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Stop Pay for Members Act

To provide that Members of Congress shall be paid last whenever the Treasury is unable to satisfy the obligations of the United States Government in a timely manner because the public debt limit has been reached. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Pay for Members Act 2. Members of Congress to be paid last (a) In general In the event that the public debt of the United States Government reaches the public debt limit, the obligation to pay basic pay of Members of Congress may not be satisfied until— (1) all other obligations of the United States Government which are then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the Treasury to satisfy the obligations of the United States Government in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise. (b) Consent Each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with subsection (a) shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as such a Member during the period covered by the payment. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act— (1) the term public debt limit (2) the term Member of Congress 2 U.S.C. 4501

Summary: Stop Pay for Members Act This bill declares that the obligation to pay the basic pay of Members of Congress may not be satisfied if the U.S. public debt reaches the public debt limit until: (1) all other obligations of the U.S. government then due have been satisfied; or (2) if earlier, the ability of the Treasury to satisfy such obligations in a timely manner is restored, whether by an increase in the public debt limit or otherwise. Each Member of Congress consents and agrees that payment of basic pay in accordance with this bill shall constitute a full and complete discharge and acquittance of all claims and demands for service as a Member during the period covered by the payment.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate the District of Columbia as an empowerment zone.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to designate the District of Columbia as an empowerment zone. 1. District of Columbia treated as empowerment zone (a) In general Section 1391(b)(2) There shall be treated as an empowerment zone designated under this section so much of the District of Columbia as would result in the largest area within DC meeting the eligibility requirements for designation under 1391. Deemed treatment under the preceding sentence shall not be taken into account in determining the number of empowerment zones which may be designated under this section. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to periods beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to designate an empowerment zone in the District of Columbia. (Empowerment zones are federally designated geographic areas where certain federal tax incentives and grants are allowed to increase investment and employment.)
To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing. 1. Making permanent authority to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing Paragraph (1) of section 2044(e) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) The amounts that are appropriated to carry out such subsections for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter. .

Summary: This bill makes permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing.
ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017

To amend the America COMPETES Act to reauthorize the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA–E), and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ARPA–E Reauthorization Act of 2017 2. ARPA–E amendments Section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act ( 42 U.S.C. 16538 (1) by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: (n) Protection of proprietary information The following categories of information collected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy from recipients of financial assistance awards shall be considered privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United States Code: (1) Plans for commercialization of technologies developed under the award, including business plans, technology to market plans, market studies, and cost and performance models. (2) Investments provided to an awardee from third parties, such as venture capital, hedge fund, or private equity firms, including amounts and percentage of ownership of the awardee provided in return for such investments. (3) Additional financial support that the awardee plans to invest or has invested into the technology developed under the award, or that the awardee is seeking from third parties. (4) Revenue from the licensing or sale of new products or services resulting from the research conducted under the award. ; and (2) in paragraph (2) of subsection (o), as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section, by— (A) striking and (B) striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a semicolon; and (C) adding at the end the following: (F) $330,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; (G) $337,365,000 for fiscal year 2019; (H) $354,233,250 for fiscal year 2020; (I) $371,944,913 for fiscal year 2021; and (J) $390,542,158 for fiscal year 2022. .

Summary: ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the AMERICA Competes Act to declare that the following categories of information collected by the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from recipients of ARPA-E financial assistance awards are considered privileged and confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act: plans for the commercialization of technologies that have been developed under the award, investments provided to an awardee from third parties, additional financial support that the awardee plans to invest or has invested into the technology developed under the award or that the awardee is seeking from third parties, and revenue from the licensing or sale of new products or services resulting from the research that was conducted under the award. The bill reauthorizes the ARPA-E through FY2022.
Student and Families Tax Reduction Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student and Families Tax Reduction Act 2. Permanent extension of deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses (a) In general Section 222 (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Student and Families Tax Reduction Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permanently extend the tax deduction for qualified tuition and related expenses.
Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017

