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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2568 
To direct the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce to conduct 
a study of the feasibility of establishing an ethane storage and distribu-
tion hub in the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2017 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. MOONEY of 
West Virginia, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of 
Commerce to conduct a study of the feasibility of estab-
lishing an ethane storage and distribution hub in 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 ‘‘Appalachian Ethane 
Storage Hub Study Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ETHANE STORAGE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Energy and the 
Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with other rel-
evant Federal departments and agencies and stakeholders, 
shall conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing an 
ethane storage and distribution hub in the Marcellus, 
Utica, and Rogersville shale plays in the United States. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) an examination of, with respect to the pro-
posed ethane storage and distribution hub— 
(A) potential locations; 
(B) economic feasibility; 
(C) economic benefits; 
(D) geological storage capacity capabilities; 
(E) above-ground storage capabilities; 
(F) infrastructure needs; and 
(G) other markets and trading hubs, par-
ticularly hubs relating to ethane; and 
(2) the identification of potential additional 
benefits of the proposed hub to energy security. 
(c) PUBLICATION OF RESULTS.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Energy and the Secretary of Commerce shall— 
(1) submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
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Committees on Energy and Natural Resources and 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Sen-
ate a report describing the results of the study 
under subsection (a); and 
(2) publish those results on the internet 
websites of the Departments of Energy and Com-
merce, respectively. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 256 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to provide that a 
member of the armed forces and the spouse of that member shall have 
the same rights regarding the receipt of firearms at the location of 
any duty station of the member. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Mr. FARENTHOLD introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to 
provide that a member of the armed forces and the 
spouse of that member shall have the same rights regard-
ing the receipt of firearms at the location of any duty 
station of the member. 
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 ‘‘Protect Our Military 
Families’ 2nd Amendment Rights Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RECEIPT OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION BY SPOUSE 
OF MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES AT A 
DUTY STATION OF THE MEMBER OUTSIDE 
THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 925(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or to the spouse of such a 
member’’ before ‘‘or to’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘members,’’ and inserting 
‘‘members and spouses,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘members or’’ and inserting 
‘‘members, spouses, or’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘member or’’ and inserting 
‘‘member, spouse, or’’. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENCY OF SPOUSES OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES TO BE DETERMINED ON THE 
SAME BASIS AS THE RESIDENCY OF SUCH 
MEMBERS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FIRE-
ARMS LAWS. 
Section 921(b) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) For purposes of this chapter, a member of the 
Armed Forces on active duty, or a spouse of such a mem-
ber, is a resident of— 
‘‘(1) the State in which the member or spouse 
maintains legal residence; 
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‘‘(2) the State in which the permanent duty 
station of the member is located; and 
‘‘(3) the State in which the member maintains 
a place of abode from which the member commutes 
each day to the permanent duty station of the mem-
ber.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply to con-
duct engaged in after the 6-month period that begins with 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2570 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify that the points and fees 
in connection with a mortgage loan do not include certain compensation 
amounts already taken into account in setting the interest rate on such 
loan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2017 
Mr. POSEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify that the 
points and fees in connection with a mortgage loan do 
not include certain compensation amounts already taken 
into account in setting the interest rate on such loan, 
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 ‘‘Mortgage Fairness Act 
of 2017’’. 
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mental remediation, monitoring, security, safety, or 
emergency preparedness purposes; 
(3) the activities of the Department of the 
Army on lands not included within the National 
Monument; or 
(4) the responsibility of the Department of the 
Army, in consultation with the Secretary (acting 
through the Bureau of Land Management), to con-
tinue to manage the lands and interests in lands 
under the Secretary’s jurisdiction within the Na-
tional Monument boundaries until the Army trans-
fers administrative jurisdiction of those lands and 
interests in lands to the Bureau of Land Manage-
ment. 
(b) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Army and the 
Secretary may enter into a memorandum of understanding 
whereby the Secretary of the Army— 
(1) may relinquish administrative jurisdiction 
over the Castner Range, Fort Bliss, Texas, to the 
Secretary of the Interior; and 
(2) may not relinquish or diminish the responsi-
bility of the Secretary of the Army of responsibilities 
referred to in subsection (a). 
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SEC. 2. POINTS AND FEES. 
Section 103 of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 
1602) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (aa) (relating to 
disclosure of the greater amount or percentage) as 
subsection (bb); 
(2) by redesignating subsection (bb) (relating to 
high cost mortgages) as subsection (aa), and moving 
such subsection to immediately follow subsection (z); 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4) of subsection (aa), as so 
redesignated, by amending subparagraph (B) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(B) all compensation from any source 
(other than compensation taken into account in 
setting the interest rate and for which there is 
no separate charge to the consumer) paid di-
rectly or indirectly by a consumer or creditor 
to— 
‘‘(i) a mortgage originator, including 
a mortgage originator that is also the cred-
itor in a table-funded transaction; or 
‘‘(ii) an individual employed by or 
contracting with the originator or a mort-
gage originator;’’. 
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(b) GENERAL
AND SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERI-
ODS.—Section 1837(e) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395p(e)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) ENROLLMENT PERIODS.— 
‘‘(1) FOR COVERAGE DURING YEARS BEFORE 
2019.—There shall be a general enrollment period 
during the period beginning on January 1 and end-
ing on March 31 of each year before 2019. 
‘‘(2) FOR COVERAGE DURING YEARS BEGINNING 
WITH 2019.—For 2019 and each subsequent year: 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), there shall be a general enrollment 
period beginning on October 15 of the previous 
year through December 31 of such previous 
year. 
‘‘(B) 
EXCEPTIONAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.— 
The Secretary shall establish special enrollment 
periods in the case of a potentially eligible 
Medicare individual (as defined in section 
1804(d)(8)) who meets such exceptional condi-
tions as the Secretary may provide.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 1839(b) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) is amended 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2573 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize additional grant 
activities for Hispanic-serving institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 19, 2017 
Mr. RUIZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize 
additional grant activities for Hispanic-serving institutions. 
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 ‘‘Accessing Higher Edu-
cation Opportunities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZED GRANT ACTIVITIES. 
Subsection (b) of section 503 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1101b(b)) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through 
(16) as paragraphs (9) through (18), respectively; 
and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) Student support programs (which may in-
clude counseling, mentoring, and other support serv-
ices) designed to facilitate the successful advance-
ment of students from four-year institutions to 
postbaccalaureate doctoral degree granting programs 
that prepare students for health care occupations as 
such occupations are described in the most recent 
edition of the Occupational Outlook Handbook pub-
lished by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 
‘‘(8) Developing or expanding access to dual or 
concurrent enrollment programs and early college 
high school programs.’’. 
SEC. 3. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part A of 
title V of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101 et seq.), as amended by this Act, $107,795,000 for 
fiscal year 2018. 
(b) ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS NOT PERMITTED.— 
Section 422 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 
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U.S.C. 1226a) shall not apply to further extend the dura-
tion of the authority under subsection (a). 
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‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CONCORD RECYCLED WATER PROJECT. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water system facilities. 
‘‘(b) COST SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost 
of the project authorized by this section shall not exceed 
25 percent of the total cost of the project. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not provide 
funds for the operation and maintenance of the project 
authorized by this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘SEC. 16ll. CONTRA COSTA COUNTY REFINERY RECY-
CLED WATER PROJECT, PHASE 1. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary, in coopera-
tion with the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District, Cali-
fornia, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, 
and construction of recycled water system facilities. 
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(5) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘alien’’ and inserting ‘‘alien en-
trepreneur or sponsored entrepreneur, as appli-
cable’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘invested, or 
is actively in the process of investing,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘has invested, is actively in the process 
of investing, or has been sponsored by a quali-
fied super angel investor or qualified venture 
capitalist who has invested,’’; and 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
203(b)(6), as applicable’’ before the period at 
the end; and 
(6) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘sponsored entrepreneur’ means 
an alien who obtains the status of an alien lawfully 
admitted for permanent residence under section 
203(b)(6).’’. 
SEC. 3. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE STUDY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit a report to Congress 
on the StartUp Visa Program, authorized under section 
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203(b)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
added by section 2. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report described in subsection 
(a) shall include information regarding— 
(1) the number of immigrant entrepreneurs who 
have received a visa under the immigrant entre-
preneurs 
program 
established 
under 
section 
203(b)(6) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 
listed by country of origin; 
(2) the localities in which such immigrant en-
trepreneurs have initially settled; 
(3) whether such immigrant entrepreneurs gen-
erally remain in the localities in which they initially 
settle; 
(4) the types of commercial enterprises that 
such immigrant entrepreneurs have established; and 
(5) the types and number of jobs created by 
such immigrant entrepreneurs. 
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II 
Calendar No. 302 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2579 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 15, 2017 
Received 
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 
Read the first time 
FEBRUARY 6, 2018 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage. 
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 ‘‘Broader Options for 
Americans Act’’. 
