House Report 115-712 - PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5895) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3) TO RESCIND CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY PROPOSED TO BE RESCINDED IN SPECIAL MESSAGES TRANSMITTED TO THE CONGRESS BY THE PRESIDENT ON MAY 8, 2018, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE X OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT 1974

[House Report 115-712]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-712

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PROVIDING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5895) MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,
AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 3) TO RESCIND CERTAIN
BUDGET AUTHORITY PROPOSED TO BE RESCINDED IN SPECIAL MESSAGES
TRANSMITTED TO THE CONGRESS BY THE PRESIDENT ON MAY 8, 2018, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE X OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT
CONTROL ACT 1974

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June 6, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed

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Mr. Burgess, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following

R E P O R T

[To accompany H. Res. 923]

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 923, by a record vote of 9 to 2, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for further consideration of H.R.
5895, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act 2019, under a structured rule. The
resolution provides that no further general debate shall be in
order. The resolution provides that the further amendment
printed in part A of this report shall be considered as adopted
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The resolution
makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B
of this report, and available pro forma amendments described in
section 4 of House Resolution 918. Each further amendment
printed in part B of this report may be offered only in the
order printed in this report, may be offered only by a Member
designated in this report, shall be considered as read, shall
be debatable for the time specified in this report equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be
withdrawn by the proponent at any time before action thereon,
shall not be subject to amendment except amendments described
in section 4 of House Resolution 918, and shall not be subject
to a demand for division of the question in the House or in the
committee of the whole. The resolution waives all points of
order against further amendments printed in part B of this
report. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit with
or without instructions.
Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of
H.R. 3, the Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs
Act, under a closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of
debate equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader
and the Minority Leader or their respective designees. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment printed in
part C of this report shall be considered as adopted and the
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The resolution
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as
amended. The resolution provides one motion to recommit with or
without instructions.
Section 3 of the resolution provides that provisions of
section 1017 of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 shall not
apply to a bill or joint resolution introduced with respect to
the special message transmitted under section 1012 of that Act
on May 8, 2018.

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against the amendments
printed in part B of this report includes a waiver of clause
2(c) of rule XXI, which requires that limitation amendments are
to be offered at the end of the bill. The waiver is necessary
because the limitation amendments printed in this report will
be offered at the end of each division. It should be noted that
sponsors of such amendments complied with Rules Committee
guidance when drafting amendments to the end of divisions
rather than the end of the bill.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 3, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in H.R. 3, as amended, the Committee is not aware of
any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion
to report, together with the names of those voting for and
against, are printed below:

Rules Committee record vote No. 230

Motion by Rep. McGovern to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers to amendment #53, by Rep. Crowley (NY) to
division A, which states that none of the funds made available
by this Act may be used to reject any application in response
to a funding opportunity announcement because of the use of the
term ``global warming'' or the term ``climate change'' in the
application. Defeated: 2-9

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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ Nay Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... Nay Mr. Hastings of Florida........... ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Collins..................................... Nay Mr. Torres........................ Yea
Mr. Byrne....................................... Nay
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Nay
Mr. Buck........................................ Nay
Ms. Cheney...................................... Nay
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Nay
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Rules Committee record vote No. 231

Motion by Rep. Torres to make in order and provide the
appropriate waivers to amendment #9 by Rep. Cohen (TN) to
division A, which prohibits the use of funds to enter into any
new contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with any Trump
related businesses listed on the Trump Organization's website.
The specific properties are listed in the amendment. Defeated:
2-9

Rules Committee record vote No. 232

Motion by Mr. Cole to report the rule. Adopted: 9-2

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Majority Members Vote Minority Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ Yea Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... Yea Mr. Hastings of Florida........... ............
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Collins..................................... Yea Mrs. Torres....................... Nay
Mr. Byrne....................................... Yea
Mr. Newhouse.................................... Yea
Mr. Buck........................................ Yea
Ms. Cheney...................................... Yea
Mr. Sessions, Chairman.......................... Yea
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SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT IN TO H.R. 5895 PART A CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. Carter, John (TX): Provides $1,138,000,000 in fiscal
year 2019 for programs and activities authorized under the VA
Mission Act of 2018, including the new Veterans Community Care
Program and the Family Caregivers Program. The funding level is
equal to the CBO estimate for FY19 costs of the VA Mission Act.

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5895 IN PART B MADE IN ORDER

DIVISION A (ENERGY & WATER)

1. Nolan (MN): Boosts the Army Corps' Aquatic Nuisance
Species Research Program by $1 million. (10 minutes)
2. Abraham (LA): Increases Corps of Engineers Operations
and Maintenance Account by $5,150,000 and reduces DOE
Departmental Administration by $6,500,000. (10 minutes)
3. Eshoo (CA), Stivers (OH): Increases funding for the
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy by $1,000,000,
with the increase intended to support the development and
deployment of high-efficiency linear generator power plant
technology which, for purposes of stationary electric power
production, is equivalent to fuel cell power plant technology.
Decreases funding for Departmental Administration by
$1,000,000. (10 minutes)
4. Perlmutter (CO): Increases funding for EERE's Facilities
and Infrastructure account by $5 million offset by a $5 million
reduction to DOE's Departmental Administration account. (10
minutes)
5. Hastings, Alcee (FL): Increases funding for
cybersecurity of the electric power grid, offset by funding for
fossil energy research and development. (10 minutes)
6. Kuster, Ann (NH), Welch (VT), Pingree (ME): Increases
funding for the Northern Border Regional Commission to further
rural economic development and infrastructure initiatives along
the Northern Border. (10 minutes)
7. Rogers (AL): Provides $24 million for construction of
critical infrastructure in NNSA, with an offset from NNSA
Federal Salaries and Expenses. (10 minutes)
8. Jackson Lee (TX): Allocates an additional $100 million
for Army Corps of Engineers construction projects related to
flood control. (10 minutes)
9. LaMalfa (CA): Prohibits the use of funds for enforcing
the EPA's abandonment criteria for prior converted cropland.
(10 minutes)
10. Gohmert (TX), Gosar (AZ), Duncan (SC), McKinley (WV):
Prohibits the use of funds to prepare, propose, or promulgate
any regulation or guidance related to the social cost of
carbon. (10 minutes)
11. Smith, Jason (MO), Gohmert (TX), Estes, Ron (KS), Gosar
(AZ): Prohibits the Army Corps of Engineers from closing or
prohibiting recreational access. (10 minutes)

DIVISION B (LEG BRANCH)

12. Kildee (MI), Murphy, Stephanie (FL), Gabbard (HI), Mast
(FL): Increases funding by $250,000 for the U.S. House of
Representatives' Wounded Warrior Program, which provides
employment opportunities within the U.S. House for veterans
with service-connected disabilities. Decreases funding for the
Architect of the Capitol, Capital Construction and Operations
account by an equivalent amount. (10 minutes)
13. Esty (CT): Increases funding by $500,000 for the Office
of Employee Assistance under the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to be
pulled from the Architect of the Capitol, Capitol Grounds. (10
minutes)
14. Gosar (AZ): Eliminates funding in the bill for the Open
World Leadership Center Trust Fund. (10 minutes)
15. Meadows (NC): Reestablishes a semiannual Government
Accountability Office financial review of obligated
expenditures from the Independent Counsel permanent indefinite
appropriation, and requires the report's findings to be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and
Senate, the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and
Judiciary of the House, and the Committees on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs and Judiciary of the Senate. (10
minutes)
16. Takano (CA), Delaney (MD), Esty (CT), Foster (IL),
Langevin (RI), Lieu (CA), Lujan (NM): Appropriates $2.5 million
to re-institute the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to
help Congress understand emerging technologies and their policy
implications. Offset by funds from an administrative account
within the Architect of the Capitol. (10 minutes)
17. Cohen (TN): Prohibits the use of funds to purchase
plastic drinking straws. (10 minutes)
18. Blackburn (TN): Provides for a one percent across the
board cut to the bill's spending levels. Accounts for the
Capitol Police; Architect of the Capitol-Capitol Police
Buildings, Grounds and Security; and Office of the Sergeant At
Arms shall not be reduced. (10 minutes)

