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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2224 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply budget neutrality 
on a State-specific basis in the calculation of the Medicare hospital 
wage index floor for non-rural areas. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. LONG, 
Mr. BARR, and Mr. BYRNE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply 
budget neutrality on a State-specific basis in the calcula-
tion of the Medicare hospital wage index floor for non- 
rural areas. 
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 ‘‘Repeal of the 
Obamacare Bay State Boondoggle Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLYING BUDGET NEUTRALITY ON A STATE-SPE-
CIFIC BASIS IN THE CALCULATION OF THE 
MEDICARE HOSPITAL WAGE INDEX FLOOR 
FOR NON-RURAL AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) APPLICATION OF BUDGET NEU-
TRALITY RELATING TO FLOOR ON WAGE 
AREA INDEX IN NON-RURAL AREAS.— 
‘‘(I) APPLICATION ON A STATE- 
SPECIFIC BASIS.—In the case of dis-
charges occurring on or after April 1, 
2017, for purposes of applying section 
4410(b) of the Balanced Budget Act 
of 1997, the Secretary shall admin-
ister such section 4410(b) and para-
graph (e) of section 412.64 of title 42, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as if 
paragraph (e)(4)(ii) of such section 
412.64, as in effect on the day before 
the date of the enactment of this 
clause, had never applied and by using 
the methodology promulgated in the 
Federal Register on August 19, 2008 
(73 Fed. Reg. 48570) (applied as if 
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such methodology had been fully im-
plemented for fiscal year 2011 using a 
100 percent State-specific adjustment 
to the area wage index). 
‘‘(II) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing 
in subclause (I) shall be construed as 
preventing the Secretary, for dis-
charges occurring on or after April 1, 
2017, from modifying the regulations 
under such section 412.64 to be con-
sistent with subclause (I) in carrying 
out the budget neutrality require-
ments of such section 4410(b).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TERMINATING APPLI-
CATION
OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY
ON
A NATIONWIDE 
BASIS.—Section 3141 of the Patient Protection and Af-
fordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and before April 1, 2017,’’ after ‘‘2010,’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2226 
AN ACT 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor 
from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages 
for residential mortgage loans held on an originating 
depository institution’s portfolio, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
5109(d) of title 38, United States Code, as 
added by section 2(i)(1). 
(J) The average number of days between 
the date on which the Board remands a claim 
to obtain an advisory medical opinion under 
section 5109(d) of such title, as so added, and 
the date on which the advisory medical opinion 
is obtained. 
(K) The average number of days between 
the date on which the Board remands a claim 
to obtain an advisory medical opinion under 
section 5109(d) of such title, as so added, and 
the date on which the agency of original juris-
diction issues a decision taking that advisory 
opinion into account. 
(L) The number of appeals that are grant-
ed, the number of appeals that are remanded, 
and the number of appeals that are denied by 
the Board disaggregated by docket. 
(M) The number of claimants each year 
that take action within the period set forth in 
section 5110(a)(2) of such title, as added by 
section 2(l), to protect their effective date under 
such section 5110(a)(2), disaggregated by the 
status of the claimants taking the actions, such 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2226 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 7, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor 
from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages 
for residential mortgage loans held on an originating 
depository institution’s portfolio, 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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A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor 
from certain requirements related to qualified mortgages 
for residential mortgage loans held on an originating 
depository institution’s portfolio, and for other purposes. 
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Union Calendar No. 438 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2226 
[Report No. 115–578] 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain 
requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage 
loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. EMMER, Mr. HILL, Mr. HULTGREN, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. MARCHANT, 
Mr. MESSER, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. ROYCE 
of California, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. STEWART, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. TIPTON, 
Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. DAVIDSON, Mr. KING 
of New York, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. POSEY, Mr. 
KUSTOFF of Tennessee, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. 
DUFFY, Mr. TROTT, and Mr. BLUM) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. ARRINGTON, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. ROSS, Mr. KING of 
Iowa, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. COLE, and 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 28, 2017] 
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NIST Special Publication 800–145 and any amend-
atory or superseding document thereto. 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of the Technology 
Transformation Service of the General Services Ad-
ministration. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(4) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
(5) LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘legacy information technology sys-
tem’’ means an outdated or obsolete system of infor-
mation technology. 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The recipient’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), as so redesig-
nated, by striking ‘‘equipment and inspection 
and screening systems’’ and inserting ‘‘equip-
ment, inspection and screening systems, and al-
teration or remodeling of existing buildings or 
physical facilities’’; 
(D) by inserting after subparagraph (B), 
as so redesignated, the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(C) Facility security personnel costs, in-
cluding costs associated with contracted secu-
rity. 
‘‘(D) Expenses directly related to the ad-
ministration of the grant, except that such ex-
penses may not exceed five percent of the 
amount of the grant.’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) RETENTION.—Each State through which a 
recipient receives a grant under this section may re-
tain up to five percent of each grant for expenses di-
rectly related to the administration of the grant.’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2229 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide 
permanent authority for judicial review of certain 
Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relat-
ing to whistleblowers, and for other purposes.
(E) Recommend the funding of moderniza-
tion projects, in accordance with the uses de-
scribed in subsection (a)(3), to the Commis-
sioner. 
(F) Monitor, in consultation with the Com-
missioner, progress and performance in exe-
cuting approved projects and, if necessary, rec-
ommend the suspension or termination of fund-
ing for projects based on factors such as failure 
to meet the terms of a written agreement de-
scribed in subsection (a)(6). 
(G) Monitor operating costs of the Fund. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Board shall consist of 
eight voting members. 
(4) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be 
the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Gov-
ernment. 
(5) PERMANENT
MEMBERS.—The permanent 
members of the Board shall be the following: 
(A) The Administrator of the Office of 
Electronic Government. 
(B) A senior official from the General 
Services Administration having technical exper-
tise in information technology development, ap-
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NIST Special Publication 800–145 and any amend-
atory or superseding document thereto. 
(2) 
COMMISSIONER.—The 
term 
‘‘Commis-
sioner’’ means the Commissioner of the Technology 
Transformation Service of the General Services Ad-
ministration. 
(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of the Office of Management and Budg-
et. 
(4) INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY.—The term 
‘‘information technology’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3502 of title 44, United States 
Code. 
(5) LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYS-
TEM.—The term ‘‘legacy information technology sys-
tem’’ means an outdated or obsolete system of infor-
mation technology. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2227 
AN ACT 
To modernize Government information technology, 
and for other purposes.
H. R. 2229 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for judicial 
review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to whistle-
blowers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘All Circuit Review Act’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD 
DECISIONS RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘During the 5-year period beginning 
on the effective date of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement 
Act of 2012, a petition’’ and inserting ‘‘A petition’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR REVIEW.—Section 7703(d)(2) of such title is 
amended by striking ‘‘During the 5-year period beginning on the 
effective date of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act 
of 2012, this paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘This paragraph’’. 
(c) RETROACTIVE EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if enacted on November 26, 2017. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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ble, institutions of higher education that are en-
gaged in providing postsecondary career and 
technical education as part of their mission; 
‘‘(B) the State agency responsible for sec-
ondary education; and 
‘‘(C) the State agency responsible for adult 
education. 
‘‘(2) OBJECTIONS
OF
STATE
AGENCIES.—If a 
State agency other than the eligible agency finds that 
a portion of the final State plan is objectionable, that 
objection shall be filed together with the State plan. 
The eligible agency shall respond to any objections of 
such State agency in the State plan submitted to the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(3) JOINT
SIGNATURE
AUTHORITY.—A Gov-
ernor shall have 30 days prior to the eligible agency 
submitting the State plan to the Secretary to sign 
such plan. If the Governor has not signed the plan 
within 30 days of delivery by the eligible agency to 
the Governor, the eligible agency shall submit the plan 
to the Secretary without such signature. 
‘‘(f) PLAN APPROVAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days 
after the eligible agency submits its State plan, the 
Secretary shall approve such State plan, or a revision
(A) by striking ‘‘consumers who’’ and in-
serting ‘‘consumers or small businesses that’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or to a commercial credit 
bureau (as applicable),’’ after ‘‘consumer re-
porting agency’’; and 
(3) in section 807(16), by inserting ‘‘or a com-
mercial credit bureau’’ after ‘‘this Act’’. 
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untary removal unless directly necessary for safety 
or security; 
(2) air carriers resolve all issues relating to 
overbooking of a flight prior to beginning boarding 
for that flight; and 
(3) air carriers, before an individual is denied 
boarding involuntarily with respect to a flight, make 
a compensation offer— 
(A) to any individual willing to voluntarily 
forgo boarding for that flight; and 
(B) in an amount that is at least the max-
imum compensation amount required under 
Federal regulations for passengers denied 
boarding involuntarily. 
(b) AIR CARRIER DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘air carrier’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
AN ACT 
To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to 
protect the mental health and well-being of law enforce-
ment officers, 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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(i) by striking ‘‘2013’’ and inserting 
‘‘2018’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘the Medical Device 
User Fee Amendments of 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the Medical Device User Fee Amend-
ments of 2017’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 
Medical Device User Fee Amendments Act of 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘the Medical Device User 
Fee Amendments of 2017’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘2013 through 
2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
(b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 738A(b) of the Fed-
eral Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379j–1(b)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2022’’. 
SEC. 205. CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 514 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360d) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) PILOT
ACCREDITATION
SCHEME
FOR
CON-
FORMITY ASSESSMENT.— 
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Union Calendar No. 317 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2228 
[Report No. 115–428] 
To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental 
health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana (for herself, Mrs. DEMINGS, Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, 
Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. REICHERT) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
NOVEMBER 28, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. LAMBORN, 
Mr. COOK, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, 
Mr. SMUCKER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. WAGNER, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. 
YOHO, Mr. KIND, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. RYAN 
of Ohio, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr. 
BARLETTA, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. 
JENKINS of Kansas, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Mr. 
MOULTON, and Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California 
NOVEMBER 28, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to 
protect the mental health and well-being of law enforce-
ment officers, and for other purposes. 
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office of bankruptcy judge and is represented in the amend-
ment made by section 3(9) of this Act, and may be filled. 
SEC. 3. PERMANENT OFFICE OF BANKRUPTCY JUDGE AU-
THORIZED. 
To reflect the conversion of the temporary office of 
bankruptcy judge to the permanent office of bankruptcy 
judge made by the operation of section 2, and to authorize 
the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, section 
152(a)(2) of title 28 of the United States Code is amended— 
(1) in the item relating to the district of Dela-
ware by striking ‘‘1’’ and inserting ‘‘8’’, 
(2) in the item relating to the middle district of 
Florida by striking ‘‘8’’ and inserting ‘‘9’’, 
(3) in the item relating to the southern district 
of Florida by striking ‘‘5’’ and inserting ‘‘7’’, 
(4) in the item relating to the district of Mary-
land by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘5’’, 
(5) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
Michigan by striking ‘‘4’’ and inserting ‘‘6’’, 
(6) in the item relating to the district of Nevada 
by striking ‘‘3’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, 
(7) in the item relating to the eastern district of 
North Carolina by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘3’’, 
(8) in the item relating to the district of Puerto 
Rico by striking ‘‘2’’ and inserting ‘‘4’’, and 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2229 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent 
authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems 
Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers, 
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 ‘‘All Circuit Review 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 
BOARD DECISIONS RELATING TO WHISTLE-
BLOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘During the 
5-year period beginning on the effective date of the Whis-
tleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, a peti-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘A petition’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR REVIEW.—Section 7703(d)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘During the 5-year period be-
ginning on the effective date of the Whistleblower Protec-
tion Enhancement Act of 2012, this paragraph’’ and in-
serting ‘‘This paragraph’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 11, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2229 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for 
judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relat-
ing to whistleblowers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself and Mr. FARENTHOLD) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent 
authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems 
Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers, 
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 ‘‘All Circuit Review 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION 
BOARD DECISIONS RELATING TO WHISTLE-
BLOWERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7703(b)(1)(B) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘During the 
5-year period beginning on the effective date of the Whis-
tleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, a peti-
tion’’ and inserting ‘‘A petition’’. 
(b) DIRECTOR REVIEW.—Section 7703(d)(2) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘During the 5-year period be-
ginning on the effective date of the Whistleblower Protec-
tion Enhancement Act of 2012, this paragraph’’ and in-
serting ‘‘This paragraph’’. 
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