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To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas.

To amend the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to clarify authorized recreational uses in the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas. 1. Recreational uses; access points for Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas Section 301(c) of the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–550 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ; and (2) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4) subject to paragraph (5), all recreational uses occurring within such Wilderness Study Areas on the date before the day of the enactment of this Act, including horseback riding, snowmobiling, dirt bike riding, mountain biking, and helicopter skiing, shall be permitted in such Areas; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (5) with respect to helicopter skiing in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area, the Secretary shall authorize the number of permitted days of helicopter skiing to be at least the number of days specified in the High Mountain Heli-Skiing Final Environmental Impact Statement for certain national forest districts in Wyoming and Idaho issued on June 30, 2005, by the Forest Service; and (6) no recreational access points shall be constructed in such Wilderness Study Areas after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, except by express authorization of Congress. .

Summary: This bill amends the Wyoming Wilderness Act of 1984 to direct the Department of Agriculture, with respect to helicopter skiing in the Palisades Wilderness Study Area in the Bridger-Teton and Targhee National Forests in Wyoming, to authorize the number of permitted days of helicopter skiing to be at least the number of days specified in the High Mountain Heli-Skiing Final Environmental Impact Statement for certain national forest districts in Wyoming and Idaho, issued by the Forest Service on June 30, 2005. Subject to such requirement, all recreational uses occurring before the enactment of this bill within the Palisades, High Lakes, and Shoal Creek Wilderness Study Areas, including horseback riding, snowmobiling, dirt bike riding, mountain biking, and helicopter skiing shall continue to be permitted in those areas. The bill bars the construction of any recreational access points in such wilderness study areas, except by an express authorization of Congress.
Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017

To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017 2. Extension of redaction authority concerning sensitive security information Section 105(b)(3) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking 2017 2018

Summary: Judicial Redaction Authority Act of 2017 This bill amends the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to extend through 2018 the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact personal and sensitive information from the financial disclosure report of a judge or judicial employee if it finds that revealing the information could endanger that individual or a family member of that individual.
Inclusive Campuses Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize the use of title III funds for the establishment LGBTQ resource centers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inclusive Campuses Act 2. Grants for LGBTQ resource centers Part G of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1068 399A. Availability of funds for LGBTQ resource centers Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an institution that receives funds under this title may use a portion of such funds to establish an on-campus resource center that provides— (1) support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans­gen­der, and queer students; and (2) programming and education about such students to the entire campus community. .

Summary: Inclusive Campuses Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow historically black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions of higher education to use federal aid provided under title III of the Act to establish resource centers on campus that provide support to and education about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students.
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019, and for other purposes.

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to amend the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019, and for other purposes. 1. FMAP for District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019 Section 1905 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking , and (aa) , (aa), and (ee) (B) by inserting for each fiscal year before fiscal year 2020 District of Columbia shall be 70 percent (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (ee) FMAP for District of Columbia for fiscal years after 2019 (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (b), beginning with fiscal year 2020, the Federal medical assistance percentage for the District of Columbia for a fiscal year shall be the higher of the Federal medical assistance percentage otherwise determined under subsection (b) for the District of Columbia for such fiscal year or the alternative Federal medical assistance percentage specified in paragraph (2) for such fiscal year. (2) Alternative FMAP The alternative Federal medical assistance percentage specified in this paragraph for— (A) fiscal year 2020 is 68 percent; (B) fiscal year 2021 is 66 percent; (C) fiscal year 2022 is 64 percent; (D) fiscal year 2023 is 62 percent; (E) fiscal year 2024 is 60 percent; (F) fiscal year 2025 is 58 percent; (G) fiscal year 2026 is 56 percent; and (H) fiscal year 2027 and each succeeding fiscal year is 54 percent. .

Summary: This bill incrementally lowers, from 70% in FY2019 to 54% in FY2027 and subsequent years, the maximum federal matching rate under Medicaid for Washington, DC.
Truth in Tuition Act of 2017

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require certain institutions of higher education to provide notice of tuition levels for students. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Tuition Act of 2017 2. Notice of tuition levels (a) Amendment Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1094(a) (30) (A) The institution will provide to each student admitted to an undergraduate or graduate program— (i) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (ii) a single-year tuition and fee schedule, and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after all financial aid is awarded, assuming constant family and student income, assets, and relevant circumstances. (B) Multi-year schedules and estimates required by subparagraph (A) (i) may include a percentage or dollar increase or decrease of any size the institution determines to be appropriate from one year to the next; and (ii) shall indicate, on a year-by-year basis, costs for the normal duration of such student's undergraduate or graduate program. (C) Institutions that elect a single-year tuition and fee schedule under subparagraph (A)(ii) (D) The Secretary shall waive the requirements of subparagraph (A) subparagraph (A) . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a)

