[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 19, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4039-S4059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 2916. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Daines) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. PUBLICATION OF QUALITY RATING OF NURSING HOMES OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, and not less frequently than annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish in the 
     Federal Register and on a publicly available Internet website 
     of the Department of Veterans Affairs the rating with respect 
     to quality of care assigned by the Department to each nursing 
     home of the Department.
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  SA 2917. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. PILOT PROGRAM ON SECURE, PATIENT-CENTERED, PORTABLE 
                   MEDICAL RECORDS STORAGE SYSTEM OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall commence a pilot program under which veterans 
     who are enrolled in the patient enrollment system of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs under section 1705 of title 
     38, United States Code, use a portable medical records 
     storage system described in subsection (e) to store and share 
     with health care providers of the Department and community 
     health care providers records of their individual medical 
     history.
       (b) Selection of Locations.--The Secretary shall select not 
     less than one Veterans Integrated Services Network of the 
     Department in which to carry out the pilot program under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Contracts.--
       (1) Authority.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into a 
     contract using competitive procedures with an appropriate 
     entity for the provision of the medical records storage 
     system described in subsection (e).
       (2) Notice of competition.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
     issue a request for proposals for the contract described in 
     paragraph (1). Such request shall be full and open to any 
     contractor that has an existing commercially available 
     medical records storage capability described in subsection 
     (e).
       (3) Selection.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award a 
     contract to an offeror pursuant to the request for proposals 
     under paragraph (2) if at least one acceptable offer is 
     submitted.
       (d) Duration of Pilot Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program under this section for a period of not less than one 
     year.
       (2) After initial period.--After carrying out the pilot 
     program for one year, the Secretary may terminate the 
     program, continue the program, expand the program to include 
     additional locations, or implement the use of portable 
     medical records storage systems on a national basis.
       (e) Requirements of Portable Medical Records Storage 
     System.--A medical records storage system described in this 
     subsection is a physical device that meets the following 
     requirements:
       (1) Capability to store not less than four gigabytes of 
     electronic health records on a physical device, which is not 
     larger than the dimensions of a credit card, issued to each 
     veteran enrolled in the pilot program.
       (2) Capability to be used by substantially all electronic 
     health records systems certified by the Office of the 
     National Coordinator for Health IT on or before January 1, 
     2017.
       (3) Capability to limit access to electronic health records 
     stored on each device to the patient and health care 
     providers.
       (4) Capability for health care providers to securely 
     access, annotate, and add electronic health records to the 
     physical device, including in instances in which the health 
     care provider is not in possession of the physical storage 
     device.
       (5) Requirement that all electronic health records 
     transferred from a health care provider over the internet to 
     the physical storage device be encrypted.
       (6) Requirement that the portable medical records system 
     can operate without persistent storage of any electronic 
     health records on the internet or within a cloud computing 
     repository.
       (7) Capability to provide a replacement device containing 
     up-to-date electronic health records if the original physical 
     storage device has been removed from the owner's possession 
     or otherwise rendered inoperable.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Dimensions of a credit card.--The term ``dimensions of 
     a credit card'' means three and three-eighths inches in 
     width, two and one-eighth inches in length, and five-one 
     hundred twenty-eighths of one inch in depth.
       (2) Electronic health records.--The term ``electronic 
     health records'' means electronic documentation of 
     physicians' notes, electronic viewing of lab test results, 
     diagnostic images and video, clinical decision support, and 
     interoperability with other systems.
       (g) Prohibition on New Appropriations.--No additional funds 
     are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     requirements of this section. Such requirements shall be 
     carried out using amounts otherwise authorized to be 
     appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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  SA 2918. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. CARE FOR SPOUSES OF VETERANS AT CERTAIN STATE HOMES 
                   FOR WHICH PAYMENT IS MADE BY THE SECRETARY OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--If a State home for which payment is made 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under subchapter V of 
     chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is below 90 
     percent occupancy, the State home may provide care to spouses 
     of veterans such that the percentage of individuals receiving 
     care at the State home who are veterans is not less than 60 
     percent.
       (b) Application for Construction or Acquisition.--Section 
     8135(a)(4) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Reasonable assurance'' and inserting 
     ``(A) Reasonable assurance'';
       (2) by inserting ``, except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),'' after ``and that''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Reasonable assurance that, for purposes of providing 
     care to spouses of veterans, during a period in which a 
     facility is operating with a bed occupancy rate of 90 percent 
     or less, not more than 40 percent of the bed occupancy at any 
     one time will consist of patients who are not receiving such 
     level of care as veterans.''.
       (c) State Home Defined.--In this section, the term ``State 
     home'' has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
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  SA 2919. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy 
and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes;

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which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL 
                   CEMETERIES OF HMONG VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2402(a)(10) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) who--
       ``(i) the Secretary determines served honorably with a 
     special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a 
     base in Laos in support of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States at any time during the period beginning February 28, 
     1961, and ending May 7, 1975; and
       ``(ii) at the time of the individual's death--

       ``(I) was a citizen of the United States or an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United 
     States; and
       ``(II) resided in the United States.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to an individual dying on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
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  SA 2920. Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. Alexander) proposed an 
amendment to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 14, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:
       Sec. 106.  Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives a report that--
       (1) includes a list of all cost-shared Corps projects that, 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (A) are physically and fiscally complete; and
       (B) for which excess non-Federal funds have not been 
     returned to the non-Federal project sponsor; and
       (2) with respect to each project listed under paragraph 
     (1), describes the status of--
       (A) returning the excess funds to the non-Federal project 
     sponsor; and
       (B) providing the non-Federal project sponsor a final 
     accounting of the project.
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  SA 2921. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 311. (a) Congress finds the following:
       (1) The National Nuclear Security Administration 
     recommended a plutonium pit production strategy to the 
     congressional defense committees in a letter dated May 10, 
     2018.
       (2) The Chairperson of the Nuclear Weapons Council 
     established under section 179 of title 10, United States 
     Code, certified the letter described in paragraph (1) to the 
     congressional defense committees in a letter dated May 4, 
     2018, pursuant to section 3141 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91).
       (b) Not later than April 1, 2019, and annually thereafter 
     through 2025, the Chairperson of the Nuclear Weapons Council 
     shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator 
     for Nuclear Security, and the congressional defense 
     committees a written certification that the plutonium pit 
     production strategy described in subsection (a)(1) is on 
     track to meet--
       (1) the requirement to begin production of 30 war reserve 
     pits per year at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, by 2026; and
       (2) the timelines for demonstrating a capability to produce 
     an additional 50 war reserve plutonium pits per year, as 
     required by section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2538a).
       (c) In this section, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
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  SA 2922. Ms. BALDWIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. DEBARMENT OF CONTRACTORS THAT FRAUDULENTLY 
                   MISREPRESENT STATUS FOR PURPOSES OF OBTAINING 
                   CERTAIN SET ASIDE CONTRACTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stolen 
     Valor in Contracting Act''.
       (b) Civilian Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 47 of title 41, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4713. Debarment of contractors that fraudulently 
       misrepresent status for purposes of obtaining certain set 
       aside contracts

       ``(a) In General.--Any business concern that is determined 
     by the head of an executive agency to have willfully and 
     intentionally misrepresented the status of that concern as a 
     small business concern owned and controlled by veterans or as 
     a small business concern owned and controlled by service-
     disabled veterans for the purpose of qualifying for a 
     contract awarded in accordance with section 8127 of title 38 
     or as a small business concern owned and controlled by 
     service-disabled veterans for the purpose of qualifying for a 
     contract awarded in accordance with the Government-wide goals 
     for procurement pursuant to section 15(g)(1) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1) shall be debarred from 
     contracting with the Federal Government for a period of not 
     less than five years.
       ``(b) Process.--In the case of a debarment under subsection 
     (a), the head of the executive agency shall commence 
     debarment action against the business concern by not later 
     than 30 days after determining that the concern willfully and 
     intentionally misrepresented the status of the concern as 
     described in subsection (a) and shall complete debarment 
     actions against such concern by not later than 90 days after 
     such determination.
       ``(c) Consultation.--In making a determination under this 
     section, the head of an executive agency shall, as 
     appropriate, consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     and the Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
       ``(d) Applicability.--The debarment of a business concern 
     under subsection (a) includes the debarment of all principals 
     in the business concern for a period of not less than five 
     years.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `small business concern' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632).
       ``(2) The term `small business concern owned and controlled 
     by veterans' has the meaning given the term in section 
     8127(l) of title 38.
       ``(3) The term `small business concern owned and controlled 
     by service-disabled veterans' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(q)(2)).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 4712 the following new item:

``4713. Debarment of contractors that fraudulently misrepresent status 
              for purposes of obtaining certain set aside contracts.''.
       (c) Defense Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by section 801, is further amended by 
     inserting after section 2339a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2339b. Debarment of contractors that fraudulently 
       misrepresent status for purposes of obtaining certain set 
       aside contracts

       ``(a) In General.--Any business concern that is determined 
     by the head of an agency to have willfully and intentionally 
     misrepresented the status of that concern as a small business 
     concern owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans for 
     the purpose of qualifying for a contract awarded in 
     accordance with the Government-wide goals for procurement 
     pursuant to section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 644(g)(1) shall be debarred from contracting with the 
     Federal Government for a period of not less than five years.
       ``(b) Process.--In the case of a debarment under subsection 
     (a), the head of the agency shall commence debarment action 
     against the business concern by not later than 30 days after 
     determining that the concern willfully and intentionally 
     misrepresented the status of the concern as described in 
     subsection (a) and shall complete debarment actions against 
     such concern by not later than 90 days after such 
     determination.
       ``(c) Consultation.--In making a determination under this 
     section, the head of an agency shall, as appropriate, consult 
     with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Administrator 
     of the Small Business Administration.
       ``(d) Applicability.--The debarment of a business concern 
     under subsection (a) includes the debarment of all principals 
     in the business concern for a period of not less than five 
     years.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `small business concern' has the meaning 
     given the term in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 632).
       ``(2) The term `small business concern owned and controlled 
     by service-disabled veterans' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 3(q)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632(q)(2)).''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter, as amended by section 801, is 
     further amended

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     by inserting after the item relating to section 2339a the 
     following new item:

``2339b. Debarment of contractors that fraudulently misrepresent status 
              for purposes of obtaining certain set aside contracts.''.
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  SA 2923. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Jones) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, add the following:

     SEC. ___. EXEMPTION FROM CALCULATION OF MONTHLY INCOME, FOR 
                   PURPOSES OF BANKRUPTCY LAWS, CERTAIN PAYMENTS 
                   FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 101(10A) of title 11, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B)(i) includes any amount paid by any entity other than 
     the debtor (or in a joint case the debtor and the debtor's 
     spouse), on a regular basis for the household expenses of the 
     debtor or the debtor's dependents (and in a joint case the 
     debtor's spouse if not otherwise a dependent); and
       ``(ii) excludes--
       ``(I) benefits received under the Social Security Act;
       ``(II) payments to victims of war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity on account of their status as victims of such 
     crimes;
       ``(III) payments to victims of international terrorism (as 
     defined in section 2331 of title 18) or domestic terrorism 
     (as defined in section 2331 of title 18) on account of their 
     status as victims of such terrorism;
       ``(IV) compensation under chapter 11 of title 38;
       ``(V) compensation under chapter 13 of title 38;
       ``(VI) pension under chapter 15 of title 38;
       ``(VII) retired pay payable to members of the Armed Forces 
     retired under section 1201 or 1204 of title 10;
       ``(VIII) retired pay payable to members of the Armed Forces 
     placed on the temporary disability retired list under section 
     1202 or 1205 of title 10;
       ``(IX) disability severance pay payable under section 1212 
     of title 10 to members separated from the Armed Forces under 
     section 1203 or 1206 of that title;
       ``(X) retired pay payable in accordance with section 1201 
     or 1202 of title 10, or disability severance pay payable in 
     accordance with section 1203 of that title, to members of the 
     Armed Forces eligible for such pay by reason of section 1207a 
     of that title;
       ``(XI) combat-related special compensation payable under 
     section 1413a of title 10;
       ``(XII) any monthly annuity payable under the Survivor 
     Benefit Plan under subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10 if 
     the participant in the Plan with respect to whom the annuity 
     is payable was retired for physical disability under chapter 
     61 of that title;
       ``(XIII) the special survivor indemnity allowance payable 
     under section 1450(m) of title 10; and
       ``(XIV) any monthly special compensation payable to members 
     of the uniformed services with catastrophic injuries or 
     illnesses under section 439 of title 37.''.
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  SA 2924. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself, Mr. Blunt, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Lankford) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. PLAN TO AVOID CLINICAL MISTAKES BY EMPLOYEES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THAT RESULT IN 
                   ADVERSE EVENTS THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN 
                   DISCLOSURES.

