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Expanding Investment Opportunities Act

To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise any rules necessary to enable closed-end companies to use the securities offering and proxy rules that are available to other issuers of securities. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Investment Opportunities Act 2. Parity for closed-end companies regarding offering and proxy rules (a) Revision to rules Not later than the end of the 180 period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall propose and, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission shall finalize any rules, as appropriate, to allow any closed-end company, as defined in section 5(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–5 15 U.S.C. 78m well-known seasoned issuer (b) Treatment if revisions not completed in a timely manner If the Commission fails to complete the revisions required by subsection (a) by the time required by such subsection, any registered closed-end company that is listed on a national securities exchange or that makes periodic repurchase offers pursuant to section 270.23c-3 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed not to be an ineligible issuer under the final rule of the Commission titled Securities Offering Reform (c) Rules of construction (1) No effect on Rule 482 Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to impair or limit in any way a registered closed-end company from using section 230.482 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, to distribute sales material. (2) References Any reference in this section to a section of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, or to any form or schedule means such rule, section, form, or schedule, or any successor to any such rule, section, form, or schedule. January 16, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Expanding Investment Opportunities Act (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise registration rules to allow a closed-end company to use offering and proxy rules currently available to other issuers of securities, thereby reducing filing requirements and restrictions on communications with investors in certain circumstances. (A closed-end company is a publicly traded investment management company that sells a limited number of shares to investors in an initial public offering.)
ERASE Act of 2017

To provide for the sunset of rules one year after the date on which they are finalized, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Regulations are Successful or Ended Act of 2017 ERASE Act of 2017 2. Sunset for rules (a) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), any rule (as such term is defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code) that is finalized after the date of the enactment of this Act shall sunset on the date that is one year after the date on which the rule is finalized. (b) Congressional approval The sunset under subsection (a) shall not apply to a rule described in that subsection if a joint resolution is enacted which provides for the continuance of that rule.

Summary: Ensuring Regulations are Successful or Ended Act of 2017 or the ERASE Act of 2017 This bill terminates a federal rule one year after it is finalized unless Congress enacts a joint resolution that provides for the continuance of the rule, or the rule is finalized before the enactment of this bill.
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to expand access to capital for rural-area small businesses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act 2. Access to capital for rural-area small businesses Section 4 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78d (1) in subsection (j)(4)(C), by striking and women-owned small businesses , women-owned, and rural-area small businesses (2) in subsection (j)(6)(B)(iii), by striking and women-owned small businesses , women-owned, and rural-area small businesses January 29, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on issues encountered by rural-area small businesses.
VET Act

To direct the Secretary of Labor to carry out a grant program for employers to develop and carry out job training programs for veterans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Employment Training Act VET Act 2. Grant program for veterans (a) Program authorized The Secretary of Labor, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to employers to carry out the activities described in subsection (b). (b) Uses of funds An employer that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant to enter into a partnership with a community college to create a job training program for the purpose of training veterans for new jobs with the employer. (c) Application To be eligible for a grant under this section, an employer shall submit to the Secretary of Labor an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, which shall include— (1) a description of the job training program that the employer seeks to develop and carry out using the grant; (2) the community college with which the employer plans to partner in developing and carrying out such job training program; and (3) the number of new jobs the employer seeks to create as a result of such job training program. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term community college junior or community college 20 U.S.C. 1058 (2) The term new job (A) may include a new position within an existing job category, and is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or any other job that existed in the employer’s business within the one-year period preceding the date of hire; (B) is not a job that existed in a business operation or substantially similar business operation of the employer formerly located in another location which was closed or substantially reduced by the employer; and (C) results in a net increase in employment for the employer. (3) The term veteran

Summary: Veterans Employment Training Act or the VET Act This bill requires the Department of Labor to award grants to employers to enter into partnerships with community colleges to create programs for training veterans for new jobs with such employers. A "new job" is defined as a job that: may include a new position within an existing job category that is not a job of a recalled worker, a replacement job, or any other job that existed in the employer's business within the one-year period preceding the date of hire; is not a job that existed in a business operation or substantially similar business operation of the employer formerly located in another location that was closed or substantially reduced by the employer; and results in a net increase in employment for the employer.
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety.

To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety. 1. Repeal of coal and mine safety disclosure requirements (a) In general Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 78m-2 (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 1503. February 20, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal coal and other mine safety reporting requirements for issuers of securities.
To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

To require the Attorney General to study whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting. 1. Study on whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United States shall complete a study and submit a report to the Congress on whether an individual’s history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of such individual committing a mass shooting.

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Justice to study and report to Congress on whether an individual's history of domestic violence can be used to determine the likelihood of that individual committing a mass shooting.
Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017

To reform the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review process, the Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test process, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 2. CCAR and DFAST reforms Section 165(i) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 12 U.S.C. 5365(i) (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (B)(i)— (i) by striking 3 different 2 different (ii) by striking , adverse, (B) by adding at the end the following: (C) CCAR requirements (i) Limitation on qualitative capital planning objections In carrying out CCAR, the Board of Governors may not object to a company’s capital plan on the basis of qualitative deficiencies in the company’s capital planning process. (ii) CCAR defined For purposes of this subparagraph and subparagraph (E), the term CCAR ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking semiannual annual (B) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 3 different sets of conditions, including baseline, adverse, 2 different sets of conditions, including baseline 3. Rule of construction The amendments made by this Act may not be construed to prohibit an appropriate Federal banking agency (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 (1) ensuring the safety and soundness of an entity regulated by such an appropriate Federal banking agency; and (2) ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and supervisory policies, and the following of appropriate guidance, by an entity regulated by such an appropriate Federal banking agency. March 13, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to modify testing requirements applicable to bank holding companies and certain nonbank financial companies, including by: (1) establishing limitations on Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review by the Federal Reserve Board, (2) reducing the frequency of stress testing from semiannual to annual, and (3) otherwise revising provisions related to stress testing. (Sec. 4) The bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to lower the maximum allowable amount of surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks.
Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017

To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to provide a criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures of certain individually identifiable information by officers or employees of a Federal department or agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 2. Criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures Section 165 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5365 (l) Criminal penalty for unauthorized disclosures (1) In general Any officer or employee of a Federal department or agency, who by virtue of such officer or employee’s employment or official position, has possession of, or access to, agency records which contain individually identifiable information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this section, the disclosure of which is prohibited by Federal statute, rule, or regulation, and who knowing that disclosure of the specific material is so prohibited, willfully discloses the material in any manner to any person or agency not entitled to receive it, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. (2) Obtaining records under false pretenses Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or obtains information described under paragraph (1) from a Federal department or agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $5,000. (3) Treatment of determinations For purposes of this subsection, a determination made under subsection (d) or (i) based on individually identifiable information submitted pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be deemed individually identifiable information, the disclosure of which is prohibited by Federal statute. . May 18, 2018 The Committee on the Judiciary

Summary: Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 This bill amends the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to establish criminal monetary penalties with respect to: (1) an officer or employee of a federal financial regulatory agency who willfully makes an unauthorized disclosure of certain individually identifiable information, and (2) a person who willfully requests or obtains such information under false pretenses.
To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency.

To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency. 1. Operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations (a) In general An appropriate Federal banking agency may not establish an operational risk capital requirement for banking organizations, unless such requirement— (1) is based primarily on the risks posed by a banking organization’s current activities and businesses; (2) is appropriately sensitive to the risks posed by such current activities and businesses; (3) is determined under a forward-looking assessment of potential losses that may arise out of a banking organization’s current activities, businesses, and exposures, which is not solely based on a banking organization’s historical losses; and (4) permits adjustments based on qualifying operational risk mitigants. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Appropriate Federal banking agency The term appropriate Federal banking agency (A) has the meaning given such term under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and (B) means the National Credit Union Administration, in the case of an insured credit union. (2) Banking organization The term banking organization (A) an insured depository institution (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act); (B) an insured credit union (as defined under section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act); (C) a depository institution holding company (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act); (D) a company that is treated as a bank holding company for purposes of section 8 of the International Banking Act; and (E) a U.S. intermediate holding company established by a foreign banking organization pursuant to section 252.153 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations. February 23, 2018 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: This bill specifies that a federal banking agency may not establish an operational-risk capital requirement for banking organizations unless the requirement: (1) is based on, and is appropriately sensitive to, current risks; (2) is determined under a forward-looking assessment of potential losses; and (3) allows certain adjustments. (Sec. 2) The bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to lower the maximum allowable amount of surplus funds of the Federal Reserve banks.
CRP Grazing Flexibility Act

