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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, as the "Stanley Michaels Post Office Building".

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, as the Stanley Michaels Post Office Building 1. Stanley Michaels Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, shall be known and designated as the Stanley Michaels Post Office Building (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 Stanley Michaels Post Office Building

Summary: Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, as the "Stanley Michaels Post Office Building."
Flood Water Relief Act of 2017

Making supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in areas affected by flooding in the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and for other purposes. That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018: Department of the Army Corps of Engineers—Civil Construction For an additional amount for Construction Provided Provided further Provided further This Act may be cited as the Flood Water Relief Act of 2017

Summary: Flood Water Relief Act of 2017 This bill makes supplemental appropriations for the Army Corps of Engineers for flood control projects and storm damage reduction projects in disaster areas affected by flooding in Jacksonville, Florida.
SAFER Act of 2017

To provide for additional security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2017 SAFER Act of 2017 2. Security requirements for Syrian and Iraqi refugees (a) In general Prior to admitting to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 (1) has taken and passed a lie detector test, as determined by the Secretary; (2) has submitted to the Secretary biometric identification information, including DNA, which the Secretary has compared against all relevant databases and determined that the covered alien has no known history of engaging in terrorist activity (as such term is defined in section 212(a)(3)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)(B)(iv) (3) does not pose a threat to the national security of the United States based on a background check that the Secretary conducts, which includes a review of the covered alien’s interactions on and posting of material to the Internet (including social media services), and for purposes of which, the alien has submitted to the Secretary such information as the Secretary determines necessary. (b) Covered alien The term covered alien (1) is a national of Iraq or Syria; (2) has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or Syria; or (3) has been present in Iraq or Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011. (c) Sunset This Act shall cease to have effect on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Secure Accountability for Emigres and Refugees Act of 2017 or the SAFER Act of 2017 This bill requires that, before the U.S. refugee admission of a covered alien, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shall ensure that such person: has passed a lie detector test; has submitted to DHS biometric identification information, including DNA, which DHS has compared against all relevant databases and determined that the person has no known history of terrorist activity; and does not pose a threat to U.S. national security based on a background check that includes a review of the person's Internet interactions, including social media services. "Covered alien" means an alien applying for U.S. refugee admission who: (1) is a national of Iraq or Syria, (2) has no nationality and whose last habitual residence was in Iraq or Syria, or (3) has been present in Iraq or Syria at any time on or after March 1, 2011.
American Students Abroad Act

To direct the Secretary of State to make available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention copies of consular reports of death of United States citizens, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Students Abroad Act 2. Copies of Consular Reports of Death of U.S. Citizens Abroad to be made available to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (a) In general The Secretary of State shall make available to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for each calendar quarter a copy of each report described in subsection (b) that is issued during the preceding calendar quarter. (b) Report described The report described in this subsection is a report issued by a United States embassy or consulate relating to the death of a United States citizen in a foreign country upon receipt by the embassy or consulate of the foreign death certificate or finding of death by a local competent authority. 3. Surveillance by CDC of deaths of United States citizens abroad The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317T of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–22 317U. Surveillance of deaths of United States citizens abroad The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall expand and intensify the programs and activities of the Centers for surveillance of deaths of United States citizens occurring abroad, including through the use of the reports made available to the Director pursuant to section 2 of the Ravi Thackurdeen Travel Safety Act. .

Summary: American Students Abroad Act This bill directs the Department of State to make available to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for each calendar quarter a copy of the report issued by a U.S. embassy or consulate relating to the overseas death of a U.S. citizen. The Public Health Service Act is amended to direct the CDC to expand its surveillance programs of U.S. citizen deaths abroad, including through the use of the reports made available pursuant to the Ravi Thackurdeen Travel Safety Act.
To amend the Military Selective Service Act to provide that a registrant for selective service may indicate at the time of registration a desire to be classified as a conscientious objector.

To amend the Military Selective Service Act to provide that a registrant for selective service may indicate at the time of registration a desire to be classified as a conscientious objector. 1. Authority of registrant for selective service to indicate at the time of registration a desire to be classified as a conscientious objector (a) Authority and supporting statement Section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3802 (c) (1) Regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) shall authorize a person registering under this section to indicate at the time of registration that the person desires to be classified— (A) as being conscientiously opposed (by reason of religious, ethical, or moral belief) to participation in combatant military training and service in the Armed Forces; or (B) as being conscientiously opposed (by reason of religious, ethical, or moral belief) to participation in war in any form and to participation in both noncombatant and combatant military training and service in the Armed Forces. (2) Notice shall be provided on registration forms that the indication by a registrant under paragraph (1) of a desire to be classified in a manner described in such paragraph— (A) is not binding on the United States; and (B) does not assure that the registrant will be so classified pursuant to section 6(j). (3) The Director of Selective Service may allow a registrant under paragraph (1) who indicates a desire to be classified in a manner described in such paragraph to submit a written statement in support of such classification. The written statement shall be in any format that the Director determines appropriate. The Director shall take steps to ensure that— (A) any such statement is included in the registrant’s record; and (B) the receipt of such a statement is noted on any record of registration provided to the registrant. . (b) Effective date and application of amendment Subsection (c) of section 3 of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3802