To establish an additional fund in the Treasury to reimburse costs incurred by terrestrial radio stations as a result of the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017 2. Radio Consumer Protection Fund (a) Establishment There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Radio Consumer Protection Fund (b) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Radio Consumer Protection Fund such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the Radio Consumer Protection Fund. (c) Purposes; availability of funds Amounts in the Radio Consumer Protection Fund shall be available to the Commission to make any payments to a broadcast radio station for costs that the station incurred resulting from the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum authorized under section 6403(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1452(b) (d) Limitation Amounts made available to the Commission under subsection (c) shall be available until the end of fiscal year 2022. (e) Unused funds returned to the general fund of the treasury If any amounts remain in the Radio Consumer Protection Fund after the end of fiscal year 2022, the Secretary shall transfer such amounts to the general fund of the Treasury. 3. Expedited consideration of applications The Commission shall expedite consideration and approval of applications from licensees of broadcast radio stations seeking to obtain special temporary authority to continue broadcasting during the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum authorized under section 6403(b) of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 ( 47 U.S.C. 1452(b) 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Broadcast radio station The term broadcast radio station 47 U.S.C. 151 (2) Commission The term Commission (3) Secretary The term Secretary

Summary: Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Radio Consumer Protection Fund through FY2022 to make payments to a broadcast radio station for costs that the station incurred resulting from the reorganization of the broadcast television spectrum. The Federal Communications Commission shall expedite applications from broadcast radio station licensees seeking to obtain special temporary authority to continue broadcasting during the reorganization.
Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2017

To transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from the United States Army Corps of Engineers to the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, to take such lands into trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2017 2. Land to be taken into trust (a) In general Subject to all valid existing rights, all right, title, and interest (including improvements and appurtenances) of the United States in and to the Federal lands described in subsection (b), the Federal lands are declared to be part of the Winnebago Reservation created by the Treaty between the United States and the Winnebago Tribe in 1865 and shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska subject to the same terms and conditions as those lands described in the Treaty with the Winnebago Tribe, 1865 (14 Stat. 671). (b) Federal lands described The Federal lands described in this subsection are as follows: (1) That portion of Tract No. 119, the description of which is filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Western Division), Civil Case No. 70–C–3015–W, executed May 11, 1973, said tract being situated in Section 8 and the accretion land thereto, the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, the West Half of Section 16, the East Half of Section 17, Township 86 North, Range 47 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Woodbury County, Iowa, lying Easterly of the Nebraska/Iowa State Line and Southerly of the Eastern extension of the North line of the Winnebago Reservation. (2) All of Tract 210, in Iowa, the description of which is filed in a Federal condemnation action in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa (Western Division), in Civil Case No. 70–C–3015–W. (3) All of Tract 113, in Iowa, the description of which is filed in a Federal condemnation action in U.S. District Court for the State of Nebraska, in Civil Case No. 70–C–03498. 3. Effective date This Act shall be effective on the date it is enacted.

Summary: Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2017 This bill takes specified federal land in Iowa into trust for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The land becomes part of the tribe's reservation.
Student Exchange Program Parity Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the 1-year limitation on the period of time an alien may be accorded nonimmigrant status to study at a public secondary school, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Exchange Program Parity Act 2. Purpose The purposes of this Act are as follows: (1) To make equal the length of time a public secondary school and a private secondary school may enroll a foreign exchange student. (2) To benefit cultural exchange between the United States and students from abroad. (3) To emphasize that visiting foreign public secondary school students must reimburse local educational agencies for the full cost of their education while in the United States. 3. Nonimmigrant status to study at a public secondary school (a) In general Section 214(m)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(m)(1)(B) (B) at a public secondary school unless the alien demonstrates that the alien has reimbursed the local educational agency that administers the school for the full, unsubsidized per capita cost of providing education at such school for the period of the alien's attendance. . (b) Technical correction Section 101(a)(15)(F)(i) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(F)(i) 214(l) 214(m)

Summary: Student Exchange Program Parity Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the one-year limitation on the period of time an alien may be accorded nonimmigrant student status, including Mexican and Canadian full- or part-time commuting students, to study at a public secondary school.
Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for additional flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017 2. Allowing for more flexibility with respect to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders (a) Conforming applicable number Subclause (II) of section 303(g)(2)(B)(iii) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(B)(iii) (II) The applicable number is— (aa) 100 if, not sooner than 1 year after the date on which the practitioner submitted the initial notification, the practitioner submits a second notification to the Secretary of the need and intent of the practitioner to treat up to 100 patients; or (bb) 275 if the practitioner meets the requirements specified in section 8.610 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). . (b) Eliminating any time limitation for nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse midwives, and physician assistants To become qualifying practitioners Section 303(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G)(iii)(II) during the period beginning on the date of enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 and ending on October 1, 2021 beginning on the date of enactment of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (c) Definition of qualifying other practitioner Clause (iv) of section 303(g)(2)(G) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(2)(G) nurse practitioner or physician assistant nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, certified nurse midwife, or physician assistant

