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PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT 
VEHICLES, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, 
including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; 
specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of 
public and private plants, including the land necessary 
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and in-
terests therein, may be acquired, and construction pros-
ecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement 
and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine 
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Gov-
ernment and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$4,391,573,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020. 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized 
by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the 
land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construc-
tion prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and pro-
(c) UNIFORMITY.—For the purposes of subsections 
(b)(2) and (b)(3), hours of work performed by an indi-
vidual employed shall be considered equal to those per-
formed by an individual employed in a qualifying intern-
ship or fellowship program by the Department. 
SEC. 13. EXIT SURVEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall develop and carry out a standardized exit survey to 
be voluntarily completed by career and noncareer employ-
ees and executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
who voluntarily separate from the Department. Such exit 
survey shall be developed in consultation with an appro-
priate non-Department entity with experience developing 
such surveys. 
(b) SURVEY CONTENT.—The survey shall include, at 
a minimum— 
(1) reasons for leaving the Department; 
(2) efforts made by the supervisor of the em-
ployee to retain the individual; 
(3) the extent of job satisfaction and engage-
ment during the employment; 
(4) the intent of employee to either remain em-
ployed within the Federal Government or to leave 
employment with the Federal Government; and 
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(5) such other matters as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) ANONYMITY OF SURVEY CONTENT.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure that, to the extent possible, data col-
lected under subsection (a) is anonymized and personally 
identifiable information is removed. 
(d) SHARING
OF SURVEY DATA.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the results of the survey required by sub-
section (a) are shared on an annual basis with directors 
and managers of facilities of the Department and the Vet-
erans Integrated Service Networks. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report containing the aggregate results of the exit survey 
under subsection (a) covering the year prior to the report. 
The report shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the most common reasons 
employees choose to leave the Department; 
(2) steps the Secretary is taking to improve re-
tention, particularly for mission-critical occupations; 
(3) the demographic characteristics of employ-
ees choosing to leave the Department; 
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(4) any legislative barriers to improving em-
ployee retention; and 
(5) the number of employees who took the exit 
survey under subsection (a). 
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(1) are employed in a qualifying internship or 
fellowship program at the Department; 
(2) are employed in the Department in a volun-
teer capacity and performing substantive duties com-
parable to those of individuals in internship or fel-
lowship programs and meet the required number of 
hours for conversion; or 
(3) are employed in the Department under a 
contract or agreement with an external nonprofit or-
ganization and performing substantive duties com-
parable to those of individuals in internship or fel-
lowship programs. 
(c) UNIFORMITY.—For the purposes of subsections 
(b)(2) and (b)(3), hours of work performed by an indi-
vidual employed shall be considered equal to those per-
formed by an individual employed in a qualifying intern-
ship or fellowship program by the Department. 
SEC. 13. EXIT SURVEYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall develop and carry out a standardized exit survey to 
be voluntarily completed by career and noncareer employ-
ees and executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
who voluntarily separate from the Department. Such exit 
survey shall be developed in consultation with an appro-
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employees of the Veterans Health Administration, includ-
ing with respect to any recruitment and retention matters 
that are unique to the Veterans Health Administration 
pursuant to chapter 74 of title 38, United States Code, 
or other provisions of law. The Secretary shall provide 
such training in a manner that the Secretary determines 
appropriate in light of budget, travel, and other con-
straints. 
(b) AMOUNT OF TRAINING.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that each human resources professional of the Vet-
erans Health Administration receives the training de-
scribed in subsection (a)— 
(1) as soon as practicable after being hired by 
the Secretary as a human resource professional; and 
(2) annually thereafter. 
(c) CERTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall require 
that each human resources professional of the Veterans 
Health Administration, upon the completion of the train-
ing described in subsection (a), certifies that the profes-
sional received the training and understands the informa-
tion provided by the training. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
Representatives and the Senate an annual report on the 
training described in subsection (a), including the cost of 
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providing such training and the number of human re-
sources professionals who received such training during 
the year covered by the report. 
SEC. 9. PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TECHNICAL 
EXPERTS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
establish a promotional track system for employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs that the Secretary deter-
mines are technical experts pursuant to regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this 
section. Such system shall— 
(1) provide any such employee the opportunity 
to advance within the Department without being re-
quired to transition to a management position; and 
(2) for purposes of achieving career advance-
ment— 
(A) provide for the establishment of new 
positions within the Department; and 
(B) notwithstanding any other provision of 
law, provide for increases in pay for any such 
employee. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1370 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department 
of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training 
programs as part of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity Blue Campaign, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1369 
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend 
that Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. COLE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and 
Commerce, Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise 
and extend that Act, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Indian Healthcare Improvement Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
TITLE I—INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT 
REAUTHORIZATION AND AMENDMENTS 
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U.S.C. 77b(a)), or a security or an equity secu-
rity as defined in section 3(a) of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)); and 
(D) anything else that the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that in preparing the reports 
required under section 3, the Secretary of the Treasury 
should consider acquiring information from sources that— 
(1) collect and, if necessary, translate high-verac-
ity, official records; or 
(2) provide search and analysis tools that enable 
law enforcement to have new insights into commercial 
and financial relationships. 
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(b) APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD 
BUREAU.—Section 10502(a)(1) of such title is amended 
by striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of 
Columbia National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) VICE CHIEF OF NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU.— 
Section 10505(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Columbia 
National Guard’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District 
of Columbia’’. 
(d) OTHER SENIOR NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU OF-
FICERS.—Section 10506(a)(1) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the commanding general of the District of Co-
lumbia National Guard’’ both places it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Columbia’’. 
(e) CONSENT FOR ACTIVE DUTY OR RELOCATION.— 
(1) Section 12301 of such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘commanding 
general of the District of Columbia National Guard’’ 
in the second sentence and inserting ‘‘Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘governor or 
other appropriate authority of the State concerned’’ 
and inserting ‘‘governor of the State (or, in the case 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY 
COORDINATION THROUGH THE BLUE CAM-
PAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 231 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 434. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BLUE 
CAMPAIGN. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized in the De-
partment a unified, anti-human trafficking campaign to 
be known as the ‘Blue Campaign’. As part of the Blue 
Campaign, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) issue Department-wide guidance to appro-
priate personnel of the Department; 
‘‘(2) develop training programs for such per-
sonnel; and 
‘‘(3) coordinate departmental efforts, including 
training for such personnel. 
‘‘(b) GUIDANCE AND TRAINING.—The Blue Cam-
paign shall provide guidance and training to appropriate 
personnel of the Department regarding the following: 
‘‘(1) Programs for such personnel, as well as 
Federal, State, local, tribal, and territorial law en-
forcement entities, to help identify instances of 
human trafficking and potential connections to ter-
rorist activities, including along the borders of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) Systematic and routine information shar-
ing between and among the components of the De-
partment and the National Network of Fusion Cen-
ters regarding individuals suspected or convicted of 
human trafficking and patterns and practices of 
human trafficking and potential connections to ter-
rorist activities, including along the borders of the 
United States. 
‘‘(3) Techniques to identify suspected victims of 
trafficking along the borders of the United States. 
‘‘(4) Techniques specifically for Transportation 
Security Administration personnel to— 
‘‘(A) identify suspected victims of traf-
ficking at airport security; and 
‘‘(B) serve as a liaison and resource to 
aviation workers and the traveling public. 
‘‘(5) Utilizing resources to educate partners and 
stakeholders and increase public awareness of 
human trafficking, such as indicator cards, fact 
sheets, pamphlets, posters, brochures, and radio and 
television campaigns.
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curement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, 
$2,548,740,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020. 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
For construction, procurement, production, and modi-
fication of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non- 
tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor ve-
hicles for replacement only; communications and electronic 
equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, 
and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training 
devices; expansion of public and private plants, including 
the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and 
such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and con-
struction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve 
plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
purposes, $8,298,418,000, to remain available for obligation 
until September 30, 2020.
