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Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for covered agreements and contracts between the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and eligible academic affiliates for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017 2. Covered agreements and contracts for mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of health-care resources Section 8153 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , including pursuant to paragraph (4) (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) In carrying out paragraph (1), in order to carry out more effectively the primary function of the Veterans Health Administration and notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary shall seek to enter into covered agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of use of covered health-care resources of the Department with eligible academic affiliates with the goal of improving the access to, and quality of, the hospital care and medical services furnished by the Department. ; and (C) in paragraph (3)(A), by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of a covered agreement or contract under paragraph (4) for the coordination, use, or exchange of a clinical service, the use of medical equipment or space, research, the construction or lease of clinical space, the use of any full-time equivalent employee of the Department or a contractor of the Department or the use of any full-time equivalent employee jointly hired by the Department and an eligible academic affiliate, the Secretary shall make arrangements for the acquisition of the resource by using procedures other than competitive procedures. (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) In this section: (1) The term covered agreement or contract (2) The term covered health-care resource (3) The term eligible academic affiliate .

Summary: Enhanced Veteran Healthcare Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to seek to enter into covered agreements and contracts for the mutually beneficial coordination, use, or exchange of covered VA health-care resources with eligible academic affiliates in order to improve access to, and quality of, VA hospital care and medical services.
Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017

To amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 to repeal provisions relating only to the Allegheny National Forest. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017 2. Repeal of provisions regarding the Allegheny National Forest (a) Repeal Subsection (o) of section 17 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226 Public Law 102–486 (b) Notice requirement not affected Nothing in this Act shall be construed or interpreted— (1) to limit, modify, or otherwise affect the existing requirement to provide in writing 60-day advance notice of specific activities in accordance with the order dated December 16, 1980, in the case United States of America v. Minard Run Oil Company, 1980 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9570 (W.D. Pa., Dec. 16, 1980); or (2) to limit existing authority of the Forest Service under provisions of law codified in section 551 of title 16, United States Code. (c) Permitting authority not affected Nothing in this Act shall be construed or interpreted to alter, repeal, or otherwise limit the existing authority of the Forest Service to permit the harvest or sale of timber derived from the Allegheny National Forest. September 5, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

Summary: Cooperative Management of Mineral Rights Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 that require: (1) the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide 60 days' advance notice before commencing surface-disturbing activities related to the development of oil and gas deposits on certain land within the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania; and (2) persons who propose to develop oil and gas deposits on such lands to either permit USDA to market merchantable timber owned by the United States on the land subject to such activities or arrange to purchase merchantable timber on that land from USDA, or otherwise arrange for the disposition of such timber, upon such terms as USDA may accept.
Military Spouse Hiring Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make employers of spouses of military personnel eligible for the work opportunity credit. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouse Hiring Act 2. Eligibility of spouses of military personnel for the work opportunity credit (a) In general Paragraph (1) of section 51(d) or , or (K) a qualified military spouse. . (b) Qualified military spouse Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (16) Qualified military spouse The term qualified military spouse . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the enactment of this Act to individuals who begin work for the employer after such date.

Summary: Military Spouse Hiring Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) to include the hiring of a qualified military spouse. (The WOTC permits employers who hire individuals who are members of a targeted group such as qualified veterans, ex-felons, or long-term unemployment recipients to claim a tax credit equal to a portion of the wages paid to those individuals.) A "qualified military spouse" is any individual who is certified by the designated local agency as being (as of the hiring date) a spouse of a member of the Armed Forces.
Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, Washington, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017 2. Definitions (a) Parcels The term parcels (b) Map The term Map the Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Map (c) Secretary The term Secretary (d) Tribe The term Tribe 3. Land into trust (a) Action by the secretary of the interior The Secretary shall take the land described in the Map into trust for the benefit of the Tribe in accordance with the regulations of the Department of the Interior for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 (b) Survey (1) Responsibility for survey Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Tribe shall conduct a survey of the boundaries of the parcels described in the Map and designated for the Tribe and submit the survey to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. (2) Approval of survey (A) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the survey is submitted under this subsection, the Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall complete a review of the survey, and provide the Tribe with notice of concurrence of the survey. (B) Not later than 120 days after the date on which concurrence is provided to the Tribe, the Secretary shall submit a copy of the survey to the appropriate committees of Congress, and make the survey available to the public at the appropriate office of the Secretary. 4. Hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering This Act shall not grant or diminish any hunting, fishing, trapping or gathering treaty right of any Indian tribe. 5. Gaming prohibition The Tribe may not conduct on any land taken into trust pursuant to this Act any gaming activities— (1) as a matter of claimed inherent authority; or (2) under any Federal law (including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 6. Effect of Act Nothing in this Act shall limit— (1) the existing rights or claims of the Tribe; or (2) the eligibility of the Tribe to acquire additional land in trust under applicable Federal law and regulations.

Summary: Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the Samish Indian Nation specified land owned by the tribe in Skagit County and San Juan County, Washington. Gaming is prohibited on this land.
To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

To amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that post offices shall comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and for other purposes. 1. Post offices and Americans with Disability Act standards (a) In general Section 410(b) of title 39, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting consistent with paragraph (12), the provisions (2) in paragraph (10), by striking and (3) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and (4) by adding at the end the following: (12) with respect to any post office, the requirements of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12101 . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any post office established before, on, or after the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for compliance Any post office covered by section 410(b)(12) of title 39, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall comply with the requirements of such section not later than the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.

Summary: This bill requires post offices, within two years after enactment of this bill, to comply with public accommodation standards under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a low-income sewer and water assistance pilot program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Low-Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017 2. Low-income sewer and water assistance pilot program Title I of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 124. Low-income sewer and water assistance pilot program (a) Establishment The Administrator shall establish a pilot program to award grants to not fewer than 10 eligible entities to assist low-income households in maintaining access to sanitation services. (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the program established under this section. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Eligible entity The term eligible entity (2) Household The term household (3) Low-income household (A) In general The term low-income household (i) in which one or more individuals are receiving— (I) assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; (II) supplemental security income payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act; (III) supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008; or (IV) payments under section 1315, 1521, 1541, or 1542 of title 38, United States Code, or under section 306 of the Veterans' and Survivors' Pension Improvement Act of 1978; or (ii) that has an income determined by the State in which the eligible entity is located to not exceed the greater of— (I) an amount equal to 150 percent of the poverty level for the State; or (II) an amount equal to 60 percent of the State median income. (B) Lower income limit For purposes of this section, a State may adopt an income limit that is lower than the limit described in subparagraph (A)(ii), except that the State may not exclude a household from eligibility in a fiscal year solely on the basis of household income if such income is less than 110 percent of the poverty level for such State. (4) Public water system The term public water system 42 U.S.C. 300f (5) Sanitation services The term sanitation services .

Summary: Low Income Sewer and Water Assistance Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (commonly known as the Clean Water Act) to require the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program that awards grants to at least 10 eligible entities for assisting low-income households maintain access to sanitation (water and sewer) services. In order to be eligible for grants, entities must be municipalities, or public entities that own or operate public water systems, that are affected by consent decrees related to compliance with standards under that Act.
Safe Freight Act of 2017

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Freight Act of 2017 2. Freight train crew size (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 20169. Freight train crew size Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of the Safe Freight Act of 2017 . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 201 20169. Freight train crew size. .

Summary: Safe Freight Act of 2017 This bill prohibits the operation of a freight train or light locomotive engine used in the movement of freight unless it has a crew of at least two individuals, one of whom is certified by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive operator and the other as a train conductor.
Connected Government Act

To require a new or updated Federal website that is intended for use by the public to be mobile friendly, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Connected Government Act 2. Federal websites required to be mobile friendly (a) In general If, on or after the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, an agency creates a website that is intended for use by the public or updates a website that is intended for use by the public, the agency shall ensure that the website is mobile friendly. (b) OMB Report Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, shall make publicly available and submit to Congress a report that describes the implementation of the requirement described under subsection (a) and assesses the compliance of each agency with such requirement. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency (2) Mobile friendly The term mobile friendly November 13, 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: Connected Government Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires: (1) a federal agency that creates or redesigns a website intended for use by the public to ensure that the website is mobile friendly, and (2) the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency compliance. "Mobile friendly" means that the website is configured in such a way that it may be navigated, viewed, and accessed on a smartphone, tablet computer, or similar mobile device.
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt from sequestration certain user fees of the Food and Drug Administration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017 2. Exempting from sequestration certain user fees of Food and Drug Administration The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended— (1) in section 255(g)(1)(A) ( 2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A) Financial Agent Services Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, but only the portion of appropriations under such account corresponding to fees collected under sections 736, 738, 740, 741, 744B, and 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (75–9911–0–1–554) ; and (2) in section 256(h) ( 2 U.S.C. 906(h) (5) This subsection shall not apply with respect to the portion of administrative expenses incurred by the Food and Drug Administration that are funded through fees collected under sections 736, 738, 740, 741, 744B, and 744H of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. .

Summary: Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of 2017 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt certain Food and Drug Administration user fees from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.
501(c)(4) Reform Act of 2017

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit 501(c)(4) entities from participating in, or intervening in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 501(c)(4) Reform Act of 2017 2. 501(c)(4) (a) In general Section 501(c)(4) (C) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an entity if the entity participates in, or intervenes in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: 501(c)(4) Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exemption under section 501(c)(4) for social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, to prohibit such entities from participating or intervening (including the publishing or distributing of statements) in any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
Maritime Lien Reform Act

To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Lien Reform Act 2. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 313 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general This chapter— (1) does not establish a maritime lien on a permit that— (A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing; and (B) is issued under State or Federal law; and (2) does not authorize any civil action to enforce a maritime lien on such a permit. (b) Treatment of fishing permits A fishing permit— (1) is governed solely by the State or Federal law under which it was issued; and (2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any purpose. (c) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description. .

Summary: Maritime Lien Reform Act This bill revises federal shipping laws governing maritime liability to prohibit: (1) maritime liens (liens on vessels) from being imposed on state or federal fishing permits, or (2) civil actions to enforce maritime liens on the permits. A fishing permit is not considered to be part of a vessel, so it does not pass with a vessel upon the vessel's sale or transfer.
SERVE Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the retirement income account rules relating to church-controlled organizations. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seeking an End to Restrictions on Votive Employees Act SERVE Act 2. Clarification of retirement income account rules relating to church-controlled organizations (a) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 403(b)(9) (including an employee described in section 414(e)(3)(B)) employee described in paragraph (1) (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to years beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Summary: Seeking an End to Restrictions on Votive Employees Act or the SERVE Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to specify that a retirement income account provided by a church or a convention or association of churches may cover: (1) a duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a church in the exercise of his ministry, regardless of the source of his compensation; (2) an employee of a tax-exempt organization, whether a civil law corporation or otherwise, that is controlled by or associated with a church or a convention or association of churches; and (3) certain employees who have been separated from service with a church, a convention or association of churches, or an organization described above.
Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017

To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the Public Health Service Act to require employees to be provided with information about the availability of special enrollment periods to obtain marketplace coverage and Medicare coverage upon termination or separation, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Common SENSE Act of 2017 Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017 2. Requiring notification to employees about special enrollment periods upon termination or separation (a) ERISA Section 606(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1166(a) and under section 2702 of the Public Health Service Act (including that the beneficiary may be eligible to enroll in a health plan in a State in a special enrollment period established under subsection (b)(2) of such section) and section 1837(i) of the Social Security Act (including that the beneficiary may be eligible to enroll in the medical insurance program established under part B of title XVIII of such Act in a special enrollment period established under such section) (b) IRC Section 4980B(f)(6)(D)(ii) and under section 2702 of the Public Health Service Act (including that the beneficiary may be eligible to enroll in a health plan in a State in a special enrollment period established under subsection (b)(2) of such section) and section 1837(i) of the Social Security Act (including that the beneficiary may be eligible to enroll in the medical insurance program established under part B of title XVIII of such Act in a special enrollment period established under such section) (c) PHSA Section 2206 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300bb–6 and under section 2702 of the Public Health Service Act (including that the beneficiary may be eligible to enroll in a health plan in a State in a special enrollment period established under subsection (b)(2) of such section) and section 1837(i) of the Social Security Act (including that the beneficiary may be eligible to enroll in the medical insurance program established under part B of title XVIII of such Act in a special enrollment period established under such section)

Summary: Common SENSE Act of 2017 or the Common Sense Employer Notification of Special Enrollment Act of 2017 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to expand notification requirements for health plans regarding beneficiaries who would lose coverage if not for continuation coverage (e.g., due to job termination) to include providing notice of: (1) guaranteed availability of coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including special enrollment periods; and (2) special enrollment periods for Medicare.