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sult of a failure by an agency to make a 
decision by an applicable deadline shall not 
exceed an amount equal to 5 percent of the 
funds made available for the applicable 
agency office for that fiscal year. 
(iii) 
AGGREGATE.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, for each fiscal 
year, the aggregate amount of financial 
penalties assessed against each applicable 
agency office under this title and any other 
Federal law as a result of a failure of the 
agency to make a decision by an applicable 
deadline for environmental review, includ-
ing the total amount transferred under this 
paragraph, shall not exceed an amount 
equal to 9.5 percent of the funds made 
available for the agency office for that fis-
cal year. 
(D) NOTIFICATION OF TRANSFERS.—Not 
later than 10 days after the last date in a fiscal 
year on which funds of the Federal jurisdic-
tional agency may be transferred under sub-
paragraph (B)(5) with respect to an individual 
decision, the agency shall submit to the appro-
priate committees of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Senate written notification that 
includes a description of— 
(i) the decision; 
(ii) the project study involved; 
(iii) the amount of each transfer 
under subparagraph (B) in that fiscal year 
relating to the decision; 
(iv) the total amount of all transfers 
under subparagraph (B) in that fiscal year 
relating to the decision; and 
(v) the total amount of all transfers of 
the agency under subparagraph (B) in that 
fiscal year. 
(E) NO FAULT OF AGENCY.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—A transfer of funds 
under this paragraph shall not be made if 
the applicable agency described in subpara-
graph (A) notifies, with a supporting ex-
planation, the Federal lead agency, cooper-
ating agencies, and project sponsor, as ap-
plicable, that— 
(I) the agency has not received 
necessary information or approvals 
from another entity in a manner that 
affects the ability of the agency to 
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‘‘§ 8915. Health insurance for individuals who are not 
Federal employees 
‘‘(a) Except as provided in this section, any individual 
may enroll in a health benefits plan provided under this 
chapter and receive health benefits, to the greatest extent 
practicable, in the same manner as an employee. 
‘‘(b) An individual may not enroll in a health benefits 
plan under this section if the individual— 
‘‘(1) is enrolled or eligible to enroll for coverage 
under a public health insurance program, includ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) title XVIII of the Social Security Act; 
‘‘(B) a State plan under title XIX of the 
Social Security Act; 
‘‘(C) a State plan under title XXI of the 
Social Security Act; or 
‘‘(D) any other program determined by the 
Office; 
‘‘(2) is a member of the uniformed services as 
defined under section 101(a)(5) of title 10; or 
‘‘(3) is not a citizen or national of the United 
States or an alien lawfully present in the United 
States. 
‘‘(c)(1) No Government contribution may be made for 
any individual enrolled in a health benefits plan pursuant 
to this section. 
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ditioning, Rebuilding, Remarketing, Remanufac-
turing, and Servicing of Medical Devices Performed 
by Third-Party Entities and Original Equipment 
Manufacturers’’; 
(3) a description of the statutory and regu-
latory authority of the Food and Drug Administra-
tion with respect to the servicing of devices con-
ducted by any entity, including original equipment 
manufacturers and third party entities; 
(4) details regarding how the Food and Drug 
Administration currently regulates devices with re-
spect to servicing to ensure safety and effectiveness, 
how the agency could improve such regulation using 
the authority described in paragraph (3), and wheth-
er additional authority is recommended; 
(5) information on actions the Food and Drug 
Administration could take under the authority de-
scribed in paragraphs (3) and (4) to assess the serv-
icing of devices, including the size, scope, location, 
and composition of third party entities; 
(6) information on actions the Food and Drug 
Administration could take to track adverse events 
caused by servicing errors performed by any entity, 
including original equipment manufacturers and 
third party entities;
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 442 and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘Sec. 442. Establishment of United States Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment.’’. 
(d) TRANSPORTATION.—Section 1344(b)(6) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘the Di-
rector of United States Immigration and Customs En-
forcement, the Commissioner of Customs and Border Pro-
tection,’’ after ‘‘the Administrator of the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration,’’. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TITLE 5.—Section 5314 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting before the item 
relating to ‘‘Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics’’ the following: 
‘‘Director of United States Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement.’’. 
(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT.—Section 8I(e) 
of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.) is amended by striking ‘‘the Bureau of Border 
Security,’’ and inserting ‘‘United States Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement,’’. 
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‘‘(l) 
SERVICE
CENTER
OPERATIONS
DIREC-
TORATE.—There is established within United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services a Service Center Oper-
ations Directorate. There shall be at the head of the Serv-
ice Center Operations Directorate an Associate Director 
who shall— 
‘‘(1) oversee and manage the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services Service Cen-
ters responsible for adjudicating petitions that do 
not require applicant interviews; 
‘‘(2) ensure the integrity of processing that oc-
curs at the Service Centers; and 
‘‘(3) carry out further duties as assigned or del-
egated by the Director, which are within the statu-
tory authority of United States Citizenship and Im-
migration Services. 
‘‘(m) MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE.—There is estab-
lished within United States Citizenship and Immigration 
Services a Management Directorate. There shall be at the 
head of the Management Directorate an Associate Direc-
tor who shall carry out management duties as assigned 
or delegated by the Director, which are within the statu-
tory authority of United States Citizenship and Immigra-
tion Services. 
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SEC. 403. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE BIOSIMILAR 
FEES. 
(a) TYPES OF FEES.—Section 744H(a) of the Federal 
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–52(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year 2013’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2018’’; 
(2) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘BIOSIMILAR’’ and inserting ‘‘BIOSIMILAR BIOLOGI-
CAL PRODUCT’’; 
(3) 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(A)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(b)(1)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(5)’’; 
(4) 
in 
paragraph 
(1)(B)(i), 
by 
striking 
‘‘(b)(1)(B) for biosimilar biological product develop-
ment’’ and inserting ‘‘(c)(5) for the biosimilar biologi-
cal product development program’’; 
(5) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ‘‘annual 
biosimilar biological product development program 
fee’’ and inserting ‘‘annual biosimilar biological prod-
uct development fee’’; 
(6) in paragraph (1)(B)(iii), by striking ‘‘an-
nual biosimilar development program fee’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘annual biosimilar biological product develop-
ment fee’’; 
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‘‘(2) Pursuant to regulations that the Office of Per-
sonnel Management may prescribe, an employer of an in-
dividual enrolled in such a plan may make a contribution 
on behalf of the individual. 
‘‘(d) In carrying out this section, the Office shall en-
sure that individuals enrolled in a health benefits plan 
under this section shall be in the same risk pool main-
tained for employees covered by this chapter. 
‘‘(e) The Office shall issue regulations as are nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
‘‘§ 8916. No lifetime or annual limits 
‘‘(a) A carrier offering a health benefits plan under 
this chapter may not establish— 
‘‘(1) lifetime limits on the dollar value of bene-
fits for any individual enrolled in such plan; or 
‘‘(2) unreasonable annual limits (within the 
meaning of section 223 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986) on the dollar value of benefits for any 
such individual. 
‘‘(b) Subsection (a) shall not be construed to prevent 
a health benefits plan under this chapter from placing an-
nual or lifetime per beneficiary limits on specific covered 
benefits to the extent that such limits are otherwise per-
mitted under Federal or State law. 
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ests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted 
thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and in-
stallation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in 
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government 
and 
contractor-owned 
equipment 
layaway, 
$16,135,335,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019. 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weap-
ons, and related support equipment including spare parts, 
and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private 
plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, 
$3,265,285,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2019. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE 
CORPS 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
219 
(B) by inserting after subsection (b) the 
following: 
‘‘(c) CORRECTIVE ACTION REPORT.—Beginning with 
fiscal year 2018, for each fiscal year for which fees are 
collected under this part, the Secretary shall prepare and 
submit a corrective action report to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce and the Committee on Appropriations 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the Senate. The report shall 
include the following information, as applicable: 
‘‘(1) GOALS MET.—For each fiscal year, if the 
Secretary determines, based on the analysis under 
subsection (a)(4), that each of the goals identified by 
the letters described in section 301(b) of the Generic 
Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 for the appli-
cable fiscal year have been met, the corrective action 
report shall include recommendations on ways in 
which the Secretary can improve and streamline the 
abbreviated new drug application review process. 
‘‘(2) GOALS MISSED.—For each of the goals 
identified by the letters described in section 301(b) 
of the Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2017 
for the applicable fiscal year that the Secretary de-
‘‘(n) OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.— 
There is established within United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services an Office of Professional Responsi-
bility. There shall be at the head of the Office of Profes-
sional Responsibility a Chief who shall— 
‘‘(1) ensure compliance with all United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services programs and 
policies relating to corruption, misconduct, or mis-
management; 
‘‘(2) investigate allegations of misconduct in-
volving officials or employees of United States Citi-
zenship and Immigration Services; and 
‘‘(3) carry out further duties as assigned or del-
egated by the Director, which are within the statu-
tory authority of United States Citizenship and Im-
migration Services. 
‘‘(o) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH ADDITIONAL OF-
FICES.—The Director may establish other offices, direc-
torates, and officers, including Associate Directors, as the 
Director determines necessary to carry out the duties of 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
which are within the statutory authority of United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services.’’. 
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(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘, MUL-
TICHANNEL
VIDEO
PROGRAMMING, 
AND 
INTERNET ACCESS’’ after ‘‘TELEPHONE’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘cellular tele-
phone service or telephone exchange service’’ and in-
serting ‘‘commercial mobile service, telephone ex-
change service, Internet access service, or multi-
channel video programming service’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘for commer-
cial mobile service or telephone exchange service’’ be-
fore ‘‘terminated’’; 
(4) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cellular telephone serv-
ice’’ and inserting ‘‘commercial mobile service’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For any’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For any’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘If the’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) REINSTATEMENT
OF
SERVICE.—If the’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) RETURN
OF
PROVIDER-OWNED
EQUIP-
MENT.—If a servicemember terminates a contract 
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of national security or for investigative or law en-
forcement purposes. 
(e) PENALTY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any person who inten-
tionally violates the prohibition on preferential treat-
ment under this section or intentionally violates the 
reporting requirements under subsection (c) shall be 
disciplined in accordance with paragraph (2). 
(2) SANCTIONS.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
shall establish a graduated set of sanctions based on 
the severity of the violation referred to in paragraph 
(1), which may include, in addition to any criminal 
or civil penalties that may be imposed, written rep-
rimand, suspension, demotion, or removal, as per-
mitted by statute. 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to modify any law regarding the 
handling or disclosure of classified information. 
(g) NO CREATION OF PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.— 
Nothing in this section may be construed to create or au-
thorize a private right of action to challenge a decision 
of an employee of the Department of Homeland Security. 
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SEC. 8. FEE FOR INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION. 
In the case of the rule related to the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services Fee Schedule pub-
lished on October 24, 2016 (81 Fed. Reg. 73292), any 
provision of that rule that pertains to the fee provided for 
the Application for Certificate of Citizenship, Forms N– 
600/600K shall have no effect in the case of an application 
filed on behalf of an adopted child, and the applicable fee 
for such application shall remain the fee in effect prior 
to the effective date of the rule. United States Citizenship 
and Immigration Services shall refund any fee paid prior 
to the date of the enactment of this Act for an application 
filed on behalf of an adopted child pursuant to the fee 
schedule published on October 24, 2016, to the extent that 
the amount paid exceeded the amount of such fee prior 
to the effective date of the rule described in the previous 
sentence. 
Æ 
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under subsection (a), the servicemember shall return 
any provider-owned consumer premises equipment to 
the service provider not later than 10 days after the 
date on which service is disconnected.’’; and 
(6) in subsection (g)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
paragraph (4); and 
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘commercial mobile service’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 332(d) of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d)). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘multichannel video program-
ming service’ means a subscription video service of-
fered by a multichannel video programming dis-
tributor, as that term is defined in section 602 of 
the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 522), 
over a system the distributor owns or controls. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘provider-owned consumer prem-
ises equipment’ means any equipment that a pro-
vider of Internet access service or multichannel video 
programming service rents or loans to a customer 
during the provision of that service, including gate-
ways, routers, cable modems, voice-capable modems, 
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(B) develop innovative approaches to pro-
viding safe primary and secondary educational 
opportunities in circumstances in which such in-
clusion is not possible or appropriate, such as 
schools that permit more children to be edu-
cated by extending the hours of schooling and 
expanding the number of teachers. 
SEC. 5. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT EDU-
CATIONAL SERVICES FOR DISPLACED CHIL-
DREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State and the 
Administrator of the United States Agency for Inter-
national Development are authorized to prioritize and ad-
vance ongoing efforts to support programs that— 
(1) provide safe primary and secondary edu-
cation for displaced children; 
(2) build the capacity of institutions in coun-
tries hosting displaced people to prevent discrimina-
tion against displaced children, especially displaced 
girls, who seek access to such education; and 
(3) help increase the access of displaced chil-
dren, especially displaced girls, to educational, eco-
nomic, and entrepreneurial opportunities, including 
through the governmental authorities responsible for 
educational or youth services in such host countries.
(b) COORDINATION WITH MULTILATERAL ORGANI-
ZATIONS.—The Secretary and the Administrator are au-
thorized to coordinate with the World Bank, appropriate 
agencies of the United Nations, and other relevant multi-
lateral organizations to work with governments in other 
countries to collect relevant data, disaggregated by age 
and gender, on the ability of displaced people to access 
education and participate in economic activity, in order 
to improve the targeting, monitoring, and evaluation of re-
lated assistance efforts. 
(c) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR
AND 
CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary and the 
Administrator are authorized to work with private sector 
and civil society organizations to promote safe primary 
and secondary education for displaced children. 
SEC. 6. REPORT. 
During the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Adminis-
trator shall include in any report or evaluation submitted 
to Congress relating to a foreign assistance program for 
natural or manmade disaster relief or response the fol-
lowing information (to the extent practicable and appro-
priate):
(1) A breakdown of the beneficiaries of such 
program by location, age, gender, marital status, 
and school enrollment status. 
(2) A description of how such program benefits 
displaced people. 
(3) A description of any primary or secondary 
educational services supported by such program that 
specifically address the needs of displaced girls. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2408 
AN ACT 
To enhance the transparency, improve the coordina-
tion, and intensify the impact of assistance to 
support access to primary and secondary edu-
cation for displaced children and persons, includ-
ing women and girls, and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2408 
To enhance the transparency, improve the coordination, and intensify the 
impact of assistance to support access to primary and secondary edu-
cation for displaced children and persons, including women and girls, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 11, 2017 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To enhance the transparency, improve the coordination, and 
intensify the impact of assistance to support access to 
primary and secondary education for displaced children 
and persons, including women and girls, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Girls’ Ac-
cess to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act’’ or the 
‘‘Protecting Girls’ Access to Education Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) At the start of 2017, more than 65,000,000 
people have been displaced by disasters and conflicts 
around the world, the highest number recorded since 
the end of World War II, of which more than 
21,000,000 people are refugees. 
(2) More than half of the population of dis-
placed people are children and, according to the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 
nearly 4,000,000 school-aged displaced children lack 
access to primary education. 
(3) Education offers socioeconomic opportuni-
ties, psychological stability, and physical protection 
for displaced people, particularly for women and 
girls, who might otherwise be vulnerable to severe 
forms of trafficking in persons (as such term is de-
fined in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(9))), child 
marriage, sexual exploitation, or economic disenfran-
chisement, and contributes to long-term recovery 
and economic opportunities for displaced people and 
for the communities hosting them. 
(4) Displaced children face considerable bar-
riers to accessing educational services and, because 
the duration of such displacement is, on average, 20 
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‘‘Sec. 305A. Termination of telephone, multichannel video programming, and 
Internet access service contracts.’’. 
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