‘‘(1) a peer-to-peer consultation program that 
enables prescribers to receive real-time expert con-
sultation (in person or remotely) with a pain or ad-
diction specialist to aid in the individualized treat-
ment and management of patient pain and in re-
sponding to patients who are exhibiting signs of sub-
stance misuse or substance abuse disorders; 
‘‘(2) coordination with community-based re-
sources and services, including mental health and 
substance abuse resources, pain and addiction spe-
cialists, primary care resources, and support groups; 
and 
‘‘(3) a dedicated website to collect and dissemi-
nate information for prescribers, including— 
‘‘(A) information on the consultation pro-
gram under paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) a detailed and continuously updated 
guide to the community-based resources and 
services identified and coordinated under para-
graph (2), including information on the services 
provided and the populations served; and 
‘‘(C) appropriate training and educational 
materials, such as appropriate prescribing 
guidelines and information on the treatment 
and management of chronic pain, alternatives 
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AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
For construction, procurement, production, modifica-
tion, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including 
ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, includ-
ing the land necessary therefor, and such lands and inter-
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, 
$19,957,380,000, to remain available for obligation until 
September 30, 2020. 
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,
of the District of Columbia National Guard, the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia)’’. 
(2) Section 12406 of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘the commanding general of the National Guard of the 
District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia’’. 
(f) CONSENT FOR RELOCATION OF UNITS.—Section 
18238 of such title is amended by striking ‘‘the com-
manding general of the National Guard of the District of 
Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of the District of Co-
lumbia’’. 
SEC. 5. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 32, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) MAINTENANCE
OF OTHER TROOPS.—Section 
109(c) of title 32, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ‘‘(or commanding general in the case of the Dis-
trict of Columbia)’’. 
(b) DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES.—Section 112(h)(2) of such title is amended by 
striking ‘‘the Commanding General of the National Guard 
of the District of Columbia’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia’’. 
(c) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 113 of such 
title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
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section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 
(division D of Public Law 115–56), as amended. 
(b) If during the period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act and ending on the date specified in 
section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 
(division D of Public Law 115–56), as amended, any Act 
amending the dates specified in section 403(b) of the FISA 
Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–261; 122 Stat. 
2474) is enacted, this section shall be repealed. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Further Additional 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018’’. 
DIVISION B—MISSILE DEFENSE 
The following sums are appropriated, out of any 
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other pur-
poses, namely: 
TITLE I—MISSILE DEFEAT AND DEFENSE 
ENHANCEMENTS 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, NAVY 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Operation and Mainte-
nance, Navy’’ for necessary costs to repair damage to the 
U.S.S. John S. McCain and the U.S.S. Fitzgerald, 
$673,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by
† HR 1370 EAS 
‘‘(B) patterns and practices of human traf-
ficking; 
‘‘(4) techniques to identify suspected victims of 
trafficking along the United States border and at air-
port security checkpoints; 
‘‘(5) methods to be used by the Transportation 
Security Administration and personnel from other 
appropriate agencies— 
‘‘(A) to train employees of the Transpor-
tation Security Administration to identify sus-
pected victims of trafficking; and 
‘‘(B) to serve as a liaison and resource re-
garding human trafficking prevention to appro-
priate State, local, and private sector aviation 
workers and the traveling public; 
‘‘(6) utilizing resources, such as indicator cards, 
fact sheets, pamphlets, posters, brochures, and radio 
and television campaigns— 
‘‘(A) to educate partners and stakeholders; 
and 
‘‘(B) to increase public awareness of human 
trafficking; 
‘‘(7) leveraging partnerships with State and 
local governmental, nongovernmental, and private
to opioid-based pain treatment, substance abuse 
screening, and follow-up support. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION.—To seek a grant under this sec-
tion, a State (or collaboration of States) shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
‘‘(h) PRESCRIBER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘prescriber’ means a health care professional author-
ized under State law to prescribe drugs. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—To 
carry out this section, there is authorized to be appro-
priated $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022.’’. 
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