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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 216 
To authorize modification or augmentation of the Second Division Memorial, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To authorize modification or augmentation of the Second 
Division Memorial, 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 ‘‘Second Division Memo-
rial Modification Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OR AUGMENTATION TO SECOND DI-
VISION MEMORIAL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Second Indianhead Divi-
sion Association, Inc. Scholarship and Memorials Founda-
tion, an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the 
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation 
under section 501(a) of such Code, is authorized to place 
three benches honoring the members of the Second Infan-
try Division killed in the Cold War in Korea, the War in 
Iraq, and the War in Afghanistan on the Second Division 
Memorial located in President’s Park, between 17th Street 
Northwest and Constitution Avenue in the District of Co-
lumbia. 
(b) APPLICATION
OF
COMMEMORATIVE
WORKS 
ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 
apply to the design and placement of the benches referred 
to in subsection (a). 
(c) FUNDING.—Federal funds may not be used for 
modifications or augmentations authorized under sub-
section (a). 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘hospital’ has the meaning given 
to such term in section 1861(e) of the Social Secu-
rity Act.’’. 
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(c) 
REPORTS
BEFORE
DEPARTURE.—Section 
3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of this Act, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) REPORTS
BEFORE
DEPARTURE.—If 
an employee of a vessel to which this sub-
chapter applies is notified of an incident de-
scribed under subparagraph (A)(i) while the 
vessel is within the admiralty and maritime ju-
risdiction of the United States and en route to 
a United States port or at a United States port, 
the owner of the vessel (or the owner’s des-
ignee) shall contact the nearest Federal Bureau 
of Investigation Field Office or Legal Attache 
within the time period specified under subpara-
graph (A)(i) or before the vessel departs port, 
whichever is earlier.’’. 
(d) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CONSULATES.— 
Section 3523(g)(3), as redesignated under section 2 of 
this Act and as amended by subsection (c) of this section, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) REPORTS TO UNITED STATES CON-
SULATES.—If an incident described under sub-
paragraph (A)(i) allegedly involves an offense 
by or against a United States national, in addi-
tion to contacting the nearest Federal Bureau 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2172 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate on the Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Open 
Market Committee to focus on maximum employment. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2017 
Mrs. LOVE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to remove the mandate 
on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tem and the Federal Open Market Committee to focus 
on maximum employment. 
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 ‘‘Focusing the Fed on 
the Currency of the United States Act of 2017’’ or the 
‘‘FFOCUS Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF DUAL MANDATE. 
Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
225a) is amended by striking ‘‘maximum employment, sta-
ble prices,’’ and inserting ‘‘stable prices’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2182 
AN ACT 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to submit a report to Congress on the alternatives for 
the final disposition of Plum Island, including preserva-
tion of the island for conservation, education, and re-
search, 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. 2178 
To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor employees that may 
be placed on unpaid leave as a result of the Federal Government shut-
down, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2017 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To provide for the compensation of Federal contractor em-
ployees that may be placed on unpaid leave as a result 
of the Federal Government shutdown, 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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Low-Wage Federal 
Contractor Employee Back Pay Act of 2017’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2177 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the residency requirements 
for certain officials serving in the District of Columbia, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 26, 2017 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to change the resi-
dency requirements for certain officials serving in the 
District of Columbia, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Federal Officials Residency Equality Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN OFFI-
CIALS SERVING IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUM-
BIA. 
(a) DISTRICT JUDGES.—Section 134 of title 28, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the District of Columbia, 
the Southern District of New York, and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the Southern District of New York 
and’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘for which he’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘for which he or she’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘his’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘his or her’’. 
(b) UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS.—Section 545(a) of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
first sentence and inserting ‘‘Each United States attorney 
shall reside in the district for which he or she is appointed, 
except that those officers of the Southern District of New 
York and the Eastern District of New York may reside 
within 20 miles thereof.’’. 
(c) UNITED STATES MARSHALS.—Section 561(e)(1) 
of title 28, United States Code, is amended to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(1) the marshal for the Southern District of 
New York may reside within 20 miles of the district; 
and’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the date that is one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(c) NONTERMINATION
OF GROUP.—No affiliated 
group shall terminate solely as a result of this section or 
the amendments made by this Act. 
(d) SUBSIDIARY STOCK BASIS ADJUSTMENTS.—A 
member corporation’s basis in the stock of a subsidiary 
corporation shall be adjusted upon consolidation to reflect 
the preconsolidation income, gain, deduction, loss, dis-
tributions, and other relevant amounts during a period 
when such corporations were members of an affiliated 
group (determined without regard to section 1504(b)(2) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act) but were 
not included in a consolidated return of such group by op-
eration of section 1504(c)(2)(A) of such Code (as in effect 
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act). 
