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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 793 
To amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide for additional require-
ments relating to the regular attendees of meetings of the National 
Security Council and bodies thereof. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 
CONNOLLY, Mr. COOPER, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. HECK, Mr. KILMER, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Mr. PERL-
MUTTER, Mr. WALZ, and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition 
to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Intelligence (Permanent Se-
lect), 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 National Security Act of 1947 to provide 
for additional requirements relating to the regular 
attendees of meetings of the National Security Council 
and bodies thereof. 
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 ‘‘Ensuring Sound Mili-
tary and Intelligence Advice Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF REGULAR ATTENDEES OF MEET-
INGS OF NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND 
BODIES THEREOF. 
Section 101(c)(2) of the National Security Act of 
1947 (50 U.S.C. 3021) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new sentence: ‘‘If any individual whose re-
sponsibilities are primarily political is designated as a reg-
ular attendee of meetings of the National Security Council 
or of any body of the National Security Council, including 
the Principals Committee, then the Director of National 
Intelligence and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
shall also be designated as regular attendees of such Coun-
cil or body.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 795 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the exclusion for 
employer-provided educational assistance to employer payments of quali-
fied education loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. 
POLIS, Mr. MACARTHUR, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. BLU-
MENAUER, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. BEYER, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. BLUM, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, 
Mr. BUCSHON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. TED LIEU of California, Ms. 
KUSTER of New Hampshire, Mr. HIMES, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsylvania, 
and Ms. BROWNLEY of California) 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 extend 
the exclusion for employer-provided educational assist-
ance to employer payments of qualified education loans. 
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 ‘‘Employer Participation 
in Student Loan Assistance Act’’. 
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(C) does not charge event attendees any 
fees other than administrative fees; and 
(D) does not receive any compensation 
with respect to such event that would require 
registration of the sponsor as a broker or a 
dealer under the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, or as an investment advisor under the In-
vestment Advisers Act of 1940; and 
(4) where no specific information regarding an 
offering of securities by the issuer is communicated 
or distributed by or on behalf of the issuer, other 
than— 
(A) that the issuer is in the process of of-
fering securities or planning to offer securities; 
(B) the type and amount of securities 
being offered; 
(C) the amount of securities being offered 
that have already been subscribed for; and 
(D) the intended use of proceeds of the of-
fering. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) may 
only be construed as requiring the Securities and Ex-
change Commission to amend the requirements of Regula-
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tion D with respect to presentations and communications, 
and not with respect to purchases or sales. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 10, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to lobbying contacts 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5. PROHIBITING SOLICITATION BY FOREIGN NATION-
ALS OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS, EXPEND-
ITURES, DISBURSEMENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 319(a)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30121(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘to make’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘to make or solicit’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to solicitations 
made on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 797 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove the matching 
requirement for a territory to use specially allocated Federal funds for 
Medicare covered part D drugs for low-income individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to remove 
the matching requirement for a territory to use specially 
allocated Federal funds for Medicare covered part D 
drugs for low-income individuals. 
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. REMOVING MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR A 
TERRITORY TO USE SPECIALLY ALLOCATED 
FEDERAL FUNDS FOR MEDICARE COVERED 
PART D DRUGS FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVID-
UALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1935(e)(1)(B) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)(1)(B)) is amend-
ed by inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘and the Federal medical assistance percentage shall be 
100 percent for expenditures under such plan that are at-
tributable to this subsection and the additional amounts 
provided under paragraph (3)’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1905(b) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘section 1933(d)’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 
1933(d) and 1935(e)(1)(B)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts expended for fiscal pe-
riods beginning on or after October 1, 2017. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 798 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide equitable treatment 
for residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the refundable portion 
of the child tax credit and to provide the same treatment to families 
in Puerto Rico with one child or two children that is currently provided 
to island families with three or more children. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 
Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico 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 provide 
equitable treatment for residents of Puerto Rico with 
respect to the refundable portion of the child tax credit 
and to provide the same treatment to families in Puerto 
Rico with one child or two children that is currently 
provided to island families with three or more children. 
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 ‘‘Child Tax Credit Eq-
uity for Puerto Rico Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EQUITABLE TREATMENT FOR RESIDENTS OF PUER-
TO RICO WITH RESPECT TO THE REFUND-
ABLE PORTION OF THE CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ‘‘or section 
933’’ after ‘‘section 112’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
SEC. 3. SAME TREATMENT OF FAMILIES IN PUERTO RICO 
WITH ONE CHILD OR TWO CHILDREN THAT IS 
CURRENTLY PROVIDED TO ISLAND FAMILIES 
WITH THREE OR MORE CHILDREN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24(d)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following: ‘‘In the case of an individual who is a bona 
fide resident of Puerto Rico during the entire taxable year, 
subparagraph (B)(ii) shall be applied by substituting ‘1 
or more qualifying children’ for ‘3 or more qualifying chil-
dren’.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2017. 
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TITLE III—MARITIME 
Subtitle A—Shipping 
SEC. 301. NONOPERATING INDIVIDUAL. 
Section 8313(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) is amended by striking ‘‘the date 
that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2025’’. 
SEC. 302. OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a re-
port detailing the total number of vessels known or esti-
mated to operate or to have operated under section 50503 
of title 46, United States Code, during each of the past 10 
fiscal years. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) The total number of foreign-flagged vessels 
known or estimated to operate or to have operated as 
oceanographic research vessels (as such term is de-
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fined in section 2101 of title 46, United States Code) 
during each of the past 10 fiscal years. 
(2) The total number of United States-flagged 
vessels known or estimated to operate or to have oper-
ated as oceanographic research vessels (as such term 
is defined section 2101 of title 46, United States 
Code) during each of the past 10 fiscal years. 
SEC. 303. ATLANTIC COAST PORT ACCESS ROUTES BRIEF-
ING. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, and every 30 days thereafter until the require-
ments of section 70003 of title 46, United States Code, are 
fully executed with respect to the Atlantic Coast Port Access 
Route, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast 
Guard is operating shall brief the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate on any progress made to execute such 
requirements. 
Subtitle B—Vessel Safety 
SEC. 304. FISHING VESSEL SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 4502(f)(2) by striking ‘‘certain ves-
sels described in subsection (b) if requested by the 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 79 
To clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal securities law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal 
securities law. 
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 ‘‘Helping Angels Lead 
Our Startups Act’’ or the ‘‘HALOS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ANGEL INVESTOR GROUP. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘angel investor group’’ 
means any group that— 
(1) is composed of accredited investors inter-
ested in investing personal capital in early-stage 
companies; 
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(2) ISSUANCE OF NOTICE.—The Secretary shall 
issue the notice under paragraph (1) through a post-
ing on a publicly accessible website dedicated to pro-
viding notice on the development and issuance of im-
plementation guidance for a covered water resources 
development law. 
(b) STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT.— 
(1) INPUT.—The Secretary shall allow a min-
imum of 60 days after issuance of the public notice 
under subsection (a) for non-Federal stakeholders to 
provide input and recommendations to the Secretary, 
prior to finalizing implementation guidance for a 
covered water resources development law. 
(2) OUTREACH.—The Secretary may, as appro-
priate (as determined by the Secretary), reach out to 
non-Federal stakeholders and circulate drafts of im-
plementation guidance for a covered water resources 
development law for informal feedback and rec-
ommendations. 
(c) DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDANCE.—When developing 
implementation guidance for a covered water resources de-
velopment law, the Secretary shall take into consideration 
the input and recommendations received from non-Federal 
stakeholders, and make the final guidance available to the 
public on-line on a publicly accessible website.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 79 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 11, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To clarify the definition of general solicitation under Federal 
securities law. 
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 ‘‘Helping Angels Lead 
Our Startups Act’’ or the ‘‘HALOS Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ANGEL INVESTOR GROUP. 
As used in this Act, the term ‘‘angel investor group’’ 
means any group that— 
(1) is composed of accredited investors inter-
ested in investing personal capital in early-stage 
companies; 
(2) holds regular meetings and has defined 
processes and procedures for making investment de-
cisions, either individually or among the membership 
of the group as a whole; and 
(3) is neither associated nor affiliated with bro-
kers, dealers, or investment advisers. 
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF GENERAL SOLICITATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Securities and Ex-
change Commission shall revise Regulation D of its rules 
(17 CFR 230.500 et seq.) to require that in carrying out 
the prohibition against general solicitation or general ad-
vertising contained in section 230.502(c) of title 17, Code 
of Federal Regulations, the prohibition shall not apply to 
a presentation or other communication made by or on be-
half of an issuer which is made at an event— 
(1) sponsored by— 
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(A) the United States or any territory 
thereof, by the District of Columbia, by any 
State, by a political subdivision of any State or 
territory, or by any agency or public instrumen-
tality of any of the foregoing; 
(B) a college, university, or other institu-
tion of higher education; 
(C) a nonprofit organization; 
(D) an angel investor group; 
(E) a venture forum, venture capital asso-
ciation, or trade association; or 
(F) any other group, person or entity as 
the Securities and Exchange Commission may 
determine by rule; 
(2) where any advertising for the event does not 
reference any specific offering of securities by the 
issuer; 
(3) the sponsor of which— 
(A) 
does 
not 
make 
investment 
rec-
ommendations or provide investment advice to 
event attendees; 
(B) does not engage in an active role in 
any investment negotiations between the issuer 
and investors attending the event; 
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graphic, and scientific resources of the National Scenic 
Area managed consistent with section 302(a) of the Fed-
eral Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
1732(a)). 
‘‘(c) MAP; LEGAL DESCRIPTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—As soon as practicable 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall file a map and a legal description of the 
National Scenic Area with— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives. 
‘‘(2) FORCE OF LAW.—The map and legal de-
scriptions filed under paragraph (1) shall have the 
same force and effect as if included in this Act, ex-
cept that the Secretary may correct any clerical and 
typographical errors in the map and legal descrip-
tions. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Each map and 
legal description filed under paragraph (1) shall be 
on file and available for public inspection in the ap-
propriate offices of the Forest Service and Bureau 
of Land Management.
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(e) SURFACE ENTRY.—The Parcels shall be subject 
to the same conditions as those parcels affected by Public 
Law 105–195 regarding rights of surface entry. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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owner or operator; and’’ and inserting ‘‘vessels de-
scribed in subsection (b) if— 
‘‘(A) requested by an owner or operator; or 
‘‘(B) the vessel is— 
‘‘(i) at least 50 feet overall in length; 
‘‘(ii) built before July 1, 2013; and 
‘‘(iii) 25 years of age or older; and’’; 
(2) in section 4503(b) by striking ‘‘Except as 
provided in section 4503a, subsection (a)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subsection (a)’’; and 
(3) by repealing section 4503a. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE
SAFETY
COMPLIANCE
AGREE-
MENTS.—Nothing in this section or the amendments made 
by this section shall be construed to affect or apply to any 
alternative compliance and safety agreement entered into 
by the Coast Guard that is in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of sections 
in chapter 45 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 4503a. 
SEC. 305. REQUIREMENTS FOR DUKW-TYPE AMPHIBIOUS 
PASSENGER VESSELS. 
(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commandant 
of the Coast Guard shall issue regulations for DUKW-type 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Route 66 National 
Historic Trail Designation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF THE ROUTE 66 NATIONAL HIS-
TORIC TRAIL. 
Section 5(a) of the National Trails System Act (16 
U.S.C. 1244(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(31) ROUTE 66 NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Route 66 Na-
tional Historic Trail, a trail that includes all 
the alignments of U.S. Highway 66 in existence 
between 1926 and 1985, extending along a 
route of approximately 2,400 miles from Chi-
cago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California, as 
generally depicted on the map entitled ‘Route 
66 National Historic Trail, Proposed Route’, 
numbered P26/141,279, and dated December 
2017. 
‘‘(B) AVAILABILITY
OF
MAP.—The map 
described in subparagraph (A) shall be on file 
and available for public inspection in the appro-
priate offices of the National Park Service, De-
partment of the Interior. 
‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.—The Route 66 
National Historic Trail shall be administered by
the Secretary of the Interior, acting through 
the Director of the National Park Service. Such 
administration shall be conducted in a manner 
that respects and maintains the idiosyncratic 
nature of the Route 66 National Historic Trail. 
‘‘(D) LAND
ACQUISITION.—The United 
States may not acquire for the Route 66 Na-
tional Historic Trail any land or interest in 
land— 
‘‘(i) outside the exterior boundary of 
any federally managed area without the 
consent of the owner of the land or interest 
in land; or 
‘‘(ii) that extends more than an aver-
age of one-quarter of a mile on either side 
of the trail. 
‘‘(E) NO BUFFER ZONE CREATED.—Noth-
ing in this Act, the acquisition of the land or 
an interest in land authorized by this Act, or 
the management plan for the Route 66 Na-
tional Historic Trail shall be construed to cre-
ate buffer zones outside of the Trail. That ac-
tivities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected 
from the acquired land shall not preclude, limit, 
control, regulate, or determine the conduct or
management of activities or uses outside of the 
trail. 
‘‘(F) ENERGY.—Nothing in this Act, the 
acquisition of land or an interest in land au-
thorized by this Act, or the management plan 
for the Route 66 National Historic Trail shall 
prohibit, hinder, or disrupt the development, 
production, or transmission of energy. 
‘‘(G) EMINENT
DOMAIN
OR
CONDEMNA-
TION.—In carrying out this Act, the Secretary 
of the Interior may not use eminent domain or 
condemnation.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 5, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 801 
AN ACT 
To amend the National Trails System Act to des-
ignate the Route 66 National Historic Trail, and 
for other purposes.