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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4495 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny as a trade or business 
expense deduction amounts paid or incurred in connection with the 
settlement of a sexual harassment or sexual assault claim. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 
Mr. BUCK (for himself, Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. 
TAYLOR, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. BRAT, Mr. 
MEADOWS, and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny as 
a trade or business expense deduction amounts paid or 
incurred in connection with the settlement of a sexual 
harassment or sexual assault claim. 
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 ‘‘Settlement Tax Deduc-
tions are Over for Predators Act’’ or the ‘‘STOP Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR SEXUAL HARASSMENT 
SETTLEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 162(f) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘AND PENALTIES’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘under subsection (a) for any fine’’ 
and inserting the following: ‘‘, PENALTIES, AND 
OTHER AMOUNTS.—No deduction shall be allowed 
under subsection (a) for any of the following: 
‘‘(1) Any fine’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Any amount paid or incurred on account 
of a judgment or settlement (whether by suit or 
agreement and whether as lump sum or periodic 
payments) originating from, or to require the non- 
disclosure of or otherwise prevent, a claim or accusa-
tion of— 
‘‘(A) that which would constitute an of-
fense under chapter 109A of title 18, United 
States Code, or 
‘‘(B) sexual harassment (including unwel-
come sexual advances, requests for sexual fa-
vors, or other verbal or physical harassment of 
a sexual nature). 
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The preceding sentence shall include any amount 
paid or incurred in connection with negotiating or 
settling an amount described therein.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4496 
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to nonattainment plan provisions, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 
Mr. FRANKS
of Arizona (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
SCHWEIKERT, and Ms. MCSALLY) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to nonattainment 
plan provisions, 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 ‘‘Clean Air Contingency 
Measures Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 172(c)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7502(c)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Nothing in this Act precludes, with respect to any 
plan or plan provision, the inclusion and approval of con-
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tingency measures that are or may be implemented or take 
effect prior to the area involved failing to make reasonable 
further progress or to attain any national primary ambient 
air quality standard by the applicable attainment date.’’. 
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restrictions on ballistic missile-related transfers to or 
activities with Iran absent case-by-case approval by 
the United Nations Security Council. 
(2) Iran has conducted at least three ballistic 
missile tests since implementation of the Joint Com-
prehensive Plan of Action in 2015. 
(3) Iran continues to pursue a policy of desta-
bilization throughout the Middle East, relying on 
proxies and direct military engagement to challenge 
United States partners and threaten Israel. 
(4) Various countries have reportedly proposed 
arms transfers to or activities with Iran despite 
Iran’s ongoing regional aggression. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) arms transfers to or activities with Iran 
would empower Iran to further destabilize the region 
and would undermine core objectives of regional 
peace; and 
(2) the Secretary of State, through bilateral en-
gagement and multilateral fora, should diplomati-
cally engage with the governments of countries that 
have reportedly proposed arms transfers to or activi-
ties with Iran and with other United Nations Secu-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4499 
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act to set the rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection in accordance with the General Schedule. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 
Mr. DUFFY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, 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 amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Con-
sumer Protection Act to set the rate of pay for employees 
of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in ac-
cordance with the General Schedule. 
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 ‘‘CFPB Pay Fairness 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. RATE OF PAY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE BUREAU OF 
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1013(a)(2) of the Dodd- 
Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 
(12 U.S.C. 5493(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The rates of basic pay 
for all employees of the Bureau shall be set and ad-
justed by the Director in accordance with the Gen-
eral Schedule set forth in section 5332 of title 5, 
United States Code.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to service by an employee of the 
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection following the 
90-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 449 
AN ACT 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service 
to submit to Congress a report on the health effects 
of new psychoactive substances (including synthetic 
drugs) use. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
943 
† HR 5515 EAS 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3679) for Royal Air Force Croughton, 
for JIAC Consolidation Phase 1, the authorization con-
tained in the table in section 2301(b) of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (division 
B of Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1153) for Croughton 
Royal Air Force, for JIAC Consolidation Phase 2, and the 
authorization contained in the table in section 2301(b) of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2697) 
for Royal Air Force Croughton, for JIAC Consolidation 
Phase 3, the location shall be United Kingdom, Unspecified. 
SEC. 2306. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2696) for Joint Base San Antonio, 
Texas, for construction of a basic military training recruit 
dormitory, the Secretary of the Air Force may construct 
a 26,537 square meter dormitory in the amount of 
$92,300,000. 
SEC. 2307. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2301(a) of the Military Construction Authoriza-
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Synthetic Drug Aware-
ness Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFECTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH OF SYN-
THETIC DRUG USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General 
of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a 
report on the health effects of new psychoactive substances 
(including synthetic drugs) used since January 2010 by 
persons who are at least 12 years of age but no more than 
18 years of age. 