       (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a plan to reduce the chances that clinical mistakes 
     by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs will 
     result in adverse events that require institutional or 
     clinical disclosures and to prevent any unnecessary hardship 
     for patients and families impacted by such adverse events.
       (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of a process for the timely 
     identification of individuals impacted by disclosures 
     described in subsection (a) and the process for contacting 
     those individuals or their next of kin.
       (2) A description of procedures for expediting any remedial 
     or follow-up care required for those individuals.
       (3) A detailed outline of proposed changes to the process 
     of the Department for clinical quality checks and oversight.
       (4) A communication plan to ensure all facilities of the 
     Department are made aware of any requirements updated 
     pursuant to the plan.
       (5) A timeline detailing the implementation of the plan.
       (6) An identification of the senior executive of the 
     Department responsible for ensuring compliance with the plan.
       (7) An identification of potential impacts of the plan on 
     timely diagnoses for patients.
       (8) An identification of the processes and procedures for 
     employees of the Department to make leadership at the 
     facility and the Department aware of adverse events that are 
     concerning and that result in disclosures and to ensure that 
     the medical impact on veterans of such disclosures is 
     minimized.
       (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' 
     means--
       (1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Subcommittee 
     on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
     Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; 
     and
       (2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Subcommittee 
     on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
     Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.
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  SA 2925. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Schatz) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 168, line 17, strike ``$15,000'' and insert 
     ``$42,000''.
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  SA 2926. Mr. YOUNG (for himself and Mr. Donnelly) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 232 of title II of division C, add 
     the following:
       (c)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a 
     study on the effectiveness of the hotline specified in 
     subsection (a) during the five-year period beginning on 
     January 1, 2016, based on an analysis of national suicide 
     data and data collected from such hotline.
       (2) At a minimum, the study required by paragraph (1) 
     shall--
       (A) determine the number of veterans who contact the 
     hotline specified in subsection (a) and who receive follow up 
     services from the hotline or mental health services from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs thereafter;
       (B) determine the number of veterans who contact the 
     hotline who are not referred to, or do not continue 
     receiving, mental health care who commit suicide; and
       (C) determine the number of veterans described in 
     subparagraph (A) who commit or attempt suicide.
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  SA 2927. Mrs. MURRAY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO 
                   FURNISH MEDICALLY-NECESSARY TRANSPORTATION FOR 
                   NEWBORN CHILDREN OF CERTAIN WOMEN VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1786 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the matter before paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``and transportation necessary to receive 
     such services'' after ``described in subsection (b)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``, except as provided in subsection 
     (e),'' after ``seven days'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) another location, including a health care facility, 
     if the veteran delivers the child before arriving at a 
     facility described in paragraph (1) or (2).''.
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following``, including necessary health care 
     services provided by a facility other than the facility where 
     the newborn child was delivered (including a specialty 
     pediatric hospital) that accepts transfer of the newborn 
     child and responsibility for treatment of the newborn 
     child''.
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Transportation.--(1) Transportation furnished under 
     subsection (a) to, from, or between, care settings to meet 
     the needs of a newborn child includes costs for either or 
     both the newborn child and parents.

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       ``(2) Transportation furnished under subsection (a) 
     includes transportation by ambulance, including air 
     ambulance, or other appropriate medically staffed modes of 
     transportation--
       ``(A) to another health care facility (including a 
     specialty pediatric hospital) that accepts transfer of the 
     newborn child or otherwise provides post-delivery care 
     services when the treating facility is not capable of 
     furnishing the care or services required; or
       ``(B) to a health care facility in a medical emergency of 
     such nature that a prudent layperson reasonably expects that 
     delay in seeking immediate medical attention would be 
     hazardous to life or health.
       ``(3) Amounts paid by the Department for transportation 
     under this section shall be derived from the Medical Services 
     appropriations account of the Department.
       ``(d) Reimbursement or Payment for Health Care Services or 
     Transportation.--(1) Pursuant to regulations the Secretary 
     shall prescribe to establish rates of reimbursement and any 
     limitations thereto under this section, the Secretary shall 
     directly reimburse a covered entity for health care services 
     or transportation services provided under this section, 
     unless the cost of the services or transportation is covered 
     by an established agreement or contract. Where such an 
     agreement or contract already exists, its negotiated payment 
     terms shall apply.
       ``(2)(A) Reimbursement or payment by the Secretary under 
     this section on behalf of an individual to a covered entity 
     shall, unless rejected and refunded by the covered entity 
     within 30 days of receipt, extinguish any liability on the 
     part of the individual for the health care services or 
     transportation covered by such payment.
       ``(B) Neither the absence of a contract or agreement 
     between the Secretary and a covered entity nor any provision 
     of a contract, agreement, or assignment to the contrary shall 
     operate to modify, limit, or negate the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered entity' means 
     any individual, transportation carrier, organization, or 
     other entity that furnished or paid for health care services 
     or transportation under this section.
       ``(e) Exception.--Pursuant to such regulations as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe to carry out this section, the 
     Secretary may furnish more than seven days of health care 
     services described in subsection (b), and transportation 
     necessary to receive such services, to a newborn child based 
     on medical necessity if the child is in need of additional 
     care, including a case in which the newborn child has been 
     discharged or released from a hospital and requires 
     readmittance to ensure the health and welfare of the newborn 
     child.''.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Debts Already Incurred.--Pursuant 
     to such regulations as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall prescribe, the Secretary may waive a debt for or 
     reimburse a veteran billed for the cost of transportation 
     that was furnished in order for a newborn child to receive 
     health care services under section 1786 of title 38, United 
     States Code, before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2928. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Johnson) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division C, add the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Finding.--Congress finds that, given that the 
     Air Force maintains a so-called ``scorecard'' to determine 
     where to place aircraft and missions, Congress requires a 
     report on the criteria and any analytical models employed in 
     such determinations in order to ensure that future 
     appropriations for military construction in connection with 
     such determinations with respect to KC-46 aircraft are 
     appropriate in light of the needs of the Air Force regarding 
     such aircraft.
       (b) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2019, the 
     Secretary of Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report setting forth the results of a 
     review, conducted by the Secretary for purposes of the 
     report, of the analytical model used for strategic basing of 
     KC-46 aircraft.
       (2) Particular element.--The report shall include such 
     recommendations of the Secretary for the analytical model as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate in order to ensure that 
     the model addresses changes in refueling requirements along 
     the Northern Tier of the United States as a result of the 
     2018 National Defense Strategy and associated mobility 
     capability requirements, including, in particular, in 
     connection with the growth of activities in the Northern 
     Polar region by global and regional powers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2929. Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Nelson, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Udall) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. ANNUAL REPORT ON RATINGS OF NURSING HOMES OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 7330D. Annual report on ratings of nursing homes of 
       the Department

       ``(a) In General.--Not later than November 11 of each year, 
     the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
     Congress a report on the ratings of nursing homes of the 
     Department.
       ``(b) Data Included.--Each report required by subsection 
     (a) shall include data sets for long-term and short-term care 
     furnished by nursing homes of the Department, including with 
     respect to the following:
       ``(1) Pain.
       ``(2) Ulcers.
       ``(3) Use of anti-psychotic medication.
       ``(4) Use of catheters.
       ``(5) Patient wellbeing, such as a fall or major injury.
       ``(6) Ability to perform daily activities, such as bathing, 
     eating, and using the restroom.
       ``(7) Mobility limits of high-risk patients, such as 
     patients with severe ulcers or bed sores.
       ``(8) Physically restrained patients.
       ``(9) Patients with urinary tract infections.
       ``(c) Period Covered by Report.--Each report submitted 
     under subsection (a) shall include data covering the 5-year 
     period preceding the submittal of the report.
       ``(d) Prohibition on Use of Amounts to Withhold Data.--No 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Department may be used to withhold data regarding ratings of 
     nursing homes of the Department.
       ``(e) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `appropriate committees of Congress' 
     means--
       ``(1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 7330C the following new 
     item:

``7330D. Annual report on ratings of nursing homes of the 
              Department.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2930. Ms. BALDWIN (for herself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 32, line 16, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``: Provided, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be for 
     cooperative agreements to accelerate the domestic production 
     of Molybdenum-99.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2931. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated by this Act may be used to deny an Inspector 
     General funded under this Act timely access to any records, 
     documents, or other materials available to the department or 
     agency of the United States Government over which such 
     Inspector General has responsibilities under the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede 
     the access of such Inspector General to such records, 
     documents, or other materials, under any provision of law, 
     except a provision of law that expressly refers to such 
     Inspector General and expressly limits the right of access of 
     such Inspector General.
       (b) Timely Access.--A department or agency of the United 
     States Government covered by this section shall provide its 
     Inspector General access to all records, documents, and other 
     materials in a timely manner.
       (c) Compliance.--Each Inspector General covered by this 
     section shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on 
     disclosure relevant to the information provided by the 
     department or agency over which that Inspector General has 
     responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (d) Report.--Each Inspector General covered by this section 
     shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 5 
     calendar days of any failure by any department or agency of 
     the United States Government to

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     provide its Inspector General access to all requested 
     records, documents, and other materials.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2932. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, and Mr. 
Murphy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL BUDGET 
                   REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Whenever the President submits a budget pursuant to section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall 
     ensure that such budget includes specific amounts to be 
     appropriated for programs of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs relating to the following:
       (1) Homeless veterans.
       (2) Women veterans.
       (3) Prosthetics.
       (4) Health care for veterans in rural areas.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2933. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. CONDUCT OF RESEARCH INTO EFFECTS OF CANNABIS ON 
                   HEALTH OUTCOMES OF CERTAIN VETERANS.

       (a) Research Required.--In carrying out the 
     responsibilities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under 
     section 7303 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary 
     may conduct and support research relating to the efficacy and 
     safety of forms of cannabis and methods of cannabis delivery 
     described in subsection (c) on the health outcomes of covered 
     veterans diagnosed with chronic pain, post-traumatic stress 
     disorder, and other conditions the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
       (b) Data Preservation.--Research conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall include a mechanism to ensure the 
     preservation of all data, including all data sets, collected 
     or used for purposes of the research required by subsection 
     (a) in a manner that will facilitate further research.
       (c) Forms of Cannabis and Methods of Delivery to Be 
     Researched.--The forms of cannabis and methods of cannabis 
     delivery described in this subsection are--
       (1) varying forms of cannabis, including--
       (A) full plants and extracts;
       (B) at least three different strains of cannabis with 
     significant variants in phenotypic traits and various ratios 
     of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol in chemical 
     composition; and
       (C) other chemical analogs of tetrahydrocannabinol; and
       (2) varying methods of cannabis delivery, including topical 
     application, combustible and non-combustible inhalation, and 
     ingestion.
       (d) Implementation.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall--
       (1) develop a plan to implement this section and submit 
     such plan to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (2) issue any requests for proposals the Secretary 
     determines appropriate for such implementation.
       (e) Reports.--During the five-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
     periodically, but not less frequently than annually, to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives reports on the implementation of this 
     section.
       (f) Covered Veteran Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``covered veteran'' means a veteran who is enrolled in the 
     patient enrollment system of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2934. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. TRACKING AND MONITORING INFORMATION ABOUT DEBTS TO 
                   UNITED STATES INCURRED FROM OVERPAYMENT BY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OR FOR OTHER 
                   REASONS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall develop a means to track and monitor information on--
       (1) the age and amount of debts of persons to the United 
     States by virtue of the persons' participation in a benefits 
     program administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs;
       (2) whether such debts may be the result of delays in 
     Department of Veterans Affairs processing of changes to 
     beneficiary status or other actions of the Department; and
       (3) whether such debts are disputed by such persons.
       (b) Report.--The Department should also be required to 
     submit a report to congress no later than 90 days after 
     development of the tracking means (so, 270 days after 
     enactment).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2935. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMUNITY CARE COORDINATION AND 
                   SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF VETERANS 
                   AND MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES WHO LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO SERVICES.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--Commencing not later than one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense, carry out a pilot program with 
     community partners to assess the feasibility and advisability 
     of providing intensive community care coordination and 
     supportive services to covered families who lack adequate 
     access to services furnished by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs or other entities of Federal, State, and local 
     governments.
       (b) Community Care Coordination and Supportive Services 
     Described.--For purposes of the pilot program, intensive 
     community care coordination and supportive services are 
     services provided by a community partner to improve the well-
     being and address the needs of covered families who live in 
     rural or underserved areas or who otherwise lack access to 
     adequate services furnished by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, the Federal Government, or State and local 
     governments. Intensive community care coordination and 
     supportive services may include the following:
       (1) Care coordination and case management services.
       (2) Outreach services.
       (3) Assistance in obtaining any benefits from the 
     Department which the veteran (or member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces) may be eligible to receive, 
     including the following:
       (A) Vocational and rehabilitation counseling.
       (B) Employment and training services.
       (C) Educational assistance.
       (D) Health care services.
       (4) Assistance in obtaining and coordinating the provision 
     of other public benefits or available services provided by 
     the Federal Government, State or local governments, or other 
     community partners, including the following:
       (A) Marriage counseling.
       (B) Services for children.
       (C) Suicide prevention.
       (D) Substance abuse awareness and treatment.
       (E) Mental health awareness and treatment.
       (F) Financial counseling.
       (G) Employment assistance.
       (H) Transportation services.
       (I) Child care.
       (J) Housing counseling.
       (K) Preparing and updating family care plans.
       (L) Development of strategies for living with a veteran 
     with post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
     injury.
       (M) Accessing emergency financial assistance through 
     philanthropic efforts.
       (N) Such other services as may be appropriate to improve 
     the well-being and address the unique needs of veterans 
     families who live in rural or underserved areas or otherwise 
     lack access to adequate services furnished by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Government, or State and 
     local governments.
       (5) Providing direct services, described in paragraph (4), 
     that are necessary to address the needs of the covered 
     families but are otherwise unavailable through existing 
     public or private programs.
       (c) Agreements and Grants.--
       (1) Agreements.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     carry out the pilot program by entering into partnership 
     agreements with community partners to provide intensive 
     community care coordination and supportive services.
       (2) Grants.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall, using a competitive 
     and merit-based process, award grants to community partners 
     with whom the Secretary has entered into agreements under 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Use of funds.--The amounts of grants awarded under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be used to provide intensive community 
     care

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     coordination and supportive services under the pilot program 
     and to assess service delivery efficiencies.
       (C) Locations.--The Secretary may award grants under 
     subparagraph (A) on an individual location basis and may 
     award grants for the provision of certain services at 
     locations that also provide other services.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     carry out the pilot program $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2019, 2020, and 2021.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 340 days before the 
     completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the pilot program.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The number of covered families served under the pilot 
     program.
       (B) The number of covered families who received service 
     linkages or referrals under the pilot program.
       (C) A description and assessment of the effectiveness and 
     achievements of the pilot program with respect to services 
     and treatments and mitigation of risks, including risks 
     relating to homelessness, unemployment, and suicide.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Community partner.--The term ``community partner'' 
     means a private nonprofit organization.
       (2) Covered family.--The term ``covered family'' means a 
     family with respect to which the head of the household or the 
     spouse of the head of the household is a veteran or a member 
     of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. A family that 
     consists of a single individual who is a veteran or a member 
     of a reserve component of the Armed Forces shall be 
     considered a covered family.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2936. Mr. HOEVEN (for himself and Ms. Heitkamp) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. INCLUSION OF CERTAIN NAMES ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS 
                   MEMORIAL.

       The Secretary of Defense shall provide for the inclusion on 
     the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the District of Columbia the 
     names of the seventy-four crew members of the USS Frank E. 
     Evans killed on June 3, 1969.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2937. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. REQUIREMENT FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF MEMBERS OF 
                   THE SELECTED RESERVE OF THE READY RESERVE OF 
                   THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO 
                   ARE SEPARATING FROM THE SELECTED RESERVE.

       Section 1145(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``pursuant to'' and inserting ``described in''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(A)(i)'';
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``; 
     or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) is a member of the Selected Reserve of the Ready 
     Reserve of a reserve component who is scheduled to separate 
     from the Selected Reserve within 90 days;''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``examination under paragraph (1) to a'' 
     and inserting ``examination--
       ``(i) under paragraph (1)(A)(i) to a'';
       (B) in clause (i), as designated by subparagraph (A), by 
     striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) to a member of the 
     Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve of a reserve component 
     during the 90-day period before the date on which the member 
     is scheduled to be separated from the Selected Reserve; 
     and''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2938. Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Lankford) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 50, strike line 20 and all that follows 
     through page 51, line 4.
       Beginning on page 51, strike line 12 and all that follows 
     through page 53, line 2.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2939. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to Congress a report that--
       (1) describes the history of Corps of Engineers funding 
     requests and actual appropriations for the last 10 fiscal 
     years preceding the date of enactment of this Act for the 
     flood and coastal storm damage reduction business line, 
     including a list of all requests for coastal and inland 
     investigations, construction, and operation and maintenance;
       (2) provides a definition for the terms ``coastal project'' 
     and ``inland project'' that the Corps of Engineers uses with 
     respect to those projects under the flood and coastal storm 
     damage reduction business line;
       (3) provides an analysis of the changes in the comparative 
     funding for coastal projects and inland projects under that 
     business line;
       (4) provides an explanation for the discrepancy in funding 
     between coastal projects and inland projects under that 
     business line; and
       (5) includes recommendations on ways to correct the 
     discrepancy described in paragraph (4).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2940. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by him to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy 
and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. UPDATED MANUALS AND GUIDES.

       (a) Engineering Manuals.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall prepare and submit to Congress a report making 
     recommendations for a regular schedule for the review and 
     revision of relevant manuals developed and used by the Corps 
     of Engineers in the design and construction of projects in 
     the coastal region.
       (b) Unified Facilities Guide Specifications.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall develop guidelines and 
     recommendations for the incorporation of innovative materials 
     and associated techniques into the Unified Facilities Guide 
     Specifications.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2941. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  The Secretary of the Army may enter into 
     financial assistance agreements with congressionally 
     chartered entities for the purposes of furthering the 
     conservation of natural resources, water resources, and 
     coastal habitats.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2942. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy 
and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At end of title II of division A, add the following:

     SEC. 203. COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM WATER PILOT PROJECTS.

       Section 206(c)(2) of the Energy and Water Development and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 
     note; Public Law 113-235) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2022; Provided, The Secretary shall not fund 
     pilot projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin without the 
     participation of the Upper Colorado River Division States, 
     acting through the Upper Colorado River Commission''.

     SEC. 204. WATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 
     10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$450,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$500,000,000''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2943. Mr. McCONNELL (for Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, 
and Mr. Risch)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2910 proposed by 
Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 24, line 2, strike the period at the end and insert 
     the following: ``: Provided  further, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $15,000,000 shall be for a 
     material recovery demonstration project to provide high assay 
     low enriched low uranium to support advanced reactors.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2944. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under this title for ``Military Construction, 
     Army'', $120,000,000 shall be made available for Tactical 
     Equipment Facilities construction.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2945. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 2__. (a) Section 206(c)(2) of the Energy and Water 
     Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 
     U.S.C. 620 note; Public Law 113-235) is amended by striking 
     ``2018.'' and inserting the following: ``2022: Provided, That 
     the Secretary shall not fund pilot projects in the Upper 
     Colorado River Basin without the participation of the Upper 
     Colorado River Division States, acting through the Upper 
     Colorado River Commission.''.
       (b) Section 9504(e) of the Omnibus Public Land Management 
     Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 10364(e)) is amended by striking 
     ``$450,000,000'' and inserting ``$480,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2946. Mrs. ERNST (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. THIRD PARTY REVIEW OF APPOINTEES IN VETERANS HEALTH 
                   ADMINISTRATION WHO HAD A LICENSE, REGISTRATION, 
                   OR CERTIFICATION FOR THE PROVISION OF HOSPITAL 
                   CARE OR MEDICAL SERVICES REVOKED AND NOTICE TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS TREATED BY THOSE APPOINTEES.

       (a) Third Party Review.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall enter into a contract or other agreement with an 
     organization that is not part of the Federal Government to 
     conduct a clinical review of the hospital care and medical 
     services furnished by covered individuals.
       (b) Notice to Patients Treated by Covered Individuals.--
     With respect to hospital care or medical services furnished 
     by a covered individual under the laws administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, if a clinical review 
     determines that an experienced, competent practitioner would 
     have managed the care or services differently, the Secretary 
     shall notify any individual who received such care or 
     services from the covered individual.
       (c) Covered Individual.--For purposes of this section, a 
     covered individual is an individual who was appointed to a 
     position in the Veterans Health Administration covered by 
     subsection (b) of section 7402 of title 38, United States 
     Code, in violation of subsection (f) of such section because 
     the individual had a license, registration, or certification 
     applicable to the provision of hospital care or medical 
     services terminated for cause.
       (d) Hospital Care and Medical Services Defined.--In this 
     section, the terms ``hospital care'' and ``medical services'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 1701 of title 
     38, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2947. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                      TITLE __--NO BUDGET, NO PAY

     SEC. ___01. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``No Budget, No Pay Act''.

     SEC. ___02. DEFINITION.

       In this title, the term ``Member of Congress''--
       (1) has the meaning given the term under section 2106 of 
     title 5, United States Code; and
       (2) does not include the Vice President.

     SEC. ___03. TIMELY APPROVAL OF CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
                   BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

       If both Houses of Congress have not approved a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget as described under section 301 of 
     the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
     (2 U.S.C. 632) for a fiscal year before October 1 of that 
     fiscal year and have not passed all the regular 
     appropriations bills for the next fiscal year before October 
     1 of that fiscal year, the pay of each Member of Congress may 
     not be paid for each day following that October 1 until the 
     date on which both Houses of Congress approve a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for that fiscal year and all the 
     regular appropriations bills.

     SEC. ___04. NO PAY WITHOUT CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
                   BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no funds may be appropriated or otherwise made available 
     from the United States Treasury for the pay of any Member of 
     Congress during any period determined by the Chairpersons of 
     the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the 
     Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives under section ___05.
       (b) No Retroactive Pay.--A Member of Congress may not 
     receive pay for any period determined by the Chairpersons of 
     the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate or the Chairpersons of the 
     Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives under section ___05, at any 
     time after the end of that period.

     SEC. ___05. DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) Senate.--
       (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
     the Secretary of the Senate shall submit a request to the 
     Chairpersons of the Committee on the Budget and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate for certification of 
     determinations made under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on 
     the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     shall--
       (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of 
     whether Congress is in compliance with section ___03 and 
     whether Senators may not be paid under that section;
       (B) determine the period of days following each October 1 
     that Senators may not be paid under section ___03; and
       (C) provide timely certification of the determinations 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the 
     Secretary of the Senate.
       (b) House of Representatives.--
       (1) Request for certifications.--On October 1 of each year, 
     the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of 
     Representatives shall submit a request to the Chairpersons of 
     the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives for 
     certification of determinations made under subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) of paragraph (2).
       (2) Determinations.--The Chairpersons of the Committee on 
     the Budget and the Committee on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives shall--
       (A) on October 1 of each year, make a determination of 
     whether Congress is in compliance with section ___03 and 
     whether Members of the House of Representatives may not be 
     paid under that section;
       (B) determine the period of days following each October 1 
     that Members of the House of Representatives may not be paid 
     under section ___03; and
       (C) provide timely certification of the determinations 
     under subparagraphs (A) and (B) upon the request of the Chief 
     Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. ___06. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect on February 1, 2019.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2948. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer 
     funds made available for the following programs:
       (1) The Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem program.
       (2) The Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans program.
       (3) The Supportive Services for Veteran Families program.

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       (4) The Department of Housing and Urban Development 
     Department of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH) 
     programs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2949. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. REPORT ON CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives a report that contains--
       (1) the number of coordinators of caregiver support 
     services under the program of support services for caregivers 
     of veterans under section 1720G(b) of title 38, United States 
     Code, at each medical center of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs;
       (2) the number of staff assigned to appeals for such 
     program at each such medical center; and
       (3) a determination by the Secretary of the appropriate 
     staff-to-participant ratio for such program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2950. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:
       Sec. 2__.  Of the amounts made available in this title for 
     fiscal year 2019 for the Veterans Health Administration for 
     medical services, not less than $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for the Office 
     of Rural Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     expand the number of Rural Health Resource Centers.
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  SA 2951. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division A 
     (relating to the Department of Energy), under the heading 
     ``General Provisions--Department of Energy'', insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 3__.  Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 
     717b(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(c) For purposes of'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(c) Expedited Application and Approval Process.--
       ``(1) Free trade agreements in effect.--For purposes of''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Small-scale natural gas exports.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), any application for the exportation of 
     natural gas in a volume that is equal to or less than 
     51,100,000,000 cubic feet per year of natural gas shall be--
       ``(A) deemed to be consistent with the public interest; and
       ``(B) granted without modification or delay.
       ``(3) Exclusions.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply 
     to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United 
     States.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2952. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Sullivan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  Section 2008(c) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 2007 (33 U.S.C. 2340(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``before, on, or after'' and inserting ``on or 
     after''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2953. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 85, line 18, insert ``: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated, $250,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for the Surplus Books Program to 
     promote the program and facilitate a greater number of 
     donations to eligible entities across the United States'' 
     before the period.
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  SA 2954. Mr. YOUNG submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT AND RATING OF NURSING HOMES OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 7330D. Annual assessment and rating of nursing homes

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct an annual 
     assessment of all nursing homes operated by the Department 
     and prepare ratings and rankings of all such nursing homes.
       ``(b) Elements of Ratings and Rankings.--The nursing home 
     ratings and rankings prepared by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) shall, at a minimum, include the following 
     information:
       ``(1) The metrics and criteria for determining the ranking 
     of a nursing home of the Department.
       ``(2) An identification and review of any categories 
     comprising the overall ranking of a nursing home of the 
     Department.
       ``(3) An identification of the division or business unit of 
     the Department responsible for conducting the assessment 
     under subsection (a) and determining rankings of nursing 
     homes.
       ``(4) An explanation of the methods used by such division 
     or business unit in conducting the assessment and determining 
     the rankings.
       ``(5) A comparison of the current rankings of nursing homes 
     of the Department with all previous rankings of the 
     Department for such nursing homes.
       ``(6) An identification of a high-risk list consisting of 
     the lowest-ranked nursing homes of the Department.
       ``(7) An analysis of how the ratings of nursing homes of 
     the Department compare to private sector nursing homes rated 
     by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
       ``(c) Publication.--Not less frequently than annually, the 
     Secretary shall publish the ratings and rankings prepared 
     under subsection (a), including the information required by 
     subsection (b), on a publicly available Internet website of 
     the Department.
       ``(d) Report.--Not less frequently than annually, upon the 
     publication of the annual ratings and rankings under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report 
     that includes the following:
       ``(1) An action plan for improving the quality of care and 
     ranking of the nursing homes of the Department identified on 
     the high-risk list under subsection (b)(6).
       ``(2) An identification of the resources necessary to 
     implement corrective actions, including funding, stakeholder 
     support, and technology, and an identification of the senior 
     officials of the Department responsible for implementing 
     those corrective actions and supporting results.
       ``(3) An identification of metrics that can be used to 
     assess progress in improving nursing homes of the Department 
     and assign responsibility for tracking such progress, 
     including the mechanism to be used to keep senior leadership 
     of the Department informed about progress made or challenges 
     encountered.
       ``(4) A list of key outcomes and goals that demonstrate 
     progress in addressing the concerns with nursing homes of the 
     Department identified on the high-risk list under subsection 
     (b)(6).
       ``(5) An identification of timeframes for the improvement 
     of nursing homes of the Department, with overall and interim 
     milestones.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 7330C the following new 
     item:

``7330D. Annual assessment and rating of nursing homes.''.
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  SA 2955. Ms. HASSAN (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:
       Sec. 2__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the 
     modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans 
     Health Administration in States in

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     which the Department does not operate a full-service medical 
     facility pursuant to recommendations by the Asset and 
     Infrastructure Review Commission under the VA Asset and 
     Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 (subtitle A of title II of 
     Public Law 115-182) until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     submits to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate, 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Commission a report certifying that 
     such modernization or realignment will not result in a 
     disruption or reduction of services for veterans residing in 
     those States.
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  SA 2956. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:

     SEC. 1___. LAND DISPOSAL, FORT DUPONT, DELAWARE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and subject to subsection (b), not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall transfer--
       (1) all right, title, and interest in and to a parcel of 
     land known as that part of the Original Acquisition (OADE) 
     Tract that includes the bed and banks of the Delaware Branch 
     Channel on the north side of the Fifth Street Bridge, 
     Delaware City, Delaware, containing approximately 31.6 acres 
     of land, to the Fort DuPont Redevelopment and Preservation 
     Corporation; and
       (2) all right, title, and interest in and to the Fifth 
     Street Bridge, together with the land known as that part of 
     the Original Acquisition (OADE) Tract that includes the banks 
     and bed of the Delaware Branch Channel, Delaware City, 
     Delaware, containing approximately 0.27 acres of land, to the 
     State of Delaware.
       (b) Conditions.--
       (1) State approval.--Before making a transfer under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 
     the Governor of Delaware agrees to the transfer.
       (2) Toll-free bridge.--Before making a transfer under 
     subsection (a)(2), the Governor of Delaware shall agree to 
     ensure that no toll is imposed for use of the bridge referred 
     to in that subsection, in accordance with section 109 of the 
     River and Harbor Act of 1950 (33 U.S.C. 534).
       (3) Survey.--The exact acreage and legal description of the 
     land to be transferred under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Governor of Delaware.
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  SA 2957. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 3. (a) The Secretary of Energy (referred to in this 
     section as the ``Secretary'') shall conduct a study on the 
     potential for natural gas demand response across energy 
     sectors and geographic regions.
       (b) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the results of study conducted under subsection (a), 
     including--
       (1) a description and quantification of--
       (A) potential natural gas and energy savings and load 
     shifting; and
       (B) the costs and benefits associated with those savings, 
     including avoided energy costs, reduced market price 
     volatility, improved electric and gas system reliability, 
     deferred or avoided pipeline or utility capital investment, 
     and air emissions reductions;
       (2) an identification of geographic areas that would 
     benefit most from implementing demand response measures for 
     natural gas infrastructure; and
       (3) a description of--
       (A) existing and emerging technologies that can be used for 
     demand response in the natural gas sector; and
       (B) best practices for developing a strategy for deployment 
     of those technologies in the natural gas sector.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2958. Mr. WHITEHOUSE submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 3__. (a) In this section:
       (1) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission.
       (2) The term ``pilot program'' means the natural gas demand 
     response pilot program established under subsection (b)(1).
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
       (b)(1) Not later than 150 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Commission, shall establish a natural gas demand response 
     pilot program to use the latest demand response technology 
     from the energy sector for natural gas--
       (A) to reduce the cost of energy for consumers;
       (B) to reduce market price volatility;
       (C) to increase reliability of the energy system; and
       (D) to achieve reductions in air emissions and other 
     benefits.
       (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), to be 
     eligible to participate in the pilot program, an entity shall 
     be--
       (i) a gas utility, including a local distribution company;
       (ii) a State public utilities commission;
       (iii) an electric utility, including a local distribution 
     company;
       (iv) a municipality;
       (v) a large industrial consumer, large commercial consumer, 
     or retail marketer of natural gas; or
       (vi) a third-party energy efficiency program administrator.
       (B) An entity described in any of clauses (ii) through (v) 
     of subparagraph (A) shall not be eligible to participate in 
     the pilot program if the State law to which the entity is 
     subject specifically precludes the participation of the 
     entity in a natural gas demand response pilot program.
       (3) The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program under 
     different scenarios, including in a region that is 
     experiencing fuel shortages or natural gas infrastructure 
     constraints that cause the cost of energy to increase for 
     consumers.
       (4)(A) In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall collect data, including data on, with respect to the 
     regions in which the pilot program is carried out--
       (i) the reduction in natural gas usage;
       (ii) decreases in the frequency and severity of natural gas 
     infrastructure constraints; and
       (iii) changes in energy costs and reliability.
       (B) The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report 
     describing--
       (i) how to improve data collection;
       (ii) the metrics that should be used to quantify natural 
     gas demand response usage; and
       (iii) opportunities to improve the measurement and 
     verification of changes in natural gas consumption resulting 
     from natural gas demand response measures, including 
     opportunities to collect data that could be used to estimate 
     the quantity of natural gas that could be shifted through the 
     implementation of natural gas demand response measures.
       (c)(1) On establishment of the pilot program under 
     subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall submit to all relevant 
     eligible entities notice that the Secretary is accepting 
     applications for the pilot program.
       (2)(A) Not later than 200 days after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, each eligible entity desiring certification to 
     participate in the pilot program shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application containing such information as the 
     Secretary may require.
       (B) The Secretary may require as part of the application 
     under subparagraph (A) information on--
       (i) the current energy prices and energy supply issues in 
     the region in which the eligible entity is located; and
       (ii) how implementation of the pilot program in the region 
     in which the eligible entity is located can alleviate the 
     current energy prices and energy supply issues in the region.
       (3) Not later than 250 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall notify each eligible entity 
     that applied for certification under paragraph (2)(A) of 
     whether the eligible entity is certified to participate in 
     the pilot program.
       (d) Termination.--The pilot program shall terminate on the 
     date that is 2 years after the date on which the pilot 
     program is established under subsection (b)(1).
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the pilot program $4,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2959. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. EXPOSURE TO OPEN BURN PITS AND TOXIC AIRBORNE 
                   CHEMICALS AS PART OF PERIODIC HEALTH 
                   ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Periodic Health Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall ensure that any periodic health assessment provided to 
     members of the Armed Forces includes an evaluation of whether 
     the member has been--
       (1) based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit 
     was used; or
       (2) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any 
     information recorded as part of

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     the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry.
       (b) Separation History and Physical Examinations.--Section 
     1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that each 
     physical examination of a member under subparagraph (A) 
     includes an assessment of whether the member was--
       ``(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn 
     pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the 
     Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
     of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; 
     or
       ``(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any 
     information recorded as part of the registry established by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section 201.''.
       (c) Deployment Assessments.--Section 1074f(b)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) An assessment of whether the member was--
       ``(i) based or stationed at a location where an open burn 
     pit, as defined in subsection (c) of section 201 of the 
     Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act 
     of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note), was used; 
     or
       ``(ii) exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any 
     information recorded as part of the registry established by 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs under such section 201.''.
       (d) Sharing of Information.--
       (1) DOD-VA.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall jointly enter into a memorandum of 
     understanding providing for the sharing by the Department of 
     Defense with the Department of Veterans Affairs of the 
     results of covered evaluations regarding the exposure by a 
     member of the Armed Forces to toxic airborne chemicals.
       (2) Registry.--If a covered evaluation of a member of the 
     Armed Forces establishes that the member was based or 
     stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used, or 
     the member was exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, the 
     member shall be enrolled in the Airborne Hazards and Open 
     Burn Pit Registry, unless the member elects to not so enroll.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit 
     Registry'' means the registry established by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under section 201 of the Dignified Burial 
     and Other Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public 
     Law 112-260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
       (2) The term ``covered evaluation'' means--
       (A) a periodic health assessment conducted in accordance 
     with subsection (a);
       (B) a separation history and physical examination conducted 
     under section 1145(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by this section; and
       (C) a deployment assessment conducted under section 
     1074f(b)(2) of such title, as amended by this section.
       (3) The term ``open burn pit'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 201(c) of the Dignified Burial and Other 
     Veterans' Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-
     260; 38 U.S.C. 527 note).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2960. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Tillis) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN 
                   PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, MITIGATION, TREATMENT, 
                   AND REHABILITATION OF HEALTH CONDITIONS 
                   RELATING TO EXPOSURE TO BURN PITS AND OTHER 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 7330D. Center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, 
       mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health 
       conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other 
       environmental exposures

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) The Secretary shall establish 
     within the Department a center of excellence in the 
     prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and 
     rehabilitation of health conditions relating to exposure to 
     burn pits and other environmental exposures to carry out the 
     responsibilities specified in subsection (d).
       ``(2) The Secretary shall establish the center of 
     excellence under paragraph (1) through the use of--
       ``(A) the directives and policies of the Department in 
     effect as of the date of the enactment of this section;
       ``(B) the recommendations of the Comptroller General of the 
     United States and Inspector General of the Department in 
     effect as of such date; and
       ``(C) guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense under 
     section 313 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 10 U.S.C. 1074 note).
       ``(b) Selection of Site.--In selecting the site for the 
     center of excellence established under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall consider entities that--
       ``(1) are equipped with the specialized equipment needed to 
     study, diagnose, and treat health conditions relating to 
     exposure to burn pits and other environmental exposures;
       ``(2) have a track record of publishing information 
     relating to post-deployment health exposures among veterans 
     who served in the Armed Forces in support of Operation Iraqi 
     Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom;
       ``(3) have access to animal models and in vitro models of 
     dust immunology and lung injury consistent with the injuries 
     of members of the Armed Forces who served in support of 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom; and
       ``(4) have expertise in allergy, immunology, and pulmonary 
     diseases.
       ``(c) Collaboration.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     center of excellence collaborates, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, with the Secretary of Defense, institutions of 
     higher education, and other appropriate public and private 
     entities (including international entities) to carry out the 
     responsibilities specified in subsection (d).
       ``(d) Responsibilities.--The center of excellence shall 
     have the following responsibilities:
       ``(1) To provide for the development, testing, and 
     dissemination within the Department of best practices for the 
     treatment of health conditions relating to exposure to burn 
     pits and other environmental exposures.
       ``(2) To provide guidance for the health systems of the 
     Department and the Department of Defense in determining the 
     personnel required to provide quality health care for members 
     of the Armed Forces and veterans with health conditions 
     relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental 
     exposures.
       ``(3) To establish, implement, and oversee a comprehensive 
     program to train health professionals of the Department and 
     the Department of Defense in the treatment of health 
     conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and other 
     environmental exposures.
       ``(4) To facilitate advancements in the study of the short-
     term and long-term effects of exposure to burn pits and other 
     environmental exposures.
       ``(5) To disseminate within medical facilities of the 
     Department best practices for training health professionals 
     with respect to health conditions relating to exposure to 
     burn pits and other environmental exposures.
       ``(6) To conduct basic science and translational research 
     on health conditions relating to exposure to burn pits and 
     other environmental exposures for the purposes of 
     understanding the etiology of such conditions and developing 
     preventive interventions and new treatments.
       ``(7) To provide medical treatment to veterans diagnosed 
     with medical conditions specific to exposure to burn pits and 
     other environmental exposures.
       ``(e) Use of Burn Pits Registry Data.--In carrying out its 
     responsibilities under subsection (d), the center of 
     excellence shall have access to and make use of the data 
     accumulated by the burn pits registry established under 
     section 201 of the Dignified Burial and Other Veterans' 
     Benefits Improvement Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-260; 38 
     U.S.C. 527 note).
       ``(f) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this section 
     using amounts appropriated to the Department for such 
     purpose.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `burn pit' means an area of land located in 
     Afghanistan or Iraq that--
       ``(A) is designated by the Secretary of Defense to be used 
     for disposing solid waste by burning in the outdoor air; and
       ``(B) does not contain a commercially manufactured 
     incinerator or other equipment specifically designed and 
     manufactured for the burning of solid waste.
       ``(2) The term `other environmental exposures' means 
     exposure to environmental hazards, including burn pits, dust 
     or sand, hazardous materials, and waste at any site in 
     Afghanistan or Iraq that emits smoke containing pollutants 
     present in the environment or smoke from fires or 
     explosions.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 73 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 7330C the following new 
     item:

``7330D. Center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, 
              treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions 
              relating to exposure to burn pits and other environmental 
              exposures.''.
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  SA 2961. Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. Daines) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division A, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  Section 9 of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural 
     Water System Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-382; 114 Stat. 1457, 
     123 Stat. 2856, 128 Stat. 164) is amended by striking 
     ``2020'' each place it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (b) 
     and inserting ``2026''.

