[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5375-S5390]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3538. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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 437, line 22, strike ``133(b)(1)(A)'' and insert 
     ``133(b)''.
       On page 438, line 12, strike ``133(b)(1)(A)'' and insert 
     ``133(b)''.
       On page 438, line 18, strike ``133(b)(1)(A)'' and insert 
     ``133(b)''.
       On page 438, line 25, strike ``133(b)(1)(A)'' and insert 
     ``133(b)''.
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  SA 3539. Mr. COONS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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:


           designation of peter b. webster iii memorial area

       Sec. 1__.  (a)(1) The rest area bound by Alexandria Avenue, 
     West Boulevard Drive, and the George Washington Memorial 
     Parkway on the Mount Vernon Trail within the George 
     Washington Memorial Parkway is designated as the ``Peter B. 
     Webster III Memorial Area''.
       (2) Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     paper, or other record of the United States to the rest area 
     described in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference 
     to the ``Peter B. Webster III Memorial Area''.
       (b)(1) A plaque honoring Peter B. Webster III may be 
     installed at the Peter B. Webster III Memorial Area on a 
     signpost, bench, or other appropriate structure, on the 
     condition that the Director of the National Park Service 
     shall approve the design and placement of the plaque.
       (2) No Federal funds may be used to design, procure, 
     prepare, or install the plaque authorized under paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) The Secretary of the Interior may accept and expend 
     private contributions for the design, procurement, 
     preparation, and installation of the plaque authorized under 
     paragraph (1).
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  SA 3540. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 17, strike ``$15,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$20,000,000''.
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  SA 3541. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for Mr. Flake) proposed an amendment to the 
bill S. 2779, to amend the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act 
of 2001; as follows:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Zimbabwe Democracy and 
     Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018''.

     SEC. 2. RECONSTRUCTION AND REBUILDING OF ZIMBABWE.

       Section 2 of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery 
     Act of 2001 (22 U.S.C. 2151 note; Public Law 107-99) is 
     amended by striking ``and restore the rule of law'' and 
     inserting ``restore the rule of law, reconstruct and rebuild 
     Zimbabwe, and come to terms with the past through a process 
     of genuine reconciliation that acknowledges past human rights 
     abuses and orders inquiries

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     into disappearances, including the disappearance of human 
     rights activists, such as Patrick Nabanyama, Itai Dzamara, 
     and Paul Chizuze''.

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

       Section 4(a) of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic 
     Recovery Act of 2001 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``costly deployment of 
     troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo'' and 
     inserting ``private appropriation of public assets''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) In October 2016, the Government of Zimbabwe cleared a 
     small hurdle in its longstanding public sector arrears with 
     the IMF.''.

     SEC. 4. PROVISIONS RELATED TO MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF AND 
                   OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

       Section 4(b)(2) of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic 
     Recovery Act of 2001 is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to propose that the 
     bank should undertake a review of the feasibility of 
     restructuring, rescheduling, or eliminating the sovereign 
     debt of Zimbabwe held by that bank'' and inserting ``to 
     support efforts to reevaluate plans to restructure, rebuild, 
     reschedule, or eliminate Zimbabwe's sovereign debt held by 
     that bank and provide an analysis based on reasonable 
     financial options to achieve those goals''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``dollar'' and 
     inserting ``currency''.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE UNITED STATES-ZIMBABWE 
                   BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP.

       It is the sense of Congress that the United States should 
     seek to forge a stronger bilateral relationship with 
     Zimbabwe, including in the areas of trade and investment, if 
     the following conditions are satisfied:
       (1) The Government of Zimbabwe takes the concrete, tangible 
     steps outlined in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 4(d) 
     of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001, 
     as amended by section 6 of this Act.
       (2) The Government of Zimbabwe takes concrete, tangible 
     steps towards--
       (A) good governance, including respect for the opposition, 
     rule of law, and human rights;
       (B) economic reforms that promote growth, address 
     unemployment and underdevelopment, restore livelihoods, 
     ensure respect for contracts and private property rights, and 
     promote significant progress toward monetary policy reforms, 
     particularly with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, and currency 
     exchange reforms; and
       (C) identification and recovery of stolen private and 
     public assets within Zimbabwe and in other countries.
       (3) The Government of Zimbabwe holds an election that is 
     widely accepted as free and fair, based on the following pre- 
     and post-election criteria or conditions:
       (A) Establishment and public release, without cost, of a 
     provisional and a final voter registration roll.
       (B) The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission is permitted to 
     entirely carry out the functions assigned to it under section 
     239 of Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution in an independent manner, 
     and the chairperson meets and consults regularly with 
     representatives of political parties represented in the 
     parliament of Zimbabwe and the parties contesting the 
     elections.
       (C) Consistent with Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution, the 
     Defence Forces of Zimbabwe--
       (i) are neither permitted to actively participate in 
     campaigning for any candidate nor to intimidate voters;
       (ii) are required to verifiably and credibly uphold their 
     constitutionally-mandated duty to respect the fundamental 
     rights and freedoms of all persons and to be nonpartisan in 
     character; and
       (iii) are not permitted to print, transfer, or control 
     ballots or transmit the results of elections.
       (D) International observers, including observers from the 
     United States, the African Union, the Southern African 
     Development Community, and the European Union--
       (i) are permitted to observe the entire electoral process 
     prior to, on, and following voting day, including by 
     monitoring polling stations and tabulation centers; and
       (ii) are able to independently access and analyze vote 
     tallying tabulation and the transmission and content of 
     voting results.
       (E) Candidates are allowed access to public broadcasting 
     media during the election period, consistent with Zimbabwe's 
     Electoral Act and are able to campaign in an environment that 
     is free from intimidation and violence.
       (F) Civil society organizations are able to freely and 
     independently carry out voter and civic education and monitor 
     the entire electoral process, including by observing, 
     recording, and transmitting publicly-posted or announced 
     voting results at the ward, constituency, and all higher 
     levels of the vote tallying process.
       (4) Laws enacted prior to the passage of Zimbabwe's March 
     2013 Constitution that are inconsistent with the new 
     Constitution are amended, repealed, or subjected to a formal 
     process for review and correction so that such laws are 
     consistent with the new Constitution.
       (5) The Government of Zimbabwe--
       (A) has made significant progress on the implementation of 
     all elements of the new Constitution; and
       (B) has demonstrated its commitment to sustain such efforts 
     in achieving full implementation of the new Constitution.
       (6) Traditional leaders of Zimbabwe observe section 281 of 
     the 2013 Constitution and are not using humanitarian 
     assistance provided by outside donor organizations or 
     countries in a politicized manner to intimidate or pressure 
     voters during the campaign period.

     SEC. 6. CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 4(d) of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic 
     Recovery Act of 2001 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``consistent with'' and 
     all that follows through ``September 1998'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).

     SEC. 7. REMOVAL OF AUTHORITY TO PAY LAND ACQUISITION COSTS.

       Section 5(a) of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic 
     Recovery Act of 2001 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, including the payment 
     of costs'' and all that follows through ``thereto; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) identify and recover stolen public assets.''.

     SEC. 8. INCLUSION OF AUSTRALIA, THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE 
                   AFRICAN UNION, AND THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN 
                   DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY IN CONSULTATIONS ABOUT 
                   ZIMBABWE.

       Section 6 of the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery 
     Act of 2001 is amended by inserting ``Australia, the United 
     Kingdom, the African Union, the Southern African Development 
     Community,'' after ``Canada,''.

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENFORCEMENT OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN 
                   DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TRIBUNAL RULINGS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Government of Zimbabwe 
     and the Southern African Development Community (referred to 
     in this section as ``SADC'') should enforce the SADC tribunal 
     rulings issued between 2007 to 2010, including 18 disputes 
     involving employment, commercial, and human rights cases 
     surrounding dispossessed Zimbabwean commercial farmers and 
     agricultural companies.
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  SA 3542. Mr. TESTER (for himself, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Hassan, and Mr. 
Merkley) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___. STOP TAXING OUR POTENTIAL ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Stop 
     Taxing Our Potential Act of 2018''.
       (b) Minimum Jurisdictional Standards for State and Local 
     Sales and Use Tax Collection.--
       (1) In general.--A State may not--
       (A) impose an obligation on a person for--
       (i) the collection of a sales tax, use tax, or any similar 
     tax; or
       (ii) the reporting of any information with respect to a tax 
     described in clause (i);
       (B) assess any tax described in subparagraph (A)(i) on a 
     person; or
       (C) treat a person as doing business in a State for 
     purposes of any tax described in subparagraph (A)(i),
     unless such person had a physical presence in the State 
     during the calendar quarter with respect to which such 
     obligation or assessment is imposed.
       (2) Requirements for physical presence.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), a person 
     has a physical presence in a State only if such person's 
     business activities in the State include any of the following 
     during the calendar quarter:
       (i) Maintains its commercial or legal domicile in the 
     State.
       (ii) Owns, holds a leasehold interest in, or maintains real 
     property such as a retail store, warehouse, distribution 
     center, manufacturing operation, or assembly facility in the 
     State.
       (iii) Leases or owns tangible personal property (other than 
     computer software) of more than de minimis value in the 
     State.
       (iv) Has one or more employees, agents, or independent 
     contractors present in the State who provide on-site design, 
     installation, or repair services on behalf of the remote 
     seller.
       (v) Has one or more employees, exclusive agents or 
     exclusive independent contractors present in the State who 
     engage in activities that substantially assist the person to 
     establish or maintain a market in the State.
       (vi) Maintains an office in the State at which it regularly 
     employs three or more employees for any purpose.
       (B) De minimis physical presence.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``physical presence'' shall not 
     include--
       (i) entering into an agreement under which a person, for a 
     commission or other consideration, directly or indirectly 
     refers potential

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     purchasers to a person outside the State, whether by an 
     Internet-based link or platform, Internet Web site or 
     otherwise;
       (ii) any presence in a State, as described in subparagraph 
     (A), for less than 15 days in a taxable year (or a greater 
     number of days if provided by State law);
       (iii) product placement, setup, or other services offered 
     in connection with delivery of products by an interstate or 
     in-State carrier or other service provider;
       (iv) Internet advertising services provided by in-State 
     residents which are not exclusively directed towards, or do 
     not solicit exclusively, in-State customers;
       (v) ownership by a person outside the State of an interest 
     in a limited liability company or similar entity organized or 
     with a physical presence in the State;
       (vi) the furnishing of information to customers or 
     affiliates in such State, or the coverage of events or other 
     gathering of information in such State by such person, or his 
     representative, which information is used or disseminated 
     from a point outside the State; or
       (vii) business activities directly relating to such 
     person's potential or actual purchase of goods or services 
     within the State if the final decision to purchase is made 
     outside the State.
       (3) Protection of non-sellers.--A State may not impose or 
     assess a sales, use, or similar tax on a person or impose an 
     obligation to collect or report any information with respect 
     thereto, unless such person is either a purchaser or a seller 
     having a physical presence in the State.
       (c) Dispute Resolution.--The district courts of the United 
     States shall have original jurisdiction over civil actions to 
     enforce the provisions of this section, including authority 
     to issue declaratory judgments pursuant to section 2201 of 
     title 28, United States Code, and, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 1341 of such title, injunctive relief, 
     as necessary to carry out any provision of this section.
       (d) Definitions and Effective Date.--
       (1) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (A) Marketplace provider.--The term ``marketplace 
     provider'' includes any person, other than a seller, who 
     facilitates a sale. For purposes of this subsection, a person 
     facilitates a sale when the person both--
       (i) lists or advertises products for sale in any forum, 
     including a catalog or Internet Web site; and
       (ii) either directly or indirectly through agreements or 
     arrangements with third parties, collects gross receipts from 
     the customer and transmits those receipts to the marketplace 
     seller, whether or not such person deducts any fees or other 
     amounts from those receipts prior to transferring them to the 
     marketplace seller.
       (B) Marketplace seller.--The term ``marketplace seller'' 
     means a person that has any sales facilitated by a 
     marketplace provider.
       (C) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning given such 
     term by section 1 of title 1, United States Code. Each 
     corporation that is a member of a group of affiliated 
     corporations, whether unitary or not, is itself a separate 
     person.
       (D) Product.--The term ``product'' includes any good or 
     service, tangible or intangible.
       (E) Referrer.--The term ``referrer'' shall mean every 
     person who--
       (i) contracts or otherwise agrees with a seller to list 
     multiple products for sale and the sales prices thereof in 
     any forum, including a catalog or Internet Web site;
       (ii) receives a fee, commission, or other consideration 
     from a seller for the listing;
       (iii) transfers, via telephone, Internet link, or 
     otherwise, a customer to the seller or the seller's Web site 
     to complete a purchase; and
       (iv) does not collect receipts from the customer for the 
     transaction.
       (F) Seller.--The term ``seller'' does not include--
       (i) any marketplace provider (except with respect to the 
     sale through the marketplace of products owned by the 
     marketplace provider);
       (ii) any referrer;
       (iii) any carrier, in which the seller does not have an 
     ownership interest, providing transportation or delivery 
     services with respect to tangible personal property; and
       (iv) any credit card issuer, transaction or billing 
     processor, or other financial intermediary.
       (G) Similar tax.--The term ``similar tax'' means a tax that 
     is imposed with respect to the sale or use of a product, 
     regardless of whether the tax is imposed on the person making 
     the sale or the purchaser, with the right or obligation of 
     the person making the sale to obtain reimbursement for the 
     amount of the tax from the purchaser at the time of the 
     transaction.
       (H) State.--The term ``State'' means the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other 
     territory or possession of the United States and includes any 
     political subdivision thereof.
       (2) Effective date.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to calendar quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
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  SA 3543. Ms. COLLINS (for Mr. Paul) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 3, after line 2, add the following:

     SEC. 4. REDUCTION TO COMPLY WITH BCA CAPS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Restoring Fiscal Responsibility by Returning to the BCA 
     Caps Act''.
       (b) Reduction.--Each amount provided under division A, B, 
     C, or D of this Act is reduced by 11.39 percent.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3544. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 142, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:


  prohibition of use of funds to relocate any function of the captain 
         john smith chesapeake national historic trail program

       Sec. 433. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of the Interior to relocate any 
     function of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National 
     Historic Trail program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3545. Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Warren, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Menendez) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, 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 D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 15 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall enter into an interagency agreement or 
     agreements with the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency as may be necessary to ensure the 
     implementation of a Disaster Housing Assistance Program to 
     provide temporary rental assistance to individuals and 
     households displaced from their residences by a major 
     disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) related to Hurricane Maria or Hurricane 
     Irma.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3546. Ms. SMITH (for herself and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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. __.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Rural Housing Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report including--
       (1) a description of--
       (A) the number of properties assisted under title V of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) that are 
     reaching the end of their loan term;
       (B) the location of each property described in subparagraph 
     (A);
       (C) the number of units in each property described in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (D) the date on which each the loan for each property 
     described in subparagraph (A) is expected to reach maturity;
       (2) the strategy of the Rural Housing Service to preserve 
     the long-term affordability of the properties described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) when the loan matures; and
       (3) a description of the resources and tools that the Rural 
     Housing Service needs from Congress in order to preserve the 
     long-term affordability of the properties described in 
     paragraph (1) (A).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3547. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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. __. (a) Of the amount made available by this Act for 
     the Foreign Agricultural Service, $10,000,000 shall be 
     available for fiscal year 2019 for the trade adjustment 
     assistance for farmers program under chapter 6 of title II of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.), as amended by 
     subsection (b).

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       (b) Section 292(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2401a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) the volume of imports of articles like, or directly 
     competitive with, the agricultural commodity produced by the 
     group in the marketing year with respect to which the group 
     files the petition increased compared to the average volume 
     of such imports during the 3 marketing years preceding such 
     marketing year; or
       ``(B)(i) the volume of exports of the agricultural 
     commodity produced by the group in the marketing year with 
     respect to which the group files the petition decreased 
     compared to the average volume of such exports during the 3 
     marketing years preceding such marketing year; and
       ``(ii) the decrease in exports described in clause (i) 
     resulted in whole or in part from duties imposed on such 
     exports by a foreign country in response to duties imposed by 
     the United States on imports from such country pursuant to 
     action taken under the authority of--
       ``(I) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
     U.S.C. 1862);
       ``(II) section 301 of this Act (19 U.S.C. 2411); or
       ``(III) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       ``(3) the increase in imports described in paragraph (2)(A) 
     or the decrease in exports described in paragraph (2)(B) 
     contributed importantly to the decrease in the national 
     average price, quantity of production, or value of production 
     of, or cash receipts for, the agricultural commodity, as 
     described in paragraph (1).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3548. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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. __. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the amount made available under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses (including transfers of funds)'' under the 
     heading ``Foreign Agricultural Service'' under the heading 
     ``FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS'' in title V shall 
     be $302,230,000.
       (b) Of the amount made available by this Act for the 
     Foreign Agricultural Service, $90,000,000 shall be available 
     for fiscal year 2019 for the trade adjustment assistance for 
     farmers program under chapter 6 of title II of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.), as amended by subsection 
     (c).
       (c) Section 292(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2401a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) the volume of imports of articles like, or directly 
     competitive with, the agricultural commodity produced by the 
     group in the marketing year with respect to which the group 
     files the petition increased compared to the average volume 
     of such imports during the 3 marketing years preceding such 
     marketing year; or
       ``(B)(i) the volume of exports of the agricultural 
     commodity produced by the group in the marketing year with 
     respect to which the group files the petition decreased 
     compared to the average volume of such exports during the 3 
     marketing years preceding such marketing year; and
       ``(ii) the decrease in exports described in clause (i) 
     resulted in whole or in part from duties imposed on such 
     exports by a foreign country in response to duties imposed by 
     the United States on imports from such country pursuant to 
     action taken under the authority of--
       ``(I) section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
     U.S.C. 1862);
       ``(II) section 301 of this Act (19 U.S.C. 2411); or
       ``(III) the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and
       ``(3) the increase in imports described in paragraph (2)(A) 
     or the decrease in exports described in paragraph (2)(B) 
     contributed importantly to the decrease in the national 
     average price, quantity of production, or value of production 
     of, or cash receipts for, the agricultural commodity, as 
     described in paragraph (1).''.
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  SA 3549. Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Blunt) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section--
       (1) the terms ``families'' and ``public housing agency'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b));
       (2) the term ``housing choice voucher assistance'' means 
     voucher assistance provided under section 8(o) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o));
       (3) the term ``Plan'' means a Regional Housing Mobility 
     Plan submitted under subsection (d); and
       (4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development.
       (b) The Secretary may carry out a mobility demonstration 
     program to enable public housing agencies to administer 
     housing choice voucher assistance in a manner designed to 
     encourage families receiving that assistance to move to 
     lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas.
       (c)(1) The Secretary shall establish requirements for 
     public housing agencies to participate in the demonstration 
     program under this section, which shall provide that the 
     following public housing agencies may participate:
       (A) Public housing agencies that together--
       (i) serve areas with high concentrations of families 
     receiving housing choice voucher assistance in poor, low-
     opportunity neighborhoods; and
       (ii) have an adequate number of moderately priced rental 
     units in higher-opportunity areas.
       (B) Planned consortia or partial consortia of public 
     housing agencies that--
       (i) include not less than 1 public housing agency with a 
     high-performing Family Self-Sufficiency program carried out 
     under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437u); and
       (ii) will enable participating families to continue in the 
     Family Self-Sufficiency program if the family relocates to 
     the jurisdiction served by any other public housing agency of 
     the consortium.
       (C) Planned consortia or partial consortia of public 
     housing agencies that--
       (i) serve jurisdictions within a single region;
       (ii) include not less than 1 small public housing agency; 
     and
       (iii) will consolidate mobility-focused operations.
       (D) Such other public housing agencies as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.
       (2) The Secretary shall establish competitive selection 
     criteria for public housing agencies eligible under paragraph 
     (1) to participate in the demonstration program under this 
     section.
       (3) The Secretary may require public housing agencies 
     participating in the demonstration program under this section 
     to use a randomized selection process to select among the 
     families eligible to receive assistance under the 
     demonstration program.
       (d) The Secretary shall require each public housing agency 
     applying to participate in the demonstration program under 
     this section to submit a Regional Housing Mobility Plan, 
     which shall--
       (1) identify the public housing agencies that will 
     participate under the Plan and the number of vouchers each 
     participating public housing agency will make available out 
     of their existing programs in connection with the 
     demonstration;
       (2) identify any community-based organizations, nonprofit 
     organizations, businesses, and other entities that will 
     participate under the Plan and describe the commitments for 
     the participation made by each such entity;
       (3) identify any waivers or alternative requirements 
     requested for the execution of the Plan;
       (4) identify any specific actions that the public housing 
     agencies and other entities will undertake to accomplish the 
     goals of the demonstration program, which shall include a 
     comprehensive approach to enable a successful transition to 
     opportunity areas and may include counseling and continued 
     support for families;
       (5) specify the criteria that the public housing agencies 
     would use to identify opportunity areas under the Plan;
       (6) provide for the establishment of priority and 
     preferences for families receiving assistance under the 
     demonstration program, including a preference for families 
     with young children, as such term is defined by the 
     Secretary, based on regional housing needs and priorities; 
     and
       (7) comply with any other requirements established by the 
     Secretary.
       (e)(1) Each public housing agency participating in the 
     demonstration program under this section may use 
     administrative fees under section 8(q) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)), any administrative 
     fee reserves of the public housing agency, and funding from 
     private entities to provide mobility-related services in 
     connection with the demonstration program, including services 
     such as counseling, portability coordination, landlord 
     outreach, security deposits, and administrative activities 
     associated with establishing and operating regional mobility 
     programs.
       (2) Each public housing agency participating in the 
     demonstration program under this section may use housing 
     assistance payment contract funds under section 8(o) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for 
     security deposits if necessary to enable families to lease 
     units with housing choice voucher assistance in designated 
     opportunity areas.
       (f)(1) To allow for public housing agencies to implement 
     and administer the Plan of the

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     public housing agency under the demonstration program under 
     this section, the Secretary may waive or specify alternative 
     requirements for the following provisions of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.):
       (A) Paragraphs (7)(A) and (13)(E)(i) of section 8(o) (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(o)) (relating to the term of a lease and 
     mobility requirements).
       (B) Section 8(o)(13)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)(C)(i)) 
     (relating to the public housing agency plan).
       (C) Section 8(r)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)(2)) (relating to 
     the responsibility of a public housing agency to administer 
     portable assistance).
       (2) The Secretary shall provide additional authority for 
     public housing agencies in a selected region to form a 
     consortium that has a single housing assistance payment 
     contract, or to enter into a partial consortium to operate 
     all or portions of the Plan, including public housing 
     agencies participating in the Moving To Work demonstration 
     program established under section 204 of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 
     104-134; 110 Stat. 1321-281).
       (3) Any waiver or alternative requirements pursuant to this 
     subsection shall not take effect before the date that is 10 
     days after the date on which the date on which the Secretary 
     publishes a notice of the waiver or alternative requirement 
     in the Federal Register.
       (g) The Secretary may implement the demonstration program 
     under this section, including the terms, procedures, 
     requirements, and conditions of the demonstration, by notice.
       (h)(1) Not later than 5 years after the implementation of 
     the regional housing mobility programs by public housing 
     agencies participating in the demonstration program under 
     this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress and 
     publish in the Federal Register a report evaluating the 
     effectiveness of the strategies pursued under the 
     demonstration program, subject to the availability of funding 
     to conduct the evaluation.
       (2) The Secretary shall--
       (A) through internet websites and other means, disseminate 
     interim findings relating to the demonstration program under 
     this section as they become available; and
       (B) if promising strategies are identified through the 
     findings described in subparagraph (A), notify Congress of 
     the amount of funds that would be required to expand the 
     testing of these strategies in additional types of public 
     housing agencies and housing markets.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3550. Mr. YOUNG (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Kaine, 
and Mr. Heller) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) In this section--
       (1)(A) the term ``affordable housing'' means--
       (i) housing for which the household is required to pay not 
     more than 30 percent of the household income for gross 
     housing costs, including utilities, where such income is less 
     than or equal to the area median income for the municipality 
     in which the housing is located, as determined by the 
     Secretary; and
       (ii) housing--
       (I) for which the household pays more than 30 percent of 
     the household income for gross housing costs, including 
     utilities, where such income is less than or equal to the 
     area median income for the municipality in which the housing 
     is located, as determined by the Secretary; and
       (II) that is assisted or considered affordable by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, including--

       (aa) public housing;
       (bb) housing assisted under section 8(o) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(o));
       (cc) housing receiving the low-income housing credit under 
     section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code; and
       (dd) housing assisted under other Federal or local housing 
     programs serving households with incomes at or below 80 
     percent of the area median income or providing services or 
     amenities that will primarily be used by low-income housing; 
     and

       (B) the definition in subparagraph (A) shall apply to 
     Federal, State, and local affordable housing programs;
       (2) the terms ``low-income housing'' and ``public housing'' 
     have the meanings given those terms in section 3(b) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b));
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development; and
       (4) the term ``Task Force'' means the Task Force on the 
     Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis established under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       (b)(1) There is established a bipartisan task force to be 
     known as the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable 
     Housing Crisis.
       (2)(A) The Task Force shall be composed of 18 members, of 
     whom--
       (i) 1 member shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
     who shall serve as co-chair of the Task Force;
       (ii) 1 member shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate and the Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives, who shall serve as co-chair of the Task 
     Force;
       (iii) 4 members shall be appointed by the Majority Leader 
     of the Senate;
       (iv) 4 members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the Senate;
       (v) 4 members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       (vi) 4 members shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of 
     the House of Representatives.
       (B) Each member of the Task Force shall be an academic 
     researcher, an expert in a field or policy area related to 
     the purpose of the Task Force, or an individual who has 
     experience with government programs related to the purpose of 
     the Task Force.
       (C) The co-chairs of the Task Force may appoint and fix the 
     pay of additional staff to the Task Force.
       (D) Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the 
     Task Force without reimbursement from the Task Force, and the 
     detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privileges of 
     his or her regular employment without interruption.
       (E) Members of the Task Force may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates 
     authorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of 
     chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Task Force.
       (3) Appointments to the Task Force shall be made not later 
     than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (4)(A) A member of the Task Force shall be appointed for 
     the life of the Task Force.
       (B) Any vacancy in the Task Force--
       (i) shall not affect the powers of the Task Force; and
       (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as the original 
     appointment.
       (5) The Task Force shall meet not later than 30 days after 
     the date on which a majority of the members of the Task Force 
     have been appointed.
       (6)(A) The Task Force shall meet at the call of the co-
     chairs of the Task Force.
       (B) A majority of the members of the Task Force shall 
     constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold 
     hearings.
       (c)(1) The Task Force shall utilize available survey and 
     statistical data related to the purpose of the Task Force to 
     complete a comprehensive report to--
       (A) evaluate and quantify the impact that a lack of 
     affordable housing has on other areas of life and life 
     outcomes for individuals living in the United States, 
     including--
       (i) education;
       (I) employment;
       (II) income level;
       (III) health;
       (IV) nutrition;
       (V) access to transportation;
       (VI) the poverty level of the neighborhood in which 
     individuals live;
       (VII) regional economic growth;
       (VIII) neighborhood and rural community stability and 
     revitalization; and
       (IX) other areas of life and life outcomes related to the 
     purpose of the Task Force necessary to complete a 
     comprehensive report;
       (B) evaluate and quantify the costs incurred by other 
     Federal, State, and local programs due to a lack of 
     affordable housing; and
       (C) make recommendations to Congress on how to use 
     affordable housing to improve the effectiveness of other 
     Federal programs and improve life outcomes for individuals 
     living in the United States.
       (2) The Task Force shall publish in the Federal Register a 
     notice for a public comment period of 90 days on the purpose 
     and activities of the Task Force.
       (3) Not later than the date on which the Task Force 
     terminates, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services 
     and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and make publicly available a final report 
     that--
       (A) contains the information, evaluations, and 
     recommendations described in paragraph (1); and
       (B) is signed by each member of the Task Force.
       (d)(1) The Task Force may hold such hearings, take such 
     testimony, and receive such evidence as the Task Force 
     considers advisable to carry out this section.
       (2)(A) The Task Force may secure directly from any Federal 
     department or agency such information as the Task Force 
     considers necessary to carry out this section.
       (B) On request of the co-chairs of the Task Force, the head 
     of a Federal department or agency described in subparagraph 
     (A) shall furnish the information to the Task Force.
       (3) The Task Force may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as other Federal 
     departments and agencies.
       (e) The Task Force shall terminate not later than 2 years 
     after the date on which all members of the Task Force are 
     appointed under subsection (b).
       (f) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall carry out this 
     Act using amounts otherwise made available to the Office of 
     Policy Development and Research within the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development.

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  SA 3551. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 10, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the 
     amounts made available under this heading, not less than 
     $200,000 shall be used for activities to better understand 
     mechanisms that result in toxins being present in harmful 
     algal blooms.''.
       On page 65, line 5, strike the period at the end and insert 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, not less than $5,000,000 shall 
     be used to investigate health impacts from exposure to 
     harmful algal blooms and cyanobacteria toxins, and to develop 
     innovative methods to monitor, characterize, and predict 
     blooms for early action.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3552. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
Duckworth, and Mr. Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, 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, insert the following:
       Using funds appropriated under this title, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     implement the recommendations described in the report of the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency entitled ``Management Weakness Delayed Response to 
     Flint Water Crisis'', numbered 18-P-0221, and dated July 19, 
     2018, to ensure clean and safe water compliance under the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3553. Ms. COLLINS (for Mr. Manchin) proposed an amendment to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for 
other purposes; as follows:

       On page 145, line 16, strike ``2020.'' and insert ``2020: 
     Provided  further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, not less than $1,000,000 shall be used to support 
     and augment new and ongoing investigations into the illicit 
     trade of synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl and its 
     analogues, originating from the People's Republic of China: 
     Provided further, That not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     in coordination with the Administrator of the Drug 
     Enforcement Administration and the heads of other Federal 
     agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a comprehensive report 
     (which shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     include a classified annex) summarizing efforts by actors in 
     the People's Republic of China to subvert United States laws 
     and to supply illicit synthetic opioids to persons in the 
     United States, including up-to-date estimates of the scale of 
     illicit synthetic opioids flows from the People's Republic of 
     China, to the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on 
     Homeland Security, and the Committee on Financial Services of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Homeland Security and 
     Governmental Affairs, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs of the Senate.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3554. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Brown) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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:
       Using amounts appropriated by this Act, the Administrator 
     of the Environmental Protection agency shall reestablish the 
     Great Lakes Advisory Board, without significantly 
     restructuring the member composition or objectives of the 
     Great Lakes Advisory Board as described in the Great Lakes 
     Advisory Board charter dated June 13, 2016.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3555. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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 181, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:
       Sec. 203.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     division--
       (1) the total amount provided under the heading ``salaries 
     and expenses''under the heading ``Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy'' under the heading ``EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE 
     PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE PRESIDENT'' in title 
     II shall be increased by $1,600,000; and
       (2) the total amount provided under the heading ``federal 
     drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas 
     program (including transfers of funds)''under the heading 
     ``Office of National Drug Control Policy'' under the heading 
     ``EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO 
     THE PRESIDENT'' in title II shall be increased by 
     $20,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3556. Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mrs. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 535, line 17, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That not later than 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall complete the rulemaking to define the term 
     `recreational vehicle' for purposes of the exemption for such 
     vehicles from the manufactured home procedural and 
     enforcement regulations under part 3282 of title 24, Code of 
     Federal Regulations''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3557. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ____. ENDING BANKING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``End 
     Banking for Human Traffickers Act of 2018''.
       (b) Increasing the Role of the Financial Industry in 
     Combating Human Trafficking.--
       (1) Treasury as a member of the president's interagency 
     task force to monitor and combat trafficking.--Section 105(b) 
     of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(b)) is amended by inserting ``the 
     Secretary of the Treasury,'' after ``the Secretary of 
     Education,''.
       (2) Required review of procedures.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the private sector, victims of 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons, advocates of persons 
     at risk of becoming victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons, and appropriate law enforcement agencies, shall--
       (A) review and enhance training and examinations procedures 
     to improve the capabilities of anti-money laundering and 
     countering the financing of terrorism programs to detect 
     financial transactions relating to severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons;
       (B) review and enhance procedures for referring potential 
     cases relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons to 
     the appropriate law enforcement agency; and
       (C) determine, as appropriate, whether requirements for 
     financial institutions are sufficient to detect and deter 
     money laundering relating to severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons.
       (3) Interagency task force recommendations targeting money 
     laundering related to human trafficking.--
       (A) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Interagency Task Force to 
     Monitor and Combat Trafficking shall submit to the Committee 
     on Financial Services and the Committee on the Judiciary of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on the Judiciary 
     of the Senate, and the head of each appropriate Federal 
     banking agency--
       (i) an analysis of anti-money laundering efforts of the 
     United States Government and United States financial 
     institutions relating to severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons; and
       (ii) appropriate legislative, administrative, and other 
     recommendations to strengthen efforts against money 
     laundering relating to severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons.
       (B) Required recommendations.--The recommendations under 
     subparagraph (A) shall include--
       (i) feedback from financial institutions on best practices 
     of successful programs to combat severe forms of trafficking 
     in persons currently in place that may be suitable for

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     broader adoption by similarly situated financial 
     institutions;
       (ii) feedback from stakeholders, including victims of 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons, advocates of persons 
     at risk of becoming victims of severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons, and financial institutions, on policy proposals 
     derived from the analysis conducted by the task force 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) that would enhance the 
     efforts and programs of financial institutions to detect and 
     deter money laundering relating to severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons, including any recommended changes to 
     internal policies, procedures, and controls relating to 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons;
       (iii) any recommended changes to training programs at 
     financial institutions to better equip employees to deter and 
     detect money laundering relating to severe forms of 
     trafficking in persons;
       (iv) any recommended changes to expand information sharing 
     relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons among 
     financial institutions and between such financial 
     institutions, appropriate law enforcement agencies, and 
     appropriate Federal agencies; and
       (v) recommended changes, if necessary, to existing 
     statutory law to more effectively detect and deter money 
     laundering relating to severe forms of trafficking in 
     persons, where such money laundering involves the use of 
     emerging technologies and virtual currencies.
       (4) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to--
       (A) grant rulemaking authority to the Interagency Task 
     Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking; or
       (B) authorize financial institutions to deny services to 
     victims of trafficking, victims of severe forms of 
     trafficking, or individuals not responsible for promoting 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons.
       (5) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
       (A) the term ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(q));
       (B) the term ``severe forms of trafficking in persons'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 103 of the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102);
       (C) the term ``Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking'' means the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and 
     Combat Trafficking established by the President pursuant to 
     section 105 of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence 
     Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103);
       (D) the term ``law enforcement agency'' means an agency of 
     the United States, a State, or a political subdivision of a 
     State, authorized by law or by a government agency to engage 
     in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or 
     prosecution of any violation of criminal or civil law; and
       (E) the terms ``victim of a severe form of trafficking'' 
     and ``victim of trafficking'' have the meanings given the 
     terms in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
     Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).
       (c) Coordination of Human Trafficking Issues by the Office 
     of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.--
       (1) Functions.--Section 312(a)(4) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
       ``(E) combating illicit financing relating to severe forms 
     of trafficking in persons;''.
       (d) Interagency Coordination.--Section 312(a) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(8) Interagency coordination.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, after consultation with the Undersecretary for 
     Terrorism and Financial Crimes, shall designate an office 
     within the OTFI that shall coordinate efforts to combat the 
     illicit financing of severe forms of trafficking in persons 
     with--
       ``(A) other offices of the Department of the Treasury;
       ``(B) other Federal agencies, including--
       ``(i) the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in 
     Persons of the Department of State; and
       ``(ii) the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat 
     Trafficking;
       ``(C) State and local law enforcement agencies; and
       ``(D) foreign governments.''.
       (e) Definition.--Section 312(a) of title 31, United States 
     Code, as amended by this section, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Definition.--In this subsection, the term `severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act 
     of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).''.
       (f) Additional Reporting Requirement Under the Trafficking 
     Victims Protection Act of 2000.--Section 105(d)(7) of the 
     Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
     7103(d)(7)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``the Committee on Financial Services,'' 
     after ``the Committee on Foreign Affairs,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs,'' after ``the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (Q)(vii), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (3) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(S) the efforts of the United States to eliminate money 
     laundering relating to severe forms of trafficking in persons 
     and the number of investigations, arrests, indictments, and 
     convictions in money laundering cases with a nexus to severe 
     forms of trafficking in persons.''.
       (g) Minimum Standards for the Elimination of Trafficking.--
     Section 108(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
     2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Whether the government of the country, consistent 
     with the capacity of the country, has in effect a framework 
     to prevent financial transactions involving the proceeds of 
     severe forms of trafficking in persons, and is taking steps 
     to implement such a framework, including by investigating, 
     prosecuting, convicting, and sentencing individuals who 
     attempt or conduct such transactions.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3558. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
Kennedy) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to develop, implement, or enforce any regulation that 
     allows gasoline that contains greater than 10 percent ethanol 
     by volume to qualify for a waiver under section 211(h)(4) of 
     the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)(4)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3559. Mr. TOOMEY (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
Manchin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to develop, implement, or enforce any regulation to 
     reallocate obligations waived under section 211(o)(9) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(9)) to obligated parties 
     that did not receive such waivers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3560. Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Wyden) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___.  Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
     Network and the appropriate divisions of the Department of 
     the Treasury shall submit to Congress a report on any 
     Geographic Targeting Orders issued since 2016, including--
       (1) the type of data collected;
       (2) how the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network uses the 
     data;
       (3) whether the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network needs 
     more authority to combat money laundering through high-end 
     real estate;
       (4) how a record of beneficial ownership would improve and 
     assist law enforcement efforts to investigate and prosecute 
     criminal activity and prevent the use of shell companies to 
     facilitate money laundering, tax evasion, terrorism 
     financing, election fraud, and other illegal activity; and
       (5) the feasibility of implementing Geographic Targeting 
     Orders on a permanent basis on all real estate transactions 
     in the United States greater than $300,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3561. Mr. COTTON (for himself, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Gardner, 
Mr. Perdue, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Rubio) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, 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 B, insert the 
     following:

     SEC. ___. REPORT RELATING TO ASSETS OF IRANIAN LEADERS AND 
                   SENIOR POLITICAL FIGURES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     and annually thereafter (or more frequently if the Secretary 
     of the Treasury determines it appropriate based on new 
     information received by the Secretary) for the following 2 
     years, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, in furtherance of 
     the Secretary's efforts to prevent the financing of 
     terrorism, money laundering, and related illicit finance and 
     to make financial institutions' required compliance with 
     sanctions more easily understood, submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report containing--
       (1) the estimated total funds or other assets held in 
     accounts at United States and foreign financial institutions 
     that are under direct or indirect control of each individual 
     described in subsection (b) and a description of such funds 
     or assets;
       (2) an identification of any equity interest such an 
     individual has in an entity on the list of specially 
     designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the 
     Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
     Treasury or in any other entity with respect to which 
     sanctions are imposed;
       (3) a description of how such funds or assets or equity 
     interests were acquired, and how they have been used or 
     employed;
       (4) a description of any new methods or techniques used to 
     evade anti-money laundering and related laws, including 
     recommendations to improve techniques to combat illicit uses 
     of the United States financial system by individuals 
     described in subsection (b);
       (5) recommendations for how United States economic 
     sanctions against Iran may be revised to prevent the funds or 
     other assets described in paragraph (1) from being used by 
     individuals described in subsection (b) to contribute--
       (A) to the continued development, testing, and procurement 
     of ballistic missile technology by Iran; and
       (B) to human rights abuses;
       (6) an assessment of the impact and effectiveness of United 
     States economic sanctions programs against Iran;
       (7) a description of how the Department of the Treasury 
     assesses the impact and effectiveness of United States 
     economic sanctions programs against Iran; and
       (8) recommendations for improving the ability of the 
     Department of the Treasury to rapidly and effectively 
     develop, implement, and enforce additional economic sanctions 
     against Iran if so ordered by the President under the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.) or any other provision of law.
       (b) Individuals Described.--The individuals described in 
     this paragraph are the following:
       (1) The Supreme Leader of Iran.
       (2) The President of Iran.
       (3) Members of the Council of Guardians.
       (4) Members of the Expediency Council.
       (5) The Minister of Intelligence and Security.
       (6) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC.
       (7) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC 
     Ground Forces.
       (8) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC 
     Aerospace Force.
       (9) The Commander and the Deputy Commander of the IRGC 
     Navy.
       (10) The Commander of the Basij-e-Mostaz'afin.
       (11) The Commander of the Qods Force.
       (12) The Commander in Chief of the Police Force.
       (13) The head of the IRGC Joint Staff.
       (14) The Commander of the IRGC Intelligence.
       (15) The head of the IRGC Imam Hussein University.
       (16) The Supreme Leader's Representative at the IRGC.
       (17) The Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the 
     IRGC Cooperative Foundation.
       (18) The Commander of the Khatam-al-Anbia Construction Head 
     Quarter.
       (19) The Chief Executive Officer of the Basij Cooperative 
     Foundation.
       (20) The head of the Political Bureau of the IRGC.
       (21) The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
       (c) Form of Report; Public Availability.--
       (1) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified 
     annex.
       (2) Public availability.--The unclassified portion of a 
     report required by subsection (a) shall be made available to 
     the public and posted on a publicly available Internet 
     website of the Department of the Treasury--
       (A) in English, Farsi, Arabic, and Azeri; and
       (B) in precompressed, easily downloadable versions that are 
     made available in all appropriate formats.
       (d) Sources of Information.--In preparing a report required 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury may use any 
     credible publication, database, web-based resource, public 
     information compiled by any government agency, and any 
     information collected or compiled by a nongovernmental 
     organization or other entity provided to or made available to 
     the Secretary, that the Secretary finds credible.
       (e) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     in preparing reports required by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury should consider acquiring 
     information from sources that--
       (1) collect and, if necessary, translate high-veracity, 
     official records; or
       (2) provide search and analysis tools that enable law 
     enforcement agencies to have new insights into commercial and 
     financial relationships.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Financial Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
       (B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (2) Funds.--The term ``funds'' means--
       (A) cash;
       (B) equity;
       (C) any other intangible asset the value of which is 
     derived from a contractual claim, including bank deposits, 
     bonds, stocks, a security (as defined in section 2(a) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77b(a))), or a security or 
     an equity security (as defined in section 3(a) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a))); and
       (D) any other asset that the Secretary determines 
     appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3562. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mrs. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available to the Small 
     Business Administration in this Act may be provided to a 
     company--
       (1) that is headquarted in the People's Republic of China; 
     or
       (2) for which more than 25 percent of the voting stock of 
     the company is owned by affiliates that are citizens of the 
     People's Republic of China.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3563. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Daines) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 34, line 19, strike the period at the end and 
     insert the following: ``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     made available under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be 
     derived from the Indian Irrigation Fund established by 
     section 3211 of the WIIN Act (Public Law 114-322; 130 Stat. 
     1749).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3564. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 B, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  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 3565. Mr. JOHNSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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 VIII, add the following:

     SEC. 821. AMENDMENTS TO THE SOAR ACT.

       The Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (division 
     C of Public Law 112-10) is amended--
       (1) in section 3007(a)(5)(A)(i) (sec. 38-
     1853.07(a)(5)(A)(i) D.C. Official Code), by striking 
     subclause (I) and inserting the following:

       ``(I) is fully accredited by--

       ``(aa) an accrediting body with jurisdiction in the 
     District of Columbia and that is recognized by the Student 
     and Visitor Exchange

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     English Language Program administered by the U.S. Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement; or
       ``(bb) any international accrediting body that the 
     Secretary may designate, after consultation with the grantee 
     or grantees under section 3004(a); or'';
       (2) in section 3008(h) (sec. 38-1853.08(h) D.C. Official 
     Code)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 
     3009(a)(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``section 3009(a)'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) The Institute of Education Sciences may administer 
     assessments to students participating in the evaluation under 
     section 3009(a) for the purpose of conducting the evaluation 
     under such section.''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the nationally norm-
     referenced standardized test described in paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``a nationally norm-referenced standardized test''; 
     and
       (3) in section 3009(a) (sec. 38-1853.09(a) D.C. Official 
     Code)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``annually'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(i) is rigorous; and''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``impact of the 
     program'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     subparagraph and inserting ``impact of the program on 
     academic achievement and educational attainment.'';
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``on education'' 
     and inserting ``of education'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``the academic progress of'' after 
     ``assess''; and
       (II) by striking ``in each of grades 3'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting ``; 
     and'';

       (iii) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (D) in paragraph (4)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``A comparison of the 
     academic achievement of participating eligible students who 
     use an opportunity scholarship on the measurements described 
     in paragraph (3)(B) to the academic achievement'' and 
     inserting ``The academic progress of participating eligible 
     students who use an opportunity scholarship compared to the 
     academic progress'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``increasing the 
     satisfaction of such parents and students with their choice'' 
     and inserting ``those parents' and students' satisfaction 
     with the program''; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraph (D) through (F) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) The high school graduation rates, college enrollment 
     rates, college persistence rates, and college graduation 
     rates of participating eligible students who use an 
     opportunity scholarship compared with the rates of public 
     school students described in subparagraph (A), to the extent 
     practicable.
       ``(E) The college enrollment rates, college persistence 
     rates, and college graduation rates of students who 
     participated in the program as the result of winning the 
     Opportunity Scholarship Program lottery compared to the 
     enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates for students 
     who entered but did not win such lottery and who, as a 
     result, served as the control group for previous evaluations 
     of the program under this division. Nothing in this 
     subparagraph may be construed to waive section 
     3004(a)(3)(A)(iii) with respect to any such student.
       ``(F) The safety of the schools attended by participating 
     eligible students who use an opportunity scholarship compared 
     with the schools in the District of Columbia attended by 
     public school students described in subparagraph (A), to the 
     extent practicable.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3566. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Isakson, and 
Mr. Sullivan) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. __.  Out of amounts appropriated to the Food and Drug 
     Administration under title VI, the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and 
     Drugs, shall, not later than July 1, 2019, and following the 
     review required under Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 
     note; relating to regulatory planning and review), issue 
     advice revising the advice provided in the notice of 
     availability entitled ``Advice About Eating Fish, From the 
     Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug 
     Administration; Revised Fish Advice; Availability'' (82 Fed. 
     Reg. 6571 (January 19, 2017)), in a manner that is consistent 
     with nutrition science recognized by the Food and Drug 
     Administration on the net effects of seafood consumption.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3567. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 172, beginning on line 20, strike ``That none of'' 
     and all that follows through line 25.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3568. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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. ___.  None of the funds made available by division A 
     may be used to regulate any species of plant, fish, or 
     wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1531 et seq.) or any other provision of law under which 
     regulatory authority is based on the power of Congress to 
     regulate interstate commerce as enumerated in clause 3 of 
     section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United 
     States if that species is--
       (1) found entirely within the borders of a single State; 
     and
       (2) not part of a national market for any commodity.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3569. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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 124, strike line 19 and all that follows 
     through page 125, line 4.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3570. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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:


                    land and water conservation fund

       Sec. 1__. Notwithstanding any other provision of division 
     A, none of the funds appropriated from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund by division A may be used by the Federal 
     Government--
       (1) to purchase land; or
       (2) to carry out activities relating to the process of 
     purchasing land.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3571. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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. 1__.  None of the funds made available by division A 
     may be used--
       (1) to condition the issuance, renewal, amendment, or 
     extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, 
     easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy 
     agreement on the transfer of any water right, including sole 
     and joint ownership, directly to the United States, or any 
     impairment of title, in whole or in part, granted or 
     otherwise recognized under State law, by Federal or State 
     adjudication, decree, or other judgment, or pursuant to any 
     interstate water compact; or
       (2) to require any water user to apply for or acquire a 
     water right in the name of the United States under State law 
     as a condition of the issuance, renewal, amendment, or 
     extension of any permit, approval, license, lease, allotment, 
     easement, right-of-way, or other land use or occupancy 
     agreement.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3572. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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 9, line 23, through page 10, line 3, 
     strike the following: ``Appropriations herein made shall not 
     be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild 
     horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its 
     contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that 
     results in their destruction for processing into commercial 
     products.''.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3573. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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. ___.  None of the funds made available by division A 
     may be used to carry out the Diesel Emissions Reduction 
     program under subtitle G of title VII of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3574. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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 I of division A, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct an 
     inventory and evaluation of certain land, as generally 
     depicted on the map entitled ``Flatside Wilderness Adjacent 
     Inventory Areas'' and dated November 30, 2017, to determine 
     the suitability of that land for inclusion in the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System.
       (b) The inventory and evaluation required under subsection 
     (a) shall be completed not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3575. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __. (a) The funds made available under this Act for 
     the Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be 
     increased by an additional $5,000,000, in accordance with 
     subsection (b), provided that not less than $720,000 of which 
     shall be made available for low-income and very low-income 
     families affected by any State-mandated fire.
       (b) The additional amount provided under subsection (a) 
     shall be made available--
       (1) notwithstanding section 11(d) of the Housing 
     Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 12805 
     note), to cover the cost of--
       (A) acquiring land (including financing and closing costs), 
     which may include reimbursing an organization, consortium, or 
     affiliate, upon approval of any required environmental 
     review, for nongrant amounts of the organization, consortium, 
     or affiliate advanced before the review to acquire land;
       (B) dwelling construction (including the cost of building 
     materials and construction equipment); and
       (C) installing, extending, constructing, rehabilitating, or 
     otherwise improving utilities and other infrastructure; and
       (2) for grants that allow for a maximum expenditure of not 
     less than $20,000 per dwelling.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3576. Mr. COONS (for himself and Mr. Carper) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (1) the deadline for expenditure of any funds made 
     available for national infrastructure investments under title 
     I of division C of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 641) 
     shall be September 30, 2019; and
       (2) the deadline for expenditure of any funds made 
     available for national infrastructure investments under title 
     VIII of division F of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
     Appropriations Act, 2013 (Public Law 113-6; 127 Stat. 432) 
     shall be September 30, 2020.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3577. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Cantwell) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 235, lines 19 and 20, strike ``$241,600,000, to 
     remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided,'' and 
     insert ``$242,600,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 2020: Provided, That $19,000,000 shall be available for 
     the women's business center program authorized under section 
     29 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656): Provided 
     further,''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3578. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. Cantwell) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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. ___.  In administering the pilot program established 
     by section 779 of division A of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2018 (Public Law 115-141), the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall--
       (1) ensure that applicants that are determined to be 
     ineligible for the pilot program have a means of appealing or 
     otherwise challenging that determination in a timely fashion; 
     and
       (2) in determining whether an entity may overbuild or 
     duplicate broadband expansion efforts made by any entity that 
     has received a broadband loan from the Rural Utilities 
     Service, not consider loans that were rescinded or defaulted 
     on, or loans the terms and conditions of which were not met, 
     if the entity under consideration has not previously 
     defaulted on, or failed to meet the terms and conditions of, 
     a Rural Utilities Service loan or had a Rural Utilities 
     Service loan rescinded.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3579. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cardin, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, Ms. Harris, Mr. Markey, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Van 
Hollen, and Mr. Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, 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. ___. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS BY PRESIDENTS AND CERTAIN 
                   PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after section 102 the following:

     ``SEC. 102A. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURNS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `covered candidate' means an individual--
       ``(A) required to file a report under section 101(c); and
       ``(B) who is nominated by a major party as a candidate for 
     the office of President;
       ``(2) the term `covered individual' means--
       ``(A) a President required to file a report under 
     subsection (a) or (d) of section 101; and
       ``(B) an individual who occupies the office of the 
     President required to file a report under section 101(e);
       ``(3) the term `major party' has the meaning given the term 
     in section 9002 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(4) the term `income tax return' means, with respect to 
     any covered candidate or covered individual, any return 
     (within the meaning of section 6103(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) related to Federal income taxes, but 
     does not include--
       ``(A) information returns issued to persons other than such 
     covered candidate or covered individual; and
       ``(B) declarations of estimated tax.
       ``(b) Disclosure.--
       ``(1) Covered individuals.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to the information described 
     in subsections (a) and (b) of section 102, a covered 
     individual shall include in each report required to be filed 
     under this title a copy of the income tax returns of the 
     covered individual for the 3 most recent taxable years for 
     which a return have been filed with the Internal Revenue 
     Service as of the date on which the report is filed.
       ``(B) Failure to disclose.--If an income tax return is not 
     disclosed under subparagraph (A), the Director of the Office 
     of Government Ethics shall submit to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury a request that the Secretary of the Treasury provide 
     the Director of the Office of Government Ethics with a copy 
     of the income tax return.
       ``(C) Publicly available.--Each income tax return submitted 
     under this paragraph shall be filed with the Director of the 
     Office of Government Ethics and made publicly available in 
     the same manner as the information described in subsections 
     (a) and (b) of section 102.
       ``(D) Redaction of certain information.--Before making any 
     income tax return submitted under this paragraph available to 
     the

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     public, the Director of the Office of Government Ethics shall 
     redact such information as the Director of the Office of 
     Government Ethics, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
     Treasury (or a delegate of the Secretary), determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) Candidates.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 15 days after the date on 
     which a covered candidate is nominated, the covered candidate 
     shall amend the report filed by the covered candidate under 
     section 101(c) with the Federal Election Commission to 
     include a copy of the income tax returns of the covered 
     candidate for the 3 most recent taxable years for which a 
     return has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(B) Failure to disclose.--If an income tax return is not 
     disclosed under subparagraph (A) the Federal Election 
     Commission shall submit to the Secretary of the Treasury a 
     request that the Secretary of the Treasury provide the 
     Federal Election Commission with the income tax return.
       ``(C) Publicly available.--Each income tax return submitted 
     under this paragraph shall be filed with the Federal Election 
     Commission and made publicly available in the same manner as 
     the information described in section 102(b).
       ``(D) Redaction of certain information.--Before making any 
     income tax return submitted under this paragraph available to 
     the public, the Federal Election Commission shall redact such 
     information as the Federal Election Commission, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury (or a 
     delegate of the Secretary) and the Director of the Office of 
     Government Ethics, determines appropriate.
       ``(3) Special rule for sitting presidents.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     President shall submit to the Director of the Office of 
     Government Ethics a copy of the income tax returns described 
     in paragraph (1)(A).''; and
       (2) in section 104--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``or any individual who knowingly and willfully falsifies or 
     who knowingly and willfully fails to file an income tax 
     return that such individual is required to disclose pursuant 
     to section 102A'' before the period; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--

       (I) in clause (i), by inserting ``or falsify any income tax 
     return that such person is required to disclose under section 
     102A'' before the semicolon; and
       (II) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or fail to file any 
     income tax return that such person is required to disclosed 
     under section 102A'' before the period;

       (B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``or willfully failed to file or has willfully falsified an 
     income tax return required to be disclosed under section 
     102A'' before the period;
       (C) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or failing to file or 
     falsifying an income tax return required to be disclosed 
     under section 102A'' before the period; and
       (D) in subsection (d)(1)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``or files an income tax return required to be disclosed 
     under section 102A'' after ``title''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or such income tax 
     return, as applicable,'' after ``report''.
       (b) Authority To Disclose Information.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6103(l) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(23) Disclosure of return information of presidents and 
     certain presidential candidates.--
       ``(A) Disclosure of returns of presidents.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon written 
     request from the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
     pursuant to section 102A(b)(1)(B) of the Ethics in Government 
     Act of 1978, provide to officers and employees of the Office 
     of Government Ethics a copy of any income tax return of the 
     President which is required to be filed under section 102A of 
     such Act.
       ``(ii) Disclosure to public.--The Director of the Office of 
     Government Ethics may disclose to the public the income tax 
     return of any President which is required to be filed with 
     the Director pursuant to section 102A of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978.
       ``(B) Disclosure of returns of certain candidates for 
     president.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon written 
     request from the Chairman of the Federal Election Commission 
     pursuant to section 102A(b)(2)(B) of the Ethics in Government 
     Act of 1978, provide to officers and employees of the Federal 
     Election Commission copies of the applicable returns of any 
     person who has been nominated as a candidate of a major party 
     (as defined in section 9002(a)) for the office of President.
       ``(ii) Disclosure to public.--The Federal Election 
     Commission may disclose to the public applicable returns of 
     any person who has been nominated as a candidate of a major 
     party (as defined in section 9002(6)) for the office of 
     President and which is required to be filed with the 
     Commission pursuant to section 102A of the Ethics in 
     Government Act.
       ``(C) Applicable returns.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `applicable returns' means, with respect to any 
     candidate for the office of President, income tax returns for 
     the 3 most recent taxable years for which a return has been 
     filed as of the date of the nomination.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 6103(p)(4) of such 
     Code, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and in 
     subparagraph (F)(ii), is amended by striking ``or (22)'' and 
     inserting ``(22), or (23)'' each place it appears.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3580. Mr. DAINES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available to the Department of Transportation by this Act or 
     any other Act may be obligated or expended to implement, 
     administer, or enforce the requirements of section 31137 of 
     title 49, United States Code, or any regulation issued by the 
     Secretary pursuant to such section, with respect to the use 
     of electronic logging devices by operators of commercial 
     motor vehicles, as defined in section 31132(1) of such title, 
     transporting livestock, as defined in section 602 of the 
     Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 
     1471) or insects.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3581. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 D, insert the 
     following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall issue a report on efforts by the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental 
     Protection Agency relating to the removal of lead-based paint 
     and other hazardous materials, which shall include--
       (1) a description of direct removal efforts by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency;
       (2) a description of education provided by the Department 
     of Housing and Urban Development and the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to other Federal agencies, local 
     governments and communities, recipients of grants made by 
     either entity, and the general public relating to the removal 
     of lead-based paint and other hazardous materials;
       (3) a description of assistance received from other Federal 
     agencies relating to the removal of lead-based paint and 
     other hazardous materials; and
       (4) any best practices developed or provided by the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency relating to the removal of 
     lead-based paint and other hazardous materials.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3582. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 VII of division C, insert 
     the following:


        1890 land-grant colleges, including tuskegee university

       Sec. 7__.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the amounts made available by this Act to carry out 
     sections 1444 and 1445, respectively, of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221, 3222) shall each be increased by 
     $3,000,000.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     amount made available under the heading ``(including 
     transfers of funds)'' under the heading ``Agriculture 
     Buildings and Facilities'' under the heading ``AGRICULTURAL 
     PROGRAMS'' in title I shall be decreased by $6,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3583. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
Blumenthal, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Booker, Ms. 
Hassan, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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:

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     SEC. __. ADDRESSING PEDIATRIC CANCER RATES IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Report Identifying Geographic Variation of Types of 
     Pediatric Cancer.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report that 
     provides details on the geographic variation in pediatric 
     cancer incidence in the United States, including--
       (1) the types of pediatric cancer within each of the 10 
     States with the highest age-adjusted incidence rate of cancer 
     among persons aged 20 years or younger; and
       (2) geographic concentrations of types and prevalence of 
     pediatric cancers within each such State, in accordance with 
     Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines.
       (b) Support for States With High Incidence of Pediatric 
     Cancer.--Funds made available under the heading ``Toxic 
     Substances and Environmental Public Health'' for the Agency 
     for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry may be expended for 
     public outreach and events to--
       (1) inform residents and State and local health agencies in 
     the 10 States with the highest age-adjusted incidence rate of 
     cancer among persons aged 20 years or younger of possible 
     contributing factors to pediatric cancer, including 
     environmental exposures; and
       (2) guide investigations relating to causes of variation in 
     pediatric cancer incidence.
       (c) Study of Pediatric Cancer Factors.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy and 
     Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the State 
     health agencies of the States described in this paragraph, a 
     report containing the results of a study conducted by the 
     Secretary of the 10 States with the highest age-adjusted 
     incidence rate of cancer among persons aged 20 years or 
     younger to identify underlying contributing factors for 
     pediatric cancer that are unique to each of such States.
       (2) Public engagement.--Upon submission of the report under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall conduct public education and outreach activities to 
     provide information to residents of the States included in 
     the study under such subsection concerning the findings 
     identified in such study and actions taken to identify and 
     address contributing factors to pediatric cancer.
       (3) Funding.--The Secretary may request such funds as may 
     be necessary to carry out this subsection.
       (d) Privacy.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall ensure that all information with respect to patients 
     that is contained in the reports under this section is de-
     identified in a manner that protects the privacy of such 
     patients.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3584. Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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. ___. SMALL BUSINESS LOAN DATA COLLECTION.

       Not later than December 31, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection shall ensure that financial institutions 
     subject to 704B of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1691c-2) are complying with the requirements of that 
     section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3585. Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Ms. Heitkamp) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 41, line 4, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, $400,000 shall be made 
     available to the commission established by section 3(a) of 
     the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on 
     Native Children Act (Public Law 114-244; 130 Stat. 981).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3586. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 10, strike the period and insert the 
     following: ``: Provided further, That of the amounts made 
     available under this heading, $69,614,000 shall be made 
     available for the National Geospatial Program, of which not 
     less than $3,800,000 shall be made available for the Federal 
     Geographic Data Committee.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3587. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. 
Whitehouse) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 VII of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Title I of the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     section 19 the following:

     ``SEC. 20. LOANS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law (including regulations), in carrying out any program 
     under this Act under which the Secretary provides a loan or 
     loan guarantee, the Secretary may provide such a loan or loan 
     guarantee to facilities employing commercially demonstrated 
     technologies for carbon dioxide capture and utilization.''.
       (b) Section 3 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 
     U.S.C. 903) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``There are'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b)(2), there 
     are''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Loans for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Utilization.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out section 20.
       ``(2) Separate appropriations.--The sums appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) shall be separate and distinct from the sums 
     appropriated under subsection (a).''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3588. Mr. BARRASSO (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 IV of division A, insert 
     the following:


             application of bureau of land management rule

       Sec. 4___.  (a) In this section, the term ``project'' means 
     a system described in section 2801.9(a)(4) of title 43, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
     of this Act).
       (b) None of the funds made available by this Act shall be 
     used to apply the rule of the Bureau of Land Management 
     entitled ``Competitive Processes, Terms, and Conditions for 
     Leasing Public Lands for Solar and Wind Energy Development 
     and Technical Changes and Corrections'' (81 Fed. Reg. 92122 
     (December 19, 2016)) to a project that applied for a right-
     of-way under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) on or before December 
     19, 2016.
       (c) The owner of a project that applied for a right-of-way 
     under section 501 of the Federal Land Policy and Management 
     Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1761) on or before December 19, 2016, 
     shall be obligated to pay with respect to the right-of-way 
     all rents and fees in effect before the effective date of the 
     rule described in subsection (b).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3589. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 
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 142, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:


 study of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater

       Sec. 433.  (a) Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States 
     Geological Survey (referred to in this section as the 
     ``Director''), in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (referred to in this section 
     as the ``Administrator''), shall complete a study to conduct 
     targeted monitoring of occurrences of perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances in groundwater in each region of 
     the United States in areas in which the substances may be 
     anticipated to be found and to which humans may be exposed, 
     based on the best available information.

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       (b) The Director, in consultation with the Administrator, 
     is encouraged to develop a public information campaign to 
     inform impacted communities and the general public of 
     potential exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
     substances resulting from releases in groundwater.
       (c) Not later than 15 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act and annually thereafter, the Director, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, shall submit to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Natural Resources of 
     the House of Representatives a report that describes the 
     findings of the study completed under subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3590. Mr. SASSE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Daines, 
Mrs. Ernst, Mr. Risch, Mr. Enzi, and Mr. Lankford) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 I of division D, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 1__.  The Secretary of Transportation shall amend part 
     395 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to ensure that, 
     in the case of a driver transporting livestock (as defined in 
     section 602 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1471)) 
     or insects within a 300 air-mile radius from the point at 
     which the on-duty time of the driver begins with respect to 
     the trip--
       (1) the on-duty time of the driver shall exclude all time 
     spent--
       (A) at a plant, terminal, facility, or other property of a 
     motor carrier or shipper or on any public property during 
     which the driver is waiting to be dispatched;
       (B) loading or unloading a commercial motor vehicle;
       (C) supervising or assisting in the loading or unloading of 
     a commercial motor vehicle;
       (D) attending to a commercial motor vehicle while the 
     vehicle is being loaded or unloaded;
       (E) remaining in readiness to operate a commercial motor 
     vehicle; and
       (F) giving or receiving receipts for shipments loaded or 
     unloaded;
       (2) except as provided in paragraph (5), the driving time 
     under section 395.3(a)(3)(i) of that title is modified to a 
     maximum of not less than 15, and not more than 18, hours 
     within a 24-hour period;
       (3) the driver may take 1 or more rest periods during the 
     trip, which shall not be included in the calculation of the 
     driving time;
       (4) after completion of the trip, the driver shall be 
     required to take a rest break for a period that is 5 hours 
     less than the maximum driving time under paragraph (2);
       (5) if the driver is within 150 air-miles of the point of 
     delivery, any additional driving to that point of delivery 
     shall not be included in the calculation of the driving time; 
     and
       (6) the 10-hour rest period under section 395.3(a)(1) of 
     that title shall not apply.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3591. Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to provide payments 
     under the environmental quality incentives program 
     established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) for a 
     practice that earns a negative score on the Conservation 
     Practice Physical Effects matrix developed by the Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3592. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Ms. Harris, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 318, line 21, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That notwithstanding the table 
     titled `National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research 
     and Education Activities' in the report accompanying this 
     Act, $19,000,000 shall be available for Minor Crop Pest 
     Management (IR-4): Provided further, That the amount made 
     available under this heading is increased by $7,087,000.''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3593. Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___. POSITIVE CREDIT REPORTING PERMITTED.

       (a) In General.--Section 623 of the Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s-2) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) Full-File Credit Reporting.--
       ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions shall apply:
       ``(A) Energy utility firm.--The term `energy utility firm' 
     means an entity that provides gas or electric utility 
     services to the public.
       ``(B) Utility or telecommunication firm.--The term `utility 
     or telecommunication firm' means an entity that provides 
     utility services to the public through pipe, wire, landline, 
     wireless, cable, or other connected facilities, or radio, 
     electronic, or similar transmission (including the extension 
     of such facilities).
       ``(2) Information relating to lease agreements, utilities, 
     and telecommunications services.--Subject to the limitation 
     in paragraph (3) and notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a person or the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may furnish to a consumer reporting agency 
     information relating to the performance of a consumer in 
     making payments--
       ``(A) under a lease agreement with respect to a dwelling, 
     including such a lease in which the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development provides subsidized payments for occupancy 
     in a dwelling; or
       ``(B) pursuant to a contract for a utility or 
     telecommunications service.
       ``(3) Limitation.--Information about a consumer's usage of 
     any utility service provided by a utility or 
     telecommunication firm may be furnished to a consumer 
     reporting agency only to the extent that the information 
     relates to the payment by the consumer for the service of the 
     utility or telecommunication service or other terms of the 
     provision of the services to the consumer, including any 
     deposit, discount, or conditions for interruption or 
     termination of the service.
       ``(4) Payment plan.--An energy utility firm may not report 
     payment information to a consumer reporting agency with 
     respect to an outstanding balance of a consumer as late if--
       ``(A) the energy utility firm and the consumer have entered 
     into a payment plan (including a deferred payment agreement, 
     an arrearage management program, or a debt forgiveness 
     program) with respect to such outstanding balance; and
       ``(B) the consumer is meeting the obligations of the 
     payment plan, as determined by the energy utility firm.''.
       (b) Limitation on Liability.--Section 623(c) of the 
     Consumer Credit Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1681s-2(c)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) subsection (f) of this section, including any 
     regulations issued thereunder; or''.
       (c) GAO Study and Report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     impact of furnishing information pursuant to subsection (f) 
     of section 623 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681s-2), as added by subsection (a) of this section, on 
     consumers.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3594. Mr. SCOTT (for himself and Mr. Jones) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. __.  Section 4(a) of the Real Estate Settlement 
     Procedures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``itemize all charges'' and inserting 
     ``itemize all actual charges'';
       (2) by striking ``and all charges imposed upon the seller 
     in connection with the settlement and'' and inserting ``and 
     the seller in connection with the settlement. Such forms''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting after ``or both.'' the following: 
     ``Charges for any title insurance premium disclosed on such 
     forms shall be equal to the amount charged for each 
     individual title insurance policy, subject to any discounts 
     as required by State regulation or the title company rate 
     filings.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3595. Ms. COLLINS (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. 
Shaheen) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019,

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and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title VII of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used to enforce the requirement in the final rule 
     entitled ``Food Labeling: Revision of the Nutrition and 
     Supplement Facts Labels'', published in the Federal Register 
     on May 27, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 33742), that any single 
     ingredient sugar, honey, agave, or syrup (including maple 
     syrup) that is packaged and offered for sale as a single 
     ingredient food bear the declaration ``Includes `X'g Added 
     Sugars''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3596. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 142, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:


  prohibition of use of funds to make certain deductions from certain 
            payments to states under the mineral leasing act

       Sec. 433. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to carry out section 35(b) of the Mineral Leasing Act 
     (30 U.S.C. 191(b)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3597. Mr. TOOMEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___. APPLICABLE RECOVERY PERIOD FOR QUALIFIED 
                   IMPROVEMENT PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--None of the funds made available by this 
     Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to conduct 
     any enforcement activity related to the treatment of the 
     applicable recovery period of qualified improvement property 
     as a period of other than 15 years (20 years in the case of 
     property required to use the alternative depreciation system 
     under section 168(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), 
     consistent with the Joint Explanatory Statement of the 
     Committee of the Conference (House Report 115-466) 
     accompanying H.R. 1 of the 115th Congress (Public Law 115-
     97).
       (b) Definitions.--Any term used in this section which is 
     also used in section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall have the meaning given such term under such section.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3598. Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
Heinrich, Mr. Gardner, and Mr. Bennet) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, 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 464, line 24, strike ``regulation.'' and insert the 
     following: ``regulation: Provided further, That not less than 
     $50,000,000 of the amount provided under this heading shall 
     be for capital expenses related to safety improvements, 
     maintenance, and the non-Federal match for discretionary 
     Federal grant programs to enable continued passenger rail 
     operations on long-distance routes (as defined in section 
     24102 of title 49, United States Code) on which Amtrak is the 
     sole tenant of the host railroad and positive train control 
     systems are not required by law (including regulations): 
     Provided further, That in fiscal year 2019, Amtrak may not 
     give notice under subsection (a) or (b) of section 24706 of 
     title 49, United States Code, with respect to long-distance 
     routes (as defined in section 24102 of title 49, United 
     States Code) on which Amtrak is the sole tenant of the host 
     railroad and positive train control systems are not required 
     by law (including regulations), or otherwise initiate 
     discontinuance of, reduce the frequency of, suspend, or 
     substantially alter the schedule or route of rail service on 
     any portion of such route operated in fiscal year 2018, 
     including implementation of service permitted by section 
     24305(a)(3)(A) of title 49, United States Code, in lieu of 
     rail service.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3599. Mr. PERDUE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 VII of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Section 4(e) of the Poultry Products Inspection 
     Act (21 U.S.C. 453(e)) is amended by inserting ``including 
     quail,'' before ``whether''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3600. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department 
of the Interior, environment, 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 464, line 24, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That a sufficient amount of 
     funds available under this heading shall be available to 
     restaff stations from which agents have been removed after 
     January 1, 2018, and that averaged not less than 25 
     passengers per day during the period beginning on January 1, 
     2013, and ending on December 31, 2017.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3601. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, Mrs. 
Gillibrand, and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6147, making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, 
environment, 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. ___. (a) Undue Hardship.--No funds made available in 
     this or any other Act may be used to contest a claim, or to 
     pay any contractor of the Federal Government that contests a 
     claim, that is made--
       (1) in any proceeding under section 523(a)(8) of title 11, 
     United States Code, that excepting a debt from discharge 
     would constitute an undue hardship; and
       (2) by a debtor who--
       (A) is receiving benefits under title II of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) or title XVI of that Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) on the basis of disability;
       (B) has been determined by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to be unemployable due to a service-connected 
     disability;
       (C) is a family caregiver of an eligible veteran pursuant 
     to section 1720G of title 38;
       (D) is a member of a household that has a gross income that 
     is less than 200 percent of the poverty line, and provides 
     for the care and support of an elderly, disabled, or 
     chronically ill member of the household of the debtor or 
     member of the immediate family of the debtor;
       (E) is a member of a household that has a gross income that 
     is less than 200 percent of the poverty line, and the income 
     of the debtor is solely derived from benefit payments under 
     section 202 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402); or
       (F) during the 5-year period preceding the filing of the 
     petition (exclusive of any applicable suspension of the 
     repayment period), was not enrolled in an education program 
     and had a gross income that was less than 200 percent of the 
     poverty line during each year during that period.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``poverty line'' 
     means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with 
     section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a household of the size 
     involved.
       (c) 85/15 Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, for fiscal years 2019 through 2028, no funds made 
     available in this or any other Act shall be provided, 
     directly or indirectly, to any proprietary institution of 
     higher education (as defined in section 102(b) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(b))) that derives less 
     than 15 percent of the institution's revenue from sources 
     other than Federal financial assistance provided under this 
     or any other Act or any other Federal law, through a grant, 
     contract, subsidy, loan, guarantee, insurance, or other 
     means, including Federal financial assistance that is 
     disbursed or delivered to an institution or on behalf of a 
     student or to a student to be used to attend the institution, 
     except that such assistance shall not include any monthly 
     housing stipend provided under the Post-9/11 Educational 
     Assistance Program under chapter 33 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3602. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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. ___. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used by the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in 
     this section as the ``Secretary'') to review or approve a 
     budget or disbursement of funds for

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     a board, committee, or similar entity established to carry 
     out a checkoff program to promote and provide research and 
     information for a particular agricultural commodity without 
     reference to specific producers or brands unless the 
     Secretary first imposes a requirement on the board, 
     committee, or similar entity to publish and make available 
     for public inspection all budgets and disbursements of funds 
     entrusted to the board, committee, or similar entity that are 
     approved by the Secretary, immediately on approval by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     require that, for each disbursement of funds, a board, 
     committee, or similar entity shall disclose--
       (1) the amount of the disbursement;
       (2) the purpose of the disbursement, including the 
     activities to be funded by the disbursement;
       (3) the identity of the recipient of the disbursement; and
       (4) the identity of any third party that may receive the 
     disbursed funds, including any contractor or subcontractor of 
     the recipient of the disbursement, and the amount received by 
     any third party.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3603. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 10, line 10, strike ``$1,292,067,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,292,567,000''.
       On page 10, line 18, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That not to exceed $106,579,000 
     shall be used for planning and consultation, of which 
     $500,000 shall be used to hire not less than 3 full time 
     employees to carry out the Information, Planning and 
     Consultation system within the Environmental Conservation 
     Online System of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service.''.
       On page 40, line 7, strike ``$134,673,000'' and insert 
     ``$134,173,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3604. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 10, line 18, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That not less than $98,724,000 
     shall be used for recovery of species under the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), of which not 
     less than $5,000,000 shall be used for the recovery of 
     species at the greatest risk of extinction: Provided further, 
     That the amount made available under this heading is 
     increased by $5,000,000.''.
       On page 40, line 7, strike ``$134,673,000'' and insert 
     ``$129,673,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3605. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 10, line 10, strike ``$1,292,067,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,293,067,000''.
       On page 10, line 18, strike the period at the end and 
     insert ``: Provided further, That not less than $17,267,000 
     shall be used for the Science Support program of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, of which not less than 
     $10,517,000 shall be used for adaptive science under that 
     program.''.
       On page 40, line 7, strike ``$134,673,000'' and insert 
     ``$133,673,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3606. Mr. CARPER (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. Booker) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3399 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for 
the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 10, line 10, strike ``$1,292,067,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,293,067,000''.
       On page 10, line 12, strike ``$17,818,000'' and insert 
     ``$18,818,000''.
       On page 40, line 7, strike ``$134,673,000'' and insert 
     ``$133,673,000''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3607. Ms. STABENOW (for herself, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
Cardin) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 
3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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, insert the following:
       Using funds appropriated under this title, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     implement the recommendations described in the report of the 
     Office of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency entitled ``Management Weakness Delayed Response to 
     Flint Water Crisis'', numbered 18-P-0221, and dated July 19, 
     2018, to ensure clean and safe water compliance under the 
     Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.). If the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not 
     implement 1 or more recommendations required by the preceding 
     sentence, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Environment and Public Works of the Senate 
     and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives a report explaining why the 
     Administrator did not implement the recommendation and 
     identifying specific actions the Administrator is 
     implementing to address the concerns raised in the report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3608. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3399 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 472, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:
       Sec. 163.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used for the implementation or furtherance of new 
     policies detailed in the ``Dear Colleague'' letter 
     distributed by the Federal Transit Administration to capital 
     investment grant program project sponsors on June 29, 2018.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3609. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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:

       In the matter under the heading ``capital investment 
     grants'' under the heading ``Federal Transit Administration'' 
     in title I of division D, insert before the period at the end 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     treat the proceeds of a Federal loan as a non-Federal 
     contribution toward project costs under section 5309 of title 
     49, United States Code, if the loan is repayable from non-
     Federal funds: Provided further, That any contingency funds 
     identified by a project sponsor in excess of the funds 
     necessary to satisfy a 50 percent probability threshold shall 
     not be considered part of a grant agreement under the capital 
     investment grant program unless such excess funds are 
     expended: Provided further, That risk assessments for 
     projects under consideration under subsections (d) and (e) of 
     section 5309 of title 49, United States Code, shall not occur 
     until after a project has entered the engineering phase, 
     unless otherwise requested by the project sponsor''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3610. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6147, making appropriations for the Department of 
the Interior, environment, 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:

       In the matter under the heading ``administrative 
     provisions--federal transit administration (including 
     rescission)'' under the heading ``Federal Transit 
     Administration'' in title I of division D, insert after 
     section 162 the following:
       Sec. 163.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     may be used to alter or rescind guidance issued by the 
     Secretary of Transportation for the capital investment grant 
     program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3611. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 VII of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  The authority of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to regulate direct-to-consumer advertising of 
     prescription drugs, pursuant to the authorities under 
     sections 502(n) and 503C of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352(n), 353c), shall include the 
     authority to require such advertising to include an 
     appropriate

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     disclosure of pricing information with respect to such drugs. 
     The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall issue 
     regulations to implement this section. A drug that is 
     advertised to consumers without the information required by 
     this section or its implementing regulations shall be deemed 
     to be misbranded under section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3612. Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6147, making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, 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 VII of division C, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the funds appropriated pursuant to this Act, 
     no more than $1,000,000 shall be used by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to issue a regulation requiring 
     that direct-to-consumer advertisements under section 502(n) 
     of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act include an appropriate 
     disclosure of pricing information with respect to such drugs.

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