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I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5723 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018 . 2. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program Not later than March 15, 2019, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall submit to Congress a report on, with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the following: (1) A description of how the Medicare program pays for pain management treatments (both opioid and non-opioid pain management alternatives) in both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. (2) The identification of incentives under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww ) and incentives under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system under section 1833(t) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) ) for prescribing opioids and incentives under each such system for prescribing non-opioid treatments, and recommendations as the Commission deems appropriate for addressing any of such incentives that are adverse incentives. (3) A description of how opioid use is tracked and monitored through Medicare claims data and other mechanisms and the identification of any areas in which further data and methods are needed for improving data and understanding of opioid use. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.

Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5723 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. McKinley , and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018 . 2. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program Not later than March 15, 2019, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall submit to Congress a report on, with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the following: (1) A description of how the Medicare program pays for pain management treatments (both opioid and non-opioid pain management alternatives) in an inpatient and outpatient hospital setting. (2) The identification of incentives under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww ) and incentives under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system under section 1833(t) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) ) for prescribing opioids and incentives under each such system for prescribing non-opioid treatments, and recommendations as the Commission deems appropriate for addressing any of such incentives that are adverse incentives. (3) A description of how opioid use is tracked and monitored through Medicare claims data and other mechanisms and the identification of any areas in which further data and methods are needed for improving data and understanding of opioid use.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5723 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 20, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance AN ACT To require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018 . 2. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program Not later than March 15, 2019, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall submit to Congress a report on, with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the following: (1) A description of how the Medicare program pays for pain management treatments (both opioid and non-opioid pain management alternatives) in both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. (2) The identification of incentives under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww ) and incentives under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system under section 1833(t) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) ) for prescribing opioids and incentives under each such system for prescribing non-opioid treatments, and recommendations as the Commission deems appropriate for addressing any of such incentives that are adverse incentives. (3) A description of how opioid use is tracked and monitored through Medicare claims data and other mechanisms and the identification of any areas in which further data and methods are needed for improving data and understanding of opioid use. 3. No additional funds authorized No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the requirements of this Act. Such requirements shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated.

Passed the House of Representatives June 19, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 592 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5723 [Report No. 115–760, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. McKinley , and Ms. DelBene ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned June 19, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mr. Renacci and Mr. Sanford June 19, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic June 19, 2018 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 9, 2018 A BILL To require the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Oversight of Opioid Prescribing and Payment Act of 2018 . 2. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission report on opioid payment, adverse incentives, and data under the Medicare program Not later than March 15, 2019, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shall submit to Congress a report on, with respect to the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the following: (1) A description of how the Medicare program pays for pain management treatments (both opioid and non-opioid pain management alternatives) in both inpatient and outpatient hospital settings. (2) The identification of incentives under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system under section 1886 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww ) and incentives under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system under section 1833(t) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) ) for prescribing opioids and incentives under each such system for prescribing non-opioid treatments, and recommendations as the Commission deems appropriate for addressing any of such incentives that are adverse incentives. (3) A description of how opioid use is tracked and monitored through Medicare claims data and other mechanisms and the identification of any areas in which further data and methods are needed for improving data and understanding of opioid use.

June 19, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment June 19, 2018 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged; 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. 5726 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Costa (for himself, Mr. Denham , Mr. McClintock , and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize the use of certain contributed funds for activities relating to operational documents for non-Federal reservoirs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Non-Federal Reservoir Operations Improvement Act . 2. Contributed funds for non-Federal reservoir operations Section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1572, chapter 688; 33 U.S.C. 701h ), is amended by inserting after authorized purposes of the project: the following: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to receive and expend funds from an owner of a non-Federal reservoir to formulate, review, or revise operational documents for any non-Federal reservoir for which the Secretary is authorized to prescribe regulations for the use of storage allocated for flood risk management or navigation pursuant to section 7 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 890, chapter 665; 33 U.S.C. 709 ): .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5729 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 . 2. Restriction on implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader rule The department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not implement the rule entitled Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)–Reader Requirements (81 Fed. Reg. 57651), and may not propose or issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for any revision to such rule except to extend its effective date, or for any other rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards under section 70105(k)(3) of title 46, United States Code, before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 to 1412) of the results of the assessment required by that section. 3. Progress updates Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 et seq.) of the results of the assessment required by that section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the implementation of that section.

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 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. 5729 AN ACT To restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 . 2. Restriction on implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader rule The department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not implement the rule entitled Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)–Reader Requirements (81 Fed. Reg. 57651), and may not propose or issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for any revision to such rule except to extend its effective date, or for any other rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards under section 70105(k)(3) of title 46, United States Code, before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 to 1412) of the results of the assessment required by that section. 3. Progress updates Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 et seq.) of the results of the assessment required by that section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the implementation of that section.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5729 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. Richmond ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , 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 restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 . 2. Restriction on implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader rule The department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not implement the rule entitled Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)–Reader Requirements (81 Fed. Reg. 57651), and may not propose or issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for any revision to such rule except to extend its effective date, or for any other rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards under section 70105(k)(3) of title 46, United States Code, before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 to 1412) of the results of the assessment required by that section.
II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5729 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 11, 2018 Received AN ACT To restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 . 2. Restriction on implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credential biometric reader rule The department in which the Coast Guard is operating may not implement the rule entitled Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)–Reader Requirements (81 Fed. Reg. 57651), and may not propose or issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for any revision to such rule except to extend its effective date, or for any other rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards under section 70105(k)(3) of title 46, United States Code, before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 to 1412) of the results of the assessment required by that section. 3. Progress updates Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter until the submission under paragraph (5) of section 1(b) of Public Law 114–278 (130 Stat. 1411 et seq.) of the results of the assessment required by that section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate regarding the implementation of that section.

Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5733 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 . 2. Capabilities of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to identify threats to industrial control systems (a) In general Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) activities of the Center address the security of both information technology and operational technology, including industrial control systems; ; (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (m) as subsections (g) through (n), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (f) Industrial control systems The Center shall maintain capabilities to identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes. In carrying out this subsection, the Center shall— (1) lead, in coordination with relevant sector specific agencies, Federal Government efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems, including supervisory control and data acquisition systems; (2) maintain cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to industrial control system cybersecurity incidents; (3) provide cybersecurity technical assistance to industry end-users, product manufacturers, and other industrial control system stakeholders to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities; (4) collect, coordinate, and provide vulnerability information to the industrial control systems community by, as appropriate, working closely with security researchers, industry end-users, product manufacturers, and other industrial control systems stakeholders; and (5) conduct such other efforts and assistance as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter during the subsequent 4-year period, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a briefing on the industrial control systems capabilities of the Center under subsection (f) of section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ), as added by subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5733 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Bacon (for himself, Mr. McCaul , and Mr. Ratcliffe ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 . 2. Capabilities of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to identify threats to industrial control systems (a) In general Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) activities of the Center address the security of both information technology and operational technology, including industrial control systems; ; (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (m) as subsections (g) through (n), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (f) Industrial control systems The Center shall maintain capabilities to identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes. In carrying out this subsection, the Center shall— (1) lead, in coordination with relevant sector specific agencies, Federal Government efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems, including supervisory control and data acquisition systems; (2) maintain cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to industrial control system cybersecurity incidents; (3) provide cybersecurity technical assistance to industry end-users, product manufacturers, and other industrial control system stakeholders to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities; and (4) conduct such other efforts and assistance as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter during the subsequent four-year period, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a briefing on the industrial control systems capabilities of the Center under subsection (f) of section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ), as added by subsection (a).
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5733 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for the responsibility of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to maintain capabilities to identify threats to industrial control systems, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act of 2018 . 2. Capabilities of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center to identify threats to industrial control systems (a) In general Section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (G), by striking and after the semicolon; (B) in subparagraph (H), by inserting and after the semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) activities of the Center address the security of both information technology and operational technology, including industrial control systems; ; (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (m) as subsections (g) through (n), respectively; and (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection: (f) Industrial control systems The Center shall maintain capabilities to identify and address threats and vulnerabilities to products and technologies intended for use in the automated control of critical infrastructure processes. In carrying out this subsection, the Center shall— (1) lead, in coordination with relevant sector specific agencies, Federal Government efforts to identify and mitigate cybersecurity threats to industrial control systems, including supervisory control and data acquisition systems; (2) maintain cross-sector incident response capabilities to respond to industrial control system cybersecurity incidents; (3) provide cybersecurity technical assistance to industry end-users, product manufacturers, and other industrial control system stakeholders to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities; (4) collect, coordinate, and provide vulnerability information to the industrial control systems community by, as appropriate, working closely with security researchers, industry end-users, product manufacturers, and other industrial control systems stakeholders; and (5) conduct such other efforts and assistance as the Secretary determines appropriate. . (b) Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter during the subsequent 4-year period, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a briefing on the industrial control systems capabilities of the Center under subsection (f) of section 227 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 148 ), as added by subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5734 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Babin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for interest-free deferment on student loans for borrowers serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Resident Education Deferred Interest Act or the REDI Act . 2. Deferment during a medical or dental internship or residency program Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking A borrower and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (5), a borrower ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking the matter following clause (ii); (B) in clause (ii), by striking the comma at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (iii) is serving in a medical or dental internship or residency program; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule for certain in school deferment Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a borrower described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) shall be eligible for a deferent, during which periodic installments of principal need not be paid and interest shall not accrue on any loan made to the borrower under this part. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

1. Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Captain Joshua E. Steele 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 Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

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. 5737 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

1. Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Captain Joshua E. Steele 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 Captain Joshua E. Steele 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. 5737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Rush , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Schneider , Mr. Foster , Mr. Bost , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Shimkus , Mr. Kinzinger , and Mr. LaHood ) 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 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

1. Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Captain Joshua E. Steele 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 Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5737 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 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

1. Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Captain Joshua E. Steele 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 Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
II Calendar No. 603 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5737 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs September 28, 2018 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

1. Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, shall be known and designated as the Captain Joshua E. Steele 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 Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office .

September 28, 2018 Reported without amendment
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5740 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Joyce of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit the State agency to disclose personal identifying information of a household member to a law enforcement officer who provides such member’s household electronic benefit transfer card number for the purpose of apprehending such member who is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, for a crime.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Law Enforcement Resources Act of 2018 . 2. Amendment Section 11(e)(8)(E) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)(E) ) is amended by inserting (or the number of the member’s household electronic benefit transfer card) after the member the first place it appears.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5741 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Khanna , and Mr. Panetta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require annual reporting on the on the research, development, test, and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Research and Development Act . 2. Annual report on research, development, test, and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense (a) Report required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the research, development, test, and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense. (b) Elements Each report required by subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the research, development, test, and evaluation capabilities of the Department of Defense, the following: (1) A comparison of the capabilities of the Department versus the capabilities of adversaries of the United States. (2) Identification of specific areas, if any, in which the capabilities of the Department are at risk of falling behind the capabilities of other nations. (3) An explanation of how the capabilities of the Department are affected by budget sequestration and the use of continuing resolutions to fund the Federal Government.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5742 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide for a land exchange of Federal and non-Federal land in Whitman County, Washington.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Port of Whitman Economic Expansion Act . 2. Port of Whitman County (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 288 acres of land situated in Whitman County, Washington, contained within Tract D of Little Goose Lock and Dam. (2) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means a tract or tracts of land owned by the Port of Whitman County, Washington, the fish and wildlife habitat value of which the Secretary of the Army determines, in coordination with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Secretary of the Interior acting through the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to equal or exceed the fish and wildlife habitat value of the Federal land. (b) Land exchange On conveyance by the Port of Whitman County to the United States of all right, title, and interest in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary of the Army shall convey to the Port of Whitman County all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (c) Deeds (1) Deed to non-Federal land The Secretary may only accept conveyance of the non-Federal land by warranty deed, as determined acceptable by the Secretary. (2) Deed to Federal land The Secretary shall convey the Federal land to the Port of Whitman County by quitclaim deed and subject to any reservations, terms, and conditions the Secretary determines necessary to allow the United States to operate and maintain the Lower Snake River Project and to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Cash payment If the appraised fair market value of the Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, exceeds the appraised fair market value of the non-Federal land, as determined by the Secretary, the Port of Whitman County shall make a cash payment to the United States reflecting the difference in the appraised fair market values. (e) Administrative expenses The Port of Whitman County shall be responsible for the administrative costs of the transaction in accordance with section 2695 of title 10, United States Code. (f) Liability The Port of Whitman County shall hold the United States harmless from any liability with respect to activities carried out on the Federal land on or after the date of the conveyance. (g) Applicability of real property screening provisions Section 2696 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the conveyance of the Federal land under this section. (h) Survey To obtain legal description The exact acreage and legal description of the Federal land and non-Federal land shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the Secretary.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5743 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To prohibit the National Science Foundation from conducting certain studies on relationships between Members of Congress with respect to the sharing of guidance and informative documents.

1. Prohibition on use of funds for certain studies by the National Science Foundation No Federal funds may be used by the National Science Foundation to conduct a study on— (1) how Members of Congress set priorities within the constraints of the contemporary legislature; (2) the relationships between Members of Congress with respect to the sharing of guidance and informative documents; or (3) the impact of such guidance and informative documents, including dear colleague letters, sent between Members of Congress.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5744 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 9, 2018 Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit surface occupancy for purposes of mineral leasing or development on certain land located in Plata County, Colorado, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shenandoah Parcel 7387 No Surface Occupancy Act of 2018 . 2. No surface occupancy on certain Federal land (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall prohibit surface occupancy on and surface disturbance of covered Federal land for purposes of mineral leasing or development under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.). (b) Definition of covered land In this section, the term covered Federal land means land administered by the Bureau of Land Management and located in La Plata County, Colorado, that comprises approximately 40 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled Shenandoah Parcel 7387, La Plata County, CO and dated April 23, 2018. (c) Availability of map The map described in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Secretary of the Interior. (d) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit mineral leasing of covered land under the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.).
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5746 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2018 Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Correa , Mr. Veasey , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Brown of Maryland , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Butterfield , Mr. Rush , and Mr. Carbajal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the Cyber Scholarship Program of the Department of Defense to require additional considerations in the award of scholarships and grants under the Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offering Promising Persons Occupations Relevant To Upholding National Interests For Years Act of 2018 or the OPPORTUNITY Act of 2018 . 2. Department of Defense Cyber Scholarship Program scholarships and grants (a) Additional considerations Section 2200c of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting before In the selection the following: (a) Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Education ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Certain Institutions of Higher Education In the selection of a recipient for the award of a scholarship or grant under this chapter, consideration shall be given to whether— (1) in the case of a scholarship, the institution of higher education at which the recipient pursues a degree is an institution described in section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1067q(a) ); and (2) in the case of a grant, the recipient is an institution described in such section. . (b) Clerical amendments (1) Section heading The heading of section 2200c of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships and grants . (2) Table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 112 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 2200c and inserting the following new item: 2200c. Special considerations in awarding scholarships and grants. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5747 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2018 Mr. Hudson (for himself, Mr. Holding , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Crowley , Ms. Castor of Florida , and Mr. Peters ) 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 exclude from gross income compensation of members of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces who serve in support of certain operations combating terrorism.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Special Operations Forces Tax Cut Act of 2018 . 2. Gross income exclusion for members of Armed Forces combating terrorism in areas not otherwise designated combat zone (a) In general Section 112(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Service by any member of the Armed Forces assigned to special operations forces which is outside a combat zone and in support of an operation authorized under section 127e of title 10, United States Code, shall be treated as service in a combat zone. . (b) Clerical amendment The heading for section 112(c) of such Code is amended by inserting and special rule after Definitions . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5748 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2018 Ms. Bonamici introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To deauthorize portions of the project for raising and improving existing levees on the Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon.

1. Deauthorization of levee project on Walluski River in Clatsop County, Oregon The portions of the project for raising and improving existing levees of Clatsop County Diking District No. 13 in Clatsop County, Oregon, authorized by section 5 of the Act of June 22, 1936 (49 Stat. 1590), that are referred to as Christensen No. 1 Dike No. 42 and Christensen No. 2 Levee No. 43 are no longer authorized beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5749 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 10, 2018 Mr. Hultgren introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to increase the risk-sensitivity of the capital treatment of certain centrally cleared options, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Options Markets Stability Act . 2. Credit exposure for guarantees of centrally cleared options (a) Definitions In this section, the terms affiliate , appropriate Federal banking agency , depository institution , and depository institution holding company have the meanings given those terms, respectively, in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ). (b) Treatment of certain centrally cleared option derivatives exposures For purposes of calculating the counterparty credit risk exposure of a depository institution, depository institution holding company, or affiliate thereof, to a client arising from a guarantee provided by the depository institution, depository institution holding company, or affiliate thereof to a central counterparty in respect of the client’s performance under a derivative contract cleared through that central counterparty pursuant to the risk-based and leverage-based capital rules applicable to depository institutions and depository institution holding companies under parts 3, 217, and 324 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, the term effective notional principal amount with respect to such centrally cleared derivative contract means the hypothetical on-balance sheet position in the underlying asset that would evidence the same change in fair value (measured in dollars) given a small change in the price of the underlying asset. (c) Calculation of exposure for centrally cleared derivatives For purposes of calculating the counterparty credit risk exposure of a depository institution, depository institution holding company, or affiliate thereof to a client arising from a guarantee provided by the depository institution, depository institution holding company, or affiliate thereof to a central counterparty in respect of the client’s performance under a derivative contract cleared through that central counterparty pursuant to the risk-based and leverage-based capital rules applicable to depository institutions and depository institution holding companies under parts 3, 217 and 324 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, the offsetting nature of significantly and reliably correlated positions within a netting set must be reflected in a manner consistent with the risk offsets provided by the central counterparty.