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Military Pay Protection Act of 2017

To appropriate such funds as may be necessary to ensure that members of the Armed Forces, including reserve components thereof, and supporting civilian and contractor personnel continue to receive pay and allowances for active service performed when a Government shutdown occurs, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 2. Emergency appropriation of funds to provide pay and allowances for members of the Armed Forces and supporting civilian and contractor personnel during Government shutdown (a) Emergency Appropriation During a Government shutdown, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available to the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard), out of any amounts in the general fund of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amounts as the Secretary of Defense (and the Secretary of Homeland Security in the case of the Coast Guard) determines to be necessary to continue to provide the following: (1) Pay and allowances (without interruption) to the following: (A) Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components thereof, who perform active service during the Government shutdown. (B) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who are providing support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (C) At the discretion of the Secretary of Defense, such personnel of contractors of the Department of Defense who are providing direct support to the members of the Armed Forces described in paragraph (1) as the Secretary considers appropriate. (2) Funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations by military, civilian, and contractor personnel during the Government shutdown. (b) Government shutdown defined In this section, the term Government shutdown

Summary: Military Pay Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Treasury, during a government shutdown, to make available to the Department of Defense (DOD) and to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in the case of the Coast Guard, such amounts as necessary to continue to provide: (1) pay and allowances to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including reserve components, who perform active service during the shutdown and, at DOD's discretion, to DOD civilian and contractor personnel providing direct support to such members; and (2) funding necessary to prevent interruptions or delays in the performance of domestic disaster relief and recovery operations during the shutdown. The bill defines "government shutdown" as any portion of a fiscal year for which funds have not been appropriated for such purposes.
HOMeS Act of 2017

To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide incentives to grantees under the Continuum of Care program to re-house all former members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Our Military Servicemembers Act of 2017 HOMeS Act of 2017 2. Incentive for proven strategies Subsection (d) of section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11386b(d) (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting and former servicemembers (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and former servicemembers (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Former servicemember For purposes of this subsection, the term former servicemember . 3. Strategy to end homeless among former servicemembers The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall develop a strategy to identify and eliminate homelessness among former servicemembers who are not eligible for the veterans affairs supported housing program under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)

Summary: Housing Our Military Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the HOMeS Act of 2017 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide incentives to geographic areas under the Continuum of Care program for using funds for activities proven to be effective at reducing homelessness for former servicemembers of the Armed Forces. HUD shall develop a strategy to identify and eliminate homelessness among former servicemembers who are not eligible for the veterans affairs supported housing (HUD-VASH) program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act

To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act 2. Applying budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas (a) In general Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E) (iv) Application of budget neutrality relating to floor on wage area index in non-rural areas (I) Application on a State-specific basis In the case of discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2017, for purposes of applying section 4410(b) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the Secretary shall administer such section 4410(b) and paragraph (e) of section 412.64 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations, as if paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of such section 412.64, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this clause, had never applied and by using the methodology promulgated in the Federal Register on August 19, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 48570) (applied as if such methodology had been fully implemented for fiscal year 2011 using a 100 percent State-specific adjustment to the area wage index). (II) Construction Nothing in subclause (I) shall be construed as preventing the Secretary, for discharges occurring on or after April 1, 2017, from modifying the regulations under such section 412.64 to be consistent with subclause (I) in carrying out the budget neutrality requirements of such section 4410(b). . (b) Conforming amendment terminating application of budget neutrality on a nationwide basis Section 3141 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww and before April 1, 2017, 2010,

Summary: Repeal of the Obamacare Bay State Boondoogle Act This bill requires that the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non-rural areas be calculated using state-specific, rather than national, budget neutrality. (The Medicare hospital wage index is used to calculate geographic adjustments to Medicare reimbursements.)
To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action. 1. Prohibition on authorizing finfish aquaculture in the EEZ Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Commerce may issue any permit or in any other way authorize any person to conduct commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance with a law authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill prohibits the Department of the Interior and the Department of Commerce from issuing a permit or in any other way authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone, except in accordance with a law enacted after enactment of this bill.
To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol.

