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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a small partnership exception from certain requirements.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a small partnership exception from certain requirements. 1. Small partnership exception (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 6241 (1) Partnership (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the term partnership (B) Exception for small partnerships (i) In general The term partnership (ii) Election to have subchapter apply A partnership (within the meaning of subparagraph (A)) may for any taxable year elect to have clause (i) not apply. Such election shall apply for such taxable year and all subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to returns filed for partnership taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt small partnerships from certain requirements relating to tax returns. The exception applies to any partnership having 10 or fewer partners, each of whom is an individual (other than a nonresident alien), a C corporation, or an estate of a deceased partner. For the purpose of the exception, a husband and wife (and their estates) must be treated as one partner. The bill allows a partnership to elect to have deficiency procedures apply to the assessment or collection of any underpayment of tax attributable to certain adjustments involving a change in a partner's distributive share of the amount of any partnership item shown on the partnership return.
Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017

To allow travel between the United States and Cuba. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 2. Travel to Cuba On or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and subject to section 3— (1) the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate, directly or indirectly, travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; and (2) any regulation in effect on such date of enactment that prohibits or otherwise regulates travel to or from Cuba by United States citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions, shall cease to have any force or effect. 3. Exceptions Section 2 shall not apply in a case in which the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of United States travelers. 4. Applicability This Act applies to actions taken by the President before the date of the enactment of this Act that are in effect on such date of enactment, and to actions taken on or after such date. 5. Inapplicability The provisions of this Act apply notwithstanding section 102(h) of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 ( 22 U.S.C. 6032(h) 22 U.S.C. 7209(b)

Summary: Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 This bill states that: the President may not prohibit or otherwise regulate travel to or from Cuba by U.S. citizens or legal residents, or any of the transactions incident to such travel, including banking transactions; any regulation in effect on the date of enactment of this Act prohibiting or otherwise regulating such travel or transactions incident to such travel shall cease to have any force or effect; but the prohibitions and requirements of this Act shall not apply if the United States is at war with Cuba, armed hostilities between the two countries are in progress, or there is imminent danger to the public health or the physical safety of U.S. travelers.
Recalled Veterans Protection Act of 2017

To amend title 10, United States Code, to exempt members of the Armed Forces who voluntarily separate from active duty and incur a service-connected disability after being recalled to active duty from the requirement to repay voluntary separation pay. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recalled Veterans Protection Act of 2017 2. Exemption from repayment of voluntary separation pay Section 1175a(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph: (4) This subsection shall not apply to a member who— (A) is involuntarily recalled to active duty or full-time National Guard duty; and (B) in the course of such duty, incurs a service-connected disability (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code). .

Summary: Recalled Veterans Protection Act of 2017 This bill exempts members of the Armed Forces who voluntarily separate from active duty and incur a service-connected disability after being recalled to active duty or full-time National Guard duty from the requirement to repay voluntary separation pay.
Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act

To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Culper Spy Ring was a group of American Revolutionaries who gathered intelligence on British troop movements and fortifications in Manhattan, Long Island, and elsewhere for General George Washington. (2) The Culper Spy Ring is credited with uncovering Benedict Arnold’s conspiracy to surrender West Point to the British and saving the Franco-American alliance by uncovering plans to ambush the French army in Rhode Island. (3) Key locations used by the Culper Spy Ring include— (A) Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay, New York, the home of intelligence operative Robert Townsend; (B) the Arsenal (also known as the Job Sammis House) in Huntington, New York, which was used to store gunpowder during the British occupation of Long Island and the town of Huntington; (C) the Brewster House, a tavern in Setauket, New York, owned by the Brewster family and used to spy on British officers and transfer information to General Washington across the Long Island Sound; and (D) generally, the byways and highways connecting these sites. 3. Designation of the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a) (_) Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail (A) In general The Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail, a trail of approximately 50 miles of village, town, and city streets and New York Route 25A, from Great Neck, New York, along Long Island’s North Shore, through Nassau and Suffolk Counties, to Port Jefferson, New York, following the route generally depicted on the map entitled ___, numbered ___, and dated ___. (B) Availability of map The map described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate office of the Secretary. (C) Administration In cooperation with the Secretary, the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail designated by this paragraph shall be administered by the North Shore Promotion Alliance, an organization described in section 501(c)(6) .

