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                                                 Union Calendar No. 863
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3288

                     [Report No. 115-1027, Part I]

To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and 
          infrastructure development, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2017

 Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire (for herself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Pingree, Ms. 
 Shea-Porter, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Katko, and Ms. Tenney) 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

                           November 14, 2018

 Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with 
                              an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

                           November 14, 2018

 Referral to the Committee on Financial Services extended for a period 
                ending not later than December 28, 2018

                           December 28, 2018

                      Additional sponsor: Mr. Faso

                           December 28, 2018

Committee on Financial Services 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 July 
                               18, 2017]


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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and 
          infrastructure development, and for other purposes.


 


    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Border Regional Commission 
Reauthorization Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF REGIONAL COMMISSIONS.

    Section 15304(c)(3)(A) of title 40, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ``unanimous'' and inserting ``majority''.

SEC. 3. ECONOMIC AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.

    Section 15501 of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``paragraphs (1) through 
        (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (7)''; and
            (2) in subsection (f) by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``, except that financial assistance may be used as 
        otherwise authorized by this subtitle to attract businesses to 
        the region from outside the United States.''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.

SEC. 5. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subtitle V of title 40, United States 
Code, are redesignated as chapters 151, 153, 155, and 157, 
respectively.

SEC. 6. VACANCIES.

    Section 15301 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Succession.--Subject to the time limitations set forth in 
section 3346 of title 5, United States Code, the Federal Cochairperson 
may designate a Federal employee of the Commission to perform the 
functions and duties of the office of the Federal Cochairperson 
temporarily in an acting capacity if both the Federal Cochairperson and 
the alternate Federal Cochairperson die, resign, or otherwise are 
unable to perform the functions and duties of their offices.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 863

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                               H. R. 3288

                     [Report No. 115-1027, Part I]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

To amend title 40, United States Code, to promote regional economic and 
          infrastructure development, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           December 28, 2018

Committee on Financial Services discharged; committed to the Committee 
 of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed