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Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act

To authorize the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Association The term Association (A) organized under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania; and (B) described in section 501(c)(3) (2) District of Columbia and its environs The term District of Columbia and its environs (3) Global War on Terrorism The term Global War on Terrorism (4) Memorial The term memorial 3. National global war on terrorism memorial (a) Authorization To establish commemorative work The Association may establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on Federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism. (b) Compliance with standards for Commemorative Works Act (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the establishment of the memorial under this section shall be in accordance with chapter 89 Commemorative Works Act (2) Non-applicability Subsections (b) and (c) of section 8903 of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to this Act. (c) Use of federal funds prohibited (1) In general Federal funds may not be used to pay any expense of the establishment of the memorial. (2) Responsibility of association The Association shall be solely responsible for acceptance of contributions for, and payment of the expenses of, the establishment of the memorial. (d) Deposit of excess funds If, on payment of all expenses for the establishment of the memorial (including the maintenance and preservation amount required by section 8906(b)(1) of title 40, United States Code), or on expiration of the authority for the memorial under section 8903(e) of title 40, United States Code, there remains a balance of funds received for the establishment of the memorial, the Association shall transmit the amount of the balance to the Secretary of the Interior for deposit in the account provided for in section 8906(b)(3) of title 40, United States Code.

Summary: Global War on Terrorism War Memorial Act This bill allows the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act 2. Transferability of Acceleration Certificates (a) In general A holder of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (established in the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program (b) Requirement An acceleration certificate transferred under subsection (a) shall be subject to any other applicable limitations under the notice entitled Humanitarian Awards Pilot Program

Summary: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act This bill allows the holder or successor of an acceleration certificate issued pursuant to the Patents for Humanity Program (a pilot awards program established by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [USPTO] entitling awardees to accelerate certain USPTO proceedings for patented technologies addressing humanitarian needs among an impoverished population or for further research on humanitarian technologies) to transfer, including by sale, the entitlement to such certificate to another person.
A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the "George Sakato Post Office".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the George Sakato Post Office 1. George Sakato Post Office (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, shall be known and designated as the George Sakato Post Office (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the George Sakato Post Office February 15, 2018 Reported without amendment

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4910 Brighton Boulevard in Denver, Colorado, as the "George Sakato Post Office."
BASIC Act

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2017 BASIC Act 2. CBO and JCT estimates to include debt servicing costs (a) In general The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 403. Estimates to include debt servicing costs Any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office under section 402, and any estimate prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation, shall include, to the extent practicable, the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the following: 403. Estimates to include debt servicing costs. .

Summary: Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2017 or the BASIC Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include the cost of servicing the public debt.
Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a refundable adoption tax credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017 2. Refundable adoption tax credit (a) Credit made refundable (1) Credit moved to subpart relating to refundable credits The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by redesignating section 23 as section 36C; and (B) by moving section 36C (as so redesignated) from subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 to the location immediately before section 37 in subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1. (2) Conforming Amendments (A) Section 25(e)(1)(C) of such Code is amended by striking 23, 25D, 25D (B) Section 36C of such Code, as so redesignated, is amended— (i) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking (determined without regard to subsection (c)) (ii) by striking subsection (c); and (iii) by redesignating subsections (d) through (i) as subsections (c) through (h), respectively. (C) Section 137 of such Code is amended— (i) in subsection (d), by striking section 23(d) section 36C(c) (ii) in subsection (e), by striking subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 23 subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 36C (D) Section 1016(a)(26) is amended by striking 23(g) 36C(f) (E) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting 36C, 36B (F) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code of 1986 is amended by striking the item relating to section 23. (G) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, as amended by this Act, is amended by inserting 36C, 36B, (H) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 Sec. 36C. Adoption expenses. (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Adoption Tax Credit Refundability Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the tax credit for adoption expenses refundable.
Procurement Fraud Prevention Act

To require notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns in procurement systems. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Procurement Fraud Prevention Act 2. Notice of cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance in connection with registration of small business concerns in procurement systems The Administrator of General Services, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish procedures to ensure that any notice or direct communication regarding registration of a small business concern in a procurement system contains information about cost-free Federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through the Small Business Administration, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of Commerce (including the Minority Business Development Agency), and other Federal agencies and programs. October 5, 2017 Reported without amendment

Summary: Procurement Fraud Prevention Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the General Services Administration to establish procedures to ensure that any notice regarding registration of a small business concern in a procurement system contains information about cost-free federal procurement technical assistance services that are available through the Small Business Administration, Procurement Technical Assistance Centers of the Defense Logistics Agency, the Department of Commerce, and other federal agencies and programs.
EL CHAPO Act

To reserve any amounts forfeited to the United States Government as a result of the criminal prosecution of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act EL CHAPO Act 2. Use of certain forfeited criminal proceeds for border security measures Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any illegally obtained profits resulting from any criminal drug trafficking enterprise led by Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (commonly known as El Chapo 3. Use of forfeited criminal proceeds of other convicted cartel members Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds that are criminally forfeited to the United States Government as the result of a felony conviction in a Federal district court of a member of a drug cartel—an individual engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise involving knowingly and intentionally distributing a controlled substance, intending and knowing that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United States from a place outside of the United States—shall be reserved for security measures along the border between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall along such border, for the purpose of stemming the flow of illegal narcotics into the United States and furthering the Nation’s security.

Summary: Ensuring Lawful Collection of Hidden Assets to Provide Order Act or the EL CHAPO Act This bill requires the forfeited profits of Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera (El Chapo) from his illicit drug trafficking enterprise to be reserved for border security measures between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall. Additionally, it requires the forfeited funds from the felony conviction of a member of a drug cartel to be reserved for border security measures between the United States and Mexico, including the completion of a wall.
Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act

To withdraw certain National Forest System land in the Emigrant Crevice area located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest, Park County, Montana, from the mining and mineral leasing laws of the United States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act 2. Withdrawal (a) Definition of map In this section, the term map Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the National Forest System land and interests in the National Forest System land, as depicted on the map, is withdrawn from— (1) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing. (c) Acquired land Any land or interest in land within the area depicted on the map that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall, on acquisition, be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this section. (d) Map (1) Submission of map As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall file the map with— (A) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (2) Force of law The map filed under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may correct clerical and typographical errors in the map. (3) Public availability The map filed under paragraph (1) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management. (e) Effect Nothing in this section affects any recreational use, including hunting or fishing, that is authorized on land within the area depicted on the map under applicable law as of the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Yellowstone Gateway Protection Act This bill withdraws specified National Forest System land in the Custer Gallatin National Forest in Park County, Montana, identified on the map titled "Emigrant Crevice Proposed Withdrawal Area," dated November 10, 2016, from: (1) location, entry, and patent under mining laws; and (2) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing. Any land within the withdrawal area that is acquired by the federal government after enactment of this bill must be immediately withdrawn in accordance with this bill.
New HOPE Act

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize funds to identify and eliminate excessive occupational licensure. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act New HOPE Act 2. State leadership activities Section 124(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344(c) (1) in paragraph (16)(B), by striking and (2) in paragraph (17), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (18) consulting and coordinating with other State agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications which pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection. .

Summary: New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act or the New HOPE Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities funded by the Act to include consulting and coordinating with other state agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications that pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection.
Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act

To require the Secretary of Energy to obtain the consent of affected State and local governments before making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for a nuclear waste repository. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act 2. Definitions In this Act, the terms affected Indian tribe affected unit of local government Commission high-level radioactive waste repository spent nuclear fuel unit of general local government 42 U.S.C. 10101 3. Consent based approval (a) In general The Secretary may not make an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs of the activities described in paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 302(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 ( 42 U.S.C. 10222(d) (1) the Governor of the State in which the repository is proposed to be located; (2) each affected unit of local government; (3) any unit of general local government contiguous to the affected unit of local government if spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste will be transported through that unit of general local government for disposal at the repository; and (4) each affected Indian tribe. (b) Conditions on agreement Any agreement to host a repository under this Act— (1) shall be in writing and signed by all parties; (2) shall be binding on the parties; and (3) shall not be amended or revoked except by mutual agreement of the parties.

Summary: Nuclear Waste Informed Consent Act This bill prohibits the Department of Energy (DOE) from making an expenditure from the Nuclear Waste Fund for the costs incurred by DOE in connection with disposing of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste in a repository, unless DOE has entered into an agreement to host the repository with certain affected entities. Additionally, any agreement to host the repository must meet certain conditions.
OCEAN Act

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the President to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Outer Continental Shelf Energy Access Now Act OCEAN Act 2. Limitation of authority of the President to withdraw areas of the outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing (a) Withdrawals (1) Limitation Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341 (A) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) Limitation on withdrawals (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, no unleased land of the outer Continental Shelf may be withdrawn from disposition except by Act of Congress. (2) National marine sanctuaries The President, through a rulemaking under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, may withdraw from disposition any of the unleased land of the outer Continental Shelf located in a national marine sanctuary. ; and (B) in subsection (c)— (i) by striking (c) All leases (c) National security provisions (1) In general All leases ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (2) Time period for suspension of operations Any suspension of operations under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be for a period of not more than 90 days; and (B) may be renewed for one or more additional periods of not more than 90 days each. . (2) Existing withdrawals Any withdrawal from disposition of any of the unleased land of the outer Continental Shelf under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341(a) (b) Termination of authority To establish marine national monuments (1) Termination of authority Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Limitation of marine areas Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the President may not declare or reserve any ocean waters (as defined in section 3 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( 33 U.S.C. 1402 . (2) Existing monuments not affected Nothing in the amendment made by paragraph (1) affects any national monument declared before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Outer Continental Shelf Energy Access Now Act or the OCEAN Act This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the President's authority to prohibit oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental Shelf. The President may prohibit, through a rule making, oil and gas leasing on areas of the outer Continental Shelf located in a national marine sanctuary. Any suspension of operations under a lease arising from a state of war or declaration of national emergency shall be for 90 days and may be renewed. The bill rescinds existing moratoriums on oil and gas leasing on areas of the outer Continental Shelf other than marine sanctuaries and national monuments. The President may not declare or reserve any ocean waters or lands beneath ocean waters as a national monument.
Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2017

To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation or adaptation management development relating to coral reef ecosystems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2017 2. Prize competitions to promote innovation in coral reef research and conservation The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 (1) by redesignating sections 208, 209, and 210 ( 16 U.S.C. 6407 (2) by inserting after section 207 the following: 208. Coral reef prize competitions (a) In general The head of any Federal agency with a representative serving on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force established under Executive Order 13089 issued on June 11, 1998 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 15 U.S.C. 3719 (b) Purposes Any program carried out under this section shall be for the purpose of stimulating innovation to advance the ability of the United States to understand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to develop management or adaptation options to preserve, sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems. (c) Priority programs Priority shall be given to establish programs under this section that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems, including— (1) scientific research and monitoring that furthers the understanding of causes behind coral reef decline and degradation and the generally slow recovery following disturbances, including ocean acidification and its impacts on coral reproduction; (2) the development of monitoring or management options for communities or industries that are experiencing significant financial hardship; (3) the development of adaptation options to alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by damage to coral reef ecosystems; (4) the development of measures to help vulnerable communities or industries, with an emphasis on rural communities and businesses; and (5) the development of adaptation and management options for impacted tourism industries. .

Summary: Coral Reef Sustainability Through Innovation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Coral Reef Conservation Act to authorize the 12 federal agencies on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force, which includes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to carry out, either individually or cooperatively, prize competitions that promote coral reef research and conservation. The prize competitions should be designed to help the United States achieve its goal of developing new and effective ways to advance the understanding, monitoring, and sustainability of coral reef ecosystems. Priority is given to establish programs that address communities, environments, or industries that are in distress due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems.