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Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act

To expand the tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for the Middle East respiratory syndrome. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act 2. Expanding tropical disease product priority review voucher program to encourage treatments for Middle East respiratory syndrome Section 524(a)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360n(a)(3) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (T); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following: (S) Middle East respiratory syndrome. .

Summary: Adding Middle East Respiratory Syndrome to the FDA Priority Review Voucher Program Act This bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include Middle East respiratory syndrome under the priority review voucher program for tropical diseases, which awards a voucher to the sponsor of a new drug or biological product that is approved to prevent or treat a tropical disease. (A voucher entitles the holder to have a future new drug or biological product application acted upon by the Food and Drug Administration within six months.)
Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2017

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide parity among States in the timing of the application of higher Federal Medicaid matching rates for the ACA-expansion population. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2017 2. Parity in the timing of the application of higher Medicaid Federal matching rates for ACA newly eligible individuals (a) In general Section 1905(y)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(y)(1) (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking for calendar quarters in 2014, 2015, and 2016 for calendar quarters in the 12-calendar-quarter period beginning with the first calendar quarter in which the State provides medical assistance to newly eligible individuals (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking for calendar quarters in 2017 for the next 4 calendar quarters for such State (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking for calendar quarters in 2018 for the next 4 calendar quarters for such State (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking for calendar quarters in 2019 for the next 4 calendar quarters for such State (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking for calendar quarters in 2020 and each year thereafter for each succeeding calendar quarter for such State (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Summary: Medicaid Expansion Parity Act of 2017 This bill amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to provide the enhanced federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) to every state that expands Medicaid coverage for individuals who are newly eligible under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, regardless of when such expansion takes place. Under current law, the enhanced FMAP is equivalent to 100% in 2014 through 2016, 95% in 2017, 94% in 2018, 93% in 2019, and 90% thereafter. The bill retains this enhanced FMAP, but bases it on a term of years rather than on specific dates. The bill applies retroactively.
Second Chance for Service Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an applicant for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States is not automatically barred from becoming a citizen of the United States for having committed certain crimes, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Second Chance for Service Act 2. Establishing good moral character of applicants for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States Section 328(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding section 101(f), a finding that an applicant under this section is described in any of paragraphs (1) through (9) of section 101(f) (except in the case of an applicant who is described in any such paragraph because of having been convicted of an aggravated felony described in subparagraph (A), (I), (K), or (L) of section 101(a)(43)) shall not preclude a finding that the applicant is of good moral character. In determining whether the applicant is of good moral character, the applicant’s service under honorable conditions shall be weighed against any finding that the applicant is described any such paragraph.

Summary: Second Chance for Service Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an applicant for citizenship who served honorably in the Armed Forces is not barred from becoming a U.S. citizen on the grounds of not being a person of good moral character based upon specified behaviors or having committed certain crimes, excluding crimes relating to murder, rape, sexual abuse of a minor, child pornography, prostitution, trafficking in persons, and national security. In determining whether an applicant is of good moral character, the applicant's honorable service shall be weighed against any finding of having committed such behaviors or crimes.
Military Consumer Protection Act

To allow the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection to provide greater protection to servicemembers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Consumer Protection Act 2. Bureau of consumer financial protection Section 1002(12) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5481(12) (1) in subparagraph (Q), by striking ; and (2) in subparagraph (R), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (S) sections 101, 106, 107 (except with respect to bailments), 108 (except with respect to insurance), 201 (except with respect to child custody proceedings), 207, 301, 302, 303, 305, and 305A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3911 .

Summary: Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to persons covered by provisions of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement, excluding bailments; and the rights and protections of reserves ordered to report for military service and persons ordered to report for induction.
Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017

To amend title 41, United States Code, to require executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts valued at an amount equal to or greater than $10,000,000, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017 2. Competitive procedures for procurement contracts equal to or greater than $ 10,000,000 (a) In general Section 3301 of title 41, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Procurement contracts equal To or greater than $ 10,000,000 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 3304(a)(6), an executive agency, in conducting a procurement for property or services valued at an amount equal to or greater than $10,000,000, shall use competitive procedures, in accordance with the requirements of this section. . (b) Applicability Subsection (d) of section 3301 of title 41, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to solicitations issued on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Report on Federal Procurement Data System (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the General Services Administration shall submit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report— (1) on updating the Federal Procurement Data System and data stored on such system during the preceding 10-year period; (2) that identifies any issues of each executive agency relating to the use of the Federal Procurement Data System that may have affected the reliability of the data stored on such system; (3) that details, to the extent practicable, which data is potentially unreliable; and (4) that includes recommendations for improving the Federal Procurement Data System. (b) Executive agency defined In this section, the term executive agency

Summary: Stop Waste in Government Contracting Act of 2017 This bill requires executive agencies to use competitive procedures for procurement contracts valued at $10 million or more, with a national security exception. The Inspector General of the General Services Administration must report to Congress: on updating the Federal Procurement Data System and data stored on it during the preceding 10-year period, identifying any issues of each agency relating to the use of such system that may have affected the reliability of data stored on it, detailing which data is potentially unreliable, and including recommendations for improving the system.
Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program to cover recipients of the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act 2. Expansion of Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (a) In general Section 3317(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3311(b) paragraphs (1), (2), (8), and (9) of section 3311(b) of this title (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on August 1, 2018.

