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Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017

To amend title 11 of the United States Code to increase the amount of compensation paid to chapter 7 bankruptcy trustees for services rendered. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017 2. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) the amount of compensation paid to trustees serving in bankruptcy cases under chapter 7 (2) the amendments made by this Act will not modify, impair, or supersede the current authority of the district courts of the United States, or of bankruptcy courts, to waive the payment of filing fees by indigent individuals. 3. Compensation of trustees in cases under chapter 7 Title 11 of the United States Code is amended— (1) in section 104— (A) in subsection (a)— (i) by inserting 330(b)(1), 330(b)(2), 303(b), (ii) in paragraph (1) by striking and (iii) in paragraph (2)— (I) by inserting except as provided in paragraph (3), (2) (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and (iv) by adding at the end the following: (3) with respect to the dollar amounts in effect under sections 330(b)(1) and 330(b)(2), to round to the nearest $1 the dollar amount that represents such change. , and (B) in subsection (b) by inserting 330(b)(1), 330(b)(2), 303(b), (2) in section 330— (A) by amending subsection (a)(7) to read as follows: (7) In determining the amount of reasonable compensation to be awarded to a trustee under chapter 7, the court shall treat such compensation as a commission, based on section 326(a). , and (B) in subsection (b)(1) by striking $45 $105 4. Bankruptcy Fees Section 1930(1)(A) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended by striking $245 $305 5. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st month that begins more than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments The amendments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on or after the effective date of this Act.

Summary: Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2017 This bill increases the amount of compensation paid to trustees in chapter 7 (liquidation) bankrtupcy proceedings. Similarly, it increases the statutory filing fee for bankruptcy petitions under chapter 7.
Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act

To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide that the definition of a facility of an exchange does not apply to a line of business the purpose of which is not to effect or report a transaction on an exchange. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Over time, national securities exchanges have expanded their businesses beyond listings and trading to include the sale of additional products and services to their members and listed companies. (2) The Securities and Exchange Commission should be transparent in its interpretation of the term facility 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) 3. Facility defined (a) In general Not later than 360 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission facility (b) Application to proposed rules The Commission shall apply the facts and circumstances set forth in the regulations issued pursuant to subsection (a) in determining whether any proposed rule is or is not required to be submitted as a proposed rule filing pursuant to section 19 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations issued thereunder. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to issue regulations to further interpret the term facility August 3, 2018 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Exchange Regulatory Improvement Act This bill directs the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to adopt regulations interpreting the meaning of the term "facility" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. (National exchange facilities are regulated by the SEC.)
GPA Act

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to give borrowers an option to extend the grace period prior to the beginning of the repayment period, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grace Period Alleviation Act GPA Act 2. Grace period adjustments Section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e (1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (11) Repayment of interest The Secretary, through a loan modification process, shall pay to each borrower who received a Federal Direct Stafford Loan for which the first disbursement was made during the period between July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2014, an amount equal to the amount of interest that accrued on such loan prior to the beginning of the repayment period. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (r) Election of extended grace period (1) In general The Secretary shall provide an opportunity for each borrower who receives a Federal Direct Stafford Loan or Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan to elect a 12-month grace period before beginning repayment on the loan. The Secretary shall— (A) notify each such borrower of the opportunity for such an election not later than 45 days before the start of the borrower’s repayment period on the loan; (B) advise each such borrower of the financial consequences of electing such 12-month grace period; and (C) not require such a borrower to accept a 12-month grace period, unless the borrower specifically elects such 12-month grace period not later than 14 days before the start of the borrower’s repayment period on the loan. (2) Application of section 428(b)(7) With respect to each borrower who makes an election for a 12-month grace period under paragraph (1) of this subsection, section 428(b)(7) shall be applied— (A) in subparagraph (A), as if or, in the case of a student who makes an election under section 455(r)(1), 12 months 6 months (B) in subparagraph (D), as if or, in the case of a student who makes an election under section 455(r)(1), the 12-month period 6-month period .

Summary: Grace Period Alleviation Act or the GPA Act This bill amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to allow a borrower of a Federal Direct Stafford Loan (whether subsidized or unsubsidized) to elect a one-year grace period before beginning repayment on the loan. The Department of Education, through a loan modification process, must pay to each borrower who received a Federal Direct Stafford Loan for which the first disbursement was made between July 1, 2012, and July 1, 2014, an amount equal to the amount of interest that accrued on the loan prior to the beginning of the repayment period.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third parties.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to permit appraisers approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make appraisals for purposes of chapter 37 of such title based on inspections performed by third parties. 1. Appraisals Section 3731(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) The Secretary shall permit an appraiser on a list developed and maintained under subsection (a)(3) to make an appraisal for the purposes of this chapter based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such services. .

Summary: This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to permit a VA-approved appraiser to make a housing loan appraisal based solely on information gathered by a person with whom the appraiser has entered into an agreement for such services.
Security Clearance Review Act

To amend the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revoke the security clearance of political appointees in the Executive Office of the President for national security purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security Clearance Review Act 2. Authority of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revoke certain security clearances Section 3002 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 50 U.S.C. 3343 (e) Political appointees in Executive Office of the President (1) Authority of Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Notwithstanding the procedures established under section 801(a) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3161(a) (2) Individual described An individual described in this paragraph is an individual who— (A) is a political appointee (as defined in the Edward Ted Public Law 114–136 5 U.S.C. 3101 (B) holds a security clearance that provides for access to— (i) special access programs; (ii) Restricted Data; or (iii) any other information commonly referred to as sensitive compartmented information .

Summary: Security Clearance Review Act This bill amends the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 to authorize the Federal Bureau of Investigation to revoke, or prohibit the renewal of, a security clearance of a political appointee in the Executive Office of the President if necessary for national security purposes.
Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits for campus police officers. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017 2. Death benefits for campus police officers Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (9) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; (2) by inserting the following before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated): (1) campus police officer (A) who is authorized to enforce the criminal laws (including the authorization to make arrests); and (B) who is employed by an institution of higher education (as such term is defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965), including a police or similar department operated by such institution; ; and (3) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking or (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) a campus police officer. . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to a personal injury sustained in the line of duty by a campus police officer occurring on or after April 15, 2013.

Summary: Officer Sean Collier Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand the definition of public safety officer for purposes of the Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program to include a campus police officer who is employed by an institution of higher education and authorized to enforce criminal laws. Specifically, the bill extends death, disability, or education benefits to a campus police officer or survivors of a campus police officer who dies or becomes disabled as a result of an injury sustained in the line of duty on or after April 15, 2013.
Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act

To require the President to develop and release a comprehensive national strategy to prevent United States employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the United States workforce. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act 2. National Strategy to Prevent Overseas Outsourcing (a) Development of strategy Beginning on January 20, 2017, the President, in coordination with appropriate agencies as necessary, shall develop a comprehensive national strategy to prevent United States employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the United States workforce. Such strategy shall— (1) delineate quantifiable short-term and long-term goals for preventing such overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices; (2) describe specific actions to be taken to achieve such goals and the means necessary to do so; and (3) identify new authorities or changes in existing authorities, including recommendations for necessary legislation. (b) Reports (1) Initial submission of strategy Not later than April 20, 2017, the President shall submit the strategy and any accompanying report materials to Congress. (2) Subsequent reports Not less than once every 2 years after the date on which the President submits the strategy pursuant to paragraph (1), the President shall submit a report to Congress which shall include— (A) a description of the progress toward the goals described in subsection (a)(1), including the status of the implementation or completion of the actions described in subsection (a)(2); and (B) an assessment of the impact of these actions and policies on— (i) the retention of United States employers in the United States; (ii) the retention of jobs for workers in the United States; and (iii) the United States economy as a whole.

Summary: Overseas Outsourcing Accountability Act This bill requires the President to develop a comprehensive national strategy to prevent U.S. employers from overseas outsourcing and offshoring practices that impact the U.S. workforce. The strategy shall: delineate quantifiable short-term and long-term goals for preventing such practices; describe specific actions and means to achieve such goals; and identify necessary new authorities or changes in existing authorities.
Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017

To amend part A of title II of the Clean Air Act to exclude trailers and other vehicles that rely on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle from the definition of a motor vehicle. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017 2. Exclusion of vehicles that are not self-propelled from motor vehicle definition Paragraph (2) of section 216 of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7550 (2) The term motor vehicle (A) any self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or property on a street or highway; and (B) excludes any vehicle, such as a trailer, that relies upon connection to a self-propelled vehicle described in subparagraph (A) for propulsion. .

Summary: Transportation and Trailer Modernization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the definition of a motor vehicle to exclude trailers and vehicles reliant on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle for power. (The Environmental Protection Agency set emissions standards for trailers as a part of motor vehicle emissions regulations. The regulations as applied to trailers were stayed by a federal court on October 27, 2017.)
Reasonable ADA Compliance Act of 2017

To amend title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to require a plaintiff to provide a defendant with an opportunity to correct a violation of such title voluntarily before the plaintiff may commence a civil action, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reasonable ADA Compliance Act of 2017 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The ADA has been one of the most significant and effective civil rights laws passed by Congress. (2) The ADA requires that State and local governmental entities accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. (3) The ADA requires a place of public accommodation to take reasonable steps to ensure that the goods and services it provides are accessible to individuals with disabilities. 3. Opportunity to correct alleged violation as condition on commencing civil action Section 308(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12188(a) (3) Opportunity to correct alleged violation (A) In general A State or Federal court shall not have jurisdiction in a civil action that a plaintiff commences under paragraph (1), or under a State law that conditions a violation of any of its provisions on a violation of this title, unless— (i) before filing a complaint alleging a violation of this title or such a State law, the plaintiff provides the defendant with a written notice of the alleged violation by registered mail; (ii) the written notice identifies the facts that constitute the alleged violation, including the location where and the date on which the alleged violation occurred; (iii) a remedial period of 120 days elapses after the date on which the plaintiff provides the written notice; (iv) the written notice informs the defendant that the plaintiff is barred from filing the complaint until the end of the remedial period; and (v) the complaint states that, as of the date on which the complaint is filed, the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation. (B) Extension of remedial period The court may extend the remedial period by not more than 30 days if the defendant applies for such an extension. .

Summary: Reasonable ADA Compliance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to deny jurisdiction to a state or federal court in a civil action a plaintiff commences for remedies for disability discrimination in public accommodations and certain services provided by private entities unless: (1) the plaintiff notified the defendant in writing of the alleged violations prior to filing the complaint, (2) the notice identified the specific facts that constitute the alleged violation, (3) a remedial period of 120 days elapses after the notice, (4) the notice informed the defendant that the civil action could not be commenced for 120 days, and (5) the complaint states that the defendant has not corrected the alleged violation.
Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction Expansion Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction allowed for student loan interest and the limitation based on income, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction Expansion Act 2. Increase in dollar limitation and income limitation on student loan interest deduction (a) Increase in dollar limitation on student loan interest deduction Paragraph (1) of section 221(b) $2,500 $7,500 ($15,000 in the case of a joint return) (b) Increase in income limitation on student loan interest deduction Paragraph (2) of section 221(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (2) Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income (A) In general No deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer with a modified adjusted gross income over $100,000 ($200,000 in the case of a joint return). (B) Modified adjusted gross income The term modified adjusted gross income (i) without regard to this section and sections 199, 222, 911, 931, and 933, and (ii) after application of sections 86, 135, 137, 219, and 469. . (c) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 221(f) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (1) In general In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2018, the $100,000 and $200,000 amounts in subsection (b)(2) shall each be increased by an amount equal to— (A) such dollar amount, multiplied by (B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2017 calendar year 1992 . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2017.

Summary: Student Loan Interest Tax Deduction Expansion Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for interest on qualified education loans, to increase: (1) the dollar limitation on the deduction to $7,500 ($15,000 in the case of a joint return); and (2) the limitation on modified adjusted gross income to $100,000 ($200,000 in the case of a joint return).
Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act

To amend the Department of Education Organization Act and the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require publication of information relating to religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act 2. Publication on website of the Department of Education Section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act ( 20 U.S.C. 3413 (d) The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights shall publish, on the Department’s website, information regarding religious exemptions to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 . 3. Publication on website of each institution of higher education Section 485 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1092 (n) Disclosure of religious exemptions to title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Each institution of higher education participating in any program under this title that requests, receives, or exercises or intends to exercise a religious exemption to the requirements of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681 (1) Request letter Each letter submitted by the educational institution to the Department to request such an exemption. (2) Exemption letter Each letter from the Department to the educational institution that grants or denies such an exemption. (3) Notice of request Notice that the educational institution has requested an exemption under section 901(a)(3) of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(3) (4) Notice of exemption If applicable, notice that the educational institution has received an exemption under section 901(a)(3) of the Education Amendments of 1972 ( 20 U.S.C. 1681(a)(3) (5) Covered personal characteristics or behaviors A list of the personal characteristics or behaviors to which each requested or granted exemption applies. (6) Covered activities or programs A list of the activities or programs to which each exemption applies. (7) Statement of rights The statement Students continue to have rights under title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Any student who experiences discrimination may contact the Office for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education at _____ or _____. .

Summary: Transparency in Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Act This bill amends the Department of Education Organization Act to require the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to publish, on its website, the names of institutions of higher education (IHEs) that request and IHEs that receive religious exemptions from title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. (Title IX prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities.) Additionally, the bill amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require an IHE that requests, receives, exercises, or intends to exercise a religious exemption from title IX to publish, on its website, certain information with respect to such exemption.