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115th Congress } { Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session } { 115-677
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PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 5698) TO AMEND TITLE 18,
UNITED STATES CODE, TO PUNISH CRIMINAL OFFENSES TARGETING LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; PROVIDING FOR
CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (S. 2372) TO AMEND TITLE 38, UNITED STATES
CODE, TO PROVIDE OUTER BURIAL RECEPTACLES FOR REMAINS BURIED IN
NATIONAL PARKS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION
OF THE BILL (H.R. 2) TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFORM AND CONTINUATION OF
AGRICULTURAL AND OTHER PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2023, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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May 15, 2018.--Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be be
printed
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Mr. Woodall, from the Committee on Rules,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
[To accompany H. Res. 891]
The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration
House Resolution 891, by a record vote of 6 to 3, report the
same to the House with the recommendation that the resolution
be adopted.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 5698, the
Protect and Serve Act of 2018, under a structured rule. The
resolution provides one hour of debate equally divided and
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution waives all points of
order against consideration of the bill. The resolution
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against provisions in the
bill. The resolution makes in order only the further amendment
printed in part A of this report, if offered by the Member
designated in this report, which 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be
subject to a demand for division of the question. The
resolution waives all points of order against the amendment
printed in part A of this report. The resolution provides one
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Section 2 of the resolution provides for consideration of
S. 2372, the Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act, under a
closed rule. The resolution provides one hour of debate equally
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member
of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. The resolution waives
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The
resolution provides that an amendment in the nature of a
substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 5674 as reported by
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, modified by the amendment
printed in part B 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 for consideration of
H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, under a
structured rule. The resolution provides one hour of general
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. The resolution
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.
The resolution makes in order as original text for the purpose
of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute
recommended by the Committee on Agriculture now printed in the
bill and provides that it shall be considered as read. The
resolution waives all points of order against that amendment in
the nature of a substitute. The resolution makes in order only
those further amendments printed in part C of this report. Each
such amendment 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, shall not be subject to
amendment, 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 the amendments
printed in part C of this report. The resolution provides that
no further consideration of the bill shall be in order except
pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
consideration of H.R. 5698, 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. 5698, 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
the amendments to H.R. 5698 printed in part A of this report,
the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver
is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against consideration of
S. 2372 includes a waiver of the following:
Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the
consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of
increasing mandatory spending over the five-year or
ten-year period;
Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget
Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation
providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a)
allocation of such authority;
Section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act,
which prohibits consideration of legislation within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget unless
referred to or reported by the Budget Committee; and
Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act,
which prohibits consideration of legislation that would
cause the level of total new budget authority for the
first fiscal year to be exceeded.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
provisions in S. 2372, as amended, 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
consideration of H.R. 2, the Committee is not aware of any
points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature.
The waiver of all points of order against the amendment in
the nature of a substitute made in order to H.R. 2 includes a
waiver of the following:
Clause 5(a) of rule XXI, which prohibits a
bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff
measure from being reported by a committee not having
jurisdiction to report tax or tariff measures;
Clause 10 of rule XXI, which prohibits the
consideration of a bill if it has the net effect of
increasing mandatory spending over the five-year or
ten-year period;
Section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget
Act, which prohibits consideration of legislation
providing new budget authority in excess of a 302(a)
allocation of such authority; and
Section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act,
which prohibits consideration of legislation that would
cause the level of total new budget authority for the
first fiscal year to be exceeded.
Although the resolution waives all points of order against
the amendments to H.R. 2 printed in part C of this report, 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. 212
Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to provide that,
on adoption of the rule, H.R. 2 is recommitted to the Committee
on Agriculture, with instructions to consider a Farm Bill that
does not decrease access to SNAP benefits, will not lead to
fewer people enrolled in SNAP, and will not cut SNAP benefits
for enrollees. Defeated: 3-6
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Yea
Mr. Woodall..................................... ............ Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Yea
Mr. Burgess..................................... Nay Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Collins..................................... ............ Mrs. 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. 213
Motion by Mr. Burgess to report the rule. Adopted: 6-3
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Majority Members Vote Minority Members Vote
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Mr. Cole........................................ ............ Mr. McGovern...................... Nay
Mr. Woodall..................................... ............ Mr. Hastings of Florida........... Nay
Mr. Burgess..................................... Yea Mr. Polis......................... ............
Mr. Collins..................................... ............ 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 TO H.R. 5698 IN PART A MADE IN ORDER
1. Goodlatte (VA): Adds clarifying language so only those
who cause injury to a law enforcement officer with intent, not
by accident, can be charged under the statute. It also amends
the definition of law enforcement officer to assure
correctional officers are covered by the definition. (10
minutes)
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENT TO S. 2372 IN PART B CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
1. Roe (TN): Provides technical and procedural corrections
to H.R. 5674; changes the short title to the ``John S. McCain
III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining
Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks
Act of 2018''.
SUMMARY OF THE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2 IN PART C MADE IN ORDER
1. King, Steve (IA): Allows Environmental Quality
Incentives Program (EQIP) to go into contracts with drainage
districts to provide irrigation or water efficiency. (10
minutes)
2. Gibbs (OH): Expresses a sense of congress encouraging
partnerships at the watershed level between nonpoint sources
and regulated point sources to advance the goals of the Water
Pollution Control Act. (10 minutes)
3. Marino (PA), Burgess (TX): Requires the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) to establish a pilot program in 9
states to determine whether specific items being purchased with
supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) benefits can
be collected using existing reporting requirements and whether
such reporting requirements can be improved. (10 minutes)
4. Rogers (AL): Amends the Nutrition title to allow SNAP
users to purchase a multivitamin with their SNAP benefits. (10
minutes)
5. Bergman (MI): Directs GAO to study the agricultural
credit needs of farms, ranches, and related agricultural
businesses that are owned or operated by Indian tribes on
tribal lands or enrolled members of Indian tribes on Indian
allotments. If needs are not being met, report shall include
legislative and other recommendations that would result in a
system under which the needs are met in an equitable and
effective manner. (10 minutes)
6. Arrington (TX): Modifies the Community Facilities Direct
Loan and Guarantee Loan Program and the Business and Industry
Guaranteed Loan Program to permit rural hospitals to refinance
existing debt. (10 minutes)
7. Jones (NC): Removes the first 1,500 individuals residing
on military bases from calculation into population thresholds
set for `rural areas.' (10 minutes)
8. Latta (OH), Loebsack (IA): Requires the Federal
Communications Commission, in consultation with the United
States Department of Agriculture, to establish a task force for
reviewing the connectivity and technology needs of precision
agriculture in the United States. (10 minutes)
9. Thompson, Glenn (PA): Adds Chronic Wasting Disease to
Sec. 7208, High-Priority Research and Extension Initiatives.
(10 minutes)
10. Herrera-Beutler (WA), Westerman (AR): Directs the
payment of a portion of stewardship project revenues to the
county in which the stewardship project occurs. (10 minutes)
11. Gosar (AZ), Gianforte (MT), Stewart (UT): Authorizes
counties to be included in Good Neighbor Authority cooperative
agreements and contracts in order to improve forest health and
bolster watershed restoration. (10 minutes)
12. Gianforte (MT): Authorizes expedited salvage operations
for areas burned by wildfire to salvage dead trees and reforest
to prevent re-burn, provide for the utilization of burned
trees, or to provide a funding source for reforestation.
Requires a two month environmental assessment for reforestation
activities and at least 75% of the burned area be reforested.
(10 minutes)
13. Westerman (AR), Bishop, Rob (UT), Gosar (AZ): Requires
the Forest Service to consider long-term health of our nation's
forests when developing collaborative management plans, and
shields agency decision making from certain injunctions on
sustainable forest management. (10 minutes)
14. Young, Don (AK): Exempts all National Forests in Alaska
from the U.S. Forest Service Roadless Rule (10 minutes)
15. Pearce (NM): Allows the Village of Santa Clara to
purchase land from the United States Forest Service that was
formerly part of Fort Bayard Military Reservation. (10 minutes)
16. LaMalfa (CA), Gosar (AZ), Smith, Jason (MO), Pearce
(NM): Streamlines the Forest Service application process
required to construct broadband infrastructure on federal land.
(10 minutes)
17. Westerman (AR): Instructs the Department of Agriculture
and the Department of Interior to provide Congress a yearly
report tabulating the metrics surrounding wildfire prevention,
including the number of acres treated and agency response time.
(10 minutes)
18. Pearce (NM): Reauthorizes the Collaborative Forest
Landscape Restoration Program for another 10 years. (10
minutes)
19. Tipton (CO), Gosar (AZ): Authorizes the U.S. Forest
Service to convey 3.61 acres of Forest Service Land to Dolores
County, Colorado for the strict purpose of building a fire
station. (10 minutes)
20. Thornberry (TX): Establishes Cattle and Carcass Grading
Correlation and Training Centers to limit subjectivity and
increase the accuracy of grading cattle across the country. (10
minutes)
PART A--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5698 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Goodlatte of Virginia
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 3, beginning on line 13, strike ``knowingly causes
serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer'' and insert
``knowingly assaults a law enforcement officer causing serious
bodily injury''.
Beginning on page 5, strike line 24 and all that follows
through page 6, line 8, and insert the following:
``(1) Law enforcement officer.--The term `law
enforcement officer' means an employee of a
governmental or public agency who is authorized by
law--
``(A) to engage in or supervise the
prevention, detection, or the investigation of
any criminal violation of law; or
``(B) to engage in or supervise the detention
or the incarceration of any person for any
criminal violation of law.''.
PART B--TEXT OF AMENDMENT TO S. 2372 CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED
Page 3, strike lines 4 through 7 and insert the following:
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``John S.
McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA
Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated
Outside Networks Act of 2018'' or the ``VA MISSION Act of
2018''.
Page 41, line 13, strike ``related'' and insert ``relating''.
Page 53, line 9, strike ``related'' and insert ``relating''.
Page 60, line 8, strike ``related'' and insert ``relating''.
Page 66, line 21, strike ``related'' and insert ``relating''.
Page 74, line 15, strike ``related'' and insert ``relating''.
Page 78, line 21, add a period at the end.
Page 97, line 12, strike ``1703'' and insert ``603''.
Page 106, strike line 14 and all that follows through page
109, line 13, and insert the following:
``(f) Waiver of Authorities.--(1) Subject to reporting under
paragraph (2) and approval under paragraph (3), in implementing
a pilot program under this section, the Secretary may waive
such requirements in subchapters I, II, and III of this chapter
as the Secretary determines necessary solely for the purposes
of carrying out this section with respect to testing models
described in subsection (a).
``(2) Before waiving any authority under paragraph (1), the
Secretary shall submit to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the minority leader of the House of
Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, the
minority leader of the Senate, and each standing committee with
jurisdiction under the rules of the Senate and of the House of
Representatives to report a bill to amend the provision or
provisions of law that would be waived by the Department, a
report on a request for waiver that describes in detail the
following:
``(A) The specific authorities to be waived under the
pilot program.
``(B) The standard or standards to be used in the
pilot program in lieu of the waived authorities.
``(C) The reasons for such waiver or waivers.
``(D) A description of the metric or metrics the
Secretary will use to determine the effect of the
waiver or waivers upon the access to and quality,
timeliness, or patient satisfaction of care and
services furnished through the pilot program.
``(E) The anticipated cost savings, if any, of the
pilot program.
``(F) The schedule for interim reports on the pilot
program describing the results of the pilot program so
far and the feasibility and advisability of continuing
the pilot program.
``(G) The schedule for the termination of the pilot
program and the submission of a final report on the
pilot program describing the result of the pilot
program and the feasibility and advisability of making
the pilot program permanent.
``(H) The estimated budget of the pilot program.
``(3)(A) Upon receipt of a report submitted under paragraph
(2), each House of Congress shall provide copies of the report
to the chairman and ranking member of each standing committee
with jurisdiction under the rules of the House of
Representatives or the Senate to report a bill to amend the
provision or provisions of law that would be waived by the
Department under this subsection.
``(B) The waiver requested by the Secretary under paragraph
(2) shall be considered approved under this paragraph if there
is enacted into law a joint resolution approving such request
in its entirety.
``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `joint
resolution' means only a joint resolution which is introduced
within the period of five legislative days beginning on the
date on which the Secretary transmits the report to the
Congress under such paragraph (2), and--
``(i) which does not have a preamble; and
``(ii) the matter after the resolving clause of which
is as follows: `that Congress approves the request for
a waiver under section 1703E(f) of title 38, United
States Code, as submitted by the Secretary on ___', the
blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
``(D)(i) Any committee of the House of Representatives to
which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the
House without amendment not later than 15 legislative days
after the date of introduction thereof. If a committee fails to
report the joint resolution within that period, the committee
shall be discharged from further consideration of the joint
resolution.
``(ii) It shall be in order at any time after the third
legislative day after each committee authorized to consider a
joint resolution has reported or has been discharged from
consideration of a joint resolution, to move to proceed to
consider the joint resolution in the House. All points of order
against the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not be in
order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed on a
joint resolution addressing a particular submission. The
previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion
to its adoption without intervening motion. The motion shall
not be debatable. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the
motion is disposed of shall not be in order.
``(iii) The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All
points of order against the joint resolution and against its
consideration are waived. The previous question shall be
considered as ordered on the joint resolution to its passage
without intervening motion except two hours of debate equally
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A
motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint
resolution shall not be in order.
``(E)(i) A joint resolution introduced in the Senate shall be
referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
``(ii) Any committee of the Senate to which a joint
resolution is referred shall report it to the Senate without
amendment not later than 15 session days after the date of
introduction of a joint resolution described in paragraph (C).
If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that
period, the committee shall be discharged from further
consideration of the joint resolution and the joint resolution
shall be placed on the calendar.
``(iii)(I) Notwithstanding Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of
the Senate, it is in order at any time after the third session
day on which the Committee on Veterans' Affairs has reported or
has been discharged from consideration of a joint resolution
described in paragraph (C) (even though a previous motion to
the same effect has been disagreed to) to move to proceed to
the consideration of the joint resolution, and all points of
order against the joint resolution (and against consideration
of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion to proceed is
not debatable. The motion is not subject to a motion to
postpone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion
is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion
to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to,
the joint resolution shall remain the unfinished business until
disposed of.
``(II) Consideration of the joint resolution, and on all
debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to not more than two hours, which shall be divided
equally between the majority and minority leaders or their
designees. A motion further to limit debate is in order and not
debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, or a
motion to proceed to the consideration of other business, or a
motion to recommit the joint resolution is not in order.
``(III) If the Senate has voted to proceed to a joint
resolution, the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall
occur immediately following the conclusion of consideration of
the joint resolution, and a single quorum call at the
conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the
rules of the Senate.
``(IV) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to
the application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may be,
to the procedure relating to a joint resolution shall be
decided without debate.
``(F) A joint resolution considered pursuant to this
paragraph shall not be subject to amendment in either the House
of Representatives or the Senate.
``(G)(i) If, before the passage by one House of the joint
resolution of that House, that House receives the joint
resolution from the other House, then the following procedures
shall apply:
``(I) The joint resolution of the other House shall
not be referred to a committee.
``(II) With respect to the joint resolution of the
House receiving the joint resolution--
``(aa) the procedure in that House
shall be the same as if no joint
resolution had been received from the
other House; but
``(bb) the vote on passage shall be
on the joint resolution of the other
House.
``(ii) If the Senate fails to introduce or consider a
joint resolution under this paragraph, the joint
resolution of the House shall be entitled to expedited
floor procedures under this subparagraph.
``(iii) If, following passage of the joint resolution
in the Senate, the Senate then receives the companion
measure from the House of Representatives, the
companion measure shall not be debatable.
``(H) This subparagraph is enacted by Congress--
``(i) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and
as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House,
respectively, but applicable only with respect to the
procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a
joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to
the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
``(ii) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change the rules (so far as
relating to the procedure of that House) at any time,
in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the
case of any other rule of that House.''.
Page 165, line 4, strike ``section 204(b)'' and insert ``this
subtitle''.
Page 169, strike line 19 and all that follows through page
170, line 4, and insert the following:
``(1) In general.--If, before the passage by one
House of the joint resolution of that House, that House
receives the joint resolution from the other House,
then the following procedures shall apply:
``(A) The joint resolution of the other House
shall not be referred to a committee.
``(B) With respect to the joint resolution of
the House receiving the joint resolution--
``(i) the procedure in that House
shall be the same as if no joint
resolution had been received from the
other House; but
``(ii) the vote on passage shall be
on the joint resolution of the other
House.''.
Page 191, line 18, strike ``amount'' and insert ``amount,''.
Page 193, in the matter following line 2, strike ``Sec.''
before the item relating to section 7691.
Page 215, line 17, strike the comma.
Page 229, after line 6, add the following new section:
SEC. 512. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
(a) Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Scorecards.--The budgetary
effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO
scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
(b) Senate PAYGO Scorecards.--The budgetary effects of this
Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for
purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress).
PART C--TEXT OF AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 2 MADE IN ORDER
1. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative King of Iowa or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 134, line 7, strike ``or''.
Page 134, after line 7, insert the following (and redesignate
the subsequent subparagraph accordingly):
``(C) the use of existing drainage systems,
or to upgrade drainage systems, to provide
irrigation or water efficiency; or
Page 134, line 14, insert ``drainage districts,'' after
``irrigation associations,''.
Page 134, line 18, insert ``drainage district,'' after
``irrigation association,''.
Page 135, lines 5 and 6, insert ``drainage district,'' after
``irrigation association,''.
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2. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gibbs of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle D of title II, add the following:
SEC. 2407. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASED WATERSHED-BASED
COLLABORATION.
It is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government
should recognize and encourage partnerships at the watershed
level between nonpoint sources and regulated point sources to
advance the goals of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
and provide benefits to farmers, landowners, and the public.
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3. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Marino of Pennsylvania
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. __. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE REPORTING.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out
a pilot program in 9 States to determine whether data on
specific items purchased with supplemental nutrition assistance
program benefits can be collected using existing reporting
requirements and whether such reporting requirements may be
improved. In carrying out the pilot program, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall use the data required to be
reported for the supplemental nutrition assistance program
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et
seq.).
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4. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Rogers of Alabama or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle A of title IV, insert the following:
SEC. __. MULTIVITAMIN-MINERAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS ELIGIBLE FOR PURCHASE
WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BENEFITS.
Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2012) is amended--
(1) in subsection (k) by--
(A) striking ``and (9)'' and inserting
``(9)'', and
(B) inserting before the period at the end
the following: ``, and (10) a multivitamin-
mineral dietary supplement for home
consumption'',
(2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following:
``(m-1) `Multivitamin-mineral dietary supplement' means a
substance that--
``(1) provides at least half of the vitamins and
minerals for which the National Academy of Medicine
establishes dietary reference intakes, at 50 percent or
more of the daily value for the intended life stage per
daily serving as determined by the Food and Drug
Administration; and
``(2) does not exceed the tolerable upper intake
levels for those nutrients for which an established
tolerable upper intake level is determined by the
National Academy of Medicine.'', and
(3) in subsection (q)(2) by striking ``and spices''
and inserting ``spices, and multivitamin-mineral
dietary supplements''.
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5. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Bergman of Michigan or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 326, after line 6, insert the following:
SEC. ____. GAO REPORT ON ABILITY OF THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM TO MEET THE
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT NEEDS OF INDIAN TRIBES AND
THEIR MEMBERS.
(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall--
(1) study the agricultural credit needs of farms,
ranches, and related agricultural businesses that are
owned or operated by--
(A) Indian tribes on tribal lands; or
(B) enrolled members of Indian tribes on
Indian allotments; and
(2) determine whether the institutions of the Farm
Credit System have sufficient authority and resources
to meet the needs.
(b) Definition of Indian Tribe.--In subsection (a), the term
``Indian tribe'' means an Indian tribal entity that is eligible
for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs by
virtue of the status of the entity as an Indian tribe.
(c) Report to the Congress.--Within 90 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the
United States shall prepare and submit to the Committees on
Agriculture and on Natural Resources of the House of
Representatives a written report that contains the findings of
the study conducted under subsection (a). If the Comptroller
General finds that the institutions of the Farm Credit System
do not have sufficient authority or resources to meet the needs
referred to in subsection (a), the report shall include such
legislative and other recommendations as the Comptroller
General determines would result in a system under which the
needs are met in an equitable and effective manner.
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6. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Arrington of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 337, after line 18, insert the following:
SEC. ___. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.
Subtitle D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act
(7 U.S.C. 1981 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section
341 the following:
``SEC. 342. REFINANCING OF CERTAIN RURAL HOSPITAL DEBT.
``Assistance under section 306(a) for a community facility or
under section 310B may include the refinancing of a debt
obligation of a rural hospital as an eligible loan or loan
guarantee purpose if the assistance would help preserve access
to a health service in a rural community and meaningfully
improve the financial position of the hospital.''.
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7. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Jones of North Carolina
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 387, after line 24, insert the following:
SEC. __. LIMITED EXCLUSION OF MILITARY BASE RESIDENTS FROM DEFINITION
OF RURAL AREA.
(a) Programs Under the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act.--Section 343(a)(13) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1991(a)(13)), as amended by
section 6218 of this Act, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(H)'' and
inserting ``(I)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(I) Limited exclusion of military base
populations.--The first 1,500 individuals who reside in
housing located on a military base shall not be
included in determining whether an area is `rural' or a
`rural area'.''.
(b) Rural Broadband Loans and Guarantee Program.--Section
601(b)(3) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C.
950bb(b)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(C) Exclusion of military base populations.--The
first 1,500 individuals who reside in housing located
on a military base shall not be included in determining
whether an area is a `rural area'.''.
(c) Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loans and Grants.--
Section 2332 of the Food Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 950aaa-1) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
``(4) Rural area.--The term `rural area' has the
meaning given the term in section 601(b)(3) of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936.''.
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8. An Amendment To Be Offered By Representative Latta of Ohio or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 397, after line 12, insert the following:
Subtitle I--Precision Agriculture Connectivity
SEC. 6801. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Precision agriculture technologies and practices
allow farmers to significantly increase crop yields,
eliminate overlap in operations, and reduce inputs such
as seed, fertilizer, pesticides, water, and fuel.
(2) These technologies allow farmers to collect data
in real time about their fields, automate field
management, and maximize resources.
(3) Studies estimate that precision agriculture
technologies can reduce agricultural operation costs by
up to 25 dollars per acre and increase farm yields by
up to 70 percent by 2050.
(4) The critical cost savings and productivity
benefits of precision agriculture cannot be realized
without the availability of reliable broadband Internet
access service delivered to the agricultural land of
the United States.
(5) The deployment of broadband Internet access
service to unserved and underserved agricultural land
is critical to the United States economy and to the
continued leadership of the United States in global
food production.
(6) Despite the growing demand for broadband Internet
access service on agricultural land, broadband Internet
access service is not consistently available where
needed for agricultural operations.
(7) The Federal Communications Commission has an
important role to play in the deployment of broadband
Internet access service on unserved and underserved
agricultural land to promote precision agriculture.
SEC. 6802. TASK FORCE FOR REVIEWING THE CONNECTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGY
NEEDS OF PRECISION AGRICULTURE.
(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``broadband Internet access service''
has the meaning given the term in section 8.2 of title
47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor
regulation;
(2) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
Communications Commission;
(3) the term ``Department'' means the Department of
Agriculture; and
(4) the term ``Task Force'' means the Task Force for
Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of
Precision Agriculture in the United States established
under subsection (b).
(b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish the Task
Force for Reviewing the Connectivity and Technology Needs of
Precision Agriculture in the United States.
(c) Duties.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall consult with
the Secretary, or a designee of the Secretary, and
collaborate with public and private stakeholders in the
agriculture and technology fields to--
(A) identify and measure current gaps in the
availability of broadband Internet access
service on agricultural land;
(B) develop policy recommendations to promote
the rapid, expanded deployment of broadband
Internet access service on unserved
agricultural land, with a goal of achieving
reliable capabilities on 95 percent of
agricultural land in the United States by 2025;
(C) promote effective policy and regulatory
solutions that encourage the adoption of
broadband Internet access service on farms and
ranches and promote precision agriculture;
(D) recommend specific new rules or
amendments to existing rules of the Commission
that the Commission should issue to achieve the
goals and purposes of the policy
recommendations described in subparagraph (B);
(E) recommend specific steps that the
Commission should take to obtain reliable and
standardized data measurements of the
availability of broadband Internet access
service as may be necessary to target funding
support, from existing or future programs of
the Commission dedicated to the deployment of
broadband Internet access service, to unserved
agricultural land in need of broadband Internet
access service; and
(F) recommend specific steps that the
Commission should consider to ensure that the
expertise of the Secretary and available farm
data are reflected in existing or future
programs of the Commission dedicated to the
infrastructure deployment of broadband Internet
access service and to direct available funding
to unserved agricultural land where needed.
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary, or a designee of
the Secretary, shall explain and make available to the
Task Force the expertise, data mapping information, and
resources of the Department that the Department uses to
identify cropland, ranchland, and other areas with
agricultural operations that may be helpful in
developing the recommendations required under paragraph
(1).
(3) List of available federal programs and
resources.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commission
shall jointly submit to the Task Force a list of all
Federal programs or resources available for the
expansion of broadband Internet access service on
unserved agricultural land to assist the Task Force in
carrying out the duties of the Task Force.
(d) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Task Force shall be--
(A) composed of not more than 15 voting
members who shall--
(i) be selected by the Chairman of
the Commission, in consultation with
the Secretary; and
(ii) include--
(I) agricultural producers
representing diverse geographic
regions and farm sizes,
including owners and operators
of farms of less than 100
acres;
(II) Internet service
providers, including regional
or rural fixed and mobile
broadband Internet access
service providers and
telecommunications
infrastructure providers;
(III) representatives from
the electric cooperative
industry;
(IV) representatives from the
satellite industry;
(V) representatives from
precision agriculture equipment
manufacturers, including drone
manufacturers, manufacturers of
autonomous agricultural
machinery, and manufacturers of
farming robotics technologies;
and
(VI) representatives from
State and local governments;
and
(B) fairly balanced in terms of technologies,
points of view, and fields represented on the
Task Force.
(2) Period of appointment; vacancies.--
(A) In general.--A member of the Committee
appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall serve
for a single term of 2 years.
(B) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Task
Force--
(i) shall not affect the powers of
the Task Force; and
(ii) shall be filled in the same
manner as the original appointment.
(3) Ex-officio member.--The Secretary, or a designee
of the Secretary, shall serve as an ex-officio,
nonvoting member of the Task Force.
(e) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which
the Commission establishes the Task Force, and annually
thereafter, the Task Force shall submit to the Chairman of the
Commission a report, which shall be made public not later than
30 days after the date on which the Chairman receives the
report, that details--
(1) the status of fixed and mobile broadband Internet
access service coverage of agricultural land;
(2) the projected future connectivity needs of
agricultural operations, farmers, and ranchers; and
(3) the steps being taken to accurately measure the
availability of broadband Internet access service on
agricultural land and the limitations of current, as of
the date of the report, measurement processes.
(f) Termination.--The Commission shall renew the Task Force
every 2 years until the Task Force terminates on January 1,
2025.
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9. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thompson of
Pennsylvania or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 429, after line 4, insert the following:
``(16) Chronic wasting disease.--Research and
extension grants may be made under this section for
projects relating to treating, mitigating, or
eliminating chronic wasting disease.''.
Page 429, line 5, strike ``(16)'' and insert ``(17)''.
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10. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Herrera Beutler of
Washington or Her Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 487, after line 4, insert the following:
(d) Stewardship Project Receipts.--Section 604(e) of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6591c(e)) is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ``subject to
paragraph (3)(A),'' before ``shall''; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``services
received by the Chief or the Director'' and all that
follows through the period at the end and inserting the
following: ``services and in-kind resources received by
the Chief or the Director under a stewardship contract
project conducted under this section shall not be
considered monies received from the National Forest
System or the public lands, but any payments made by
the contractor to the Chief or Director under the
project shall be considered monies received from the
National Forest System or the public lands.''.
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11. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gosar of Arizona or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Strike section 8331 and insert the following new section:
SEC. 8331. GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENTS.
Section 8206 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C.
2113a) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
``Secretary or a Governor'' and inserting
``Secretary, Governor, county, or Indian
Tribe'';
(B) in paragraph (4) by striking ``Secretary
and a Governor'' and inserting ``Secretary and
a Governor, county, or an Indian Tribe'';
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(10) Indian tribe.--The term `Indian Tribe' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C.
5304)).
``(11) County.-- The term `county' has the meaning
given the term in section 2 of title 1, United States
Code.''; and
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``,
county, or an Indian Tribe'' after
``Governor''; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``,
county, or an Indian Tribe'' after
``Governor''.
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12. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Gianforte of Montana
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part III of subtitle C of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 83__. SALVAGE AND REFORESTATION IN RESPONSE TO CATASTROPHIC
EVENTS.
(a) Expedited Salvage Operations and Reforestation Activities
Following Large-scale Catastrophic Events.--
(1) Expedited environmental assessment.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an
environmental assessment prepared by the Secretary
concerned pursuant to section 102 of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) for a
salvage operation or reforestation activity proposed to
be conducted on National Forest System lands or public
lands adversely impacted by a large-scale catastrophic
event shall be completed within 60 days after the
conclusion of the catastrophic event.
(2) Expedited implementation and completion.--In the
case of reforestation activities conducted on National
Forest System lands or public lands adversely impacted
by a large-scale catastrophic event, the Secretary
concerned shall, to the maximum extent practicable,
achieve reforestation of at least 75 percent of the
impacted lands during the 5-year period following the
conclusion of the catastrophic event.
(3) Availability of knutson-vandenberg funds.--
Amounts in the special fund established pursuant to
section 3 of the Act of June 9, 1930 (commonly known as
the Knutson-Vandenberg Act; 16 U.S.C. 576b) shall be
available to the Secretary of Agriculture for
reforestation activities authorized by this section.
(4) Timeline for public input process.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case
of a salvage operation or reforestation activity
proposed to be conducted on National Forest System
lands or public lands adversely impacted by a large-
scale catastrophic event, the Secretary concerned shall
allow 30 days for public scoping and comment, 15 days
for filing an objection, and 15 days for the agency
response to the filing of an objection. Upon completion
of this process and expiration of the period specified
in paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall
implement the project immediately.
(b) Compliance With Forest Plan.--A salvage operation or
reforestation activity authorized by this section shall be
conducted in a manner consistent with the forest plan
applicable to the National Forest System lands or public lands
covered by the salvage operation or reforestation activity.
(c) Prohibition on Restraining Orders, Preliminary
Injunctions, and Injunctions Pending Appeal.--No restraining
order, preliminary injunction, or injunction pending appeal
shall be issued by any court of the United States with respect
to any decision to prepare or conduct a salvage operation or
reforestation activity in response to a large-scale
catastrophic event. Section 705 of title 5, United States Code,
shall not apply to any challenge to the salvage operation or
reforestation activity.
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13. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Westerman of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part III of subtitle C of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 8334. ANALYSIS OF ONLY TWO ALTERNATIVES (ACTION VERSUS NO ACTION)
IN PROPOSED COLLABORATIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT
ACTIVITIES.
(a) Application to Certain Environmental Assessments and
Environmental Impact Statements.--This section shall apply
whenever the Secretary concerned prepares an environmental
assessment or an environmental impact statement pursuant to
section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4332) for a forest management activity that--
(1) is developed through a collaborative process;
(2) is proposed by a resource advisory committee;
(3) will occur on lands identified by the Secretary
concerned as suitable for timber production;
(4) will occur on lands designated by the Secretary
(or designee thereof) pursuant to section 602(b) of the
Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C.
6591a(b)), notwithstanding whether such forest
management activity is initiated prior to September 30,
2018; or
(5) is covered by a community wildfire protection
plan.
(b) Consideration of Alternatives.--In an environmental
assessment or environmental impact statement described in
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall study, develop,
and describe only the following two alternatives:
(1) The forest management activity.
(2) The alternative of no action.
(c) Elements of No Action Alternative.--In the case of the
alternative of no action, the Secretary concerned shall
consider whether to evaluate--
(1) the effect of no action on--
(A) forest health;
(B) habitat diversity;
(C) wildfire potential;
(D) insect and disease potential; and
(E) timber production; and
(2) the implications of a resulting decline in forest
health, loss of habitat diversity, wildfire, or insect
or disease infestation, given fire and insect and
disease historic cycles, on--
(A) domestic water supply in the project
area;
(B) wildlife habitat loss; and
(C) other economic and social factors.
SEC. 8335. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
(a) Balancing Short- and Long-Term Effects of Forest
Management Activities in Considering Injunctive Relief.--As
part of its weighing the equities while considering any request
for an injunction that applies to any agency action as part of
a forest management activity the court reviewing the agency
action shall balance the impact to the ecosystem likely
affected by the forest management activity of--
(1) the short- and long-term effects of undertaking
the agency action; against
(2) the short- and long-term effects of not
undertaking the action.
(b) Time Limitations for Injunctive Relief.--
(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) the length
of any preliminary injunctive relief and stays pending
appeal that applies to any agency action as part of a
forest management activity, shall not exceed 60 days.
(2) Renewal.--
(A) In general.--A court of competent
jurisdiction may issue one or more renewals of
any preliminary injunction, or stay pending
appeal, granted under paragraph (1).
(B) Updates.--In each renewal of an
injunction in an action, the parties to the
action shall present the court with updated
information on the status of the authorized
forest management activity.
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14. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Young of Alaska or His
Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of part III of subtitle C of title VIII, insert
the following:
SEC. 83__. APPLICATION OF ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION RULE.
The roadless area conservation rule established under part
294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor
regulations), shall not apply to any National Forest System
land in the State of Alaska.
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15. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. ___. CONVEYANCE OF LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE VILLAGE OF SANTA
CLARA, NEW MEXICO.
(a) Conveyance Required.--Subject to the provisions of this
section, if the Village of Santa Clara, New Mexico, submits to
the Secretary a written request for conveyance, the Secretary
shall convey to the Village of Santa Clara all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to approximately 1,520
acres of National Forest System land, as generally depicted on
the map.
(b) Map.--
(1) Availability of map.--The map shall be kept on
file and available for public inspection in the
appropriate office of the Forest Service.
(2) Correction of errors.--The Secretary may correct
minor errors in the map.
(c) Consideration.--
(1) In general.--As consideration for the conveyance
of land under subsection (a), the Village of Santa
Clara shall pay to the Secretary an amount equal to the
market value of the land, as determined by the
appraisal under subsection (g).
(2) Installments.--The amount described in paragraph
(1) may be paid in periodic installments to the
Secretary.
(3) Parcel conveyances.--Upon receipt of an
installment pursuant to paragraph (2), the Secretary
shall convey to the Village of Santa Clara all right,
title, and interest of the United States in and to a
parcel of the land described subsection (a) that is
equal in value to such installment and identified by
the Village of Santa Clara at the time such installment
is paid.
(d) Terms and Conditions.--The conveyance under subsection
(a) shall be--
(1) subject to valid existing rights;
(2) made by quitclaim deed;
(3) subject to the reservation by the Secretary of an
access easement over and across Fort Bayard Road; and
(4) subject to any other terms and conditions as the
Secretary considers appropriate to protect the
interests of the United States.
(e) Costs of Conveyance.--As a condition for the conveyance
under subsection (a) and in addition to the consideration paid
under subsection (c), the Village of Santa Clara shall pay for
all costs associated with the conveyance, including for--
(1) the land survey under subsection (f);
(2) any environmental analysis and resource surveys
determined necessary by Federal law; and
(3) the appraisal under subsection (g).
(f) Survey.--The actual acreage and legal description of the
National Forest System land to be conveyed under subsection (a)
shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary;
notwithstanding section 7 of title 43, United States Code, the
Secretary is authorized to perform and approve any required
cadastral surveys.
(g) Appraisal.--The Secretary shall complete an appraisal of
the land to be conveyed under subsection (a) in accordance
with--
(1) the ``Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal
Land Acquisitions''; and
(2) the ``Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal
Practice''.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of
the Forest Service.
(2) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled
``Village of Santa Clara Conveyance Act 2018'' and
dated February 21, 2018.
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16. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative LaMalfa of California
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following:
SEC. 8506. STREAMLINING THE FOREST SERVICE PROCESS FOR CONSIDERATION OF
COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY LOCATION APPLICATIONS.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Communications facility.--The term
``communications facility'' includes--
(A) any infrastructure, including any
transmitting device, tower, or support
structure, and any equipment, switches, wiring,
cabling, power sources, shelters, or cabinets,
associated with the licensed or permitted
unlicensed wireless or wireline transmission of
writings, signs, signals, data, images,
pictures, and sounds of all kinds; and
(B) any antenna or apparatus that--
(i) is designed for the purpose of
emitting radio frequency;
(ii) is designed to be operated, or
is operating, from a fixed location
pursuant to authorization by the
Federal Communications Commission or is
using duly authorized devices that do
not require individual licenses; and
(iii) is added to a tower, building,
or other structure.
(2) Communications site.--The term ``communications
site'' means an area of covered land designated for
communications uses.
(3) Communications use.--The term ``communications
use'' means the placement and operation of
communications facility.
(4) Communications use authorization.--The term
``communications use authorization'' means an easement,
right-of-way, lease, license, or other authorization to
locate or modify a communications facility on covered
land by the Forest Service for the primary purpose of
authorizing the occupancy and use of the covered land
for communications use.
(5) Covered land.--The term ``covered land'' means
National Forest System land.
(6) Forest service.--The term ``Forest Service''
means the United States Forest Service of the
Department of Agriculture.
(7) Organizational unit.--The term ``organizational
unit'' means, within the Forest Service--
(A) a regional office;
(B) the headquarters;
(C) a management unit; or
(C) a ranger district office.
(b) Regulations.--Notwithstanding section 6409 of the Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1455)
or section 606 of the Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access
for Users of Modern Services Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-141),
not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall issue regulations--
(1) to streamline the process for considering
applications to locate or modify communications
facilities on covered land;
(2) to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable,
that the process is uniform and standardized across the
organizational units of the Forest Service; and
(3) to require that the applications described in
paragraph (1) be considered and granted on a
competitively neutral, technology neutral, and non-
discriminatory basis.
(c) Requirements.--The regulations issued under subsection
(b) shall include the following:
(1) Procedures for the tracking of applications
described in subsection (b)(1), including--
(A) identifying the number of applications--
(i) received;
(ii) approved; and
(iii) denied;
(B) in the case of an application that is
denied, describing the reasons for the denial;
and
(C) describing the amount of time between the
receipt of an application and the issuance of a
final decision on an application.
(2) Provision for minimum lease terms of not less
than 15 years for leases with respect to the location
of communications facilities on covered land.
(3) A policy under which a communications use
authorization renews automatically on expiration,
unless the communications use authorization is revoked
for good cause.
(4) A structure of fees for--
(A) submitting an application described in
subsection (b)(1), based on the cost to the
Forest Service of considering such an
application; and
(B) issuing communications use
authorizations, based on the cost to the Forest
Service of any maintenance or other activities
required to be performed by the Forest Service
as a result of the location or modification of
the communications facility.
(5) Provision that if the Forest Service does not
grant or deny an application under subparagraph (A) by
the deadline established in section 6409 of the Middle
Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act as amended by the
Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of
Modern Services Act of 2018 (47 U.S.C. 1455(b)(3)(A)),
the Forest Service shall be deemed to have granted the
application.
(6) Provision for prioritization or streamlining the
consideration of applications to locate or modify
communications facilities on covered land in a
previously disturbed right-of-way.
(d) Additional Considerations.--In issuing regulations under
subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider--
(1) how discrete reviews in considering an
application described in subsection (b)(1) can be
conducted simultaneously, rather than sequentially, by
any organizational units of the Forest Service that
must approve the location or modification; and
(2) how to eliminate overlapping requirements among
the organizational units of the Forest Service with
respect to the location or modification of a
communications facility on covered land administered by
those organizational units.
(e) Communication of Streamlined Process to Organizational
Units.--The Secretary shall, with respect to the regulations
issued under subsection (b)--
(1) communicate the regulations to the organizational
units of the Forest Service; and
(2) ensure that the organizational units of the
Forest Service follow the regulations.
(f) Deposit and Availability of Fees.--
(1) Special account.--The Secretary of the Treasury
shall establish a special account in the Treasury for
the Forest Service for the deposit of fees collected by
the Forest Service under subsection (c)(4) for
communications use authorizations on covered land
granted, issued, or executed by the Forest Service.
(2) Requirements for fees collected.--Fees collected
by the Forest Service under subsection (c)(4) shall
be--
(A) based on the costs described in
subsection (c)(4); and
(B) competitively neutral, technology
neutral, and nondiscriminatory with respect to
other users of the communications site.
(3) Deposit of fees.--Fees collected by the Forest
Service under subsection (c)(4) shall be deposited in
the special account established for the Forest Service
under paragraph (1).
(4) Availability of fees.--Amounts deposited in the
special account for the Forest Service shall be
available, to the extent and in such amounts as are
provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the
Secretary to cover costs incurred by the Forest Service
described in subsection (c)(4), including the
following:
(A) Preparing needs assessments or other
programmatic analyses necessary to designate
communications sites and issue communications
use authorizations.