(e) WAIVER OF 5-YEAR WAITING PERIOD.—An auto-
matic waiver from the 5-year waiting period for reconsoli-
dation provided in section 1504(a)(3) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 shall be granted to any corporation 
which was previously an includible corporation but was 
subsequently deemed a nonincludible corporation as a re-
sult of becoming a subsidiary of a corporation which was 
not an includible corporation solely by operation of section 
1504(c)(2) of such Code (as in effect on the day before 
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the date of enactment of this Act), subject to such condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe. 
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‘‘(7) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the following definitions shall apply: 
‘‘(A) APPLICABLE ADMINISTRATIVE ENTI-
TY.—The term ‘applicable administrative entity’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) a public housing agency, with re-
spect to covered housing assistance admin-
istered by such agency; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary, with respect to 
project-based rental assistance under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f). 
‘‘(B) 
CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE.—The 
term ‘controlled substance’ means, with respect 
to an individual, a controlled substance as de-
fined in section 102 of the Controlled Sub-
stances Act (21 U.S.C. 802) that is not used by 
such individual pursuant to a valid prescription 
or as otherwise authorized by law. 
‘‘(C) COVERED
HOUSING
ASSISTANCE.— 
The term ‘covered housing assistance’ means fi-
nancial assistance made available pursuant to 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.). 
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‘‘(D) 
DRUG-RELATED
OFFENSE.—The 
term ‘drug-related offense’ means any criminal 
offense under State or Federal law relating to 
the manufacture, sale, distribution, use, or pos-
session with intent to manufacture, sell, dis-
tribute, or use, of a controlled substance. 
‘‘(E) SUBSTANCE
ABUSE
SCREENING.— 
The term ‘substance abuse screening’ means an 
interview, questionnaire, or other screening in-
strument approved by the applicable adminis-
trative entity that is designed to be used to de-
termine whether an individual has a high risk 
of abuse of a controlled substance. 
‘‘(8) OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.—This sub-
section may not be construed to affect the applica-
bility of any provision of section 576 or 577 of the 
Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 
1998 (42 U.S.C. 13661, 13662) or of sections 6(l), 
8(o)(7), or 16(f) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437n(f)), except that the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development shall en-
sure that any standards or lease provisions estab-
lished pursuant to such sections are consistent with 
this subsection.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on the first day of the first 
calendar month that begins after the 240-day period that 
begins with the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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(C) Executive Order 13094 (July 28, 
1998; relating to proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction); 
(D) Executive Order 12938 (November 16, 
1994; relating to proliferation of weapons of 
mass destruction); 
(E) Executive Order 13338 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of cer-
tain persons and prohibiting the export of cer-
tain goods to Syria); 
(F) Executive Order 13399 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of ad-
ditional persons in connection with the national 
emergency with respect to Syria); 
(G) Executive Order 13460 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of ad-
ditional persons in connection with the national 
emergency with respect to Syria); 
(H) Executive Order 13572 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of cer-
tain persons with respect to human rights 
abuses in Syria); 
(I) Executive Order 13573 (50 U.S.C. 
1701 note; relating to blocking property of sen-
ior officials of the Government of Syria); 
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pursuant to section 404(c)(1), the Secretary of State shall 
include in each report required under section 110(b) of 
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 
7107(b)) the information required to be included in the 
annual report to Congress under paragraphs (1) through 
(5) of subsection (c) of this section.’’. 
TITLE III—AUTHORIZATION OF 
APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 
THE
TRAFFICKING
VICTIMS
PROTECTION 
ACT OF 2000. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 113 of the Trafficking 
Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7110) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(b) HUMAN SMUGGLING
AND TRAFFICKING CEN-
TER.—Section 112A(b)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Pro-
tection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7109a(b)(4)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
SEC. 302. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS UNDER 
THE TRAFFICKING VICTIMS PROTECTION RE-
AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2005. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 201(c)(2) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 
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(42 U.S.C. 14044(c)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(b) ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 
SUBJECT TO TRAFFICKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 202(i) of the Traf-
ficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 
2005 is amended by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2021’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF SUNSET.—Section 1241 of the 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 
2013 (Public Law 113–4; 127 Stat. 149) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking subsection (b); and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Sec-
tion 202’’ and inserting ‘‘Section 202’’. 
(c) CHILD TRAFFICKING DETERRENCE PROGRAM.— 
Section 203(i) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044b) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
(d) ENHANCING STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS.—Sec-
tion 204(e) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reau-
thorization Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 14044c(e)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2021’’. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The assistance specified in 
this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) The prompt provision by appropriate 
staff of the military treatment facility of com-
prehensive, medically and factually accurate, 
and unbiased written and oral information 
about all methods of emergency contraception 
approved by the Food and Drug Administra-
tion. 
