{"id":5960,"date":"2019-06-01T09:07:23","date_gmt":"2019-06-01T09:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960"},"modified":"2019-06-01T09:07:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-01T09:07:30","slug":"public-law-115-120-an-act-making-further-continuing-appropriations-for-the-fiscal-year-ending-september-30-2018-and-for-other-purposes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960","title":{"rendered":"Public Law 115 &#8211; 120 &#8211; An act making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[115th Congress Public Law 120]<br \/>\n[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embed-pdf-viewer\" src=\"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PLAW-115publ120.pdf\" height=\"1000\" width=\"100%\" title=\"PLAW 115publ120\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PLAW-115publ120.pdf\" title=\"PLAW 115publ120\">PLAW 115publ120<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[[Page 27]]<\/p>\n<p>FOURTH CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS<br \/>\nFOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING SAVINGS, HEALTHY KIDS,<br \/>\nHEALTH-RELATED TAXES, AND<br \/>\nBUDGETARY EFFECTS<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 28]]<\/p>\n<p>Public Law 115-120<br \/>\n115th Congress<\/p>\n<p>An Act<\/p>\n<p>Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending<br \/>\nSeptember 30, 2018, and for other purposes. &lt;&lt;NOTE: Jan. 22,<br \/>\n2018 &#8211; [H.R. 195]&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the<br \/>\nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,<\/p>\n<p>DIVISION &lt;&lt;NOTE: Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017.&gt;&gt; A&#8211;<br \/>\nFEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING SAVINGS ACT OF 2017<br \/>\nSECTION 1. &lt;&lt;NOTE: 44 USC 101 note.&gt;&gt; SHORT TITLE.<\/p>\n<p>This division may be cited as the &#8220;Federal Register Printing<br \/>\nSavings Act of 2017&#8221;.<br \/>\nSEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED COPIES OF<br \/>\nFEDERAL REGISTER TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND<br \/>\nFEDERAL EMPLOYEES.<\/p>\n<p>(a) Restrictions.&#8211;Section 1506 of title 44, United States Code, is<br \/>\namended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) by striking &#8220;The Administrative Committee&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;(a) Composition; Duties.&#8211;The Administrative<br \/>\nCommittee&#8221;;<br \/>\n(2) in subsection (a)(4), by striking &#8220;the number of<br \/>\ncopies&#8221; and inserting &#8220;subject to subsection (b), the number<br \/>\nof copies&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(b) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Regulations.&gt;&gt; Restrictions on Distribution of Free<br \/>\nPrinted Copies to Members of Congress and Officers and Employees of the<br \/>\nUnited States.&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(1) Prohibiting subscription to printed copies without<br \/>\nrequest.&#8211;Under the regulations prescribed to carry out<br \/>\nsubsection (a)(4), the Director of the Government Publishing<br \/>\nOffice may not provide a printed copy of the Federal Register<br \/>\nwithout charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of<br \/>\nthe United States during a year unless&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) the Member or office requests a printed copy<br \/>\nof a specific issue of the Federal Register; or<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) during that year or during the previous year,<br \/>\nthe Member or office requested a subscription to printed<br \/>\ncopies of the Federal Register for that year, as<br \/>\ndescribed in paragraph (2).<br \/>\n&#8220;(2) Administration of subscriptions.&#8211;The regulations<br \/>\nprescribed to carry out subsection (a)(4) shall include&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 29]]<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(A) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Notifications.&gt;&gt; provisions regarding<br \/>\nnotifications to offices of Members of Congress and<br \/>\nother offices of the United States of the restrictions<br \/>\nof paragraph (1);<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) provisions describing the process by which<br \/>\nMembers and other offices may request a specific issue<br \/>\nof the Federal Register for purposes of paragraph<br \/>\n(1)(A); and<br \/>\n&#8220;(C) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period.&gt;&gt; provisions describing<br \/>\nthe process by which Members and other offices may<br \/>\nrequest a subscription to the Federal Register for<br \/>\npurposes of paragraph (1)(B), except that such<br \/>\nregulations shall limit the period for such a<br \/>\nsubscription to not longer than 1 year.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(b) &lt;&lt;NOTE: 44 USC 1506 note.&gt;&gt; Effective Date.&#8211;The amendment made<br \/>\nby subsection (a) shall take effect January 1, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>DIVISION &lt;&lt;NOTE: Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018.&gt;&gt;<br \/>\nB&#8211;EXTENSION OF CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 2001. The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 (division D of<br \/>\nPublic Law 115-56) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) by striking the date specified in section<br \/>\n106(3) &lt;&lt;NOTE: 131 Stat. 1141.&gt;&gt; and inserting &#8220;February 8,<br \/>\n2018&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) by adding after section 147 &lt;&lt;NOTE: 131 Stat. 2045.&gt;&gt;<br \/>\nthe following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Sec. 148. Funds appropriated by the Department of Defense Missile<br \/>\nDefeat and Defense Enhancements Appropriations Act, 2018 (division B of<br \/>\nPublic Law 115-96) may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section<br \/>\n504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 149. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department<br \/>\nof Agriculture&#8211;Food and Nutrition Service&#8211;Child Nutrition Programs&#8217; to<br \/>\ncarry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010<br \/>\n(Public Law 111-80) may be apportioned up to the rate for operations<br \/>\nnecessary to ensure that the program can be fully operational by May<br \/>\n2018.<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 150. Amounts made available by section 101 for `National<br \/>\nAeronautics and Space Administration&#8211;Exploration&#8217; may be apportioned up<br \/>\nto the rate for operations necessary to maintain the planned launch<br \/>\ncapability schedules for the Space Launch System launch vehicle,<br \/>\nExploration Ground Systems, and Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle<br \/>\nprograms.<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 151. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Department<br \/>\nof Energy&#8211;Energy Programs&#8211;Office of the Inspector General&#8217; may be<br \/>\napportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to sustain staffing<br \/>\nlevels achieved on June 30, 2017.<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 152. Amounts made available by section 101 for `Small<br \/>\nBusiness Administration&#8211;Business Loans Program Account&#8217; may be<br \/>\napportioned up to the rate for operations necessary to accommodate<br \/>\nincreased demand for commitments for general business loans authorized<br \/>\nunder section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)).<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 153. For 2018, the Secretary of Housing and Urban<br \/>\nDevelopment may make temporary adjustments to the Section 8 housing<br \/>\nchoice voucher annual renewal funding allocations and administrative fee<br \/>\neligibility determinations for public housing agencies in an area for<br \/>\nwhich the President declared a disaster in 2017 or 2018 under title IV<br \/>\nof the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act<br \/>\n(42 U.S.C. 5170 et seq.), to avoid significant adverse funding impacts<br \/>\nthat would otherwise<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 30]]<\/p>\n<p>result from the disaster and that would otherwise prevent a public<br \/>\nhousing agency from leasing up to its authorized level of units under<br \/>\ncontract (but not to exceed such level), upon request by and in<br \/>\nconsultation with a public housing agency and supported by documentation<br \/>\nas required by the Secretary that demonstrates the need for the<br \/>\nadjustment.<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 154. (a) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Furloughs.&gt;&gt; Employees furloughed as a<br \/>\nresult of any lapse in appropriations which begins on or about January<br \/>\n20, 2018, shall be compensated at their standard rate of compensation,<br \/>\nfor the period of such lapse in appropriations, as soon as practicable<br \/>\nafter such lapse in appropriations ends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(b) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Definition.&gt;&gt; For purposes of this section,<br \/>\n`employee&#8217; means:<br \/>\n&#8220;(1) a federal employee;<br \/>\n&#8220;(2) an employee of the District of Columbia Courts;<br \/>\n&#8220;(3) an employee of the Public Defender Service for the<br \/>\nDistrict of Columbia; or<br \/>\n&#8220;(4) a District of Columbia Government employee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(c) All obligations incurred in anticipation of the appropriations<br \/>\nmade and authority granted by this division for the purposes of<br \/>\nmaintaining the essential level of activity to protect life and property<br \/>\nand bringing about orderly termination of Government functions, and for<br \/>\npurposes as otherwise authorized by law, are hereby ratified and<br \/>\napproved if otherwise in accord with the provisions of this division.<br \/>\n&#8220;Sec. 155. (a) If a State (or another Federal grantee) used State<br \/>\nfunds (or the grantee&#8217;s non-Federal funds) to continue carrying out a<br \/>\nFederal program or furloughed State employees (or the grantee&#8217;s<br \/>\nemployees) whose compensation is advanced or reimbursed in whole or in<br \/>\npart by the Federal Government&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(1) such furloughed employees shall be compensated at<br \/>\ntheir standard rate of compensation for such period;<br \/>\n&#8220;(2) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Reimbursement.&gt;&gt; the State (or such other<br \/>\ngrantee) shall be reimbursed for expenses that would have been<br \/>\npaid by the Federal Government during such period had<br \/>\nappropriations been available, including the cost of<br \/>\ncompensating such furloughed employees, together with interest<br \/>\nthereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31, United<br \/>\nStates Code; and<br \/>\n&#8220;(3) the State (or such other grantee) may use funds<br \/>\navailable to the State (or the grantee) under such Federal<br \/>\nprogram to reimburse such State (or the grantee), together with<br \/>\ninterest thereon calculated under section 6503(d) of title 31,<br \/>\nUnited States Code.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(b) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Definition.&gt;&gt; For purposes of this section, the term<br \/>\n`State&#8217; and the term `grantee&#8217; shall have the meaning as such term is<br \/>\ndefined under the applicable Federal program under subsection (a). In<br \/>\naddition, `to continue carrying out a Federal program&#8217; means the<br \/>\ncontinued performance by a State or other Federal grantee, during the<br \/>\nperiod of a lapse in appropriations, of a Federal program that the State<br \/>\nor such other grantee had been carrying out prior to the period of the<br \/>\nlapse in appropriations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(c) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Applicability.&gt;&gt; The authority under this section<br \/>\napplies with respect to any period in fiscal year 2018 (not limited to<br \/>\nperiods beginning or ending after the date of the enactment of this<br \/>\ndivision) during which there occurs a lapse in appropriations with<br \/>\nrespect to any department or agency of the Federal Government which, but<br \/>\nfor such lapse in appropriations, would have paid, or made reimbursement<br \/>\nrelating to, any of the expenses referred to in this section<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 31]]<\/p>\n<p>with respect to the program involved. Payments and reimbursements under<br \/>\nthis authority shall be made only to the extent and in amounts provided<br \/>\nin advance in appropriations Acts.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 2002. The Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act,<br \/>\n2018 (division A of Public Law 115-96) is amended by striking section<br \/>\n1002. &lt;&lt;NOTE: 50 USC 1881 note. Time period.&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>Sec. 2003. For the purposes of division D of Public Law 115-56, the<br \/>\ntime covered by such division shall be considered to include the period<br \/>\nwhich began on or about January 20, 2018, during which there occurred a<br \/>\nlapse in appropriations.<br \/>\nThis division may be cited as the &#8220;Extension of Continuing<br \/>\nAppropriations Act, 2018&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>DIVISION &lt;&lt;NOTE: Helping Ensure Access for Little Ones, Toddlers, and<br \/>\nHopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable Act. 42 USC 1305<br \/>\nnote.&gt;&gt; C&#8211;HEALTHY KIDS ACT<br \/>\nSEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.<\/p>\n<p>This division may be cited as the &#8220;Helping Ensure Access for Little<br \/>\nOnes, Toddlers, and Hopeful Youth by Keeping Insurance Delivery Stable<br \/>\nAct&#8221; or the &#8220;HEALTHY KIDS Act&#8221;.<br \/>\nSEC. 3002. SIX-YEAR FUNDING EXTENSION OF THE CHILDREN&#8217;S HEALTH<br \/>\nINSURANCE PROGRAM.<\/p>\n<p>(a) Funding.&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) In general.&#8211;Section 2104(a) of the Social Security Act<br \/>\n(42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)), as amended by section 3201(a) of the CHIP<br \/>\nand Public Health Funding Extension Act (division C of Public<br \/>\nLaw 115-96), is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in paragraph (20)(B), by striking &#8220;; and&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting a semicolon;<br \/>\n(B) by striking paragraph (21) and inserting the<br \/>\nfollowing new paragraphs:<br \/>\n&#8220;(21) for fiscal year 2018, $21,500,000,000;<br \/>\n&#8220;(22) for fiscal year 2019, $22,600,000,000;<br \/>\n&#8220;(23) for fiscal year 2020, $23,700,000,000;<br \/>\n&#8220;(24) for fiscal year 2021, $24,800,000,000;<br \/>\n&#8220;(25) for fiscal year 2022, $25,900,000,000; and<br \/>\n&#8220;(26) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time periods.&gt;&gt; for fiscal year 2023, for<br \/>\npurposes of making two semi-annual allotments&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on<br \/>\nOctober 1, 2022, and ending on March 31, 2023; and<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) $2,850,000,000 for the period beginning on<br \/>\nApril 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2023.&#8221;.<br \/>\n(2) Prevention of duplicate appropriations for fiscal year<br \/>\n2018.&#8211;Notwithstanding any other provision of law, insofar as<br \/>\nfunds have been appropriated under subsection (a)(21) of section<br \/>\n2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd), as such<br \/>\nsubsection is in effect on the day before the date of the<br \/>\nenactment of this Act, to provide allotments to States under the<br \/>\nState Children&#8217;s Health Insurance Program established under<br \/>\ntitle XXI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.)<br \/>\n(whether implemented under title XIX, XXI, or both, of the<br \/>\nSocial Security Act) for fiscal year 2018&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) any amounts that are so appropriated that are<br \/>\nnot so allotted and obligated before the date of the<br \/>\nenactment of this Act, are rescinded; and<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 32]]<\/p>\n<p>(B) any amount provided for CHIP allotments to a<br \/>\nState under this section (and the amendments made by<br \/>\nthis section) for such fiscal year shall be reduced by<br \/>\nthe amount of such appropriations so allotted and<br \/>\nobligated before such date.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Allotments.&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) In general.&#8211;Section 2104(m) of the Social Security Act<br \/>\n(42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)), as amended by section 3201(b) of the CHIP<br \/>\nand Public Health Funding Extension Act (division C of Public<br \/>\nLaw 115-96), is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in paragraph (2)(B)&#8211;<br \/>\n(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by<br \/>\nstriking &#8220;(19)&#8221; and inserting &#8220;(25)&#8221;;<br \/>\n(ii) in clause (i), by striking &#8220;and 2017&#8221;<br \/>\nand inserting &#8220;, 2017, and 2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(iii) in clause (ii)&#8211;<br \/>\n(I) in the matter preceding<br \/>\nsubclause (I), by striking &#8220;and<br \/>\nparagraph (10)&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(II) in subclause (I), by inserting<br \/>\n&#8220;(or, in the case of fiscal year 2018,<br \/>\nunder paragraph (4))&#8221; after &#8220;clause<br \/>\n(i)&#8221;;<br \/>\n(B) in paragraph (5), by striking &#8220;2018&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;2023&#8221;;<br \/>\n(C) in paragraph (7)&#8211;<br \/>\n(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking &#8220;2017&#8221;<br \/>\nand inserting &#8220;2023&#8221;;<br \/>\n(ii) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Deadline.&gt;&gt; in subparagraph (B),<br \/>\nin the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting<br \/>\n&#8220;(or, in the case of fiscal year 2018, by not<br \/>\nlater than the date that is 60 days after the date<br \/>\nof the enactment of the HEALTHY KIDS Act)&#8221; after<br \/>\n&#8220;before the August 31 preceding the beginning of<br \/>\nthe fiscal year&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(iii) in the matter following subparagraph<br \/>\n(B), by striking &#8220;or fiscal year 2016&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;fiscal year 2016, fiscal year 2018,<br \/>\nfiscal year 2020, or fiscal year 2022&#8221;;<br \/>\n(D) in paragraph (9), by striking &#8220;2018&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(E) by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:<br \/>\n&#8220;(10) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period. Allotment.&gt;&gt; For fiscal year<br \/>\n2023.&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) First half.&#8211;Subject to paragraphs (5) and<br \/>\n(7), from the amount made available under subparagraph<br \/>\n(A) of paragraph (26) of subsection (a) for the semi-<br \/>\nannual period described in such subparagraph, increased<br \/>\nby the amount of the appropriation for such period under<br \/>\nsection 3002(b)(2) of the HEALTHY KIDS Act, the<br \/>\nSecretary shall compute a State allotment for each State<br \/>\n(including the District of Columbia and each<br \/>\ncommonwealth and territory) for such semi-annual period<br \/>\nin an amount equal to the first half ratio (described in<br \/>\nsubparagraph (D)) of the amount described in<br \/>\nsubparagraph (C).<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) Second half.&#8211;Subject to paragraphs (5) and<br \/>\n(7), from the amount made available under subparagraph<br \/>\n(B) of paragraph (26) of subsection (a) for the semi-<br \/>\nannual period described in such subparagraph, the<br \/>\nSecretary shall compute a State allotment for each State<br \/>\n(including the District of Columbia and each<br \/>\ncommonwealth and territory)<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 33]]<\/p>\n<p>for such semi-annual period in an amount equal to the<br \/>\namount made available under such subparagraph,<br \/>\nmultiplied by the ratio of&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(i) the amount of the allotment to such<br \/>\nState under subparagraph (A); to<br \/>\n&#8220;(ii) the total of the amount of all of the<br \/>\nallotments made available under such subparagraph.<br \/>\n&#8220;(C) Full year amount based on rebased amount.&#8211;The<br \/>\namount described in this subparagraph for a State is<br \/>\nequal to the Federal payments to the State that are<br \/>\nattributable to (and countable towards) the total amount<br \/>\nof allotments available under this section to the State<br \/>\nin fiscal year 2022 (including payments made to the<br \/>\nState under subsection (n) for fiscal year 2022 as well<br \/>\nas amounts redistributed to the State in fiscal year<br \/>\n2022), multiplied by the allotment increase factor under<br \/>\nparagraph (6) for fiscal year 2023.<br \/>\n&#8220;(D) First half ratio.&#8211;The first half ratio<br \/>\ndescribed in this subparagraph is the ratio of&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(i) the sum of&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(I) the amount made available<br \/>\nunder subsection (a)(26)(A); and<br \/>\n&#8220;(II) the amount of the<br \/>\nappropriation for such period under<br \/>\nsection 3002(b)(2) of the HEALTHY KIDS<br \/>\nAct; to<br \/>\n&#8220;(ii) the sum of&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(I) the amount described in clause<br \/>\n(i); and<br \/>\n&#8220;(II) the amount made available<br \/>\nunder subsection (a)(26)(B).&#8221;.<br \/>\n(2) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time periods.&gt;&gt; One-time appropriation for<br \/>\nfiscal year 2023.&#8211;There is appropriated to the Secretary of<br \/>\nHealth and Human Services, out of any money in the Treasury not<br \/>\notherwise appropriated, $20,200,000,000 to accompany the<br \/>\nallotment made for the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and<br \/>\nending on March 31, 2023, under paragraph (26)(A) of section<br \/>\n2104(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(a)) (as<br \/>\nadded by subsection (a)), to remain available until expended.<br \/>\nSuch amount shall be used to provide allotments to States under<br \/>\nparagraph (10) of section 2104(m) of such Act (as added by<br \/>\nparagraph (1)) for the first 6 months of fiscal year 2023 in the<br \/>\nsame manner as allotments are provided under subsection<br \/>\n(a)(26)(A) of such section 2104 and subject to the same terms<br \/>\nand conditions as apply to the allotments provided from such<br \/>\nsubsection (a)(26)(A).<\/p>\n<p>(c) Extension of the Child Enrollment Contingency Fund.&#8211;Section<br \/>\n2104(n) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(n)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) in paragraph (2)&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)&#8211;<br \/>\n(i) by striking &#8220;2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,<br \/>\n2014, and 2016&#8221; and inserting &#8220;2010 through<br \/>\n2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2022&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(ii) by striking &#8220;fiscal year 2015 and fiscal<br \/>\nyear 2017&#8221; and inserting &#8220;fiscal years 2015,<br \/>\n2017, and 2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(B) in subparagraph (B)&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 34]]<\/p>\n<p>(i) by striking &#8220;2010, 2011, 2012, 2013,<br \/>\n2014, and 2016&#8221; and inserting &#8220;2010 through<br \/>\n2014, 2016, and 2018 through 2022&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(ii) by striking &#8220;fiscal year 2015 and fiscal<br \/>\nyear 2017&#8221; and inserting &#8220;fiscal years 2015,<br \/>\n2017, and 2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) in paragraph (3)(A), in the matter preceding clause (i),<br \/>\nby striking &#8220;or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year<br \/>\n2015 or 2017&#8221; and inserting &#8220;or in any of fiscal years 2018<br \/>\nthrough 2022 (or a semi-annual allotment period for fiscal year<br \/>\n2015, 2017, or 2023)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(d) Extension of Qualifying States Option.&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) In general.&#8211;Section 2105(g)(4) of the Social Security<br \/>\nAct (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(g)(4)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in the heading, by striking &#8220;through 2017&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;through 2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking &#8220;2017&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;2023&#8221;.<br \/>\n(2) Technical amendments.&#8211;Section 2104(f)(2)(B)(ii) of the<br \/>\nSocial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397dd(f)(2)(B)(ii)), as amended<br \/>\nby section 3201(c) of the CHIP and Public Health Funding<br \/>\nExtension Act (division C of Public Law 115-96), is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in subclause (I), by striking &#8220;for the month<br \/>\n(as defined in subclause (II))&#8221; and inserting &#8220;(as<br \/>\ndefined in subclause (II)) for the month&#8221;;<br \/>\n(B) in subclause (II), by inserting &#8220;, as in effect<br \/>\non the day before the date of the enactment of the<br \/>\nHEALTHY KIDS Act,&#8221; after &#8220;section 2105(g)(4)(A)&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(C) in subclause (VI)&#8211;<br \/>\n(i) by inserting &#8220;, as in effect on the day<br \/>\nbefore the date of the enactment of the HEALTHY<br \/>\nKIDS Act&#8221; after &#8220;, section 2105(g)(4)&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(ii) by inserting &#8220;, as so in effect&#8221; after<br \/>\n&#8220;under section 2105(g)(4)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(e) Extension of Express Lane Eligibility Option.&#8211;Section<br \/>\n1902(e)(13)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(13)(I)) is<br \/>\namended by striking &#8220;2017&#8221; and inserting &#8220;2023&#8221;.<br \/>\n(f) Assurance of Affordability Standard for Children and Families.&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) In general.&#8211;Section 2105(d)(3) of the Social Security<br \/>\nAct (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(d)(3)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking &#8220;until<br \/>\noctober 1, 2019&#8221; and inserting &#8220;through september 30,<br \/>\n2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding<br \/>\nclause (i)&#8211;<br \/>\n(i) by striking &#8220;2019&#8221; and inserting<br \/>\n&#8220;2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(ii) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period. Applicability.&gt;&gt; by<br \/>\nstriking &#8220;The preceding sentence shall not be<br \/>\nconstrued as preventing a State during such<br \/>\nperiod&#8221; and inserting &#8220;During the period that<br \/>\nbegins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September<br \/>\n30, 2023, the preceding sentence shall only apply<br \/>\nwith respect to children in families whose income<br \/>\ndoes not exceed 300 percent of the poverty line<br \/>\n(as defined in section 2110(c)(5)) applicable to a<br \/>\nfamily of the size involved.<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 35]]<\/p>\n<p>The preceding sentences shall not be construed as<br \/>\npreventing a State during any such periods&#8221;.<br \/>\n(2) Conforming amendments.&#8211;Section 1902(gg)(2) of the<br \/>\nSocial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(gg)(2)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking &#8220;until<br \/>\noctober 1, 2019&#8221; and inserting &#8220;through september 30,<br \/>\n2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(B) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period.&gt;&gt; by striking &#8220;September<br \/>\n30, 2019,&#8221; and inserting &#8220;September 30, 2023 (but<br \/>\nduring the period that begins on October 1, 2019, and<br \/>\nends on September 30, 2023, only with respect to<br \/>\nchildren in families whose income does not exceed 300<br \/>\npercent of the poverty line (as defined in section<br \/>\n2110(c)(5)) applicable to a family of the size<br \/>\ninvolved)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(g) CHIP Look-Alike Plans.&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) Blending risk pools.&#8211;Section 2107 of the Social<br \/>\nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg) is amended by adding at the end<br \/>\nthe following:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;(g) Use of Blended Risk Pools.&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(1) In general.&#8211;Nothing in this title (or any other<br \/>\nprovision of Federal law) shall be construed as preventing a<br \/>\nState from considering children enrolled in a qualified CHIP<br \/>\nlook-alike program and children enrolled in a State child health<br \/>\nplan under this title (or a waiver of such plan) as members of a<br \/>\nsingle risk pool.<br \/>\n&#8220;(2) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Definition.&gt;&gt; Qualified chip look-alike<br \/>\nprogram.&#8211;In this subsection, the term `qualified CHIP look-<br \/>\nalike program&#8217; means a State program&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) under which children who are under the age of<br \/>\n19 and are not eligible to receive medical assistance<br \/>\nunder title XIX or child health assistance under this<br \/>\ntitle may purchase coverage through the State that<br \/>\nprovides benefits that are at least identical to the<br \/>\nbenefits provided under the State child health plan<br \/>\nunder this title (or a waiver of such plan); and<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) that is funded exclusively through non-Federal<br \/>\nfunds, including funds received by the State in the form<br \/>\nof premiums for the purchase of such coverage.&#8221;.<br \/>\n(2) Coverage rule.&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) In general.&#8211;Section 5000A(f)(1) of the Internal<br \/>\nRevenue Code of 1986 &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 5000A.&gt;&gt; is amended<br \/>\nin subparagraph (A)(iii), by inserting &#8220;or under a<br \/>\nqualified CHIP look-alike program (as defined in section<br \/>\n2107(g) of the Social Security Act)&#8221; before the comma<br \/>\nat the end.<br \/>\n(B) &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 5000A note.&gt;&gt; Effective date.&#8211;<br \/>\nThe amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall apply with<br \/>\nrespect to taxable years beginning after December 31,<br \/>\n2017.<\/p>\n<p>(h) Availability of Unused Fiscal Year 2018 Redistribution<br \/>\nAmounts.&#8211;Any amounts that have been redistributed to States under<br \/>\nsubsection (f) of section 2104 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.<br \/>\n1397dd) for fiscal year 2018 that are not, or will not be, expended by<br \/>\nthe end of that fiscal year shall be&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) adjusted by the Secretary before the end of fiscal year<br \/>\n2018 to reflect an updated estimate of shortfalls under<br \/>\nsubsection (f)(2)(A) of such section; and<br \/>\n(2) available for redistribution under subsection (f) of<br \/>\nsuch section for subsequent fiscal years.<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 36]]<\/p>\n<p>SEC. 3003. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATION<br \/>\nPROJECTS.<\/p>\n<p>(a) Childhood Obesity Demonstration Project.&#8211;Section 1139A(e)(8) of<br \/>\nthe Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(e)(8)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) by striking &#8220;and $10,000,000&#8221; and inserting &#8220;,<br \/>\n$10,000,000&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) by inserting after &#8220;2017&#8221; the following: &#8220;, and<br \/>\n$30,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2018 through 2023&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Pediatric Quality Measures Program.&#8211;Section 1139A(i) of the<br \/>\nSocial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a(i)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) by striking &#8220;Out of any&#8221; and inserting the following:<br \/>\n&#8220;(1) In general.&#8211;Out of any&#8221;;<br \/>\n(2) by striking &#8220;there is appropriated for each&#8221; and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;there is appropriated&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) for each&#8221;;<br \/>\n(3) by striking &#8220;, and there is appropriated for the<br \/>\nperiod&#8221; and inserting &#8220;;<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) for the period&#8221;;<br \/>\n(4) by striking &#8220;. Funds appropriated under this subsection<br \/>\nshall remain available until expended.&#8221; and inserting &#8220;;<br \/>\nand&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(5) by adding at the end the following:<br \/>\n&#8220;(C) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period.&gt;&gt; for the period of<br \/>\nfiscal years 2018 through 2023, $90,000,000 for the<br \/>\npurpose of carrying out this section (other than<br \/>\nsubsections (e), (f), and (g)).<br \/>\n&#8220;(2) Availability.&#8211;Funds appropriated under this<br \/>\nsubsection shall remain available until expended.&#8221;.<br \/>\nSEC. 3004. EXTENSION OF OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.<\/p>\n<p>(a) In General.&#8211;Section 2113 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.<br \/>\n1397mm) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking &#8220;2017&#8221; and inserting<br \/>\n&#8220;2023&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) in subsection (g)&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) by striking &#8220;and $40,000,000&#8221; and inserting<br \/>\n&#8220;, $40,000,000&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(B) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period.&gt;&gt; by inserting after<br \/>\n&#8220;2017&#8221; the following: &#8220;, and $120,000,000 for the<br \/>\nperiod of fiscal years 2018 through 2023&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Making Organizations That Use Parent Mentors Eligible To Receive<br \/>\nGrants.&#8211;Section 2113(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.<br \/>\n1397mm(f)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking &#8220;or community-based<br \/>\ndoula programs&#8221; and inserting &#8220;, community-based doula<br \/>\nprograms, or parent mentors&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<br \/>\n&#8220;(5) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Definition.&gt;&gt; Parent mentor.&#8211;The term<br \/>\n`parent mentor&#8217; means an individual who&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) is a parent or guardian of at least one child<br \/>\nwho is an eligible child under this title or title XIX;<br \/>\nand<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) is trained to assist families with children<br \/>\nwho have no health insurance coverage with respect to<br \/>\nimproving the social determinants of the health of such<br \/>\nchildren, including by providing&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(i) education about health insurance<br \/>\ncoverage, including, with respect to obtaining<br \/>\nsuch coverage,<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 37]]<\/p>\n<p>eligibility criteria and application and renewal<br \/>\nprocesses;<br \/>\n&#8220;(ii) assistance with completing and<br \/>\nsubmitting applications for health insurance<br \/>\ncoverage;<br \/>\n&#8220;(iii) a liaison between families and<br \/>\nrepresentatives of State plans under title XIX or<br \/>\nState child health plans under this title;<br \/>\n&#8220;(iv) guidance on identifying medical and<br \/>\ndental homes and community pharmacies for<br \/>\nchildren; and<br \/>\n&#8220;(v) assistance and referrals to successfully<br \/>\naddress social determinants of children&#8217;s health,<br \/>\nincluding poverty, food insufficiency, and<br \/>\nhousing.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Exclusion From Modified Adjusted Gross Income.&#8211;Section 1902(e)<br \/>\nof the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)) is amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) in the first paragraph (14), relating to income<br \/>\ndetermined using modified adjusted gross income, by adding at<br \/>\nthe end the following new subparagraph:<br \/>\n&#8220;(J) Exclusion of parent mentor compensation from<br \/>\nincome determination.&#8211;Any nominal amount received by an<br \/>\nindividual as compensation, including a stipend, for<br \/>\nparticipation as a parent mentor (as defined in<br \/>\nparagraph (5) of section 2113(f)) in an activity or<br \/>\nprogram funded through a grant under such section shall<br \/>\nbe disregarded for purposes of determining the income<br \/>\neligibility of such individual for medical assistance<br \/>\nunder the State plan or any waiver of such plan.&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) by striking &#8220;(14) Exclusion&#8221; and inserting &#8220;(15)<br \/>\nExclusion&#8221;.<br \/>\nSEC. 3005. &lt;&lt;NOTE: Time period.&gt;&gt; EXTENSION AND REDUCTION OF<br \/>\nADDITIONAL FEDERAL FINANCIAL<br \/>\nPARTICIPATION FOR CHIP.<\/p>\n<p>Section 2105(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397ee(b)) is<br \/>\namended in the second sentence by inserting &#8220;and during the period that<br \/>\nbegins on October 1, 2019, and ends on September 30, 2020, the enhanced<br \/>\nFMAP determined for a State for a fiscal year (or for any portion of a<br \/>\nfiscal year occurring during such period) shall be increased by 11.5<br \/>\npercentage points&#8221; after &#8220;23 percentage points,&#8221;.<br \/>\nSEC. 3006. MEDICAID IMPROVEMENT FUND.<\/p>\n<p>Section 1941 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396w-1) is<br \/>\namended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) in subsection (a), in the first sentence, by inserting<br \/>\nbefore the period at the end the following: &#8220;, and, in<br \/>\naccordance with subsection (b)(3), for the purposes of<br \/>\nsubparagraph (B) of such subsection&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(2) in subsection (b)&#8211;<br \/>\n(A) in paragraph (2)&#8211;<br \/>\n(i) in the first sentence, by inserting<br \/>\n&#8220;pursuant to paragraph (1)&#8221; after &#8220;in the<br \/>\nFund&#8221;;<br \/>\n(ii) by inserting after the first sentence the<br \/>\nfollowing sentence: &#8220;Amounts in the Fund pursuant<br \/>\nto paragraph (3) shall be available in advance of<br \/>\nappropriations but only if the total amount<br \/>\nobligated from the Fund does not exceed the amount<br \/>\navailable to the Fund under such paragraph (3).&#8221;;<br \/>\nand<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 38]]<\/p>\n<p>(iii) in the last sentence, by striking<br \/>\n&#8220;sentence&#8221; and inserting &#8220;sentences&#8221;; and<br \/>\n(B) by adding at the end the following new<br \/>\nparagraph:<br \/>\n&#8220;(3) Additional funding for state activities relating to<br \/>\nmechanized claims systems.&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(A) In general.&#8211;In addition to the amount made<br \/>\navailable under paragraph (1), there shall be available<br \/>\nto the Fund, for expenditures from the Fund in<br \/>\naccordance with subparagraph (B), for fiscal year 2023<br \/>\nand thereafter, $980,000,000, to remain available until<br \/>\nexpended.<br \/>\n&#8220;(B) &lt;&lt;NOTE: Effective date.&gt;&gt; Purposes.&#8211;The<br \/>\nSecretary shall use amounts made available to the Fund<br \/>\nunder subparagraph (A) to pay to each State which has a<br \/>\nplan approved under this title, for each quarter<br \/>\nbeginning during or after fiscal year 2023 an amount<br \/>\nequal to&#8211;<br \/>\n&#8220;(i) 100 percent minus the percent specified<br \/>\nin clause (i) of section 1903(a)(3)(A) of so much<br \/>\nof the sums expended by the State during such<br \/>\nquarter as are attributable to the activities<br \/>\ndescribed in such clause;<br \/>\n&#8220;(ii) 100 percent minus the Federal medical<br \/>\nassistance percentage applied under clause (iii)<br \/>\nof such section of so much of the sums expended<br \/>\nduring such quarter (as found necessary by the<br \/>\nSecretary under such clause) by the State as are<br \/>\nattributable to the activities described in such<br \/>\nclause; and<br \/>\n&#8220;(iii) 100 percent minus the percent<br \/>\nspecified in section 1903(a)(3)(B) of so much of<br \/>\nthe sums expended by the State during such quarter<br \/>\nas are attributable to the activities described in<br \/>\nsuch section.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>DIVISION D&#8211;SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN HEALTH-RELATED TAXES<\/p>\n<p>SEC. 4001. EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL DEVICE EXCISE TAX.<\/p>\n<p>(a) In General.&#8211;Section 4191(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of<br \/>\n1986 &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 4191.&gt;&gt; is amended by striking &#8220;December 31,<br \/>\n2017&#8221; and inserting &#8220;December 31, 2019&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(b) &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 4191 note.&gt;&gt; Effective Date.&#8211;The amendment made<br \/>\nby this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2017.<br \/>\nSEC. 4002. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF EXCISE TAX ON HIGH COST<br \/>\nEMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE.<\/p>\n<p>Section 9001(c) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is<br \/>\namended &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 4980I note.&gt;&gt; by striking &#8220;December 31, 2019&#8221;<br \/>\nand inserting &#8220;December 31, 2021&#8221;.<br \/>\nSEC. 4003. SUSPENSION OF ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS.<\/p>\n<p>(b) In General.&#8211;Section 9010(j) of the Patient Protection and<br \/>\nAffordable Care Act is &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 4001 note prec.&gt;&gt; amended&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) by striking &#8220;and&#8221; at the end of paragraph (1),<br \/>\n(2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and<br \/>\ninserting &#8220;, and ending before January 1, 2019, and&#8221;, and<\/p>\n<p>[[Page 132 STAT. 39]]<\/p>\n<p>(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:<br \/>\n&#8220;(3) beginning after December 31, 2019.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>(c) &lt;&lt;NOTE: 26 USC 4001 note prec.&gt;&gt; Effective Date.&#8211;The<br \/>\namendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning<br \/>\nafter December 31, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>DIVISION E&#8211;BUDGETARY EFFECTS<\/p>\n<p>SEC. 5001. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.<\/p>\n<p>(a) In General.&#8211;The budgetary effects of division C and each<br \/>\nsucceeding division shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard<br \/>\nmaintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act<br \/>\nof 2010.<br \/>\n(b) Senate Paygo Scorecards.&#8211;The budgetary effects of division C<br \/>\nand each succeeding division shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard<br \/>\nmaintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th<br \/>\nCongress).<br \/>\n(c) Classification of Budgetary Effects.&#8211;Notwithstanding Rule 3 of<br \/>\nthe Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory<br \/>\nstatement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report<br \/>\n105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency<br \/>\nDeficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division C and<br \/>\neach succeeding division shall not be estimated&#8211;<br \/>\n(1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and<br \/>\n(2) for purposes of paragraph (4)(C) of section 3 of the<br \/>\nStatutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an<br \/>\nappropriation Act.<\/p>\n<p>Approved January 22, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>LEGISLATIVE HISTORY&#8211;H.R. 195:<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>HOUSE REPORTS: No. 115-128, Pt. 1 (Comm. on Oversight and Government<br \/>\nReform).<br \/>\nSENATE REPORTS: No. 115-184 (Comm. on Homeland Security and Governmental<br \/>\nAffairs).<br \/>\nCONGRESSIONAL RECORD:<br \/>\nVol. 163 (2017):<br \/>\nMay 17, considered and passed House.<br \/>\nDec. 21, considered and passed<br \/>\nSenate, amended.<br \/>\nVol. 164 (2018):<br \/>\nJan. 18, House concurred in Senate<br \/>\namendment with an amendment.<br \/>\nSenate considered concurring in<br \/>\nHouse amendment.<br \/>\nJan. 19-21, Senate further<br \/>\nconsidered concurring in House<br \/>\namendment.<br \/>\nJan. 22, Senate concurred in House<br \/>\namendment with an amendment.<br \/>\nHouse concurred in Senate<br \/>\namendment.<\/p>\n<p>&lt;all&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"social-share-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960&text=Public+Law+115+%E2%80%93+120+%E2%80%93+An+act+making+further+continuing+appropriations+for+the+fiscal+year+ending+September+30%2C+2018%2C+and+for+other+purposes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960&title=Public+Law+115+%E2%80%93+120+%E2%80%93+An+act+making+further+continuing+appropriations+for+the+fiscal+year+ending+September+30%2C+2018%2C+and+for+other+purposes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960&description=Public+Law+115+%E2%80%93+120+%E2%80%93+An+act+making+further+continuing+appropriations+for+the+fiscal+year+ending+September+30%2C+2018%2C+and+for+other+purposes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[115th Congress Public Law 120] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] PLAW 115publ120 [[Page 27]] FOURTH CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, FEDERAL REGISTER PRINTING SAVINGS, HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTH-RELATED TAXES, AND BUDGETARY EFFECTS [[Page 132 STAT. 28]] Public Law 115-120&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/?p=5960\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public-and-private-laws-u-s"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5960","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5960"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5960\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5962,"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5960\/revisions\/5962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5960"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5960"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laweuro.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5960"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}