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HR 2579 PCS
SEC. 2. PREMIUM TAX CREDIT ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO 
UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA CONTINUATION COV-
ERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B(f) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘in section 9832(b))’’ the 
following: ‘‘offered in the individual health insurance 
market within a State (within the meaning of sec-
tion 5000A(f)(1)(C)), or any unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage,’’, and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and by redesig-
nating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as para-
graphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA CON-
TINUATION COVERAGE.—Section 36B(g) of such Code is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph 
(10) and by inserting after paragraph (8) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(9) SPECIAL RULE FOR UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA 
CONTINUATION COVERAGE.—In the case of unsub-
sidized COBRA continuation coverage— 
‘‘(A) subsection (d)(1) shall be applied by 
substituting ‘COBRA continuation coverage 
which is certified by the plan administrator (as 
defined in section 414(g)) of the group health 
plan’ for ‘health insurance coverage which is 
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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 ‘‘Broader Options for 
Americans Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PREMIUM TAX CREDIT ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO 
UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA CONTINUATION COV-
ERAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 36B(f) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘in section 9832(b))’’ the 
following: ‘‘offered in the individual health insurance 
market within a State (within the meaning of section 
5000A(f)(1)(C)), or any unsubsidized COBRA con-
tinuation coverage,’’, and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and by redesig-
nating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) as para-
graphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA CON-
TINUATION COVERAGE.—Section 36B(g) of such Code is 
amended by redesignating paragraph (9) as paragraph (10) 
and by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
paragraph: 
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II 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2579 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JUNE 15, 2017 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
premium tax credit with respect to unsubsidized COBRA 
continuation coverage. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(9) SPECIAL RULE FOR UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA 
CONTINUATION
COVERAGE.—In the case of unsub-
sidized COBRA continuation coverage— 
‘‘(A) subsection (d)(1) shall be applied by 
substituting 
‘COBRA 
continuation 
coverage 
which is certified by the plan administrator (as 
defined in section 414(g)) of the group health 
plan’ for ‘health insurance coverage which is cer-
tified by the State in which such insurance is of-
fered’, and 
‘‘(B) the requirements of paragraph (8) 
shall be treated as satisfied if the certification 
meets such requirements as the Secretary may 
provide.’’. 
(c) UNSUBSIDIZED
COBRA CONTINUATION
COV-
ERAGE.—Section 36B of such Code is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(h) UNSUBSIDIZED COBRA CONTINUATION COV-
ERAGE.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘unsubsidized 
COBRA continuation coverage’ means COBRA con-
tinuation coverage the payment of applicable pre-
miums (as defined in section 4980B(f)(4)) for which 
is solely the obligation of the taxpayer. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 257 
To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to transfer to Jerusalem 
the United States Embassy located in Tel Aviv. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. DESANTIS, and Mr. ZELDIN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs 
A BILL 
To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and to trans-
fer to Jerusalem the United States Embassy located 
in Tel Aviv. 
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 ‘‘Recognition of Jeru-
salem as the Capital of the State of Israel Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) For more than 3,000 years, the Jewish peo-
ple have maintained a continuous connection and 
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presence in the land of Israel and their eternal and 
indivisible capital city of Jerusalem. 
(2) The State of Israel was established on May 
14, 1948, in the wake of World War II in order to 
serve as a homeland and place of refuge for the Jew-
ish people. 
(3) From 1948 to 1967, Jerusalem was a di-
vided city and not all Israeli citizens of all faiths 
were entitled to visit the holy sites, and Jews from 
other countries were restricted in their access to holy 
sites in the area controlled by Jordan. In 1967, the 
city of Jerusalem was reunited during the conflict 
known as the Six Day War, and since 1967, Jeru-
salem has been a unified city administered by Israel, 
and persons of all faiths have been guaranteed full 
access to the holy sites within the city. 
(4) On July 31, 1988, Jordan relinquished its 
disputed sovereignty claims to Judea and Samaria 
and East Jerusalem, and therefore sovereign claims 
to these areas remain ‘‘disputed’’, not ‘‘occupied’’. 
(5) In 1990, Congress unanimously adopted 
Senate Concurrent Resolution 106, which declares 
that Congress ‘‘strongly believes that Jerusalem 
must remain an undivided city in which the rights 
of every ethnic religious group are protected’’. 
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‘‘(A) for the election to have amounts with-
held as provided under this subsection; 
‘‘(B) procedures and forms for an em-
ployee to indicate— 
‘‘(i) whether the employee (and, in the 
case of a married individual, whether the 
employee’s spouse) has a loan made under 
this part that is in repayment status; 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a married indi-
vidual, whether the employee anticipates 
filing jointly (and accompanying guidance 
explaining that if filing status for the tax-
able year is uncertain the employee should 
indicate filing jointly to avoid underwith-
holding); 
‘‘(iii) whether the exemption amount 
to which the employee is entitled under 
this section should be taken into account 
in determining withholding (and accom-
panying guidance explaining that, in order 
to avoid underwithholding, the employee 
should only take into account the exemp-
tion in the case of the employee’s primary 
employer, unless total wages from more 
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