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  SA 2962. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy 
and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At end of title II of division A, add the following:

     SEC. 203. COLORADO RIVER SYSTEM WATER PILOT PROJECTS.

       Section 206(c)(2) of the Energy and Water Development and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 (43 U.S.C. 620 
     note; Public Law 113-235) is amended by striking ``2018'' and 
     inserting ``2022; Provided, The Secretary shall not fund 
     pilot projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin without the 
     participation of the Upper Colorado River Division States, 
     acting through the Upper Colorado River Commission''.

     SEC. 204. WATER MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT.

       Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (42 U.S.C. 
     10364(e)) is amended by striking ``$450,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$480,000,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2963. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Nelson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 22, line 25, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading, $4,050,000 shall be made 
     available for the Photovoltaic Regional Test Centers for 
     Solar Technologies of the Department of Energy to ensure the 
     continued operation of each Regional Test Center for Solar 
     Technologies of the Department of Energy, as in existence on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2964. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. PROGRAM ON USE OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS AS 
                   COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE 
                   FOR VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF VETERANS.

       (a) Program Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     carry out a program through the award of grants to public or 
     private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of using wellness programs to complement the 
     provision of mental health care to veterans and family 
     members eligible for counseling under section 1712A(a)(1)(C) 
     of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) Matters to be addressed.--The program shall be carried 
     out so as to assess the following:
       (A) Means of improving coordination between Federal, State, 
     local, and community providers of health care in the 
     provision of mental health care to veterans and family 
     members described in paragraph (1).
       (B) Means of enhancing outreach, and coordination of 
     outreach, by and among providers of health care referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) on the mental health care services 
     available to veterans and family members described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (C) Means of using wellness programs of providers of health 
     care referred to in subparagraph (A) as complements to the 
     provision by the Department of Veterans Affairs of mental 
     health care to veterans and family members described in 
     paragraph (1).
       (D) Whether wellness programs described in subparagraph (C) 
     are effective in enhancing the quality of life and well-being 
     of veterans and family members described in paragraph (1).
       (E) Whether wellness programs described in subparagraph (C) 
     are effective in increasing the adherence of veterans 
     described in paragraph (1) to the primary mental health 
     services provided such veterans by the Department.
       (F) Whether wellness programs described in subparagraph (C) 
     have an impact on the sense of wellbeing of veterans 
     described in paragraph (1) who receive primary mental health 
     services from the Department.
       (G) Whether wellness programs described in subparagraph (C) 
     are effective in encouraging veterans receiving health care 
     from the Department to adopt a more healthy lifestyle.
       (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the program 
     for a period of three years beginning on the date that is one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the program 
     at facilities of the Department providing mental health care 
     services to veterans and family members described in 
     subsection (a)(1).
       (d) Grant Proposals.--
       (1) In general.--A public or private nonprofit entity 
     seeking the award of a grant under this section shall submit 
     an application therefor to the Secretary in such form and in 
     such manner as the Secretary may require.
       (2) Application contents.--Each application submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall include the following:
       (A) A plan to coordinate activities under the program, to 
     the extent possible, with Federal, State, and local providers 
     of services for veterans to enhance the following:
       (i) Awareness by veterans of benefits and health care 
     services provided by the Department.
       (ii) Outreach efforts to increase the use by veterans of 
     services provided by the Department.
       (iii) Educational efforts to inform veterans of the 
     benefits of a healthy and active lifestyle.
       (B) A statement of understanding from the entity submitting 
     the application that, if selected, such entity will be 
     required to report to the Secretary periodically on 
     standardized data and other performance data necessary to 
     evaluate individual outcomes and to facilitate evaluations 
     among entities participating in the program.
       (C) Other requirements that the Secretary may prescribe.
       (e) Grant Uses.--
       (1) In general.--A public or private nonprofit entity 
     awarded a grant under this section shall use the award for 
     purposes prescribed by the Secretary.
       (2) Eligible veterans and family.--In carrying out the 
     purposes prescribed by the Secretary in paragraph (1), a 
     public or private nonprofit entity awarded a grant under this 
     section shall use the award to furnish services only to 
     individuals specified in section 1712A(a)(1)(C) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (f) Reports.--
       (1) Periodic reports.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the commencement of the program, and every 180 days 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the program.
       (B) Report elements.--Each report required by subparagraph 
     (A) shall include the following:
       (i) The findings and conclusions of the Secretary with 
     respect to the program during the 180-day period preceding 
     the report.
       (ii) An assessment of the benefits of the program to 
     veterans and their family members during the 180-day period 
     preceding the report.
       (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the end of 
     the program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     detailing the recommendations of the Secretary as to the 
     advisability of continuing or expanding the program.
       (g) Wellness Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``wellness'' has the meaning given that term in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2965. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. CLARIFICATION THAT VETERANS ARE NOT LIABLE FOR 
                   AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY PAID TO FAMILY CAREGIVERS 
                   DUE TO AN ERROR MADE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) If a family caregiver of an eligible veteran is 
     found to be ineligible for the program required by paragraph 
     (1) due to an error made by the Department, the eligible 
     veteran shall not be liable for any payments made by the 
     Department to the family caregiver.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2966. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. PILOT PROGRAM ON PROVISION OF MEDICALLY-TAILORED 
                   MEALS TO VETERANS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     conduct a pilot program to assess the feasibility and 
     advisability of providing medically-tailored meals for 
     veterans living with one or more chronic conditions that may 
     be improved as follows by access to a healthy diet:
       (1) Improvement in the health of the veteran, as measured 
     by--
       (A) a health outcome measure associated with the identified 
     chronic condition or the overall health of the veteran;
       (B) a reduction on the reliance of the veteran on 
     medication to control the identified chronic condition;
       (C) the perception by the veteran of their overall health 
     and wellness; and

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       (D) such other measures as determined by the Secretary to 
     be clinically significant in coordination with the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       (2) The reduction of individual and household food 
     insecurity.
       (3) The increased consumption of domestic fruits and 
     vegetables.
       (b) Grants.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the 
     Secretary may award grants to programs receiving Federal 
     funding and serving veterans, including the following:
       (A) An emergency feeding organization (as defined in 
     section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
     U.S.C. 7501)).
       (B) A federally-qualified health center (as defined in 
     section 1905(l)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1396d(l)(2)(B))).
       (C) A facility operated by the Indian Health Service or the 
     governing body of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of 
     the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
     (25 U.S.C. 5304)).
       (D) An institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1001)).
       (2) Grant duration.--The period covered by a grant awarded 
     under paragraph (1) may not be less than two years.
       (c) Duration of Program.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot 
     program for a period of five years beginning on the date that 
     is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Individual participation.--Veterans participating in 
     the pilot program shall participate in the pilot program for 
     a period of not less than one year.
       (d) Location.--The pilot program shall be carried out at 
     not fewer than 10 locations in 10 different States.
       (e) Program Requirements.--In carrying out the pilot 
     program, the Secretary shall include the following program 
     requirements:
       (1) A methodology for how the pilot program would be 
     targeted to low-income veterans and households with 
     individuals with one or more chronic conditions.
       (2) A plan for screening and enrolling veterans in the 
     pilot program.
       (3) A methodology for the evaluation of participants in the 
     pilot program at the time of enrollment, after six months, 
     and after one year of participation focused on the purposes 
     of the pilot program under subsection (a), including--
       (A) a comprehensive health assessment of each participant;
       (B) an evaluation of each participant's perception of their 
     wellness;
       (C) an assessment of the eligibility of the participant and 
     the participation of the participant in programs of the 
     Federal Government designed to reduce food insecurity, 
     including the supplemental nutrition assistance program 
     established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
     U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the Meals on Wheels program; and
       (D) an assessment of the eligibility of the participant and 
     the participation of the participant in programs of the 
     Federal Government designed to provide access to health care, 
     including the Medicare program under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), the Medicaid 
     program under title XIX of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), 
     and health insurance purchased through a health insurance 
     exchange under title I of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).
       (4) The inclusion of nutrition education opportunities for 
     participants.
       (5) A methodology for the collection and aggregation of 
     data for purposes of analyzing the benefit of medically-
     tailored meals on participants.
       (f) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report detailing the recommendations of the 
     Secretary as to the feasibility and advisability of 
     continuing or expanding the pilot program, based on the 
     following:
       (1) The improvement of health outcomes of participants in 
     the pilot program.
       (2) The reduction in the reliance of such participants on 
     medications to control identified chronic conditions.
       (3) The reduction of health care costs for Federal agencies 
     resulting from the pilot program.
       (4) The overall impact of the pilot program on spending in 
     other programs of the Federal Government that are utilized by 
     such participants.
       (g) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     2019 through 2023.
       (h) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Medically-tailored meals.--The term ``medically-
     tailored meals'' means meals or food packages designed by a 
     registered dietitian or other nutrition professional to be 
     beneficial for someone with one or more chronic conditions.
       (2) Wellness.--The term ``wellness'' has the meaning given 
     that term by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
     incorporates the eight dimensions of wellness set forth by 
     the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration 
     of the Department of Health and Human Services.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2967. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. CONSTRUCTION OR LEASE OF DENTAL CLINICS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     construct or lease a dental clinic of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in any State that does not have a facility 
     of the Department that offers on-site dental services.
       (b) Facility of the Department Defined.--In this section, 
     the term ``facility of the Department'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``facilities of the Department'' in section 1701 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
       (c) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--No new amounts are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section.
       (2) Use of existing amounts.--Not less than $5,000,000 and 
     not more than $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated to the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs under this Act for 
     construction shall be used to carry out this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2968. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 50, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
       (i) West Valley Demonstration Project.--All radioactive 
     waste at the high-level radioactive waste management 
     demonstration project at the Western New York Service Center 
     in West Valley, New York, carried out under the West Valley 
     Demonstration Project Act (42 U.S.C. 2021a note; Public Law 
     96-368) shall be considered to be waste resulting from atomic 
     energy defense activities, as defined in section 2 of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2969. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
5895, making appropriations for energy and water development and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division A 
     (relating to the Department of Energy), under the heading 
     ``General Provisions--Department of Energy'', insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 3__. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission project numbered 13287, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
     project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
     good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
     of that section and the procedures of the Commission under 
     that section, extend the time period during which the 
     licensee is required to commence construction of the project 
     for up to 4 consecutive 2-year periods after the required 
     date of the commencement of construction described in Article 
     301 of the license.
       (b)(1) If the period required for the commencement of 
     construction of the project described in subsection (a) has 
     expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commission may reinstate the license effective as of that 
     date of expiration.
       (2) If the Commission reinstates the license under 
     paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that 
     expiration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2970. Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Reed) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 305.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended to 
     commence the engineering development phase, or any subsequent 
     phase, of the development of a low-yield nuclear weapon 
     unless such development is specifically authorized by an Act 
     of Congress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2971. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mrs. Murray, Mr. 
Isakson, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Hirono, Mrs. Gillibrand, 
Mr.

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Manchin, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. INSPECTORS GENERAL.

       (a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act 
     timely access to any records, documents, or other materials 
     available to the department or agency of the United States 
     Government over which such Inspector General has 
     responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.), or to prevent or impede the access of such 
     Inspector General to such records, documents, or other 
     materials, under any provision of law, except a provision of 
     law that expressly refers to such Inspector General and 
     expressly limits the right of access of such Inspector 
     General.
       (b) Timely Access.--A department or agency covered by this 
     section shall provide its Inspector General access to all 
     records, documents, and other materials in a timely manner.
       (c) Compliance.--Each Inspector General covered by this 
     section shall ensure compliance with statutory limitations on 
     disclosure relevant to the information provided by the 
     department or agency over which that Inspector General has 
     responsibilities under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.).
       (d) Report.--Each Inspector General covered by this section 
     shall report to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives within 5 calendar days of any failure by any 
     department or agency covered by this section to comply with 
     this section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2972. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 305. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act or 
     otherwise made available for fiscal year 2019 for the W76-2 
     warhead modification program, not more than 50 percent may be 
     obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary 
     of Energy and the Secretary of Defense jointly submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report--
       (1) assessing the potential effects of the modification of 
     the W76-2 warhead and the development of a low-yield nuclear 
     warhead for submarine-launched ballistic missiles on 
     strategic stability;
       (2) providing evidence for the conclusion in the 2018 
     Nuclear Posture Review that adversaries have a ``mistaken 
     perception of an exploitable `gap' '' in United States 
     regional deterrence capabilities; and
       (3) assessing options--
       (A) to reduce the risk of miscalculation associated with 
     adversaries being unable to distinguish between a submarine-
     launched ballistic missile carrying a low-yield warhead and 
     such a missile carrying several high-yield warheads; and
       (B) to preserve the survivability and the second-strike 
     capability of ballistic missile submarines without increasing 
     risk.
       (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
       (c) In this section, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2973. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of the Army--
       (1) to enforce any requirements of the Rough River Lake 
     Flowage Easement Encroachment Resolution Plan of the Corps of 
     Engineers, dated January 2017; or
       (2) to exercise any eminent domain power under that Plan.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2974. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of the Army to complete the survey 
     around Rough River Lake, Kentucky, by the Corps of Engineers 
     for the purposes of the Rough River Lake Flowage Easement 
     Encroachment Resolution Plan of the Corps of Engineers, dated 
     January 2017.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2975. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out any water supply reallocation study for 
     the Wolf Creek Dam, Lake Cumberland, Kentucky, project 
     authorized under the Act of July 24, 1946 (60 Stat. 636, ch. 
     595).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2976. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out the final rule issued by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     Secretary of the Army entitled ``Clean Water Rule: Definition 
     of `Waters of the United States' '' (80 Fed. Reg. 37054 (June 
     29, 2015)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2977. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title V of division A, insert the following:
       Sec. 5__.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     each amount provided by this division is reduced by such 
     amount as is necessary to ensure that the amount is equal to 
     the lower of--
       (1) the amount described in the budget request submitted to 
     Congress by the President for the applicable heading, 
     program, or account; and
       (2) the amount recommended by the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     for the applicable heading, program, or account.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2978. Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Alexander, Ms. 
Klobuchar, Mr. Rounds, and Mr. Grassley) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 4, strike line 18 and all that follows 
     through page 16, line 25, and insert the following:
       ment to construction); $2,148,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover 
     the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under 
     the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be 
     derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized 
     by Public Law 104-303; and of which such sums as are 
     necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland 
     waterways projects, except for Chickamauga Lock, Tennessee 
     River, Tennessee, which shall be 15 percent during the fiscal 
     year covered by this Act, shall be derived from the Inland 
     Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided for in law:  Provided, That of the funds made 
     available under this heading, $102,130,000 shall be for 
     Additional Funding, Inland Waterways Trust Fund Revenues, as 
     designated in the report accompanying this Act:  Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $507,870,000 shall be for Additional Funding, Navigation, as 
     designated in the report accompanying this Act.

