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Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a pilot project under which no more than 3 sponsors agree to evaluate the psychological and social distress experienced by patients participating in a clinical trial, conducted by the respective sponsor, of a drug or biological product that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017 2. Pilot project for evaluation of psychological and social distress experienced by patients in certain clinical trials (a) In general The Secretary shall carry out a pilot project under which— (1) no more than 3 sponsors each agree to evaluate— (A) the psychological and social distress experienced by patients participating in a qualified clinical trial, conducted by the respective sponsor, of a drug or biological product that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition; and (B) the effects of providing psychological and social support to any such patients showing signs of distress on the primary outcome measures in the clinical trial; and (2) the Secretary waives the fee that would otherwise apply under section 736(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379h(a)(1) (b) Selection The Secretary shall select the sponsors referred to in subsection (a) on a competitive basis not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Meeting The Secretary shall grant at least one meeting to each sponsor selected under subsection (b) for the specific purpose of discussing the activities to be carried out by the sponsor pursuant to this Act. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) The term biological product 42 U.S.C. 262 (2) The term drug 21 U.S.C. 321 (3) The term human drug application 21 U.S.C. 379g (4) The term qualified clinical trial (5) The term Secretary (6) The term sponsor

Summary: Patient Experience in Research Act of 2017 This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration to carry out a pilot project under which sponsors of new drugs or biological products agree to evaluate: (1) the distress experienced by patients in clinical trials for medications intended to treat a serious condition, and (2) the effects of providing support to distressed patients on the outcome of a clinical trial. The user fee is waived for new drug applications that include data from such an evaluation.
ZZZ's to A's Act

To direct the Secretary of Education to conduct a study to determine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ZZZ’s to A’s Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Secretary of Education has not formally issued policy guidance on school start times. (2) Numerous local educational agencies have recently changed or are considering changing school start times in an effort to improve adolescent health, well-being, and performance. 3. Study and report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Education shall— (1) conduct a study, directly or through the award of a grant or contract, to examine the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance that— (A) provides a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence relating to school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance; (B) compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and (C) evaluates factors that contribute to or affect school start times; and (2) submit to Congress a report that describes— (A) the findings of the study; and (B) any recommendations of the Secretary based on such findings. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Local educational agency The term local educational agency 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) Performance The term performance (3) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: ZZZ's to A's Act This bill directs the Department of Education (ED) to conduct a study that: examines the relationship between school start times and adolescent health, well-being, and performance; comprehensively reviews the scientific evidence relating to that relationship; compares adolescent health, well-being, and performance among local educational agencies with different school start times; and evaluates factors that contribute to, or affect, school start times. ED shall report its findings and recommendations to Congress.
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022.

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from revising the approved oil and gas leasing program for fiscal years 2017 through 2022. 1. Prohibition on revising approved 2017–2022 oil and gas leasing program The Secretary of the Interior shall not revise the approved oil and gas leasing program for the period of fiscal years 2017 through 2022 prepared under section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 2017–2022 Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Proposed Final Program

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior from revising the approved Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022. (Interior approved the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's proposed final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for FY2017-FY2022 on January 17, 2017.)
Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the polar bear population is currently at 20,000 to 25,000 bears, up from as low as 5,000 to 10,000 bears in the 1950s and 1960s. (2) A 2002 United States Geological Survey of wildlife in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain noted that the polar bear populations may now be near historic highs (3) A permit fee for importing polar bears will invigorate the public-private funding partnership for the United States-Russian Polar Bear Conservation Fund. (4) TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, has stated both that the global population of Polar Bears is not small and the species’ area of distribution is not restricted, [t]rade does not appear to be a significant threat to the species. (5) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/Species Survival Commission (SSC) Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG), has stated that further trade restrictions on the polar bear are unlikely to confer a conservation benefit, and could have a negative impact on socioeconomic systems as well as domestic and international partnerships (6) The International Union for Conservation of Nature has found that hunting is a form of wildlife use that, when well-managed, may assist in furthering conservation objectives by creating the revenue and economic incentives for the management and conservation of the target species and its habitat, as well as supporting local livelihoods 3. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is amended— (1) in section 101(a)(3)(B) ( 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(3)(B) or under section 104(c)(5) of this title paragraph (5) of this subsection (2) in section 102(b)(3) ( 16 U.S.C. 1372(b)(3) , except that this paragraph does not prohibit the importation of polar bear parts under a permit issued under section 104(c)(5) of this title

Summary: Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear parts taken legally in sport hunts in Canada.
Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act

To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act 2. Program for provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 ( 38 U.S.C. 1710 (1) by inserting “(1)” before “The program”; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 2014, and at all medical centers by not later than December 31, 2018. . 3. Expanded chiropractor services available to veterans (a) Medical Services Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) Chiropractic services. . (b) Rehabilitative Services Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting “chiropractic,” after “counseling,”. (c) Preventive Health Services Paragraph (9) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F): (F) periodic and preventative chiropractic examinations and services; .

Summary: Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act This bill amends the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 to require a program under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provides chiropractic care and services to veterans through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers and clinics to be carried out at: (1) no fewer than 75 medical centers by December 31, 2014, and (2) all medical centers by December 31, 2018. Chiropractic examinations and services are included within required VA medical, rehabilitative, and preventive health care services.
Coastal Economies Protection Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to place a ten-year moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities on the Outer Continental Shelf in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas and in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coastal Economies Protection Act 2. Moratorium on oil and gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the outer continental shelf Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 (i) Moratorium on oil and natural gas preleasing, leasing, and related activities in certain areas of the outer continental shelf (1) Moratorium Effective during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on June 30, 2027, the Secretary shall not offer for leasing, preleasing, or any related activity on the following geographic areas of the outer Continental Shelf: (A) The North Atlantic planning area. (B) The Mid-Atlantic planning area. (C) The South Atlantic planning area. (D) The Straits of Florida Planning Area. (E) The area of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico described in section 104(a) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (title I of division C of Public Law 109–432 43 U.S.C. 1331 (2) Limitation on effect Nothing in this subsection affects any right under any lease issued under this Act before the date of the enactment of this subsection. .

Summary: Coastal Economies Protection Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management from offering any tract for oil and gas leasing or preleasing until June 30, 2027, in the following areas: the North Atlantic planning area, the Mid-Atlantic planning area, the South Atlantic planning area, the Straits of Florida planning area, or the Eastern Gulf of Mexico planning area that is within 125 miles of the coastline of Florida.
HOME Act

To clarify that nonprofit organizations may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act HOME Act 2. Exemption from Truth in Lending Act Section 129E(i) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639e(i) (4) Rule of construction related to appraisal donations For purposes of paragraph (1), if a fee appraiser voluntarily donates appraisal services to an organization described in section 170(c)(2) . January 29, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: TITLE I--HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES MADE EASIER (Sec. 101) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization that is eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions to be customary and reasonable. TITLE II--EXPANDING ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR RURAL JOB CREATORS (Sec. 201) The bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses. TITLE III--SENIOR SAFE (Sec. 301) The bill extends immunity from liability to certain individuals who, in good faith and with reasonable care, disclose the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen to a regulatory or law-enforcement agency. Specifically, this immunity shall apply to certain credit-union, depository-institution, investment-adviser, broker-dealer, transfer-agency, insurance-company, and insurance-agency employees who have received specified training related to identifying and reporting the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen. Similarly, the employing financial institution shall not be liable with respect to disclosures made by such employees. (Sec. 302) The bill allows financial institutions and third-party entities to offer training related to the suspected financial exploitation of a senior citizen to specified employees. The bill provides guidance regarding the content, timing, and record-maintenance requirements of such training.
ADVANCE Act

To require that certain standards for commercial driver’s licenses applicable to former members of the armed services or reserves also apply to current members of the armed services or reserves. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act ADVANCE Act 2. Commercial driver’s license standards for service members and veterans Section 31305(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Veteran operators Service Members, Reservists, and Veterans (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking subparagraph (A) during subparagraph (A)— (i) while serving in the armed forces or reserve components; and (ii) during ; and (3) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting current or former June 23, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Active Duty Voluntary Acquisition of Necessary Credentials for Employment Act or the ADVANCE Act (Sec. 2) This bill applies commercial driver's license standards for former members of the Armed Forces or reserves to current members of the Armed Forces or reserves. The bill allows such covered individuals who have experience in driving vehicles similar to a commercial motor vehicle while serving in the Armed Forces or reserves to apply for an exemption from all or a portion of federal commercial motor vehicle driving test requirements.
Free Credit Score Act of 2017

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require certain consumer reporting agencies to include a credit score when providing consumers with a free annual consumer report. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Credit Score Act of 2017 2. Inclusion of credit score with free annual report The Fair Credit Reporting Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1681 (1) in section 609(a)(1)(B), by inserting before the period the following: , except as required under section 612(a)(1)(D) (2) in section 612(a)(1), by adding at the end the following: (D) Inclusion of credit score A consumer reporting agency that provides a consumer report to a consumer pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall also provide such consumer with a credit score (as defined under section 609(f)). .

