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BUS Act of 2017

To improve the safety of school buses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 BUS Act of 2017 2. Seat belt requirement for school buses (a) Requirement Section 30125 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Seat belts required A person may not manufacture for sale, sell, offer for sale, introduce or deliver for introduction in interstate commerce, or import into the United States a schoolbus that is not equipped with a seat belt that includes both lap and shoulder belts for each intended passenger. A violation of this subsection shall be treated as a violation of a motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under section 30111 of this subchapter. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. School bus safety upgrades grant program (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features. (b) Grant authority and eligible recipients In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may make a grant, on a competitive basis, to a State educational agency and a local educational agency (as such terms are defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 (c) Grant uses A recipient of a grant made under subsection (b) may use grant funds only to— (1) retrofit a school bus with seat belts; or (2) make another safety upgrade to a school bus that demonstrably decreases the risk of injury or death to students in the event of an impact or rollover, including an upgrade designed to prevent a rollover. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the program established under subsection (a) $3,000,000,000. (e) Termination The program established under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the program is established.

Summary: Best to Use Safety Belts Act of 2017 or the BUS Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a person from manufacturing for sale, selling, introducing into interstate commerce, or importing into the United States a school bus that is not equipped with lap and shoulder belts for each passenger. A violation of this requirement shall be treated as a violation of a federal motor vehicle safety standard. The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall establish a program to provide school buses with seat belts and other safety features, under which DOT may make a competitive grant to a state educational agency and a local educational agency to: (1) retrofit a school bus with seat belts, or (2) make another safety upgrade to a school bus that demonstrably decreases the risk of injury or death to students in the event of an impact or rollover.
Medical Device Guardians Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require physicians and physician’s offices to be treated as covered device users required to report on certain adverse events involving medical devices, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Device Guardians Act 2. Reporting by physicians and physician’s offices on certain adverse events involving medical devices (a) Extending requirements To apply to physicians and physician’s offices Subparagraph (A) of section 519(b)(6) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360i(b)(6) (A) The term covered device user . (b) Conforming amendments Section 519 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360i (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking device user facility covered device user (B) by striking the facility the user the facility, individual, or physician (C) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking that facility that user (D) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking such a facility such a user (E) in paragraph (5)— (i) by striking device user facilities covered device user (ii) by striking of user facilities of users (iii) by striking a user facility a user (2) in subsection (b)(3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding or (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking or (C) by striking subparagraph (C); and (3) in subsection (e)(1)(B)(ii), by striking outside a device user facility by a person other than a covered device user (as defined in subsection (b)) (c) Applicability The amendments made by this section apply beginning on the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Medical Device Guardians Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require physicians to report significant adverse experiences caused by medical devices to the Food and Drug Administration.
Medical Device Safety Act

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to liability under State and local requirements respecting devices. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Device Safety Act 2. Liability under state and local requirements respecting devices (a) Amendment Section 521 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360k (c) No effect on liability under state law Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify or otherwise affect any action for damages or the liability of any person under the law of any State. . (b) Effective date; applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) shall— (1) take effect as if included in the enactment of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976 ( Public Law 94–295 (2) apply to any civil action pending or filed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Medical Device Safety Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to declare that an action for damages or a person's liability under state law is not affected by the federal prohibition on state or local requirements regarding medical devices. This bill is retroactively effective and applies to pending civil actions.
ASAP Act

To amend title 37, United States Code, to provide for the continuance of pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, during lapses in appropriations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Armed Services Always Paid Act ASAP Act 2. Continuance of military pay and allowances during periods of lapsed appropriations (a) Continuance of pay Chapter 19 1016. Continuance of pay and allowances during periods of lapsed appropriations (a) Definitions In this section: (1) The term military personnel accounts (2) The term pay and allowances (3) The term period of lapsed appropriations (b) Appropriation of funds To continue payment of pay and allowances For any period of lapsed appropriations, there are appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to allow the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the United States armed forces. (c) Limitation on amounts paid This section only authorizes the expenditure of funds during a period of lapsed appropriations for the pay and allowances of a member of the armed forces at a rate that is equal to the rate in effect for that member immediately before the start of the period of lapsed appropriations. The rate for a member may neither exceed the rate in effect immediately before the start of the period of lapsed appropriations nor be less than that rate, unless reduced by disciplinary action under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (d) Relation to other pay authorities This section shall not be construed to affect the entitlement of a member of the armed forces to an amount of pay and allowances that exceeds the amount of pay and allowances authorized to be paid under this section and to which the member becomes entitled under other applicable provisions of law. (e) Effect of end of period of lapsed appropriations Expenditures made for any fiscal year pursuant to this section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever the regular appropriation bill (or other bill or joint resolution making continuing appropriations through the end of the fiscal year) becomes law. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1016. Continuance of pay and allowances during periods of lapsed appropriations. .

Summary: Armed Services Always Paid Act or ASAP Act This bill provides for funding the pay and allowances, without interruption, of members of the Armed Forces, including reserve personnel, during any period of lapsed appropriations.
Acre In, Acre Out Act

To provide for no net increase in the total acreage of certain Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, or the Forest Service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Acre In, Acre Out Act 2. No net increase in certain Federal lands (a) In general For acquisition of land by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service, the Secretary concerned shall offer for sale an equal number of acres of Federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. (b) Exemptions Subsection (a) shall not apply to easements acquired— (1) by the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate management of Federal lands; or (2) by the Secretary of Agriculture to facilitate management of Federal lands. (c) Consideration (1) In general Land sold pursuant to subsection (a) shall be offered for sale— (A) at fair market value (based on local comparable sales); and (B) at a price that is reduced by 10 percent each month if the land is not sold or under contract to be sold by the date that is 6 months after the land was first offered for sale. (2) Exception Time periods during which land is under contract for sale or withdrawn from the market shall not be counted for the purposes of price reduction under paragraph (1)(B). (d) Existing rights The sale of Federal lands pursuant to this section shall be subject to valid existing rights. (e) Proceeds of sale of lands All net proceeds from the sale of Federal lands pursuant to this section shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.

Summary: Acre In, Acre Out Act This bill prescribes a new requirement for any acquisition of land by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture that would result in a net increase of total land acreage under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, or the Forest Service. The department concerned must offer for sale an equal number of acres of federal land that is under the same jurisdictional status. The bill exempts from this requirement any easements acquired to facilitate management of federal lands. Land sold pursuant to this bill shall be offered for sale at fair market value (based on local comparable sales), with monthly price reductions if the land is not sold in six months. All net proceeds from the sale of federal lands pursuant to this bill shall be deposited directly into the Treasury for reduction of the public debt.
First Responders Passport Act of 2017

To waive the passport fees for first responders proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First Responders Passport Act of 2017 2. Passports for first responders (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214 Passport Act of 1920 to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member; from an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the United States Government, including a volunteer, who is proceeding abroad to aid a foreign country suffering from a natural disaster as determined by the Secretary; (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the end of the first full fiscal year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the number of waivers of fees for the execution and issuance of passports to first responders under section 1 of the Act of June 4, 1920, as amended by subsection (a) of this section, for such fiscal year.

Summary: First Responders Passport Act of 2017 This bill amends the Passport Act of 1920 to waive passport fees for an individual who is operating under a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with the U.S. government, including a volunteer, to aid a foreign country suffering from a qualifying natural disaster. The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of fee waivers for the issuance of passports to first responders.
Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance information sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving Fusion Centers’ Access to Information Act 2. Enhanced information sharing in the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative Subsection (b) of section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h (1) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: and conduct outreach to such fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other Federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps, as appropriate (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (12) as paragraphs (4) through (13), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph: (3) identify Federal databases and datasets, including databases and datasets used, operated, or managed by Department components, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of the Treasury, that are appropriate, in accordance with Federal laws and policies, to address any gaps identified pursuant to paragraph (2), for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate Federal agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets; . May 16, 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: Improving Fusion Centers' Access to Information Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative to: (1) conduct outreach to state, local, and regional fusion centers to identify any gaps in information sharing and consult with other federal agencies to develop methods to address such gaps; and (2) identify federal databases and datasets that are appropriate to address any such gaps, for inclusion in the information sharing environment and coordinate with the appropriate federal agency to deploy or access such databases and datasets. A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.
FFOCUS Act of 2017.

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus on maximum employment. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2017 FFOCUS Act of 2017 2. Removal of dual mandate Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 225a maximum employment, stable prices, stable prices

Summary: Focusing the Fed on the Currency of the United States Act of 2017 or the FFOCUS Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to remove "maximum employment" as a goal of the Federal Reserve Board's duty to maintain long-run growth. The other goals, under current law, are stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates.
North Korea Intelligence Enhancement Act

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to establish an integration cell to monitor and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions with respect to North Korea, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Korea Intelligence Enhancement Act 2. North Korea monitoring and enforcement (a) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall establish an integration cell (in this section referred to as the Integration Cell (b) Duties The Integration Cell shall— (1) coordinate and synchronize all intelligence collection relating to the implementation of sanctions against North Korea; (2) integrate the early warning systems of the intelligence community with respect to detecting activities by North Korea to proliferate weapons of mass destruction; (3) identify any gaps in intelligence relating to the monitoring of the nuclear weapons program of North Korea; and (4) provide net assessments and recommendations to the Director of National Intelligence relating to North Korea. (c) Structure (1) Head The Integration Cell shall be headed by a member of the Senior Intelligence Service, who shall report to the Director of National Intelligence. (2) Staffing The Integration Cell may be staffed by detailing or assigning to the Integration Cell personnel of an element of the intelligence community, or core contractor personnel of such an element, who would otherwise conduct such work as part of their normal responsibilities at such element. (d) Reports Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress a report that includes the following: (1) A detailed description of the activities of the Integration Cell. (2) Recommendations for the better collection of intelligence on activities by North Korea to proliferate weapons of mass destruction. (e) Intelligence community defined In this section, the term intelligence community 50 U.S.C. 3003(4)

Summary: North Korea Intelligence Enhancement Act This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) to establish an integration cell among relevant elements of the intelligence community to integrate intelligence relating to the monitoring and enforcement of United Nations Security Council resolutions with respect to North Korea. Such cell shall: coordinate and synchronize all intelligence collection relating to the implementation of sanctions against North Korea, integrate the early warning systems of the intelligence community with respect to detecting activities by North Korea to proliferate weapons of mass destruction, identify any gaps in intelligence relating to the monitoring of the North Korean nuclear weapons program, and provide net assessments and recommendations to the DNI relating to North Korea. The integration cell shall be headed by a member of the Senior Intelligence Service, who shall report to the DNI.
District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017

To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017 2. Residency requirements for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia (a) District judges Section 134 of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— (A) by striking the District of Columbia, the Southern District of New York, and the Southern District of New York and (B) by striking for which he for which he or she (2) in subsection (c), by striking his his or her (b) United States attorneys Section 545(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting Each United States attorney shall reside in the district for which he or she is appointed, except that those officers of the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York may reside within 20 miles thereof. (c) United States marshals Section 561(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) the marshal for the Southern District of New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; and . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: District of Columbia Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017 This bill removes exceptions to residency requirements for federal district court judges, U.S. attorneys, and U.S. marshals serving in the District of Columbia. Under the bill: (1) federal district court judges serving in the District of Columbia must reside in the District of Columbia or one of the districts for which they are appointed; and (2) U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals appointed for the District of Columbia, and U.S. marshals for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, must reside in the District of Columbia.
Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017

To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that may be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shutdown, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 2. Compensation for furloughed Federal contractor employees Title VII of Division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ( Public Law 114–113 752. If a Federal contractor that provides retail, food, custodial, or security services to the Federal Government places the employees of such contractor on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations which begins in fiscal year 2017, the Government shall provide compensation to such employees at their standard rate of compensation for the period of such lapse. .

Summary: Low-Wage Federal Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017 This bill amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 to require the federal government to provide compensation to the employees of federal contractors that provide retail, food, custodial, and security services to the federal government if such employees are placed on unpaid leave as a result of any lapse in appropriations beginning in FY2017.