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Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2017

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to apportionments to States for certain highway programs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2017 2. Calculation of amounts Section 104(c)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The initial amounts (i) General rule Except as provided in clause (ii), the initial amounts ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Special rule for fiscal years 2018 through 2020 (I) In general Notwithstanding clause (i), for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, the initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 95 percent, but not more than 105 percent, of the sum of— (aa) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; plus (bb) an amount which bears the same ratio to the General Fund transfer amount for the applicable fiscal year as— (AA) the aggregate of amounts collected in such State under the Federal internal revenue laws (other than the taxes and penalties described in section 9503(b) (BB) the aggregate of amounts collected in all States under such Federal internal revenue laws in such fiscal year. (II) Total apportionment After the adjustment described in subclause (I), the amount for each State determined under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 shall be adjusted by a single multiplicative factor to ensure that the total amount apportioned will not be affected by this clause. (III) General Fund transfer amount defined In this clause, the term General Fund transfer amount section 9503(f)(8)(A) (aa) the amount authorized for appropriation under section 1101(a)(1) of the FAST Act for that fiscal year; bears to (bb) the aggregate amount authorized for appropriation under section 1101(a)(1) of the FAST Act for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020. .

Summary: Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2017 This bill revises the methodology for apportioning federal highway funds among states for each of FY2018-FY2020. Specifically, the bill adjusts each state's apportionment based not only on certain tax payments attributable to highway users in the state, but also on other federal taxes collected in the state relative to such taxes collected in all states. The bill also caps the apportionment that each state may receive.
To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.

To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual. 1. Master water control manual revision Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual, and any related regulations, to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.

Summary: This bill directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revise the Missouri Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual and any related regulations to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.
Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act

To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents of Puerto Rico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act 2. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties (a) Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico Section 1837(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395p(f)(3) , exclusive of Puerto Rico (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals whose initial enrollment period under section 1837(d) of the Social Security Act begins on or after the first day of the effective month, specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1839(j)(1)(C) of such Act, as added by subsection (c)(2).

Summary: Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equality Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to automatically enroll eligible residents of Puerto Rico in Medicare's medical insurance program. Under current law, automatic enrollment applies to eligible residents of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico.
TRUMPED Act of 2017

To require reimbursement from certain public officials whose travel results in unusual costs relating to protection of those officials, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayers Require Urgent Mandatory Protection from Egregious Debt Act of 2017 TRUMPED Act of 2017 2. Reimbursement required In the case of any person who the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, if that person travels to any real property in which that person or the spouse of that person has any ownership interest (including any licensing agreement) for any period of time longer than 24 hours— (1) each State or unit of local government wherein the real property is located may recover, in a civil action against the person accorded such protection, any costs incurred by such State or unit of local government in connection with the provision of such protection; and (2) if any business that is near that property is significantly adversely affected by the provision of such protection, that business may bring an action for appropriate relief against the person accorded such protection. 3. Report Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the U.S. Secret Service shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate detailing the costs of protecting those granted protection under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, since January 20, 2017, for visits to real property lasting longer than 24 hours in which they or a spouse have an ownership interest. 4. Sovereign immunity The sovereign immunity of the United States is hereby waived to the extent required to enable recovery in an action under section 2.

Summary: Taxpayers Require Urgent Mandatory Protection from Egregious Debt Act of 2017 or the TRUMPED Act of 2017 This bill allows state and local governments to recover their costs for providing protection to government officials and other individuals allowed Secret Service protection who travel to those jurisdictions for a period of more than 24 hours to visit real property in which such officials or individuals, or their spouses, have any ownership interest. The bill also grants a recovery right to any business that is significantly adversely affected by the provision of such protection. The Secret Service shall report to the homeland security committees of Congress detailing the costs of protecting officials and individuals granted such protection since January 20, 2017. The bill waives the sovereign immunity of the United States ito the extent required to enable the recovery of costs allowed by this bill.
Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences referred to in subsection (b) pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. . September 5, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act (Sec. 2) This bill adjusts the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site in Arkansas to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, which consist of 1.47 acres of specified land. The Department of the Interior may enter into separate cooperative agreements with the owners of such residences to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance for the preservation and interpretation of their properties. Such an agreement must include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties except by mutual agreement.
Community Reentry Act of 2017

To amend title 18, United States Code, to encourage the placement of released Federal prisoners in residential reentry centers near their homes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Reentry Act of 2017 2. Prerelease custody Section 3624(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subject to the availability of appropriations and of bed space availability, the Director shall place a prisoner in a residential reentry center that is within 50 miles of the prisoner’s previous or anticipated permanent legal address.