Summary: Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail Designation Act This bill designates the trail comprised of 50 miles of village, town, and city streets and New York Route 25A, from Great Neck, New York, along Long Island's North Shore, through Nassau and Suffolk Counties, to Port Jefferson, New York, as the Washington Spy Ring National Historic Trail. The trail shall be administered by the North Shore Promotion Alliance.
HEAT Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for expensing of qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property for certain taxpayers and accelerated cost recovery for such property for other taxpayers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HVAC Expensing and Technology Act of 2017 HEAT Act of 2017 2. Expensing and accelerated cost recovery for qualified efficient heating and air-conditioning property (a) Expensing Section 179(f) (1) in paragraph (2), in subparagraph (B) by striking and , and (D) qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property. , and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property For purposes of this subsection: (A) In general The term qualified energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property (i) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable, (ii) which is installed as part of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems, and (iii) which is within the scope of Standard 90.1–2007. (B) Standard 90.1–2007 The term Standard 90.1–2007 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with respect to property placed in service after December 31, 2017.

Summary: HVAC Expensing and Technology Act of 2017 or the HEAT Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow expensing and accelerated cost recovery for certain energy efficient heating and air-conditioning property. The bill applies to certain real property: (1) with respect to which depreciation (or amortization in lieu of depreciation) is allowable; (2) which is installed as part of the heating, cooling, ventilation, and hot water systems; and (3) which is within the scope of specified standards of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers and the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
Women Inventor Development and Equality Act

To amend chapter 11 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Women Inventor Development and Equality Act 2. Collection of demographic information for patent applications (a) Amendment Chapter 11 124. Collection of demographic information for patent applications (a) Voluntary collection The Director shall provide for the collection of demographic information (including gender, race, and ethnicity) related to an inventor with an application for patent, that may be submitted voluntarily by that inventor. (b) Access to information Any information submitted under subsection (a) shall be kept confidential and separate from the application for patent. The Director shall establish appropriate procedures to ensure the confidentiality of any information submitted under subsection (a) and to ensure that demographic information is not included when the application for patent is reviewed. (c) Publication of demographic information (1) Report required Not later than January 31 of each year, the Director shall publish a report that includes the following: (A) The total number of patent applications filed during the previous year dis­ag­gre­gated by demographic information and by class number and title. (B) The total number of patents issued during the previous year disaggregated by demographic information and by class number and title. (2) Privacy Any personally identifying information may not be included in the report described in paragraph (1). If any information that is required to be included in the report would be personally identifying information, such information shall be excluded from the report. (3) Format The report described in paragraph (1) shall be made available in a format that allows the demographic information to be cross-tabulated to review subgroups. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 11 124. Collection of demographic information for patent applications. .

Summary: Women Inventor Development and Equality Act This bill directs the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to collect and publish demographic information (including gender, race, and ethnicity) that is voluntarily submitted by inventors who apply for patents.
Home Visiting Works Act of 2017

To amend title V of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Visiting Works Act of 2017 2. Continuing evidence-based home visiting program Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 711(j)(1) (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking and (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (I) for fiscal year 2018, $600,000,000; (J) for fiscal year 2019, $600,000,000; (K) for fiscal year 2020, $700,000,000; (L) for fiscal year 2021, $700,000,000; and (M) for fiscal year 2022, $800,000,000. . 3. Reservation for Indian Tribes Section 511(j)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 711(j)(2)(A) 3 percent 6 percent 4. Exemption from spending reduction Section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 255(h) Grants to States for Medicaid (75–0512–0–1–551). The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (075–0321). .

Summary: Home Visiting Works Act of 2017 This bill reauthorizes through FY2022 the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration. In addition, the bill increases, from 3% to 6%, the percentage of program funds set aside for Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Finally, the bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt the program from sequestration.
Border Protection Fund Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to allow the use of the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund to finance United States border security measures, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Protection Fund Act 2. Department of Justice asset forfeiture fund Section 524(c) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (12) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection the Attorney General shall by rule provide for the following: (A) The Attorney General will deposit any unobligated balance of forfeited cash, monetary instruments, or commodity money derived from civil forfeitures, or criminal judgements, relating to the illicit trafficking of weapons, persons, or narcotics, from the Department of Justice Asset Forfeiture Fund in to a special subfund, to be known as the Border Protection Fund and hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as the BP Fund. (B) Upon request by the head of the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Attorney General may provide money from the BP fund for any of the following purposes: (i) Construction and maintenance of physical barriers along the United States border. (ii) Construction and maintenance of virtual fencing measures along the border as cited in the Secure Fence Act as amended. (iii) Purchase, maintenance, and operation of unmanned aircraft systems to monitor national boundaries. (iv) Compensation to Federal law enforcement for any overtime work conducted during the course of their work. (v) Compensation to foreign governments for any expenses incurred while assisting the United States during joint border protection endeavors. (C) Upon request by the head of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General may provide money from the BP fund for purposes of combating drug addiction through Federal treatment and recovery programs and initiatives. (D) The presiding Federal trial court judge, in their discretion, of any criminal case relating to the illicit trafficking of weapons, persons, or narcotics, may order that any fines imposed during sentencing be directed to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit into the BP Fund. (E) Notwithstanding subsections 524(c)(12)(B)(iv) and (v), funds released from the BP Fund may not be used for reimbursement purposes. .

