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I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5981 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 25, 2018 Mr. Smith of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 44, United States Code, to prohibit the Archivist from charging certain fees to veterans for destroyed records regarding such veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the. 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Due to a disastrous fire at the National Personnel Records Center in 1973, approximately 16–18 million documents regarding veterans were lost due to no fault of the veterans. (2) The fee for restoring a document from this disaster that is more than 62 years old and more than five pages long is $70. For documents over 62 years old and shorter than five pages, the fee is $25. (3) In 2017, the National Archives and Records Administration— (A) received over 1.2 million requests for military records; and (B) charged fees to approximately 60,000 veterans for records. (4) The Director of the National Personnel Record Center has not formally issued policy guidance pertaining to fees for destroyed records regarding veterans. (5) Veterans have sacrificed their lives to preserve our freedom and liberty. (6) Congress recognizes the sacrifices made by veterans and reaffirms the strong commitment of the United States to its veterans. 3. Prohibition on certain fees for destroyed records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Amendment Chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 2121. Prohibition on certain fees for destroyed records of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general The Archivist may not charge a fee to a veteran who requests a record regarding that veteran if the record was destroyed— (1) by an individual other than that veteran; and (2) in a manner not in accord with chapter 3. (b) Veteran defined The term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 2121. Prohibition on certain fees for destroyed records of the Department of Veterans Affairs. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5984 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2018 Mr. Gottheimer (for himself and Mr. Faso ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking concerning seat belts on school buses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Every Child Under the Right Equipment Standards Act of 2018 or the SECURES Act of 2018 . 2. Proposed rulemaking (a) Requirements Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking on new Federal standards for school bus seat belt requirements on all school buses, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating. (b) Considerations In the proposed rulemaking, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the safety benefits of a lap/shoulder belt system (also known as a Type 2 seat belt assembly ); (2) the conclusion of the National Transportation Safety Board that Lap/shoulder belts provide the highest level of protection for school bus passengers and that Properly worn lap belts provide some benefit, while Properly worn lap/shoulder belts provide greater benefit by reducing injuries related to upper body flailing ; (3) the 2015 announcement by the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Mark Rosekind, stating that the agency believes that every child on every school bus should have a three-point seat belt ; (4) any innovative approaches to seat belt detection, seat belt reminder systems, and seat belt violation alert systems that could be incorporated into school bus designs; and (5) existing experience from the States that have already required school buses to be equipped with seat belts.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5985 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2018 Mr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Marchant ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit review of certain Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals, and for other purposes.

