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Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve service disabled veterans’ insurance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Act of 2017 2. Improvements to service disabled veterans’ insurance (a) Time of application Section 1922 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking within two years from within 10 years from (B) by striking two-year period 10-year period (C) by striking or within two years after or within 10 years after (D) by striking filed within two years after filed within 10 years after (E) by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, any of the time limitations to apply for insurance under this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is necessary because the veteran (or a guardian, as the case may be) was not properly informed of such insurance or because of any other hardships experienced by the veteran (or guardian). (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking two-year period 10-year period (B) by striking two years 10 years (b) Premium rates Subsection (a) of such section is further amended— (1) by striking based on the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality based on the industry standard mortality table selected by the Secretary (which shall be updated on a quinquennial basis) (2) by striking based upon the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality based upon such industry standard mortality table (3) by striking The Annuity Table for 1949 an industry standard annuity table selected by the Secretary (which shall be updated on a quinquennial basis) (c) Amount of payments Such section is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: Notwithstanding section 1903, the amount of insurance under this subsection may not exceed $95,000 (as increased annually by the percentage determined under section 3564(a) of this title). (2) in subsection (b), by striking $10,000 the amount specified in the last sentence of subsection (a) (d) Supplemental amount Section 1922A(a) of such title is amended by striking $30,000 $115,000

Summary: Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Act of 2017 This bill amends the service-disabled veterans life insurance program, including by extending the filling and enrollment eligibility date from 2 years to 10 years after the Department of Veterans Affairs determines that a disability is service-connected.
Clean Ports Act of 2017

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ports Act of 2017 2. Applicability to port facilities Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking or cargo, (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or the authority of a State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of two or more States to adopt requirements for motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of port facilities, if adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with any other applicable Federal law or regulation (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) Clarification for paragraph (2) (A) Definition of port facilities For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term port facilities (B) Applicability of clean air act Nothing in paragraph (1) shall limit the rights reserved to any State or a political subdivision thereof under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 .

Summary: Clean Ports Act of 2017 This bill declares that federal preemption of laws relating to a price, route, or service of any motor carrier of property shall not apply to the authority of a state or local government or an interstate authority to adopt requirements for motor carriers providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of pollution or traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of the facilities, provided adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with federal law. Nothing in this bill shall limit the rights reserved to any state or political subdivision of a state under the Clean Air Act.
Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017

To provide disaster relief to small businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 2. Sense of Congress regarding disaster loan processing It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration should use district offices of the Administration whenever possible to expedite the processing of disaster loans under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) 3. Small business development center portability grants Section 21(a)(4)(C)(viii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(viii) (1) in the first sentence, by striking as a result of a business or government facility down sizing or closing, which has resulted in the loss of jobs or small business instability due to events that have resulted or will result in a business or government facility downsizing or closing (2) by adding at the end the following: At the discretion of the Administrator, the Administrator may make an award greater than $100,000 to a recipient to accommodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on the small business concerns in a community. 4. Disaster assistance to critical enterprises Section 237 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 ( 15 U.S.C. 636d (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Farmers Home Administration Farm Service Agency (B) by striking major disaster major disaster or is vital to recovery efforts in the disaster area (including providing debris removal services, manufactured housing, gasoline, telecommunications, or building materials), (C) by striking Loans authorized pursuant thereto. (b) Terms and conditions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, loans authorized by this section— (1) shall be made without regard to limitations on the size of loans which may otherwise be imposed by any other provision of law or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and (2) may waive any required evaluation of creditworthiness in exchange for a fee, as set by the Small Business Administration or the Farm Service Agency, as applicable. .

Summary: Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to exceed the $100,000 limit on small business development center assistance grants to accommodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on small business concerns in a community. The bill amends the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 to permit: (1) the use of SBA and Farm Service Agency (formerly, Farmers Home Administration) loans for enterprises that are vital to recovery efforts in a disaster area (including debris removal services, manufactured housing, gasoline, telecommunications, or building materials); and (2) such loans to waive any required evaluation of creditworthiness in exchange for a fee set by the SBA or the Farm Service Agency.
GEAR UP for Counseling

To amend GEAR UP to require that schools receiving funding under the program provide students with access to academic and mental health counseling services, and for other purposes. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as GEAR UP for Counseling 2. Requirement of academic and mental health counseling Section 404D(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–24(a) (5) Providing participating students access to academic and mental health counseling services. . 3. Authorization of Appropriations Section 404H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–28 2009 2018

Summary: GEAR UP for Counseling This bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase requirements for grant recipients under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). Specifically, it requires state and partnership GEAR UP grantees to also provide academic and mental health counseling services to participating students. The bill reauthorizes GEAR UP for FY2018-FY2023.
MAP Act of 2017

To delay any increase in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program on properties located in flood hazard areas during any re-mapping of such areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Monitoring America’s Premiums Act of 2017 MAP Act of 2017 2. Delay in premium increases during mapping Subsection (e) of section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(i) (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) in the case of any property that is located in an area having special flood hazards and for which the Administrator has commenced the process for any revision, updating, or other change in the flood insurance rate map for the property, any annual period during which premium rate increases would otherwise apply to such property under this title shall be tolled, and such increases suspended, during the period that begins upon the commencement of such process and ends upon the map becoming final. .

Summary: Monitoring America's Premiums Act of 2017 or the MAP Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to suspend annual mandatory flood insurance premium increases for a property in a special flood hazard area during any period the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is revising or updating the flood insurance rate map for that property.
Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Act

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require employing offices under such Act to enroll the employees of such offices every two years in the program carried out by the Office of Compliance to train employees in the protections against sexual harassment provided under the Act, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Act 2. Requiring employing offices under Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to enroll employees in Office of Compliance programs on sexual harassment (a) Mandatory enrollment in programs Part E of title II of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1361 226. Mandatory enrollment of employees in Office of Compliance programs on sexual harassment (a) Biennial training for employees of employing offices Each employing office shall ensure that each covered employee of the employing office enrolls every two years in the program of education carried out by the Office of Compliance under section 301(h) to inform covered employees of the rights provided under this Act against sexual harassment. (b) Additional initial training In addition to the biennial enrollment required under subsection (a), each employing office shall ensure that each covered employee of the employing office enrolls in the program described in subsection (a) not later than— (1) in the case of a covered employee who is a covered employee of the employing office as of the date of the enactment of this section, 90 days after such date; or (2) in the case of a covered employee who first becomes a covered employee of the employing office after the date of the enactment of this section, 60 days after first becoming a covered employee of the employing office. (c) Exclusion of applicants and former employees In this section, the term covered employee . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to part E of title II the following new item: Sec. 226. Mandatory enrollment of employees in Office of Compliance programs on sexual harassment. .

Summary: Congressional Sexual Harassment Training Act This bill amends the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to require each employing office under the Act to ensure that its covered employees enroll in the Office of Compliance's program of education that informs employees of the rights provided under the Act against sexual harassment: (1) within 60 days after first becoming an employee; (2) for existing employees, within 90 days after enactment of this bill; and (3) every two years.
Restoring Identity and Dignity Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that Bureau of Prisons help Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain appropriate ID to facilitate their reentry into society, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Identity and Dignity Act 2. Reentry assistance for Federal prisoners Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (D) as paragraph (6), and redesignating subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph as subparagraphs (A) and (B) respectively; (2) by redesignating paragraph (E) as paragraph (7), and redesignating subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of that paragraph as subparagraphs (A) through (G) respectively; and (3) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by this section to read as follows: (6) establish prerelease planning procedures (including the payment of any costs) that help the prisoner, subject to any limitations in law— (A) apply for available Federal and State benefits (including Social Security benefits and veterans' benefits) upon release; (B) obtain appropriate documents, such as Social Security cards, birth certificates, and driver’s licenses or State identification documents, to assist the prisoner in doing so, prior to release; and (C) pay for the cost of applying for those benefits and obtaining those documents; and .

Summary: Restoring Identity and Dignity Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons, as part of prerelease planning procedures, to help a prisoner pay the cost of applying for benefits and obtaining documents.
Retirement Plan Modernization Act

To increase the amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute without consent. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retirement Plan Modernization Act 2. Increase in amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute without consent (a) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 411(a)(11)(A) $5,000 $7,600 (2) Inflation adjustment Section 411(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Inflation adjustment In the case of any plan year beginning after 2018, the Secretary shall adjust the $7,600 amount in subparagraph (A) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2017, and any increase under this subparagraph which is not a multiple of $50 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Section 401(a)(31)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking $5,000 the dollar limit in effect under section 411(a)(11)(A) (B) Section 411(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking under section 411(a)(11)(A) in effect under paragraph (11)(A) (C) Section 457(e)(9)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting in effect the dollar limit (b) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 203(e)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(e)(1) $5,000 $7,600 (2) Inflation adjustment Section 203(e) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(e) (5) In the case of any plan year beginning after 2018, the Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust the $7,600 amount in paragraph (1) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 204(d)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1054(d)(1) in effect the dollar limit (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Retirement Plan Modernization Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to increase from $5,000 to $7,600 the amount of accrued benefits in a pension plan that may be immediately distributed without the consent of the participant. The bill also requires the increased limit to be adjusted for inflation after 2018.
Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017

To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017 2. Annual premiums Paragraph (2) of section 203(c) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2) (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking For any Subject to subparagraph (D), for any (B) in clause (ii), by striking For any Subject to subparagraph (D), for any (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking In addition Subject to subparagraph (D), in addition (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) The Secretary may not collect any annual premiums under this paragraph with respect to a mortgage at any time that the remaining insured principal balance (excluding the portion of the remaining balance attributable to the premium collected under subparagraph (A)) is 78 percent or less than the lower of (i) the sales price of the dwelling at the sale in connection with which the mortgage was made, or (ii) the appraised value of the dwelling at the time of the origination of the mortgage. .

Summary: Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Housing Act to require Federal Housing Administration mortgage borrowers to pay mortgage insurance premiums only when their remaining principal balance exceeds 78% or more of the home value or sales price.
Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act

To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to strengthen accountability of authorized public chartering agencies and reduce charter school authorizing misconduct. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act 2. Charter school authorizing Section 4303 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7221b (1) in subsection (f)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A)(xii)— (I) by striking and (II) by inserting at the end the following: (III) In the case of any State entity, a description of how the State entity will ensure that the State’s system of technical assistance and oversight, as described in subclause (I), will provide oversight of authorizing activity for each authorized public chartering agency that is an institution of higher education; ; and (ii) in subparagraph (C)— (I) by redesignating subclauses (III) through (VI) as subclauses (IV) through (VII), respectively; and (II) by inserting after subclause (II), the following: (II) a description of how the eligible applicant will, prior to entering into a contract with an authorized public chartering agency, review the agency’s previous authorizing activity, including the number of approvals, renewals, and revocations of charter schools with which the agency has been involved; ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(E)— (i) by striking and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) ensuring that the authorized public chartering agency carries out authorizing activity in a manner that ensures high-quality student learning, as determined according to annual performance data described in clause (i); and (v) in the case of the poor performance of the schools authorized by an authorized public chartering agency with respect to the assessments, reviews, or requirements under clauses (i) through (iv), provisionally revoking the authorized public chartering agency’s ability to approve charter schools, including a plan to revoke authorizing authority to do so, in the case of continued poor performance; ; and (2) in subsection (g)(1)— (A) by striking and (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E); and (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) the number of times the State entity applied under subsection (f) to receive a grant under this section and did not receive such grant. .

Summary: Raising Accountability to Improve School Excellence Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) require a charter school grant application to include additional information and assurances related to oversight of authorizing activity by a public chartering agency; and (2) expand grant selection criteria and priorities to include consideration of the number of times a state entity has applied for, and been denied, such a grant.
Pell Grant Modernization Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to adjust the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Modernization Act 2. Eligibility for Federal Pell Grants (a) 10-Semester period of eligibility Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5) 12 semesters 10 semesters (b) Full-Time student Subparagraph (A) of section 481(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(a)(2) (2) (A) For the purpose of any program under this title, the term academic year shall— (i) require— (I) a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time for a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) a minimum of 26 weeks of instructional time for a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; (ii) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a full-time student is expected to complete at least— (I) 30 semester or trimester hours or 45 quarter credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 1,125 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; (iii) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a 3/4 (I) 22 semester or trimester hours or 33 credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 825 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; (iv) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a 1/2 (I) 14 semester or trimester hours or 21 credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 525 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; and (v) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a less than 1/2 (I) 14 semester or trimester hours or 21 credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 525 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program in clock hours. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2018.

Summary: Pell Grant Modernization Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to modify eligibility requirements under the Federal Pell Grant Program. Specifically, the bill reduces the numbers of semesters a student is eligible to receive Pell Grants from 12 semesters to 10 semesters. In addition, the bill increases the number of credits students must take each semester in order to be considered a full-time student.