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Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017

To amend title II of the Social Security Act relating to the reimbursement of travel expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017 2. Reimbursement of travel expenses (a) Reduction of trust fund expenses Section 201(j) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 401(j) (1) by striking , their representatives, (2) by striking the last sentence. (b) Authorization for certain representative travel expenses To be collected from claimants Section 206(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 406(a)(1) Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Commissioner may authorize a representative to collect from a claimant travel expenses incurred by the representative attending reconsideration interviews and proceedings on behalf of the claimant. Such amount authorized to be collected shall not exceed the amount that would be available under section 201(j) for such travel originating within the geographic area of the office having jurisdiction over such proceeding. If a representative receives a fee under an agreement pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) of this subsection, the total amount the representative receives shall be equal to the amount specified under such paragraph plus the amount of any travel expenses authorized under this paragraph. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for monthly insurance benefits filed on or after the date of the enactment of this section.

Summary: Social Security Travel Reimbursement Reform Act of 2017 This bill removes representatives of claimants for Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits from the list of individuals for whom certain travel expenses must be reimbursed using Social Security trust funds. The Social Security Administration may authorize such a representative's travel expenses to instead be reimbursed by the claimant.
Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017'

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of base acres upon which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in payment acres on their farm when the resulting produce is used to help alleviate a food desert, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017 2. Producer discretion to plant additional fruits and vegetables on base acres without a resulting reduction in payment acres Section 1114(e) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9014(e) (5) Producer discretion to plant additional fruits and vegetables to alleviate food deserts (A) Additional planting authority; purpose The percentages specified in paragraphs (2) and (3) are increased by an additional five percent of base acres, to 20 percent and 40 percent respectively, if the crops referred to in paragraph (1) grown on the additional base acres are grown solely for sale or donation, directly or indirectly by the producer and with or without processing, in a food desert. (B) Food desert defined In this paragraph, the term food desert (i) has a poverty rate of 20 percent or greater; and (ii) provides difficult access to a retail outlet that provides a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. .

Summary: Feeding America through Farm Flexibility Act of 2017 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to increase the number of acres on which agricultural producers are authorized to grow fruits and vegetables without a resulting reduction in the payment acres used to calculate price loss coverage and agriculture risk coverage payments. The increases are permitted if the crops on the additional acres are grown for sale or donation in a food desert, which is a census tract that: (1) has a poverty rate of at least 20%, and (2) provides difficult access to a retail outlet that provides a wide variety of fruits and vegetables.
To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail.

To prohibit the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail. 1. Transportation of crude oil by rail (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 20169. Transportation of crude oil. (a) Initial rule Effective on the date of enactment of this section, no crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi may be transported by rail in interstate commerce. (b) Maximum volatility standard The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall establish an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil to be permitted to be shipped by rail. (c) Subsequent rule After a standard is established under subsection (b), no crude oil with a volatility level greater than that standard may be transported by rail in interstate commerce, and the rule under subsection (a) shall expire. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections of such subchapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section 20168 the following: 20169. Transportation of crude oil. .

Summary: This bill prohibits any transportation by rail of crude oil with a Reid vapor pressure level greater than 8.5 psi until the Department of Transportation (DOT) establishes an appropriate national standard for the maximum volatility of crude oil permitted to be shipped by rail. DOT shall establish such a national standard, after which the 8.5 psi standard required by this bill shall expire.
TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act

To prevent States from counting certain expenditures as State spending to reduce TANF work requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act 2. No counting of third-party spending to meet State spending requirement (a) Exclusion of third-Party contributions Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) (VI) Exclusion of third-party contributions Such term shall not include— (aa) for fiscal year 2018, the amount (if any) by which— (AA) the value of all goods and services provided by a source other than the State or a local government during the fiscal year; exceeds (BB) the value of all such goods and services claimed by the State as qualified State expenditures for fiscal year 2017; (bb) for fiscal year 2019, the amount (if any) by which— (AA) the value referred to in subclause (aa)(AA); exceeds (BB) 50 percent of the value referred to in subclause (aa)(BB); and (cc) for any fiscal year after 2019, the value referred to in subclause (aa)(AA). . (b) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(i) (VII) Exclusion of expenditures for the provision of medical services Such term shall not include any amount expended for the provision of medical services. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2017.

Summary: TANF Accountability and Integrity Improvement Act This bill restricts states from counting certain third-party contributions or other specified expenditures as state spending for purposes of maintenance-of-effort requirements under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
Save Local Business Act

To clarify the treatment of two or more employers as joint employers under the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Save Local Business Act 2. Clarification of joint employment (a) National Labor Relations Act Section 2(2) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152(2) (1) by striking The term employer (A) The term employer (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) A person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee only if such person directly, actually, and immediately, and not in a limited and routine manner, exercises significant control over essential terms and conditions of employment, such as hiring employees, discharging employees, determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, assigning individual work schedules, positions, and tasks, or administering employee discipline. . (b) Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 3(d) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 203(d) (1) by striking Employer (1) Employer (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) A person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee for purposes of this Act only if such person meets the criteria set forth in section 2(2)(B) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 152(2)(B) . November 1, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Save Local Business Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that a person may be considered a joint employer in relation to an employee only if such person directly, actually, and immediately, and not in a limited and routine manner, exercises significant control over the essential terms and conditions of employment such as hiring employees, discharging employees, determining individual employee rates of pay and benefits, day-to-day supervision of employees, assigning individual work schedules, positions, and tasks, or administering employee discipline.
Reset Act of 2017

To provide for a study and reconsideration by Congress of certain major rules, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reset Act of 2017 2. Government accountability office study of rules (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study to determine, as of the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) how many rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; (2) how many major rules (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) were in effect; and (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules. (b) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a report to Congress that contains the findings of the study conducted under subsection (a). 3. Major rules currently in effect In the case of any major rule (as such term is defined in section 804 of title 5, United States Code) that is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, for purposes of chapter 8

Summary: Reset Act of 2017 This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to determine as of the date of enactment of this bill: (1) how many rules were in effect, (2) how many major rules were in effect, and (3) the total estimated economic cost imposed by all such rules. The GAO must report to Congress on such study within one year of the enactment of this bill. Once the GAO issues such report, the bill applies the Congressional Review Act to major rules that are in effect on this bill's enactment. Thus, Congress may nullify an existing rule through a joint resolution of disapproval that receives a majority vote in both chambers.
Birth Control Privacy Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs, including those offered by health insurance issuers or in connection with a group health plan, from disclosing personally identifiable information related to individuals’ use or non-use of contraceptives. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birth Control Privacy Act 2. Prohibition on disclosing personally identifiable information related to individuals’ use or non-use of contraceptives (a) In general Section 2705 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.300gg–4) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o); and (2) by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: (n) Privacy of individuals’ use or non-Use of contraceptives (1) In general A wellness program described in subsection (j) (or its third-party administrator or service provider), including those offered by health insurance issuers or in connection with a group health plan, shall not disclose to an employer, directly or indirectly, personally identifiable information related to the use or non-use of contraceptives by an individual employed by that employer. (2) Regulations The Secretary may promulgate such regulations, including interim final regulations, as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure against indirect disclosure to employers, as described in paragraph (1). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Birth Control Privacy Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to prohibit wellness programs from sharing with employers personally identifiable information related to employees' use of contraceptives.
Classified Information Protection Act of 2017

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for penalties for the unauthorized disclosure of classified information to a person not authorized to receive such information. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Classified Information Protection Act of 2017 2. Prohibition on unauthorized disclosure of classified information (a) In general Chapter 37 (1) by redesignating section 798A as section 798B; and (2) by inserting after section 798 the following new section 798A: 798A. Unauthorized disclosure of classified information (a) Prohibition Whoever knowingly and willfully discloses, or attempts to disclose, any classified information acquired as a result of such person’s authorized access to classified information to a person who is not authorized access to such classified information, knowing that the person is not authorized access to such classified information, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or both. (b) Construction of prohibition Nothing in this section shall be construed to establish criminal liability for disclosure of classified information in accordance with applicable law to the following: (1) Any justice or judge of a court of the United States established pursuant to article III of the Constitution of the United States. (2) The Senate or the House of Representatives, or any committee or subcommittee thereof, or joint committee thereof, or any member of Congress. (3) A person or persons acting on behalf of a foreign power (including an international organization) if the disclosure— (A) is made by an officer or employee of the United States who has been authorized to make the disclosure; and (B) is within the scope of such officer’s or employee’s duties. (4) Any other person authorized to receive the classified information. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term authorized (2) The term classified information . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of that chapter is amended by striking the item relating to section 798A and inserting the following new items: 798A. Unauthorized disclosure of classified information. 798B. Temporary extension of section 794. .

Summary: Classified Information Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to make it a crime for an authorized person to knowingly and willingly disclose (or attempt to disclose) classified information to an unauthorized person, knowing that the person is unauthorized to access such classified information. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to three years, or both.
Relief for Recovering Communities Act

To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to the treatment of a community as an urbanized area following a major disaster. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Relief for Recovering Communities Act 2. Availability of urbanized area formula grants following a major disaster Section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Urbanized areas following a major disaster (1) Major disaster defined In this section, the term major disaster 42 U.S.C. 5122(2) (2) Urbanized area major disaster population criteria Notwithstanding section 5302, the Secretary shall treat an area as an urbanized area (A) the population of the area fell below 50,000 as a result of such major disaster; (B) the area was defined and designated as an urbanized area (C) the area was not so defined and designated in the decennial census immediately following such major disaster. (3) Population calculation An area treated as an urbanized area (4) Savings provision Nothing in this subsection may be construed to affect apportionments made under this chapter before the date of the enactment of this subsection. .

Summary: Relief for Recovering Communities Act This bill requires the Department of Transportation to treat an area as an "urbanized area" following a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act until the second decennial census conducted after such disaster if: the population of the area fell below 50,000 as a result of such disaster; the area was defined and designated as such by the Department of Commerce in the decennial census immediately preceding such disaster, beginning with the 2000 decennial census; and the area was not so defined and designated in the decennial census immediately following such disaster. An area treated as an urbanized area shall be assigned the population and square miles of the urban cluster with respect to the area designated by Commerce in the most recent decennial census. This designation as an urbanized area permits an application for federal transit funding based upon population levels in the area prior to the major disaster.
Tax Relief for Artists Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a standard deduction for the trade or business expenses of artists. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Relief for Artists Act of 2017 2. Standard deduction for the trade or business expenses of artists (a) In general Section 162 (q) Standard deduction for trade or business expenses of artists (1) In general In the case of a qualified taxpayer who elects the application of this subsection for any taxable year, there shall be allowed as a deduction for such taxable year an amount equal to the lesser of— (A) $2,500, or (B) the gross income of the taxpayer derived from one or more artistic trades or businesses carried on by the taxpayer (or, if less, taxable income). (2) Qualified taxpayer For purposes of this subsection, the term qualified taxpayer (A) the taxpayer’s household income for the taxable year does not exceed 250 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, and (B) the taxpayer has gross income derived from one or more artistic trades or businesses carried on by the taxpayer. (3) Artistic trade or business For purposes of this subsection, the term artistic trade or business (4) Other definitions and special rules For purposes of this subsection— (A) Definitions related to household income Terms used in paragraph (2)(A) which are also used in section 36B shall have the same meaning as when used in such section. (B) Joint returns In the case of a joint return, paragraph (1)(A) shall be applied by substituting $5,000 $2,500 (C) Denial of double benefit If the taxpayer elects the application of this subsection for any taxable year, no deduction (other than the deduction allowed under paragraph (1)) shall be allowable under this chapter to the taxpayer with respect to any amount paid or incurred during such taxable year with respect to any artistic trade or business carried on by the taxpayer. (D) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations or other guidance as the Secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subsection. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Tax Relief for Artists Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a standard deduction for the trade and business expenses of artists. The deduction is limited to the lesser of: (1) $2,500, or (2) the gross income of the taxpayer derived from one or more artistic trades or businesses carried on by the taxpayer (or, if less, taxable income). To be eligible for the deduction, a taxpayer must have: (1) household income for the taxable year that does not exceed 250% of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, and (2) gross income derived from one or more artistic trades or businesses carried on by the taxpayer. An "artistic trade or business" is any trade or business in the literary, graphic design, film, visual, media, musical, theatre, recording, or dance arts.
Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017

To amend title 40, United States Code, to reauthorize regional economic and infrastructure development programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017 2. Authorization of appropriations Section 15751(a) of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking 2018 2023 3. Technical amendments Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, are redesignated as chapters 151, 153, 155, and 157, respectively.

Summary: Southeast Crescent Regional Commission Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission. These commissions support regional economic development.
Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming business machinery and equipment as 5-year property for purposes of depreciation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act 2. Certain farming business machinery and equipment treated as 5-year property (a) In general Clause (vii) of section 168(e)(3)(B) (vii) any machinery or equipment (including any grain bin, cotton ginning asset, or fence, and excluding any other land improvement) which is used in a farming business (as defined in section 263A(e)(4)) the original use of which commences with the taxpayer after the date of the enactment of the Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to property placed in service after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Fairness for Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) make permanent the five-year recovery period for the depreciation of certain farming business machinery and equipment by eliminating the requirement that the property be placed in service before 2010; and (2) expand the machinery and equipment that qualifies as five-year property to include a grain bin, cotton ginning asset, or fence used in a farming business. The original use of the five-year property must commence with the taxpayer after the enactment of this bill.