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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4345 
To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out a Veteran 
Treatment Court Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Mr. CRIST (for himself and Mr. DENHAM) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct the Attorney General to establish and carry out 
a Veteran Treatment Court Program. 
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 ‘‘Veteran Treatment 
Court Coordination Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that veterans treatment 
courts are a successful program aimed at helping veterans 
charged with non-violent crimes receive the help and the 
benefits for which the veterans are entitled. 
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SEC. 3. VETERAN TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the availability of 
appropriations, in coordination with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, the Attorney General shall establish and 
carry out a Veteran Treatment Court Program to provide 
grants and technical assistance to the State circuit court 
systems that— 
(1) have adopted a Veterans Treatment Court 
Program; or 
(2) have filed a notice of intent to establish a 
Veterans Treatment Court Program with the Sec-
retary. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Veterans Treat-
ment Court Program established under subsection (a) is 
to ensure the Department of Justice has a single office 
to coordinate the provision of grants, training, and tech-
nical assistance to help State, local, and Tribal govern-
ments to develop and maintain veteran treatment courts. 
(c) PROGRAMS INCLUDED.—The Veterans Treatment 
Court Program established under subsection (a) shall in-
clude the grant programs relating to veterans treatment 
courts carried out by the Attorney General pursuant to 
sections 2901, 2991, and 3021 of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10581, 
10651, and 10701) or any other provision of law. 
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(d) REGULATIONS.—The Attorney General shall pro-
mulgate regulations to carry out this section. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—As part of the veterans con-
servation corps, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of the Interior, the Chief Exec-
utive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
Community Service, and the Chief of Engineers 
shall— 
(A) employ veterans to carry out projects 
described in subsection (a)(1); and 
(B) award grants to, or enter into con-
tracts with, State governments, local govern-
ments, or nongovernmental entities to employ 
veterans to carry out projects described in sub-
section (a)(1). 
(2) PRIORITY.—In employing or awarding 
grants or contracts to employ veterans under this 
subsection, the Secretaries referred to in paragraph 
(1) and the Chief of Engineers shall give priority to-
wards the employment of veterans who served on ac-
tive duty in the Armed Forces on or after September 
11, 2001. 
(3) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall coordinate the activities of the 
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Com-
merce, the Secretary of the Interior, the Chief Exec-
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE CHILDREN TO 
WHOM ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL AS-
SISTANCE MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNDER 
THE POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3319(c) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS.— 
‘‘(1) TRANSFER.—An individual approved to 
transfer an entitlement to educational assistance 
under this section may transfer the individual’s enti-
tlement as follows: 
‘‘(A) To the individual’s spouse. 
‘‘(B) To one or more of the individual’s 
children. 
‘‘(C) To a combination of the individuals 
referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B). 
‘‘(2) DEFINITION OF CHILDREN.—For purposes 
of this subsection, the term ‘children’ includes de-
pendents described in section 1072(2)(I) of title 
10.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to educational assist-
ance payable under chapter 33 of title 38, United States 
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Code, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4347 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include veterans in the military 
adaptive sports program of the Department of Defense. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Mr. GAETZ (for himself, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. SOTO, Mr. COOK, Mr. ROSS, Ms. MCSALLY, and Mr. 
BILIRAKIS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To amend title 10, United States Code, to include veterans 
in the military adaptive sports program of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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 ‘‘Warrior Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF VETERANS IN MILITARY ADAPTIVE 
SPORTS PROGRAM. 
Section 2564a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘and vet-
erans’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘and vet-
erans’’ after ‘‘members’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4348 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce a National 
Intelligence Estimate on Russian political intentions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Ms. SHEA-POR-
TER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence, and in addition to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, 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 direct the Director of National Intelligence to produce 
a National Intelligence Estimate on Russian political in-
tentions, 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 ‘‘Keeping Russian En-
trapments Minimal and Limiting Intelligence Networks 
Act’’ or the ‘‘KREMLIN Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Russia continues to engage in information 
warfare and political interference in the West, in-
cluding by undermining democratic systems and ex-
ploiting economic and ethnic tensions within member 
countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
(2) Such activities constitute a threat to the 
United States and to its allies. 
(3) The intelligence community of the United 
States, while aware of such activities, does not have 
a complete understanding of the political intentions 
underlying these activities, which is critical to effec-
tively calibrate a United States response to Russian 
aggression and prevent escalation. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Countering America’s Adversaries 
Through Sanctions Act (Public Law 115–44) was an 
appropriate response to Russia’s— 
(A) meddling in the 2016 United States 
presidential election; 
(B) continued aggression in the Ukraine 
and the Crimea region; and 
(C) support for the Assad regime in Syria; 
(2) the United States should sustain its newly 
deployed enhanced forward presence in Poland, Lith-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4368 
To amend the Small Business Act to require that community development 
block grant funds provided for the same purpose as assistance under 
certain disaster relief programs of the Small Business Act be used 
to repay such assistance, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 
Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Act to require that community 
development block grant funds provided for the same 
purpose as assistance under certain disaster relief pro-
grams of the Small Business Act be used to repay such 
assistance, 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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uania, and Estonia and urge Canada, the United 
Kingdom, and Germany to quickly deploy and sus-
tain parallel commitments in those countries; 
(3) the United States has defensive intentions 
in pursuing such sanctions and such enhanced mili-
tary posture in Europe, and does not seek to threat-
en Russian territory; and 
(4) the United States does not seek to be an 
enemy of the Russian people and propaganda di-
rected against the United States by President Vladi-
mir Putin misrepresents the intentions of the United 
States for the purposes of preserving his power. 
SEC. 4. REQUIREMENT FOR NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ES-
TIMATE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in 
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall produce a 
National Intelligence Estimate on the political intentions 
of Russia, including with respect to each of the following: 
(1) Russian leadership intentions in pursuing 
military scenarios against members of the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization, including conduct of an 
exercise on the border with Moldova of more than 
100,000 Russian forces in August 2017. 
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(2) Russian leadership reactions to the Euro-
pean Reassurance Initiative. 
(3) Areas of possible joint cooperation with 
Russia. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4349 
To require reporting by the Secretary of Education on missed opportunities, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require reporting by the Secretary of Education on missed 
opportunities, 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 ‘‘Missed Opportunities 
in Student Debt and Possibilities Act of 2017’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Con-
gress a report on missed opportunities for each competi-
tive or discretionary grant program administered by the 
Department of Education in the preceding fiscal year that 
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aims to make higher education more accessible or afford-
able in the United States or ease borrowers’ student debt 
burdens. 
(b) CONTENTS.—For each grant program described 
in subsection (a), the report shall detail the 10 individual 
applications, proposals, or requests for funding that— 
(1) were not funded or awarded, completely or 
partially; but 
(2) showed the greatest potential, according to 
the selection criteria and established goals of that 
grant program, to— 
(A) make higher education more accessible 
or affordable; or 
(B) ease borrowers’ student debt burdens. 
(c) REPORTING DATE FLEXIBILITY.—If a law re-
quires an annual report to Congress with respect to a 
grant program described in subsection (a), the report on 
missed opportunities required under this section for that 
program may— 
(1) be included in that annual report; and 
(2) be submitted on or before the date that an-
nual report is due. 
(d) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—Upon submission of a 
report on missed opportunities to Congress under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall make the report available to the 
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public on an internet website of the Department of Edu-
cation in a manner that is user friendly and able to be 
searched and downloaded by users of the website. 
(e) TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA-
TION.—Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary 
to disclose any information that is a trade secret or con-
fidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 
5 or section 1905 of title 18. 
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(1) INITIAL ADJUSTMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust the dollar 
amounts under subpart C of part 1010 of title 31, 
Code of Federal Regulations, to an amount that is 
rounded to the nearest multiple of $1,000 and— 
(A) is not less than $30,000; and 
(B) is not more than the amount that re-
flects the change in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers published by the Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics since the date on which 
such dollar amounts were last established or ad-
justed, as applicable. 
(2) PERIODIC ADJUSTMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At the end of each 5- 
year period beginning on the date that the Sec-
retary makes the adjustment required under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall readjust such 
dollar amounts, rounded to the nearest multiple 
of $1,000, to reflect the change in the Con-
sumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers 
published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
since the date on which such dollar amounts 
were last adjusted. 
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TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
Subtitle A—Navigation 
SEC. 501. RESTRICTION ON CHANGING SALVORS. 
Section 311(c)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(3)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) An owner or operator may not change 
salvors as part of a deviation under subparagraph 
(B) in cases in which the original salvor satisfies the 
Coast Guard requirements in accordance with the 
National Contingency Plan and the applicable re-
sponse plan required under subsection (j). 
‘‘(D) In any case in which the Coast Guard au-
thorizes a deviation from the salvor as part of a de-
viation under subparagraph (B) from the applicable 
response plan required under subsection (j), the 
Commandant shall submit to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report 
describing the deviation and the reasons for such de-
viation.’’.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that there are at least 2.3 million low- 
income individuals age 16 to 24 in the United States who 
are neither in school nor employed. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States should create meaningful 
employment opportunities for the Nation’s youth to 
learn practical and meaningful skills because an in-
vestment in the Nation’s youth is an investment in 
the United States; 
(2) States should invest in the futures of at-risk 
youth and others who may contribute to the United 
States economy because doing so will decrease the 
unemployment rate; and 
(3) the Department of Labor Grant Programs 
such as YouthBuild programs will provide critical re-
sources necessary to keep the Nation’s youth in-
volved in their communities. 
SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT FOR YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM. 
Section 171(c) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3226(c)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
January 31 of each calendar year, the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on the results of 
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YouthBuild programs authorized under this sub-
section that shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The amount of funds, in aggregate, 
requested by applicants. 
‘‘(B) The amount of funds awarded, in ag-
gregate, to entities that receive grants under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(C) The difference between the amount of 
funds reported under subparagraph (A) and the 
amount of funds reported under subparagraph 
(B). 
‘‘(D) A calculation of how many more indi-
viduals would have been provided opportunities 
for employment, education, leadership develop-
ment, and training through YouthBuild pro-
grams or would have been provided with hous-
ing or access to public facilities through Youth-
Build programs if each eligible entity who ap-
plied for a grant under this subsection the pre-
vious calendar year had received an award for 
the full amount of funds requested in their re-
spective applications.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4351 
To require reporting by the Department of Education on requests for funding 
projects or programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require reporting by the Department of Education on 
requests for funding projects or programs, 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 ‘‘Missed Opportunities 
in Education Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL REPORTING ON MISSED OPPORTUNITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the Secretary of Education shall submit to Con-
gress a report on missed opportunities for each competi-
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tive or discretionary grant program administered by the 
Department of Education in the preceding fiscal year. 
(b) CONTENTS.—For each grant program described 
in subsection (a), the report shall detail the 10 individual 
applications, proposals, or requests for funding that— 
(1) were not funded or awarded, completely or 
partially; but 
(2) showed the greatest potential to improve 
education in the United States, according to the se-
lection criteria and established goals of that grant 
program. 
(c) REPORTING DATE FLEXIBILITY.—If a law re-
quires an annual report to Congress with respect to a 
grant program described in subsection (a), the report on 
missed opportunities required under this section for that 
program may— 
(1) be included in that annual report; and 
(2) be submitted on or before the date that an-
nual report is due. 
(d) PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.—Upon submission of a 
report on missed opportunities to Congress under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall make the report available to the 
public on an internet website of the Department of Edu-
cation in a manner that is user friendly and able to be 
searched and downloaded by users of the website. 
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(e) TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIAL INFORMA-
TION.—Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary 
to disclose any information that is a trade secret or con-
fidential information subject to section 552(b)(4) of title 
5 or section 1905 of title 18. 
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