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Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to restrict direct-to-consumer drug advertising. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017 2. Direct-to-consumer drug advertising The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 (1) in section 301 ( 21 U.S.C. 331 (eee) The conduct of direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in violation of section 506J. ; and (2) in chapter V, by inserting after section 506I ( 21 U.S.C. 356f 506J. Direct-to-consumer drug advertising (a) Prohibitions (1) First three years (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), no person shall conduct direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug for which an application is submitted under section 505(b) before the end of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the approval of such application. (B) Waiver The Secretary may waive the application of subparagraph (A) to a drug during the third year of the 3-year period described in such subparagraph if— (i) the sponsor of the drug submits an application to the Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (C); and (ii) the Secretary, after considering the application and any accompanying materials, determines that direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health. (C) Application for waiver To seek a waiver under subparagraph (B), the sponsor of a drug shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (2) Subsequent years The Secretary may prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug during the period beginning at the end of the 3-year period described in paragraph (1)(A) if the Secretary determines that the drug has significant adverse health effects based on post-approval studies, risk-benefit analyses, adverse event reports, the scientific literature, any clinical or observational studies, or any other appropriate resource. (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall revise the regulations promulgated under this Act governing drug advertisements to the extent necessary to implement this section. (c) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed to diminish the authority of the Secretary to prohibit or regulate direct-to-consumer advertising of drugs under other provisions of law. (d) Effective date This section applies only with respect to a drug for which an application submitted under section 505(b) is approved on or after the date that is 1 year before the date of the enactment of this section. .

Summary: Responsibility in Drug Advertising Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit direct-to-consumer advertising of a drug in the first three years after the drug's approval. The Food and Drug Administration may: (1) waive the third year of this prohibition for a drug if direct-to-consumer advertising of the drug would have an affirmative value to public health, or (2) extend the prohibition if the drug has significant adverse health effects.
Forgotten Families Recovery Act of 2017

To prioritize, in certain substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery programs, the treatment and recovery of addicted minors, and individuals responsible for the care of dependent minors who are at risk of entering the foster care system. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forgotten Families Recovery Act of 2017 2. Sense of Congress on prioritizing rural families and at-risk youth within substance abuse prevention programs (a) Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) Behavioral health and detoxification (detox) services are not as readily available in rural communities. For those that are available, their range of services is frequently limited. (2) Patients who require treatment for substance abuse may need to travel long distances to access these services. (3) Rural first responders or the rural hospital emergency room (ER) staff may have limited experience in providing care to a patient presenting the physical effects of a drug overdose. (4) Law enforcement and prevention programs may be spread sparsely over large rural geographic areas. (5) According to a 2012 study published by the Maine Rural Health Research Center, alcohol use and binge drinking are more common among rural youth aged 12 to 13 than among urban youth the same age. (6) Rural adolescents reported higher rates of binge drinking and driving under the influence (DUI) than urban adolescents. (7) A 2014 JAMA Psychiatry article concluded that heroin users entering treatment over the past 50 years have demonstrated a changing geographical composition, with an increasing percentage in more recent years arriving from communities outside of large urban areas. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in carrying out substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery programs, should prioritize appropriate funding for activities within rural populations, especially those with high rates of substance abuse among families, or high rates of dependent minors at risk of entering the foster care system. 3. Priority for the treatment and recovery of addicted minors, and individuals responsible for the care of dependent minors who are at risk of entering the foster care system Section 516(b)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290bb–22(b)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking and (2) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) promoting the treatment and recovery of addicted minors, and individuals responsible for the care of dependent minors who are at risk of entering the foster care system; and .

Summary: Forgotten Families Recovery Act of 2017 This bill requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to consider the treatment and recovery of addicted minors, as well as individuals responsible for caring for dependent minors who are at risk of entering foster care, when determining priority substance use disorder prevention needs of regional and national significance.
To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to set aside funds for case management services for residents of permanent supportive housing for homeless persons, and for other purposes.

To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to set aside funds for case management services for residents of permanent supportive housing for homeless persons, and for other purposes. 1. Funding for case management services for residents of supportive housing for homeless persons Section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11386b (f) Set-Aside for supportive services From the amounts made available to carry out this subtitle for each fiscal year, an amount equal to not less than 15 percent shall be used for grants to recipients of permanent supportive housing grants for use only to provide supportive services, including case management services, to residents of permanent supportive housing. .

Summary: This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require specified funds to be used for grants to recipients of permanent supportive housing grants for homeless persons to provide supportive services, including case management services, to residents of such housing.
Hometown Heroes Relief Act of 2017

To reauthorize the rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program under section 330J of the Public Health Service Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hometown Heroes Relief Act of 2017 2. Reauthorization of rural emergency medical service training and equipment assistance program Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–15 (c) Use of funds An entity shall use amounts received under a grant made under subsection (a) of this section, either directly or through grants to emergency medical service squads that are located in, or that serve residents of, a nonmetropolitan statistical area, an area designated as a rural area by any law or regulation of a State, or a rural census tract of a metropolitan statistical area (as determined under the most recent Goldsmith Modification, originally published in a notice of availability of funds in the Federal Register on February 27, 1992, 57 Fed. Reg. 6725), to— (1) train emergency medical service personnel in emergency response, injury prevention, safety awareness, and other topics relevant to the delivery of emergency medical services; (2) fund specific training to meet Federal or State certification requirements; (3) develop new ways to educate emergency health care providers through the use of technology-enhanced educational methods (such as distance learning); (4) acquire emergency medical services equipment; and (5) acquire personal protective equipment for emergency medical services personnel as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. (d) Emergency medical services In this section, the term emergency medical services (1) means resources used by a qualified public or private nonprofit entity, or by any other entity recognized as qualified by the State involved, to deliver medical care outside of a medical facility under emergency conditions that occur as a result of the condition of the patient; and (2) includes services delivered by an emergency medical services provider (either compensated or volunteer) or other provider recognized by the State involved that is licensed or certified by the State as an emergency medical technician or its equivalent (as determined by the State), a registered nurse, a physician assistant, or a physician that provides services similar to services provided by such an emergency medical services provider. (e) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each fiscal years 2018 through 2022. (2) Administrative costs The Secretary may use not more than 10 percent of the amount appropriated under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year for the administrative expenses of carrying out this section. .

Summary: Hometown Heroes Relief Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 and revises the Rural Emergency Medical Service Training and Equipment Assistance Program.
To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes.

To provide that the provision of the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs final regulation relating to changes in the payment amount for certain drugs and biologicals purchased under the 340B drug discount program shall have no force or effect, and for other purposes. 1. Treatment of certain Medicare hospital outpatient payments for certain drugs; OPPS budget neutrality adjustment (a) Preventing implementation of Medicare hospital outpatient payment changes for hospitals that purchase drugs under 340B drug discount program Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not take any action to implement, administer, or enforce the provision of the final regulation titled the Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs published on November 13, 2017 (82 Fed. Reg. 52356 et seq.), that would change the payment amount under the Prospective Payment System for Hospital Outpatient Department Services under section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t) 42 U.S.C. 256b (b) OPPS budget neutrality adjustment The first sentence of section 1833(t)(9)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)(9)(B) part subsection

Summary: This bill nullifies a rule finalized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on November 13, 2017, that modifies payment under Medicare for certain drugs purchased through the 340B discount program.
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act.

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to clarify that employees of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional–Executive Commission on the People’s Republic of China are to be treated as covered employees for purposes of such Act. 1. Clarification of coverage of employees of Helsinki and China commissions under congressional accountability act of 1995 (a) Clarification of Coverage Section 101 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1301 (1) by striking Except as otherwise (a) In general (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Clarification of coverage of employees of certain commissions (1) Coverage With respect to the China Commission and the Helsinki Commission— (A) any individual who is an employee of such Commission shall be considered a covered employee for purposes of this Act; and (B) the Commission shall be considered an employing office for purposes of this Act. (2) Definitions In paragraph (1)— (A) the term China Commission Public Law 106–286 22 U.S.C. 6911 (B) the term Helsinki Commission An Act to establish a Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Public Law 94–304 22 U.S.C. 3001 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995.

Summary: This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to specify that it covers employees of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China and the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the Helsinki Commission).
Safe Emergency Response Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to suspend immigration enforcement operations within an area for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Emergency Response Act 2. Suspension of less serious immigration enforcement operations in areas affected by major disaster or emergency (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall suspend immigration enforcement operations and initiatives, including immigration enforcement initiatives associated with evacuations or sheltering and the use of checkpoints for immigration enforcement purposes, within an area for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency under section 401 or 501, respectively, of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 (b) State and local responsibilities To the extent State and local officials are otherwise permitted to participate in immigration enforcement, including any lawful detention of individuals who are not citizens of the United States, such participation shall be suspended except in cases specifically identified by the Secretary of Homeland Security, and communicated to the State or locality, that pose an urgent and individualized threat to public safety or national security. With respect to persons in State or local detention during a major disaster or an emergency, the Secretary of Homeland Security should advise and support State and local law enforcement agencies to prioritize the safety needs of their communities and individual detainees.

Summary: Safe Emergency Response Act This bill directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to suspend immigration enforcement operations and initiatives, including initiatives associated with evacuations or sheltering and the use of checkpoints within an area for which the President has declared a major disaster or an emergency. State and local immigration enforcement participation, including lawful detentions of non-citizens, shall be suspended except in cases specifically identified by DHS and communicated to the state or locality that pose an urgent and individualized threat to public safety or national security. With respect to persons in state or local detention during a major disaster or an emergency, DHS is urged to support state and local law enforcement agencies to prioritize the safety needs of their communities and individual detainees.
Shame Act of 2017

To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit sentencing judges in child sex trafficking cases to order the Attorney General to publicize the name and photograph of the convicted defendants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shame Act of 2017 2. Publication of information pertaining to persons convicted in connection with child sex trafficking Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) The court may order the Attorney General to publish publicly the name and photograph of any person convicted under this section. .

Summary: Shame Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to allow courts to order the Department of Justice to publish the name and photograph of persons convicted of certain sex trafficking activities that affect interstate or foreign commerce.
Farm to Table Safety Act

To amend the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to make improvements to the food safety education program carried out under such Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Farm to Table Safety Act 2. Food safety education initiatives Section 10105(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7655a(a) (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting , including farm workers, industry (2) in paragraph (1), by striking and (3) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) practices that prevent bacterial contamination of food, how to identify sources of food contamination, and other means of decreasing food contamination. .

Summary: Farm to Table Safety Act This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to modify the food safety education program authorized in the Act. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) include farm workers in the program; and (2) expand the scope of the program to include practices that prevent bacterial contamination of food, methods of identifying sources of food contamination, and other means of decreasing food contamination.
Streamlining FAFSA Act of 2017

To amend section 479(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to clarify when the Secretary shall consider an independent student without dependents to have an expected family contribution equal to zero. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Streamlining FAFSA Act of 2017 2. Zero expected family contribution for simplified needs tests Section 479(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087ss(c) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking or (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) in the case of an independent student without dependents— (A) the student (and the student's spouse, if any)— (i) files, or is eligible to file, a form described in subsection (b)(3); (ii) certifies that the student (and the student's spouse, if any) is not required to file a Federal income tax return; (iii) is a dislocated worker or has a spouse who is a dislocated worker; or (iv) received benefits at some time during the previous 24-month period under a means-tested Federal benefit program as defined under subsection (d); and (B) the sum of the adjusted gross income of the student and spouse (if appropriate) is less than or equal to $23,000. .

Summary: Streamlining FAFSA Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise the expected family contributions for certain independent students.
Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act

To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to protect personally identifiable information, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act 2. Protection of personally identifiable information (a) In general Section 431(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1431(c)(2) (2) (A) The information listed in paragraph (1) shall not be available for public disclosure if— (i) the Secretary of the Treasury makes an affirmative finding on a shipment-by-shipment basis that disclosure is likely to pose a threat of personal injury or property damage; or (ii) the information is exempt under the provisions of section 552(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code. (B) The Secretary shall ensure that any personally identifiable information, including Social Security account numbers and passport numbers, is removed from any manifest signed, produced, delivered, or electronically transmitted under this section before access to the manifest is provided to the public. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. April 16, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Moving Americans Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Tariff Act of 1930 to revise requirements regarding the public disclosure of personally identifiable information contained in the manifest of vessels or aircraft entering any U.S. port or place to direct the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ensure that any such information, including social security numbers, passport numbers, and residential addresses, are removed from any manifest signed and transmitted to the CBP before it is disclosed to the public.
State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to provide for an exception to the reduction to State allotments under the Children’s Health Insurance Program for fiscal year 2018. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017 2. Exception to reduction to State CHIP allotments for fiscal year 2018 Clause (iv) of section 2104(m)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397dd(m)(2)(B) The previous sentence shall not apply in the case of any such amounts that remain so available for fiscal year 2018 to the extent that such amounts are with respect to expenditures of the State incurred during any quarter in fiscal year 2017 for which the State could have submitted a claim for Federal financial participation either under the State child health plan or, pursuant to section 2105(g), under the State plan under title XIX, and submitted such claim for Federal financial participation under the State child health plan after September 30, 2017, but before December 31, 2017.

Summary: State CHIP Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill establishes an exception to the requirement that unused Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) allotments to states for FY2017 be reduced by one-third. A state shall receive the exception if: (1) the remaining allotment amounts are with respect to expenditures incurred during any quarter of FY2017, (2) the state submitted a claim under its child health plan after September 30, 2017 and before December 31, 2017, and (3) the state could have alternatively submitted a claim for federal funding under its state Medicaid program.