Summary: Truth in Tuition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand notification requirements for an institution of higher education (IHE) to participate in federal student aid programs. Specifically, the bill requires an IHE to provide to a student: (1) a multi-year tuition and fee schedule; or (2) a single-year tuition and fee schedule and a nonbinding, multi-year estimate of net costs after financial aid is awarded. The bill authorizes the Department of Education to waive this requirement under certain circumstances.
Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2017

To enact into law a framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are primarily intended for sporting purposes 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2017 2. Framework for deciding whether certain projectiles are primarily intended for sporting purposes Section 921(a)(17) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) (i) For purposes of subparagraph (C), a .22 caliber projectile that otherwise would be armor piercing ammunition shall be considered to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes if the projectile weighs 40 grains or less and is loaded into a rimfire cartridge. (ii) (I) (aa) Except as provided in clause (i), a projectile that otherwise would be armor piercing ammunition shall, for purposes of subparagraph (C), be considered to be primarily intended to be used for sporting purpose if the projectile is loaded into a cartridge for which the only handgun that is readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade is a single shot handgun, subject to subclause (II). (bb) In subclause (aa), the term single shot handgun (II) For purposes of subparagraph (C), the Attorney General may treat a projectile as not primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes if substantial evidence exists that the projectile is not primarily intended to be used for sporting purposes. .

Summary: Armor-Piercing Bullets Act of 2017 This bill establishes a framework for determining whether certain armor piercing ammunition is primarily intended for sporting purposes. Current law prohibits the import, manufacture, and distribution of armor piercing ammunition. However, armor piercing ammunition that is primarily intended for sporting purposes is exempt from the prohibition and may be lawfully imported, manufactured, and distributed.
Community Bank Reporting Relief Act

To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require short form call reports for certain depository institutions. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Bank Reporting Relief Act 2. Short form call reports Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1817(a) (12) Short form reporting (A) In general The appropriate Federal banking agencies shall issue regulations that allow for a reduced reporting requirement for a covered depository institution when the institution makes the first and third report of condition for a year, as required under paragraph (3). (B) Definition In this paragraph, the term covered depository institution (i) has less than $5,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets; and (ii) satisfies such other criteria as the appropriate Federal banking agencies determine appropriate. . February 23, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Community Bank Reporting Relief Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require federal banking agencies to issue regulations allowing certain small depository institutions to satisfy reporting requirements with a reduced Report of Condition and Income (i.e., call report).
Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act

To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rhode Island Fishermen’s Fairness Act 2. Addition of Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(1)(B) (1) by inserting Rhode Island, States of (2) by inserting Rhode Island, except North Carolina, (3) by striking 21 23 (4) by striking 13 14

Summary: Rhode Island Fishermen's Fairness Act This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and increase Council membership from 21 to 23 members. The council is not given authority over the fisheries in the Atlantic Ocean seaward of Rhode Island.
Fixing VHA Facilities Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the office of the Health Monitor of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fixing VHA Facilities Act 2. Health monitor (a) In general Chapter 3 section 312A 312B. Health Monitor. (a) In general (1) There is in the Department a Health Monitor who shall appointed by the Secretary. (2) The Health Monitor shall report to the Inspector General in the discharge of the duties of the Health Monitor under subsection (c). The Inspector General may not terminate the Health Monitor until 60 days after the date the Inspector General notifies Congress of such impending termination. (3) In discharging the duties under subsection (c), the Health Monitor shall have the powers of an Inspector General under section 6 (b) Qualifications Each individual appointed as Health Monitor shall be an individual who has substantive professional experience in at least one of the following areas: (1) Federal oversight. (2) Health care administration. (3) Health care delivery. (4) Patient advocacy. (c) Duties (1) Not later than 60 days after the issuance of the end-of-year relative performance star ratings (in this section referred to as Star Ratings (A) the Director of the medical center named in the list; (B) the Secretary; (C) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives; (D) the Senators for the State in which the medical center is located; and (E) the Representative in whose congressional district the medical center is located. (2) Not later than 180 days after the Health Monitor transmits a list under paragraph (1), the Health Monitor shall submit a report to the recipients of that list a report that identifies— (A) the extent to which the Director of the medical center implemented the plan; (B) any change in the performance of the medical center. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 312A the following new item: 312B. Health Monitor. .