                   mississippi river and tributaries

       For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects 
     and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley 
     below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, 
     $350,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of 
     eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors 
     shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.

                       operation and maintenance

       For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and 
     care of existing river and

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     harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem 
     restoration, and related projects authorized by law; 
     providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by 
     the Corps, including administrative buildings and 
     laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a 
     State, municipality, or other public agency that serve 
     essential navigation needs of general commerce, where 
     authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and 
     northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and 
     straightening channels; and removing obstructions to 
     navigation, $3,740,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the 
     Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for 
     coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be 
     derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such 
     sums as become available from the special account for the 
     Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that 
     account for resource protection, research, interpretation, 
     and maintenance activities related to resource protection in 
     the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of 
     which such sums as become available from fees collected under 
     section 217 of Public Law 104-303 shall be used to cover the 
     cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material 
     disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected:  
     Provided, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds 
     provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities 
     funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field 
     operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth 
     quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by 
     the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as 
     the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and 
     appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate 
     during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not 
     been used for emergency activities proportionally in 
     accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, 
     projects, or activities.

                           regulatory program

       For expenses necessary for administration of laws 
     pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020.

            formerly utilized sites remedial action program

       For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites 
     in the United States resulting from work performed as part of 
     the Nation's early atomic energy program, $120,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended.

                 flood control and coastal emergencies

       For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and 
     other natural disasters and support emergency operations, 
     repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters 
     as authorized by law, $35,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                                expenses

       For expenses necessary for the supervision and general 
     administration of the civil works program in the headquarters 
     of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division 
     Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the 
     Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for 
     Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and 
     Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works 
     program, $193,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2020, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for 
     official reception and representation purposes and only 
     during the current fiscal year:  Provided, That no part of 
     any other appropriation provided in this title shall be 
     available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of 
     the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction 
     and management activities of the division offices:  Provided 
     further, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies 
     appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general 
     administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other 
     activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other 
     natural disaster.

     office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works

       For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), 
     $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:  
     Provided, That not more than 75 percent of such amount may be 
     obligated or expended until the Assistant Secretary submits 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of 
     Congress a work plan that allocates at least 95 percent of 
     the additional funding provided under each heading in this 
     title, as designated under such heading in the report of the 
     Committee on Appropriations accompanying this Act, to 
     specific programs, projects, or activities.

             GENERAL PROVISIONS--CORPS OF ENGINEERS--CIVIL

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this 
     Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the 
     agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that 
     remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 
     2019, shall be available for obligation or expenditure 
     through a reprogramming of funds that:
       (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or 
     activity;
       (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity;
       (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, 
     or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by 
     this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity 
     for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received 
     from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or 
     activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 
     (6) through (10), unless prior approval is received from the 
     House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
       (6) Investigations.--For a base level over $100,000, 
     reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided, That for a base level less than $100,000, the 
     reprogramming limit is $25,000:  Provided further, That up to 
     $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or 
     activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing 
     obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;
       (7) Construction.--For a base level over $2,000,000, 
     reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:  
     Provided, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the 
     reprogramming limit is $300,000:  Provided further, That up 
     to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor 
     claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency 
     judgments:  Provided further, That up to $300,000 may be 
     reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did 
     not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and 
     concomitant administrative expenses;
       (8) Operation and maintenance.--Unlimited reprogramming 
     authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to 
     emergencies:  Provided, That the Chief of Engineers shall 
     notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of 
     these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:  
     Provided further, That for a base level over $1,000,000, 
     reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit 
     of $5,000,000 per project, study, or activity is allowed:  
     Provided further, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, 
     the reprogramming limit is $150,000:  Provided further, That 
     $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or 
     activity that did not receive an appropriation;
       (9) Mississippi river and tributaries.--The reprogramming 
     guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the 
     Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance 
     portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account, 
     respectively; and
       (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program.--
     Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the 
     receiving project is permitted.
       (b) De Minimus Reprogrammings.--In no case should a 
     reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       (c) Continuing Authorities Program.--Subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the 
     continuing authorities program.
       (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the 
     baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer 
     authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include:
       (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column 
     to display the President's budget request, adjustments made 
     by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if 
     applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and
       (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both 
     by object class and program, project and activity as detailed 
     in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
       (3) An identification of items of special congressional 
     interest.
       (e) The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in 
     this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act 
     and the report of the Committee on Appropriations 
     accompanying this Act, including the determination and 
     designation of new starts.
       (f) None of the funds made available in this title may be 
     used to award or modify any contract that commits funds 
     beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or 
     activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts 
     may include any funds that have been made available through 
     reprogramming pursuant to this section.
       Sec. 102.  The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the 
     Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     may accept and expend, up to $5,400,000 of funds provided in 
     this title under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance'' to 
     mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers 
     projects.
       Sec. 103.  None of the funds in this Act shall be used for 
     an open lake placement alternative for dredged material, 
     after evaluating the least costly, environmentally acceptable 
     manner for the disposal or management of dredged material 
     originating from Lake Erie or tributaries thereto, unless it 
     is approved under a State water quality certification 
     pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1341):  Provided, That until an open 
     lake placement alternative for dredged material is approved

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     under a State water quality certification, the Corps of 
     Engineers shall continue upland placement of such dredged 
     material consistent with the requirements of section 101 of 
     the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2211).
       Sec. 104.  None of the funds made available in this title 
     may be used for any acquisition of buoy chain that is not 
     consistent with 48 CFR 225.7007, subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2).
       Sec. 105.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or 
     fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) for the activities identified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A), (C)).

                                TITLE II

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                          Central Utah Project

                central utah project completion account

       For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act, $15,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which $898,000 shall be deposited into the 
     Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use 
     by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation 
     Commission:  Provided, That of the amount provided under this 
     heading, $1,398,675 shall be available until September 30, 
     2020, for expenses necessary in carrying out related 
     responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior:  Provided 
     further, That for fiscal year 2019, of the amount made 
     available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, 
     the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for 
     administrative expenses.

                         Bureau of Reclamation

       The following appropriations shall be expended to execute 
     authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:

                      water and related resources

                     (including transfers of funds)

       For management, development, and restoration of water and 
     related natural resources and for related activities, 
     including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of 
     reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling 
     related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and 
     related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, 
     State and local governments, federally recognized Indian 
     tribes, and others, $1,395,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $67,693,000 shall be available for 
     transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and 
     $5,551,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower 
     Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts 
     as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam 
     Fund:  Provided, That such transfers may be increased or 
     decreased within the overall appropriation under this 
     heading:  Provided further, That within available funds, 
     $250,000 shall be for grants and financial assistance for 
     educational activities:  Provided further, That of the total 
     appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be 
     financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation 
     special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be 
     derived from that Fund or account:  Provided further, That 
     funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until 
     expended for the purposes for which the funds were 
     contributed:  Provided further, That funds advanced under 43 
     U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are 
     available until expended for the same purposes as the sums 
     appropriated under this heading:  Provided further, That of 
     the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-
     priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth 
     Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706:  
     Provided further, That of the funds made available under this 
     heading, $99,500,000 shall be for Additional Funding for 
     Ongoing Work: Rural Water, as designated in the report 
     accompanying this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2979. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 3__. (a) Pursuant to the special message transmitted 
     by the President on May 8, 2018, to the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives proposing the rescission of budget 
     authority under section 1012 of part B of title X of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 683), the rescissions described in subsection (b) 
     shall take effect immediately on the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) The rescissions referred to in subsection (a) are as 
     follows:
       (1) Any unobligated balances of amounts provided by section 
     129 of the Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and 
     Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law 110-329; 122 
     Stat. 3578) for the cost of direct loans under section 136(d) 
     of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 
     U.S.C. 17013(d)) are rescinded.
       (2) Of the unobligated balances made available by section 
     1425 of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10; 125 Stat. 126) 
     for the cost of loan guarantees for renewable energy or 
     efficient end-use energy technologies under section 1703 of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513), $160,682,760 
     are rescinded.
       (3) Any unobligated balances of amounts made available 
     under the heading ``Title 17--Innovative Technology Loan 
     Guarantee Program'' under the heading ``ENERGY PROGRAMS'' 
     under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'' in title IV of 
     division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
     2009 (Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 140) for the cost of 
     guaranteed loans authorized by section 1705 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16516) are rescinded.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2980. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Gardner) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III, add the following:
       Sec. 3____.  In making awards from the Energy Technology 
     Commercialization Fund established under section 1001(e) of 
     the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16391(e)), the 
     requirements for matching funds shall be determined by the 
     Secretary of Energy in accordance with section 988 of that 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 16352).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2981. Mr. DURBIN (for Ms. Duckworth) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM TO EXTEND PAVEMENT LIFE.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Army may carry out a 
     pilot program to design, build, and test technologies and 
     innovative pavement materials in order to extend the service 
     life of military roads and runways.
       (b) Scope.--The pilot program authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The design, test and assembly of technologies and 
     systems suitable for pavement applications.
       (2) Research, development, and testing of new pavement 
     materials for road and runway use in different geographic 
     areas in the United States.
       (3) Design and procurement of platforms and equipment to 
     test performance, cost, feasibility, and effectiveness.
       (c) Competition Requirements.--Any award of a contract or 
     grant under the pilot program authorized by subsection (a) 
     shall be made using merit-based selection procedures.
       (d) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than two years after the 
     commencement of the pilot program, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the pilot program.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) An assessment of the effectiveness of activities under 
     the pilot program in improving the service life of military 
     roads and runways.
       (B) An analysis of potential lifetime cost-savings 
     associated with the extended service life of the runways and 
     roads as well as potential reduction in energy demands.
       (e) Termination of Authority.--The authorities under this 
     section shall terminate on September 30, 2024.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2982. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 66, between lines 13 and 14, insert the following:


                      transit benefits for interns

       Sec. 104. Section 7905(a) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, a Senate intern'' 
     before ``, and a student'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) the term `Senate intern' means an individual--
       ``(A) who serves in the office of a Senator or a committee 
     of the Senate on a temporary basis for a period not to exceed 
     12 months (without regard to whether the individual is 
     compensated for the service); and
       ``(B) whose service is primarily for the educational 
     experience of the individual.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2983. Mr. BENNET (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Duckworth)

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submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 3__. (a) The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense, shall evaluate the military 
     installations at which it would be cost-effective to 
     establish a partnership with community colleges, institutions 
     of higher education, and the private sector to train veterans 
     and members of the Armed Forces transitioning to civilian 
     life to enter the cybersecurity, energy, and artificial 
     intelligence workforces.
       (b) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the congressional 
     defense and energy committees and make publicly available a 
     report describing the results of the evaluation conducted 
     under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2984. Mr. TESTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division C, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ___. PILOT PROGRAM ON COMMUNITY CARE COORDINATION AND 
                   SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR FAMILIES OF VETERANS 
                   AND MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES WHO LACK ADEQUATE ACCESS TO SERVICES.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--
       (1) In general.--Commencing not later than one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs shall, after consultation with the Secretary 
     of Defense, carry out a pilot program with community partners 
     to assess the feasibility and advisability of providing 
     intensive community care coordination and supportive services 
     to covered families who lack adequate access to services 
     furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs or other 
     entities of Federal, State, and local governments.
       (2) Limitation.--The Secretary shall ensure that no 
     coordination or supportive service is provided under the 
     pilot program to a covered family unless the Secretary has 
     certified that the Department cannot otherwise provide the 
     coordination or supportive service to the covered family, 
     including by a telehealth or other function of the 
     Department.
       (b) Community Care Coordination and Supportive Services 
     Described.--For purposes of the pilot program, intensive 
     community care coordination and supportive services are 
     services provided by a community partner to improve the well-
     being and address the needs of covered families who live in 
     rural or underserved areas or who otherwise lack access to 
     adequate services furnished by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, the Federal Government, or State and local 
     governments. Intensive community care coordination and 
     supportive services may include the following:
       (1) Care coordination and case management services.
       (2) Outreach services.
       (3) Assistance in obtaining any benefits from the 
     Department which the veteran (or member of a reserve 
     component of the Armed Forces) may be eligible to receive, 
     including the following:
       (A) Vocational and rehabilitation counseling.
       (B) Employment and training services.
       (C) Educational assistance.
       (D) Health care services.
       (4) Assistance in obtaining and coordinating the provision 
     of other public benefits or available services provided by 
     the Federal Government, State or local governments, or other 
     community partners, including the following:
       (A) Marriage counseling.
       (B) Services for children.
       (C) Suicide prevention.
       (D) Substance abuse awareness and treatment.
       (E) Mental health awareness and treatment.
       (F) Financial counseling.
       (G) Employment assistance.
       (H) Transportation services.
       (I) Child care.
       (J) Housing counseling.
       (K) Preparing and updating family care plans.
       (L) Development of strategies for living with a veteran 
     with post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain 
     injury.
       (M) Accessing emergency financial assistance through 
     philanthropic efforts.
       (N) Such other services as may be appropriate to improve 
     the well-being and address the unique needs of veterans 
     families who live in rural or underserved areas or otherwise 
     lack access to adequate services furnished by the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs, the Federal Government, or State and 
     local governments.
       (5) Providing direct services, described in paragraph (4), 
     that are necessary to address the needs of the covered 
     families but are otherwise unavailable through existing 
     public or private programs.
       (c) Agreements and Grants.--
       (1) Agreements.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     carry out the pilot program by entering into partnership 
     agreements with community partners to provide intensive 
     community care coordination and supportive services.
       (2) Grants.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall, using a competitive 
     and merit-based process, award grants to community partners 
     with whom the Secretary has entered into agreements under 
     paragraph (1).
       (B) Use of funds.--The amounts of grants awarded under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be used to provide intensive community 
     care coordination and supportive services under the pilot 
     program and to assess service delivery efficiencies.
       (C) Locations.--The Secretary may award grants under 
     subparagraph (A) on an individual location basis and may 
     award grants for the provision of certain services at 
     locations that also provide other services.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs to 
     carry out the pilot program $5,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 2019, 2020, and 2021.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 340 days before the 
     completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the pilot program.
       (2) Contents.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall 
     include the following:
       (A) The number of covered families served under the pilot 
     program.
       (B) The number of covered families who received service 
     linkages or referrals under the pilot program.
       (C) A description and assessment of the effectiveness and 
     achievements of the pilot program with respect to services 
     and treatments and mitigation of risks, including risks 
     relating to homelessness, unemployment, and suicide.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Community partner.--The term ``community partner'' 
     means a private nonprofit organization.
       (2) Covered family.--The term ``covered family'' means a 
     family with respect to which the head of the household or the 
     spouse of the head of the household is a veteran or a member 
     of a reserve component of the Armed Forces. A family that 
     consists of a single individual who is a veteran or a member 
     of a reserve component of the Armed Forces shall be 
     considered a covered family.
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  SA 2985. Mr. McCONNELL (for Ms. Baldwin (for herself and Mr. 
Portman)) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; as follows:

       On page 32, line 16, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``: Provided, That of the amounts 
     appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be for 
     cooperative agreements and laboratory support to accelerate 
     the domestic production of Molybdenum-99.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2986. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 24, line 16, insert ``That using funds made 
     available under this heading, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     continue to carry out external Department of Energy 
     activities for advanced coal processing research and 
     development, including by advancing early stage research for 
     converting coal pitch and coal to carbon fiber and other 
     value-added products for alternative uses of coal: Provided 
     further,'' before ``That of such amount''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2987. Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__.  Of the funds made available under this title for 
     construction that are in excess of the amount requested for 
     that purpose in the budget of the United States Government 
     most recently submitted by the President under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code, not less than $100,000,000 
     shall be used for projects related to deep-draft navigation.

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  SA 2988. Mr. PERDUE (for himself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division A, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 5__.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to reevaluate or revise any jurisdictional 
     determination for wetland delineations for the Atlantic and 
     Gulf Coast region that was valid as of January 1, 2008, or 
     that has an effective approval date of January 1, 2008, 
     through December 31, 2014.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2989. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL BY MEMBERS OF 
                   CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF IF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS NOT COMPLETED.

       On and after October 1, 2018, if both Houses of Congress 
     have not approved all the regular appropriations bills for 
     fiscal year 2019, no amounts made available under this Act 
     may be obligated or expended for official travel by a Member 
     of Congress or an employee whose pay is disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2990. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Johnson) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division C, add the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2019, 
     the Secretary of Air Force shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report setting forth the results of a 
     review, conducted by the Secretary for purposes of the 
     report, of the analytical model used for strategic basing of 
     KC-46 aircraft.
       (b) Particular Element.--The report shall include such 
     recommendations of the Secretary for the analytical model as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate in order to ensure that 
     the model addresses changes in refueling requirements along 
     the Northern Tier of the United States as a result of the 
     2018 National Defense Strategy and associated mobility 
     capability requirements, including, in particular, in 
     connection with the growth of activities in the Northern 
     Polar region by global and regional powers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2991. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Ms. Baldwin, and Mr. Peters) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for 
energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 50, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:

     SEC. 305. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 
                   PERMANENT GEOLOGICAL REPOSITORY FOR NUCLEAR 
                   WASTE AND RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS IN THE GREAT 
                   LAKES BASIN.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The water resources of the Great Lakes Basin are 
     precious public natural resources, which are shared by the 
     Great Lakes States and the Canadian Provinces.
       (2) Since 1909, the United States and Canada have worked to 
     maintain and improve the water quality of the Great Lakes 
     through water quality agreements.
       (3) More than 40,000,000 people, in both Canada and the 
     United States, depend on fresh water from the Great Lakes for 
     drinking water.
       (4) Ontario Power Generation is proposing to build a 
     permanent geological repository for nuclear waste less than 1 
     mile from Lake Huron in Kincardine, Ontario, Canada.
       (5) Nuclear waste is highly toxic and can take tens of 
     thousands of years to decompose to safe levels.
       (6) A spill of nuclear waste into the Great Lakes could 
     have lasting and severely adverse environmental, health, and 
     economic impacts on the Great Lakes and the people who depend 
     on the Great Lakes for their livelihood.
       (7) At least 187 State, tribal, county, and local 
     governments have passed resolutions opposing Ontario Power 
     Generation's proposed nuclear waste repository.
       (8) Tribes and First Nations' citizens have a strong 
     spiritual and cultural connection to the Great Lakes, and the 
     protection of the Great Lakes is fundamental to treaty 
     rights.
       (9) Ontario Power Generation has promised not to move 
     forward with its current proposal without the support of the 
     First Nations that would be impacted.
       (10) During the 1980s, when the Department of Energy, in 
     accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, was 
     studying potential sites for a permanent nuclear waste 
     repository in the United States, the Government of Canada 
     expressed concern with locating a permanent nuclear waste 
     repository within shared water basins of the 2 countries.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Government of Canada should not allow a permanent 
     nuclear waste repository to be built within the Great Lakes 
     Basin;
       (2) the President, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
     Secretary of State should take appropriate action to work 
     with the Government of Canada to prevent a permanent nuclear 
     waste repository from being built within the Great Lakes 
     Basin; and
       (3) the President, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
     Secretary of State should work together with the Government 
     of Canada to consider other avenues to identify safer and 
     more responsible solutions for addressing the long-term 
     storage of nuclear waste.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2992. Mr. KENNEDY (for himself and Mr. Jones) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:
       Sec. 2__.  None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used in a manner that would increase wait times for 
     veterans who seek care at medical facilities of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2993. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON THE INDEFINITE DETENTION OF CITIZENS 
                   AND LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4001(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) No citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United 
     States shall be imprisoned or otherwise detained by the 
     United States except consistent with the Constitution and 
     pursuant to an Act of Congress that expressly authorizes such 
     imprisonment or detention.''.
       (b) Relationship to an Authorization To Use Military Force, 
     Declaration of War, or Similar Authority.--Section 4001 of 
     title 18, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a) is 
     further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b)(1) A general authorization to use military force, a 
     declaration of war, or any similar authority, on its own, 
     shall not be construed to authorize the imprisonment or 
     detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful 
     permanent resident of the United States apprehended in the 
     United States.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to an authorization to use 
     military force, a declaration of war, or any similar 
     authority enacted before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of the Due Process Guarantee Act.
       ``(3) This section shall not be construed to authorize the 
     imprisonment or detention of a citizen of the United States, 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States, or any 
     other person who is apprehended in the United States.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2994. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Beginning on page 22, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through page 24, line 15 and insert the following:
       $2,330,000,000, to remain available until expended:  
     Provided, That of such amount, $162,500,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 2020, for program direction: 
     Provided further, That of such amount, $256,000,000 shall be 
     used for grants under the weatherization assistance program 
     for low-

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     income persons established under part A of title IV of the 
     Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et 
     seq.).

         Cybersecurity, Energy Secruity, and Emergency Response

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for energy sector cybersecurity, 
     energy security, emergency response, and electricity delivery 
     activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of 
     Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including 
     the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $260,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $28,500,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2020, for program direction.

                             Nuclear Energy

       For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, 
     construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, 
     and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in 
     carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the 
     acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any 
     facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, 
     or expansion, $1,206,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended:  Provided, That of such amount, $80,000,000 shall 
     be available until September 30, 2020, for program direction.

                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

       For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out 
     fossil energy research and development activities, under the 
     authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition of interest, 
     including defeasible and equitable interests in any real 
     property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition 
     or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), $716,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Pro-
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2995. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, 
making appropriations for energy and water development and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title II of division C, add the following:

     SEC. 2__. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON FURNISHING DENTAL HEALTH 
                   CARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS IN RURAL AND OTHER 
                   UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     carry out a demonstration program to assess the feasibility 
     and advisability of furnishing dental health care services, 
     including through the use of alternative dental health care 
     providers, to increase access to such services for eligible 
     veterans who reside in rural and other underserved 
     communities.
       (b) Locations.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     demonstration program in not more than four rural States, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize the 
     establishment of programs under the demonstration program 
     under this section in States that do not have a facility of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs that offers on-site dental 
     services.
       (c) Eligible Veterans.--A veteran is eligible for dental 
     health care services under the demonstration program under 
     this section if--
       (1) the veteran is entitled to dental health care services 
     from the Department; or
       (2) the veteran is enrolled in the system of patient 
     enrollment of the Department under section 1705 of title 38, 
     United States Code, but is not eligible for dental health 
     care services from the Department under authorities other 
     than this section.
       (d) Telehealth.--For purposes of alternative dental health 
     care providers and other dental care providers who are 
     licensed to provide clinical care, dental services provided 
     under the demonstration program under this section may be 
     administered by such providers through telehealth-enabled 
     collaboration and supervision when appropriate and feasible.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out the 
     demonstration program under this section $20,000,000.
       (f) Alternative Dental Health Care Providers Defined.--In 
     this section, the term ``alternative dental health care 
     providers'' has the meaning given that term in section 340G-
     1(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256g-
     1(a)(2)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2996. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 31, line 16, insert ``: Provided, That of such 
     amount, such amounts as are necessary shall be available to 
     ensure that the Office of the Inspector General fully meets 
     the requirements of the Federal Funding Accountability and 
     Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note; Public Law 
     109-292)'' before the period.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2997. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 22, line 25, strike ``direction.'' and insert 
     ``direction: Provided further, That of such amount, not less 
     than $1,000,000 shall be used to support the development and 
     deployment of high-efficiency linear generator power plant 
     technology, which, for purposes of stationary electric power 
     production, is equivalent to fuel cell power plant 
     technology.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2998. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 305. (a) Not later than April 1, 2019, and annually 
     thereafter through 2025, the Chairperson of the Nuclear 
     Weapons Council established under section 179 of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense, 
     the Administrator for Nuclear Security, and the congressional 
     defense committees a written certification that the plutonium 
     pit production strategy recommended by the Administrator in a 
     letter to the congressional defense committees dated May 10, 
     2018, is on track to meet--
       (1) the requirement to begin production of 30 war reserve 
     pits per year at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, by 2026; and
       (2) the timelines for demonstrating a capability to produce 
     an additional 50 war reserve plutonium pits per year, as 
     required by section 4219 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
     U.S.C. 2538a).
       (b) In this section, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' has the meaning given that term in section 
     101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 2999. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 106.  None of the funds made available by this title 
     may be used by the Corps of Engineers to conduct a release or 
     discharge of water from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee 
     Estuary or the Indian River Lagoon unless the discharge or 
     release--
       (1) is conducted in pulses to minimize downstream impacts 
     from reduced water quality and harmful algal blooms to local 
     communities and wildlife habitat; or
       (2) is necessary--
       (A) to protect the integrity of the Herbert Hoover Dike; 
     and
       (B) to minimize threats to lives and human health in the 
     communities surrounding Lake Okeechobee.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3000. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of title I of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 1__. (a) Congress finds that--
       (1) the restoration of the Everglades, as described in the 
     Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan authorized by title 
     VI of the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 
     106-541; 114 Stat. 2680) (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Plan''), is the most ambitious environmental restoration 
     program in history;
       (2) the overarching objectives of the Plan are the 
     restoration, preservation, and protection of the south 
     Florida ecosystem, while providing for other water-related 
     needs of the region, including water supply and flood 
     protection;
       (3) the Plan should continue to be implemented as 
     authorized--
       (A) to ensure--