1. Review of Medicare payment determinations for disproportionate share hospitals (a) In general Section 1886(r) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(r) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to any claim relating to a determination made under paragraph (2) of such section 1886(r) that is pending on a date that is on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5986 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2018 Mr. Taylor (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mrs. Comstock , Ms. Sinema , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Banks of Indiana , and Mr. Bilirakis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a pilot program on posttraumatic growth, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bill Mulder and Ryan Larkin Posttraumatic Growth Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) There is a shortage of adequate, timely, and effective mental health care available to veterans across the United States. (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to highlight veterans mental health care and suicide prevention as a key priority. (3) There is an opportunity to explore effective alternative treatments focused on the area of posttraumatic growth. 3. Pilot program on posttraumatic growth (a) Program The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a pilot program to study the effectiveness and benefits of nonprofit posttraumatic growth programs to determine— (1) the outcomes of such programs in contrast to traditional models of mental health care; (2) the possible integration of such nonprofit programs into the mental health care programs provided by the Secretary; and (3) the budgetary impacts of such integration. (b) Duration The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) for a two-year period. (c) Locations The Secretary shall select more than one location at which to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a), of which at least one location shall include a rural area. (d) Participants (1) Groups For each location selected under subsection (c), the Secretary shall establish one or more groups consisting of not more than six veterans to participate in the pilot program under subsection (a). The Secretary shall establish a total of 24 groups. (2) Eligibility A veteran is eligible to participate in a group under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the veteran is— (A) at risk of committing suicide; and (B) not participating in traditional mental health treatment. (3) Female veterans Not fewer than four groups of veterans under paragraph (1) shall consist only of female veterans. (e) Nonprofit organizations The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) by entering into an agreement with one or more nonprofit organizations that— (1) have staff with expertise in evidence-based care and experience working with veterans; (2) have experience in the science of posttraumatic growth; and (3) uses a standardized, evaluated, and comprehensive curriculum. (f) Report Not later than one year after the date on which the pilot program under subsection (a) is completed, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot program, including a comparison of the care provided under the pilot program and the clinical care model of the Department.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5988 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2018 Mr. Ferguson (for himself, Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida , and Mr. Gibbs ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide relief for crane operators from third party certification in cases in which such operators are only delivering or retrieving propane containers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Common Sense Certification Reform Act . 2. Relief from third party certification for crane operators delivering or retrieving propane containers The Administrator of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration shall not administer, enforce, or otherwise implement any regulation, policy, or interpretation of the Administration that requires an employee to obtain or receive certification to operate power-operated equipment described in section 1926.1400(a) of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other regulation, for the delivery or retrieval of propane containers.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5989 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2018 Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Schneider ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To change the date for regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office to the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November in every even-numbered year.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Louise Slaughter Weekend Voting Act . 2. Weekend voting for regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office (a) Elections for House of Representatives and Senate Section 25 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 2 U.S.C. 7 ) is amended to read as follows: 25. Dates and time of elections (a) Dates of election The first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every even numbered year, are established as the dates for the election in each of the States of Representatives and Delegates to the next Congress commencing after the dates of the election. (b) Hours of operation of polling places Each State shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places in the State on the dates of election established under subsection (a). (c) State defined In this section, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. . (b) Elections for President and Vice President (1) In general Section 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1. Date and time of appointing electors (a) Dates of election The electors of President and Vice President shall be appointed, in each State, on the first Saturday and Sunday after the first Friday in November, in every fourth year succeeding every election of a President and Vice President. (b) Hours of operation of polling places Each State shall by law establish the hours of operation for polling places in the State on the dates of election established under subsection (a). . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 3, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 1 and inserting the following: 1. Date and time of appointing electors. . (c) No interference with religious practices It is the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend, as established by this Act, should be carried out in a manner which does not interfere with religious practices. (d) Cost savings It is the sense of Congress that the holding of elections over a weekend, as established by this Act, should result in cost savings to the American taxpayer. (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to regularly scheduled general elections for Federal office beginning with the first such elections held after the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5990 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2018 Mr. Barletta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance on security for schools.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Kids Act . 2. Development of Guidance for Suggested Security for Schools (a) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall coordinate with the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue guidance on security for schools based on the security standards that the Secretary of Homeland Security issues for Federal buildings. (b) Rule of Construction This section shall not be construed to require schools to implement the guidance issued pursuant to this section.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5995 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 1, 2018 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit the National Endowment for the Arts to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk.

