop insurance under the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.). .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

1. Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office . (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 Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 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. 5205 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

1. Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office . (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 Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2018 Mr. Kihuen (for himself, Ms. Rosen , Ms. Titus , and Mr. Amodei ) 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 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

1. Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office . (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 Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5205 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2018 Received AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

1. Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office . (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 Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives December 11, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5207 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2018 Ms. McSally (for herself, Mr. Gallagher , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , and Mr. McCaul ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the immigration advisory program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Immigration Advisory Program Authorization Act of 2018 or the IAP Authorization Act of 2018 . 2. Authorization of the immigration advisory program (a) In general Subtitle B of title IV of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 419. Immigration advisory program (a) In general There is authorized within U.S. Customs and Border Protection an immigration advisory program (in this section referred to as the program ) for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, pursuant to an agreement with a host country, to assist air carriers and security employees at foreign airports with review of traveler information during the processing of flights bound for the United States. (b) Activities In carrying out the program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers may— (1) be present during processing of flights bound for the United States; (2) assist air carriers and security employees with document examination and traveler security assessments; (3) provide relevant training to air carriers, security employees, and host-country authorities; (4) analyze electronic passenger information and passenger reservation data to identify potential threats; (5) engage air carriers and travelers to confirm potential terrorist watchlist matches; (6) make recommendations to air carriers to deny potentially inadmissable passengers boarding flights bound for the United States; and (7) conduct other activities to secure flights bound for the United States, as directed by the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (c) Definitions In this section, the terms air carrier and foreign air carrier have the meanings given such terms in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. . (b) Conforming amendment Subsection (c) of section 411 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (18), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; (2) by redesignating paragraph (19) as paragraph (20); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph: (19) carry out section 419, relating to the immigration advisory program; and . (c) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 418 the following new item: Sec. 419. Immigration advisory program. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5211 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2018 Mr. Turner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , 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 change the calendar period of the Federal fiscal year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the It’s About Time Act . 2. Change of fiscal year (a) In general (1) Change of calendar period Section 1102 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (A) by striking October 1 and inserting January 1 ; and (B) by striking September 30 of the following year and inserting December 31 of that year . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall be effective on January 1, 2020. (b) Transition to new fiscal year (1) Transition period budget As soon as practicable, the President shall prepare and submit to Congress— (A) after consultation with the Committees on the Budget and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, budget estimates for the Federal Government for the period commencing October 1, 2019, and ending on December 31, 2019, in such form and detail as the President may determine; and (B) proposed legislation the President considers appropriate with respect to changes in law necessary to provide authorizations of appropriations for that period. (2) Agency transition The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall provide by regulation, order, or otherwise for the orderly transition by all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the Federal Government and the Government of the District of Columbia from the use of the fiscal year in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act to the use of the new fiscal year prescribed in subsection (a). The Director shall prepare and submit to Congress such additional proposed legislation as the Director considers necessary to accomplish this objective. (c) Conversion of authorizations of appropriations Any law providing for an authorization of appropriations commencing on October 1 of a year shall, if that year is any year after 2018, be considered as meaning January 1 of the following year. Any law providing for an authorization of appropriations ending on September 30 of a year shall, if that year is any year after 2019, be considered as meaning December 31 of that year. Any law providing for an authorization of appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 or any fiscal year thereafter shall be construed as referring to that fiscal year ending on December 31 of the calendar year having the same calendar year number as the fiscal year number. (d) Title of appropriation Acts (1) In general Section 105 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by striking September 30 and inserting December 31 . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective for any fiscal year commencing on or after January 1, 2020.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5213 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2018 Mrs. Hartzler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To prohibit the Rural Utilities Service from providing assistance for the provision of broadband service with a download speed of less than 25 megabits per second or an upload speed of less than 3 megabits per second, and clarify the broadband loan and loan guarantee authority provided in section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Rural Access to Broadband Act . 2. Required minimum speed of broadband Internet access service for Rural Utilities Service broadband Internet access service deployment assistance programs (a) Prohibition The Rural Utilities Service may not, under section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, the Community Connect Broadband Grant Program, the Telecommunications Infrastructure Loan and Loan Guarantee Program, or the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, provide assistance for the provision of broadband service (as defined in section 601(b)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936) with a download speed of less than 25 megabits per second or an upload speed of less than 3 megabits per second. (b) Conforming amendments Section 601(e)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb(e)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking 4 and inserting 25 ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking 1 and inserting 3 . 3. Clarification of broadband loan and loan guarantee authority Section 601(c)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 950bb(c)(1) ) is amended by striking make or guarantee loans and inserting shall make loans and shall guarantee loans . 4. Report Within 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service (in this section referred to as the RUS ) shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a written report on the effectiveness of RUS loan and loan guarantee programs for the purpose of expanding broadband to rural areas (as defined in RUS regulations), which shall— (1) identify administrative and legislative options for incentivizing private investment by utilizing RUS loan guarantee programs for the purpose of expanding broadband to rural areas; (2) evaluate the existing borrower and lending guidelines for RUS loan and loan guarantee applicants to incentivize participation in both programs; and (3) evaluate the loan and loan guarantee application processes for lenders and borrowers by eliminating burdensome and unnecessary steps in the application process and providing a more streamlined process to decrease the complexity of the application and the timeline from application to approval or denial.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act . 2. Misuse of Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards by Department employees (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards (a) In general The Secretary shall prohibit any employee of the Department who the Secretary or the Inspector General of the Department determines has knowingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty. (b) Misuse For purposes of this section, the term misuse means— (1) splitting purchases; (2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits or purchase thresholds; (3) purchasing any unauthorized item; (4) using a purchase card without being an authorized purchase card holder; or (5) violating ethics standards. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 725 the following new item: 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 8, 2018 Mr. Bergman (for himself, Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Bost , and Mr. Dunn ) 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 prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act . 2. Misuse of Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards by Department employees (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards (a) In general The Secretary shall prohibit any employee of the Department who the Secretary or the Inspector General of the Department determines has knowingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty. (b) Misuse For purposes of this section, the term misuse means— (1) splitting purchases; (2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits or purchase thresholds; (3) purchasing any unauthorized item; (4) using a purchase card without being an authorized purchase card holder; or (5) violating ethics standards. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 725 the following new item: 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards. .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5215 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prohibit employees found to have knowingly misused Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act . 2. Misuse of Department of Veterans Affairs purchase cards by Department employees (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards (a) In general The Secretary shall prohibit any employee of the Department who the Secretary or the Inspector General of the Department determines has knowingly misused a purchase card from serving as a purchase card holder or approving official. Such a prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty. (b) Misuse For purposes of this section, the term misuse means— (1) splitting purchases; (2) exceeding applicable purchase card limits or purchase thresholds; (3) purchasing any unauthorized item; (4) using a purchase card without being an authorized purchase card holder; or (5) violating ethics standards. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 725 the following new item: 727. Misuse of Department purchase cards. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk