[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5765-S5789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TEXT OF AMENDMENTS

  SA 3796. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of

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Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a)(1) The amount appropriated by title I of this 
     division under the heading ``National Guard Personnel, Air 
     Force'' is hereby increased by $450,000.
       (2) The amount appropriated by title II of this division 
     under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National 
     Guard'' is hereby increased by $50,000.
       (b)(1) The amount appropriated by title I of this division 
     under the heading ``National Guard Personnel, Army'' is 
     hereby decreased by $450,000.
       (2) The amount appropriated by title II of this division 
     under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Army National 
     Guard'' is hereby decreased by $50,000.
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  SA 3797. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. __. LIMITATION ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO BURMA.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided under subsection (b), 
     the President may not furnish any security assistance or to 
     engage in any military-to-military programs with the armed 
     forces of Burma, including training or observation or 
     participation in regional exercises, until the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
     provides a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     that the Burmese military has demonstrated significant 
     progress in abiding by international human rights standards 
     and is undertaking meaningful and significant security sector 
     reform, including transparency and accountability to prevent 
     future abuses, as determined by applying the following 
     criteria:
       (1) The military adheres to international human rights 
     standards and pledges to stop future human rights violations.
       (2) The military supports efforts to carry out meaningful 
     and comprehensive investigations of credible reports of 
     abuses and is taking steps to hold accountable those in the 
     Burmese military responsible for human rights violations.
       (3) The military supports efforts to carry out meaningful 
     and comprehensive investigations of reports of conflict-
     related sexual and gender-based violence and is taking steps 
     to hold accountable those in the Burmese military who failed 
     to prevent, respond to, investigate, and prosecute violence 
     against women, sexual violence, or other gender-based 
     violence.
       (4) The Government of Burma, including the military, allows 
     immediate and unfettered humanitarian access to communities 
     in areas affected by conflict, including Rohingya communities 
     in Rakhine State.
       (5) The Government of Burma, including the military, 
     cooperates with the United Nations High Commissioner for 
     Refugees and other relevant United Nations agencies to ensure 
     the protection of displaced persons and the safe and 
     voluntary return of Rohingya refugees and internally 
     displaced persons.
       (6) The Government of Burma, including the military, takes 
     observable steps toward the implementation of the 
     recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Certain existing authorities.--The Department of 
     Defense may continue to conduct consultations based on the 
     authorities under section 1253 of the Carl Levin and Howard 
     P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 22 U.S.C. 2151 note).
       (2) Hospitality.--The United States Agency for 
     International Development and the Department of State may 
     provide assistance authorized by part I of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) to support 
     ethnic armed groups and the Burmese military for the purpose 
     of supporting research, dialogues, meetings, and other 
     activities related to the Union Peace Conference, Political 
     Dialogues, and related processes, in furtherance of 
     inclusive, sustainable reconciliation.
       (c) Military Reform.--The certification required under 
     subsection (a) shall include a written justification in 
     classified and unclassified form describing the Burmese 
     military's efforts to implement reforms, end impunity for 
     human rights violations, and increase transparency and 
     accountability.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to authorize Department of Defense assistance to 
     the Government of Burma except as provided in this section.
       (e) Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report, in both 
     classified and unclassified form, on the strategy and plans 
     for military-to-military engagement between the United States 
     Armed Forces and the military of Burma.
       (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include the following elements:
       (A) A description and assessment of the Government of 
     Burma's strategy for security sector reform, including as it 
     relates to an end to involvement in the illicit trade in jade 
     and other natural resources, reforms to end corruption and 
     illicit drug trafficking, and constitutional reforms to 
     ensure civilian control of the Government.
       (B) A list of ongoing military activities conducted by the 
     United States Government with the Government of Burma, and a 
     description of the United States strategy for future 
     military-to-military engagements between the United States 
     and Burma's military forces, including the military of Burma, 
     the Burma Police Force, and armed ethnic groups.
       (C) An assessment of the progress of the military of Burma 
     towards developing a framework to implement human rights 
     reforms, including--
       (i) cooperation with civilian authorities to investigate 
     and prosecute cases of human rights violations;
       (ii) steps taken to demonstrate respect for 
     internationally-recognized human rights standards and 
     implementation of and adherence to the laws of war; and
       (iii) a description of the elements of the military-to-
     military engagement between the United States and Burma that 
     promote such implementation.
       (D) An assessment of progress on the peaceful settlement of 
     armed conflicts between the Government of Burma and ethnic 
     minority groups, including actions taken by the military of 
     Burma to adhere to ceasefire agreements, allow for safe and 
     voluntary returns of displaced persons to their villages of 
     origin, and withdraw forces from conflict zones.
       (E) An assessment of the Burmese's military recruitment and 
     use of children as soldiers.
       (F) An assessment of the Burmese's military's use of 
     violence against women, sexual violence, or other gender-
     based violence as a tool of terror, war, or ethnic cleansing.
       (G) An assessment whether the Burmese military supplied 
     arms and training to minority groups in Rakhine State, which 
     were used in a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing of the 
     Rohingya.
       (f) Civilian Channels.--Any program initiated under this 
     section shall use appropriate civilian government channels 
     with the democratically elected Government of Burma.
       (g) Regular Consultations.--Any new program or activity in 
     Burma initiated under this section shall be subject to prior 
     consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
       (h) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--In this section, 
     the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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  SA 3798. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus on August 
     9, 2018, in the Saada Province of Yemen reportedly killed 51 
     people, 40 of which were children, and injured dozens more.
       (2) That air strike represents one of more than 17,000 
     total air strikes conducted by the Saudi-led coalition since 
     March 2015. The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) 
     assesses that, from December 2017 to May 2018, Saudi-led 
     coalition air strikes accounted for 80 percent of the 
     civilian deaths in the 5 Yemeni governorates most affected by 
     the fighting.
       (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be made available for authorized in-flight 
     refueling of Saudi or Saudi-led coalition non-United States 
     aircraft conducting missions in Yemen pursuant to section 
     2342 of title 10, United States Code, or any other applicable 
     statutory authority unless--
       (1) the Government of Saudi Arabia or the government of a 
     Saudi-led coalition member provides the Secretary of Defense 
     advance notification of the intended target in Yemen; and
       (2) the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress with a high degree of confidence that 
     the Saudi or Saudi-led coalition mission in Yemen exercises 
     the proportionate use of force and discriminates between 
     military and non-military targets, in accordance with 
     international humanitarian law and the laws of armed 
     conflict.
       (c) In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of 
     Congress'' means--

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       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
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  SA 3799. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Ms. Duckworth) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense 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 appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act or any other Act may be used--
       (1) to prevent a Member of Congress from entering, for the 
     purpose of conducting oversight, any facility located in the 
     United States at which alien minors are housed or otherwise 
     detained;
       (2) to require any Member of Congress to coordinate through 
     a Congressional entity for their entry into, for the purpose 
     of conducting oversight, any facility described in paragraph 
     (1); or
       (3) to make any temporary modification at a facility 
     described in paragraph (1) that in any way alters what is 
     observed by a visiting Member of Congress, compared to what 
     would be observed in the absence of such modification.
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  SA 3800. Mr. MERKLEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  There are appropriated, in addition to any other 
     amounts made available under this title, $100,000,000 for the 
     block grants for substance abuse prevention and treatment 
     under subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act.
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  SA 3801. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
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) has been determined by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to be unemployable due to a service-connected 
     disability; or
       (B) is a family caregiver of an eligible veteran pursuant 
     to section 1720G of title 38, United States Code.
       (b) Offset.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the total amount appropriated under the heading 
     ``program administration'' under the heading ``Departmental 
     Management'' for the Department of Education is hereby 
     reduced by $1,000,000.
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  SA 3802. Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. 
Blumenthal) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
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, United States Code;
       (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.
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  SA 3803. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
Manchin, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Gardner, Mr. Bennet, and Ms. Warren) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this division under the headings 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard'' and 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Air Force'', not more than a 
     total of $45,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of 
     the Air Force for payments to a local water authority located 
     in the vicinity of an Air Force or Air National Guard base 
     (including a base not Federally-owned) for the treatment of 
     perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and perfluorooctanoic acid in 
     drinking water from the wells owned and operated by the local 
     water authority or privately owned wells undertaken to attain 
     the Environmental Protection Agency Lifetime Health Advisory 
     level for such acids: Provided, That the applicable Lifetime 
     Health Advisory shall be the one in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the local water 
     authority must have requested such a payment from the Air 
     Force or National Guard Bureau before March 1, 2019, or the 
     Air Force or National Guard Bureau must have become aware of 
     such a treatment plan before that date, for payment under 
     this section to occur: Provided further, That the elevated 
     levels of such acids in the water must have been the result 
     of activities conducted by or paid for by the Department of 
     the Air Force for payment under this section to occur: 
     Provided further, That such funds may be expended without 
     regard to existing contractual provisions in agreements 
     between the Department of the Air Force or the National Guard 
     Bureau, as the case may be, and the State in which the base 
     is located relating to environmental response actions or 
     indemnification: Provided further, That, in order to be 
     eligible for payment under this section, such treatment must 
     have taken place after May 25, 2016, and the local water 
     authority must waive all claims for treatment expenses 
     incurred before such date: Provided further, That any payment 
     under this section may not exceed the actual cost of such 
     treatment resulting from the activities conducted by or paid 
     for by the Department of the Air Force: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of the Air Force may enter into such 
     agreements with the local water authority as may be necessary 
     to implement this section.
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  SA 3804. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:

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       Sec. ___. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that dedicated 
     funding for coding courses in kindergarten through grade 12 
     education should be a top priority.
       (b) In carrying out grant programs under the Carl D. 
     Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 that allow 
     grant funds to be used for coding programs, the Secretary of 
     Education shall prioritize applications from rural or 
     underserved areas.
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  SA 3805. Mr. NELSON (for himself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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) The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academy 
     of Sciences under which the National Academy of Sciences 
     conducts a study on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and, not 
     later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     submits a report on such study to Congress.
       (b) The report under this section shall--
       (1) address--
       (A) the nationwide state of research on amyotrophic lateral 
     sclerosis, including the state of research and development of 
     assistive technologies and drug treatments for such disease;
       (B) key gaps in research on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
       (C) the nationwide state of medical and care services for 
     individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
       (D) key gaps in access to medical and care services for 
     individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; and
       (E) the higher incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
     in both active duty military and veterans causing them to be 
     more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the disease; 
     and
       (2) include recommendations to Congress for advancing 
     research as well as access to medical and care services with 
     respect to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
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  SA 3806. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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:


  united states government accountability office recommendations for 
lowering prescription drug costs for state medicaid programs, medicare 
  beneficiaries, and low-income, non-elderly individuals who would be 
eligible for medicaid if their state of residence expanded its medicaid 
 program to provide coverage to individuals with incomes of up to 133 
                  percent of the federal poverty level

       Sec. ___. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall submit to Congress a report providing recommendations 
     for lowering prescription drug costs for--
       (1) State Medicaid programs under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.);
       (2) individuals who--
       (A) are described in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)); and
       (B) do not have access to affordable, comprehensive 
     prescription drug coverage because they reside in a State 
     that has elected not to provide medical assistance under the 
     State Medicaid program to individuals described in such 
     section; and
       (3) individuals who are enrolled in the Medicare program 
     under any part of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
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  SA 3807. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Training Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
     appropriate Department of Defense personnel are provided 
     training on whole of Government approaches to national 
     security challenges.
       (2) Coordination.--In providing training under this 
     section, the Secretary shall consult with the heads of other 
     appropriate departments and agencies of the United States 
     Government in order to ensure that such training promotes 
     cross-agency and multi-sector learning, collaboration and 
     problem-solving.
       (b) Elements.--The training under this section shall 
     include and emphasize the following:
       (1) Integration and synchronization of policy across the 
     executive branch.
       (2) An understanding of the role of Congress, State and 
     local governments, community organizations, academia, foreign 
     governments, non-governmental organizations, and the private 
     sector in influencing and executing whole-of-Government 
     solutions.
       (3) Operating in an interagency environment.
       (4) Table-top role playing exercises and mentorship 
     programs designed to enable participants to gain a greater 
     understanding of interagency partnerships and means of 
     operating successfully in a whole of Government environment.
       (c) Provision of Training.--
       (1) Training by cohort.--Training shall be provided under 
     this section to cohorts comprised of a mix of military and 
     civilian personnel from across the Department and the Armed 
     Forces and, with the approval of the head of the department 
     or agency concerned, from other departments and agencies of 
     the United States Government.
       (2) Providers of training.--The entities providing training 
     under this section shall include military staff and war 
     colleges, the National Defense University, and accredited 
     public institutions of higher education that provide whole of 
     Government curricula and are located amid areas of high 
     concentration of military and civilian national security 
     personnel.
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  SA 3808. Mr. GARDNER (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available this Act, whether division A or B of this Act, 
     or by any other Act, may be obligated or expended for the 
     following:
       (1) Assistance to the Government of El Salvador.
       (2) Activities with the Government of El Salvador.
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  SA 3809. Mr. CRUZ (for himself, Mr. Inhofe, and Mr. Barrasso) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this division may be obligated or expended to 
     implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the resolution of 
     ratification of the Treaty is approved by the Senate.
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  SA 3810. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Using funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``program administration'' under the heading ``Departmental 
     Management'' under the heading ``DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'', 
     and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Education shall submit, to the 
     Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Science, Space, 
     and Technology, and the Committee on Education and the 
     Workforce of the House of Representatives, a report on how 
     the Department of Education is coordinating with the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science 
     Foundation to promote science, technology, engineering, and 
     mathematics programs that benefit students in grades pre-
     kindergarten through 12.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3811. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ___.  Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the

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     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives a report that 
     contains an assessment of how increases in fees and 
     copayments for specialty care under the TRICARE program 
     impacts access to mental health services by members of the 
     Armed Forces and veterans.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3812. Mrs. HYDE-SMITH (for herself and Mr. Reed) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       Section 115 of title I of division B is amended by striking 
     ``shall be applied in fiscal year 2019 by substituting 
     `seven' for `six' '' and inserting ``is amended by striking 
     `six' and inserting `seven' ''.
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  SA 3813. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. AUTHORITY TO NEGOTIATE FAIR PRICES FOR MEDICARE 
                   PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1860D-11 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-111) is amended by striking subsection 
     (i).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3814. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of divisions B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 
                   FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH 
                   ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DEMENTIA.

       Subpart I of part D of title III of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254b et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 330N. GRANTS FOR TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR 
                   FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH 
                   ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE OR A RELATED DEMENTIA.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Area agency on aging.--The term `area agency on 
     aging' has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the 
     Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3002).
       ``(2) Medically underserved community.--The term `medically 
     underserved community' has the meaning given the term in 
     section 799B.
       ``(b) Grants.--The Secretary may award grants to public or 
     nonprofit private health care providers described in 
     subsection (c) for the purpose of expanding training and 
     support services for families and caregivers of people living 
     with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia if such health 
     care providers--
       ``(1) meet the conditions for receiving grants under 
     subsection (d); and
       ``(2) submit an application to the Secretary in such form, 
     in such manner, and containing such agreements, assurances, 
     and information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
       ``(c) Recipients of Grants.--The public or nonprofit 
     private health care providers described in this subsection 
     shall include--
       ``(1) health care organizations;
       ``(2) community health centers;
       ``(3) nursing homes;
       ``(4) senior centers;
       ``(5) area agencies on aging;
       ``(6) community-based organizations;
       ``(7) organizations providing support services for families 
     and caregivers of patients with younger-onset Alzheimer's 
     disease or a related dementia; and
       ``(8) State, local, and tribal public health agencies and 
     social service agencies.
       ``(d) Conditions for Receiving Grants.--To be eligible to 
     receive a grant awarded under subsection (b), a public or 
     nonprofit health care provider described in subsection (c) 
     shall agree--
       ``(1) to employ a comprehensive approach to caring for 
     patients with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia that 
     integrates treatment of such patients with training and 
     support services for the families and caregivers of such 
     patients;
       ``(2) in any program to be funded by a grant awarded under 
     subsection (b), that services will be provided in the 
     languages most appropriate for, and with consideration for 
     the cultural backgrounds of, the individuals for whom the 
     services are provided; and
       ``(3) to provide outreach activities to inform the public 
     of the services of the program, and to provide information on 
     Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to the public.
       ``(e) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with 
     the Director of the Office on Women's Health and the Director 
     of the Office of Minority Health in order to ensure that 
     women, minorities, and patients who live in medically 
     underserved communities are able to benefit from the training 
     and support services funded through grants awarded under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(f) Funding.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal 
     years 2018 through 2023.
       ``(2) Allocation for medically underserved communities.--Of 
     the amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall make available not less than 10 
     percent for grants awarded under subsection (b) to public or 
     nonprofit private health care providers that primarily serve 
     medically underserved communities and meet the requirements 
     under this section.''.
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  SA 3815. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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) Paragraph (3) of section 529(e) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Certain career training expenses.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an individual who is 
     enrolled in or attending a program to obtain a recognized 
     postsecondary credential or occupational license, the term 
     `qualified higher education expenses' includes expenses 
     similar to the expenses described in subparagraph (A) which 
     are required for such program.
       ``(ii) Program to obtain a recognized postsecondary 
     credential.--For purposes of this subparagraph--

       ``(I) the term `recognized postsecondary credential' has 
     the meaning given the term in section 3(52) of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102(52)), and
       ``(II) when used with respect to obtaining such a 
     credential, the term `program' means only a program which is 
     included, and is offered by a provider which is included, on 
     the list described in section 122(d) of the Workforce 
     Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3152(d)).''.

       (b) The amendment made by this section shall apply to 
     expenses paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3816. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Sasse) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ___. COVERDELL LIFELONG LEARNING ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Renaming of coverdell education savings accounts.--
     Section 530 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Coverdell lifelong 
     learning account''; and
       (B) by striking ``coverdell education savings accounts'' in 
     the heading and inserting ``coverdell lifelong learning 
     accounts''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 26(b)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``Coverdell education savings 
     accounts'' and inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning 
     accounts''.
       (B) Section 72(e)(9) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' and 
     inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning account''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' in 
     the heading and inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning 
     account''.
       (C) Section 135(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' and 
     inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning account''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' in 
     the heading and inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning 
     account''.
       (D) Section 408A(e)(2)(A)(ii) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' and 
     inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning account''.
       (E) Section 529(c) of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Coverdell education savings accounts'' in 
     the heading of paragraph (3)(B)(vi) and inserting ``Coverdell 
     lifelong learning account''; and
       (ii) by striking ``an Coverdell education savings account'' 
     in paragraph (6) and inserting ``a Coverdell lifelong 
     learning account''.
       (F) Section 877A(e)(2) of such Code is amended by striking 
     ``Coverdell education

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     savings account'' and inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning 
     account''.
       (G) Section 4973 of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' 
     each place it appears in subsections (a)(4) and (e)(2)(A) and 
     inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning account'';
       (ii) by striking ``Coverdell education savings accounts'' 
     in subsection (e)(1) and inserting ``Coverdell lifelong 
     learning accounts''; and
       (iii) by striking ``Coverdell Education Savings Accounts'' 
     in the heading of subsection (e) and inserting ``Coverdell 
     Lifelong Learning Account''.
       (H) Section 4975 of such Code is amended--
       (i) by striking ``Coverdell education savings account'' 
     each place it appears in subsections (c)(5) and (e)(1)(F) and 
     inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning account''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Coverdell education savings accounts'' 
     in the heading of subsection (c)(5) and inserting ``Coverdell 
     lifelong learning accounts''.
       (I) Section 6693(a)(2)(F) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``Coverdell education savings accounts'' and 
     inserting ``Coverdell lifelong learning accounts''.
       (J) The table of sections for part VIII of subchapter F of 
     chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking ``Coverdell 
     education savings accounts'' and inserting ``Coverdell 
     lifelong learning accounts''.
       (3) Treatment of existing accounts.--For purposes of 
     section 530(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any 
     account established before January 1, 2018, and designated as 
     a Coverdell education savings account shall be deemed to have 
     been designated as a Coverdell lifelong learning account.
       (b) Expanded Use of Accounts.--
       (1) Eligible expenses.--
       (A) In general.--Section 530(b)(2)(A) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
     end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of 
     clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iii) qualified educational or skill development expenses 
     (as defined in paragraph (5)).''.
       (B) Qualified educational or skill development expenses.--
     Section 530(b) of such Code is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Qualified educational or skill development 
     expenses.--The term `qualified educational or skill 
     development expenses' means--
       ``(A) expenses paid or incurred--
       ``(i) after the beneficiary attains age 16, and
       ``(ii) for participation or enrollment of the beneficiary 
     in services or activities that are--

       ``(I) training services described in section 134(c)(3)(D) 
     of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3174(c)(3)(D)) that are offered by a provider included on the 
     list of eligible providers of training services described in 
     section 122 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 3152),
       ``(II) career and technical education activities defined in 
     section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
     Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302) that are offered 
     through an eligible institution (as defined in such section),
       ``(III) career services described in clauses (iii), (iv), 
     and (xi) of section 134(c)(2)(A) of the Workforce Innovation 
     and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3174(c)(2)(A)) that are 
     provided by providers eligible under section 134(c)(2)(C) of 
     such Act,
       ``(IV) youth activities described in section 129(c)(2) of 
     the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 
     3164(c)(2)) that are provided by eligible providers of youth 
     workforce investment activities under section 123 of such 
     Act, or
       ``(V) adult education and literacy activities, as defined 
     in section 203 of the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 3272), that are provided by eligible providers of 
     adult education and literacy activities under section 231 of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 3321),

       ``(B) expenses for transportation required for or provided 
     by any of the services or activities described in 
     subparagraph (A),
       ``(C) expenses for testing necessary for enrollment in, or 
     certification in connection with, services or activities 
     described in subparagraph (A), or
       ``(D) expenses for the purchase of any computer technology 
     or equipment (as defined in section 170(e)(6)(F)(i)) or 
     Internet access and related services, if such technology, 
     equipment, or services are to be used by the beneficiary for 
     services or activities described in subparagraph (A) during 
     any of the years the beneficiary is participating in or 
     enrolled in any of the services or activities described in 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Modification of Rules Relating to Age Restrictions and 
     Contributions.--
       (1) $10,000 account limit after age 30.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 530(b)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting 
     ``in excess of $10,000'' after ``any balance to the credit of 
     the designated beneficiary''.
       (B) Contribution limit.--Paragraph (1) of section 530(b)(1) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause 
     (iii) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(iv) in the case of a beneficiary who is over the age of 
     30, if such contribution would result in the balance of the 
     account exceeding $10,000.''.
       (2) Increased age limit for contributions.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 530(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``age 18'' and inserting ``age 70''.
       (3) Increased contribution limitation for individuals over 
     age 30.--
       (A) In general.--Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``($4,000 in the 
     case of an account the designated beneficiary of which has 
     attained age of 30 before the end of the taxable year)'' 
     after ``$2,000''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 4973(e)(1)(A) of such 
     Code is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``the 
     limitation applicable under section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii)''.
       (4) No change in beneficiary after age 30.--Paragraph (6) 
     of section 530(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``shall not be treated as a distribution 
     for purposes of paragraph (1) if the new beneficiary'' and 
     inserting ``shall not be treated as a distribution for 
     purposes of paragraph (1) if--
       ``(A) the old beneficiary has not attained age 30 before 
     the date of the change in beneficiary, and
       ``(B) the new beneficiary''.
       (d) Credit for Employer Contributions.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 45T. EMPLOYEE EDUCATIONAL SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT 
                   EXPENSES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the 
     employee educational skills and development contribution 
     credit determined under this section for any taxable year is 
     25 percent of the nonelective contributions made by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year to a Coverdell lifelong 
     learning account (as defined in section 530(b)) the 
     designated beneficiary of which is an employee of the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(b) Special Rules and Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Employee.--
       ``(A) Certain employees excluded.--The term `employee' 
     shall not include--
       ``(i) an employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1),
       ``(ii) any 2-percent shareholder (as defined in section 
     1372(b)) of an S corporation,
       ``(iii) any 5-percent owner (as defined in section 
     416(i)(1)(B)(i)) of taxpayer, or
       ``(iv) any individual who bears any of the relationships 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (G) of section 
     152(d)(2) to, or is a dependent described in section 
     152(d)(2)(H) of, an individual described in clause (i), (ii), 
     or (iii).
       ``(B) Leased employees.--The term `employee' shall include 
     a leased employee within the meaning of section 414(n).
       ``(2) Nonelective contribution.--The term `nonelective 
     contribution' means an employer contribution other than an 
     employer contribution pursuant to a salary reduction 
     arrangement.
       ``(3) Aggregation and other rules made applicable.--
       ``(A) Aggregation rules.--All employers treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (b), (c), (m), or (o) of section 
     414 shall be treated as a single employer for purposes of 
     this section.
       ``(B) Other rules.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e) of section 52 shall apply.''.
       (2) Credit treated as part of general business credit.--
     Section 38(b) of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at 
     the end of paragraph (31), by striking the period at the end 
     of paragraph (32) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(33) the employee educational skills and development 
     contribution credit determined under section 45T(a).''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45T. Employee educational skills and development expenses.''.

       (e) Allowance of Deduction for Beneficiary.--
       (1) In general.--Part VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating 
     section 224 as section 225 and by inserting after section 223 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 224. COVERDELL LIFELONG LEARNING ACCOUNT 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual who--
       ``(1) is the designated beneficiary of a Coverdell lifelong 
     learning account (as defined in section 530(b)(1)), and
       ``(2) has attained the age of 18 before the close of the 
     taxable year,
     there shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to the 
     contributions for the taxable year by or on behalf of such 
     individual to the account described in paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Recontributed Amounts.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under this section with respect to a rollover contribution 
     described in section 530(d)(5).''.
       (2) Increase in additional tax.--
       (A) Increase.--
       (i) In general.--Section 530(d)(4)(A) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``10 percent'' 
     and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (ii) Conforming amendment.--Section 529(c)(6) of such Code 
     is amended by inserting

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     ``, except that `10 percent' shall be substituted for `20 
     percent' in subparagraph (A) thereof'' before the period at 
     the end of the first sentence.
       (B) Modification of tax treatment of deductible 
     contributions.--Paragraph (1) of section 530(d) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(1) Inclusion in gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any distribution shall be includible in 
     the gross income of the distributee as follows:
       ``(i) So much of the distribution as is equal to or less 
     than the deductible amount shall be fully included in gross 
     income.
       ``(ii) So much of the distribution which exceeds the 
     deductible amount shall be included in gross income in the 
     manner as provided in section 72 (determined by applying such 
     section without regard to any amounts to which clause (i) 
     applies).
       ``(B) Deductible amount.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `deductible amount' means the excess of--
       ``(i) the sum of contributions to the account for which a 
     deduction was allowed under section 224 in such year and any 
     preceding taxable year, over
       ``(ii) the amount of distributions to which subparagraph 
     (A)(i) applied to in any preceding taxable year.''.
       (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for part 
     VIII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
     redesignating the item relating to section 224 as relating to 
     section 225 and by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 223 the following new item:

``Sec. 224. Coverdell lifelong learning account contributions.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall take 
     effect on January 1, 2018.
       (2) Eligible expenses.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to distributions made after December 31, 
     2018.
       (3) Contributions.--The amendments made by paragraphs 
     (1)(B) and (2) of subsection (c) shall apply to contributions 
     made after December 31, 2018.
       (4) Employer contribution credit and beneficiary 
     deductions.--The amendments made by subsections (d) and (e) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     2018.
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  SA 3817. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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) Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 25D the following new section:

     ``SEC. 25E. EXPENSES FOR ELDERCARE.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual for which 
     there are 1 or more qualifying individuals with respect to 
     such individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against 
     the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year an 
     amount equal to the applicable percentage of the eldercare 
     expenses paid by such individual during the taxable year.
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 20 percent, 
     reduced (but not below zero) by 1 percentage point for each 
     $4,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's adjusted 
     gross income for the taxable year exceeds $120,000.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying 
     individual' means an individual--
       ``(A) who has attained age 65,
       ``(B) who requires assistance with activities of daily 
     living, and
       ``(C) who is, with respect to the taxpayer or the 
     taxpayer's spouse--
       ``(i) the father or mother or an ancestor of such father or 
     mother,
       ``(ii) the father-in-law or mother-in-law or an ancestor of 
     such father-in-law or mother-in-law,
       ``(iii) the stepfather or stepmother or an ancestor of such 
     stepfather or stepmother, or
       ``(iv) any other person who, for the taxable year, has the 
     same principal place of abode as the taxpayer and is a member 
     of the household of the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Eldercare expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eldercare expenses' means the 
     following amounts paid for expenses relating to the care of a 
     qualifying individual:
       ``(i) Medical care (as defined in section 213(d)(1), 
     without regard to subparagraph D thereof).
       ``(ii) Lodging away from home in accordance with section 
     213(d)(2).
       ``(iii) Adult day care.
       ``(iv) Custodial care.
       ``(v) Respite care.
       ``(vi) Assistive technologies and devices (including remote 
     health monitoring).
       ``(vii) Environmental modifications (including home 
     modifications).
       ``(viii) Counseling or training for a caregiver.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) Adult day care.--The term `adult day care' means care 
     provided for adults with functional or cognitive impairments 
     through a structured, community-based group program which 
     provides health, social, and other related support services 
     on a less than 24-hour basis.
       ``(ii) Custodial care.--The term `custodial care' means 
     reasonable personal care services provided to assist with 
     daily living which do not require the skills of qualified 
     technical or professional personnel.
       ``(iii) Respite care.--The term `respite care' means 
     planned or emergency care intended to provide temporary 
     relief to a caregiver.
       ``(C) Care centers.--
       ``(i) In general.--Eldercare expenses described in 
     subparagraph (A) which are incurred for services provided 
     outside the taxpayer's household by a care center shall be 
     taken into account only if such center complies with all 
     applicable laws and regulations of a State or unit of local 
     government.
       ``(ii) Care center.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `care center' means any facility which--

       ``(I) provides care for more than 6 individuals, and
       ``(II) receives a fee, payment, or grant for providing 
     services for any of the individuals (regardless of whether 
     such facility is operated for profit).

       ``(c) Dollar Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the eldercare expenses 
     incurred during any taxable year which may be taken into 
     account under subsection (a) shall not exceed $6,000.
       ``(2) Coordination with dependent care assistance 
     exclusion.--The dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be 
     reduced by the aggregate amount excluded from gross income 
     under section 129 for the taxable year, if any.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Payments to related individuals.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid to an 
     individual with respect to whom, for the taxable year, a 
     deduction under section 151(c) is allowable either to the 
     taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `taxable year' means the taxable year of 
     the taxpayer in which the service is performed.
       ``(2) Identifying information required with respect to 
     service provider.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any amount paid to any person unless--
       ``(A) the name, address, and taxpayer identification number 
     of such person are included on the return claiming the 
     credit, or
       ``(B) if such person is an organization described in 
     section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), 
     the name and address of such person are included on the 
     return claiming the credit.
     In the case of a failure to provide the information required 
     under the preceding sentence, the preceding sentence shall 
     not apply if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due 
     diligence in attempting to provide the information so 
     required.
       ``(3) Identifying information required with respect to 
     qualifying individuals.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) with respect to any qualifying individual 
     unless the taxpayer identification number of such individual 
     is included on the return claiming the credit.
       ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No credit shall be allowed 
     under subsection (a) for any amount with respect to which a 
     credit is allowed under section 21.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''.
       (b) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 25D the following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Expenses for eldercare.''.

       (c)(1) Section 213(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or section 25E'' after ``section 21'', 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``and Elders'' after ``Certain 
     Dependents'' in the heading.
       (2) Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``, section 25E (relating to expenses for 
     care of elders),'' after ``(relating to expenses for 
     household and dependent care services necessary for gainful 
     employment)'' in subparagraph (H), and
       (B) by inserting ``, 25E'' after ``24'' in subparagraph 
     (L).
       (d) The amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
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  SA 3818. Ms. KLOBUCHAR submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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:


                 safe and affordable drugs from canada

       Sec. ___. 
       Chapter VIII of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 381 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

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     ``SEC. 810. IMPORTATION BY INDIVIDUALS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS 
                   FROM CANADA.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, not later than 185 days after the date of enactment 
     of this section, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
     permitting individuals to safely import into the United 
     States a prescription drug described in subsection (b).
       ``(b) Prescription Drug.--A prescription drug described in 
     this subsection--
       ``(1) is a prescription drug that--
       ``(A) is purchased from an approved Canadian pharmacy;
       ``(B) is dispensed by a pharmacist licensed to practice 
     pharmacy and dispense prescription drugs in Canada;
       ``(C) is purchased for personal use by the individual, not 
     for resale, in quantities that do not exceed a 90-day supply;
       ``(D) is filled using a valid prescription issued by a 
     physician licensed to practice in a State in the United 
     States; and
       ``(E) has the same active ingredient or ingredients, route 
     of administration, dosage form, and strength as a 
     prescription drug approved by the Secretary under chapter V; 
     and
       ``(2) does not include--
       ``(A) a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of 
     the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802));
       ``(B) a biological product (as defined in section 351 of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262));
       ``(C) an infused drug (including a peritoneal dialysis 
     solution);
       ``(D) an intravenously injected drug;
       ``(E) a drug that is inhaled during surgery;
       ``(F) a parenteral drug;
       ``(G) a drug manufactured through one or more biotechnology 
     processes, including--
       ``(i) a therapeutic DNA plasmid product;
       ``(ii) a therapeutic synthetic peptide product of not more 
     than 40 amino acids;
       ``(iii) a monoclonal antibody product for in vivo use; and
       ``(iv) a therapeutic recombinant DNA-derived product;
       ``(H) a drug required to be refrigerated at any time during 
     manufacturing, packing, processing, or holding; or
       ``(I) a photoreactive drug.
       ``(c) Approved Canadian Pharmacy.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this section, an approved Canadian 
     pharmacy is a pharmacy that--
       ``(A) is located in Canada; and
       ``(B) that the Secretary certifies--
       ``(i) is licensed to operate and dispense prescription 
     drugs to individuals in Canada; and
       ``(ii) meets the criteria under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Publication of approved canadian pharmacies.--The 
     Secretary shall publish on the Internet Web site of the Food 
     and Drug Administration a list of approved Canadian 
     pharmacies, including the Internet Web site address of each 
     such approved Canadian pharmacy, from which individuals may 
     purchase prescription drugs in accordance with subsection 
     (a).
       ``(3) Additional criteria.--To be an approved Canadian 
     pharmacy, the Secretary shall certify that the pharmacy--
       ``(A) has been in existence for a period of at least 5 
     years preceding the date of such certification and has a 
     purpose other than to participate in the program established 
     under this section;
       ``(B) operates in accordance with pharmacy standards set 
     forth by the provincial pharmacy rules and regulations 
     enacted in Canada;
       ``(C) has processes established by the pharmacy, or 
     participates in another established process, to certify that 
     the physical premises and data reporting procedures and 
     licenses are in compliance with all applicable laws and 
     regulations, and has implemented policies designed to monitor 
     ongoing compliance with such laws and regulations;
       ``(D) conducts or commits to participate in ongoing and 
     comprehensive quality assurance programs and implements such 
     quality assurance measures, including blind testing, to 
     ensure the veracity and reliability of the findings of the 
     quality assurance program;
       ``(E) agrees that laboratories approved by the Secretary 
     shall be used to conduct product testing to determine the 
     safety and efficacy of sample pharmaceutical products;
       ``(F) has established, or will establish or participate in, 
     a process for resolving grievances and will be held 
     accountable for violations of established guidelines and 
     rules;
       ``(G) does not resell products from online pharmacies 
     located outside Canada to customers in the United States; and
       ``(H) meets any other criteria established by the 
     Secretary.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3819. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Coons) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense 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. ___.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this division for the congressionally directed 
     medical research programs, $10,000,000 shall be used to carry 
     out a pancreatic cancer research program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3820. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Brown) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       ``Sec. __. (a) The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study on the condition of the public school 
     facilities of the United States and their adequacy to support 
     a 21st century education.
       ``(b) In conducting the study under subsection (a), the 
     Comptroller General shall study the following factors:
       ``(1) Structural integrity.
       ``(2) Plumbing.
       ``(3) Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.
       ``(4) Compliance with fire and safety codes.
       ``(5) Compliance with Federal laws, including the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).
       ``(6) Lighting.
       ``(7) Indoor air quality.
       ``(8) Environmental conditions, such as exposure to 
     asbestos, lead, and mold.
       ``(9) Physical security.
       ``(10) Sufficient space for instruction.
       ``(c) The Comptroller General shall include in the study 
     under subsection (a) information on the ability of States and 
     local educational agencies to pay for necessary repairs, 
     renovation, and construction of public school facilities that 
     are not in adequate condition, including plans to finance the 
     work within the next 10 years.
       ``(d) Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Health, 
     Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Education 
     and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the 
     findings of the study under this section.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3821. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this title for the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement may be obligated or expended for facilities or 
     contractors of the Office if the Director of the Office fails 
     to--
       (1) report to the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation with respect to incidents of physical or mental 
     injury, sexual abuse or exploitation, or negligent treatment 
     of a child in the custody of the Office or other Federal 
     agencies and subsequent investigations of such incidents 
     under the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13001 
     et seq.);
       (2) track and report such incidents to Congress annually; 
     or
       (3) provide children in the custody of the Office with 
     access to private areas to place telephone calls with 
     complaints of abuse or harassment.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3822. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  The Director of the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement shall provide at each temporary facility of the 
     Office that houses unaccompanied alien children the full 
     range of services and the same level of care as are required 
     for permanent facilities that house such children.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3823. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the amount appropriated in this division under 
     the heading ``General Departmental Management'', under the 
     heading ``Office of the Secretary'', the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall utilize $1,100,000 for the 
     continuation of cooperative agreements for members of the 
     U.S. Mexico Border Health Commission, which include the 
     Border States of Texas, New Mexico, California and Arizona.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3824. Mr. UDALL (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Heinrich) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 ``aging and disability 
     services programs (including transfer of funds)'' under the 
     heading ``Administration for Community Living'' in title II 
     of division B, strike the colon the first place it appears 
     and insert ``(and an additional amount of $5,000,000): 
     Provided, That the additional amount of $5,000,000 made 
     available under this heading shall be for making (under 
     section 411 of the OAA and consistent with the requirements 
     of the nondisplacement and related grievance procedures of 
     subtitle F of title I of the National and Community Service 
     Act of 1990 and with the Nationwide Program for National and 
     State Background Checks described in section 6201 of the 
     Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) grants to public 
     agencies and private nonprofit agencies for placing 
     volunteers in communities to assist older individuals and 
     individuals with disabilities in living independently in 
     their homes, or to support family caregivers who are 
     facilitating that independent living:''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3825. Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself and Mrs. Ernst) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

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

     SEC. __. STUDY ON TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY.

       (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States, 
     in meaningful consultation with experts on the intersections 
     of domestic violence, disabilities, trauma, and mental 
     health, shall conduct a study to evaluate the status of--
       (1) research on the relationship between intimate partner 
     violence and traumatic brain injury experienced by victims; 
     and
       (2) public awareness and education campaigns related to the 
     effects of intimate partner violence on victims' brain health 
     and its connection to traumatic brain injury experienced by 
     victims.
       (b) Content.--The study conducted under subsection (a) 
     shall include--
       (1) a review on the outcomes of any previous research, the 
     status of existing research activities, and efforts to 
     address knowledge gaps across agencies of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (2) recommendations to--
       (A) encourage increased research to address existing 
     knowledge gaps relating to the relationship between intimate 
     partner violence and traumatic brain injury experienced by 
     victims;
       (B) increase awareness of the effects of intimate partner 
     violence on the brain health of victims for health care and 
     other treatment providers;
       (C) increase victim service providers' awareness of the 
     effects of intimate partner violence on victims' brain 
     health, enhance their capacity to identify victims with 
     traumatic brain injuries and provide services that support 
     victims' healing and recovery; and
       (D) increase awareness of the links between intimate 
     partner violence and the brain health of victims' for the 
     general public.
       (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
     the Senate, the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3826. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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:


                  report on asthma control activities

       Sec. __. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall submit to Congress a report on asthma control 
     activities conducted by the Department of Health and Human 
     Services that includes information on--
       (1) how States may employ Medicaid funding to support 
     asthma control activities in various settings, including 
     home-based and residential settings;
       (2) public health and population level approaches to 
     addressing environmental exposures;
       (3) how the health care and housing sectors can work 
     together on interventions to improve asthma care and reduce 
     asthma morbidity; and
       (4) what the Department of Health and Human Services is 
     doing to expand access to State asthma housing and home-based 
     related initiatives, including what research related to such 
     initiatives the Department is funding, and what resources to 
     support such initiatives are made available through all 
     programs of the Department, including programs administered 
     by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 
     National Institutes of Health.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3827. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Young) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) In addition to amounts appropriated under the 
     heading ``Children and Families Services Programs'' under the 
     heading ``Administration for Children and Families'', there 
     is appropriated $10,000,000 for purposes of carrying out 
     title I of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
       (b) The amounts made available for necessary administrative 
     expenses under the heading ``Children and Families Services 
     Programs'' under the heading ``Administration for Children 
     and Families'' is hereby reduced by $10,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3828. Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Carper, Mr. 
Whitehouse, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Booker) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding the final rule of the Centers 
     for Medicare and Medicaid Services entitled ``Medicare 
     Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for 
     Acute Care Hospitals and the Long Term Care Hospital 
     Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 
     2019 Rates; Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific 
     Providers; Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record 
     (EHR) Incentive Programs (Promoting Interoperability 
     Programs) Requirements for Eligible Hospitals, Critical 
     Access Hospitals, and Eligible Professionals; Medicare Cost 
     Reporting Requirements; and Physician Certification and 
     Recertification of Claims'' or any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this division for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 
     Services may be used to terminate the imputed floor policy 
     under section 412.64(h) of title 42, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (including the policy under clause (vi) of such 
     section), as in effect with respect to discharges during 
     fiscal year 2018, to discharges occurring on or after October 
     1, 2018. The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     implement the preceding sentence in a budget-neutral manner 
     under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3829. Mr. ENZI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  For the purposes of calculating the maximum 
     Federal Pell Grant award under section 401(b)(2)(A)(i) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 for an award year subsequent to 
     the 2019-2020 award year, the last enacted appropriation Act 
     shall be the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018: Provided, 
     That nothing in this section shall be interpreted as 
     precluding a future appropriations Act from increasing the 
     maximum award above such level for future award years.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3830. Mr. LEAHY (for Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title IV of this division under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', up to 
     $2,000,000 may be available for research on a practical means 
     of reducing fighter aircraft engine noise (both near and far 
     noise impacts) at the source while maintaining operational 
     performance.

[[Page S5774]]

  

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3831. Mr. LEAHY (for Mrs. Murray) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this division under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to 
     $20,000,000 may be available for the Department of Defense 
     Family Advocacy Program to do the following:
       (1) To address allegations of juvenile problematic sexual 
     behavior occurring on military installations, including to 
     ensure that the Program has the resources necessary to ensure 
     a consistent, standardized response to allegations of 
     juvenile problematic sexual behavior across the Department of 
     Defense (including the appropriate level of staff and 
     training resources).
       (2) To maintain a centralized database with information on 
     reported incidents of juvenile problematic sexual behavior.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3832. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  The amount expended by the Department of Defense 
     from amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this 
     division for preparations for or the conduct of any 
     particular parade may not exceed $15,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3833. Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. McCain, and Mrs. Ernst) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  The amount appropriated by title II of this 
     division under the heading ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, 
     Navy'' is hereby reduced by $475,000,000, with the amount of 
     the reduction applied against amounts available under that 
     heading for the Littoral Combat Ship.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3834. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to support the construction of fast food (as defined 
     in the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published 
     under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and 
     Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341)) restaurants.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3835. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. McCain) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     the development of a beerbot or other robot bartender.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3836. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 under the heading ``Salaries and 
     Expenses'' under the heading ``National Mediation Board'' in 
     title IV of division B, strike ``$13,800,000.'' and insert 
     ``$13,800,000: Provided, That the National Mediation Board 
     shall prepare and submit a report, not later than 60 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate on any concurrent 
     postponement election under the jurisdiction of the National 
     Mediation Board and the rationale for the postponement.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3837. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Section 113(4)(A)(ii) of the Strengthening 
     Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act 
     (Public Law 115-224) is amended by striking subclause (II).
       (b) Section 114(d)(1)(B)(vi) of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
     and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
     2324(d)(1)(B)(vi) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(vi) other individuals and qualified intermediaries with 
     relevant expertise, which shall include individuals with 
     expertise in addressing inequities in access to, and in 
     opportunities for, academic and technical skill attainment 
     and in programs dealing with gender and racial or ethnic 
     disparities;''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3838. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Reed) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense 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 ``Student Financial 
     Assistance'' in title III of division B, strike the first 
     period and insert ``: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds made available under this title may be used to modify 
     any regulation (as in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act) if the modification would increase the cost of the 
     Federal Pell Grant program carried out under subpart 1 of 
     part A of title IV of the HEA, by $1,000,000,000.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3839. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. STUDY ON FIRST RESPONDER HEALTH IMPACTS.

       (a) Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary''), acting 
     through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention and the Director of the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry, and, as appropriate, the 
     Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences, and in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a study of the health implications for 
     firefighters, police officers, and other first responders of 
     exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances occurring 
     during training or when fighting fires, including exposure 
     that occurs as a result of the use of firefighting protective 
     equipment containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
       (2) Recommendations and reports.--The Secretary shall--
       (A) not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and annually thereafter until submission of the 
     report under subparagraph (B)(ii), submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report on the progress of the 
     study under paragraph (1); and
       (B) not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act--
       (i) complete the study under paragraph (1); and
       (ii) submit a report, including any appropriate 
     recommendations, to the appropriate congressional committees 
     on the results of such study.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this Act, $5,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2019.
       (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions, the Committee on Environment and Public Works, the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland 
     Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed 
     Services, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Homeland Security 
     of the House of Representatives.

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3840. Ms. WARREN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. __.  The Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018 
     (Public Law 115-194) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, police officers, and other first 
     responders'' after ``firefighters'' each place the term 
     appears;
       (2) by inserting ``police officer, or other first 
     responder'' after ``firefighter'' each place the term 
     appears; and
       (3) in section 2--
       (A) in subsection (d)(3), by inserting ``local law 
     enforcement agencies, State associations of police chiefs, 
     and emergency medical technician agencies and associations,'' 
     after ``State departments of homeland security,''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(4), by inserting ``, law 
     enforcement,'' after ``national fire''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3841. Mrs. McCASKILL (for herself and Mr. Isakson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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. ____.  The Secretary of Defense shall use amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense under this division to provide testing for elevated 
     blood lead levels at military treatment facilities for babies 
     during their 12-month and 24-month wellness checks or annual 
     physical examinations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3842. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Udall, Mr. Booker, and Mr. 
Heinrich) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 the matter under the heading 
     ``children and families services programs'' under the heading 
     ``Administration for Children and Families'' in title II of 
     division B, insert ``: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of 
     the amounts made available under this heading shall be for 
     carrying out the Assets for Independence Act''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3843. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Menendez, Mr. Kaine, and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted an amendment 
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to 
the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  There are appropriated, in addition to any other 
     amounts made available under the heading ``Health Workforce'' 
     under the heading ``Health Resources and Services 
     Administration'', $17,000,000 for purposes of carrying out 
     title VIII of the PHS Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3844. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 or any 
     other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of 
     understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant 
     to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any corporation 
     that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been 
     assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies 
     have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being 
     paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the 
     authority responsible for collecting such tax liability, 
     provided that the applicable Federal agency--
       (1) is aware of the unpaid Federal tax liability;
       (2) has considered suspension or debarment of the 
     corporation; and
       (3) has made a determination that such suspension or 
     debarment is necessary to protect the interests of the 
     Federal Government.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3845. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this division may be used to deactivate or 
     realign, or prepare for the deactivation or realignment of, 
     Strike Fighter Squadron 101 (otherwise known as VFA 101) at 
     Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3846. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this division under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to 
     $48,242,000 may be available for the Maritime Security 
     Initiative for purposes of addressing budget priorities in 
     the Indo-PACOM Martime Partnership in connection with 
     building partner capacity to contribute to maritime security 
     and domain awareness.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3847. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. 8___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act may be used to conduct a lease 
     sale for oil or gas in an area described in section 104(a) of 
     the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (43 U.S.C. 
     1331 note; Public Law 109-432), including any area east of 
     the Military Mission Line (as defined in section 102 of that 
     Act) in the Gulf of Mexico.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3848. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this division under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', up to $5,000,000 may be 
     available for planning and design activities in connection 
     with the implementation of future homeporting decisions based 
     on strategic dispersal objectives in the 2018 Strategic 
     Laydown.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3849. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this division under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Navy'', up to $5,000,000 may be 
     available for the maintenance and use of the Saturation Fly 
     Away Diving System (SATFADS) of the Navy.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3850. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by title III of this division under the heading ``Aircraft 
     Procurement, Air Force'' may be available to the Secretary of 
     the Air Force for one or more contracts, beginning with the 
     fiscal year 2019 program year, to convert not more than 34 F-
     22 fighter aircraft of the Air Force from Block 20 
     configuration to Block 35 configuration.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3851. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to

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amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  None of the funds made available under this Act 
     shall be used by any State educational agency or local 
     educational agency (as such terms are defined in section 8101 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7801)) to develop or implement a discipline policy 
     that--
       (1) discourages schools from reporting any disciplinary 
     action to law enforcement agencies; or
       (2) discourages law enforcement agencies from arresting an 
     individual for--
       (A) any misdemeanor domestic violence offense;
       (B) harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate 
     partner, or engaging in other conduct that would place an 
     intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury;
       (C) any criminal offense for which the maximum term of 
     imprisonment is more than 1 year;
       (D) any criminal offense relating to being a fugitive from 
     justice;
       (E) unlawful possession of a firearm; or
       (F) exhibiting verbal or physical threatening behavior 
     towards others, including--
       (i) acts of violence resulting from expulsion from school;
       (ii) threats involving firearms or other weapons; or
       (iii) other actions resulting in a reasonable fear of 
     bodily injury.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3852. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     provider of services under title X of the Public Health 
     Service Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring 
     notification or the reporting of child abuse, child 
     molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3853. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. Nelson) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 201, line 2, strike the period and insert the 
     following ``: Provided, that of the funds made available 
     under this heading, $1,000,000 shall be available to enhance 
     harmful algal bloom exposure activities, including 
     surveillance, mitigation, and event response efforts, with a 
     priority given to geographic locations subject to a state of 
     emergency designation related to toxic algae blooms within 
     the past 12 months.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3854. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ____. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be used by a Federal agency 
     for which amounts are appropriated in this Act to acquire 
     telecommunications equipment produced by Huawei Technologies 
     Company or ZTE Corporation or a high-impact or moderate-
     impact information system, as defined for security 
     categorization in the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology's (in this section referred to as ``NIST'') 
     Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, 
     ``Standards for Security Categorization of Federal 
     Information and Information Systems'', unless the agency 
     has--
       (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information 
     systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform 
     acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact 
     information systems within the Federal Government;
       (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive 
     awardee against available and relevant threat information 
     provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other 
     appropriate Federal agencies; and
       (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation or other appropriate Federal agency, conducted 
     an assessment of any risk of cyber espionage or sabotage 
     associated with the acquisition of such system, including any 
     risk associated with such system being produced, 
     manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified 
     by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, 
     including those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by 
     the People's Republic of China, the Islamic Republic of Iran, 
     the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or the Russian 
     Federation.
       (b)(1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or 
     moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed 
     under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity 
     described in subsection (a) has--
       (A) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain 
     risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any 
     identified risks;
       (B) determined, in consultation with NIST and the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, that the acquisition of such system 
     is in the vital national security interest of the United 
     States; and
       (C) reported that determination to the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives in a manner 
     that identifies the system intended for acquisition and 
     includes a detailed description of the mitigation strategies 
     identified in (1).
       (2) The report required by paragraph (1)(C) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified 
     annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3855. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ____. (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of 
     National Intelligence, shall certify to the congressional 
     defense committees and the congressional intelligence 
     committees that there are no known devices, components, 
     subcomponents, or software embedded within or with access to 
     any operational or business data or voice network of the 
     Department of Defense, including intranets, that are produced 
     by Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, any 
     subsidiary or affiliate of such entity, or any other Chinese 
     telecommunication or technology entity.
       (b) If it is not possible to make a certification under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
     with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report detailing all 
     instances of known devices, components, subcomponents, or 
     software embedded within or with access to any operational or 
     business data or voice network of the Department of Defense, 
     including intranets, that are produced by Huawei Technologies 
     Company, ZTE Corporation, any subsidiary or affiliate of such 
     entity, or any other Chinese telecommunication or technology 
     entity, and including a plan to excise such devices, 
     components, subcomponents, or software within 30 days of the 
     report.
       (c)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees and the 
     congressional intelligence committees a report on the 
     following:
       (A) The threat that incorporating devices, components, 
     subcomponents, or software produced by Chinese 
     telecommunication or technology entities into operational or 
     business data and voice networks of the Department of Defense 
     poses to the national security of the United States.
       (B) The extent to which Chinese telecommunications 
     equipment and components are embedded within operational or 
     business data and voice networks of the Department of 
     Defense, and how many Chinese telecommunications technology 
     components have been removed during the two-year period 
     preceding the report.
       (C) The prevalence of Chinese-origin telecommunications 
     equipment available for sale on military installations of the 
     United States.
       (D) The privacy and security threats posed to members of 
     the Armed Forces and their families by the use of Chinese-
     origin telecommunications devices, components, subcomponents, 
     and software, including mobile phones, fitness monitors with 
     tracking capabilities, routers, and other household 
     components.
       (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted 
     in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3856. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
     National Intelligence, submit to

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     the congressional defense committees a report on the 
     implications for the national security of the United States, 
     and for stability in the region concerned, of continuing 
     instability in each of the following:
       (1) Nicaragua.
       (2) Venezuela.
       (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description and assessment of the manner in which the 
     political, economic, and humanitarian crisis in each of 
     Nicaragua and Venezuela affects the national security of the 
     United States, United States interests in the Western 
     Hemisphere, and stability in the region concerned.
       (2) A description and assessment of various policy options 
     for the United States to mitigate any adverse effects 
     described pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (3) A description and assessment of various policy options 
     for enhancement of the security partnership between the 
     United States and Costa Rica (in the case of Nicaragua), the 
     United States and Colombia (in the case of Venezuela), and 
     between the United States and other strategic allies in the 
     region concerned.
       (4) A description and assessment of the adequacy of the 
     posture of the Department of Defense and the Armed Forces to 
     address continuing or worsening instability in each of 
     Nicaragua and Venezuela.
       (5) A description of the financial and other support, if 
     any, required by the United States Southern Command to 
     address continuing or worsening instability in each of 
     Nicaragua and Venezuela.
       (c) The report required by subsection (a) shall be 
     submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified 
     annex.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3857. Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Warner, Mr. 
Paul, Mr. Cornyn, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Mr. Kaine) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretaries of the military departments, submit to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the 
     monitoring, compliance, and remediation by the Department of 
     Defense of lead in military housing, including the lead 
     exposure monitoring protocols of the Department for military 
     housing.
       (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A description and assessment of the effectiveness of 
     the Department and its lead exposure monitoring protocols in 
     monitoring lead exposure in military housing.
       (2) A description and assessment of the compliance of 
     military housing with applicable lead exposure limitations.
       (3) A description and assessment of the remediation efforts 
     of the Department with respect to lead in military housing.
       (4) Such recommendations as the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate for the expansion of blood testing for 
     lead among children who have lived in military housing.
       (c) In this section, the term ``appropriate committees of 
     Congress'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     House of Representatives.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3858. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. King, and Ms. Heitkamp) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, and using funds appropriated under this 
     division, the Director of the NIH shall conduct a 
     comprehensive study and submit to Congress a report that--
       (1) includes a portfolio analysis of current funding levels 
     of the NIH related to mental health and substance use 
     disorder; and
       (2) identifies the process by which the NIH set funding 
     priorities for mental health and substance use disorder 
     programs, including how NIH takes into account newly 
     developed public health needs, disease burden, emerging 
     scientific opportunities, and scientific progress.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3859. Mr. RUBIO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 199, line 11, strike ``activity'' and insert 
     ``activity, including contracts or payments to outside 
     vendors''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3860. Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Brown) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:

     SEC. ___. SENSE OF SENATE ON RESEARCH REGARDING BLAST 
                   EXPOSURE ON THE CELLULAR LEVEL OF THE BRAIN.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) further research is necessary regarding blast exposure 
     on the cellular level of the brain;
       (2) such research is needed to develop blast protection 
     requirements for helmets and other personal protective 
     equipment; and
       (3) the Department of Defense should increase ongoing 
     efforts, to the maximum extent possible, to develop a 
     predictive traumatic brain injury model for blast, in order 
     to better understand the cellular response to blast impulses 
     and the interaction of the human brain and protective 
     equipment related to blast exposure.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3861. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the impending cut of $71,000,000,000 to the national 
     defense budget for fiscal year 2020 would have a disastrous 
     impact on military readiness and would force the Department 
     of Defense to choose between abandoning investments in weapon 
     systems and making significant cuts to military personnel;
       (2) to avert this disaster, Congress must immediately begin 
     negotiating budget levels for national defense for fiscal 
     years 2020 and 2021 that provide funding levels necessary to 
     maintain technological advancements as well as current troop 
     levels;
       (3) the longer Congress waits to give budget certainty to 
     the Department for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, the more 
     taxpayer money will be wasted through delays on strategic 
     decisions and critical programs; and
       (4) Secretary of Defense James Mattis rightfully condemned 
     these destructive cuts when he testified before Congress that 
     ``[n]o enemy in the field has done more to harm the 
     warfighting readiness of our military than sequestration''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3862. Mr. NELSON (for himself, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. 
Donnelly) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment 
SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In title III of division B, under the heading ``Safe 
     Schools and Citizenship Education'', strike ``(`Project 
     SERV') program:''and insert ``(`Project Serve') program and 
     not more than $10,000,000 may be for a demonstration program 
     to test and evaluate innovative partnerships between 
     institutions of higher education and high-needs State or 
     local educational agencies to train school counselors, social 
     workers, psychologists, or other mental health professionals 
     qualified to provide school-based mental health services, 
     with the goal of expanding the pipeline of these workers into 
     low-income public elementary schools and secondary schools in 
     order to address the shortages of mental health service 
     professionals in such schools:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3863. Mr. DONNELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this division may be used to integrate, or 
     facilitate the integration of, the S-400 air and missile 
     defense system into the Integrated Air and Missile Defence 
     System of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3864. Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. Gardner, and Ms. Stabenow) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, the National Institute of Environmental Health 
     Sciences shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate the results and 
     status of research assessing the toxicological effects of 
     short-chain and other alternative perfluoroalkyl and 
     polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3865. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself and Mr. Casey) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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. __. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING REPRESENTATION BY 
                   SENATE LEGAL COUNSEL IN TEXAS V. UNITED STATES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Texas, Wisconsin, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, 
     Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Paul LePage (Governor of 
     Maine), Mississippi (by and through Governor Phil Bryant), 
     Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Carolina, South 
     Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia have filed suit in 
     the United States District Court for the Northern District of 
     Texas, arguing that the Patient Protection and Affordable 
     Care Act (Public Law 111-148; 124 Stat. 119), is 
     unconstitutional and should be enjoined, by asserting that 
     the Act's requirement to maintain minimum essential coverage 
     (commonly known as the ``individual responsibility 
     provision'') in section 5000A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, is unconstitutional following the amendment of that 
     provision by the Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
     to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 2018 (Public Law 115-97) (commonly known as 
     the ``Tax Cuts and Jobs Act'').
       (2) These State and individual plaintiffs also seek to 
     strike down the entire Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
     Act as not severable from the individual responsibility 
     provision.
       (3) On June 7, 2018, the Department of Justice refused to 
     defend the constitutionality of the amended individual 
     responsibility provision, despite the well-established duty 
     of the Department to defend Federal statutes where reasonable 
     arguments can be made in their defense.
       (4) The Department of Justice not only refused to defend 
     the amended individual responsibility provision, but it 
     affirmatively argued that this provision is unconstitutional 
     and that the provisions of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act guaranteeing issuance of insurance 
     coverage regardless of health status or pre-existing 
     conditions (commonly known as the ``guaranteed issue 
     provision''), sections 2702, 2704, and 2705(a) of the Public 
     Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg-1, 300gg-3, 300gg-4(a)), 
     and prohibiting discriminatory premium rates (commonly known 
     as the ``community rating provision''), sections 2701 and 
     2705(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300gg(a)(1), 300gg-4(b)) must now be struck down as not 
     severable from the individual responsibility provision.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Senate Legal Counsel should be authorized to 
     represent the Senate in Texas v. United States, No. 4:18-cv-
     00167-O (N.D. Tex.), including seeking to--
       (1) intervene as a party in the matter; and
       (2) defend all provisions of the Patient Protection and 
     Affordable Care Act, the amendments made by that Act to other 
     provisions of law, and any amendments to such provisions, 
     including the provisions ensuring affordable health coverage 
     for those with pre-existing conditions.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3866. Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. Merkley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 225, line 22, by striking the period and inserting 
     ``: Provided further, That, in order to use funds made 
     available under this heading, the Secretary shall prepare and 
     submit to Congress, not later than September 24, 2018, a 
     report specifying the process used by the Office of Refugee 
     Resettlement in granting requests for congressional oversight 
     visits to any facility in the United States in which 
     unaccompanied alien children are housed or detained as a 
     result of the policy described in the memorandum of the 
     Attorney General entitled `Zero-Tolerance for Offenses Under 
     8 U.S.C. Sec.  1325(a)' dated April 6, 2018.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3867. Mr. MERKLEY (for himself, Mr. Tester, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Daines, 
Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Risch) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 154, line 16, strike the period and insert ``:  
     Provided further, That, of the amount made available under 
     this heading, not less than $180,000,000 shall be used, 
     during the period of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020, for 
     the administration of Civilian Conservation Centers by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under section 147(d) of the 
     Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197(d)): 
      Provided further, That the Secretary, prior to July 1, 2019, 
     shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report that includes--
       ``(1) a copy of the interagency agreement between the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Agriculture relating 
     to the Civilian Conservation Centers;
       ``(2) a list of all active Civilian Conservation Centers 
     and contractors administering such Centers; and
       ``(3) a cumulative record of the funding provided to 
     Civilian Conservation Centers during the 10 years preceding 
     the date of the report, including, for each Civilian 
     Conservation Center--
       ``(A) the funds allocated to the Civilian Conservation 
     Center;
       ``(B) the number of enrollment slots maintained, 
     disaggregated by gender and by residential or nonresidential 
     training type;
       ``(C) the career technical training offerings available;
       ``(D) the staffing levels and staffing patterns at the 
     Civilian Conservation Center; and
       ``(E) the number of Career Technical Skills Training slots 
     available.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3868. Mr. JONES submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the following:
       (1) Planned transfers or relocations of simulators for KC-
     135 aircraft and KC-46 aircraft in fiscal year 2019.
       (2) The metrics used to evaluate transfers or relocations 
     of simulators for KC-135 aircraft and KC-46 aircraft that 
     occurred in fiscal years 2014 through 2018, and that will 
     occur in fiscal year 2019.
       (3) The costs incurred by the Department of the Air Force 
     in carrying out the transfers or relocations described in 
     paragraph (2) that occurred before the date of the submittal 
     of the report.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3869. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Murkowski) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     or from any unobligated balances available from prior fiscal 
     years may be used by the Social Security Administration for 
     the purposes of reinstating reconsideration of an initial 
     disability determination by the Disability Determination 
     Services of Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, 
     Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, or 
     California (Los Angeles North and Los Angeles West Branches).
       (b)(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall submit to the applicable committees a detailed plan 
     to--
       (A) improve the reconsideration level of review for 
     disability determinations; and
       (B) decrease case processing time for initial disability 
     determinations and appeals.
       (2) For purposes of developing the plan described in 
     paragraph (1), the Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     include information and input from--
       (A) the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the 
     United States;
       (B) disability advocates and stakeholders through a 
     National Disability Forum, as well as other outreach methods;
       (C) data collected from the 1997 Disability Redesign 
     Prototype model, including the elimination of the 
     reconsideration step of the administrative review process for 
     disability determinations in the 10 prototype States; and

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       (D) scholarly experts as well as peer-reviewed disability 
     or administrative review studies published by academic or 
     non-profit research institutions.
       (3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``applicable 
     committees'' means the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``initial 
     disability determination'' means a determination made by a 
     State Disability Determination Services office in regards to 
     whether an individual is disabled for purposes of any 
     benefits under title II or XVI of the Social Security Act 
     based on such individual's status as disabled.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3870. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Mrs. Capito) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Substance 
     Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall submit 
     to Congress a report on agency activities related to 
     medication-assisted treatment. The report submitted by the 
     Administrator under this section shall include a description 
     of how the agency is taking steps to overcome barriers to 
     medication-assisted treatment for adolescents and young 
     adults.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3871. Mr. DONNELLY (for himself and Mrs. Gillibrand) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 B, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. __. ELIGIBILITY OF WORKERS WHOSE JOBS ARE ELIMINATED 
                   THROUGH AUTOMATION FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 222(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2272(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``; or'' and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C)(i) there has been a shift in production of articles 
     or supply of services by such workers' firm from utilizing 
     the workers to methods or systems primarily utilizing 
     automation; and
       ``(ii) the shift described in clause (i) contributed 
     importantly to such workers' separation or threat of 
     separation.''.
       (b) Automation Defined.--Section 222(c) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272(c)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (4) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), the following:
       ``(1) Automation.--The term `automation' means using 
     technology to produce a good or service previously produced 
     by human work.''.
       (c) Specification of Basis for Eligibility.--Section 222 of 
     the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) Specification of Basis for Eligibility.--When the 
     Secretary certifies a group of workers under this section as 
     eligible to apply for adjustment assistance, the Secretary 
     shall specify in the certification the basis for the 
     eligibility of the group under subsection (a).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Subsections (b) and (c) of 
     section 222 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2272) are 
     amended by striking ``subsection (a)'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection 
     (a)(2)''.
       (e) Regulations; Recommendations.--Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Labor shall--
       (1) prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made 
     by this section; and
       (2) submit to Congress a report that includes 
     recommendations for any changes to law necessary to carry out 
     the amendments made by this section, including any changes to 
     section 236(a)(2)(A) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2296(a)(2)(A)).
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall--
       (1) take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) apply with respect to petitions for certifications of 
     eligibility filed under section 221 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2271) on or after the date described in paragraph 
     (1).

     SEC. __. INDEPENDENT ADVISORY COMMISSION ON LABOR AUTOMATION.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Labor shall establish 
     an independent advisory commission on labor automation to 
     advise the Secretary on matters relating to jobs and 
     occupations at risk of elimination as a result of automation.
       (b) Membership.--The Secretary shall ensure that membership 
     on the advisory commission established under subsection (a) 
     includes individuals with expertise in labor, individuals 
     with expertise in technology, and individuals with expertise 
     in business.
       (c) Annual Report.--Not less frequently than annually, the 
     advisory commission established under subsection (a) shall 
     submit to the Secretary and make available to the public a 
     report describing jobs and occupations at risk of elimination 
     as a result of automation that includes--
       (1) an identification of the States most affected by that 
     risk; and
       (2) recommendations for collaboration with State workforce 
     agencies to identify and address that risk.
       (d) Automation Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``automation'' means using technology to produce a good or 
     service previously produced by human work.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3872. Mr. NELSON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  (a) Section 455(f) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(f)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Deferment for borrowers receiving cancer treatment.--
       ``(A) Effect on principal and interest.--A borrower of a 
     loan made under this part who meets the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) shall be eligible for a deferment, during 
     which periodic installments of principal need not be paid, 
     and interest shall not accrue.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--A borrower of a loan made under this 
     part shall be eligible for a deferment during--
       ``(i) any period in which such borrower is receiving 
     treatment for cancer; and
       ``(ii) the 6 months after such period.
       ``(C) Applicability.--This paragraph shall apply with 
     respect to loans--
       ``(i) made on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph; or
       ``(ii) in repayment on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.
       
       (b) Section 427(a)(2)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1077(a)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (iii), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:
       ``(iv) in which the borrower is receiving treatment for 
     cancer and the 6 months after such period;''.
       (c) Section 428(b)(1)(M) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(M)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), by striking ``or (II); or'' and 
     inserting ``or (II);'';
       (2) in clause (iv), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) during which the borrower is receiving treatment for 
     cancer and the 6 months after such period;''.
       (d) Section 464(c)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (iv), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (v), by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon; 
     and
       (C) by inserting after clause (v) the following:
       ``(vi) during which the borrower is receiving treatment for 
     cancer and the 6 months after such period;''.
       (e) Section 428H(e)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1078-8(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Interest'' and 
     inserting, ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
     interest''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Interest shall not accrue on a loan deferred under 
     section 428(b)(1)(M)(v) or 427(a)(2)(C)(iv).''.
       (f) The amendments made by this section shall apply with 
     respect to loans--
       (1) made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     or
       (2) in repayment on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3873. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:


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       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

                               TITLE ___

     SEC. __. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) In 1984, the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term 
     Restoration Act (Public Law 98-417) (referred to in this Act 
     as the ``1984 Act''), was enacted with the intent of 
     facilitating the early entry of generic drugs while 
     preserving incentives for innovation.
       (2) Prescription drugs make up approximately 10 percent of 
     the national health care spending.
       (3) Initially, the 1984 Act was successful in facilitating 
     generic competition to the benefit of consumers and health 
     care payers, although 88 percent of all prescriptions 
     dispensed in the United States are generic drugs, they 
     account for only 28 percent of all expenditures.
       (4) Generic drugs cost substantially less than brand name 
     drugs, with discounts off the brand price averaging 80 to 85 
     percent.
       (5) Federal dollars currently account for over 40 percent 
     of the $325,000,000,000 spent on retail prescription drugs, 
     and this share is expected to rise to 47 percent by 2025.
       (6)(A) In recent years, the intent of the 1984 Act has been 
     subverted by certain settlement agreements in which brand 
     name companies transfer value to their potential generic 
     competitors to settle claims that the generic company is 
     infringing the branded company's patents.
       (B) These ``reverse payment'' settlement agreements--
       (i) allow a branded company to share its monopoly profits 
     with the generic company as a way to protect the branded 
     company's monopoly; and
       (ii) have unduly delayed the marketing of low-cost generic 
     drugs contrary to free competition, the interests of 
     consumers, and the principles underlying antitrust law.
       (C) Because of the price disparity between brand name and 
     generic drugs, such agreements are more profitable for both 
     the brand and generic manufacturers than competition and will 
     become increasingly common unless prohibited.
       (D) These agreements result in consumers losing the 
     benefits that the 1984 Act was intended to provide.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to enhance competition in the pharmaceutical market by 
     stopping anticompetitive agreements between brand name and 
     generic drug manufacturers that limit, delay, or otherwise 
     prevent competition from generic drugs; and
       (2) to support the purpose and intent of antitrust law by 
     prohibiting anticompetitive practices in the pharmaceutical 
     industry that harm consumers.

     SEC. __. UNLAWFUL COMPENSATION FOR DELAY.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 44 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 26 
     (15 U.S.C. 57c-2) the following:

     ``SEC. 27. PRESERVING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE GENERICS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Enforcement proceeding.--The Commission may initiate 
     a proceeding to enforce the provisions of this section 
     against the parties to any agreement resolving or settling, 
     on a final or interim basis, a patent infringement claim, in 
     connection with the sale of a drug product.
       ``(2) Presumption and violation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), in such a 
     proceeding, an agreement shall be presumed to have 
     anticompetitive effects and shall be a violation of this 
     section if--
       ``(i) an ANDA filer receives anything of value, including 
     an exclusive license; and
       ``(ii) the ANDA filer agrees to limit or forego research, 
     development, manufacturing, marketing, or sales of the ANDA 
     product for any period of time.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     parties to such agreement demonstrate by clear and convincing 
     evidence that--
       ``(i) the value described in subparagraph (A)(i) is 
     compensation solely for other goods or services that the ANDA 
     filer has promised to provide; or
       ``(ii) the procompetitive benefits of the agreement 
     outweigh the anticompetitive effects of the agreement.
       ``(b) Limitations.--In determining whether the settling 
     parties have met their burden under subsection (a)(2)(B), the 
     fact finder shall not presume--
       ``(1) that entry would not have occurred until the 
     expiration of the relevant patent or statutory exclusivity; 
     or
       ``(2) that the agreement's provision for entry of the ANDA 
     product prior to the expiration of the relevant patent or 
     statutory exclusivity means that the agreement is 
     procompetitive.
       ``(c) Exclusions.--Nothing in this section shall prohibit a 
     resolution or settlement of a patent infringement claim in 
     which the consideration granted by the NDA holder to the ANDA 
     filer as part of the resolution or settlement includes only 
     one or more of the following:
       ``(1) The right to market the ANDA product in the United 
     States prior to the expiration of--
       ``(A) any patent that is the basis for the patent 
     infringement claim; or
       ``(B) any patent right or other statutory exclusivity that 
     would prevent the marketing of such drug.
       ``(2) A payment for reasonable litigation expenses not to 
     exceed $7,500,000.
       ``(3) A covenant not to sue on any claim that the ANDA 
     product infringes a United States patent.
       ``(d) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Enforcement.--A violation of this section shall be 
     treated as a violation of section 5.
       ``(2) Judicial review.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any party that is subject to a final 
     order of the Commission, issued in an administrative 
     adjudicative proceeding under the authority of subsection 
     (a)(1), may, within 30 days of the issuance of such order, 
     petition for review of such order in--
       ``(i) the United States Court of Appeals for the District 
     of Columbia Circuit;
       ``(ii) the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit 
     in which the ultimate parent entity, as defined in section 
     801.1(a)(3) of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, or any 
     successor thereto, of the NDA holder is incorporated as of 
     the date that the NDA is filed with the Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs; or
       ``(iii) the United States Court of Appeals for the circuit 
     in which the ultimate parent entity of the ANDA filer is 
     incorporated as of the date that the ANDA is filed with the 
     Commissioner of Food and Drugs.
       ``(B) Treatment of findings.--In a proceeding for judicial 
     review of a final order of the Commission, the findings of 
     the Commission as to the facts, if supported by evidence, 
     shall be conclusive.
       ``(e) Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this section shall 
     modify, impair, limit, or supersede the applicability of the 
     antitrust laws as defined in subsection (a) of the first 
     section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), and of section 
     5 of this Act to the extent that section 5 applies to unfair 
     methods of competition. Nothing in this section shall modify, 
     impair, limit, or supersede the right of an ANDA filer to 
     assert claims or counterclaims against any person, under the 
     antitrust laws or other laws relating to unfair competition.
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Forfeiture.--Each party that violates or assists in 
     the violation of this section shall forfeit and pay to the 
     United States a civil penalty sufficient to deter violations 
     of this section, but in no event greater than 3 times the 
     value received by the party that is reasonably attributable 
     to the violation of this section. If no such value has been 
     received by the NDA holder, the penalty to the NDA holder 
     shall be sufficient to deter violations, but in no event 
     greater than 3 times the value given to the ANDA filer 
     reasonably attributable to the violation of this section. 
     Such penalty shall accrue to the United States and may be 
     recovered in a civil action brought by the Commission, in its 
     own name by any of its attorneys designated by it for such 
     purpose, in a district court of the United States against any 
     party that violates this section. In such actions, the United 
     States district courts are empowered to grant mandatory 
     injunctions and such other and further equitable relief as 
     they deem appropriate.
       ``(2) Cease and desist.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Commission has issued a cease and 
     desist order with respect to a party in an administrative 
     adjudicative proceeding under the authority of subsection 
     (a)(1), an action brought pursuant to paragraph (1) may be 
     commenced against such party at any time before the 
     expiration of 1 year after such order becomes final pursuant 
     to section 5(g).
       ``(B) Exception.--In an action under subparagraph (A), the 
     findings of the Commission as to the material facts in the 
     administrative adjudicative proceeding with respect to the 
     violation of this section by a party shall be conclusive 
     unless--
       ``(i) the terms of such cease and desist order expressly 
     provide that the Commission's findings shall not be 
     conclusive; or
       ``(ii) the order became final by reason of section 5(g)(1), 
     in which case such finding shall be conclusive if supported 
     by evidence.
       ``(3) Civil penalty.--In determining the amount of the 
     civil penalty described in this section, the court shall take 
     into account--
       ``(A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the 
     violation;
       ``(B) with respect to the violator, the degree of 
     culpability, any history of violations, the ability to pay, 
     any effect on the ability to continue doing business, profits 
     earned by the NDA holder, compensation received by the ANDA 
     filer, and the amount of commerce affected; and
       ``(C) other matters that justice requires.
       ``(4) Remedies in addition.--Remedies provided in this 
     subsection are in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other 
     remedy provided by Federal law. Nothing in this paragraph 
     shall be construed to affect any authority of the Commission 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Agreement.--The term `agreement' means anything that 
     would constitute an agreement under section 1 of the Sherman 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1) or section 5 of this Act.
       ``(2) Agreement resolving or settling a patent infringement 
     claim.--The term `agreement resolving or settling a patent 
     infringement claim' includes any agreement that is entered 
     into within 30 days of the resolution or the settlement of 
     the claim, or any other agreement that is contingent upon, 
     provides a contingent condition for, or

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     is otherwise related to the resolution or settlement of the 
     claim.
       ``(3) ANDA.--The term `ANDA' means an abbreviated new drug 
     application filed under section 505(j) of the Federal Food, 
     Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)) or a new drug 
     application filed under section 505(b)(2) of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)(2)).
       ``(4) ANDA filer.--The term `ANDA filer' means a party that 
     owns or controls an ANDA filed with the Commission of Food 
     and Drugs or has the exclusive rights under such ANDA to 
     distribute the ANDA product.
       ``(5) ANDA product.--The term `ANDA product' means the 
     product to be manufactured under the ANDA that is the subject 
     of the patent infringement claim.
       ``(6) Drug product.--The term `drug product' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 314.3(b) of title 21, Code 
     of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation).
       ``(7) NDA.--The term `NDA' means a new drug application 
     filed under section 505(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(b)).
       ``(8) NDA holder.--The term `NDA holder' means--
       ``(A) the holder of an approved NDA application for a drug 
     product;
       ``(B) a person owning or controlling enforcement of the 
     patent listed in the Approved Drug Products With Therapeutic 
     Equivalence Evaluations (commonly known as the `FDA Orange 
     Book') in connection with the NDA; or
       ``(C) the predecessors, subsidiaries, divisions, groups, 
     and affiliates controlled by, controlling, or under common 
     control with any of the entities described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) (such control to be presumed by direct or 
     indirect share ownership of 50 percent or greater), as well 
     as the licensees, licensors, successors, and assigns of each 
     of the entities.
       ``(9) Party.--The term `party' means any person, 
     partnership, corporation, or other legal entity.
       ``(10) Patent infringement.--The term `patent infringement' 
     means infringement of any patent or of any filed patent 
     application, extension, reissue, renewal, division, 
     continuation, continuation in part, reexamination, patent 
     term restoration, patents of addition, and extensions 
     thereof.
       ``(11) Patent infringement claim.--The term `patent 
     infringement claim' means any allegation made to an ANDA 
     filer, whether or not included in a complaint filed with a 
     court of law, that its ANDA or ANDA product may infringe any 
     patent held by, or exclusively licensed to, the NDA holder of 
     the drug product.
       ``(12) Statutory exclusivity.--The term `statutory 
     exclusivity' means those prohibitions on the approval of drug 
     applications under clauses (ii) through (iv) of section 
     505(c)(3)(E) (5- and 3-year data exclusivity), section 527 
     (orphan drug exclusivity), or section 505A (pediatric 
     exclusivity) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 355(c)(3)(E), 360cc, 355a).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 27 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act, as added by this section, shall apply to all 
     agreements described in section 27(a)(1) of that Act entered 
     into after June 17, 2013. Section 27(f) of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act, as added by this section, shall apply to 
     agreements entered into on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. ___. NOTICE AND CERTIFICATION OF AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Notice of All Agreements.--Section 1112(c)(2) of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003 (21 U.S.C. 355 note) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``the Commission the'' and inserting the 
     following: ``the Commission--
       ``(A) the'';
       (2) striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) inserting at the end the following:
       ``(B) any other agreement the parties enter into within 30 
     days of entering into an agreement covered by subsection (a) 
     or (b).''.
       (b) Certification of Agreements.--Section 1112 of such Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Certification.--The Chief Executive Officer or the 
     company official responsible for negotiating any agreement 
     under subsection (a) or (b) that is required to be filed 
     under subsection (c) shall execute and file with the 
     Assistant Attorney General and the Commission a certification 
     as follows: `I declare that the following is true, correct, 
     and complete to the best of my knowledge: The materials filed 
     with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of 
     Justice under section 1112 of subtitle B of title XI of the 
     Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization 
     Act of 2003, with respect to the agreement referenced in this 
     certification--
       `` `(1) represent the complete, final, and exclusive 
     agreement between the parties;
       `` `(2) include any ancillary agreements that are 
     contingent upon, provide a contingent condition for, or are 
     otherwise related to, the referenced agreement; and
       `` `(3) include written descriptions of any oral 
     agreements, representations, commitments, or promises between 
     the parties that are responsive to subsection (a) or (b) of 
     such section 1112 and have not been reduced to writing.'.''.

     SEC. ___. FORFEITURE OF 180-DAY EXCLUSIVITY PERIOD.

       Section 505(j)(5)(D)(i)(V) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(j)(5)(D)(i)(V)) is amended by 
     inserting ``section 27 of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     or'' after ``that the agreement has violated''.

     SEC. ___. COMMISSION LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

       Section 16(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 56(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon; and
       (3) inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) under section 27;''.

     SEC. ___. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       The Federal Trade Commission shall commence any enforcement 
     proceeding described in section 27 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act, as added by section __, except for an action 
     described in section 27(f)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission 
     Act, not later than 6 years after the date on which the 
     parties to the agreement file the Notice of Agreement as 
     provided by section 1112(c)(2) and (d) of the Medicare 
     Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 
     (21 U.S.C. 355 note).

     SEC. __. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title, an amendment made by this 
     title, or the application of such provision or amendment to 
     any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, 
     the remainder of this title, the amendments made by this 
     title, and the application of the provisions of such title or 
     amendments to any person or circumstance shall not be 
     affected.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3874. Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Menendez) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense 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. __. (a) Joint Action Plan.--The Commissioner of Food 
     and Drugs, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
     Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall develop a 
     joint action plan, in consultation with healthcare providers 
     and patient advocates (including relevant Federal advisory 
     committees) that--
       (1) utilizes data from Medicare claims on how much of a 
     single-use drug was not administered, examines single-use 
     vial sizes in other countries, and analyzes the drug approval 
     process for alternative vial size safety and efficacy 
     approaches, to reduce drug waste and better manage costs with 
     respect to drug vial sizes and other drug delivery systems, 
     as appropriate; and
       (2) includes quantifiable metrics and specific timelines.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in 
     coordination with the Administrator of the Centers for 
     Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall submit to Congress the 
     joint action plan described in subsection (a) and a report 
     containing recommendations for any legislative action needed 
     to reduce drug waste and better manage costs with respect to 
     drug vial sizes and other drug delivery systems, as 
     appropriate.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3875. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Ms. Collins) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Out of amounts appropriated under the heading 
     ``Administration for Community Living'', $300,000 shall be 
     available for the Secretary to establish the Advisory Council 
     to Support Grandparents Raising Grandchildren under section 3 
     of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act 
     (Public Law 115-196).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3876. Mr. WARNER (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Sasse, 
Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. King) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       On page 153, strike line 7 and insert the following:
       30, 2020; and
       (3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), $20,000,000 
     shall be used to establish and carry out a Portable Benefits 
     for Independent Workers Pilot Program, to award grants to 
     States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations--
       (A) as a means of--
       (i) promoting State, local, and nonprofit experimentation 
     concerning portable employment benefits delivery to 
     contingent and independent workers, and

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       (ii) providing an opportunity for States, local 
     governments, and nonprofit organizations to fund innovative 
     ways to attract talent and support an entrepreneurial 
     economy, and
       (B) specifically for the purpose of--
       (i) the evaluation, or improvement to the design or 
     implementation, of existing (as of the date of the award) 
     models or approaches for providing portable benefits, or
       (ii) the design, implementation, and evaluation of new 
     models or approaches for providing such benefits.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3877. Mr. GARDNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. 8___.  As soon as practicable after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the 
     Secretary of the Interior, shall--
       (1) conduct a study to determine--
       (A) whether additional wildfire firefighting capacity 
     should be added at the Department of Defense; and
       (B) if the Secretary of Defense determines under 
     subparagraph (A) that additional capacity should be added, 
     any areas in which to add the capacity; and
       (2) submit to Congress the results of the study conducted 
     under paragraph (1).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3878. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  From amounts appropriated under this title, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the 
     Office of Rural Health Policy of the Health Resources and 
     Services Administration, shall award grants through the 
     Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program to entities that use 
     evidence-based practices that promote school safety and 
     individual student health, mental health and well-being by--
       (1) providing assessment and referrals for health, mental 
     health, or substance use disorder services to students who 
     may be struggling with behavioral or mental health issues; 
     and
       (2) providing training and support to teachers, school 
     counselors, administrative staff, school resource officers, 
     and other relevant staff to identify, refer, and intervene to 
     help students experiencing mental health needs or who are 
     considering harming themselves or others.
     Telemental health services may be provided by ``qualified 
     mental health professionals'' as defined under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3879. Mr. TILLIS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ___. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including section 3142 of title 18, United States Code, any 
     judicial determination (including any judicial determination 
     made in Flores v. Sessions et. al., (9th Cir. July 5, 2017; 
     C.D. CA. July 9, 2018, July 24, 2015 and July 30, 2018), in 
     Ms. L, et. al., v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
     et al., S.D. CA. June 26, 2018, and in M.M.M. et al. v. 
     Sessions et al., August 16, 2018)), consent decree, or 
     settlement agreement issued before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and section 236.3 of title 8, Code of Federal 
     Regulations (or a successor regulation), the Secretary of 
     Defense shall not use any appropriated funds, or be required 
     to implement the terms of the stipulated settlement agreement 
     filed on January 17, 1997, in the United States District 
     Court for the Central District of California in Flores v. 
     Reno, CV 85-4544-RJK, (commonly known as the ``Flores 
     settlement agreement''), in the case of an alien child who is 
     housed at a military facility or installation pursuant to an 
     agreement executed between the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the 
     Secretary of Defense and who is or was--
       (1) under the age of 18 years;
       (2) accompanied by a parent; and
       (3)(A) apprehended at or near the international border of 
     the United States; or
       (B) seeking admission or sought admission to the United 
     States at a port of entry.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall not use any appropriated 
     funds to release any alien who is currently detained at a 
     military facility or installation pursuant to an agreement 
     executed between the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of 
     Defense and who--
       (1) is inadmissible by reason of having committed any 
     offense covered in section 212(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(2));
       (2) is deportable by reason of having committed any offense 
     covered in section 237(a)(2) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(2));
       (3) is convicted for an offense under section 275(a) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1325);
       (4) is convicted for an offense under section 276 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326);
       (5) has been convicted of, or found to be a juvenile 
     offender based on, an offense that involved--
       (A) the use or attempted use of physical force, or 
     threatened use of a deadly weapon;
       (B) the purchase, sale, offering for sale, exchange, use, 
     ownership, possession, or carrying, or, of attempting or 
     conspiring to purchase, sell, offer for sale, exchange, use, 
     own, possess, or carry, any weapon, part, or accessory which 
     is a firearm or destructive device (as defined in section 
     921(a) of title 18, United States Code) in violation of any 
     law;
       (C) child abuse and neglect (as defined in section 
     40002(a)(3) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 
     U.S.C. 12291(a)(3)));
       (D) assault resulting in bodily injury (as defined in 
     section 2266 of title 18, United States Code);
       (E) the violation of a protection order (as defined in 
     section 2266 of title 18, United States Code);
       (F) driving while intoxicated or driving under the 
     influence (as such terms are defined in section 164 of title 
     23, United States Code); or
       (G) any offense under foreign law (except a purely 
     political offense) that, if the offense had been committed in 
     the United States, would render the alien inadmissible under 
     section 212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a));
       (6) has been convicted of, or found to be a juvenile 
     offender based on, more than 1 criminal offense (other than 
     minor traffic offenses);
       (7) has been convicted of, or found to be a juvenile 
     offender, based on an offense that involved a sex offense (as 
     defined in section 20911 of title 34, United States Code);
       (8) has been convicted of, or found to be a juvenile 
     offender, based on an offense that involved a sexual assault 
     (as defined in section 12291(a) of title 34, United States 
     Code);
       (9) has been convicted of, or found to be a juvenile 
     offender based on a crime of violence or an offense under 
     Federal, State, or Tribal law, that has, as an element, the 
     use or attempted use of physical force or the threatened use 
     of physical force or a deadly weapon;
       (10) has engaged in, is engaged in, or is likely to engage 
     after entry in any terrorist activity (as defined in section 
     212(a)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iii))), or intends to participate or has 
     participated in the activities of a foreign terrorist 
     organization (as designated under section 219 of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189));
       (11) has been convicted of any drug trafficking crime 
     (within the meaning of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.) or the Controlled Substances Import and 
     Export Act (21 U.S.C. 951 et seq.);
       (12) is convicted for any felony with a maximum term of 
     imprisonment of more than 180 days; or
       (13) is inadmissible under subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
     U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) or deportable under subparagraph (A) or 
     (B) of section 237(a)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1227(a)(4)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3880. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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) None of the funds made available by this or 
     any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, 
     memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, 
     make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to any 
     corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that 
     has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative 
     remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not 
     being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with 
     the authority responsible for collecting such tax liability, 
     provided that the applicable Federal agency is aware of the 
     unpaid Federal tax liability.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply if the applicable 
     Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the 
     corporation described in such subsection and has made a 
     determination that such suspension or debarment is not 
     necessary to protect the interests of the Federal Government.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3881. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr.

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Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) From funds appropriated under this title, not 
     later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate on the implementation of the plan to reduce 
     improper payments published by the Department of Labor in the 
     fiscal year 2017 Agency Financial Report.
       (b) The report submitted under subsection (a) shall 
     identify barriers to the reduction of improper payments that 
     may require Congressional action to address.
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  SA 3882. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Tester) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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. ___. (a) Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available under title I under the heading ``veterans 
     employment and training'', $2,000,000 shall be available to 
     carry out a pilot program for preparing members of the Armed 
     Forces transitioning to civilian life to qualify for, and for 
     assisting in placing them in, apprenticeship programs.
       (b) Amounts made available under subsection (a) shall 
     supplement and not supplant amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available under this division for programs and 
     activities relating to the Transition Assistance Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3883. Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Peters) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) computer science education programs, including coding 
     academies, can provide important benefits to local industries 
     and the economy and help meet in-demand workforce needs; and
       (2) the Department of Education and Department of Labor 
     should work together with industry to improve and expand 
     computer science education programs and opportunities, 
     including through apprenticeships.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3884. Mr. BOOKER (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Young, and Mr. 
Scott) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the 
bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 150, line 22, strike ``WIOA:'' and insert the 
     following: ``WIOA: Provided further, That for purposes of any 
     funds provided for technical assistance under section 168(b) 
     of WIOA, priority for such assistance shall be given to 
     States and areas that contain population census tracts that 
     have been designated as qualified opportunity zones under 
     section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or to 
     entities that predominately serve population census tracts 
     that have been designated as qualified opportunity zones 
     under such section:''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3885. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  It is the sense of Congress that the Army 
     Research Laboratory should continue to fully fund research 
     into advanced materials development, with a focus on--
       (1) the impact of ballistics on the human body; and
       (2) the development of new technologies for soldier 
     protection and vehicle resilience.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3886. Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Ms. Klobuchar, and Mr. Gardner) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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, add the following:

          DIVISION C--RURAL EMERGENCY ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL ACT

     SECTION _01. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Rural Emergency Acute 
     Care Hospital Act''.

     SEC. _02. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds the following:
       (1) According to the University of North Carolina's Center 
     for Health Services Research, 55 rural hospitals have closed 
     in the Unites States since January 2010.
       (2) In 2014, iVantage conducted a study for the National 
     Rural Health Association and found 283 hospitals at risk of 
     closure based upon performance indicators that matched those 
     facilities already forced to close in this decade.
       (3) Researchers at the University of North Carolina 
     identified inpatient volume as a substantial contributing 
     factor to the financial performance of rural hospitals, with 
     many of the at-risk hospitals having an average daily bed 
     census of less than two.
       (4) Adverse impacts to the local economy and the loss of 
     timely access to emergency medical care are 2 major effects 
     of rural hospital closures.
       (5) According to the National Center for Rural Health 
     Works, the typical rural hospital creates over 140 jobs and 
     generates $6,800,000 in compensation while serving an average 
     population of 14,600.
       (6) The 2014 iVantage study estimates that the 283 at-risk 
     hospitals could result in the loss of 36,000 health care 
     jobs, 50,000 community jobs, and $10,600,000,000 in gross 
     domestic product.
       (7) Time is the most critical factor for achieving 
     successful outcomes in emergency medicine, and emergency 
     medical clinicians refer to the time-sensitive period during 
     which successful outcomes may be best achieved as the 
     ``golden hour''.
       (8) The National Conference of State Legislatures states 
     that 60 percent of trauma deaths in the United States occur 
     in rural areas, where only 15 percent of the population is 
     represented.
       (9) The disproportionate percentage of trauma deaths in 
     rural areas is likely attributable in large part to a 
     combination of response time to the scene and distance to the 
     nearest emergency room to stabilize trauma victims.
       (10) The percentage of trauma deaths occurring in rural 
     areas could continue to increase as more rural hospitals 
     close, further limiting access to emergency services and 
     requiring patients to travel longer distances to receive 
     emergency medical care.
       (11) The creation of a rural emergency hospital designation 
     under the Medicare program will allow facilities in rural 
     areas to provide emergency medical services without having to 
     maintain inpatient beds.
       (12) In addition to providing emergency care, rural 
     emergency hospitals could convert the space previously used 
     for inpatient services to provide other medical services 
     including, but not limited to, observation care, skilled 
     nursing facility care, infusion services, hemodialysis, home 
     health, hospice, nursing home care, population health, and 
     telemedicine services.

     SEC. _03. RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Rural emergency hospital and services defined.--Section 
     1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (e), in the last sentence of the matter 
     following paragraph (9), by inserting ``or a rural emergency 
     hospital (as defined in section 1861(jjj)(1))'' before the 
     period at the end; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following subsection:

    ``Rural Emergency Hospital; Rural Emergency Hospital Outpatient 
                                Services

       ``(jjj)(1) The term `rural emergency hospital' means a 
     facility that--
       ``(A)(i) as of December 31, 2016--
       ``(I) was a critical access hospital; or
       ``(II) was a hospital with not more than 50 beds located in 
     a county (or equivalent unit of local government) in a rural 
     area (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D)), or was a hospital 
     with not more than 50 beds that was treated as being located 
     in a rural area pursuant to section 1886(d)(8)(E); or
       ``(ii) was a critical access hospital described in clause 
     (i)(I) or a hospital described in clause (i)(II) that ceased 
     operations during the period beginning on the date that is 5 
     years prior to the date of the enactment of this subsection 
     and ending on December 30, 2016;
       ``(B) provides 24-hour emergency medical care and 
     observation care that does not exceed an annual per patient 
     average of 24 hours or more than 1 midnight;
       ``(C) does not provide any acute care inpatient beds and 
     has protocols in place for the timely transfer of patients 
     who require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient 
     services;
       ``(D) has elected to be designated as a rural emergency 
     hospital;
       ``(E) has received approval to operate as a rural emergency 
     hospital from the State under section 1834(v)(3)(A); and
       ``(F) is certified by the Secretary under section 
     1834(v)(3)(B).
       ``(2) The term `rural emergency hospital outpatient 
     services' means medical and other health services furnished 
     by a rural emergency hospital on an outpatient basis.

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       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection or section 1834(v)(3) 
     shall be construed to prohibit a rural emergency hospital 
     from providing extended care services.''.
       (2) Payment for rural emergency hospital services.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1833(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (ii) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) in the case of rural emergency hospital emergency 
     services and services provided by a rural emergency hospital 
     or other provider of ambulance services to transport patients 
     who require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient 
     services from such rural emergency hospital to a hospital or 
     critical access hospital, the amounts described in section 
     1834(v).''.
       (B) Payment amount.--Section 1834 of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following subsection:
       ``(v) Payment Rules Relating to Rural Emergency 
     Hospitals.--
       ``(1) Payment for rural emergency hospital outpatient 
     services.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of payment for rural 
     emergency hospital outpatient services of a rural emergency 
     hospital is equal to 110 percent of the reasonable costs of 
     providing such services.
       ``(B) Telehealth services.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     in determining the reasonable costs of providing rural 
     emergency hospital outpatient services, costs associated with 
     having a backup physician available via a telecommunications 
     system shall be considered reasonable costs.
       ``(2) Payment for transportation services.--The amount of 
     payment for services provided by a rural emergency hospital 
     or other provider of ambulance services to transport patients 
     who require acute care inpatient services or other inpatient 
     services from such rural emergency hospital to a hospital or 
     critical access hospital is equal to 110 percent of the 
     reasonable costs of providing such services.
       ``(3) Requirements for rural emergency hospitals.--
       ``(A) State approval to operate as a rural emergency 
     hospital.--No payment shall be made under this subsection to 
     a facility, or to a provider of ambulance services providing 
     transportation services from such facility, unless the State 
     in which the facility is located has approved the facility's 
     designation as a rural emergency hospital.
       ``(B) Certification of rural emergency hospital.--
       ``(i) In general.--No payment shall be made under this 
     subsection to a facility, or to a provider of ambulance 
     services providing transportation services from such 
     facility, unless the facility has been certified by the 
     Secretary as a rural emergency hospital.
       ``(ii) Certification requirements.--The Secretary shall 
     certify a facility as a rural emergency hospital if the 
     facility--

       ``(I) meets the criteria for rural emergency hospitals 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 
     1861(jjj)(1);
       ``(II) either--

       ``(aa) is verified by the American College of Surgeons or a 
     State as having the resources required of a level IV trauma 
     center or higher; or
       ``(bb) employs healthcare professionals that successfully 
     completed within the preceding 4 years--
       ``(AA) the Advanced Trauma Life Support Course offered by 
     the American College of Surgeons; or
       ``(BB) another trauma training program for healthcare 
     professionals that is accepted by a State trauma system for 
     certification purposes;

       ``(III) has in effect a transfer agreement with a level I 
     or level II trauma center; and
       ``(IV) meets such staff training and certification 
     requirements as the Secretary may require.

       ``(4) Coinsurance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of payment for rural 
     emergency hospital services or transportation services made 
     to a rural emergency hospital or other provider of ambulance 
     services under this subsection shall be reduced by the 
     coinsurance amount described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Coinsurance amount.--The coinsurance amount described 
     in this subparagraph, with respect to an item or service 
     provided by a rural emergency hospital or provider of 
     ambulance services, shall be calculated in the same manner as 
     the coinsurance amount for an outpatient critical access 
     hospital service is calculated under section 1866(a)(2).''.
       (b) Waiver of Distance Requirement for Replacement CAHs; 
     Subsequent Redesignation of Rural Emergency Hospitals as 
     CAHs.--Section 1820(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395i-4(c)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(i)(I), by inserting ``subject to 
     subparagraph (F),'' before ``is located''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) Option to waive distance requirement.--Beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, for every 
     critical access hospital located in a State that is certified 
     as a rural emergency hospital under section 1834(v)(3)(B), 
     the State shall have the option of waiving the distance 
     requirement described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I) with respect 
     to another facility located in the State that is seeking 
     designation as a critical access hospital under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(G) Redesignation of a rural emergency hospital as a 
     critical access hospital.--A rural emergency hospital that 
     was previously designated as a critical access hospital under 
     this paragraph may elect to be redesignated as a critical 
     access hospital (in the same manner that the hospital was 
     originally designated as a critical access hospital) at any 
     time, subject to such conditions as the Secretary may 
     establish.''.
       (c) Studies and Reports.--
       (1) Studies.--The Secretary of Health & Human Services 
     shall conduct 3 studies to evaluate the impact of rural 
     emergency hospitals on the availability of health care and 
     health outcomes in rural areas (as defined in section 
     1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(2)(D))). The Secretary shall conduct a study--
       (A) 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (C) 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Reports.--Not later than 6 months after each date that 
     the Secretary of Health & Human Services is required to 
     conduct a study under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit a report to Congress containing the results of each 
     such study.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the 
     date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. _04. INCLUSION OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE AS HEALTH SERVICES 
                   UNDER THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.

       Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
     U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D)) is amended by inserting ``, and 
     includes emergency medicine provided by physicians in a rural 
     emergency hospital (as defined in section 1861(jjj) of the 
     Social Security Act)'' before the period.

     SEC. _05. PERMITTING HOSPITALS WITH APPROVED RESIDENCY 
                   PROGRAMS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE TO INCLUDE TIME 
                   SPENT BY INTERNS AND RESIDENTS IN THE EMERGENCY 
                   DEPARTMENT OF A RURAL HOSPITAL IN FULL-TIME 
                   EQUIVALENT COUNT.

       (a) Indirect Medical Education.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
       ``(III) Effective for discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 2017, all of the time spent in patient care 
     activities in the emergency department of a rural hospital by 
     interns and residents in emergency medicine from a hospital 
     with an approved medical residency training program (as 
     defined in subsection (h)(5)(A)) in such specialty shall be 
     included in determining the number of full-time equivalent 
     interns and residents in such program if the hospital with 
     such program incurs the costs of the stipends and fringe 
     benefits of the interns or residents during the time the 
     interns or residents spend in that rural hospital in 
     accordance with subclause (II). In this subclause, the term 
     `rural hospital' means a hospital that is located in a rural 
     area (as defined for purposes of paragraph (2)(D)).''.
       (b) Direct Medical Education.--Section 1886(h)(4)(E) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395(h)(4)(E)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and'';
       (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) effective for cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after July 1, 2017, all of the time so spent in the 
     emergency department of a rural hospital by residents in 
     emergency medicine from a hospital with an approved medical 
     residency training program in such specialty shall be counted 
     towards the determination of full-time equivalency in such 
     program if the hospital with such program bears all, or 
     substantially all, of the costs of training such residents in 
     the rural hospital. In this subparagraph, the term `rural 
     hospital' means a hospital that is located in a rural area 
     (as defined for purposes of subsection (d)(2)(D)).''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of this subparagraph, the emergency department of a 
     rural hospital described in clause (iii) is a nonprovider 
     setting.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3887. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 the matter under the heading 
     ``School Improvement Programs'' in title III of division B, 
     insert ``:  Provided further, That funds made available under 
     this heading for and allotted to States under subpart 1 of 
     part A of title IV of the ESEA may be used by the States, to 
     improve school conditions for student learning, by enabling 
     local educational agencies to use

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     such funds for the purpose of installing infrastructure, and 
     implementing technology or other measures, that strengthen 
     security on school premises, which may include--
       ``(1) controlling access to school premises or facilities, 
     through the use of metal detectors or other measures, or 
     technology, with evidence-based effectiveness (to the extent 
     the State involved determines that such evidence is 
     reasonably available), in accordance with the needs of the 
     school;
       ``(2) implementing any technology or measure, or installing 
     any infrastructure, to cover and conceal students within the 
     school during crisis situations;
       ``(3) implementing technology to provide notification to 
     relevant law enforcement and first responders during such a 
     situation;
       ``(4) implementing any technology or measure, including 
     hiring school security officers, or installing any 
     infrastructure, with evidence-based effectiveness (to the 
     extent the State involved determines that such evidence is 
     reasonably available) to increase the safety of school 
     students and staff;
       ``(5) implementing any technology or measure, or installing 
     any infrastructure, for school safety reinforcement, 
     including bullet-resistant doors and windows; and
       ``(6) implementing any technology or system that would 
     reduce the time needed to disseminate official information to 
     parents regarding the safety of their children during and 
     immediately following a crisis.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3888. Mr. BOOKER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title V of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, in consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Health Resources and Services Administration and the Director 
     of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions of the Senate, 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 utilization by States, hospitals, and health systems of 
     evidence-based practices to reduce maternal mortality and 
     severe maternal morbidity, such as the Alliance for 
     Innovation on Maternal Health.
       (b) The report under this section shall include--
       (1) a list of States, hospitals, and health systems that 
     participate in the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health 
     or a similar evidence-based program, and to the extent 
     possible, the maternal health outcomes such evidence-based 
     programs are intended to address;
       (2) what is known about States, hospitals, and health 
     systems that participate in the Alliance for Innovation on 
     Maternal Health or a similar evidence-based program, 
     including the rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal 
     morbidity and any improvements with respect to such rates, or 
     other improvements in maternal and infant health outcomes; 
     and
       (3) barriers to implementation of evidence-based programs 
     like the Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health and 
     recommendations for further implementation.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3889. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3699 proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Shelby) to the 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted, insert 
     ``$8,503,001''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3890. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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, add the following:
     This Act shall take effect 1 day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3891. Mr. SHELBY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3890 submitted by Mr. Shelby and intended to be proposed 
to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 1, line 2, strike ``1 day'' and insert ``2 days''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3892. Mr. MURPHY (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) From amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this division, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     transfer to the Secretary of State under section 385 of title 
     10, United States Code, $40,000,000 for the Global Engagement 
     Center for support by the Department of State of security 
     cooperation objectives of the Department of Defense as 
     authorized by that section: Provided, That amounts 
     transferred pursuant to this section shall remain available 
     for obligation and expenditure until September 30, 2020.
       (b) Section 8117 shall have no force or effect.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3893. Ms. HEITKAMP submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Of the funds appropriated under the heading 
     ``Refugee and Entrant Assistance'' for carrying out Victims 
     of Trafficking programs, the amount made available to 
     continue carrying out the SOAR (Stop, Observe, Ask, Respond) 
     to Health and Wellness Program, to train health care and 
     social service providers on how to identify, treat, and 
     respond appropriately to human trafficking, shall be not less 
     than the amount made available for such program in fiscal 
     year 2018.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3894. Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Udall) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 
proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for 
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  (a) From amounts appropriated under this title, 
     up to $1,000,000 shall be used for awarding grants for the 
     purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including 
     pilots and demonstrations for the use of electronic health 
     records or other necessary technology and equipment 
     (including ultra sound machines or other technology and 
     equipment that is useful for caring for pregnant women) to 
     coordinate obstetric care between pregnant women living in 
     rural areas and obstetric care providers.
        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Program Trust Fund'' is hereby reduced by 
     $1,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3895. Mr. BROWN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     and implement for the Department of Defense a mechanism to 
     track and monitor information on the indebtedness of 
     individuals to the United States arising out of service in 
     the Armed Forces.
       (b) The mechanism required by subsection (a) shall do the 
     following:
       (1) Identify each individual who has a current indebtedness 
     to the United States arising out of the individual's service 
     in the Armed Forces.
       (2) Identify the current age and amount of indebtedness to 
     the United States arising out of service in the Armed Forces 
     of each individual identified pursuant to paragraph (1)
       (3) For each debt of an individual identified pursuant to 
     paragraph (2), specify the following:
       (A) Whether such debt is the result of a delay in 
     Department of Defense processing changes to beneficiary 
     status or another action of the Department.
       (B) Whether such debt is currently disputed by such 
     individual.
       (C) The amount and type of any fees or interest charges 
     that have been applied to such debt, including any amounts 
     charged for processing or handling the collection of such 
     debt
       (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     on the status of the development and implementation of the 
     mechanism required by subsection (a).

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                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3896. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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: ``Provided, 
     That sums allocated under the `CDC Injury Prevention and 
     Control' for Traumatic Brain Injury include continuation of 
     the creation of a National Concussion Surveillance System.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3897. Mr. SCHATZ (for himself and Ms. Hirono) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  Using amounts made available under this title, 
     the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use 
     shall provide technical assistance to any State or county 
     impacted by a volcanic eruption covered by a major disaster 
     declared by the President in calendar year 2018 in accordance 
     with section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act. Such technical assistance shall 
     be--
       (1) to conduct a needs assessment for supporting the mental 
     health of the impacted children and families; and
       (2) to develop mental health crisis recovery plans for the 
     impacted children and families.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3898. Mr. SCHATZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this division may be used to establish a 
     United States Space Force as one of the United States Armed 
     Forces, or to establish the Space Development Agency: 
     Provided, That this section shall not be construed to limit 
     the use of funds for the establishment of a combatant command 
     pertaining to space operations.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3899. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division A, insert 
     before the period at the end of the last proviso relating to 
     Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide the following: ``: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, the Secretary of Defense shall allocate an amount 
     the Secretary determines appropriate for fiscal year 2019 to 
     ensure the operation and maintenance of military construction 
     projects funded through the Energy Resilience and 
     Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) authorized under 
     section 2914 of title 10, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 
     under the direction of the Secretary of Defense, shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a plan to create a 
     program element and supporting budgetary accounts and line 
     items for the consideration of operation and maintenance 
     appropriations for fiscal year 2019 and subsequent fiscal 
     years to address operation and maintenance projects necessary 
     for military construction projects funded through ERCIP: 
     Provided further, That, not later than March 1, 2019, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on its progress to establish the 
     necessary budgetary accounts described in the preceding 
     proviso''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3900. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ____.  Paragraph (2) of section 2919(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) credited to an appropriation designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense, merged with the appropriation to which 
     credited, and available for energy security or energy 
     resilience projects.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3901. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 section 8011 of title VIII of 
     division A, strike the period at the end and insert the 
     following:``: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated to the Air Force for operation and maintenance, 
     the Secretary of the Air Force shall allocate an amount the 
     Secretary determines appropriate for the operation and 
     maintenance of the Eagle Vision system that provides the Air 
     Force a critical humanitarian assistance and disaster relief 
     capability: Provided further, That the Secretary of the Air 
     Force is also directed to submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the progress of the Secretary in 
     allocating such funding not later than March 1, 2019.''
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3902. Mr. UDALL (for himself and Mr. Heinrich) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  In addition to any other reporting requirements 
     applicable to the Office of Refugee Resettlement of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services as specified in 
     Senate Report 115-289 (115th Congress), the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall, on a weekly basis, update 
     information available to the public on the Internet website 
     of the Department with respect to the following:
       (1) The total number of children referred to the 
     Department, including the total number of unaccompanied alien 
     children and the total number of children who were 
     apprehended as part of a family unit.
       (2) The number of such children currently in the care of 
     the Department.
       (3) The number of such children released to sponsors.
       (4) The number of preteen children in shelters and foster 
     care programs operated by the Office.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3903. Mr. MENENDEZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report estimating 
     the portion of the Department of Defense's advertising budget 
     that is spent on advertising and public relations contracts 
     with socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses 
     and women, low-income, veteran (as that term is defined in 
     section 3(q) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(q)), 
     and minority entrepreneurs and business owners at the prime 
     and subcontracting levels.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3904. Mr. MARKEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by title II of this division under the heading 
     ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'', up to $250,000 
     may be available to the Secretary of Defense for the creation 
     of a service medal to honor and be awarded to retired and 
     former members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to 
     radiation during service in the Armed Forces in such 
     circumstances as to be eligible for treatment as radiation-
     exposed veterans for purposes of section 1112(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3905. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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. ___.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act may not be used to implement or carry out any 
     increase in cost-sharing requirements under

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     the TRICARE Pharmacy Benefits Program by reason of the 
     amendment made by section 702(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 
     131 Stat. 1433) with respect to any covered beneficiary who 
     resides more than 40 miles from the nearest military medical 
     treatment facility until the date on which the Secretary of 
     Defense commences the conduct of the pilot program on 
     prescription drug acquisition cost parity in the TRICARE 
     Pharmacy Benefits Program authorized by section 743 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
     (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2238; 10 U.S.C. 1074g note).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3906. Mr. ROUNDS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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. ___.  Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act may not be used to implement or carry out any 
     increase in cost-sharing requirements under the TRICARE 
     Pharmacy Benefits Program by reason of the amendment made by 
     section 702(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1433) with 
     respect to any covered beneficiary who resides more than 40 
     miles from the nearest military medical treatment facility.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3907. Mr. PETERS (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ___.  The amount appropriated by title III of this 
     division under the heading ``Aircraft Procurement, Air 
     Force'' is hereby increased by $65,000,000, with the amount 
     of the increase to be available for the A-10 Wing Replacement 
     Program.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3908. Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title III of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) It is the sense of the Senate that dedicated 
     funding for coding courses in kindergarten through grade 12 
     education should be a top priority.
       (b) It is the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of 
     Education should use the authority granted under section 
     114(e) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education 
     Act of 2006, as in effect on July 1, 2019, to award 
     innovation and modernization grants. The use of such 
     innovation and modernization grant funds for coding programs 
     are especially important for rural and underserved areas that 
     don't have access to coding resources in order to close the 
     skills gap. These grants are opportunities for rural America 
     to learn to read and write code to prepare students for the 
     jobs of the future.
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  SA 3909. Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Mr. Booker, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. 
Warren, Mr. Blumenthal, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended 
to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill 
H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 238, line 13, strike ``which'' and all 
     that follows through ``programs:'' on line 6, page 239 and 
     insert the following: ``to support the access of marginalized 
     youth to sexual health services: Provided further, That 
     funding entities awarded such competitive grants may use the 
     funds to provide medically accurate and complete age, 
     developmentally, and culturally-appropriate information on 
     how to access sexual health services; to promote effective 
     communication regarding sexual health among marginalized 
     youth; to promote and support better health, education, and 
     economic opportunities for school-age parents; and to train 
     individuals who work with marginalized youth to promote the 
     prevention of unintended pregnancy, the prevention of 
     sexually transmitted infections, healthy relationships, and 
     the development of safe and supportive environments:''.
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  SA 3910. Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. Durbin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       In section 8010 of division A, in the matter immediately 
     preceding the sixth proviso, insert after paragraph (5) the 
     following:
       (6) SSN Virginia Class Submarines and Government-furnished 
     equipment:
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  SA 3911. Ms. MURKOWSKI submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. ___.  The amount appropriated by title II of this 
     division under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'' is hereby increased by $11,677,000, with the 
     amount of the increase to be available for Civil Military 
     Programs for the National Guard Youth Challenge Program (in 
     addition to any other amounts available in this division for 
     that Program).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3912. Mr. HELLER (for himself and Mr. Manchin) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Birth Defects, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities and 
     Health'' under the heading ``Centers for Disease Control and 
     Prevention'', in addition to any other amounts made available 
     under such heading and in order to provide additional funding 
     for activities related to neonatal abstinence syndrome, 
     $2,000,000: Provided, That funds shall make use of existing 
     State biosurveillance and other surveillance tools to improve 
     voluntary, de-identified prenatal and newborn health data, 
     which may include opioid-related information during pregnancy 
     and early motherhood, to reduce risks associated with 
     neonatal abstinence syndrome and optimize care.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Chronic Disease 
     Prevention and Health Promotion'' under the heading ``Centers 
     for Disease Control and Prevention'' is hereby reduced by 
     $2,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3913. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     no funds made available under this Act may be used to mandate 
     that, or implement a requirement that, a State annually 
     measure the achievement of not less than 95 percent of all 
     students, and 95 percent of all students in each subgroup of 
     students, who are enrolled in public schools on the 
     assessments described under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     6311(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)).
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3914. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense 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 by this Act may 
     be used to conduct or support research using human fetal 
     tissue if such tissue is obtained pursuant to an induced 
     abortion.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3915. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. ___.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the amount made available under this Act for making payments 
     under the Head Start Act shall be equal to the amount made 
     available for making such payments for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 2018, of which funds shall be made available 
     for a study to determine the possibility of carrying out the 
     activities of

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     the Head Start Act through a program providing block grants 
     to States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3916. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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. ___.  The Secretary of Education shall carry out a 
     pilot program that authorizes States to establish an 
     alternative accreditation system for the purpose of 
     establishing institutions that provide postsecondary 
     education and postsecondary education courses or programs as 
     eligible for funding under title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 if the State enters into an agreement with the 
     Secretary for the establishment of the alternative 
     accreditation system.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3917. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this division shall be used to enforce an 
     authorization of detention without charge or trial of a 
     citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States who 
     is apprehended in the United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3918. Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 
     and Tuberculosis Prevention'' under the heading ``Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention'', in addition to any other 
     amounts made available under such heading and in order to 
     provide additional funding for sexually transmitted disease 
     prevention, $5,000,000.
       (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``General 
     Departmental Management'' under the heading ``Office of the 
     Secretary'', is hereby reduced by $5,000,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3919. Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Carper, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Menendez, and Ms. Harris) submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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:


   report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates

       Sec. __. Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for 
     Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to Congress a 
     report on racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality 
     rates, which shall--
       (1) identify the causes of racial disparities in pregnancy-
     related mortality rates in the United States, and why such 
     rates are higher among African American women, Hispanic 
     women, Asian American women, American Indian women, and 
     Alaskan Native women; and
       (2) make recommendations for reducing--
       (A) racial disparities in pregnancy-related mortality rates 
     in the United States; and
       (B) the overall pregnancy-related mortality rate in the 
     United States.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3920. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Schumer) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Mental Health'' under the heading ``Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services'', in addition to any other amounts 
     made available under such heading and in order to provide 
     additional funding to carry out section 520E of the Public 
     Health Service Act, $1,573,000.
       (b) There are appropriated under the heading ``Mental 
     Health'' under the heading ``Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services'', in addition to any other amounts made 
     available under such heading and in order to provide 
     additional funding to carry out section 520E-2 of the Public 
     Health Service Act, $512,000.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Mental Health'' 
     under the heading ``Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration'' to carry out subpart I of part B of 
     title XIX of the Public Health Service Act, is hereby reduced 
     by $2,085,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3921. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. Manchin, and Mr. Schumer) 
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 
6157, making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __. (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Mental Health'' under the heading ``Substance Abuse and 
     Mental Health Services'', in addition to any other amounts 
     made available under such heading and in order to provide 
     additional funding to carry out section 520E of the Public 
     Health Service Act, $1,573,000.
       (b) There are appropriated under the heading ``Mental 
     Health'' under the heading ``Substance Abuse and Mental 
     Health Services'', in addition to any other amounts made 
     available under such heading and in order to provide 
     additional funding to carry out section 520E-2 of the Public 
     Health Service Act, $512,000.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Mental Health'' 
     under the heading ``Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
     Services Administration'' to carry out subpart I of part B of 
     title XIX of the Public Health Service Act, is hereby reduced 
     by $2,085,000.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3922. Mr. HATCH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2019, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of section 8023(d), insert before the period the 
     following: ``; Provided further,  That the Secretary of 
     Defense may waive a limitation in this subsection on the 
     number of staff years for defense FFRDCs that may be funded 
     during fiscal year 2019 if the Secretary certifies in writing 
     to the congressional defense committees that the waiver is in 
     the national interests of the United States''.

                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3923. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 202, line 13, strike the period and insert ``: 
     Provided, That of such amount made available for an evidence-
     based opioid drug overdoes prevention program, $10,000,000 
     shall be for activities that reduce overprescribing in rural 
     areas and on Indian land.''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3924. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 207, line 17, insert ``, of which $10,000,000 shall 
     be for research related to non-opioid pain management 
     alternatives'' after ``treatment''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3925. Mr. HEINRICH submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       On page 216, line 5, insert ``, of which 10 percent shall 
     be reserved for grants to behavioral health clinics in States 
     that have the highest rates of poverty and unemployment'' 
     after ``Public Law 113-93''.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3926. Mr. CASSIDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense 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 VIII of division A, 
     insert the following:

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       Sec. ___. (a) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report on improving 
     trauma training for trauma teams of the Department of 
     Defense, including through the use of the Joint Trauma 
     Education and Training Directorate established under section 
     708 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note).
       (b) The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
     recommendations regarding how to best coordinate trauma teams 
     of the Department of Defense with trauma partners in the 
     civilian sector, including evaluating how trauma surgeons and 
     physicians of the Department can best partner with civilian 
     level 1 trauma centers verified by the American College of 
     Surgeons, including those trauma centers coupled to a burn 
     center that offers burn rotations and clinical experience, to 
     provide adequate training and readiness for the next 
     generation of medical providers to treat critically injured 
     burn patients and other military trauma victims.
                                 ______
                                 
  SA 3927. Mr. ISAKSON (for himself and Mr. Murphy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3695 proposed by Mr. 
Shelby to the bill H.R. 6157, making appropriations for the Department 
of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title II of division B, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. __.  (a) There are appropriated under the heading 
     ``Public Health Scientific Services'' under the heading 
     ``Centers for Disease Control and Prevention'', in addition 
     to any other amounts made available under such heading, 
     $5,000,000 to be available for the establishment of the 
     National Neurological Conditions Surveillance System as 
     authorized in 21st Century Cures Act (Public Law 114-255).
        (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     total amount appropriated under the heading ``Substance Abuse 
     and Mental Health Services Administration'' is hereby reduced 
     by $5,000,000

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