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(E) for each rule or set of rules listed 
under the criteria set forth in subparagraph 
(B), (D), (F), (G), (H), or (I) of subsection 
(h)(2), or other criteria established by the Com-
mission under subparagraph (I) of such sub-
section under which the Commission evaluated 
alternatives to the rule or set of rules that could 
lead to lower regulatory costs, identify alter-
natives to the rule or set of rules that the Com-
mission recommends the agency consider as re-
placements for the rule or set of rules and the 
basis on which the Commission rests the rec-
ommendations, and, in identifying such alter-
natives, emphasize alternatives that will achieve 
regulatory effectiveness at the lowest cost and 
with the lowest adverse impacts on jobs; 
(F) for each rule or set of rules listed 
under the criteria set forth in subsection 
(h)(2)(E), the other Federal, State, or local 
governmental rules that the Commission found 
the rule or set of rules to overlap, duplicate, or 
conflict with, and the basis for the findings of 
the Commission; and 
(G) in the case of each set of rules so list-
ed, analyze whether Congress should also con-
SEC. 6. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY OF SUPREME COURT 
AND JUDICIAL CONFERENCE. 
Nothing in this Act shall restrict in any way the au-
thority of the Judicial Conference and the Supreme Court 
to propose and prescribe general rules of practice and pro-
cedure under chapter 131 of title 28, United States Code. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by the Act shall apply to any 
civil action pending on the date of enactment of this Act 
or commenced thereafter. 
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Union Calendar No. 11 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 985 
[Report No. 115–25] 
A BILL 
To amend the procedures used in Federal court 
class actions and multidistrict litigation pro-
ceedings to assure fairer, more efficient outcomes 
for claimants and defendants, and for other pur-
poses. 
MARCH 7, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 986 
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under 
the National Labor Relations Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. COLE, Mrs. NOEM, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MICHELLE 
LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. CHE-
NEY, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian 
lands under the National Labor Relations Act. 
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 ‘‘Tribal Labor Sov-
ereignty Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF EMPLOYER. 
Section 2 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 152) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or any In-
dian tribe, or any enterprise or institution owned 
and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its 
Indian lands,’’ after ‘‘subdivision thereof,’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) The term ‘Indian tribe’ means any Indian 
tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or 
community which is recognized as eligible for the special 
programs and services provided by the United States to 
Indians because of their status as Indians. 
‘‘(16) The term ‘Indian’ means any individual who 
is a member of an Indian tribe. 
‘‘(17) The term ‘Indian lands’ means— 
‘‘(A) all lands within the limits of any Indian 
reservation; 
‘‘(B) any lands title to which is either held in 
trust by the United States for the benefit of any In-
dian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe 
or individual subject to restriction by the United 
States against alienation; and 
‘‘(C) any lands in the State of Oklahoma that 
are within the boundaries of a former reservation (as 
defined by the Secretary of the Interior) of a feder-
ally recognized Indian tribe.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 987 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay 
higher wages to their employees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. ROKITA
(for himself, Mr. BARR, Mr. OLSON, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. 
GROTHMAN, and Mr. ROE of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit 
employers to pay higher wages to their employees. 
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 ‘‘Rewarding Achieve-
ment and Incentivizing Successful Employees Act’’ or the 
‘‘RAISE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES. 
Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 159(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization’s exclusive 
representation of employees in a unit, or the terms and 
conditions of any collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment then in effect, nothing in either— 
‘‘(A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or 
‘‘(B) a collective bargaining contract or agree-
ment renewed or entered into after the date of en-
actment of the RAISE Act, 
shall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the 
unit greater wages, pay, or other compensation for, or by 
reason of, his or her services as an employee of such em-
ployer, than provided for in such contract or agreement.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 988 
To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National 
Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid 
urban areas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. ELLISON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide for a study by the Transportation Research 
Board of the National Academies on the impact of divert-
ing certain freight rail traffic to avoid urban areas, 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. STUDY ON IMPACT OF DIVERTING CERTAIN 
FREIGHT RAIL TO AVOID URBAN AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall make appropriate arrangements with the 
Transportation Research Board of the National Acad-
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(1) HAZARDOUS MATERIAL.—The term ‘‘haz-
ardous material’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 5102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(2) URBAN
AREA.—The term ‘‘urban area’’ 
means an urban area, as designated by the Bureau 
of the Census, with a population of greater than 
30,000. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $850,000 to carry out 
this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 989 
To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions from any furlough 
as a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. KILMER, and 
Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To exempt certain Department of Defense civilian positions 
from any furlough as a result of a lapse in discretionary 
appropriations, 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. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CIVILIAN POSITIONS FROM ANY FUR-
LOUGH. 
Any Department of Defense civilian position with re-
spect to which the salary is paid out of a working-capital 
fund shall be exempt from any furlough order issued as 
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a result of a lapse in discretionary appropriations for the 
Department of Defense. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 990 
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting Department of Defense civilian 
positions in facilities that perform depot maintenance or are designated 
as a center for industrial and technical excellence, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. COLE (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. LOEBSACK, 
Mr. KILMER, and Mr. JONES) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting Department 
of Defense civilian positions in facilities that perform 
depot maintenance or are designated as a center for 
industrial and technical excellence, and for other pur-
poses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON HIRING FREEZE FROM AF-
FECTING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVIL-
IAN POSITIONS AT CERTAIN FACILITIES. 
The memorandum titled ‘‘Presidential Memorandum 
Regarding the Hiring Freeze’’ published on January 23, 
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2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, 
Executive order, or other action by the President to pre-
vent a department or agency of the Federal Government 
from filling vacant Federal civilian employee positions or 
creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect 
with respect to any Department of Defense civilian posi-
tion at, or in support of— 
(1) any facility at which depot-level mainte-
nance and repair (as that term is defined in section 
2460 of title 10, United States Code) is carried out; 
or 
(2) any facility designated under section 2474 
of such title as a center for industrial and technical 
excellence. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 991 
To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index for Elderly Con-
sumers to compute cost-of-living increases for Social Security benefits 
under title II of the Social Security Act and to provide, in the case 
of elderly beneficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-of-living 
increase which is not less than 3 percent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. COHEN, and Ms. CLARKE of New York) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the establishment of a Consumer Price Index 
for Elderly Consumers to compute cost-of-living increases 
for Social Security benefits under title II of the Social 
Security Act and to provide, in the case of elderly bene-
ficiaries under such title, for an annual cost-of-living 
increase which is not less than 3 percent. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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sider repeal of the statutory authority imple-
mented by the set of rules. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than the date 
on which the Commission members’ appointments 
expire, the Commission shall submit a final report 
simultaneously to each House of Congress summa-
rizing all activities and recommendations of the 
Commission, including a list of all rules or sets of 
rules the Commission classified under clause (i) of 
subsection (h)(4)(A) for immediate action to repeal, 
a separate list of all rules or sets of rules the Com-
mission classified under clause (ii) of subsection 
(h)(4)(A) for repeal, and with regard to each rule or 
set of rules listed on either list, the information de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (F) of sub-
section (h)(2). This report may be included in the 
final annual report of the Commission under para-
graph (2) and may include the Commission’s rec-
ommendation whether the Commission should be re-
authorized by Congress. 
(j) REPEAL
OF
REGULATIONS; CONGRESSIONAL 
CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2)— 
(A) the head of each agency with authority 
to repeal a rule or set of rules classified by the
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 994 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to evaluate and 
report on the in-patient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, 
and needs of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. FOSTER (for himself, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. 
ROKITA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
evaluate and report on the in-patient and outpatient 
treatment capacity, availability, and needs of the United 
States. 
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 ‘‘Examining Opioid 
Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF COVERDELL EDUCATION SAVINGS 
ACCOUNTS. 
(a) INCREASE IN AGE LIMITATION OF BENEFICIARY 
AFTER WHICH CONTRIBUTIONS TO ACCOUNT CANNOT 
BE MADE.—Section 530(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘age 18’’ and 
inserting ‘‘age 22’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN ANNUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION ON 
CONTRIBUTIONS TO ACCOUNT.—Section 530(b)(1)(A)(iii) 
of such Code is amended by striking ‘‘$2,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$10,000’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) 
INCREASE
IN
AGE
LIMITATION.—The 
amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
contributions made after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) INCREASE IN ANNUAL DOLLAR LIMITATION 
ON
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The amendments made by 
subsection (b) shall apply to contributions made in 
taxable years ending after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. STUDY ON TREATMENT INFRASTRUCTURE. 
Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall initiate an evaluation of, and submit to Congress a 
report on, the inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, 
availability, and needs of the United States, including, to 
the extent data are available— 
(1) the capacity of acute residential or inpatient 
detoxification programs; 
(2) the capacity of inpatient clinical stabiliza-
tion programs, transitional residential support serv-
ices, and residential rehabilitation programs; 
(3) the capacity of demographic specific resi-
dential or inpatient treatment programs, such as 
those designed for pregnant women or adolescents; 
(4) geographical differences of the availability 
of residential and outpatient treatment and recovery 
options for substance use disorders across the con-
tinuum of care; 
(5) the availability of residential and outpatient 
treatment programs that offer treatment options 
based on reliable scientific evidence of efficacy for 
the treatment of substance use disorders, including 
the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved 
medicines and evidence-based nonpharmacological 
therapies; 
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(6) the number of patients in residential and 
specialty outpatient treatment services for substance 
use disorders; 
(7) an assessment of the need for residential 
and outpatient treatment for substance use disorders 
across the continuum of care; 
(8) the availability of residential and outpatient 
treatment programs to American Indians and Alaska 
Natives through an Indian health program (as de-
fined by section 4 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)); and 
(9) the barriers (including technological bar-
riers) at the Federal, State, and local levels to real- 
time reporting of de-identified information on drug 
overdoses and ways to overcome such barriers. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘21st Century Respect 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 
(a) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall amend section 1901.202 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes of— 
(1) replacing the reference to the term ‘‘Negro 
or Black’’ with ‘‘Black or African American’’; 
(2) replacing the reference to the term ‘‘Span-
ish Surname’’ with ‘‘Hispanic’’; and 
(3) replacing the reference to the term ‘‘Ori-
ental’’ with ‘‘Asian American or Pacific Islander’’. 
(b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall amend section 906.2 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations, for purposes of— 
(1) replacing the references to the term 
‘‘Negro’’ with ‘‘Black or African American’’; 
(2) replacing the definition of ‘‘Negro’’ with the 
definition of ‘‘Black or African American’’ as ‘‘a per-
son having origins in any of the Black racial groups 
of Africa’’; 
(3) replacing the references to the term ‘‘Ori-
ental’’ with ‘‘Asian American or Pacific Islander’’; 
and
(4) replacing the references to the terms ‘‘Es-
kimo’’ and ‘‘Aleut’’ with ‘‘Alaska Native’’. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments required by 
this Act, shall be construed to affect Federal law, except 
with respect to the use of terms by the Secretary of Agri-
culture and the Secretary of the Interior, respectively, to 
the regulations affected by this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 28, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 995 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec-
retary of the Interior to modernize terms in cer-
tain regulations.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 995 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior 
to amend regulations for racial appropriateness. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 9, 2017 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mr. CHABOT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior to amend regulations for racial appro-
priateness. 
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 ‘‘21st Century Respect 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS REQUIRED. 
(a) SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall amend section 1901.202 of title 7, 
Code of Federal Regulations, for purposes of— 
(1) replacing the reference to the term ‘‘Negro 
or Black’’ with ‘‘Black or African American’’; 
(2) replacing the reference to the term ‘‘Span-
ish Surname’’ with ‘‘Hispanic’’; and 
(3) replacing the reference to the term ‘‘Ori-
ental’’ with ‘‘Asian American or Pacific Islander’’. 
(b) SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.—The Secretary 
of the Interior shall amend section 906.2 of title 36, Code 
of Federal Regulations, for purposes of— 
(1) replacing the references to the term 
‘‘Negro’’ with ‘‘Black or African American’’; 
(2) replacing the definition of ‘‘Negro’’ with the 
definition of ‘‘Black or African American’’ as ‘‘a per-
son having origins in any of the Black racial groups 
of Africa’’; 
(3) replacing the references to the term ‘‘Ori-
ental’’ with ‘‘Asian American or Pacific Islander’’; 
(4) replacing the references to the terms ‘‘Es-
kimo’’ and ‘‘Aleut’’ to ‘‘Alaska Native’’; and 
(5) replacing the definition of ‘‘Eskimo’’ and 
‘‘Aleut’’ to have the same meaning as the term ‘‘Na-
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