(b) NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE DEFINED.— 
For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘new 
psychoactive substance’’ means a controlled substance 
analogue (as defined in section 102(32) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(32)). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 449 
AN ACT 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public 
Health Service to submit to Congress a report on 
the health effects of new psychoactive substances 
(including synthetic drugs) use.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 449 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service to submit 
to Congress a report on the effects on public health of the increased 
rate of use of synthetic drugs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 11, 2017 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. COLLINS of New 
York, and Mr. BUTTERFIELD) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service 
to submit to Congress a report on the effects on public 
health of the increased rate of use of synthetic drugs. 
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 ‘‘Synthetic Drug Aware-
ness Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFECTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH OF SYN-
THETIC DRUG USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than three years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General 
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of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a 
report on the effects on public health of the increase since 
January 2010 in the rate of use of synthetic drugs in the 
United States by individuals who are at least 12 years of 
age but not more than 18 years of age. 
(b) SYNTHETIC DRUG DEFINED.—For purposes of 
subsection (a), the term ‘‘synthetic drug’’ means a drug 
which is developed and manufactured to avoid control 
under the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 801 et 
seq.). 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 449 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 13, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
Labor, and Pensions 
AN ACT 
To require the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service 
to submit to Congress a report on the health effects 
of new psychoactive substances (including synthetic 
drugs) use. 
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 ‘‘Synthetic Drug Aware-
ness Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. REPORT ON EFFECTS ON PUBLIC HEALTH OF SYN-
THETIC DRUG USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Surgeon General 
of the Public Health Service shall submit to Congress a 
report on the health effects of new psychoactive substances 
(including synthetic drugs) used since January 2010 by 
persons who are at least 12 years of age but no more than 
18 years of age. 
(b) NEW PSYCHOACTIVE SUBSTANCE DEFINED.— 
For purposes of subsection (a), the term ‘‘new 
psychoactive substance’’ means a controlled substance 
analogue (as defined in section 102(32) of the Controlled 
Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(32)). 
Passed the House of Representatives June 12, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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‘‘(B) BONUS.—In addition, the Chief Op-
erating Officer may receive a bonus in the fol-
lowing amounts: 
‘‘(i) For a period covered by a per-
formance agreement entered into under 
paragraph (4) before the date of the enact-
ment of the PROSPER Act, an amount 
that does not exceed 50 percent of the an-
nual rate basic pay of the Chief Operating 
Officer, based upon the Secretary’s evalua-
tion of the Chief Operating Officer’s per-
formance in relation to the goals set forth 
in the performance agreement. 
‘‘(ii) For a period covered by a per-
formance agreement entered into under 
paragraph (4) on or after the date of the 
enactment of the PROSPER Act, an 
amount that does not exceed 40 percent of 
the annual rate basic pay of the Chief Op-
erating Officer, based upon the Secretary’s 
evaluation of the Chief Operating Officer’s 
performance in relation to the goals set 
forth in the performance agreement.’’. 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4507 
To require assurances that certain family planning service projects and pro-
grams will provide pamphlets containing the contact information of adop-
tion centers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 30, 2017 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. JODY B. 
HICE of Georgia, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. PEARCE, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. 
ROUZER, and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To require assurances that certain family planning service 
projects and programs will provide pamphlets containing 
the contact information of adoption centers. 
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 referred to as the ‘‘Adoption Infor-
mation Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROVISION IN FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES OF 
PAMPHLETS CONTAINING ADOPTION CENTER 
CONTACT INFORMATION. 
Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘ADOPTION CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION 
‘‘SEC. 1009. (a) A grant may be made or contract 
entered into under section 1001 for a family planning 
service project or program only upon assurances satisfac-
tory to the Secretary that the project or program will— 
‘‘(1) provide to each person to whom the project 
or program provides family planning services, at the 
time the person inquires about the services, a pam-
phlet that contains— 
‘‘(A) a comprehensive list of the adoption 
centers located in the State where the services 
are provided; and 
‘‘(B) the address and telephone number of 
each such center; 
‘‘(2) at the same time, orally inform each such 
person that the pamphlet— 
‘‘(A) was provided by the Department of 
Health and Human Services; and 
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‘‘(B) contains a comprehensive list of the 
adoption centers located in the State where the 
services are provided; and 
‘‘(3) provide each such person an opportunity to 
read the pamphlet. 
‘‘(b) The Secretary shall prepare, annually update, 
and distribute to each project or program referred to in 
subsection (a) pamphlets described in that subsection. 
‘‘(c) No funds may be used to carry out this section, 
except funds that are appropriated to carry out this title.’’. 
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day of that 1-year employment 
period; and 
‘‘(ii) after the borrower has received 
partial loan cancellation described in clause 
(i)— 
‘‘(I) for 5 years, in the case of a 
borrower described in clause (i)(I), 
and then qualifies for loan cancella-
tion under paragraph (1) for a sixth 
year, all of the borrower’s remaining 
obligation to repay the balance of 
principal and interest due, as of the 
date of such calculation, on all of the 
eligible Federal Direct Loan made to 
a borrower; or 
‘‘(II) for 6 years (or the equiva-
lent calculated under subparagraph 
(B)(i)), in the case of a borrower de-
scribed in clause (i)(II), and then 
qualifies for loan cancellation under 
paragraph (1) for a seventh year (or 
the equivalent calculated under sub-
paragraph (B)(ii)), all of the bor-
rower’s remaining obligation to repay 
the balance of principal and interest 
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854 
human rights required under section 362 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(B) A description of the procedures re-
quired under subsection (d) of such section 362. 
(C) A description of the procedures used to 
conduct remediation of units for determined or 
alleged of gross violation of human rights. 
(D) A list of units completing the process 
of remediation for gross violation of human 
rights as described in subparagraph (C). 
(E) A summary of reports submitted to 
Congress as required under subsection (e) of 
such section 362. 
(F) An analysis of the impact of such sec-
tion 362 to achieving the objectives of the Na-
tional Defense Strategy. 
(G) A description of the processes and pro-
cedures used to implement section 1206 of the 
Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2015 (Public Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 
3538), to include the process of obtaining the 
concurrence of the Secretary of State, as re-
quired under subsection (c)(1) of such section.
1150 
(i) the information network of the De-
partment of Defense in a State environ-
ment; 
(ii) while acting under title 10, United 
States Code, the information networks of 
State governments; and 
(iii) critical infrastructure; 
(B) fosters interagency cooperation by— 
(i) co-locating members of the Army 
National Guard with personnel of depart-
ments and agencies of the Federal Govern-
ment and State governments; and 
(ii) providing an environment to de-
velop interagency relationship to coordinate 
responses and recovery efforts during and 
following a cyber attack; 
(C) collaborates with academic institutions 
to develop and implement curriculum for inter-
agency education and training within the class-
room; and 
(D) coordinates with the Persistent Cyber 
Training Environment of the Army Cyber Com-
mand in devising and implementing interagency 
education and training using physical and infor-
mation technology infrastructure.
‘‘(J) A link to the webpage of the institution 
containing campus safety data with respect to 
such institution. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—The Secretary 
shall publish on websites that are linked to through 
the College Dashboard website, for the most recent 
academic year for which satisfactory data is avail-
able, the following information with respect to each 
institution of higher education that participates in a 
program under title IV: 
‘‘(A) ENROLLMENT.—The following enroll-
ment information: 
‘‘(i) The percentages of male and fe-
male undergraduate students enrolled at the 
institution. 
‘‘(ii) The percentages of undergraduate 
students enrolled at the institution— 
‘‘(I) full-time; and 
‘‘(II) less than full-time. 
‘‘(iii) In the case of an institution 
other than an institution that provides all 
courses and programs through online edu-
cation, of the undergraduate students en-
rolled at the institution— 
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for a foreign graduate medical school outside of 
Canada, for Step 1, Step 2–CS, and Step 2–CK, 
or the successor examinations, of the United 
States Medical Licensing Examination adminis-
tered by the Educational Commission for For-
eign Medical Graduate, at least 75 percent of the 
school’s students and graduates who receive or 
have received title IV funds in order to attend 
that school, and who completed the final of these 
three steps of the examination in the year pre-
ceding the year for which any of the school’s stu-
dents seeks a loan under title IV shall have re-
ceived an aggregate passing score on the exam as 
a whole; or except as provided in section 
600.55(f)(2) of title 34, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (as in effect pursuant to paragraph (1)), 
for no more than two consecutive years, at least 
70 percent of the individuals who were students 
or graduates of the graduate medical school out-
side the United States or Canada (who receive or 
have received title IV funds in order to attend 
that school) taking the United States Medical Li-
censing Examination exams in the year pre-
ceding the year for which any of the school’s stu-
dents seeks a loan under title IV shall have re-
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ment to permit an institution within such State to 
meet any other State’s authorization requirements for 
out-of-state institutions.’’. 
SEC. 102. INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
Part A of title I (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is further 
amended by striking section 102 (20 U.S.C. 1002) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 102. INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
‘‘(a) INSTITUTIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Only for purposes of part D 
or E of title IV, the term ‘institution of higher edu-
cation’ includes an institution outside the United 
States (referred to in this part as a ‘foreign institu-
tion’) that is comparable to an institution of higher 
education as defined in section 101 and has been ap-
proved by the Secretary for purposes of part D or E 
of title IV, consistent with the requirements of section 
452(d). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Only for the purposes of 
students receiving aid under title IV, an institution 
of higher education may not qualify as a foreign in-
stitution under paragraph (1), unless such institu-
tion— 
‘‘(A) is legally authorized to provide an 
educational program beyond secondary education 
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