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Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act 2. Repeal of medical device excise tax (a) In general Chapter 32 (b) Conforming amendments (1) Subsection (a) of section 4221 of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6416(b) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence. (c) Clerical amendment The table of subchapters for chapter 32 of such Code is amended by striking the item related to subchapter E. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to sales after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the excise tax on the sale of a medical device by the manufacturer, producer, or importer.
Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect employees in the building and construction industry who are participants in multiemployer plans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act 2. Minimum age for distributions during working retirement (a) In general Paragraph (36) of section 401(a) (36) Distributions during working retirement (A) In general A trust forming part of a pension plan shall not be treated as failing to constitute a qualified trust under this section solely because the plan provides that a distribution may be made from such trust to an employee who has attained age 62 and who is not separated from employment at the time of such distribution. (B) Certain employees in the building and construction industry Subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting age 55 age 62 (i) the trust to which subparagraph (A) applies was in existence before January 1, 1970, and (ii) before December 31, 2011, at a time when the plan provided that distributions may be made to an employee who has attained age 55 and who is not separated from employment at the time of such distribution, the plan received at least 1 written determination from the Internal Revenue Service that the trust to which subparagraph (A) applies constituted a qualified trust under this section. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to distributions made before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Vested Employee Pension Benefit Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow employees in the building and construction industry who have attained age 55 and are not separated from employment to make distributions from certain tax-exempt multiemployer pension plans if they were participants in such plan on or before April 30, 2013.
Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that the Director of the Bureau of Prisons ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the Federal penal or correctional institution for firearms carried by certain employees of the Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–277 (2) the purpose of that Act is to allow certain law enforcement officers to protect themselves while off duty; (3) correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons have been the targets of assaults and murders while off duty; and (4) while that Act allows certain law enforcement officers to protect themselves off duty, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons allows correctional officers of the Bureau of Prisons to securely store personal firearms at only 33 Federal penal and correctional institutions while at work. 3. Secure firearms storage (a) In general Chapter 303 4050. Secure firearms storage (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term employee (2) the terms firearm qualified law enforcement officer (b) Secure firearms storage The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that each chief executive officer of a Federal penal or correctional institution— (1) (A) provides a secure storage area located outside of the secure perimeter of the institution for employees to store firearms; or (B) allows employees to store firearms in a vehicle lockbox approved by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and (2) notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), allows employees to carry concealed firearms on the premises outside of the secure perimeter of the institution. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 303 4050. Secure firearms storage. .

Summary: Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to allow a correctional officer at a federal prison or correctional institution to: (1) store firearms on BOP premises in a secure storage area outside the security perimeter of the institution or in a vehicle lockbox, and (2) carry a concealed firearm on BOP premises outside the security perimeter of the institution.
Thin Blue Line Act

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide enhanced penalties for convicted murderers who kill or target America’s public safety officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Thin Blue Line Act 2. Aggravating Factors for Death Penalty Section 3592(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (16) the following: (17) Killing or targeting of law enforcement officer (A) The defendant killed or attempted to kill, in the circumstance described in subparagraph (B), a person who is authorized by law— (i) to engage in or supervise the prevention, detention, investigation, or prosecution, or the incarceration of any person for any criminal violation of law; (ii) to apprehend, arrest, or prosecute an individual for any criminal violation of law; or (iii) to be a firefighter or other first responder. (B) The circumstance referred to in subparagraph (A) is that the person was killed or targeted— (i) while he or she was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties; (ii) because of the performance of his or her official duties; or (iii) because of his or her status as a public official or employee. .

Summary: Thin Blue Line Act This bill amends the federal criminal code to expand the list of statutory aggravating factors in death penalty determinations to also include killing or targeting a law enforcement officer, firefighter, or other first responder.
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

To amend title 10, United States Code, to remove the prohibition on eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces who are eligible to enroll in a health benefits plan under chapter 89 1. Modification of eligibility for TRICARE Reserve Select of certain members of the Selected Reserve (a) In general Section 1076d(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a member A member (2) by striking paragraph (2). (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the costs of carrying out the amendments made by this section, if any, will be offset.

Summary: This bill removes the prohibition on TRICARE Standard eligibility for members of the Selected Reserve of a reserve component of the Armed Forces who are enrolled or eligible to enroll in the federal health benefits program.
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil.

To require the Secretary of Energy to review and update a report on the energy and environmental benefits of the re-refining of used lubricating oil. 1. Energy savings from lubricating oil Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy, in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall— (1) review and update the report prepared pursuant to section 1838 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–58 (2) after consultation with relevant Federal, State, and local agencies and affected industry and stakeholder groups, update data that were used in preparing that report; and (3) prepare and submit to Congress a coordinated Federal strategy to increase the beneficial reuse of used lubricating oil that— (A) is consistent with the national policy established pursuant to section 2 of the Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 6901a (B) addresses measures needed— (i) to increase the responsible collection of used oil; (ii) to disseminate public information concerning sustainable reuse options for used oil; and (iii) to promote sustainable reuse of used oil by Federal agencies, recipients of Federal grant funds, entities contracting with the Federal Government, and the general public.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Energy to update its report on the energy and environmental benefits of re-refining used lubricating oil and submit to Congress a strategic plan to increase the beneficial reuse of lubricating oil.
Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare program of pharmacist services. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act 2. Medicare coverage of pharmacist services (a) Coverage Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2) (1) by striking and (2) by adding and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (GG) the following new subparagraph: (HH) pharmacist services furnished by a pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or on behalf of a pharmacy provider— (i) which the pharmacist is legally authorized to perform in the State in which the individual performs such services; (ii) as would otherwise be covered under this part if furnished by a physician, or as an incident to a physician’s service; and (iii) in a setting located in a health professional shortage area (as defined in section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act), medically underserved area, or medically underserved population (as defined in section 330(b)(3) of such Act); . (b) Payment Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1) (1) by striking and (BB) (BB) (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and (CC) with respect to pharmacist services (as defined in section 1861(s)(2)(HH)), the amounts paid shall be equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 if such services had been furnished by a physician (c) Effective date; Pharmacist specific codes (1) Effective date The amendments made by subsections (a) and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2018. (2) Pharmacist specific codes The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–4

Summary: Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for Medicare coverage and payment with respect to certain pharmacist services that: (1) are furnished by a pharmacist in a health-professional shortage area, and (2) would otherwise be covered under Medicare if furnished by a physician.
A bill to ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land.

To ensure that the Secretary of the Interior collaborates fully with State and local authorities and certain nonprofit entities in managing the Corolla Wild Horse population on Federal land. 1. Wild horses in and around the Cur­ri­tuck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Genetic diversity The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary (1) the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge and the Cape Lookout National Seashore; and (2) the December 2014 Wild Horse Management Agreement approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Currituck County, North Carolina, and the Corolla Wild Horse Fund. (b) Agreement (1) In general The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to provide for the cost-effective management of the horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge while ensuring that natural resources within the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge are not adversely impacted. (2) Requirements The agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with, with respect to the horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge— (A) coordinating and conducting a periodic census, and inspecting the health, of the horses; (B) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (C) coordinating and conducting the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (D) administering a viable population control plan for the horses, including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.

Summary: This bill instructs the Department of the Interior to allow for the introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina as necessary to ensure the genetic diversity of the wild horse population in and around Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, consistent with the laws applicable to the refuge and seashore and the December 2014 Wild Horse Management Agreement. Interior may enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund to provide for the cost-effective management of the horses in and around the refuge while ensuring that its natural resources are not adversely impacted. Such agreement shall require the fund to pay the costs associated with: conducting a periodic census, and inspecting the health, of the horses; maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; conducting the removal and placement of horses and monitoring horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and administering a viable population control plan for the horses.
Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act