To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel for placement in the United States Capitol. 1. Placement of statue or bust of Elie Wiesel in United States Capitol (a) Obtaining statue or bust Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Joint Committee on the Library shall enter into an agreement to obtain a statue or bust of Elie Wiesel, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee considers appropriate consistent with applicable law. The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement and related contracts required under this subsection on its behalf, under such terms and conditions as the Joint Committee may require. (b) Placement The Joint Committee on the Library shall place the statue or bust obtained under subsection (a) in a suitable permanent location in the United States Capitol. (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act, and any amounts so appropriated shall remain available until expended.

Summary: This bill requires the Joint Committee on the Library to enter into an agreement to obtain a statue or bust of Eli Wiesel. The Joint Committee may authorize the Architect of the Capitol to enter into the agreement and related contracts. The Joint Committee shall place the statue or bust in a suitable permanent location in the U.S. Capitol.
SAFE SEAT Act

To improve air travel for passengers, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone’s Access to Travel Act SAFE SEAT Act 2. Air travel improvements (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall issue or revise regulations to ensure that— (1) a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal unless directly necessary for safety or security; (2) air carriers resolve all issues relating to overbooking of a flight prior to beginning boarding for that flight; and (3) air carriers, before an individual is denied boarding involuntarily with respect to a flight, make a compensation offer— (A) to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo boarding for that flight; and (B) in an amount that is at least the maximum compensation amount required under Federal regulations for passengers denied boarding involuntarily. (b) Air carrier defined In this section, the term air carrier

Summary: Saving All Flyers from Ejection and Securing Everyone's Access to Travel Act or the SAFE SEAT Act This bill directs the Department of Transportation to issue or revise regulations to ensure that: a passenger, after boarding an aircraft for a flight, is not subjected to the use of force or involuntary removal unless directly necessary for safety or security; air carriers resolve all overbooking issues prior to beginning boarding for a flight; and air carriers, before an individual is involuntarily denied boarding, make a compensation offer to any individual willing to voluntarily forgo boarding that is at least the maximum compensation amount required under federal regulations for passengers denied boarding voluntarily.
Breaking Addiction Act of 2017

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for a State Medicaid option to provide coverage of community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment for nonelderly adults, to remove such services from the Medicaid exclusion from medical assistance of items and services for patients in an institution for mental diseases, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Breaking Addiction Act of 2017 2. State option to provide medical assistance for community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment services to nonelderly adults (a) In general Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(16)— (A) by striking , and, (B) , (B) (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: , and (C) community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment services for individuals over 21 years of age and under 65 years of age (2) in subsection (h)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting (including a substance use disorder) mental health conditions (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) For purposes of subsection (a)(16)(C), the term community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment services . (b) Report to Congress Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress, and make available to the public, a report on the availability of, and access to, community-based inpatient substance use disorder treatment services provided under State Medicaid plans under title XIX of the Social Security Act (or waivers of such plans) (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) pursuant to the amendments made by subsection (a). The report shall include recommendations regarding a permanent and expanded waiver of the limitation on payment under the subdivision (B) following section 1905(a)(29) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(29)) to permit all States to provide such services to all individuals eligible to receive medical assistance under such State Medicaid plans. (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, but in no case shall such amendments apply earlier than October 1, 2017.

Summary: Breaking Addiction Act of 2017 This bill allows state Medicaid programs to provide medical assistance for community-based, inpatient, substance-use-disorder treatment services furnished in facilities with 60 or fewer beds to individuals between 21 and 65 years of age.
Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act

To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act 2. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D) (D) (i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expeditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30-day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person— (I) who submits, with the permit application, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested by the person before February 18, 1997; or (II) who has submitted, in support of a permit application submitted before May 15, 2008, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested by the person before May 15, 2008, from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before that date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. (iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act . June 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act This bill amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to direct the Department of the Interior to issue a permit for the importation of a polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to a permit applicant who has submitted proof that the polar bear was: (1) legally harvested by the applicant before the May 15, 2008, listing of the polar bear as threatened, and (2) harvested from an approved polar bear population. Interior must issue these permits without regard to limits on importing marine mammals with depleted populations.
U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to carry out a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system with the Government of Israel, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Israel faces grave threats from Iran, Hezbollah, and Hamas, each of which are increasing their capabilities and strength. (2) On March 9, 2016, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps successfully launched two Qadr H (3) According to Iran’s official news agency, the missiles were inscribed with the slogan, Israel should be wiped off the earth. (4) Iranian Brigadier General Ami Ali Hajizadeh stated, The reason we designed our missiles with a range of 2,000 kilometers is to be able to hit our enemy the Zionist regime from a safe distance. (5) Tel Aviv is approximately 987 miles from Tehran and likely within the operational capabilities of Iran’s current missile technology. (6) Iran conducted another test in January 2017. (7) Hezbollah, designated by the Department of State as a terrorist organization, has an arsenal of approximately 120,000 to 150,000 rockets aimed at Israel. (8) Israel, with the August support of the United States, developed the Arrow 3 missile defense system to intercept and destroy long-range exo-atmospheric intercontinental ballistic missiles. (9) On January 18, 2017, Israel placed into service the first Arrow 3 interceptor after nearly a decade of development. (10) Further testing will be required to improve the system, ensure accuracy, and validate the system’s capabilities. (11) Israel and the United States plan to conduct a test during 2018 in the United States that will cost approximately $105,000,000. 3. Test of Arrow 3 missile system (a) Authority The Secretary of Defense may conduct a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system, in conjunction with the Government of Israel, to validate the capabilities of the system and improve the performance of the system. (b) Authorization of appropriations In addition to any funds authorized to be appropriated by section 1690 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( Public Law 114–328

Summary: U.S.-Israel Joint Missile Defense Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct a test of the Arrow 3 missile defense system, in conjunction with the government of Israel, to validate the system's capabilities and improve its performance.
Commuter Access Reform Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat qualified alternative commuter programs as an excludable qualified transportation fringe benefit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commuter Access Reform Act 2. Qualified alternative commuter programs treated as an excludable qualified transportation fringe benefit (a) In general Section 132(f)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (E) Any qualified alternative commuter transportation service. . (b) Application of dollar limitation Section 132(f)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by striking qualified parking the aggregate of the benefits described in subparagraphs (C) and (E) of paragraph (1) (c) Qualified alternative commuter transportation service Section 132(f)(5) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Qualified alternative commuter transportation service (i) In general The term qualified alternative commuter transportation service (I) is designed to provide prearranged rides to passengers who consent to share the ride in whole or in part, and (II) such transportation is between the employee’s residence, place of employment, or a mass transit facility, including any portion of the distance between an employee’s residence, place of employment, or mass transit. (ii) Transportation network company The term transportation network company (iii) Commuter vehicle The term commuter vehicle . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to transportation provided after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Commuter Access Reform Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat any qualified alternative commuter transportation service as a qualified transportation fringe benefit that is excluded from an employee's gross income when it is provided by an employer. A "qualified alternative commuter transportation service" is transportation in a commuter vehicle provided by a transportation network company if the service: (1) is designed to provide prearranged rides to passengers who consent to share the ride in whole or in part; and (2) is between the employee's residence, place of employment, or a mass transit facility, including any portion of the distance. A "transportation network company" is an entity that uses a digital network to connect riders to drivers affiliated with the entity to transport the rider using a vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise authorized for use by the driver to a point chosen by the rider. The benefit is subject to a limit on the aggregate amount of transportation fringe benefits for parking and a qualified alternative commuter transportation service that may be excluded from gross income.