Summary: Border Protection Fund Act This bill amends the federal judicial code to direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to deposit certain unobligated balances from the DOJ Assets Forfeiture Fund into a special subfund—the Border Protection Fund—to provide money: (1) to construct and maintain physical barriers and other measures along the U.S. border, and (2) to combat drug addiction through federal treatment and recovery programs and initiatives.
To prohibit the use of funds to return certain property and interests in property to the Government of the Russian Federation.

To prohibit the use of funds to return certain property and interests in property to the Government of the Russian Federation. 1. Prohibition on use of funds to return certain property and interests in property to the Government of the Russian Federation No funds made available to the Department of State or any other department or agency may be used to return to the Government of the Russian Federation property and interests in property of such Government that are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13694 (2015) as amended by Executive Order 13757 (2017).

Summary: This bill prohibits funds made available to the Department of State or any other agency from being used to return to the government of the Russian Federation property and interests in property of such government that are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13694, as amended by Executive Order 13757. Such executive orders relate to blocking property of certain persons engaging in significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.
WIC Improvement Act

To amend the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children to cover certain vitamins. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WIC Improvement Act 2. Eligibility to purchase certain vitamins under the WIC program Section 17(b)(14) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(b)(14) (1) by striking (14) Supplemental foods (14) Supplemental foods; multivitamin dietary supplements (A) Supplemental foods The term supplemental foods ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Multivitamin dietary supplement The term multivitamin dietary supplement (i) labeled in accordance with part 101 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of the WIC Improvement Act (ii) that increases the availability of low-cost, high nutrient alternatives for the population served by the program authorized by this section. .

Summary: WIC Improvement Act This bill amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to permit certain multivitamin dietary supplements to be purchased under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program. The bill applies to multivitamin dietary supplements that are: (1) labeled in accordance with specified federal regulations; and (2) increase the availability of low-cost, high nutrient alternatives for the population served by WIC.
Downwinders Compensation Act of 2017

To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Downwinders Compensation Act of 2017 2. Inclusion under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2210 Public Law 101–426 (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by striking that portion of (B) by striking that consists of townships 13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71 (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting all acreage in any county all or part of which is located in that part

Summary: Downwinders Compensation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to expand eligibility for restitution relating to atmospheric nuclear testing to individuals who were present, during the periods of testing, in any part of Clark County, Nevada, or any part of any county in Arizona that has a part north of the Grand Canyon.
No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017

To require the President to convert private businesses and investments in order to prevent conflicts of interest under Federal law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017 2. Conversion of President’s assets to avoid conflict of interest (a) In general In order to ensure that no financial conflict of interest exists, immediately after assuming office the President, acting in the interests of the American people, shall convert any private businesses and investments owned or held by the President into cash. (b) Permissible assets Upon converting such private businesses and investments pursuant to subsection (a), the President shall purchase Treasury bills, notes, or bonds, widely diversified mutual funds, or any other holding that does not give rise to a financial conflict of interest. (c) Application The requirements of this section shall no longer apply after the date on which the President leaves office. (d) Definition of private businesses and investments In this section, the term private businesses and investments (1) Real estate properties and ventures, including— (A) golf courses; (B) hotels; (C) resorts and spas; or (D) casinos. (2) For-profit education systems. (3) Modeling management agencies, including production companies of beauty pageants. (4) Reality television and network affiliations. (5) Retail and consumer products. (6) Any other private businesses or investments listed in the President’s financial disclosure reports, including any report under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978. 3. Violations A violation of this Act shall constitute a high crime and misdemeanor for the purposes of article II, section 4 of the Constitution of the United States.

Summary: No Conflict of Interest Presidency Act of 2017 This bill requires the President: (1) immediately after assuming office, to convert any private businesses and investments owned or held by the President into cash; and (2) upon making such conversion, to purchase Treasury bills, notes, or bonds, widely diversified mutual funds, or any other holding that does not give rise to a financial conflict of interest. A violation of this bill shall constitute a high crime and misdemeanor under the U.S. Constitution.