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       (i) the protection of water quality in the south Florida 
     ecosystem;
       (ii) the reduction of the loss of fresh water from the 
     south Florida ecosystem; and
       (iii) the improvement of the environment of the south 
     Florida ecosystem; and
       (B) to achieve and maintain the benefits to the natural 
     system and human environment described in the Plan; and
       (4) the equal partnership between the Federal Government 
     and the State of Florida remains essential to accomplishing 
     the objectives of the Plan.
       (b) It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the discharge of excess water by the Corps of Engineers 
     from Lake Okeechobee to the Caloosahatchee Estuary and the 
     Indian River Lagoon conflicts with the objectives of the 
     Plan;
       (2) the diversion of those Lake Okeechobee discharges to 
     project features like the Everglades Agricultural Area 
     Storage Reservoir, designed to store and treat water prior to 
     release into the Central Everglades, is an essential source 
     of fresh water for meeting the objectives of the Plan;
       (3) the peer-reviewed Dynamic Model for Everglades 
     Stormwater Treatment Areas developed by the Department of the 
     Interior is wholly satisfactory for demonstrating compliance 
     of congressionally authorized Plan projects with water 
     quality standards; and
       (4) the Plan authorizes a 50/50 Federal-State cost share 
     for all aspects of congressionally authorized restoration 
     projects, including water quality projects.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3001. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. IMPROVEMENTS TO AUTHORIZATION OF MONTHLY ASSISTANCE 
                   FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR 
                   DISABLED VETERANS COMPETING FOR SLOTS ON THE 
                   UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TEAM.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 322(d)(1) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) a veteran with a service-connected disability rated 
     as 30 percent or greater who is training to compete for a 
     slot on the United States Olympic Team and the Secretary 
     determines, on a case-by-case basis, is training at an elite 
     level or is invited by the United States Olympic Committee 
     (or a national governing body recognized by such committee 
     under section 220521 of title 36) to compete for a slot on, 
     or selected for, the United States Olympic Team for any month 
     in which the veteran is training or competing in any event 
     sanctioned by the United States Olympic Committee (or a 
     national governing body).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3002. Mr. BENNET submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the 
table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION ASSISTANCE TO 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPARATION, 
                   RETIREMENT, OR DISCHARGE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, 
     in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, award grants to 
     eligible organizations for the provision of transition 
     assistance to members of the Armed Forces who are separated, 
     retired, or discharged from the Armed Forces, and spouses of 
     such members.
       (b) Use of Funds.--The recipient of a grant under this 
     section shall use the grant to coordinate for members of the 
     Armed Forces and spouses described in subsection (a) the 
     following:
       (1) Resume assistance.
       (2) Interview training.
       (3) Job recruitment training.
       (4) Behavioral health services.
       (5) Financial services.
       (6) Legal assistance.
       (7) Educational supportive services.
       (8) Assistance with accessing benefits provided under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (9) Non-clinical case management.
       (10) Such other services that may be related to the 
     assistance and services set forth in this subsection as the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines may lead directly to 
     successful transition to civilian life.
       (c) Eligible Organizations.--To be eligible for a grant 
     under this section, an organization shall submit to the 
     Secretary an application containing such information and 
     assurances as the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Labor, may require.
       (d) Priority for Hubs of Services.--In awarding grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to an 
     organization that provides multiple forms of services 
     described in subsection (b).
       (e) Inclusion in Transition Assistance Program 
     Counseling.--The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall include in the information provided to a 
     member of the Armed Forces during Transition Assistance 
     Program information regarding any recipient of a grant under 
     this section that is located in the community in which that 
     member will reside after separation, retirement, or discharge 
     from the Armed Forces.
       (f) Amount of Grant.--A grant under this section shall be 
     in an amount that does not exceed 50 percent of the amount 
     required by the organization to provide the services 
     described in subsection (b).
       (g) Deadline.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     commence the awarding of grants under this section not later 
     than six months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (h) Termination.--The authority to provide a grant under 
     this section shall terminate on the date that is five years 
     after the date on which the Secretary commences the awarding 
     of grants under this section.
       (i) Derivation of Funds.--Amounts used to carry out this 
     section shall be derived from amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available for the General Administrative 
     Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (j) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Transition assistance program.--The term ``Transition 
     Assistance Program'' means the Transition Assistance Program 
     under sections 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3003. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of title III of division A, add the following:
       Sec. 305. (a) Section 5 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
     798) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``three'' and inserting 
     ``4''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Commission may extend the period of a 
     preliminary permit once for not more than 2 additional years 
     beyond the 3 years'' and inserting the following: 
     ``Commission may--
       ``(1) extend the period of a preliminary permit once for 
     not more than 4 additional years beyond the 4 years'';
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) after the end of an extension period granted under 
     paragraph (1), issue an additional permit to the permittee if 
     the Commission determines that there are extraordinary 
     circumstances that warrant the issuance of the additional 
     permit.''.
       (b) Section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) is 
     amended in the second sentence by striking ``once but not 
     longer than two additional years'' and inserting ``for not 
     more than 8 additional years,''.
       (c) Any obligation of a licensee or exemptee for the 
     payment of annual charges under section 10(e) of the Federal 
     Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803(e)) for a project that has not 
     commenced construction as of the date of enactment of this 
     Act shall commence not earlier than the latest of--
       (1) the date by which the licensee or exemptee is required 
     to commence construction; or
       (2) the date of any extension of the deadline under 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) If the period required for commencement of construction 
     of any project licensed by the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Commission'') under part I of the Federal Power Act (16 
     U.S.C. 792 et seq.) has expired during the 3-year period 
     ending on the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Commission may reinstate the license for the 
     applicable project effective as of the date of expiration of 
     the license; and
       (2) the first extension authorized under section 13 of the 
     Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) (as amended by subsection 
     (b)) shall take effect on that expiration.
       Sec. 306.  Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall--
       (1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract of Federal 
     land within the project boundary of the Swan Lake 
     Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) as generally depicted 
     and labeled ``Lost Creek'' on the map entitled ``Swan Lake 
     Project Boundary--Lot 2'' and dated February 1, 2016; and
       (2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the tract 
     described in paragraph (1) in accordance with--
       (A) the survey authorized under paragraph (1);
       (B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly known 
     as the ``Alaska Statehood Act'') (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; 
     Public Law 85-508); and
       (C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818).

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       Sec. 307. (a) In this section:
       (1) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission.
       (2) The term ``Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project'' means 
     the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3212), and which 
     is the Commission project numbered 2743.
       (3) The term ``Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion'' 
     means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project 
     as generally described in exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin 
     Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the 
     Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by 
     Kodiak Electric Association, Inc.
       (b) The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project 
     may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to 
     construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin 
     Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the 
     Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.).
       (c) The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be 
     subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an 
     amendment to a license issued by the Commission pursuant to 
     the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including 
     section 4(e) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)), following an 
     environmental review by the Commission under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       Sec. 308. (a) In this section:
       (1) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission.
       (2) The term ``license'' means the license for the 
     Commission project numbered 11393.
       (3) The term ``licensee'' means the holder of the license.
       (b) On the request of the licensee, the Commission shall 
     issue an order continuing the stay of the license.
       (c) On the request of the licensee, but not later than 10 
     years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
     shall--
       (1) issue an order lifting the stay of the license under 
     subsection (b); and
       (2) make the effective date of the license the date on 
     which the stay is lifted under paragraph (1).
       (d)(1) Notwithstanding the time period specified in section 
     13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that would 
     otherwise apply to the Commission project numbered 11393, the 
     Commission may, at the request of the licensee, and after 
     reasonable notice, in accordance with the good faith, due 
     diligence, and public interest requirements of, and the 
     procedures of the Commission under, that section, extend the 
     time period during which the licensee is required to commence 
     the construction of the project for not more than 3 
     consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of 
     the extension originally issued by the Commission.
       (2)(A) If the period required for the commencement of 
     construction of the project described in paragraph (1) has 
     expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commission may reinstate the license effective as of the date 
     of the expiration of the license.
       (B) If the Commission reinstates the license under 
     subparagraph (A), the first extension authorized under 
     paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date of that 
     expiration.
       (e) Nothing in this section prioritizes, or creates any 
     advantage or disadvantage to, Commission project numbered 
     11393 under Federal law, including the Federal Power Act (16 
     U.S.C. 791a et seq.) or the Public Utility Regulatory 
     Policies Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), as compared 
     to--
       (1) any electric generating facility in existence on the 
     date of enactment of this Act; or
       (2) any electric generating facility that may be examined, 
     proposed, or developed during the period of any stay or 
     extension of the license under this section.
       Sec. 309. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 
     project numbers 12756, 12757, and 12758, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
     applicable project, and after reasonable notice, in 
     accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public 
     interest requirements of that section and the procedures of 
     the Commission under that section, extend the time period 
     during which the licensee is required to commence the 
     construction of the applicable project for up to 3 
     consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of 
     the extension originally issued by the Commission.
       (b) If the time period required for commencement of 
     construction of a project described in subsection (a) has 
     expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Commission may reinstate the license for the 
     applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration 
     of the license; and
       (2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on that expiration.
       Sec. 310. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission project numbered 12478-003, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
     project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
     good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
     of, and the procedures of the Commission under, that section, 
     extend the time period during which the licensee is required 
     to commence construction of the project for not more than 3 
     consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of 
     the extension originally issued by the Commission.
       (b)(1) If the period required for the commencement of 
     construction of the project described in subsection (a) has 
     expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commission may reinstate the license effective as of that 
     date of expiration.
       (2) If the Commission reinstates the license under 
     paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that 
     expiration.
       Sec. 311. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission project numbered 13287, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
     project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
     good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
     of that section and the procedures of the Commission under 
     that section, extend the time period during which the 
     licensee is required to commence construction of the project 
     for up to 4 consecutive 2-year periods after the required 
     date of the commencement of construction described in Article 
     301 of the license.
       (b)(1) If the period required for the commencement of 
     construction of the project described in subsection (a) has 
     expired prior to the date of enactment of this Act, the 
     Commission may reinstate the license effective as of that 
     date of expiration.
       (2) If the Commission reinstates the license under 
     paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that 
     expiration.
       Sec. 312. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission project numbered 12642, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
     project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
     good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
     of that section and the procedures of the Commission under 
     that section, extend the time period during which the 
     licensee is required to commence the construction of the 
     project for up to 3 consecutive 2-year periods from the date 
     of the expiration of the extension originally issued by the 
     Commission.
       (b) If the period required for commencement of construction 
     of the project described in subsection (a) has expired prior 
     to the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Commission may reinstate the license effective as 
     of the date of the expiration of the license; and
       (2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on that expiration date.
       Sec. 313. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission projects numbered 12737 and 12740, the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission (referred to in this section as 
     the ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for 
     the applicable project, and after reasonable notice, in 
     accordance with the good faith, due diligence, and public 
     interest requirements of that section and the procedures of 
     the Commission under that section, extend the time period 
     during which the licensee is required to commence the 
     construction of the applicable project for up to 3 
     consecutive 2-year periods from the date of the expiration of 
     the extension originally issued by the Commission.
       (b) If the period required for commencement of construction 
     of a project described in subsection (a) has expired prior to 
     the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Commission may reinstate the license for the 
     applicable project effective as of the date of the expiration 
     of the license; and
       (2) the first extension authorized under subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on that expiration.
       Sec. 314. (a) Notwithstanding the time period specified in 
     section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 806) that 
     would otherwise apply to the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission project numbered 12715 (referred to in this 
     section as the ``project''), the Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission'') may, at the request of the licensee for the 
     project, and after reasonable notice, in accordance with the 
     good faith, due diligence, and public interest requirements 
     of, and the procedures of the Commission under, that section, 
     extend the time period during which the licensee is required 
     to commence the construction of the project for not more than 
     3 consecutive 2-year periods that begin on the date of the 
     expiration of the extension originally issued by the 
     Commission.
       (b)(1) If the period required for the commencement of 
     construction of the project has expired before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission may reinstate the 
     license effective as of the date of the expiration of the 
     license.
       (2) If the Commission reinstates the license under 
     paragraph (1), the first extension authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of that 
     expiration.

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  SA 3004. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 2910 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 5895, making appropriations for energy and 
water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 101, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 210. REPEAL OF MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking subchapter E.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     striking the item related to subchapter E.

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