datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED BLIND INDIVIDUAL.—The term 
‘qualified blind individual’ means a blind individual 
within the meaning of section 63(f)(4). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
ACCESS
TECHNOLOGY
DE-
FINED.—The term ‘qualified access technology’ 
means hardware, software, or other information 
technology the primary function of which is to con-
vert or adapt information that is visually rep-
resented into forms or formats useable by blind indi-
viduals. 
‘‘(d) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No credit shall 
be allowed under subsection (a) for any expense for which 
a deduction or credit is allowed under any other provision 
of this chapter. 
‘‘(e) INFLATION ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DOLLAR
LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF 
CREDIT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tax-
able year beginning after 2018, the dollar 
amount in subsection (b)(1) shall be increased 
by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
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endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2017’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount as ad-
justed under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple 
of $100, such amount shall be rounded to the 
next lowest multiple of $100. 
‘‘(2) INCOME LIMITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a tax-
able year beginning after 2018, the $75,000 
and $150,000 dollar amounts in subsection 
(b)(2) shall each be increased by an amount 
equal to— 
‘‘(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment de-
termined under section 1(f)(3) for the cal-
endar year in which the taxable year be-
gins, determined by substituting ‘calendar 
year 2017’ for ‘calendar year 1992’ in sub-
paragraph (B) thereof. 
‘‘(B) ROUNDING.—If any amount as ad-
justed under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple 
of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
next lowest multiple of $1,000.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘36C,’’ after ‘‘36B,’’. 
(2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘36C,’’ after 
‘‘36B,’’. 
(3) The table of sections for subpart C of part 
IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 36B the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 36C. Credit for qualified access technology for the blind.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 309 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1735 
[Report No. 115–417] 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency 
to issue guidance regarding implementation of certain buy-outs or the 
acquisition of property for open space as a flood mitigation measure, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2017 
Mr. BABIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 
Additional sponsor: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas 
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
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A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency to issue guidance regarding implementa-
tion of certain buy-outs or the acquisition of property 
for open space as a flood mitigation measure, and for 
other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Community Empower-
ment for Mitigated Properties Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. GUIDANCE ON HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency shall issue guid-
ance regarding a buy-out or the acquisition of property 
for open space as a mitigation measure under section 404 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) that includes— 
(1) a process by which the State hazard mitiga-
tion officer appointed for such a buy-out or an ac-
quisition shall, not later than 60 days after the ap-
plicant for assistance enters into an agreement with 
the Administrator regarding the buy-out or acquisi-
tion, provide written notification to each affected 
unit of local government for such buy-out or acquisi-
tion that includes— 
(A) the location of the buy-out or acquisi-
tion; 
(B) the State-local assistance agreement 
for the hazard mitigation grant program; 
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(ii) by redesignating paragraph (14) 
as paragraph (15); and 
(iii) by inserting after paragraph (13) 
the following: 
‘‘(14) protecting faith-based community centers 
or vulnerable populations, including children or the 
elderly; and’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) PROTECTION
OF FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY 
CENTERS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—Of the 
total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
paragraph (3) for grants awarded for the purpose 
described in subsection (a)(14), the Administrator 
shall award— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent for the protection of faith- 
based community centers and vulnerable popu-
lations in communities with a population of not 
more than 1,000,000 individuals, as determined 
by the latest available decennial census; and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent for the protection of faith- 
based community centers and vulnerable popu-
lations in communities with a population of 
more than 1,000,000 individuals, as determined 
by the latest available decennial census. 
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(C) a description of the buy-out or acquisi-
tion; and 
(D) a copy of the model deed restriction; 
and 
(2) recommendations for entering into and im-
plementing a memorandum of understanding be-
tween units of local government and covered entities 
that includes provisions to allow an affected unit of 
local government notified under paragraph (1) to— 
(A) use and maintain the open space cre-
ated by such a project, consistent with section 
404 (including related regulations, standards, 
and guidance) and consistent with all adjoining 
property, subject to the notification of the ad-
joining property, so long as the cost of the 
maintenance is borne by the local government; 
and 
(B) maintain the open space pursuant to 
standards exceeding any local government 
standards defined in the agreement with the 
Administrator described under paragraph (1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AFFECTED
UNIT
OF
LOCAL
GOVERN-
MENT.—The term ‘‘affected unit of local govern-
ment’’ means any entity covered by the definition of 
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local government in section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122), that has jurisdiction over the 
location of a buy-out or property subject to the acqui-
sition described in subsection (a). 
(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) the grantee or subgrantee receiving as-
sistance for an open space project described in 
subsection (a); 
(B) the State in which such project is lo-
cated; and 
(C) the applicable State hazard mitigation 
officer; and 
(D) the applicable regional administrator. 
(C) the applicable Regional Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to direct the 
Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency to issue guidance regarding the acquisition of 
property for open space as a flood mitigation measure, 
and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 309 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1735 
[Report No. 115–417] 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency to issue guidance re-
garding implementation of certain buy-outs or 
the acquisition of property for open space as a 
flood mitigation measure, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 21, 2017 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1737 
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 with 
respect to the application of the Spill Prevention, Control, and Counter-
measure rule to certain farms, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2017 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. JONES, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
LONG, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. 
MITCHELL, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. HURD, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. 
STEWART, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. KELLY of Mississippi, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HAR-
PER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LAMALFA, 
Mr. BYRNE, Mr. BOST, and Ms. JENKINS of Kansas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 with respect to the application of the Spill 
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure rule to certain 
farms, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farmers Undertake 
Environmental Land Stewardship Act’’ or the ‘‘FUELS 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF SPILL PREVENTION, CONTROL, 
AND COUNTERMEASURE RULE. 
Section 1049 of the Water Resources Reform and De-
velopment Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 1361 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
‘‘20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘42,000’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) an aggregate aboveground storage ca-
pacity greater than 10,000 gallons but less than 
42,000 gallons; and’’; 
(C) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) by amending subparagraph (A) to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(A) with an aggregate aboveground stor-
age capacity of less than or equal to 10,000 
gallons; and’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a period; and 
(D) by striking paragraph (4); 
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(2) in subsection (c)(2)(A)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘1,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1,320’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘2,500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3,000’’; and 
(3) by striking subsection (d). 
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(B) APPOINTMENT
OF
MEMBERS.—The 
commission members shall be appointed as fol-
lows: 
(i) Six members, 2 from each category 
described in subparagraph (A), shall be ap-
pointed by the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives, 3 of whom shall be ap-
pointed on the recommendation of the ma-
jority leader of the House of Representa-
tives and 3 of whom shall be appointed on 
the recommendation of the minority leader 
of the House of Representatives, with the 
Speaker ensuring that 1 developer of post-
secondary electronic instructional materials 
and 1 manufacturer of related technologies 
are appointed. The Speaker shall also ap-
point 2 additional members, 1 student with 
a disability and 1 faculty member from an 
institution of higher education. 
(ii) Six members, 2 from each cat-
egory described in subparagraph (A), shall 
be appointed by the President pro tempore 
of the Senate, 3 of whom shall be ap-
pointed on the recommendation of the ma-
jority leader of the Senate and 3 of whom 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1739 
To modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, with respect 
to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2017 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. BEYER, Ms. 
JACKSON LEE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. SPEIER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, 
Mr. ELLISON, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KILMER, Ms. CLARK of Massa-
chusetts, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
NADLER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 
Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. COHEN, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. PRICE of North Caro-
lina, Mr. PETERS, Mr. HASTINGS, and Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and 
Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To modernize laws and policies, and eliminate discrimination, 
with respect to people living with HIV/AIDS, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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(c) TIMING OF TRANSMITTAL.—The Archivist shall 
transmit the compilation, containing all the known appli-
cations or rescissions according to the following schedule: 
Year After Enactment 
Applications and Rescissions 
Required to be Submitted 
1 Year after enactment ......................
Applications and rescissions 1970 
and later 
2 Years after enactment ....................
Applications and rescissions 1920 
through 1969 
3 Years after enactment ....................
Applications and rescissions 1870 
through 1919 
4 Years after enactment ....................
Applications and rescissions 1820 
through 1869 
5 Years after enactment ...................
Applications and rescissions before 
1820 
(d) REPORT ON EXTENT OF MISSING APPLICATIONS 
OR RESCISSIONS.—The Archivist shall submit to Congress 
a report detailing the extent of suspected missing applica-
tions or rescissions not included in each compilation under 
subsection (c), to accompany each transmittal required 
under subsection (c). 
(e) CATALOGING
APPLICATIONS.—The Archivist 
shall, in compiling the applications and rescissions, catalog 
them by year of submission and State, and include that 
information in the material transmitted to Congress. 
(f) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing contained within the 
transmittal required under subsection (a) or in the report 
required by subsection (b) shall be considered an official 
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‘‘(2) FEDERAL SHARE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal share of 
a grant awarded for the purpose described in 
subsection (a)(14) may not exceed 50 percent of 
the total cost of a project and the non-Federal 
share shall be the remaining percentage of such 
total cost. 
‘‘(B) METHOD
OF
PAYMENT.—The non- 
Federal share of project costs under a grant 
awarded for the purpose described in subsection 
(a)(14) may be paid in cash or in-kind from a 
grantee or a nonprofit entity involved with the 
project. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There 
are 
authorized 
to 
be 
appropriated 
$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 to the Adminis-
trator to make grants for the purpose described in 
subsection (a)(14).’’. 
SEC. 3. FALSE INFORMATION AND HOAXES. 
Section 1038(a)(1)(A) of title 18, United State Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘5 years’’ and inserting ‘‘10 
years’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 173 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax 
on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. COURTNEY) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal 
the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health 
coverage. 
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 ‘‘Middle Class Health 
Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON HIGH COST EMPLOYER- 
SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 43 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 4980I. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1741 
To prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, and customs 
controls, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2017 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Ms. 
SINEMA, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. SCHWEIKERT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit the intentional hindering of immigration, border, 
and customs controls, 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 ‘‘Transnational Crimi-
nal Organization Illicit Spotter Prevention and Elimi-
nation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. UNLAWFULLY HINDERING IMMIGRATION, BORDER, 
AND CUSTOMS CONTROLS. 
(a) ENHANCED PENALTIES.— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1740 
To allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be used to safeguard 
faith-based community centers across the United States, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 27, 2017 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico (for herself, Mr. MAST, Ms. 
ROSEN, Mr. KATKO, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 
LANCE, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. PETERS, Ms. FRANKEL of 
Florida, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
HASTINGS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
CICILLINE, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, 
Mr. FASO, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SIRES, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To allow Homeland Security Grant Program funds to be 
used to safeguard faith-based community centers across 
the United States, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Faith-Based Commu-
nity Center Protection Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Title XX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 2001 (6 U.S.C. 601)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(6) 
through (14) as paragraphs (7) through (15), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the 
following: 
‘‘(6) FAITH-BASED COMMUNITY CENTER.—The 
term ‘faith-based community center’ means a facility 
operated by a nonprofit faith-based community orga-
nization for the provision of recreational, social, or 
education services. For purposes of this paragraph, 
the term ‘nonprofit’ means an organization described 
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 
501(a) of such Code.’’; and 
(2) in section 2008 (6 U.S.C. 609)— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (13), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(v) by striking ‘‘insure’’ and inserting 
‘‘ensure’’; 
(vi) by striking ‘‘requirements of 
paragraphs (11), (12), and (13)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘core requirements’’; and 
(vii) by striking ‘‘, in the opinion of 
the Administrator,’’; 
(L) by striking paragraphs (22) and (27); 
(M) by redesignating paragraph (28) as 
paragraph (27); 
(N) by redesignating paragraphs (15) 
through (21) as paragraphs (16) through (22), 
respectively; 
(O) by inserting after paragraph (14) the 
following: 
‘‘(15) implement policy, practice, and system 
improvement strategies at the State, territorial, 
local, and tribal levels, as applicable, to identify and 
reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youth 
who come into contact with the juvenile justice sys-
tem, without establishing or requiring numerical 
standards or quotas, by— 
‘‘(A) establishing or designating existing 
coordinating bodies, composed of juvenile jus-
tice stakeholders, (including representatives of