Summary: Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act This bill includes under the Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program (public-private contributions for educational assistance in addition to post-9/11 educational assistance): (1) the child or spouse of an individual who, on or after September 11, 2001, dies in the line of duty while serving on active duty (Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry scholarship recipients); and (2) an individual who, on or after such date, serves at least 90 days but less than 6 months on active duty and who, after completion of such service, either continues on active duty for an aggregate of less than 6 months or is discharged or released before completion of such amount of active duty service.
To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to extend for an additional 50 years the lease under which the government of the District of Columbia uses the ground under and the parking facilities associated with Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to extend for an additional 50 years the lease under which the government of the District of Columbia uses the ground under and the parking facilities associated with Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. 1. Extension of lease for use of ground and parking facilities of Robert F. Kennedy Stadium by government of the District of Columbia Section 7(b) of the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 (sec. 3–326(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking The lease Except as provided in paragraph (3), the lease (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The Secretary of the Interior shall extend the lease authorized by paragraph (1)(B) so that the lease shall be in effect for a total period of 100 years. .

Summary: This bill amends the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to require the Department of the Interior to extend the 50-year lease for the use of the ground under and parking facilities associated with Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium by the District of Columbia government so that the lease shall be in effect for a total period of 100 years.
Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017

To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) A native of La Feria, Texas, Border Patrol Agent Javier Vega, Jr., served his country first a member of the United States Marines Corps and then proudly as a Border Patrol agent in the canine division with his dog, Goldie. (2) Agent Vega was assigned to the Kingsville, Texas, Border Patrol Station as a canine handler and worked primarily at the Sarita Border Patrol Checkpoint. (3) On August 3, 2014, Agent Vega was on a fishing trip with his family near Raymondville, Texas, when two criminal aliens attempted to rob and attack them. (4) Agent Vega was shot and killed while attempting to subdue the assailants and protect his family. (5) Agent Vega is survived by his wife, parents, three sons, brother, sister-in-law, niece, and dog, Goldie. 3. Designation The checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint 4. References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the checkpoint described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint

Summary: Javier Vega, Jr. Memorial Act of 2017 This bill designates the checkpoint of the U.S. Border Patrol located on U.S. Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the "Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint."
JAWS Act

To prohibit importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act JAWS Act 2. Prohibition on importation of seafood products of countries that do not prohibit the practice of shark finning (a) In general No seafood product that is the growth or product of a country described in subsection (b) may be imported into the customs territory of the United States on or after the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Country described A country described in this subsection is a country with respect to which the President determines does not prohibit the following: (1) Shark finning in the territorial waters of the country. (2) The importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained as a result of shark finning. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Customs territory of the United States The term customs territory of the United States (2) Seafood product The term seafood product (3) Shark finning The term shark finning 16 U.S.C. 1822

Summary: Justice Attributed to Wounded Sharks Act or the JAWS Act This bill prohibits the importation into the United States of seafood products from a country that does not prohibit: (1) shark finning in its territorial waters; and (2) the importation, sale, or possession of shark fins obtained through shark finning. The bill defines "shark finning" to mean the removal of a shark's fin (whether or not including the tail) and returning the remainder of the shark to the sea.
Pesticide Protection Act of 2017

To cancel the registration of all uses of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pesticide Protection Act of 2017 2. Cancellation of registration of Chlorpyrifos (a) In general Pursuant to section 6(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136d(b) (1) chlorpyrifos shall be deemed to generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment due in part to dietary risks to humans posed by residues of that pesticide chemical on food; (2) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall cancel the registration of all uses of chlorpyrifos; and (3) following such cancellation the Administrator shall, in accordance with section 408(l)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 346a(l)(2) (b) Use of existing stocks Notwithstanding section 6(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136d(a) (c) Reregistration Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may not reregister chlorpyrifos under section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136a–1

Summary: Pesticide Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel the registration of the pesticide chlorpyrifos under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. The bill prohibits the sale and use of existing stock of chlorpyrifos. The bill requires the EPA to ban chlorpyrifos residue on food under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
School Lunch Affordability Act

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act by repealing the paid lunch equity requirements. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Lunch Affordability Act 2. Repeal of paid equity requirements Subsection (p) of section 12 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1760

Summary: School Lunch Affordability Act This bill amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act by repealing its paid lunch equity requirements (which generally require schools to charge students for paid meals at a price that is, on average, equal to the difference between free meal reimbursement and paid meal reimbursement).
GRIDD Act of 2017

To require the Commissioner of Social Security to update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017 GRIDD Act of 2017 2. Updating of medical-vocational guidelines As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe rules and regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines, as set forth in appendix 2 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, used in disability determinations, including full consideration of new employment opportunities made possible by advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology and full consideration of the effect of prevalent languages on education.

Summary: Guiding Responsible and Improved Disability Decisions Act of 2017 or the GRIDD Act of 2017 This bill requires the Social Security Administration to prescribe rules and regulations that update the medical-vocational guidelines used in disability determinations. Such rules and regulations shall include full consideration of: (1) new employment opportunities made possible by advances in treatment, rehabilitation, and technology; and (2) the effect of prevalent languages on education.
Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017

To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to provide for quality reviews of benefit decisions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017 2. Pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions (a) Amendment to title II Section 205(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 405(b) (4) (A) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (i) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in subparagraph (A); (ii) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (iii) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. . (b) Amendment to title XVI Section 1633 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1383b (f) (1) The Commissioner of Social Security shall conduct pre-effectuation and post-effectuation quality reviews of hearing dispositions with respect to decisions in connection with applications for benefits under this title, in a sufficient number to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Commissioner of Social Security. (2) The Commissioner of Social Security shall annually submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report that includes— (A) the total number of cases selected for a quality review as described in paragraph (1); (B) the number of such cases in which a decision is remanded; and (C) the number of such cases in which a decision is modified or reversed. .

Summary: Improving the Quality of Disability Decisions Act of 2017 This bill directs the Social Security Administration (SSA) to conduct quality reviews of hearing decisions concerning Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income benefits to ensure that administrative law judges are complying with the SSA's regulations. The SSA must report annually on these quality reviews.