Summary: Community Reentry Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify requirements with respect to the pre-release placement of inmates in residential reentry centers. Specifically, it adds a requirement for the Bureau of Prisons to place a prisoner in a residential reentry center that is within 50 miles of the prisoner's permanent legal address, subject to bed space availability.
Reducing Gangs and Recidivism Act of 2017

To direct the Attorney General to establish metrics and standards to determine the effectiveness in the programs of the Department of Justice in combating gangs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Gangs and Recidivism Act of 2017 2. Technical assistance The Director shall provide technical assistance to States in implementing best practices for States receiving grants under a program of the Department of Justice, a purpose of which is to combat gangs. 3. Establishment of metrics to measure DOJ effectiveness in combating gangs (a) Establishment The Attorney General shall establish metrics and standards to measure the effectiveness of the programs of the Department of Justice in combating gangs. (b) Report Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report describing the effectiveness of the programs referred to in subsection (a) using the metrics developed pursuant to that subsection. 4. BJS report on recidivism Part C of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3731 305. Report on recidivism Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on recidivism. .

Summary: Reducing Gangs and Recidivism Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to report to Congress on recidivism. Additionally, the bill directs the BJS to provide technical assistance for states to implement best practices to combat gangs. DOJ must also evaluate and report to Congress on the effectiveness of DOJ programs in combating gangs.
HOMES Act of 2017

To provide for statutes of limitations for certain civil actions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halting Of Mortgage Exploitation of Servicemembers Act of 2017 HOMES Act of 2017 2. Statutes of limitations for civil actions under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (a) Enforcement by Attorney General Section 801 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4041 (d) Statute of limitations Any action under subsection (a) shall be commenced not later than ten years after the date on which the alleged violation occurs. . (b) Private right of action Section 802 of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4042 (c) Statute of limitations Any action commenced under this section shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within ten years after the right of action first accrues. .

Summary: Halting Of Mortgage Exploitation of Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the HOMES Act of 2017 This bill amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to establish a 10-year statute of limitations for civil actions for violations of such Act brought by the Department of Justice or by a private party.
Renew Act of 2017

To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders under age 25 an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renew Act of 2017 2. Lowering the age for expungement of certain convictions for simple possession of controlled substances by nonviolent young offenders Section 3607(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking less than twenty-one less than twenty-five

Summary: Renew Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to modify expungement eligibility criteria for certain first-time drug offenders. Specifically, it broadens eligibility to allow the expungement of certain records related to a first-time drug possession offense committed before age 25 (currently, before age 21).
Anchorages Away Act

To prohibit the Coast Guard from establishing any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, until it reports to the Congress on the potential impact of such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List and to critical habitat. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anchorages Away Act 2. Report on the potential impact of increasing anchorage grounds along the Hudson River, New York The Coast Guard may not establish any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, before the date on which the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating submits a report to the Congress on the potential impact of such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 16 U.S.C. 1531

Summary: Anchorages Away Act This bill prohibits the U.S. Coast Guard from establishing any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, until it submits a report to Congress on the potential impact of increasing such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 and to areas designated as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017

To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017 2. Inclusion of all funds (a) In general Section 5326 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by striking coin and currency (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking subtitle and subtitle or to (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking United States coins or currency (or such other monetary instruments as the Secretary may describe in such order) funds (as the Secretary may describe in such order), (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking coins or currency (or monetary instruments) funds (B) in paragraph (2), by striking coins or currency (or such other monetary instruments as the Secretary may describe in the regulation or order) funds (as the Secretary may describe in the regulation or order) (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 53 coin and currency

Summary: Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017 This bill revises the authority of the Department of the Treasury to issue an order imposing recordkeeping and reporting requirements upon financial institutions and nonfinancial trade or business groups in certain geographic areas regarding transactions for the payment, receipt, or transfer of U.S. coins or currency (or other monetary instruments as Treasury may describe in an order). Specifically, a Treasury order for recordkeeping and reporting may include any funds (not just U.S. coins or currency) involved in such transactions.
Military Child Educational Freedom Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Military Child Educational Freedom Act 2. Special rule for home schools of active duty military (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) (C) Special rule for home schools of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States For purposes of clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), if either the taxpayer or the spouse of the taxpayer is serving on extended active duty (within the meaning of section 32(c)(4)) in the Armed Forces of the United States at the time the expense is incurred, the terms public, private, or religious school school . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Military Child Educational Freedom Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to tax-exempt Coverdell education savings accounts, to permit members of the Armed Forces serving on extended active duty to use the accounts for certain education expenses incurred in connection with a home school that provides elementary or secondary education and is treated under state law as a home school or a private school.
Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017 2. Clarifications regarding scope of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (a) Clarification regarding definition of rights and benefits Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) The term (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Any procedural protections or provisions set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a right or benefit subject to the protection of this chapter. . (b) Clarification regarding relation to other law and plans for agreements Section 4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unenforceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim subjected to arbitration. (2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall not be considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment. .

Summary: Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017 This bill amends the Uniformed Services Employment Rights Act of 1994 to: (1) consider procedural protections or provisions under such Act concerning employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services to be a right or benefit subject to the protection of such Act, and (2) make any agreement to arbitrate a claim under such provisions unenforceable unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim subjected to arbitration. Consent shall not be considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of such provisions as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment.