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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4051 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a bollard installation 
grant program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. DONOVAN, Mr. EVANS, Mr. QUIGLEY, and 
Mr. ELLISON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
bollard installation grant program, 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 ‘‘Stopping Threats On 
Pedestrians Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘STOP Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. BOLLARD INSTALLATION GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall establish a program to assist bollard instal-
lation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and 
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acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pe-
destrians. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.—In carrying out the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
award a grant, on a competitive basis, to a local govern-
ment entity. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for a grant under 
this section, a local government entity shall submit to the 
Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and 
containing such information as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, which shall include, at a minimum— 
(1) a description of the proposed bollard instal-
lation project to be carried out; 
(2) a description of the pedestrian injury or ter-
rorism risks with respect to the proposed installation 
area; and 
(3) an analysis of how the proposed project will 
mitigate such risks. 
(d) GRANT USES.—A recipient of a grant awarded 
under this section may use the proceeds of such grant only 
for a bollard installation project. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of a bollard installation project assisted with a grant 
awarded under this section may not exceed 100 percent. 
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(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Trans-
portation to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2027. 
(g) BOLLARD INSTALLATION PROJECT DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘bollard installation project’’ 
means a project to install raised concrete or metal posts 
on a sidewalk adjacent to a roadway that are designed 
to slow or stop a motor vehicle. 
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States for all expenses incurred in providing such as-
sistance’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘or local government is’’ and in-
serting ‘‘is’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘such grants’’ and inserting 
‘‘assistance’’. 
SEC. 224. SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE. 
Section 422 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 225. APPEALS OF ASSISTANCE DECISIONS. 
Section 423 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5189a) is re-
pealed. 
SEC. 226. PROCEDURE FOR DECLARATION. 
Section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5191) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘reimbursable’’ after 
‘‘Federal’’ the first place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and shall enter into an 
agreement to reimburse the United States for 
all expenses incurred in providing assistance 
under this Act with respect to the emergency’’ 
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and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving am-
munition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding de-
vice transferred to the individual by the agency upon 
that retirement; or 
‘‘(D) a manufacture, transfer, or possession of 
a large capacity ammunition feeding device by a li-
censed manufacturer or licensed importer for the 
purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by 
the Attorney General.’’. 
(c) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a) of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v) shall 
be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 
years, or both.’’. 
(d) IDENTIFICATION MARKINGS.—Section 923(i) of 
such title is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘A large capacity ammunition feeding device manufac-
tured after the date of the enactment of this sentence shall 
be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that 
the device was manufactured after such date of enactment, 
and such other identification as the Attorney General may 
by regulation prescribe.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4053 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require an independent audit 
of the cybersecurity practices of certain consumer reporting agencies, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mr. FORTENBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to require an inde-
pendent audit of the cybersecurity practices of certain 
consumer reporting agencies, 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. INDEPENDENT AUDIT OF THE CYBERSECURITY 
PRACTICES OF CERTAIN CONSUMER REPORT-
ING AGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Fair Credit Reporting Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 630. Independent audit of the cybersecurity prac-
tices of certain consumer reporting agen-
cies 
‘‘The Bureau shall order an annual independent 
audit of the cybersecurity practices of consumer reporting 
agencies described under section 603(p). The results of 
each audit shall be submitted to Congress along with the 
audit required under section 1016A(b) of the Consumer 
Financial Protection Act of 2010.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents of the Fair Credit Reporting Act is amended 
by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘630. Independent audit of the cybersecurity practices of certain consumer re-
porting agencies.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4055 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide certain information when denying claims for traumatic 
injury protection under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information 
when denying claims for traumatic injury protection 
under Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance. 
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 ‘‘Transparency For 
Wounded Warriors Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DENIAL OF CLAIMS FOR TRAUMATIC INJURY PRO-
TECTION UNDER SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP 
LIFE INSURANCE. 
Section 1980A of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(l) If a claim by a member under this section is de-
nied, the Secretary shall furnish to the member, at the 
same time as the member is informed of such denial, a 
detailed legal analysis for the reason of the denial and all 
of the information the Secretary relied on in making that 
decision. Any information not provided, or reasoning not 
articulated, in the such analysis may not be used by the 
Secretary to justify a further denial on appeal.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4059 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physicians of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the ethical duty to report to 
State licensing authorities impaired, incompetent, and unethical health 
care activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS (for herself, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, and Mr. 
POLIQUIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that physi-
cians of the Department of Veterans Affairs fulfill the 
ethical duty to report to State licensing authorities im-
paired, incompetent, and unethical health care activities. 
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 ‘‘Ethical Patient Care 
for Veterans Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DUTY TO REPORT IMPAIRED, INCOMPETENT, AND 
UNETHICAL HEALTH CARE ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 74 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 7330C. Duty to report impaired, incompetent, and 
unethical health care activities 
‘‘(a) REPORTING
TO STATE LICENSING AUTHOR-
ITY.—In addition to confidential reporting under the qual-
ity-assurance program pursuant to section 7311(b)(4) of 
this title and any other reporting authorized or required 
by the Secretary, the Secretary shall ensure that each phy-
sician of the Department is informed of the duty of the 
physician to report directly any covered activity committed 
by another physician that the physician witnesses or other-
wise directly discovers to the applicable licensing authority 
of each State in which the physician who is the subject 
of the report is licensed to practice medicine. 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF REPORTING.—Each physician of the 
Department shall make a direct report to the State licens-
ing authority of a covered activity under subsection (a) 
not later than five days after the date on which the physi-
cian witnesses or otherwise directly discovers the covered 
activity. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(B) an opportunity to submit written ma-
terials for consideration by the Council as part 
of the Council’s initial evaluation of the risk 
profile and characteristics of the company; 
‘‘(C) an opportunity to meet with the 
Council to discuss the Council’s analysis; and 
‘‘(D) a list of the public sources of infor-
mation being considered by the Council as part 
of such analysis. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS BEFORE MAKING A PRO-
POSED
DETERMINATION.—Before making a pro-
posed determination with respect to a nonbank fi-
nancial company under paragraph (3), the Council 
shall— 
‘‘(A) by a vote of not fewer than 2⁄3 of the 
voting members then serving, including an af-
firmative vote by the Chairperson, approve a 
resolution that identifies with specificity any 
risks to the financial stability of the United 
States the Council has identified relating to the 
nonbank financial company; 
‘‘(B) with respect to nonbank financial 
company with a primary financial regulatory 
agency, provide a copy of the resolution de-
scribed under subparagraph (A) to the primary
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered activity’ means any ac-
tivity occurring in a medical facility of the Depart-
ment that consists of or causes the provision of im-
paired, incompetent, or unethical health care that re-
quires direct reporting under opinion number 9.031 
of the Code of Medical Ethics of the American Med-
ical Association. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘physician of the Department’ 
includes any contractor who is a physician at a med-
ical facility of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 7330B the following new 
item: 
‘‘7330C. Duty to report impaired, incompetent, and unethical health care activi-
ties.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
7462(a)(1)(A) of such title is amended by inserting before 
the semicolon the following: ‘‘, including pursuant to sec-
tion 7330C(c) of this title’’. 
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ers, including through the promotion of 
civic bridgebuilding programs and sharing 
stories of local impact; and 
‘‘(B) developing or distributing resources 
to 
expand 
best 
practices 
in 
the 
civic 
bridgebuilding field, including through— 
‘‘(i) the curation of a digital resource 
hub focused on sharing resources from en-
tities that receive grants under subsection 
(c), other civic bridgebuilding leaders and 
programs, or the research base; and 
‘‘(ii) the production of new resources, 
trainings, or best practices based on 
learnings from the civic bridgebuilding 
field. 
‘‘(b) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established 
within the Office of Civic Bridgebuilding an Advi-
sory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘Committee’). 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(A) SELECTION.—The Officer of Civic 
Bridgebuilding shall select 9 members of an Ad-
visory Committee, including a Chairperson of 
the Committee, and ensure that such Com-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Stability 
Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SIFI DESIGNATION PROCESS. 
Section 113 of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 
(12 U.S.C. 5323) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (L); and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 
the following: 
‘‘(K) the appropriateness of the imposition 
of prudential standards as opposed to other 
forms of regulation to mitigate the identified 
risks; and’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating subparagraph (K) as 
subparagraph (L); 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (J) 
the following: 
‘‘(K) the appropriateness of the imposition 
of prudential standards as opposed to other 
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forms of regulation to mitigate the identified 
risks; and’’; and 
(3) by amending subsection (d) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(d) REEVALUATION AND RESCISSION.— 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL
REEVALUATION.—Not less fre-
quently than annually, the Council shall reevaluate 
each determination made under subsections (a) and 
(b) with respect to a nonbank financial company su-
pervised by the Board of Governors and shall— 
‘‘(A) provide written notice to the nonbank 
financial company being reevaluated and afford 
such company an opportunity to submit written 
materials, within such time as the Council de-
termines to be appropriate (but which shall be 
not less than 30 days after the date of receipt 
by the company of such notice), to contest the 
determination, including materials concerning 
whether, in the company’s view, material finan-
cial distress at the company, or the nature, 
scope, size, scale, concentration, interconnected-
ness, or mix of the activities of the company 
could pose a threat to the financial stability of 
the United States; 
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on a recommendation from the Director of the Bu-
reau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
NATIONAL
BINARY 
EXPLOSIVE CHECK SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this sub-
section, the Attorney General shall establish a 
national binary explosive check system. 
‘‘(B) OPERATION
OF
SYSTEM.—The sys-
tem shall— 
‘‘(i) 
be 
electronic 
and 
accessible 
through an Internet website; 
‘‘(ii) compile records of sales of all bi-
nary explosives to named individuals; 
‘‘(iii) be capable of identifying a 
named individual by entry of information 
from a valid identification document (as 
defined in section 1028(d)) issued to such 
individual; 
‘‘(iv) be capable of receiving inquiries 
from a seller about whether the amount of 
a binary explosive sought to be purchased 
by a prospective purchaser would exceed 
the amount described in paragraph (1); 
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131 
increasing each of the dollar amounts contained in 
such section for academic year 2018–2019 by a per-
centage equal to the estimated percentage increase 
in the Consumer Price Index (as determined by the 
Secretary for the most recent calendar year ending 
prior to the beginning of the academic year for 
which the determination is being made), and round-
ing the result to the nearest $10.’’. 
SEC. 411. INCREASING THE FEDERAL PELL GRANT AUTO- 
ZERO THRESHOLD. 
Section 479(c) (20 U.S.C. 1087ss(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$34,000’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘$23,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$34,000’’; and 
(3) in the matter following paragraph (2)(B), 
by striking ‘‘adjusted according to increases in the 
Consumer Price Index, as defined in section 478(f)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘annually increased by the estimated 
percentage change in the Consumer Price Index, as 
defined in section 478(f), for the most recent cal-
endar year ending prior to the beginning of an 
award year, and rounded to the nearest $1,000’’. 
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132 
SEC. 412. RAISING THE TOTAL SEMESTERS OF FEDERAL 
PELL GRANT ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 401(c)(5)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5)(A)), as 
amended by section 405, is further amended by striking 
‘‘12’’ each place the term appears and inserting ‘‘14’’. 
SEC. 413. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
The Act (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 401A(d)(1)(B)(i) (20 U.S.C. 
1070a–1(d)(1)(B)(i)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
401(b)(2)(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(2)’’; 
(2) in section 402D(d)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1070a– 
14(d)(1)), by striking ‘‘section 401(b)(2)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(1)’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
420R(d)(2) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1070h(d)(2)), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(1), the 
matter following subsection (b)(2)(A)(v),’’; 
(4) in section 435(a)(5)(A)(i)(I) (20 U.S.C. 
1085(a)(5)(A)(i)(I)), by striking ‘‘under section 
401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘, as appropriate, 
under section 401(b)(2)(A) (as in effect on the day 
before the effective date of the Pell Grant Preserva-
tion and Expansion Act) or section 401(b)(1)’’; 
(5) in section 483(e)(3)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
1090(e)(3)(A)(ii)), 
by 
striking 
‘‘section 
401(b)(2)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 401(b)(1)’’; 
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Union Calendar No. 450 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4061 
[Report No. 115–592] 
A BILL 
To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to 
improve the transparency of the Financial Sta-
bility Oversight Council, to improve the SIFI 
designation process, and for other purposes. 
MARCH 9, 2018 
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. 4063 
To require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a database of information 
on electricity outages, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to maintain a database 
of information on electricity outages, 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 ‘‘Power Outage for 
Weather Emergency Repair Act’’ or the ‘‘POWER Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ELECTRICITY OUTAGE DATABASE. 
(a) DATABASE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy 
shall maintain a database of information on electricity out-
ages that— 
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(1) is publicly accessible; and 
(2) includes— 
(A) for each such outage— 
(i) the specific cause of the outage, in-
cluding type of weather event or natural 
disaster and strength of such weather 
event or natural disaster, if applicable; and 
(ii) the impact of the outage, includ-
ing duration and number of electric con-
sumers affected, and megawatts lost, be-
cause of the interruption in electric service; 
and 
(B) information that is categorized— 
(i) by type and size of utility; 
(ii) by impact of the outages; 
(iii) by cause of the outages; or 
(iv) in any other manner that the Sec-
retary determines will make such informa-
tion available and useful in the mitigation 
of future electricity outages. 
(b) COLLECTION OF DATA.—The Secretary of En-
ergy shall promulgate a rule to require each electric utility 
to report to the Secretary of Energy, acting through the 
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, 
information on electricity outages of the electric utility for 
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outages that interrupt electric service resulting in a loss 
of more than 300 megawatts or affecting at least 50,000 
electric consumers. 
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(3) requires that a historic vehicle be docu-
mented without the consent of the owner. 
(f) NO NEW APPROPRIATIONS.—No new appropria-
tions shall be authorized to carry out this section. 
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