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Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to make the exception for returning workers permanent, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 2. Returning worker exception made permanent Section 214(g)(9)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(g)(9)(A) who has already been counted toward the numerical limitation of paragraph (1)(B) during fiscal year 2013, 2014, or 2015 shall not again be counted toward such limitation during fiscal year 2016 shall not be counted toward the numerical limitation of paragraph (1)(B) for a fiscal year if that alien has already been counted toward such limitation during any of the 3 fiscal years immediately preceding that fiscal year

Summary: Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 This bill exempts from the nonimmigrant H-2B visa (temporary nonagricultural services) annual numerical limitation for a fiscal year a returning worker who has already been counted toward such limitation during any of the preceding three fiscal years.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to periodically conduct an audit of the Veterans Health Administration budget, and for other purposes. 1. Comptroller general audit of budget of veterans health administration (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 73 7330C. Comptroller general audit of VHA budget (a) In general The Comptroller General of the United States shall periodically conduct an audit of elements of the budget of the Veterans Health Administration, including the budget formulation, execution, allocation, and use of funds. (b) Selection of elements (1) In selecting elements of the budget of the Veterans Health Administration for purposes of an audit under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall take into consideration— (A) knowledge of the programs of the Veterans Health Administration; (B) current issues; (C) national priorities; and (D) priorities expressed by the appropriate congressional committees. (2) Not later than 30 days before conducting an audit under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees notice of the elements selected by the Comptroller General for purposes of the audit. (c) Appropriate congressional committees In this section, the term appropriate congressional committees (1) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Budget of the Senate; and (2) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, the Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7330B the following new item: 7330C. Comptroller General audit of VHA budget. .

Summary: This bill directs the Government Accountability Office to periodically conduct an audit of elements of the Veterans Health Administration budget, including budget formulation, execution, allocation, and use of funds.
Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that each wheelchair, furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation’s Veterans Act of 2017 2. Wheelchairs for veterans with service-connected disabilities (a) Definition Section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) The term wheelchair . (b) Enhanced wheelchairs Section 1712(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Dental (1) (2) by striking section title (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The Secretary shall ensure that each wheelchair, furnished under this title to a veteran because of a service-connected disability, restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The Secretary may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity. .

Summary: Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to ensure that each wheelchair furnished to a veteran because of a service-connected disability restores the maximum achievable mobility and function in the activities of daily life, employment, and recreation. The VA may furnish a wheelchair to a veteran because the wheelchair restores an ability that relates exclusively to participation in a recreational activity.
Missed Opportunities Act of 2017

To amend the Public Health Service Act to require reporting by the National Institutes of Health on requests for funding research that were not granted and had the greatest potential for improving public health, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Missed Opportunities Act of 2017 2. Annual reporting by NIH on missed opportunities The Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 201 42 U.S.C. 283a–3 403E. Annual reporting on missed opportunities (a) In general Not later than the last day of the first fiscal quarter following the end of each fiscal year, the Director of NIH shall submit a report to Congress— (1) identifying— (A) the total number of requests that were under review during such fiscal year by any office, agency, institute, or center of the National Institutes of Health for funding, in whole or in part, research; and (B) of such total number— (i) the number of such requests that were granted; (ii) the number of such requests that were denied; and (iii) the number of such requests that remained pending at the end of the fiscal year; and (2) of the requests that were denied or remained pending, as described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(B), identifying the requests with the greatest potential for improving public health. (b) Trade secrets and confidential information This section does not authorize the Secretary to disclose any information that is a trade secret or confidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 5, United States Code, or section 1905 of title 18, United States Code. .

Summary: Missed Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to report the total number of research funding requests under review during each fiscal year and the number of requests granted, pending at the end of the year, and denied. Of the requests that remained pending or were denied, the NIH must identify the requests with the greatest potential for improving public health.
Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act

To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act 2. Changes required to small bank holding company policy statement on assessment of financial and managerial factors (a) In general Before the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall revise the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors (12 C.F.R. part 225—appendix C) to raise the consolidated asset threshold under such policy statement from $1,000,000,000 (as adjusted by Public Law 113–250 (b) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (C) of section 171(b)(5) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5371(b)(5) (C) any bank holding company or savings and loan holding company that is subject to the application of the Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors of the Board of Governors (12 C.F.R. part 225—appendix C). .

Summary: Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act This bill requires the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) to revise its Small Bank Holding Company Policy Statement on Assessment of Financial and Managerial Factors (which allows smaller bank companies to have higher debt levels than are generally allowed). Specifically, the FRB must raise the consolidated asset threshold at which the statement applies from $1 billion to $10 billion.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building 1. Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 West Pike Street in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, as the "Police Officer Scott Bashioum Post Office Building."
Better Drive Act

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the revocation or suspension of drivers’ licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Better Drive Act 2. Revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses Section 159 of title 23, United States Code, and the item relating to that section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title, are repealed.

Summary: Better Drive Act This bill repeals provisions requiring the Department of Transportation to withhold a certain amount of a state's apportionment of federal-aid highway funds if the state fails to enact and enforce a law that requires the revocation or suspension of drivers' licenses of individuals convicted of drug offenses.
Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make permanent the extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program and the increased payments under the Medicare low-volume hospital program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 2. Extension of the Medicare-dependent hospital (MDH) program (a) Extension of payment methodology Section 1886(d)(5)(G) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G) (1) in clause (i), by striking , and before October 1, 2017 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking , and before October 1, 2017 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Extension of target amount Section 1886(b)(3)(D) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D) (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking , and before October 1, 2017 (B) in clause (iv), by striking through fiscal year 2017 or a subsequent fiscal year (2) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification Section 13501(e)(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww fiscal year 2000 through fiscal year 2017 a subsequent fiscal year 3. Extension of the increased payments under the Medicare Low-Volume Hospital Program Section 1886(d)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(12) (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in the heading, by inserting for fiscal years 2005 through 2010 increase (B) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking and for discharges occurring in fiscal year 2018 and subsequent fiscal years (2) in subparagraph (C)(i)— (A) by striking fiscal years 2011 through 2017 fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent year (B) by striking or portion of fiscal year (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) in the heading, by striking Temporary applicable percentage increase applicable percentage increase beginning with fiscal year 2011 (B) by striking fiscal years 2011 through 2017, fiscal year 2011 and each subsequent fiscal year (C) by striking or the portion of fiscal year

Summary: Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 This bill permanently extends the Medicare-Dependent Hospital program (which provides increased payments to certain smaller, rural hospitals that serve a proportionally high number of Medicare patients) and the program for increased payments under Medicare for low-volume hospitals.
Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act 2. Increase in amounts of educational assistance payable under Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Increase Section 3532 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking $788 $1,224 (ii) by striking $592 $967 (iii) by striking $394 $710 (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking $788 $1,224 (2) in subsection (b), by striking $788 $1,224 (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to a month that begins after the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Caring for the Families of our Wounded and Fallen Heroes Act This bill increases amounts of educational assistance payable under the Department of Veterans Affairs' Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program.
PACE Act of 2017

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to include retrofit loans such as property assessed clean energy loans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 PACE Act of 2017 2. Real property retrofit loans (a) In general Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1602 (1) in subsection (g), in the last sentence, by inserting and a person who lends money to consumers for real property retrofit loans for purposes (2) by redesignating subsection (cc) (relating to definitions relating to mortgage origination and residential mortgage loans) and (dd) as subsections (dd) and (ee), respectively; and (3) adding at the end the following: (ff) The term consumer credit transaction (gg) The term real property retrofit loan (1) secured by an interest in real property; (2) that is repayable in installments through payments made concurrently with the payment of property taxes on the real property; and (3) that is used to finance real property retrofits, including property assessed clean energy loans for the purposes of energy efficiency upgrades, renewable energy installations, windproofing or seismic retrofits, water conservation upgrades, septic tanks, or other similar real property improvements or retrofits to a particular parcel of property. . (b) Real property retrofit loan disclosure Section 128 of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1638 (g) Real property retrofit loan disclosure At the time of application for a real property retrofit loan, the creditor shall disclose that the real property retrofit loan will result in a lien on the real property securing the loan .

Summary: Protecting Americans from Credit Entanglements Act of 2017 or the PACE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to extend that Act's requirements to real property retrofit loans. A "real property retrofit loan" is a loan that is: (1) secured by an interest in real property; (2) repayable in installment payments made concurrently with the payment of property taxes on the real property; and (3) used to finance real property retrofits, including energy-efficiency upgrades, renewable-energy installations, seismic retrofits, water-conservation upgrades, and other similar improvements. At the time of application for a real property retrofit loan, the creditor must disclose that the loan will result in a lien on the real property securing the loan.
Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act 2. Increase in exclusion for employer-provided dependent care assistance (a) In general Section 129(a)(2)(A) $5,000 ($2,500 $7,500 (half such dollar amount (b) Inflation adjustment Section 129(a)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D) and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2016, the $7,500 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2015 calendar year 1992 Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100. . (c) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Child and Dependent Care FSA Enhancement Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $7,500 the amount of employer-provided dependent care assistance that an employee may exclude from gross income. The bill allows an annual inflation adjustment to such increased amount after 2016.
Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017

To require the Supreme Court of the United States to promulgate a code of ethics. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 2. Findings; purpose (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co., 556 U.S. 868 (2009), Justice Kennedy, writing for the Court, stated that [judicial codes of conduct] serve to maintain the integrity of the judiciary and the rule of law (2) The Code of Conduct for United States Judges (referred to in this subsection as the Code the starting point and a key source of guidance for the Justices as well as their lower court colleagues (3) Congress has the authority to regulate the administration of the Supreme Court of the United States. For example, Congress sets the number of justices who sit on the Supreme Court and how many constitute a quorum, the term of the court, meaning the dates the court will be in session, and the salaries of the Justices. Additionally, the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) requires most high-level Federal officials in all 3 branches, including the President, Vice President, cabinet members, Justices of the Supreme Court, and Members of Congress, to file annual financial disclosure statements. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to apply a code of ethics to Justices who sit on the Supreme Court of the United States, being mindful of their preeminence in the Federal judiciary. 3. Supreme Court code of ethics The Supreme Court of the United States shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the 5 canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications thereto that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.

Summary: Supreme Court Ethics Act of 2017 The bill requires the Supreme Court to promulgate a code of ethics for the Justices of the Supreme Court that shall include the five canons of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges adopted by the Judicial Conference of the United States, with any amendments or modifications that the Supreme Court determines appropriate.
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho.

To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 1. District judgeship for the district of Idaho (a) In general The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 additional district judge for the district of Idaho. (b) Technical and conforming amendment In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the number of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and inserting the following: Idaho 3 .

Summary: This bill requires the President to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, one additional district judge for the district of Idaho.
Veterans PARC Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport an individual employed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs between a parking facility and the medical facility. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Priority Access to Reliable Care Act of 2017 Veterans PARC Act of 2017 2. Transportation of an individual employed at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs between a parking facility and the medical facility Section 8109(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking and (2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, may use a passenger carrier (as that term is defined in section 1344 of title 31) to transport such an employee between a parking facility and the medical facility of the Department at which the employee works. .

Summary: Veterans Priority Access to Reliable Care Act of 2017 or the Veterans PARC Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to use a passenger carrier to transport an individual employed at a VA medical facility between a parking facility and the medical facility.