Summary: This bill amends the Military Selective Service Act to allow a registrant for selective service to indicate at the time of registration a desire to be classified as a conscientious objector and to submit a written statement in support of such classification.
No Back Pay for Bergdahl Act

To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prevent the receipt of unpaid pay and allowances by Bowe Bergdahl and other members of the Armed Forces who are guilty of desertion and to reserve such unpaid pay and allowances to provide additional compensation to members of the Armed Forces who are killed, wounded, or injured while searching for a missing member of the Armed Forces who turns out to have deserted. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Back Pay for Bergdahl Act 2. Prohibition on receipt of unpaid pay and allowances by members of the Armed Forces guilty of desertion (a) Prohibition Section 885 of title 10, United States Code (article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) Any person found guilty of desertion or an attempt to desert is not entitled to any payments or benefits otherwise provided under section 552 or 559 of title 37 for any period during which the person is treated as being in a missing or captive status after the date on which the person was first determined to be absent from the person’s post of duty without authority. (2) If payments or benefits described in paragraph (1) have already been made for that period, the person is indebted to the United States for the full amount of such payments or benefits. (3) The punishment under paragraph (1) is in addition to the punishments authorized under subsection (c). (4) The Secretary of Defense shall use amounts unpaid by reason of operation of paragraph (1) or recovered under paragraph (2) to provide compensation, in such amounts as the Secretary considers appropriate, to— (A) any members of the armed forces who were wounded or injured while searching for the person found guilty of desertion or attempt to desert; and (B) the designated representatives of any members of the armed forces who were killed while searching for the person. (5) In the absence of members of the armed forces described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (4), the Secretary of Defense shall use the amounts as provided in section 2601(b) of this title. . (b) Application of amendment to Bowe Bergdahl Subsection (d) of section 885 of title 10, United States Code (article 85 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to Bowe Bergdahl.

Summary: No Back Pay for Bergdahl Act This bill amends the Uniform Code of Military Justice to deny payments or benefits to any person found guilty of desertion or attempted desertion for any period during which the person is treated as being in a missing or captive status after the date the person was first determined to be absent without authority. The Department of Defense shall use payments or benefits denied to a deserter under this bill to provide compensation to members of the Armed Forces who were wounded or injured while searching for the deserter and to representatives of members killed while searching for the deserter.
To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons.

To establish the policy of the United States regarding the no-first-use of nuclear weapons. 1. Policy on no-first-use of nuclear weapons It is the policy of the United States to not use nuclear weapons first.

Summary: This bill states that it is U.S. policy to not use nuclear weapons first.
To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes. 1. Vehicle weight limitations-Interstate System Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (u) Electric vehicles A vehicle, if propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power, may exceed any vehicle weight limit (up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds) under this section by an amount that is equal to the difference between— (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and wiring system of the vehicle; and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. .

Summary: This bill allows a vehicle that is propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power to exceed the Interstate System vehicle weight limit by an amount that is equal to the difference between: (1) the weight of the vehicle attributable to the electric batteries and the vehicle's wiring system, and (2) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. Current law caps the weight of a vehicle at 80,000 pounds. This bill allows an electric vehicle to have a maximum gross weight of 82,000 pounds.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for interest on certain small business loans. 1. Exclusion of interest on certain small business loans (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 139G. Interest on certain small business loans (a) In general In the case of a bank described in subsection (c), gross income shall not include qualified interest received from a small business during the taxable year. (b) Qualified interest The term qualified interest (1) secured by land situated in the United States that is used or held by the small business in connection with the active conduct of a farming business, or (2) incurred in the ordinary course of the trade or business of the small business. (c) Bank described (1) In general A bank is described in this subsection if the bank has less than $50 billion in assets at the close of the preceding taxable year. (2) Bank defined For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term bank (i) any financial institution described in section 581 or 591, and (ii) a corporation which, under the laws of the State of its incorporation, is subject to supervision and examination by the Commissioner of Banking or other officer of such State in charge of the administration of the banking laws of such State. (B) Holding company The term bank (i) any bank holding company (within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956), and (ii) any subsidiary of a financial institution described in section 581 or 591 or of any bank holding company if such subsidiary is predominantly engaged (directly or indirectly) in the active conduct of a banking, financing, or similar business. (d) Small business The term small business 15 U.S.C. 632 (e) Farming business The term farming business (f) Termination This section shall not apply to interest received after December 31, 2018. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139F the following new item: Sec. 139G. Interest on certain small business loans. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to interest received in taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

Summary: This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of certain banks interest received on small business loans of up to $5 million. The bill applies to loans that are: (1) secured by land situated in the United States that is used or held by the small business in connection with the active conduct of a farming business, or (2) incurred in the ordinary course of the trade or business of the small business. To be eligible for the exclusion, the bank must: (1) have less than $50 billion in assets at the closing of the preceding taxable year, and (2) receive the interest before 2019.
To amend the War Powers Resolution to transfer to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the responsibilities assigned under such Resolution to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

To amend the War Powers Resolution to transfer to the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives the responsibilities assigned under such Resolution to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes. 1. Transferring Responsibilities under War Powers Resolution to House Committee on Armed Services (a) Referral of report by President Section 5(a) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1544(a) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives (b) Procedure for consideration of joint resolutions or bills Section 6(a) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1545(a) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives (c) Procedure for consideration of concurrent resolutions Section 7(a) of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1546(a) Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives 2. Amending Rules of House of Representatives to transfer jurisdiction for bills, resolutions, and other matters relating to intervention abroad and declarations of war (a) Transfer to Committee on Armed Services Clause 1(c) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (17) Intervention abroad and declarations of war. . (b) Conforming amendment Clause 1(i) of rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by striking subparagraph (9) and redesignating the succeeding subparagraphs accordingly. (c) Exercise of rulemaking authority This section is enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of House of Representatives, and as such it is deemed a part of the Rules of the House, and it supersedes other Rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such Rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of the House of Representatives to change the Rules at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other Rule of the House.

Summary: This bill amends the War Powers Resolution to transfer to the House Armed Services Committee the responsibilities assigned under such resolution to the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The Rules of the House of Representatives are amended to include under the jurisdiction of the House Armed Services Committee matters relating to intervention abroad and declarations of war.
Cormorant Control Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to reissue a rule relating to extension of the expiration dates for double-crested cormorant depredation orders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cormorant Control Act 2. Reissuance of rule regarding extension of expiration dates for double-crested cormorant depredation orders Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on May 28, 2014, relating to extension of the expiration dates for double-crested cormorant depredation orders (79 Federal Register 30483), without regard to any other provision of statute or regulation that applies to issuance of such rule. Such reissuance (including this section) shall not be subject to judicial review and shall not abrogate or otherwise have any effect on the order and judgment issued by the United States District Court of the District of Columbia in Case Number 14–CV–01807–JDB on May 25, 2016.

Summary: Cormorant Control Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to reissue the final rule that was published on May 28, 2014, relating to the extension and revision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of certain depredation orders allowing for the taking of double-crested cormorants (a species of migratory birds) to protect stock at aquaculture facilities and to protect public resources, without regard to any other provision of a statute or regulation that applies to the issuance of such rule. The bill prohibits such reissuance (including this bill) from being subject to judicial review and from abrogating or otherwise having any effect on the order and judgment issued by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Case Number 14-CV-01807-JDB on May 25, 2016.
James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the James K. Polk Home in Columbia, Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) in 1961, the James K. Polk Home was designated as a National Historic Landmark; and (2) in April 2015, the National Park Service completed a reconnaissance survey of the James K. Polk Home, in which the National Park Service— (A) determined that— (i) the James K. Polk Home is conclusively nationally significant; and (ii) a special resource study is needed to fully analyze the suitability, feasibility, and need for management of the James K. Polk Home by the National Park Service; and (B) recommended that Congress consider authorizing a special resource study for the James K. Polk Home and associated properties. 3. Study (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this Act as the Secretary site (b) Criteria The Secretary shall conduct the study under subsection (a) in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (c) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System; (3) include cost estimates for any necessary acquisition, development, operation, and maintenance of the site; (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations, or other interested individuals; and (5) identify alternatives for the management, administration, and protection of the site. (d) Report Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the findings and conclusions of the study; and (2) any recommendations of the Secretary. January 29, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: James K. Polk Presidential Home Study Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the James K. Polk Home and adjacent property in Columbia, Tennessee. In conducting this study, Interior shall evaluate the national significance of the site and determine the suitability and feasibility of designating it as a unit of the National Park System, and identify alternatives for the management, administration, and protection of the site.