[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 159 (Wednesday, September 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6338-S6339]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE

  At 4:40 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bills, without amendment:

       S. 791. An act to amend the Small Business Act to expand 
     intellectual property education and training for small 
     businesses, and for other purposes.
       S. 2553. An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit health plans and pharmacy benefit managers 
     from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals 
     regarding the prices for certain drugs and biologicals.
       S. 2554. An act to ensure that health insurance issuers and 
     group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from 
     providing certain information to enrollees.
       S. 2559. An act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     implement the Marrakesh Treaty, and for other purposes.
       S. 3479. An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has passed the following 
bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate:

       H.R. 1320. An act to amend the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 related to Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission user fees and annual charges, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1872. An act to promote access for United States 
     diplomats and other officials, journalists, and other 
     citizens to Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2278. An act to extend the authorization of the 
     Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 relating 
     to the disposal site in Mesa County, Colorado.
       H.R. 2389. An act to reauthorize the West Valley 
     demonstration project, and for other purposes.
       H.R, 2634. An act to designate the Mental Health 
     Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical 
     Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the ``Sergeant John 
     Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility''.
       H.R. 5075. An act to encourage, enhance, and integrate 
     Ashanti Alert plans throughout the United States, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 5433. An act to require the Secretary of State to 
     design and establish a Vulnerability Disclosure Process (VDP) 
     to improve Department of State cybersecurity and a bug bounty 
     program to identify and report vulnerabilities of internet-
     facing information technology of the Department of State, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 5509. An act to direct the National Science Foundation 
     to provide grants for research about STEM education 
     approaches and the STEM-related workforce, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 5585. An act to extend the authorization for the Cape 
     Code National Seashore Advisory Commission.
       H.R. 6013. An act to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to 
     establish January 31 of each year as the Federal framework 
     closing date for the duck hunting season and to establish 
     special duck hunting days for youths, veterans, and active 
     military personnel, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6229. An act to authorize the programs of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6299. An act to modify the process of the Secretary of 
     the Interior for examining certain mining claims on Federal 
     lands in Storey County, Nevada, to facilitate certain pinyon-
     juniper-related projects in Lincoln County, Nevada, to modify 
     the boundaries of

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     certain wilderness areas in the State of Nevada, to fully 
     implement the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and 
     Development Act, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6316. An act to clarify the primary functions and 
     duties of the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business 
     Administration, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6330. An act to amend the Small Business Act to modify 
     the method for prescribing size standards for business 
     concerns.
       H.R. 6347. An act to adjust the real estate appraisal 
     thresholds under the 7(a) program to bring them into line 
     with the thresholds used by the Federal banking regulators, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6348. An act to adjust the real estate appraisal 
     thresholds under the section 504 program to bring them into 
     line with the thresholds used by the Federal banking 
     regulators, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6367. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     specify what credit is given for certain subcontractors and 
     to provide a dispute process for non-payment to 
     subcontractors, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6368. An act to encourage R&D small business set-
     asides, to encourage SBIR and STTR participants to serve as 
     mentors under the Small Business Administration's mentor-
     protege program, to promote the use of interagency contracts, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6369. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     eliminate the inclusion of option years in the award price 
     for sole source contracts, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6378. An act to reauthorize certain programs under the 
     Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act.
       H.R. 6382. An act to amend the Small Business Act to 
     require the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration to report certain information to the Congress 
     and to the President, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6398. An act to authorize the Department of Energy to 
     conduct collaborative research with the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs in order to improve healthcare services for 
     veterans in the United States, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6511. An act to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     carry out a program to lease underutilized Strategic 
     Petroleum Reserve facilities, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6580. An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for naturalization processes for the immediate 
     relatives of first responders who die as a result of their 
     employment, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6599. An act to modify the application of temporary 
     limited appointment regulations to the National Park Service, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6620. An act to require the Department of Homeland 
     Security to prepare a threat assessment relating to unmanned 
     aircraft systems, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6687. An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to manage the Point Reyes National Seashore in the State of 
     California consistently with Congress' longstanding intent to 
     continue to authorize working dairies and ranches on 
     agricultural property as part of the seashore's unique 
     historic, cultural, scenic and natural values, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6735. An act to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security to establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for 
     Department of Homeland Security internet websites, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 6740. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to establish Border Tunnel Task Forces, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 6742. An act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 to ensure that appropriate officers and agents of U.S. 
     Customs and Border Protection are equipped with secure radios 
     or other two-way communication devices, supported by system 
     interoperability, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6758. An act to direct the Under Secretary of Commerce 
     for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States 
     Patent and Trademark Office, in consultation with the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to study 
     and provide recommendations to promote the participation of 
     women, minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship 
     activities and the patent system, to extend by 8 years the 
     Patent and Trademark Office's authority to set the amounts 
     for the fees it charges, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 6847. An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     expand and strengthen Federal sex offenses, to reauthorize 
     certain programs established by the Adam Walsh Child 
     Protection and Safety Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the following 
concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make corrections in the 
     enrollment of H.R. 1551.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution, in which it requests the concurrence 
of the Senate:

       H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that child safety is the first priority of 
     custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts 
     should improve adjudications of custody where family violence 
     is alleged.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 46) to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in the 
State of New York.
  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1551) to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production from advanced 
nuclear power facilities.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1652(b) of the 
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115-232), the Minority Leader appoints the following Member 
on the part of the House of Representatives to the Cyberspace Solarium 
Commission: Mr. Langevin of Rhode Island; And from private life: The 
Honorable Patrick Murphy of Bristol, Pennsylvania.
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  At 6:23 p.m., a message from the House of Representatives, delivered 
by Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, announced that the House has 
passed the following bill, in which it requests the concurrence of the 
Senate:

       H.R. 6897. An act to extend the authorizations of Federal 
     aviation programs, to extend the funding and expenditure 
     authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message further announced that the House has agreed to the 
following concurrent resolution, without amendment:

       S. Con. Res. 47. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make a correction in the 
     enrollment of H.R. 6157.

  The message also announced that the House has agreed to the report of 
the committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
on the amendment of the Senate 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.

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