1. Prohibition None of the funds available to the National Endowment for the Arts may be used to make grants to demonstrate how artists work to show the impact of climate change in the San Francisco bay area and how works of art can inform, inspire, and empower communities at risk. 2. Effective date This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2018.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5998 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Ms. Schakowsky 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 a loan repayment program under which health professionals agree to conduct prevention activities, as employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, in consideration of the Federal Government agreeing to make payments on the principal and interest of the educational loans of such health professionals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Experts to Control, Understand, and Respond to Emergencies Act or the SECURE Act . 2. Improvement of loan repayment program for prevention activities Section 317F of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 247b–7) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) by inserting after conduct prevention activities the following: , including rapid response to major health threats, ; and (B) by striking $35,000 and inserting $50,000 ; (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking 3 years and inserting 2 years ; and (3) in section (c)— (A) by striking 1994 and inserting 2019 ; and (B) by striking 1995 through 2002 and inserting 2020 through 2023 .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5999 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise section 230.163 of title 17, United States Code, to apply the exemption offered in such section to communications made by underwriters and dealers acting by or on behalf of a well-known seasoned issuer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Communications for Investors Act . 2. Exemption of communications made by underwriters and dealers acting by or on behalf of well-known seasoned issuer (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise section 230.163(c) of title 17, United States Code, to apply the exemption offered in section 230.163 of title 17, United States Code, to written and oral communications made by an underwriter or dealer acting by or on behalf of a well-known seasoned issuer if, before such a communication is made— (1) the underwriter or dealer making such communication receives written authorization from the well-known seasoned issuer to act as its agent or representative; and (2) the well-known seasoned issuer authorized or approved such communication. (b) Inclusion in prospectus A well-known seasoned issuer shall identify in the prospectus filed for an offering each underwriter or dealer that has made oral or written communications related the offering in reliance on the exemption under section 230.163 of title 17, United States Code.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6000 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. Conaway introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for the transfer of the TARAWA class amphibious ship USS NASSAU (LHA–4) to Japan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FriendSHIP Act . 2. Transfer of the TARAWA class amphibious ship USS NASSAU (LHA–4) to Japan (a) Transfer by sale or grant The President is authorized to transfer the TARAWA class amphibious ship USS NASSAU (LHA–4) to Japan on a sale basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2761 ) or on a grant basis under section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321j ). (b) Costs of transfers Any expense incurred by the United States in connection with a transfer authorized by this section shall be charged to the recipient notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2321j(e) ). (c) Repair and refurbishment in united states shipyards To the maximum extent practicable, the President shall require, as a condition of the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the recipient to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel joins the naval forces of that recipient, performed at a shipyard located in the United States, including a United States Navy shipyard. (d) Expiration of authority The authority to transfer a vessel under this section shall expire at the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6002 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. Crowley introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to establish a grant program for the construction of schools in overcrowded areas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Overcrowding Reduction Act . 2. School construction grant program (a) Establishment Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall establish a program (in this section referred to as the Program ) under which the Secretary may award grants, on a competitive basis, to qualifying local educational agencies in accordance with this section. (b) Applications To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a qualifying local educational agency shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Grant uses Grant amounts awarded to a qualifying local educational agency under the Program shall be used for activities relating to the construction of a school facility. (d) Priority of award In selecting qualifying local educational agencies to receive a grant under the Program, the Secretary shall give priority to agencies that demonstrate that grant amounts received will be used to construct a school facility in a location that is no more than two miles from a school served by the agency in which the average class size (excluding special education classes exclusively serving children with disabilities as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 )) exceeds 25 students. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $10,000,000,000 for fiscal years 2019 through 2023. (f) Qualifying local educational agency defined In this section, the term qualifying local educational agency means a local educational agency (as that term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )) that— (1) is a recipient of funds under title I of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); and (2) has a service area with respect to which— (A) the aggregate average class size (excluding special education classes exclusively serving children with disabilities as defined in section 602 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1401 )) exceeds 23 students; or (B) more than 20 percent of students are assigned to a class with more than 30 students.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6003 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. Engel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for enhanced penalties for the transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller identification information with the intent to trigger an emergency response.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-Swatting Act of 2018 . 2. Transmission of misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with intent to trigger law enforcement response Section 227(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 227(e)(5) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking Any person and inserting Except as provided in subparagraph (C), any person ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (C) Enhanced penalties for violation with intent to trigger emergency response (i) Criminal violation Any person who violates this subsection with the intent to trigger an emergency response in the absence of circumstances requiring such a response shall— (I) be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both; or (II) if serious bodily injury results, be fined under title 18, United States Code, or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. (ii) Reimbursement (I) In general The court, in imposing a sentence on a defendant who has been convicted of an offense under clause (i), shall order the defendant to reimburse any entity described in subclause (I), (II), or (III) of clause (iii) that incurs expenses in making or incident to the response described in clause (i) for such expenses. (II) Liability A person ordered to make reimbursement under this clause shall be jointly and severally liable for such expenses with each other person, if any, who is ordered to make reimbursement under this clause for the same expenses. (III) Civil judgment An order of reimbursement under this clause shall, for the purposes of enforcement, be treated as a civil judgment. (iii) Emergency response defined In this subparagraph, the term emergency response means any action to protect life, health, or property by— (I) a law enforcement agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State; (II) an agency of the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a State, or a private not-for-profit organization, that provides fire, rescue, or emergency medical services; or (III) a public safety answering point (as defined in section 222). .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6004 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. Jenkins of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. Turner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States with the option of providing medical assistance at a residential pediatric recovery center to infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caring Recovery for Infants and Babies Act or the CRIB Act . 2. Medicaid State plan option to enter into provider agreements with residential pediatric recovery centers (a) State plan amendment Section 1902(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (82), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (83), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (83), the following new paragraph: (84) provide, at the option of the State, for making medical assistance available on an inpatient or outpatient basis at a residential pediatric recovery center (as defined in subsection (nn)) to infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome. . (b) Residential pediatric recovery center defined Section 1902 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (nn) Residential pediatric recovery center defined (1) In general For purposes of section 1902(a)(84), the term residential pediatric recovery center means a center or facility that furnishes items and services for which medical assistance is available under the State plan to infants with the diagnosis of neonatal abstinence syndrome without any other significant medical risk factors. (2) Counseling and services A residential pediatric recovery center may offer counseling and other services to mothers (and other appropriate family members and caretakers) of infants receiving treatment at such centers if such services are otherwise covered under the State plan under this title or under a waiver of such plan. Such other services may include the following: (A) Counseling or referrals for services. (B) Activities to encourage caregiver-infant bonding. (C) Training on caring for such infants. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and shall apply to medical assistance furnished on or after that date, without regard to final regulations to carry out such amendments being promulgated as of such date.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6008 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 5, 2018 Mr. McEachin (for himself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to withdraw the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic planning area from disposition, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Defend our Coast Act . 2. Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental Shelf Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Withdrawal from disposition of Mid-Atlantic outer Continental Shelf The Secretary may not issue a lease for the exploration, development, or production of oil or gas on the outer Continental Shelf in the Mid-Atlantic planning area. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Utah (for himself and Mr. Bergman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to establish January 31 of each year as the Federal closing date for duck hunting season and to establish special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting Opportunities for Veterans Act . 2. Federal closing date for hunting of ducks, mergansers, and coots Section 3 of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act ( 16 U.S.C. 704 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Federal closing date for hunting of ducks, mergansers, and coots (1) In general In promulgating regulations under subsection (a) relating to a framework for migratory bird hunting, except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall establish January 31 of each year as the Federal closing date of the hunting season for ducks, mergansers, and coots. (2) Special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active military personnel Notwithstanding the closing date under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allow youths, veterans (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code), and members of the Armed Forces on active duty, including members of the National Guard and Reserves on active duty (other than for training), to hunt ducks, mergansers, and coots during the first weekend in February of each year. (3) Prohibition With respect to ducks, mergansers, and coots, the Secretary shall not decrease the length of the hunting season or bag limit, as compared to the length of the hunting season and bag limit for the 2017–2018 hunting season, in— (A) the Atlantic flyway; (B) the Mississippi flyway; (C) the Central flyway; or (D) the Pacific flyway. (4) Regulations (A) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations in accordance with this subsection. (B) 2018–2019 migratory bird hunting season The Secretary shall modify the proposed rule entitled Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 4964 (February 2, 2018)), if, before the date of enactment of this subsection— (i) the proposed rule has been finalized; and (ii) the 2018–2019 duck hunting season has not commenced in— (I) the Atlantic flyway; (II) the Mississippi flyway; (III) the Central flyway; or (IV) the Pacific flyway. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

1. Family violence prevention and services Section 303 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10403 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 ; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6014 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2018 Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania (for himself, Ms. Moore , Ms. Stefanik , and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

1. Family violence prevention and services Section 303 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10403 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 ; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 .
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6014 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 1 (legislative day, September 28), 2018 Received AN ACT To reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act.

1. Family violence prevention and services Section 303 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act ( 42 U.S.C. 10403 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 ; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking 2011 through 2015 and inserting 2019 through 2023 .

Passed the House of Representatives September 28, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6017 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2018 Mr. Guthrie (for himself and Ms. Matsui ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to provide for necessary payments from the Spectrum Relocation Fund for costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supplementing the Pipeline for Efficient Control of The Resources for Users Making New Opportunities for Wireless Act or the SPECTRUM NOW Act . 2. Costs of spectrum research and development and planning activities Section 118(g) of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 928(g) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (C) the Director of OMB may make a payment described in paragraph (2) from amounts in the Fund other than amounts made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B) if, before making the payment, the Director of OMB, in consultation with NTIA, determines and submits to the congressional committees described in subsection (d)(2)(C) a certification that— (i) the conditions described in subclauses (I) and (II) of paragraph (2)(D)(i) have been met; (ii) as of the date of the certification, amounts made available under subparagraphs (A) and (B) are insufficient to make the payment requested by the Federal entity in the plan approved under paragraph (2)(E) by the Technical Panel established under section 113(h)(3); and (iii) the payment will leave sufficient amounts in the Fund to pay the relocation or sharing costs that will be incurred by eligible Federal entities to complete the implementation of all transition plans that, as of the date of the certification, have been found sufficient by the Technical Panel under section 113(h)(4). ; and (2) in paragraph (2)(D)(ii), by inserting after 60 days the following: (or, in the case of a payment under paragraph (1)(C), 30 days) .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6019 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2018 Mr. Biggs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To establish a penalty for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for failure to enforce compliance with the public housing community service and self-sufficiency requirement under law, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2018 . 2. Monitoring compliance (a) In general The Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, on an annual basis and for each public housing agency (as such term is defined in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b) ))— (1) monitor the extent of noncompliance with the requirements under section 12(c) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437j(c) ); and (2) determine the aggregate amount provided in Federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by tenants who were not in compliance with such requirements. (b) Publication Not later than September 30 of each fiscal year, the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall cause to be published in the Federal Register a statement of the amount determined for such fiscal year pursuant to subsection (a)(2). 3. Rescission of amounts from HUD management and administration account (a) In general In each fiscal year, on October 15 or the date specified in subsection (b), whichever occurs later, there is rescinded, from amounts made available for such fiscal year for the Management and Administration account of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, an amount equal to the amount published pursuant to section 2(b) for the preceding fiscal year. (b) Late appropriations In the case of any fiscal year for which a general appropriation Act for the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides funds for the Management and Administration account of such Department has not been enacted before October 15, the date specified in this subsection shall be the date of the enactment of such a general appropriation Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 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. 6020 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant Donald Burgett 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. 6020 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2018 Mr. Bishop of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Trott , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Mitchell , Mr. Walberg , Mrs. Lawrence , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Upton , Mr. Levin , and Mr. Amash ) 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 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6020 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .

1. Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building .

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6023 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2018 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To terminate the Economic Development Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the EDA Elimination Act of 2018 . 2. Termination of Economic Development Administration (a) Termination The Economic Development Administration is terminated. (b) Repeal The Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is repealed. (c) Conclusion of business The Secretary of Commerce shall take such actions as may be necessary and appropriate to conclude the outstanding affairs of the Economic Development Administration, including dispositions of personnel, assets, and obligations. (d) Limitation on statutory construction This section may not be construed to prevent the expenditure of any funds received before the effective date of this Act. Such funds shall be subject to the laws and regulations that would have applied to the funds if this section had not been enacted. 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6027 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mr. Castro of Texas (for himself, Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Pearce , Ms. Gabbard , and Mrs. Walorski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a process by which a family member of a deceased individual who is eligible for the Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry may register for such registry on behalf of the deceased individual.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Member Access to Burn Pit Registry Act . 2. Authority for family members to register for Department of Veterans Affairs burn pit registry on behalf of deceased eligible individuals Section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–260 ; 38 U.S.C. 527 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c): (c) Registration on behalf of deceased individuals In the case of a deceased eligible individual, the Secretary shall provide a process by which an immediate family member of the individual may register for the burn pit registry under this section on behalf of the deceased eligible individual. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorizing and Extending Grants for Recovery from Opioid Use Programs Act of 2018 or the REGROUP Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program Section 1001(a)(27) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(27) ) is amended by striking through 2021 and inserting and 2018, and $330,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 .

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mr. Rothfus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorizing and Extending Grants for Recovery from Opioid Use Programs Act of 2018 or the REGROUP Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program Section 1001(a)(27) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(27) ) is amended by striking through 2021 and inserting and 2018, and $330,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6029 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to reauthorize the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reauthorizing and Extending Grants for Recovery from Opioid Use Programs Act of 2018 or the REGROUP Act of 2018 . 2. Reauthorization of the comprehensive opioid abuse grant program Section 1001(a)(27) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 34 U.S.C. 10261(a)(27) ) is amended by striking through 2021 and inserting and 2018, and $330,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 .

Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mrs. Noem introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform , and 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 allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act . 2. Amendment to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act Section 409 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1647b ) is amended by inserting or the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.) after ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.) .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6035 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 7, 2018 Mr. Budd introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise section 230.163 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to apply the exemption offered in such section to communications made by underwriters and dealers acting by or on behalf of a well-known seasoned issuer.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining Communications for Investors Act . 2. Exemption of communications made by underwriters and dealers acting by or on behalf of well-known seasoned issuer (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall revise section 230.163(c) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to apply the exemption offered in section 230.163 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to written and oral communications made by an underwriter or dealer acting by or on behalf of a well-known seasoned issuer if, before such a communication is made— (1) the underwriter or dealer making such communication receives written authorization from the well-known seasoned issuer to act as its agent or representative; and (2) the well-known seasoned issuer authorized or approved such communication. (b) Inclusion in prospectus A well-known seasoned issuer shall identify in the prospectus filed for an offering each underwriter or dealer that has made oral or written communications related the offering in reliance on the exemption under section 230.163 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations. (c) Treatment if revisions not completed in a timely manner If the Commission fails to complete the revisions required by subsection (a) by the time required by such subsection, the exemption offered in section 230.163 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed to apply to written and oral communications made by an underwriter or dealer acting by or on behalf of a well-known seasoned issuer if, before such a communication is made— (1) the underwriter or dealer making such communication receives written authorization from the well-known seasoned issuer to act as its agent or representative; and (2) the well-known seasoned issuer authorized or approved such communication.