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow grazing as a mid-contract management practice in the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CRP Grazing Flexibility Act 2. Grazing as mid-contract management (a) Specified activities permitted Section 1233(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3833(b) (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ; and (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) grazing pursuant to section 1232(a)(5) without any reduction in the rental rate, if the grazing is consistent with the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat. . (b) Cost sharing payments Section 1234(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3834(b) (6) Mid-contract management grazing The Secretary may not make any cost sharing payment to an owner or operator under this subchapter for any grazing undertaken pursuant to section 1232(a)(5). .

Summary: CRP Grazing Flexibility Act This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow grazing to be used as a mid-contract management practice under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) without any reduction in the rental rate if the grazing is consistent with the conservation of soil, water, and wildlife habitat. The Department of Agriculture may not make cost sharing payments for grazing undertaken pursuant to this bill. (CRP provides payments to farmers who agree to remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that will improve environmental health and quality. Farmers with certain CRP contracts are required to apply authorized mid-contract management practices to CRP land to implement the conservation plan.)
Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit payments of premium subsidy for harvest price policies. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act 2. Prohibition on premium subsidy for harvest price policies Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1508(e) (9) Prohibition on premium subsidy for harvest price policies Notwithstanding any other provision of law and beginning with the 2018 reinsurance year, the Corporation may not pay any amount of premium subsidy in the case of a policy or plan of insurance that is based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest. .

Summary: Harvest Price Subsidy Prohibition Act This bill amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation from paying a premium subsidy for a crop insurance policy that is based on the actual market price of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest.
Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure the Secretary of Veterans Affairs permits the display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act 2. Display of Battlefield Crosses in national cemeteries Section 2403 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) (1) The Secretary may not prohibit the display of a Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery. (2) In this subsection, the term Battlefield Cross .

Summary: Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial Act This bill states that the Department of Veterans Affairs may not prohibit the display of a Battlefield Cross in any national cemetery. "Battlefield Cross" means a memorial monument in honor of fallen members of the Armed Forces that may include a replica of an inverted rifle, boots, helmets, and identification tag.
No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2017

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the temporary halt in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain offenses, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2017 2. Forfeiture of pension Section 8332(o) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), an individual convicted of an offense described in paragraph (2) shall not, between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction for such offense, be eligible to receive any payment of an annuity pursuant to the retirement system under this subchapter or chapter 84, except that this sentence applies only to such payments based on service rendered as a Member (irrespective of when rendered). (B) If the conviction of an individual described in subparagraph (A) is held to be invalid, such individual shall receive payments that such individual would have received but for application of subparagraph (A). (C) The provisions of this paragraph only apply to a conviction that occurs after the date of enactment of this paragraph. .

Summary: No Pensions for Corrupt Politicians Act of 2017 This bill prohibits Members of Congress who have been convicted of certain felonies from receiving pension payments between the date of sentencing and the date of final conviction for the offense (i.e., after all appeals have been exhausted). (Under current law, Members of Congress who have been convicted of such an offense may continue receiving pension payments until there is a final conviction.) If such a conviction is overturned on appeal, the Members may continue receiving their pensions as normal and are also eligible to retroactively receive the pension payments that were denied under this bill.
Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2017

To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 1937 certain veterans compensation and pensions, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2017 2. Exclusions from income (a) Amendment to existing definition of income Paragraph (4) of section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4) (1) by inserting (A) except that (2) by striking and any amounts , (B) any amounts (3) by striking or any deferred , (C) any deferred (4) by inserting after prospective monthly amounts , and (D) in the case of a veteran (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code), any disability compensation under chapter 11 (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall be effective during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the amendments made by section 102(c) of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–201 (c) Amendment to definition of income after HOTMA Effective on the day after the date on which the amendments made by section 102(c) of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–201 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(4)(B) (iv) any disability compensation under chapter 11 .

Summary: Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937, with respect to the determination of income of each member of a household applying for or receiving low-income rental assistance, to exclude from the income of an Armed Forces veteran (1) service-connected disability compensation, and (2) a pension paid to a veteran age 65 or older.