(B) The prompt provision by such staff of 
emergency contraception to a woman upon her 
request. 
(C) Notification to the woman of her right 
to confidentiality in the receipt of care and 
services pursuant to this section. 
(2) NATURE OF INFORMATION.—The informa-
tion provided pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
provided in language that is clear and concise, is 
readily comprehensible, and meets such conditions 
(including conditions regarding the provision of in-
formation in languages other than English) as the 
Secretary may provide in the regulations under this 
section. 
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II 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2182 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 26, 2017 
Received 
AN ACT 
To require the Comptroller General of the United States 
to submit a report to Congress on the alternatives for 
the final disposition of Plum Island, including preserva-
tion of the island for conservation, education, and re-
search, 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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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Plum Island Preserva-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Federal Government has owned Plum 
Island, New York, since 1899. 
(2) Since 1954, the Plum Island Animal Dis-
ease Center has conducted unrivaled scientific re-
search on a variety of infectious animal-borne dis-
eases, including foot-and-mouth disease, resulting, 
most recently, in the development of a new cell line 
that rapidly and reliably detects this highly debili-
tating disease of livestock. 
(3) Over 62 years, the Center has had a strong, 
proven record of safety. 
(4) $23,200,000 in Federal dollars have been 
spent on upgrades to, and the maintenance of, the 
Center since January 2012. 
(5) In addition to the Center, Plum Island con-
tains cultural, historical, ecological, and natural re-
sources of regional and national significance. 
(6) Plum Island is situated where the Long Is-
land Sound and Peconic Bay meet, both of which 
are estuaries that are part of the National Estuary 
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(2) of section 176B(f), with respect to 
year-round youth employment; and 
‘‘(II) meet the requirements of 
section 176B(f)(3); or 
‘‘(ii) who— 
‘‘(I) propose a plan to coordinate 
activities with entities carrying out 
State, local, or tribal summer youth 
employment programs, to provide 
pathways to year-round employment 
for eligible youth who are ending sum-
mer employment; and 
‘‘(II) meet the requirements of 
section 176B(f)(3). 
‘‘(f) USE OF FUNDS.—An eligible entity that receives 
a grant under this section may use the grant funds— 
‘‘(1) for services described in subsection (d); 
‘‘(2) as described in section 176B(g)(2), with 
respect to year-round employment programs; 
‘‘(3) as described in section 176B(g)(3), with 
respect to activities under this section; and 
‘‘(4) at the discretion of the Secretary, as de-
scribed in section 176B(g)(4), with respect to activi-
ties under this section. 
‘‘(g) PROGRAM SHARE.— 
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Program and are environmentally and economically 
significant to the region. 
(7) The Federal Government has invested hun-
dreds of millions of Federal dollars over the last 2 
decades to make long-term improvements with re-
spect to the conservation and management needs of 
Long Island Sound and Peconic Bay. 
(8) In a report submitted to Congress on April 
11, 2016, entitled ‘‘National Bio- and Agro-Defense 
Facility Construction Plan Update’’ the Department 
of Homeland Security noted that the new National 
Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility under construction 
on such date in Manhattan, Kansas, is, as of such 
date, fully paid for through a combination of Fed-
eral appropriations and funding from the State of 
Kansas. 
SEC. 3. REPORT REQUIRED ON FINAL DISPOSITION OF 
PLUM ISLAND. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report containing the following: 
(1) The alternatives for the final disposition of 
Plum Island, including the transfer of ownership to 
another Federal agency, a State or local govern-
ment, a nonprofit organization, or a combination 
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thereof for the purpose of education, research, or 
conservation. 
(2) With respect to each such alternative final 
disposition, an analysis of— 
(A) the effect such disposition would have 
on the island’s resources; 
(B) the remediation responsibilities under 
such disposition; 
(C) any future legislation necessary to im-
plement such disposition; 
(D) the possible implications and issues, if 
any, of implementing such disposition; 
(E) the costs of such disposition, including 
any potential costs related to the transition, 
hazard mitigation, and cleanup of property that 
would be incurred by a recipient of the property 
under such disposition; and 
(F) the potential revenue from such dis-
position. 
SEC. 4. SUSPENSION OF ACTION. 
No action, including any pre-sale marketing activity, 
may be taken to carry out section 538 of title V of division 
D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public 
Law 112–74; 125 Stat. 976) until at least 180 days after 
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the report required by section 3 has been submitted to 
Congress. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 25, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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