DIVISION C (MilCon/VA)

19. Kildee (MI): Increases funding in the BRAC account to
ensure there is sufficient funding to prevent further
contamination of PFAS at former-Wurtsmith AFB. (10 minutes)
20. Torres (CA): Directs the Secretary to use the DOD Base
Closure Account to make funding available for the purposes of
demolishing facilities closed by prior BRAC rounds. (10
minutes)
21. Kildee (MI): Creates a funding carve-out for the
Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment account. (10 minutes)
22. Ruiz (CA), Welch (VT): Increases funding to VA Medical
Services account from VA Medical Services account to conduct
educational outreach to veterans to enroll in the burn pits
registry, additional research using the registry, and other
activities concerning the maintenance of registry. (10 minutes)
23. Johnson (OH): Calls on the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) to develop a standard of hospice care tailored to
the unique needs of combat veterans, including Vietnam-era
veterans. (10 minutes)
24. Carbajal (CA): Directs the Secretary to change the
phone system to have local Community Based Outpatient Center
answer calls rather than having all calls routed to the major
VA Medical Centers in an effort to reduce wait times for
veterans on the phone and to provide more timely health
services. (10 minutes)
25. McSally (AZ): Mandates that no less than $225,000,000
may be appropriated for VA mental health and suicide prevention
programs. (10 minutes)
26. Welch (VT), Ruiz (CA): Provides $5 million to better
assist veterans exposed to burn pits by improving the existing
registry and increasing clinical research on burn pit exposure.
Decreases the Community Care account by the same amount. (10
minutes)
27. Barr (KY): Transfer $5 million from the Department of
Veterans Affairs Health Administration's (VHA) Medical
Community Care Account to the Medical Services Account for the
explicit use for the Va's Adaptive Sports Grant (ASG) program,
equine assisted therapy. (10 minutes)
28. Carbajal (CA): Provides $8 million for the Veterans
Transportation Program to assist veterans in attending to all
their medical appointments in a timely manner. (10 minutes)
29. Keating (MA): Allocates funding for the VA to create an
opioid abuse healthcare kit for community healthcare providers.
(10 minutes)
30. Keating (MA): Allocates funding for administrative
costs at the VA to ensure providers at VA health facilities
complete a continuing medication course in pain management. (10
minutes)
31. Johnson, Eddie Bernice (TX): Requires the VA to report
on how many delinquent payments by the VA to vendors and
contractors there are and the total amount of money. (10
minutes)
32. Connolly (VA), Norton (DC): Ensures sufficient funds
for the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General to
provide rigorous oversight of the Washington, D.C. Veterans
Affairs Medical Center. (10 minutes)
33. Jackson Lee (TX): Prohibits the use of funds in
contravention of the U.S. Code regarding benefits for homeless
veterans in training and outreach programs. (10 minutes)
34. Jackson Lee (TX): Increases the amount of funding for
Supportive Services for Veterans Families by $2 million offset
by a reduction of a $2.5 million in the funding for the VA's
information Technology Systems. (10 minutes)
35. Walberg (MI), Rutherford (FL): Prevents funds from
being used to implement, administer, or enforce a proposed rule
by the VA to limit an injured or amputee veteran's ability to
choose a prosthetist or orthotist who meets his or her needs
whether employed by the VA or on contract with the VA. (10
minutes)
36. Eshoo (CA): States that none of the funds made
available by this Act may be used by the Army to convey the
17.1 acres of land and the 126 existing housing units known as
Shenandoah Square in Mountain View, California. (10 minutes)
37. Peters, Scott (CA): Prohibits funds from being
transferred from programs supporting veteran homelessness
services. (10 minutes)
38. Ratcliffe (TX): Prohibits funds from being used to
propose, plan, or execute a new round of Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC). (10 minutes)
39. Flores (TX): Directs the Department of Veterans Affairs
not to alter an existing cooperative arrangement with a Medical
School established under 38 U.S.C. 82. (10 minutes)

SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3 IN PART C CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

1. McCarthy, Kevin (CA): Amends the bill to align with the
President's Supplementary Special Message transmitted June 5,
2018.

PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5895 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 165, after line 14, insert the following:
Sec. 239. For an additional amount for the Department of
Veterans Affairs, $1,138,000,000 for the programs and
activities authorized in the VA MISSION Act of 2018 and the
amendments made by such Act, which shall be in addition to
amounts otherwise made available in this Act for such purpose,
of which--
(1) $600,000,000 shall become available for the
Veterans Community Care Program under section 1703 of
title 38, United States Code, as amended by the VA
MISSION Act of 2018, on the effective date specified in
section 101(b) of such Act; and
(2) $253,000,000 shall be available for the Family
Caregivers Program under section 1720G of title 38,
United States Code, as amended by such Act:
Provided, That amounts made available under this section shall
remain available until September 30, 2020.

PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 5895 MADE IN ORDER

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO DIVISION A (ENERGY & WATER) MADE IN ORDER

1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Nolan of Minnesota or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 5, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased
by $1,000,000)''.
Page 7, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,030,000)''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Abraham of Louisiana or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 5, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased
by $5,150,000)''.
Page 32, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $6,500,000)''.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Eshoo of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 21, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $1,000,000)''.
Page 32, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,000,000)''.
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Perlmutter of Colorado
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 21, line 24, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
Page 32, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,000,000)''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Hastings of Florida or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 22, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
Page 24, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $7,666,667)''.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kuster of New Hampshire
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 24, line 3, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $9,067,000)''.
Page 55, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased
by $8,000,000)''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 33, line 14, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $24,000,000)''.
Page 34, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $24,000,000)''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division A, before the short title, insert the
following:
Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are
revised by reducing the amount made available for ``Corps of
Engineers-Civil--Construction'', and increasing the amount made
available for the same account, by $100,000,000.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to enforce the criteria of abandonment described in
provision G of provision V of the rule published in the Federal
Register at 58 Fed. Reg. 45008 (relating to Clean Water Act
Regulatory Programs).
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gohmert of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division A (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to prepare, propose, or promulgate any regulation or
guidance that references or relies on the analysis contained
in--
(1) ``Technical Support Document: Social Cost of
Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis Under Executive
Order 12866'', published by the Interagency Working
Group on Social Cost of Carbon, United States
Government, in February 2010;
(2) ``Technical Support Document: Technical Update of
the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'', published by
the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon,
United States Government, in May 2013 and revised in
November 2013;
(3) ``Revised Draft Guidance for Federal Departments
and Agencies on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions and the Effects of Climate Change in NEPA
Reviews'', published by the Council on Environmental
Quality on December 24, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 77801);
(4) ``Technical Support Document: Technical Update of
the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'', published by
the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Carbon,
United States Government, in July 2015;
(5) ``Addendum to the Technical Support Document on
Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis
Under Executive Order 12866: Application of the
Methodology to Estimate the Social Cost of Methane and
the Social Cost of Nitrous Oxide'', published by the
Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of Greenhouse
Gases, United States Government, in August 2016; or
(6) ``Technical Support Document: Technical Update of
the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact
Analysis Under Executive Order 12866'', published by
the Interagency Working Group on Social Cost of
Greenhouse Gases, United States Government, in August
2016.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Smith of Missouri or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of the division (before the short title), insert
the following:
Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used by the Army Corps of Engineers to close or prohibit
public access at recreation areas, recreation facilities,
campgrounds, or boat ramps.
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TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO DIVISION B (LEG BRANCH) MADE IN ORDER

12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kildee of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 64, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $250,000)''.
Page 68, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert ``(increased
by $250,000)''.
Page 68, line 16, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $250,000)''.
Page 78, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $250,000)''.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Esty of Connecticut or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 64, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $500,000)''.
Page 66, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $500,000)''.
Page 67, line 13, after the first dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $500,000)''.
Page 79, line 5, after the first dollar amount, insert
``(reduced by $500,000)''
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 98, line 17, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,600,000)''.
Page 102, line 18, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $5,600,000)''.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Meadows of North
Carolina or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to enforce the amendment made by section 1501(d) of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111-68;
123 Stat. 2041).
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Takano of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. ___. There is appropriated, for salaries and expenses
of the Office of Technology Assessment as authorized by the
Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (2 U.S.C. 471 et seq.)
$2,500,000, to be derived from a reduction of $3,463,000 in the
amount provided in this Act for the item for ``Architect of the
Capitol, Capital Construction and Operations''.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Cohen of Tennessee or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. 512. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to purchase plastic drinking straws.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Blackburn of Tennessee
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division B (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. (a) Each amount appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated
or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby
reduced by 1 percent.
(b) The reduction in subsection (a) shall not apply with
respect to--
(1) accounts under the heading ``Capitol Police'';
(2) ``Architect of the Capitol--Capitol Police
Buildings, Grounds and Security''; or
(3) the amount provided for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms under the heading
``House of Representatives--Salaries, Officers and
Employees''.

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO DIVISION C (MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS
AFFAIRS) MADE IN ORDER

19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kildee of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 109, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $32,287,000) (increased by $32,287,000)''.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Torres of California
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 109, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.
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21. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Kildee of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 127, line 16, insert after the dollar amount the
following: ``of which $2,037,547,400 shall be made available
for vocational rehabilitation and employment programs under
chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code''.
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22. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ruiz of California or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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23. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Johnson of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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24. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carbajal of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.
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25. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative McSally of Arizona or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $28,872,000) (increased by $28,872,000)''.
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26. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Welch of Vermont or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 132, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,000,000)''.
Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
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27. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Barr of Kentucky or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $5,000,000)''.
Page 132, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,000,000)''.
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28. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Carbajal of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 131, line 7, after the dollar amount, insert
``(increased by $8,000,000)''.
Page 132, line 10, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $8,000,000)''.
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29. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Keating of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 132, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $5,000,000) (increased by $5,000,000)''.
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30. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Keating of
Massachusetts or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 132, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,500,000) (increased by $1,500,000)''.
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31. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Johnson of Texas or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 135, line 12, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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32. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Connolly of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

Page 138, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced
by $1,000,000) (increased by $1,000,000)''.
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33. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in contravention of
subchapter III of chapter 20 of title 38, United States Code.
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34. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jackson Lee of Texas
or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. The amounts otherwise provided by this Act are
revised by reducing the amount made available for ``Department
of Veterans Affairs--Departmental Administration--Information
Technology Systems'' (and the amount specified under such
heading for operations and maintenance), and by increasing the
amount made available in fiscal year 2019 for ``Veterans Health
Administration--Medical Services'', by $2,500,000 and
$2,000,000, respectively.
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35. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Walberg of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement,
administer, or enforce section 17.3240 of title 38, Code of
Federal Regulations, as proposed in 82 Fed. Reg. 48018 (October
16, 2017).
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36. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Eshoo of California or
Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title) insert the
following new section:
Sec. __. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this division may be used to convey the 17.1 acres
of land and the 126 existing housing units known as Shenandoah
Square and located in Mountain View, California.
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37. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Peters of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transfer funds
made available for the following programs:
(1) The Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem
program.
(2) The Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans
program.
(3) The Supportive Services for Veteran Families
program.
(4) The Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-
VASH) programs.
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38. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Ratcliffe of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title) insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used to propose, plan for, or execute a new or additional Base
Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
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39. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Flores of Texas or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes

At the end of division C (before the short title), insert the
following:
Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act may be
used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to alter an existing
cooperative arrangement with a medical school that was
established under chapter 82 of title 38, United States Code.
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PART C--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

Page 3, strike line 13 and all that follows through page 4,
line 2, and insert the following:
(3) Of the unobligated balances identified by the
Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1072, $50,000,000
of amounts made available under the heading ``Watershed
and Flood Prevention Operations'' in the Consolidated
Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31) are
rescinded.
Page 9, strike lines 11 through 21.
Page 10, strike lines 4 through 9.
Page 10, line 12, strike ``Federal Railroad Transportation''
and insert ``Federal Railroad Administration''.
Page 11, strike lines 13 through 18.

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