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HR6157 Granger (R-Texas) 08/23/18
Engrossed Amendment Senate (finally passed both houses)
Making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
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In the Senate of the United States,
August 23, 2018.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 6157) entitled “An Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.”, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as “Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019”.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACT.
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to “this Act” contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
SEC. 3. REFERENCES TO REPORT.
(a) Any reference to a “report accompanying this Act” contained in division A shall be treated as a reference to Senate Report 115-290. The effect of such Report shall be limited to division A and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by, and the implementation of, division A.
(b) Any reference to a “report accompanying this Act” contained in division B shall be treated as a reference to Senate Report 115-289. The effect of such Report shall be limited to division B and shall apply for purposes of determining the allocation of funds provided by, and the implementation of, division B.
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HRpt 115-952 - To accompany H.R. 6517 – [M]aking appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
Conference Committee
(9/13/18)
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2019, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
September 13, 2018 —Ordered to be printed
Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN , from the committee of conference , submitted the following
CONFERENCE REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 6157 ]
The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6157), making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
That the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an amendment as follows:
In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate amendment, insert the following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019”.
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JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE
The managers on the part of the House and Senate at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 6157) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, submit the following joint statement to the House and Senate in explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the managers and recommended in the accompanying conference report.
This conference agreement includes the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, and the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019. The Senate amendment included the Senate version of the Defense Appropriations bill (S. 3159) and added the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies bill (S. 3158). The House bill included the House version of the Defense Appropriations bill (H.R. 6157) only. H.R. 6157 was passed by the House on June 28, 2018 and used as the vehicle for the Senate amendment, which passed the Senate on August 23, 2018. The agreement also includes continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019.
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DIVISION B—DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
In implementing this conference agreement, the Departments and agencies should be guided by the language and instructions set forth in House Report 115-862 and Senate Report 115-289.
Where the joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act speaks to an issue that was addressed in the House or Senate reports, the statement should supersede the language in the House or Senate reports. In cases where the House Report and the Senate Report address a particular issue not specifically cited in the statement, the House Report and the Senate Report should be complied with and carry the same emphasis as the language included in the statement. In providing the operating plan required by section 516 of this Act, the Departments and agencies funded in this Act are directed to include all programs, projects, and activities, including those in House Report 115-862, Senate Report 115-289, and this joint explanatory statement accompanying this Act. All such programs, projects, and activities are subject to the provisions of this Act.
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SRpt 115-289 - To accompany S. 3158 – [M]aking appropriations for Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.
(7/17/17)
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CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
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Drug Vial Size.—Within 30 days of enactment of this act, CMS shall enter into an agreement with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine [the Academies] to conduct a study on the Federal healthcare costs, safety, and quality concerns associated with discarded drugs that results from weight-based dosing of medicines contained in singledose vials as stated in Senate report 114-274. The Committee recommendation includes $1,200,000 of the resources provided in Program Operations for this activity and CMS is directed to provide an update to the Committee’s on Appropriations 15 days after the enactment of this act and every 90 days thereafter until the report is completed. CMS and the Academies are encouraged to consult with FDA.
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