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On the recordMay 16, 2018
I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 2866 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Coastal Texas Protection Act''. SEC. 2. COASTAL TEXAS PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Army shall expedite the completion of feasibility studies for flood damage reduction, hurricane and storm damage reduction, and ecosystem restoration in the coastal areas of Texas that are identified in the interim report due to be published in 2018 that describes the tentatively selected plan developed in accordance with section 4091 of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (121 Stat. 1187). SEC. 3. PUBLIC SAFETY EXCEPTIONS UNDER COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES ACT. Section 5(a)(3) of the Coastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3504(a)(3)) is amended by inserting ``, T-02A, T-03A, T-04 through T-07, T-11,'' after ``S08''. ______ By Mr. DAINES (for himself, Mr. Coons, Mr. Casey, and Mr. Tester): S. 2860. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow first responders to continue to exclude service-connected disability pension payments after reaching the age of retirement; to the Committee on Finance.
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John Cornyn
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