To amend title 46, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the program to provide assistance for small shipyards and maritime communities through fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act 2. Authorization of appropriations Subsection (i) of section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2017 2020 (2) in paragraph (1), by striking $5,000,000 $7,500,00 (3) in paragraph (2), by striking $25,000,000 $27,500,000 3. Award of grants Subsection (b) of section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) Awards (1) In general In providing assistance under the program, the Administrator shall take into account— (A) the economic circumstances and conditions of maritime communities; (B) projects that would be effective in fostering efficiency, competitive operations, and quality ship construction, repair, and reconfiguration; and (C) projects that would be effective in fostering employee skills and enhancing productivity. (2) Timing of award (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall make grants under this section within 120 days after the date of enactment of the appropriations Act for the fiscal year concerned. (B) Reallocation of unused funds If a grant is awarded under this section and, for any reason, the grant funds are not used by the grantee, the Administrator may use such unused funds to make another grant under this section. . 4. Buy America Subsection (c) of section 54101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Buy America (A) Requirement A grant provided under this section may be used for a project only if the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used in the project are produced in the United States. (B) Waiver The Administrator may waive subparagraph (A) if the Administrator finds that the waiver would be permitted under paragraph (2) of section 5323(j) of title 49, United States Code. .

Summary: Small Shipyards and Maritime Communities Act This bill revises and reauthorizes through FY2020 the small shipyards program to provide assistance (1) to small shipyards for capital improvements and (2) for maritime training programs to foster technical skills and operational productivity relating to shipbuilding, ship repair, and associated industries. In providing assistance under the program, the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) must take into account the economic circumstances and conditions of maritime communities. Grants may be used for a project only if the steel, iron, and manufactured goods used for the project are produced in the United States, except where MARAD waives such requirements.
Offshore WIND Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an investment tax credit related to the production of electricity from offshore wind. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act Offshore WIND Act 2. Energy credit for qualified offshore wind facilities (a) In general Section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i)— (i) in subclause (III), by striking and (ii) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (V) qualified offshore wind property, and ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking or (ii) in clause (vii), by adding or (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) qualified offshore wind property, but only with respect to property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2026, ; and (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Qualified offshore wind property (A) In general The term qualified offshore wind property (B) Offshore facility The term offshore facility (C) Exception for qualified small wind energy property The term qualified offshore wind property . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Offshore Wind Incentives for New Development Act or the Offshore WIND Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax credit for investment in energy property to include a qualified offshore wind property with construction that begins before January 1, 2026. A "qualified offshore wind property" is a facility that: (1) uses wind to produce electricity; and (2) is located in the inland navigable waters of the United States including the Great Lakes, or in the coastal waters of the United States, including the territorial seas of the United States, the exclusive economic zone of the United States, and the outer Continental Shelf of the United States. The term excludes certain small wind energy property that uses a small wind turbine to generate electricity.
Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017

To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a methodology for the collection by the Commission of information about commercial mobile service and commercial mobile data service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 2. Methodology for collection of mobile service coverage data (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term commercial mobile data service 47 U.S.C. 1401 (2) the term commercial mobile service 47 U.S.C. 332(d) (3) the term Commission (4) the term coverage data (5) the term Universal Service program 47 U.S.C. 254 (b) Methodology established Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate regulations to establish a methodology that shall apply to the collection of coverage data by the Commission for the purposes of— (1) the Universal Service program; or (2) any other similar program. (c) Requirements The methodology established under subsection (b) shall— (1) contain standard definitions for different speed tiers, such as the 2G, 3G, 4G, and 4G LTE tiers; (2) ensure that coverage data is collected in a consistent and robust way; (3) improve the validity and reliability of coverage data; and (4) increase the efficiency of coverage data collection.

Summary: Rural Wireless Access Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish a consistent methodology for its collection of coverage data about the available speed tiers and performance characteristics of commercial mobile and data service for the Universal Service program or any similar programs.
Honoring Hometown Heroes Act

To amend title 4, United States Code, to provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder in the line of duty. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Hometown Heroes Act 2. Permitting the flag to be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder serving in the line of duty (a) Amendment The sixth sentence of section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking or possession of the United States (2) by inserting or the death of a first responder working in any State, territory, or possession who dies while serving in the line of duty, while serving on active duty, (3) by striking and former officials of the District of Columbia (4) by inserting before the period the following: , and first responders working in the District of Columbia (b) First responder defined Section 7(m) of title 4, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2), by striking , United States Code; and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (4) the term first responder public safety officer 42 U.S.C. 3796b . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to deaths of first responders occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: Honoring Hometown Heroes Act This bill authorizes the governor of a state, territory, or possession of the United States or the Mayor of the District of Columbia to proclaim that the U.S. flag shall be flown at half-staff in the event of the death of a first responder (public safety officer) working in such jurisdiction who dies while serving in the line of duty.