Summary: Free Credit Score Act of 2017 This bill amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require nationwide consumer reporting agencies to include the consumer's credit score when furnishing a consumer with a free annual report.
Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act

To provide for greater transparency and information with respect to Federal expenditures under the Medicaid and CHIP programs in the territories of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act 2. Publication of information on Federal expenditures under Medicaid and CHIP in the territories Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall publish, and periodically update, on the Internet site of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services information on Medicaid and CHIP carried out in the territories of the United States. Such information shall include, with respect to each such territory— (1) the income levels established by the territory for purposes of eligibility of an individual to receive medical assistance under Medicaid or child health assistance under CHIP; (2) the number of individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in such territory; (3) any State plan amendments in effect to carry out Medicaid or CHIP in such territory; (4) any waiver of the requirements of title XIX or title XXI issued by the Secretary to carry out Medicaid or CHIP in the territory, including a waiver under section 1115 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1315 (5) the amount of the Federal and non-Federal share of expenditures under Medicaid and CHIP in such territory; (6) the systems in place for the furnishing of health care items and services under Medicaid and CHIP in such territory; (7) the design of CHIP in such territory; and (8) other information regarding the carrying out of Medicaid and CHIP in the territory that is published on such Internet site with respect to carrying out Medicaid and CHIP in each State and the District of Columbia. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) CHIP The term CHIP (2) Medicaid The term Medicaid (3) Territory The term territory of the United States

Summary: Medicaid and CHIP Territory Transparency and Information Act This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to publish on its website, and periodically update, specified information related to federal expenditures under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in each of the U.S. territories.
Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act

To authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice to award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking and to provide classroom curricula to students on how to avoid becoming victims of labor and sex trafficking. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act 2. Grants for training school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking (a) In general The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice may award grants to local educational agencies to establish, expand, and support programs— (1) to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor trafficking and sex trafficking; and (2) to provide classroom curricula to students on how to avoid becoming victims of labor trafficking and sex trafficking. (b) Program requirements A program funded through a grant under this section shall include— (1) training on— (A) indicators that an individual is a victim or potential victim of labor trafficking or sex trafficking; (B) options and procedures for referring such an individual, as appropriate, to— (i) information on such trafficking; and (ii) legal, social, and health services for victims of such trafficking; (C) reporting requirements and procedures in accordance with applicable Federal and State law; and (D) how to administer classroom curricula provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2); and (2) a plan, developed and implemented in consultation with local law enforcement authorities, to ensure the safety of school staff reporting such trafficking. (c) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall give priority to local educational agencies serving a high-intensity child sex trafficking area. (d) Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA terms The terms elementary school local educational agency other staff secondary school 20 U.S.C. 7801 (2) High-intensity child sex trafficking area The term high-intensity child sex trafficking area (3) Labor trafficking The term labor trafficking 22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(B) (4) School staff The term school staff (5) Sex trafficking The term sex trafficking 22 U.S.C. 7102(9)(A)

Summary: Empowering Educators to Prevent Trafficking Act This bill authorizes the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local educational agencies: (1) to train school staff to recognize and respond to signs of labor and sex trafficking, and (2) to provide classroom curricula to students on how to avoid becoming victims of labor and sex trafficking.
Federal Refrigerant Management and Stewardship Act of 2017

To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Refrigerant Management and Stewardship Act of 2017 2. Promoting use of reclaimed refrigerants in public buildings (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall issue guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants to service existing equipment in public buildings. (b) Preference The guidance issued under subsection (a) shall give preference to the use of reclaimed refrigerants if— (1) the refrigerant has been reclaimed by an individual or entity that is certified under the laboratory certification program of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute; and (2) the price of the reclaimed refrigerant does not exceed the price of a newly manufactured refrigerant.

Summary: Federal Refrigerant Management and Stewardship Act of 2017 This bill directs the General Services Administration to issue guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants to service existing equipment in public buildings. Such guidance shall give preference to the use of reclaimed refrigerants if: (1) the refrigerant has been reclaimed by an individual or entity that is certified under the laboratory certification program of the Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute; and (2) the price of the reclaimed refrigerant does not exceed the price of a newly manufactured refrigerant.