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VA Provider Equity Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the role of podiatrists in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Provider Equity Act 2. Role of podiatrists in Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Inclusion as physician (1) In general Subchapter I of chapter 74 7413. Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards (a) Podiatrists Except as provided by subsection (b), a doctor of podiatric medicine who is appointed as a podiatrist under section 7401(1) of this title is eligible for any supervisory position in the Veterans Health Administration to the same degree that a physician appointed under such section is eligible for the position. (b) Establishment of clinical oversight standards The Secretary, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed in the Veterans Health Administration to supervisory positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7412 the following new item: 7413. Treatment of podiatrists; clinical oversight standards. . (b) Modification and clarification of pay grade (1) Grade The list in section 7404(b) of such title is amended— (A) by striking PHYSICIAN AND DENTIST SCHEDULE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON (MD/DO), PO­DI­A­TRIC SURGEON (DPM), AND DENTIST AND ORAL SURGEON (DDS, DMD) SCHEDULE (B) by striking, Physician grade Physician and surgeon grade (C) by striking PODIATRIST, CHIROPRACTOR, AND CHIROPRACTOR AND (2) Application The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to a pay period of the Department of Veterans Affairs beginning on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: VA Provider Equity Act This bill: (1) makes a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) doctor of podiatric medicine eligible for any supervisory position to the same degree as a VHA physician, and (2) increases the pay grade of podiatric surgeons to match the compensation of other VHA surgeons, physicians, and dentists. The Department of Veterans Affairs shall establish standards to ensure that specialists appointed to supervisory VHA positions do not provide direct clinical oversight for purposes of peer review or practice evaluation for providers of other clinical specialties.
Opioid QuOTA Act

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to require the Attorney General to make procurement quotas for opioid analgesics publicly available, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Opioid Quota Openness, Transparency, and Awareness Act of 2017 Opioid QuOTA Act 2. Public reporting of procurement quotas for opioid analgesics (a) In general Section 306 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 826 (i) (1) In this subsection, the term opioid procurement quota (2) The Attorney General shall make publicly available, including through the Web site of the Drug Enforcement Administration— (A) the quantity of the opioid procurement quota for each registered manufacturer for each year; (B) the quantity of opioid analgesics procured by each registered manufacturer for each year; and (C) except as provided under paragraph (3)— (i) a copy of the form or other application, including any attachments or exhibits, submitted by each registered manufacturer requesting an opioid procurement quota; and (ii) a copy of each year-end or annual report relating to the procurement or use of opioid analgesics submitted to the Attorney General by a registered manufacturer to whom the Attorney General has issued an opioid procurement quota. (3) Upon a request by a registered manufacturer asserting that a document or information described in clause (i) or (ii) of paragraph (2)(C) is exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, and to the extent that the Attorney General determines that the document or information is exempt from disclosure under such section 552(b)(4), the document or information may be excluded from public disclosure under paragraph (2). . (b) GAO report The Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that, for the 1-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act— (1) details— (A) the number of instances in which a registered manufacturer made a request described in section 306(i)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, as added by subsection (a), with respect to a document or information; and (B) the number of instances in which the Attorney General determined such a document or information was exempt from disclosure under section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code; and (2) evaluates the extent of the independent evaluation conducted by the Attorney General of requests described in section 306(i)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act.

Summary: Opioid Quota Openness, Transparency, and Awareness Act of 2017 or the Opioid QuOTA Act This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to require the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to publish on its website certain information with respect to a registered manufacturer’s opioid procurement quota. It defines the term "opioid procurement quota" as a quota established by the DEA for the quantity of opioid analgesics that a registered manufacturer may procure.
A bill to require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a final rule to provide for the screening, testing, and treatment for sleep disorders of individuals operating commercial vehicles.

To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a final rule to provide for the screening, testing, and treatment for sleep disorders of individuals operating commercial vehicles. 1. Rulemaking requirement Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall complete the rulemaking process and publish a final rule regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued on March 10, 2016, entitled Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Summary: This bill directs the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Railroad Administration to complete the rulemaking process and publish a final rule regarding the advance notice of proposed rulemaking issued on March 10, 2016, entitled "Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea."
Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act of 2017'

To amend title 5, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of a Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment and to include an annual adjustment in accordance with the Consumer Price Index. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act of 2017 2. Voluntary separation incentive pay increase (a) In general Section 3523 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking $25,000 $40,000, as adjusted in accordance with subsection (c) (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Consumer price index adjustment (1) In general On March 1 of each year, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall adjust the amount under subsection (b)(3)(B) by the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor to reflect the percentage increase between— (A) the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average) published for December of the preceding year; and (B) the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average) published for December of the year before the preceding year. (2) Rounding In making an adjustment under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall— (A) round the percentage increase to the nearest 1/10 (B) round the amount of the adjustment to the nearest multiple of $1,000. . (b) Department of Defense Section 9902(f)(5) of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking $25,000 an amount determined by the Secretary, not to exceed $40,000, as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (D) (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) (i) On March 1 of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall adjust the amount under subparagraph (A)(ii) by the amount determined by the Secretary of Labor to reflect the percentage difference between— (I) the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average) published for December of the preceding year; and (II) the Consumer Price Index (all items; United States city average) published for December of the year before the preceding year. (ii) In making an adjustment under clause (i), the Secretary of Defense shall— (I) round the percentage increase to the nearest 1/10 (II) round the amount of the adjustment to the nearest multiple of $1,000. .

Summary: Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment Adjustment Act of 2017 This bill increases the Voluntary Separation Incentive Payment (VSIP) to not exceed $40,000 (currently, $25,000), with an annual adjustment for inflation.
SAFE at Home Act

To require Federal agencies and Federal courts to comply with address confidentiality programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Addresses From Emerging at Home Act SAFE at Home Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Address confidentiality program The term address confidentiality program (2) Actual physical address The term actual physical address (3) Eligible individual The term eligible individual (A) to be at risk to be a victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking, or who otherwise fears for their safety; or (B) to reside in the same household as an individual described in subparagraph (A). 3. Federal agency and Federal court compliance with State address confidentiality programs (a) In general Each Federal agency and Federal court shall accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program. (b) Exemption from liability An individual who provides to a Federal agency or Federal court an address which is designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program shall not be subject to any Federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for providing such address in lieu of the individual’s actual physical address. (c) Compliance with address confidentiality program procedures and exemption from FOIA In the case of a Federal agency or Federal court seeking to acquire the actual physical address of an individual described in subsection (a), the agency or court shall comply with any applicable procedures of the address confidentiality program for acquiring such address. Upon acquiring such an address, the address shall be considered confidential, and shall not be subject to any request pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act

Summary: Safeguarding Addresses From Emerging at Home Act or the SAFE at Home Act This bill requires each federal agency and federal court to accept, for any purpose for which an individual is required to provide an address to the agency or court, an address designated to that individual pursuant to an address confidentiality program. An individual who provides an address pursuant to such a program shall not be subject to any federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for providing such address in lieu of the individual's actual physical address. An address confidentiality program is a state-implemented program that provides a designated address in lieu of the individual's actual physical address to an individual who: (1) is determined to be at risk of being a victim of domestic violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, or stalking or who otherwise fears for their safety; or (2) resides in the same household as such an individual. An agency or court seeking to acquire such individual's actual address shall comply with applicable procedures of such a program. Such address shall be considered confidential and shall not be subject to a Freedom of Information Act request.
Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

To modify the boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in the State of Kansas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act 2. Fort Scott National Historic Site (a) In general Public Law 95–484 (92 Stat. 1610) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) by inserting , by purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or by exchange donation (B) by striking Kansas: Provided Kansas, and the land to be added to the Fort Scott National Historic Site under section 2(b). (2) in section 2— (A) by striking Sec. 2. 2. Establishment (a) In general When ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map entitled Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification . (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act 2. Fort Scott National Historic Site (a) In general Public Law 95–484 (92 Stat. 1610) is amended— (1) in the first section— (A) by inserting , by purchase with appropriated funds, or by exchange donation (B) by striking the proviso; and (2) in section 2— (A) by striking Sec. 2. 2. Establishment (a) In general When ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site established under subsection (a) is modified as generally depicted on the map referred to as Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification . (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). May 3, 2017 Reported with an amendment

Summary: Fort Scott National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act This bill allows the Department of the Interior to acquire by purchase with appropriated funds, by donation (as under current law), or by exchange the lands and interests in land, together with buildings and improvements, known as Fort Scott in the city of Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas. The proviso that the buildings so acquired shall not include the structure known as "Lunette Blair" is repealed. The boundary of the Fort Scott National Historic Site in Kansas shall be modified as generally depicted on the map referred to as "Fort Scott National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Modification," dated February 2016.
A bill to exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the "Jones Act").

To exempt Puerto Rico from the coastwise laws of the United States (commonly known as the Jones Act 1. Exceptions to application of coastwise laws for Puerto Rico Section 55101(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2), as redesignated, the following: (1) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; . October 2, 2017 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

Summary: This bill revises the coastwise laws, commonly known as the Jones Act, that govern domestic transportation of merchandise or passengers by vessels. The Jones Act requires that vessels transporting merchandise or passengers between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports be built in the United States, at least 75% owned by U.S. citizens, and mostly crewed by U.S. citizens. Jones Act requirements are currently waived with respect to vessels transporting passengers between Puerto Rico and U.S. ports. This bill permanently exempts vessels transporting merchandise between Puerto Rico and other U.S. ports from those requirements.
TSA LEAP Pay Reform Act of 2018

To amend section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, and the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of availability pay for Federal air marshals and criminal investigators of the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the TSA LEAP Pay Reform Act of 2017 2. Retirement-creditable basic pay (a) Definition of basic pay Clause (ii) of section 8331(3)(E) of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (ii) received after September 11, 2001, by a Federal air marshal or criminal investigator (as defined in section 5545a(a)(2)) of the Transportation Security Administration, subject to all restrictions and earning limitations imposed on criminal investigators receiving such pay under section 5545a, including the premium pay limitations under section 5547; . (b) Fair Labor Standards Act exemption Section 13 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213 (1) in subsection (a)(16)— (A) by striking is paid is entitled to (B) by inserting , or a Federal air marshal or criminal investigator employed by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration who is entitled to such availability pay, as described in section 8331(3)(E)(ii) of such title (where entitlement is determined before the application of any premium pay limitation) (2) in subsection (b)(30)— (A) by striking is paid is entitled to (B) by inserting , or a Federal air marshal or criminal investigator employed by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration who is entitled to such availability pay, as described in section 8331(3)(E)(ii) of such title (where entitlement is determined before the application of any premium pay limitation) (c) Effective date; applicability (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), this Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first day of the first pay period commencing on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Retroactive application (A) In general Any availability pay received for any pay period commencing before the date of enactment of this Act by a Federal air marshal or criminal investigator employed by the Transportation Security Administration shall be deemed basic pay under section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, if the Transportation Security Administration treated such pay as retirement-creditable basic pay, but the Office of Personnel Management, based on an interpretation of section 8331(3) of title 5, United States Code, did not accept such pay as retirement-creditable basic pay. (B) Implementation Not later than 3 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall commence taking such actions as are necessary to implement the amendments made by this section with respect to availability pay deemed to be basic pay under subparagraph (A).

Summary: TSA LEAP Pay Reform Act of 2017 This bill makes changes to the treatment of availability pay for federal air marshals or criminal investigators of the Transportation Security Administration.
Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017

To reauthorize and extend funding for community health centers and the National Health Service Corps. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 2. Extension of funding for community health centers and National Health Service Corps Section 221 of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: (3) Additional funding In addition to amounts appropriated under section 10503(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there are appropriated to the CHC Fund the following: (A) For purposes of paragraph (1) of such section— (i) for fiscal year 2018, $3,600,000,000; (ii) for fiscal year 2019, $3,800,000,000; (iii) for fiscal year 2020, $4,000,000,000; (iv) for fiscal year 2021, $4,200,000,000; and (v) for fiscal year 2022, $4,400,000,000. (B) For purposes of paragraph (2) of such section— (i) $310,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; (ii) $325,000,000 for fiscal year 2019; (iii) $340,000,000 for fiscal year 2020; (iv) $355,000,000 for fiscal year 2021; and (v) $370,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. ; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking and fiscal year 2107 , fiscal year 2017, fiscal year 2018, fiscal year 2019, fiscal year 2020, fiscal year 2021, and fiscal year 2022

Summary: Community Health Investment, Modernization, and Excellence Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 to extend through FY2022 and make appropriations for enhanced funding for the community health centers program and the National Health Service Corps.
Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act

To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act 2. Extension of nonapplication of no-load mode energy efficiency standard to certain security or life safety alarm or surveillance systems (a) Section 325(u)(3)(D)(ii) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(D)(ii) (1) by striking 2015 2021 (2) by striking 2017 2023 (b) Section 325(u)(3)(E) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(u)(3)(E) (1) in clause (ii), by striking July 1, 2017, the effective date of the amendment under subparagraph (D)(ii) (2) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Treatment in rule In the rule under subparagraph (D)(ii) and subsequent amendments the Secretary may treat some or all external power supplies designed to be connected to a security or life safety alarm or surveillance system as a separate product class or may extend the nonapplication under clause (ii). . May 24, 2017 Reported without amendment

Summary: Power And Security Systems (PASS) Act This bill amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Department of Energy to issue a rule by July 1, 2021, that determines whether energy conservation standards for external power supplies should be amended. The rule must contain any amended standards and apply to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2023. Current law exempts external power supplies for security or life safety systems (e.g., smoke alarms) from energy conservation standards until July 1, 2017. This bill extends the exemption until July 1, 2023.