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Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act 2. Award of litigation costs to prevailing parties in accordance with existing law Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4) to any to any prevailing party in accordance with section 2412 of title 28, United States Code. February 15, 2018 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources February 15, 2018 The Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to replace the current standard for awarding court costs, including attorney fees, in citizen suits with the federal judicial code standard for awarding costs to a prevailing party.
Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017 2. Certain non-tuition fellowship and stipend payments treated as compensation (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 219(f) Such term includes any amount paid to an individual to aid the individual in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research. (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.

Summary: Graduate Student Savings Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow funds paid to an individual to aid in the pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research to be saved in an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). The bill permits the funds to be considered compensation for purposes of current law provisions that limit annual deductible IRA contributions to the lesser of: (1) the deductible amount permitted under current law, or (2) the compensation includible in the individual's gross income for the year.
Promoting Women in STEM Act

To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupations. 1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Women in STEM Act 2. Support for programs that increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics occupations Section 124(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344(b) (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) supporting programs that increase the participation of women in career and technical education programs leading to occupations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. .

Summary: Promoting Women in STEM Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to require state leadership activities under the Act to include supporting programs that increase the participation of women in career and technical education programs leading to occupations in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan guarantees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act 2. Strategic energy infrastructure projects Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16513 (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking in subsection (d)) described in subsection (d) and strategic energy infrastructure meeting the criteria described in subsection (f)) (B) by adding at the end the following: (11) Strategic energy infrastructure meeting the criteria described in subsection (f). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (f) Strategic energy infrastructure projects The Secretary may make guarantees under this section for any strategic energy infrastructure project that is a regional project— (1) that supports a more effective energy market performance due to the scale of the project, such as a project with the capacity to store and distribute greater than 100,000 barrels per day of hydrocarbon feedstock with a minimum gross heating value of 1,700 Btu per standard cubic foot; and (2) with the potential to significantly contribute to the economic resilience of the region in which the project is located. .

Summary: Capitalizing on American Storage Potential Act This bill amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to expand the Department of Energy's existing loan guarantee program to any strategic energy infrastructure project that is a regional project which supports a more effective energy market performance and that has the potential to significantly contribute to the economic resilience of the region in which the project is located.
Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on duty hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017 2. Limitations on duty hours of yardmaster employees (a) Limitations on duty hours of yardmaster employees Section 21103 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by inserting and yardmaster employees train employees (2) by inserting or yardmaster employee train employee (3) in subsection (e), by inserting or yardmaster During a train (b) Definitions Section 21101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by inserting a yardmaster employee, dispatching service employee, (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) yardmaster employee . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 211 21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster employees. .

Summary: Railroad Yardmaster Protection Act of 2017 This bill applies to yardmaster employees the limitations on duty hours and the restrictions on communications to employees during their off-duty hours that are currently applicable to train employees. A "yardmaster employee" means an individual responsible for supervising and coordinating the control of trains and engines operating within a rail yard.
Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act

To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to helicopter crash resistant fuel systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act 2. Helicopter crash resistant fuel systems (a) In general Chapter 447 44736. Fuel system crash resistance (a) Prohibition (1) In general A person may not operate a covered rotorcraft in United States airspace unless the design of the rotorcraft is certified by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to— (A) comply with the requirements under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 27.952(a) and section 27.952(f) or paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 29.952(a) and section 29.952(f) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, applicable to the category of the rotorcraft; or (B) employ other means acceptable to the Administrator to provide an equivalent level of fuel system crash resistance. (2) Covered rotorcraft defined In this subsection, the term covered rotorcraft (b) Administrative provisions The Administrator shall— (1) expedite the certification and validation of United States and foreign type designs and retrofit kits that improve fuel system crashworthiness; and (2) not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, and periodically thereafter, issue a bulletin to— (A) inform rotorcraft owners and operators of available modifications to improve fuel system crashworthiness; and (B) urge that such modifications be installed as soon as practicable. (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the operation of a rotorcraft by the Department of Defense. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 447 44736. Fuel system crash resistance. .

Summary: Helicopter Fuel System Safety Act This bill prohibits a person from operating a newly manufactured helicopter in U.S. airspace unless the Federal Aviation Administration certifies that the helicopter's design complies with certain crash resistant fuel system requirements.
Inspector General Access Act of 2017

To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 relative to the powers of the Department of Justice Inspector General. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Access Act of 2017 2. Investigations of Department of Justice personnel Section 8E of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2), by striking and paragraph (3) (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking paragraph (4) paragraph (3) (2) in subsection (d), by striking , except with respect to allegations described in subsection (b)(3), November 27, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Inspector General Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Inspector General Act of 1978 to eliminate a provision of such Act that requires referral of allegations of misconduct involving Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys, investigators, or law enforcement personnel to the DOJ Office of Professional Responsibility (thus allowing the DOJ Inspector General to investigate such allegations).
To establish the Water Science Centers within the United States Geological Survey.

To establish the Water Science Centers within the United States Geological Survey. 1. Water Science Centers Established There are hereby established, within the United States Geological Survey, local Water Science Centers that shall collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information about the Nation's water resources.

Summary: This bill establishes local Water Science Centers within the United States Geological Survey to collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely information on the nation's water resources.
Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2017

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require that repurchase-to-maturity transactions be treated as secured borrowings. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2017 2. Accounting treatment of RTM transactions (a) In general In establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall require that a repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collateral. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Repurchase-to-maturity transaction The term repurchase-to-maturity transaction (A) a financial asset is transferred in exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit; and (B) concurrently with the transfer, the transferor and the transferee agree that, at the maturity of the transferred asset, the transferee may either, at the option of the transferee— (i) return the transferred asset (or a substantially similar asset) to the transferor, thereby obligating the transferor to reacquire the transferred asset (or to acquire the substantially similar asset, as the case may be) for an amount equal to the value of the cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit described in subparagraph (A), plus a stipulated interest factor; or (ii) redeem the transferred asset from the issuer of the transferred asset. (2) Securities laws The term securities laws 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (3) Transferred asset The term transferred asset (c) Effective date The treatment required under subsection (a) shall apply beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2017 This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws, to require that a repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collateral. A "repurchase-to-maturity transaction" is one in which: (1) a financial asset is transferred in exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit; and (2) the transferor and transferee agree that the transferee may return or redeem the transferred asset upon the asset's maturity.
Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017

To amend the Small Business Act to require cyber certification for small business development center counselors, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 2. Duties of small business development center counselors Section 21 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648 (o) Cyber strategy training for small business development centers (1) Definitions In this subsection— (A) the term cyber strategy (B) the term lead small business development center (2) Certification program The Administrator shall establish a cyber counseling certification program, or approve a similar existing program, to certify the employees of lead small business development centers to provide cyber planning assistance to small business concerns. (3) Number of certified employees The Administrator shall ensure that the number of employees of each lead small business development center who are certified in providing cyber planning assistance under this subsection is not fewer than the lesser of— (A) 5; or (B) 10 percent of the total number of employees of the lead small business development center. (4) Consideration of Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy In carrying out this subsection, the Administrator, to the extent practicable, shall consider any cyber strategy methods included in the Small Business Development Center Cyber Strategy developed under section 1841(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328 (5) Reimbursement for certification (A) In general Subject to the availability of appropriations and subparagraph (B), the Administrator shall reimburse a lead small business development center for costs relating to the certification of an employee of the lead small business development center under the program established under paragraph (2). (B) Limitation The total amount reimbursed by the Administrator under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $350,000 in any fiscal year. . April 25, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 This bill amends the Small Business Act to require the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying employees of small business development centers to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses.
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist's and prosthetist's clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient's medical record.

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide that certain orthotist’s and prosthetist’s clinical notes under Medicare be treated as part of the patient’s medical record. 1. Orthotist’s and prosthetist’s clinical notes as part of the patient’s medical record Section 1834(h) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(h) (5) Documentation created by orthotists and prosthetists For purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics, documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of the patient’s medical record to support documentation created by eligible professionals described in section 1848(k)(3)(B). .

Summary: This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to specify that documentation created by an orthotist or prosthetist shall be considered part of a Medicare beneficiary's medical record for purposes of determining the reasonableness and medical necessity of orthotics and prosthetics.
Medicare IVIG Demonstration Extension Act of 2017

To amend the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 to extend the Medicare Patient IVIG Access Demonstration Project. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare IVIG Demonstration Extension Act of 2017 2. Extension of Medicare Patient IVIG Access Demonstration Project Section 101(b) of the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after for a period of 3 years and, subject to the availability of funds under subsection (g)— (A) if the date of enactment of the Medicare IVIG Demonstration Extension Act of 2017 is on or before September 30, 2017, for the period beginning on October 1, 2017, and ending on December 31, 2020; and (B) if the date of enactment of such Act is after September 30, 2017, for the period beginning on the date of enactment of such Act and ending on December 31, 2020 ; and (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following new sentence: Subject to the preceding sentence, a Medicare beneficiary enrolled in the demonstration project on September 30, 2017, shall be automatically enrolled during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Medicare IVIG Demonstration Extension Act of 2017 and ending on December 31, 2020, without submission of another application.

Summary: Medicare IVIG Demonstration Extension Act of 2017 This bill amends the Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 to extend the Medicare Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) demonstration project through 2020, subject to the availability of funds. (This demonstration project provides for bundled Medicare payments with respect to certain items and services that are necessary to administer IVIG in the home.) A Medicare beneficiary who is enrolled in the project on September 30, 2017, shall be automatically reenrolled, subject to an existing cap on project participants.
Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017

To prohibit the Federal Emergency Management Agency from recouping certain assistance, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017 2. Recoupment of certain assistance prohibited (a) In general Notwithstanding section 3716(e) of title 31, United States Code, and unless there is evidence of civil or criminal fraud, the Federal Emergency Management Agency may not take any action to recoup covered assistance from the recipient of such assistance if the receipt of such assistance occurred on a date that is more than 3 years before the date on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency first provides to the recipient written notification of an intent to recoup. (b) Covered assistance defined In this section, the term covered assistance (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 (2) in relation to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 November 21, 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: Disaster Assistance Fairness and Accountability Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill prohibits the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from taking any action to recoup major disaster assistance from a recipient that received such assistance more than three years before FEMA first provided such recipient written notification of an intent to recoup it unless there is evidence of fraud.
Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2017

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require any person subject to accounting principles or standards under the securities laws to show all transactions of such person on the balance sheet of such person. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2017 2. All transactions required to be shown on balance sheet (a) In general In establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws (as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) (b) Regulations The Securities and Exchange Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement subsection (a) not later than the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Nothing Off Balance Sheet Act of 2017 This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards under the securities laws, to require any person subject to those principles or standards to show all transactions on the person's balance sheet.
SMART Child Act of 2017

To amend section 317A of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for screenings and referrals regarding lead poisoning, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Screen, Manage, Address, and Remove Toxins for Children Act of 2017 SMART Child Act of 2017 2. Screenings and referrals regarding lead poisoning (a) Grant application Section 317A(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–1(d) (1) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following: (8) (A) A protocol for referring for medical (including mental health) treatment infants and children who are found to have elevated blood lead levels. (B) Such protocol shall include identification of a single agency that will be responsible for— (i) case management for such infants and children through the later of— (I) the date that is 3 years after the infant or child is referred to the agency; and (II) if the infant or child continues to need services related to such elevated blood lead levels beyond the end of such 3-year period, the date on which the infant or child is discharged; and (ii) overseeing such referrals and ensuring that the infant or child and the family are receiving services deemed necessary by medical and mental health professionals. . (b) Funding Paragraph (1) of section 317A(l) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–1(l) $40,000,000 $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.

Summary: Screen, Manage, Address, and Remove Toxins for Children Act of 2017 or the SMART Child Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2022 a program of screening for lead poisoning and referral for treatment.