(B) Developing management plans for
communications sites.
(C) Training for management of communications
sites.
(D) Obtaining or improving access to
communications sites.
(5) No additional appropriations authorized.--Except
as provided in paragraph (4), no other amounts are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section.
(g) Savings Provisions.--
(1) Real property authorities.--Nothing in this
section, or the amendments made by this section, shall
be construed as providing any executive agency with any
new leasing or other real property authorities not
existing prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
(2) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this section,
or the amendments made by this section, and no actions
taken pursuant to this section, or the amendments made
by this section, shall impact a decision or
determination by any executive agency to sell, dispose
of, declare excess or surplus, lease, reuse, or
redevelop any Federal real property pursuant to title
40, United States Code, the Federal Assets Sale and
Transfer Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-387), or any other
law governing real property activities of the Federal
Government. No agreement entered into pursuant to this
section, or the amendments made by this section, may
obligate the Federal Government to hold, control, or
otherwise retain or use real property that may
otherwise be deemed as excess, surplus, or that could
otherwise be sold, leased or redeveloped.
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17. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Westerman of Arkansas
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, insert the following:
SEC. 85__. REPORT ON WILDFIRE, INSECT INFESTATION, AND DISEASE
PREVENTION ON FEDERAL LAND.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act and every year thereafter, the Secretary of
Agriculture and the Secretary of Interior shall submit to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives,
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate, and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of
the Senate a jointly written report on--
(1) the number of acres of Federal land treated by
the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the
Interior for wildfire, insect infestation, or disease
prevention;
(2) the number of acres of Federal land categorized
as a high or extreme fire risk;
(3) the total timber production from Federal land;
(4) the number of acres and average fire intensity of
wildfires affecting Federal land treated for wildfire,
insect infestation, or disease prevention;
(5) the number of acres and average fire intensity of
wildfires affecting Federal land not treated for
wildfire, insect infestation, or disease prevention;
and
(6) the Federal response time for each fire on
greater than 25,000 acres.
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18. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Pearce of New Mexico
or His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
At the end of subtitle E of title VIII, add the following new
section:
SEC. 8506. COLLABORATIVE FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION PROGRAM.
Section 4003 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (16 U.S.C. 7303) is amended--
(1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``, except
the Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, the
10-year period requirement under paragraph (1)(B) of
such subsection'' after ``subsection (b)''; and
(2) in subsection (f)--
(A) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking
``proposal'' and all that follows through ``in
excess'' and inserting ``proposal in excess'';
and
(B) in paragraph (6), by striking ``2019''
and inserting ``2023''.
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19. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Tipton of Colorado or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 538, after line 23, add the following new section:
SEC. 8506. WEST FORK FIRE STATION.
(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) County.--The term ``County'' means Dolores
County, Colorado.
(2) West fork fire station conveyance parcel.--The
term ``West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel'' means
the parcel of approximately 3.61 acres of National
Forest System land in the County, as depicted on the
map entitled ``Map for West Fork Fire Station
Conveyance Parcel'' and dated November 21, 2017.
(b) Conveyance of West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel,
Dolores County, Colorado.--
(1) In general.--On receipt of a request from the
County and subject to such terms and conditions as are
mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County,
including such additional terms as the Secretary
determines to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey
to the County without consideration all right, title,
and interest of the United States in and to the West
Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel.
(2) Costs.--Any costs relating to the conveyance
under paragraph (1), including processing and
transaction costs, shall be paid by the County.
(3) Use of land.--The land conveyed to the County
under paragraph (1) shall be used by the County only
for a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads
to facilitate access to and through the West Fork Fire
Station Conveyance Parcel.
(4) Reversion.--If any portion of the land conveyed
under paragraph (1) is used in a manner that is
inconsistent with the use described in paragraph (3),
the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary,
revert to the United States.
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20. An Amendment To Be Offered by Representative Thornberry of Texas or
His Designee, Debatable for 10 Minutes
Page 601, after line 26, add the following new section:
SEC. 11105. REGIONAL CATTLE AND CARCASS GRADING CORRELATION AND
TRAINING CENTERS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish not more than
three regional centers, to be known as ``Cattle and Carcass
Grading Correlation and Training Centers'' (referred to in this
section as the ``Centers''), to provide education and training
for cattle and carcass beef graders of the Agricultural
Marketing Service, cattle producers, and other professionals
involved in the reporting, delivery, and grading of feeder
cattle, live cattle, and carcasses--
(1) to limit the subjectivity in the application of
beef grading standards;
(2) to provide producers with greater confidence in
the price of the producers' cattle; and
(3) to provide investors with both long and short
positions more assurance in the cattle delivery system.
(b) Location.--The Centers shall be located near cattle
feeding and slaughter populations and areas shall be
strategically identified in order to capture regional variances
in cattle production.
(c) Administration.--Each Center shall be organized and
administered by offices of the Department of Agriculture in
operation on the date on which the respective Center is
established, or in coordination with other appropriate Federal
agencies or academic institutions.
(d) Training Program.--The Centers shall offer intensive
instructional programs involving classroom and field training
work for individuals described in subsection (a).
(e) Coordination of Resources.--Each Center, in carrying out
the functions of the Center, shall make use of information
generated by the Department of Agriculture, the State
agricultural extension and research stations, relevant
designated contract markets, and the practical experience of
area cattle producers, especially cattle producers cooperating
in on-farm demonstrations, correlations, and research projects.
(f) Prohibition on Construction.--Funds made available to
carry out this section shall not be used for the construction
of a new building or facility or the acquisition, expansion,
remodeling, or alteration of an existing building or facility
(including site grading and improvement, and architect fees).
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary may use
funds made available to carry out this section to provide a
Center with payment for the cost of the rental of a space
determined to be necessary by the Center for conducting
training under this section and may accept donations (including
in-kind contributions) to cover such cost.
(g) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on
October 1, 2018.
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