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Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017

To ensure fairness in premium rates for coverage under the National Flood Insurance Program for residences and business properties, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017 2. Repeal of certain rate increases (a) Repeal of prohibition on subsidized rates Paragraph (2) of section 1307(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4014 (1) by striking subparagraph (A); (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting or (3) by striking subparagraph (D); and (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (E) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) respectively. (b) Conforming amendments relating to limitation on annual rate increases Paragraph (4) of section 1308(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(e)(4) (A) through (E) (A) through (C) (c) Implementation (1) Effective date The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (in this subsection referred to as the Administrator (2) Implementation, coordination, and guidance (A) Inclusion of write-your-own companies To ensure the participation of Write-Your-Own companies (as such term is defined in section 100202(a) of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 4004(a) (B) Implementation and guidance The Administrator shall issue final guidance and rate tables necessary to implement the amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) not later than eight months following the date of the enactment of this Act. Write-Your-Own companies, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shall have not less than six months but not more than eight months following the issuance of such final guidance and rate tables to implement the changes required by such final guidance and rate tables.

Summary: Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to allow, under the National Flood Insurance Program, subsidized risk premium rates for flood insurance coverage on: (1) non-primary residences, and (2) business property. In developing guidance and rate tables necessary to implement this Act, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consult with "Write Your Own" companies that write and service standard flood insurance policies in their own names.
Macadamia Tree Health Initiative

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for a macadamia tree health initiative, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Macadamia Tree Health Initiative 2. Macadamia tree health initiative Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) (11) Macadamia tree health initiative Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of— (A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and (B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, the macadamia felted coccid. .

Summary: Macadamia Tree Health Initiative This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive research and extension grants for a macadamia tree health initiative to: (1) develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect known as the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and (2) establish an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected, or at risk of being affected by, the insect.
Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017

To amend the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit the slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 2. Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption The Animal Welfare Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2131 30. Prohibition of slaughter of dogs and cats for human consumption (a) Prohibition No person may— (1) knowingly slaughter a dog or cat for human consumption; or (2) knowingly ship, transport, move, deliver, receive, possess, purchase, sell, or donate— (A) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption; or (B) dog or cat parts for human consumption. (b) Penalty Any person who violates this section shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or a fine of not more than $2,500, or both. (c) Scope Subsection (a) shall apply only with respect to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. (d) Conflict with State law This section shall not be construed to limit any State or local law or regulations protecting the welfare of animals or to prevent a State or local governing body from adopting and enforcing animal welfare laws and regulations that are more stringent than this section. .

Summary: Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act to prohibit people from knowingly slaughtering a dog or cat for human consumption. In addition, the bill prohibits people from knowingly transporting, possessing, buying, selling, or donating: (1) a dog or cat to be slaughtered for human consumption, or (2) dog or cat parts for human consumption. The bill subjects a violator to imprisonment for up to a year, a fine, or both. The bill applies to conduct in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce or within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to dispense with the requirement of providing assurance of payment for utility services under certain circumstances. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 2. Amendment Section 366 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section in a case in which the debtor is an individual, if the debtor pays in the 20-day period beginning on the date of the order for relief debts owed to a utility for service provided during such period and thereafter pays when due debts owed to such utility for service provided during the pendency of the case, then the debtor may not be required to furnish assurance of payment. .

Summary: Preventing Termination of Utility Services in Bankruptcy Act of 2017 This bill amends federal bankruptcy law to specify that an individual debtor may not be required to furnish a security deposit to maintain utility services if the debtor pays specified debts owed to the utility within a certain timeframe.
Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act

To establish responsibility for the International Outfall Interceptor. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act 2. International outfall interceptor repair, operations, and maintenance (a) Definition In this section: (1) Agreement The term Agreement (2) City The term City (3) Nogales sanitation project The term Nogales sanitation project (A) the International Outfall Interceptor (IOI) and the trunkline; and (B) the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (NIWTP). (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, pursuant to the Act of July 27, 1953 ( 22 U.S.C. 277d–10 (c) Capital costs excluded Pursuant to the Agreement and the Act of July 27, 1953 ( 22 U.S.C. 277d–10 (d) Overcharges Notwithstanding the Agreement, the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission shall not charge the City after the date of enactment of this Act for operations and maintenance costs in excess of an equitable proportion of the costs, as described in subsection (b).

Summary: Nogales Wastewater Fairness Act This bill directs the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to charge Nogales, Arizona, no more than an equitable proportion of the costs for operating and maintaining the Nogales sanitation project. The sanitation project includes (1) the International Outfall Interceptor and the trunkline, which is a sewer line that carries wastewater along the U.S. and Mexico border; and (2) the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant. The bill declares that Nogales is not obligated to contribute any capital costs of repairing or upgrading the project.
Transparent Summer Flounder Quotas Act

To continue in effect for the 2017 and 2018 fishing seasons certain fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparent Summer Flounder Quotas Act 2. Continuation of fishing specifications for the summer flounder fishery (a) Limitation The final rule published by the National Marine Fisheries Service titled Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2017–2018 Summer Flounder Specifications and Announcement of 2017 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Commercial Accountability Measures (b) Continuation of previous specifications The specifications for summer flounder established in the rule titled Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2016–2018 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications (1) a new summer flounder stock assessment is completed after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) a new rule based on such stock assessment takes effect. (c) Relationship to existing law Subsections (a) and (b)— (1) shall apply notwithstanding section 302(h)(6) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(h)(6) (2) shall not be construed to affect any other provision of such Act.

Summary: Transparent Summer Flounder Quotas Act This bill addresses rules governing summer flounder fisheries. As applicable to summer flounder, the rule submitted by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) titled "Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2017-2018 Summer Flounder Specifications and Announcement of 2017 Summer Flounder and Black Sea Bass Commercial Accountability Measures" isnullified.The rule published in the Federal Register on December 22, 2016, establishes summer flounder quotas for the 2017-2018 recreational and commercial fishing seasons. The prior regulations governing summer flounder shall apply until the NMFS completes a new summer flounder stock assessment and establishes a new rule based on the stock assessment. (The prior regulations titled "Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fisheries; 2016-2018 Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Specifications" were published in the Federal Register on December 28, 2015, and effective as of January 1, 2016.)
Preserving Investment in Neighborhoods Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preserving Investment in Neighborhoods Act 2. Exclusion of contributions to capital of partnership (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 118 , and, in the case of a partnership, gross income shall not include contributions to the capital of the partnership (b) Basis of property contributed to partnership Section 723 of such Code is amended— (1) by striking The basis of property (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the basis of property , and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Contributions to capital (1) Property other than money If property other than money— (A) is acquired by a partnership as a contribution to capital, and (B) is not contributed by a partner as such, then the basis of such property shall be zero. (2) Money If money— (A) is received by a partnership as a contribution to capital, and (B) is not contributed by a partner as such, then the basis of any property acquired with such money during the 12-month period beginning on the day the contribution is received shall be reduced by the amount of such contribution. The excess (if any) of the amount of such contribution over the amount of the reduction under the preceding sentence shall be applied to the reduction (as of the last day of the period specified in the preceding sentence) of the basis of any other property of the partnership. The particular properties to which the reductions required by this paragraph shall be allocated shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. . (c) No increase in basis of partner’s interest Subparagraph (B) of section 705(a)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting (other than amounts excluded from gross income under section 118) exempt from tax under this title (d) Conforming amendment The heading for section 118 of such Code is amended by striking of a corporation of corporations and partnerships (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this Act. (f) No inference Nothing contained in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to create any inference under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of contributions to the capital of partnerships made on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Preserving Investment in Neighborhoods Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exclude from gross income contributions to the capital of a partnership, and (2) set forth rules for determining the basis of property and money contributed to the capital of a partnership.
National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act

To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to allow the Museum to acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act 2. Authority of National Law Enforcement Museum to acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms The National Law Enforcement Museum Act ( Public Law 106–492 5. Authority of Museum to acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, or any law or any rule or regulations of a State or any political subdivision thereof, the Museum may acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms (as defined in section 921(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, or section 5845(a) (b) Definition of State In subsection (a), the term State . February 8, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: National Law Enforcement Museum Exhibits Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to permit the National Law Enforcement Museum in Washington, DC, to acquire, receive, possess, collect, ship, transport, import, and display firearms in fulfilling the museum's purposes.
Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017

To prohibit anticompetitive activities and to provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to the antitrust laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 2. Prohibition of anticompetitive activities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in the Act of March 9, 1945 ( 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. McCarran-Ferguson Act 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 3. Restoring the application of antitrust laws to health sector insurers (a) Amendment to McCarran-Ferguson Act Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 ( 15 U.S.C. 1013 (c) Nothing contained in this Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term antitrust laws . (b) Related Provision For purposes of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 Corporation

Summary: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the McCarran-Ferguson Act from being construed to permit health insurance or medical malpractice insurance issuers to engage in price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with providing health insurance or medical malpractice coverage. This bill amends the McCarran-Ferguson Act to provide that nothing in that Act modifies, impairs, or supersedes the operation of antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. Prohibitions of unfair methods of competition apply to the business of health insurance without regard to whether the business is for profit.
SUCCESS Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the suspension of eligibility for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act SUCCESS Act 2. Repeal of suspension of eligibility under the higher education act of 1965 for grants, loans, and work assistance for drug-related offenses (a) Repeal Subsection (r) of section 484 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091(r) (b) Revision of FAFSA form Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1090 (i) Convictions The Secretary shall not include any question about the conviction of an applicant for the possession or sale of illegal drugs on the FAFSA (or any other form developed under subsection (a)). . (c) Conforming amendments The Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended— (1) in section 428(b)(3) ( 20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(3) (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking 485(l) 485(k) (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking 485(l) 485(k) (2) in section 435(d)(5) ( 20 U.S.C. 1085(d)(5) (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking 485(l) 485(k) (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking 485(l) 485(k) (3) in section 484 ( 20 U.S.C. 1091 (4) in section 485 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 (A) by striking subsection (k); and (B) by redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and (5) in section 487(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(e)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) (l) of section 485 (k) of section 485

Summary: Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success Act or the SUCCESS Act This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify federal student aid eligibility criteria. Specifically, the legislation repeals a provision that suspends a student's federal student aid eligibility for a one-year, two-year, or indefinite period following that student's first, second, or third drug offense. Additionally, it prohibits the Department of Education from including on any federal financial aid form (e.g., the Free Application for Federal Student Aid) a question about an applicant's prior drug offense convictions.
No Money Bail Act of 2017

To discourage the use of payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Money Bail Act of 2017 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Nearly 60 percent of the inmates in jails in the United States are pretrial detainees who have not been convicted of a crime, an estimated 75 percent of whom have been charged with nonviolent crimes. (2) Under current bail systems that use payment of money as a condition of pretrial release, nearly 50 percent of the most dangerous pretrial detainees are released without supervision, according to a study by the Arnold Foundation. (3) Throughout the Nation, those with money can buy their freedom while poor defendants remain incarcerated awaiting trial. (4) Pretrial detention costs State and local governments an estimated $14,000,000,000 each year. (5) Pretrial detention should be based on whether the accused is likely to fail to appear in court or is a threat to public safety, not the ability to pay money as a condition of pretrial release. (6) The States, the United States Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies, public officials, and community groups should collaborate to develop pretrial detention systems that improve public safety, reduce costs, and discourage criminal behavior. 3. Eligibility for grants under the Byrne JAG Program Section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755 (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by adding at the end the following: (3) Eligibility Beginning with the third fiscal year beginning after the enactment of the No Money Bail Act of 2017 ; and (B) in paragraph (1) by striking in paragraph (2) in paragraphs (2) and (3) (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking If the Attorney General (1) (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) State ineligible due to system of bail Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the Attorney General determines with respect to any grant period that a State is made ineligible by subsection (a)(3), the Attorney General shall reallocate any amounts allocated to or that would have been allocated to such State for such period— (A) among the other eligible States; and (B) in proportion to allocations among eligible States under subsection (a). . 4. Prohibition of money bail in Federal criminal cases Notwithstanding any provision of Federal law, no justice, judge, or other judicial official in any court created by or under article III of the Constitution of the United States may use payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any criminal case.

Summary: No Money Bail Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to make ineligible for funding under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program a state with a bail system that uses payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in criminal cases. The Department of Justice must reallocate such state's JAG funding among eligible states. Additionally, the bill prohibits payment of money as a condition of pretrial release in any federal criminal case.