Summary: Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to revise the qualifications required for a practitioner to administer, dispense, or prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance or detoxification treatment in an office-based opioid treatment program. It increases the maximum patient limit for a qualifying practitioner who meets certain requirements. The maximum patient limit is the maximum number of patients a qualifying practitioner can treat at one time. The bill expands qualifying practitioners to include additional nonphysician practitioners: clinical nurse specialists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse midwives. It makes permanent the authorization for certain nonphysician practitioners to become qualifying practitioners.
To repeal the debt ceiling.

To repeal the debt ceiling. 1. Repeal of debt ceiling Sections 3101 and 3101A of title 31, United States Code, are hereby repealed.

Summary: This bill repeals the public debt limit, which applies to most debt held by the federal government.
To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement.

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to limit the overall rate of return for crop insurance providers and remove the requirement of budget neutrality in the Standard Reinsurance Agreement. 1. Reinsurance Section 508(k) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(k) (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking (3) Share of risk (3) Risk (A) Share of risk The ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Limitation on average rate of return The target average rate of return for reinsured companies for the 2018 reinsurance year and each subsequent reinsurance year shall be 9.6 percent of retained premiums. ; and (2) in paragraph (8), by striking subparagraph (F).

Summary: This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the requirements for the federal crop insurance program. The bill: (1) limits the average rate of return for reinsured companies for the 2018 reinsurance year and each subsequent reinsurance year to 9.6% of retained premiums, and (2) eliminates the requirement that any renegotiated Standard Insurance Agreement (SRA) be budget-neutral. (The SRA is an agreement between the Department of Agriculture [USDA] and the private companies that administer the federal crop insurance program that specifies details such as administrative and operating expense reimbursements and risk sharing. Eliminating the budget neutrality requirement permits USDA to use the renegotiation of the SRA to achieve savings.)
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes.

To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, and for other purposes. 1. Repeal of PPACA and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (a) PPACA Effective January 1, 2020, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 (b) Health care-Related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Effective January 1, 2020, title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 2. Budgetary effects The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

Summary: This bill repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The repeal is effective on January 1, 2020. Provisions of law amended by the repealed provisions are restored. The budgetary effects of this bill must not be entered on the PAYGO scorecards maintained by the Office of Management and Budget.
Investing in 21st Century Schools Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend qualified zone academy bonds for 4 years and to reduce the private business contribution requirement with respect to such bonds. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Investing in 21st Century Schools Act 2. Extension and modification of qualified zone academy bonds (a) Extension Section 54E(c)(1) and 2016 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 (b) Reduction of private business contribution requirement Section 54E(b) of such Code is amended by striking 10 percent 5 percent (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Investing in 21st Century Schools Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to qualified zone academy bonds, to: (1) extend through 2020 the national limitation amount for such bonds, and (2) reduce from 10% to 5% of bond proceeds the required contribution amount for private businesses.
No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act

To prohibit the employment of school bus drivers with serious moving violations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act 2. Prohibited employment of school bus drivers with serious moving violations (a) In general Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7101 8549D. Prohibited employment of school bus drivers with serious moving violations (a) In general No State, State educational agency, or local educational agency that receives funds made available by this Act may employ an individual as a school bus driver if that individual has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a driving violation that is a felony under State law. (b) Prohibition The Secretary shall not have the authority to mandate, direct, or control the specific measures adopted by a State, State educational agency, or local educational agency pursuant to this section. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a State, State educational agency, or local education agency from adopting a law, regulation, or policy that provides greater or additional protections prohibiting the employment of a school employee, contractor, or agent. . (b) Conforming amendments The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after the item related to section 8549C the following: Sec. 8549D. Prohibited employment of school bus drivers with serious moving violations. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: No School Bus Drivers with DUIs Act The bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to prohibit any state, state educational agency, or local educational agency receiving ESEA funds from employing an individual as a school bus driver who has been convicted of, or pled guilty to, drunk driving or a driving violation that is a felony under state law. Nothing in the bill shall be construed to prevent those entities from adopting a law, regulation, or policy that provides greater or additional protections prohibiting the employment of a school employee, contractor, or agent. The Department of Education shall not have the authority to mandate, direct, or control the specific measures adopted by such entities.