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Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Security Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 2. Restrictions of SSNs on documents sent by mail (a) In general No department or agency of the Federal Government may include the social security account number of any individual on any document sent by mail unless the head of such department or agency determines that the inclusion of such social security number on such document is necessary. (b) Regulations Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of each department and agency of the Federal Government shall issue regulations specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a social security account number on a document sent by mail is necessary. Such regulations shall include— (1) instructions for the partial redaction of social security account numbers whenever feasible; and (2) a requirement that social security account numbers not be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail. (c) Effective date This Act shall apply with respect to documents sent by mail on or after the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. May 23, 2017 Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means May 23, 2017 The Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill: (1) prohibits federal agencies (including legislative and judicial branch agencies, with specified exceptions) from including any individual's Social Security account number on any document sent by mail unless the agency head determines that such inclusion is necessary; and (2) requires agencies that have Chief Financial Officers to issue regulations, within five years of this bill's enactment, that specify the circumstances under which such inclusion is necessary.
Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act

To prohibit certain business concerns from receiving assistance from the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act 2. Prohibition on affiliation with the People's Republic of China (a) In general Section 3(a) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) (10) Prohibition on affiliation with the People's Republic of China For purposes of this Act, a small business concern may not— (A) be headquartered in the People's Republic of China; (B) be owned or affiliated by citizens of the People's Republic of China or an entity owned or controlled by, or otherwise connected to, the Government of the People's Republic of China; or (C) have more than 25 percent of the voting stock of the small business concern owned by affiliates that are citizens of the People's Republic of China. . (b) Regulations and guidance The Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall amend the regulations and guidance of the Administration, including sections 120.100, 120.110, and 121.105 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, to carry out the amendment made by this Act.

Summary: Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act This bill prohibits companies that are headquartered in China, are connected to China's government, or have more than 25% of voting stock owned by China's citizens from qualifying as small business concerns that may receive assistance from the Small Business Administration.
Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018

To amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to clarify the authority of tribal governments in regard to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018 2. Self-determination authority Section 412 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 612 (j) Rule of interpretation Notwithstanding subsection (e)(1), a tribal government (including a tribal government participating in an intertribal consortium) may lease land held in trust or in fee, at a fair market rate (as verified by an independent appraisal prepared in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice), for the administration of a tribal family assistance grant by the tribal government or the intertribal consortium. .

Summary: Tribal TANF Fairness Act of 2018 This bill provides for a tribal government to lease land held in trust or in fee for the administration of a tribal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.
Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2018

To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the repatriation loan program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2018 2. Elimination of repatriation loans by Department of State Section 4 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii), by striking , on a reimbursable basis to the maximum extent practicable, with such reimbursements to be credited to the applicable Department of State appropriation and to remain available until expended, except that no reimbursement under this clause shall be paid that is greater than the amount the person evacuated would have been charged for a reasonable commercial air fare immediately prior to the events giving rise to the evacuation (2) by striking subsection (d).

Summary: Leave No Americans Behind Act of 2018 This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to eliminate the requirement that Department of State evacuation loans to private U.S. citizens or third-country nationals facing war, civil unrest, or natural disasters be reimbursable.
To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse".

To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse 1. Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse (a) Designation The United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse

Summary: This bill designates the U.S. courthouse at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse."
Congressional Oversight Act

To require access to Federal facilities by Member of Congress, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Oversight Act 2. Access to Federal buildings required for Members of Congress (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Members of Congress have a responsibility to conduct oversight and investigations over the agencies of the Federal Government. (2) Members of Congress must determine appropriate funding levels for the agencies of the Government. (3) Certain agencies have self-determined that they have the power to deny Members of Congress access to Federal facilities. (4) Members have the right and duty to inspect and observe any Federal agency, building, or facility at a time of their choosing and upon twenty-four hours’ notice. (b) Requirement The head of an agency must grant access to the Federal facility for which a Member of Congress has provided proper notice in accordance with subsection (c). (c) Proper notice For purposes of this section, proper notice means a Member of Congress has submitted a written notice (including by email, fax, or hand delivery) to an agency that— (1) the Member intends to visit a facility of the agency at least 24 hours before the time of the intended visit; (2) includes a description of the date and time of the visit, the facility to be visited, and the purpose of the visit; and (3) may be submitted to the head of the agency. (d) Agency defined The term agency

Summary: Congressional Oversight Act This bill requires federal agencies to grant access to federal facilities for which Members of Congress have provided proper notice using specified procedures.
XXXXXXX Act of 2018

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to reduce the minimum age at which a widow or widower may remarry and remain eligible for benefits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the _______ Act of 2018 2. Widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits upon remarriage (a) Eligibility for widow’s insurance benefits Section 202(e)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(e)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking widow or (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (3) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, the following: (A) a widow marries after attaining age 50, . (b) Eligibility for widower’s insurance benefits Section 202(f)(3) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 402(f)(3) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking widower or (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and (3) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as redesignated, the following: (A) a widower marries after attaining age 50, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to applications for widow’s and widower’s insurance benefits filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill lowers, from 60 to 50, the minimum age at which a widowed individual may remarry and remain eligible to receive widow's or widower's benefits under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.
To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media.

To prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services from using any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media. 1. Prohibition against HHS funding video contests The Department of Health and Human Services shall not use any Federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by means of other media, including any such contest on YouTube.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from using federal funds to conduct or support a video contest on the Internet or by other media.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes.

To amend title 18, United States Code, to establish measures to combat invasive lionfish, and for other purposes. 1. Measures to combat invasive lionfish (a) Addition of species of lionfish to the list of injurious species that are prohibited from being imported or shipped Section 42(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after Dreissena polymorpha; of the red lionfish of the species Pterois volitans; of the devil lionfish of the species Pterois miles; of the Hawaiian turkeyfish of the species Pterois sphex; of the soldier lionfish of the species Pterois russelii; of the clearfin lionfish of the species Pterois radiata; of the species Pterois paucispinula; of the frillfin turkeyfish of the species Pterois mombasae; of the luna lionfish of the species Pterois lunalata; of the mandritsa of the species Pterois brevipectoralis; of the spotfin lionfish of the species Pterois antennata; of the scorpionfish of the species Pterois andover; (b) Exemption from permitting for movement in commerce For purposes of section 14.21 of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, deceased lionfish and lionfish products shall not be treated as wildlife requiring a permit pursuant to part 17 or 23 of such title.

Summary: This bill adds various lionfish species to the list of injurious wildlife prohibited from being imported into the United States or transported between states.
Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour detention facilities that house foreign national minors. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Access to Children’s Detention Facilities Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned (A) the Attorney General; (B) the Secretary of Homeland Security; or (C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (2) Foreign national minor The term foreign national minor 3. Mandatory access to detention facilities housing unaccompanied alien children (a) In general Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary concerned shall allow a Member of Congress to tour any facility in which one or more foreign national minors are housed on a date and at a time between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. requested by the Member of Congress if, not later than midnight on the date requested, the Secretary receives written notice from the Member of Congress that includes— (1) the name or location of the facility; and (2) the date on and time at which the Member of Congress intends to tour the facility. (b) Accompanying members of the press (1) In general The Secretary concerned shall allow one or more members of the press chosen by the visiting Member of Congress to accompany any Member of Congress on a tour of a facility under this section. (2) Limitation The Secretary concerned shall not be required to allow a member of the press accompanying a Member of Congress under paragraph (1) to enter such facility with a still or video camera. (c) Limitation The Secretary concerned may limit a tour under subsection (a) to— (1) in the case of a facility that houses fewer than 50 foreign national minors— (A) not more than 5 Members of Congress; and (B) accompanying members of the press under subsection (b); and (2) in the case of a facility that houses not fewer than 50 foreign national minors— (A) not more than 10 Members of Congress; and (B) accompanying members of the press under subsection (b). 4. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to supersede or modify applicable— (1) Federal child welfare law, including the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 ( Public Law 105–89 (2) child welfare law of any State.

Summary: Congressional Access to Children's Detention Facilities Act This bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Department of Health and Human Services to allow Members of Congress to tour any facility in which one or more foreign national minors (a noncitizen of the United States under age 18) are housed. The Departments must allow members of the press to accompany a visiting Member of Congress and may place limits on such tours based on the number of foreign national minors housed.
Mitigating Attacks on Diplomats Act

To require a report on the efforts and options to mitigate the acoustic attacks on Foreign Service officers and their families and the physical protection capabilities to protect United States embassies, consulates, and residences, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mitigating Attacks on Diplomats Act 2. Acoustic attack study (a) Study required The Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy, and in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall carry out a study to determine the appropriate standards and procedures that— (1) can be used to counter hypersonic acoustic attacks on Foreign Service officers and their families; and (2) include methods to support physical protection practices and procedures applicable to United States embassies, consulates, and embassy residences. (b) Reports to Congress (1) Preliminary findings Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees the initial findings of the study required under subsection (a). (2) Report Not later than 360 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report containing the complete findings of the study required under subsection (a). (3) Form of report The findings required under paragraph (1) and the report required under paragraph (2) shall be provided and submitted, respectively, in unclassified form, but may contain classified annexes. (c) Definition In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees The term appropriate congressional committees (A) in the House of Representatives— (i) the Committee on Foreign Affairs; (ii) the Committee on Armed Services; (iii) the Committee on Homeland Security; and (iv) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; and (B) in the Senate— (i) the Committee on Foreign Relations; (ii) the Committee on Armed Services; (iii) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and (iv) the Select Committee on Intelligence. (2) Foreign Service officer The term Foreign Service officer 22 U.S.C. 3903

Summary: Mitigating Attacks on Diplomats Act This bill directs the Department of State to study the means of countering hypersonic acoustic attacks on Foreign Service officers and their families, including methods to support the physical protection of U.S. embassies, consulates, and embassy residences.
Enhancing Public Access to Feminine Hygiene Products Act

To amend title 40 to require the Administrator of General Services to make feminine hygiene products available in restrooms in public buildings, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhancing Public Access to Feminine Hygiene Products Act 2. Feminine hygiene products in restrooms in public buildings (a) In general Section 3314 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading, by inserting and feminine hygiene products Baby changing facilities (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); (3) by adding after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) Availability of feminine hygiene products To the extent practicable, the Administrator shall, in each bathroom that is in a public building and that the Administrator determines appropriate, make available feminine hygiene products free of charge. ; and (4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Feminine hygiene product The term feminine hygiene product . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 and feminine hygiene products Baby changing facilities

Summary: Enhancing Public Access to Feminine Hygiene Products Act This bill requires the General Services Administration to make feminine hygiene products available in bathrooms in public buildings, as appropriate, free of charge.
Fulfilling Obligations to Families of the Fallen Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to require notarized acknowledgment by the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is eligible for insurance under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program before the member may elect not to be insured under such Program, to be insured under the Program for an amount less than the maximum amount, or to designate a beneficiary other than the member's spouse or child. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fulfilling Obligations to Families of the Fallen Act 2. Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance spouse notification requirement Section 1967(f) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) An election described in paragraph (1) or (2) and a designation described in paragraph (3) shall only go into effect after the member and the member’s spouse submit to the Secretary an acknowledgment of the election or designation in a form that is notarized and in writing. .

Summary: Fulfilling Obligations to Families of the Fallen Act This bill requires a notarized acknowledgement from a service member and the service member's spouse before certain elections or designations can go into effect under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Program. Specifically, such an acknowledgement is required if a service member declines life insurance, elects less coverage than the maximum amount provided, or the service member chooses a beneficiary other than the spouse or child or the member.
Strengthening Pensions through Investment in Infrastructure Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of use of public infrastructure property for the private business use test for private activity bonds, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Pensions through Investment in Infrastructure Act 2. Treatment of use of public infrastructure property for private business use test for private activity bonds (a) Use by public pension funds treated as government use Section 141(b) (10) Use by public pension funds not treated as private business use (A) In general For purposes of this part, use by a public pension fund of public infrastructure property shall not be treated as private business use. (B) Definitions For purposes of this paragraph— (i) Public pension fund The term public pension fund (ii) Public infrastructure property The term public infrastructure property (I) Consists of roads, bridges, tunnels, docks, wharves, ports, harbors, airports, rail stations, mass transit or commuting centers, water infrastructure (including sewage, waste water, storm water, and solid waste treatment), heating, cooling, or electric utility production, municipal buildings, or other real or tangible property that is used for an essential government function (within the meaning of section 115). (II) Provides services to the general public or is available for general public use. (III) If rates are charged for use of or services provided by such property, such rates are subject to State or local governmental regulatory or contractual control, limitation, or approval. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to use after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Public infrastructure property not treated as investment property for arbitrage bonds (a) In general Section 148(b) (5) Public infrastructure property not treated as investment-type property The term investment-type property . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to transactions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Strengthening Pensions through Investment in Infrastructure Act This bill modifies the criteria for private activity bonds to specify that the use of public infrastructure property by a public pension fund is not considered a private business use. (The private business use test is one of the tests used to determine if a bond is a taxable private activity bond rather than a tax-exempt bond.) The bill also specifies that public infrastructure property is not considered investment-type property for the purpose of determining whether a bond is a taxable arbitrage bond. (Taxable arbitrage bonds are used to acquire higher yielding investments, or to replace funds which were used directly or indirectly to acquire higher yielding investments.)
Main Street Tax Certainty Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Main Street Tax Certainty Act 2. Deduction for qualified business income made permanent Section 199A

Summary: Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025.)