Summary: Fixing VHA Facilities Act This bill establishes a Health Monitor in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who shall: identify and transmit a list of improvements for each low performing VA medical center to the director of an identified center, the VA, the House and Senate veterans' committees, and the appropriate senators and representative; and notify list recipients of the extent to which a director has implemented the plan and any resulting performance change. A monitor must have experience in federal oversight, health care administration, health care delivery and/or patient advocacy.
Military LAND Act

To amend title 54, United States Code, to provide that if the head of the agency managing Federal property objects to the inclusion of certain property on the National Register or its designation as a National Historic Landmark for reasons of national security, the Federal property shall be neither included nor designated until the objection is withdrawn, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Land and National Defense Act Military LAND Act 2. Amendments Chapter 3021 (1) In section 302103(2)— (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ; and (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (G) notifying the Committee on Natural Resources of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate if the property is owned by the Federal Government when the property is being considered for inclusion on the National Register, for designation as a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination to the World Heritage List. . (2) In section 302107— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) to allow for expedited removal of Federal property listed on the National Register of Historic Places if the managing agency of that Federal property submits to the Secretary a written request to remove the Federal property from the National Register of Historic Places for reasons of national security, such as any impact the inclusion or designation would have on use of the property for military training or readiness purposes. . (3) By adding at the end the following: 302108. Objection by head of agency If the head of the agency managing any Federal property objects to such inclusion or designation for reasons of national security, such as any impact the inclusion or designation would have on use of the property for military training or readiness purposes, that Federal property shall be neither included on the National Register nor designated as a National Historic Landmark until the objection is withdrawn. . (4) In the table of sections, by adding at the end the following: 302108. Objection by head of agency. .

Summary: Military Land and National Defense Act or the Military LAND Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to notify specified congressional committees if a property owned by the federal government is being considered for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places, for designation as a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination to the World Heritage List. If any federal agency managing any such federal property objects to its inclusion or designation for national security reasons, it shall be neither included nor designated until the objection is withdrawn. The bill requires Interior to allow for expedited removal of federal property from such register at the request of the managing agency for reasons of national security.
Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018

To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to nonattainment plan provisions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018 2. Amendment Section 172(c)(9) of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7502(c)(9) Nothing in this Act precludes, with respect to any plan or plan provision, the inclusion and approval of contingency measures that are or may be implemented or take effect prior to the area involved failing to make reasonable further progress or to attain any national primary ambient air quality standard by the applicable attainment date.

Summary: Clean Air Contingency Measures Act of 2018 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to specify that an area nonattainment plan may contain contingency measures, which are measures undertaken if an area fails to make reasonable progress towards or to attain a national primary ambient air quality standard, that may be implemented prior to the area failing.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses. 1. Treatment of distributions from section 529 education accounts for homeschooling expenses (a) In general Section 529(c)(7) Public Law 115–97 include a reference to include a reference to— (A) expenses for tuition in connection with enrollment or attendance at an elementary or secondary public, private, or religious school, and (B) expenses for— (i) curriculum and curricular materials, (ii) books or other instructional materials, (iii) online educational materials, (iv) tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (but only if the tutor or instructor is not related (within the meaning of section 152(d)(2)) to the student), (v) dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and (vi) educational therapies for students with disabilities, in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of applicable State law). . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 11032 of Public Law 115–97

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow distributions from qualified tuition programs (known as 529 plans) to be used for certain expenses in connection with a homeschool (whether treated as a homeschool or a private school for purposes of state law). The expenses include: curriculum and curricular materials, books or other instructional materials, online educational materials, tuition for tutoring or educational classes outside of the home (if the tutor or instructor is not related to the student), dual enrollment in an institution of higher education, and educational therapies for students with disabilities.
Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act

To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act 2. Complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–35(b) (7) In any such action brought by a security holder of a registered investment company on behalf of such company— (A) the complaint shall state with particularity all facts establishing a breach of fiduciary duty, and, if an allegation of any such facts is based on information and belief, the complaint shall state with particularity all facts on which that belief is formed; and (B) such security holder shall have the burden of proving a breach of fiduciary duty by clear and convincing evidence. . May 7, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Financial Services May 7, 2018 The Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Mutual Fund Litigation Reform Act This bill amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to specify burden-of-proof and complaint requirements with respect to certain actions for breach of fiduciary duty.
SALT Deductibility Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on the deduction for certain taxes, including State and local property and income taxes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act SALT Deductibility Act 2. Repeal of limitation on deduction for State and local, etc. taxes (a) In general Section 164(b) Public Law 115–97 (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Securing Access to Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act or the SALT Deductibility Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the limitation on individual deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)
To require the Postmaster General to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities, and for other purposes.

To require the Postmaster General to designate a single, unique ZIP code for particular communities, and for other purposes. 1. Designation of zip codes Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service shall designate a single, unique ZIP code for, as nearly as practicable, the communities of Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York.

Summary: This bill requires the U.S. Postal Service to designate a single, unique ZIP code for the communities of Flanders, Northampton, and Riverside in the Town of Southampton, New York.