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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1821 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard 
charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals to elderly, disabled, frail, 
and at-risk individuals. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. BARTON (for himself and Mr. LEWIS of Georgia) 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 increase 
the standard charitable mileage rate for delivery of meals 
to elderly, disabled, frail, and at-risk individuals. 
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 ‘‘Delivering Elderly 
Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reim-
bursements Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘DELIVER Act of 
2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN STANDARD MILEAGE RATE FOR DE-
LIVERY OF MEALS TO ELDERLY, DISABLED, 
FRAIL, AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (i) of section 170 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding 
at the end the following: ‘‘In the case of use of such an 
automobile for the delivery of meals to homebound individ-
uals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk, the mileage 
rate used shall be the standard business mileage rate spec-
ified by the Internal Revenue Service for the taxable year 
in which such miles are driven.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply to miles driven on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1824 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the gap between Federal 
and State marijuana policy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. BLUMENAUER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on En-
ergy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Financial Services, Natural Re-
sources, Education and the Workforce, Veterans’ Affairs, and Oversight 
and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Controlled Substances Act to reduce the gap 
between Federal and State marijuana policy, 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 ‘‘Responsibly Address-
ing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
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demonstration project begins, as de-
termined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(II) the period that ends 24 
months after the date on which the 
practice’s agreement period for the 
demonstration project begins, as de-
termined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(C) AMOUNT
OF
PAYMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall, in consultation with oncologists 
who furnish oncology services for which pay-
ment may be made under part B in a manner 
determined by the Secretary, determine the 
amount of the care coordination management 
fee described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (C) and (E), the Secretary shall, in ad-
dition to any other payments made by the Sec-
retary under this title to a participating oncol-
ogy practice, pay a performance incentive pay-
ment to each such practice for each year of the 
demonstration project described in subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) TIMING
OF
PAYMENTS.—The per-
formance incentive payment described in sub-
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paragraph (A) shall be paid to a participating 
oncology practice as soon as practicable fol-
lowing the end of the third, fourth, and fifth 
years of the demonstration project. 
‘‘(C) SOURCE
OF
PAYMENTS.—Perform-
ance incentive payments made to participating 
oncology practices under subparagraph (A) for 
each of the years of the demonstration project 
described in subparagraph (B) shall be paid 
from the aggregate pool available for making 
payments for each such year determined under 
subparagraph (D), as available for each such 
year. 
‘‘(D) AGGREGATE
POOL
AVAILABLE
FOR 
MAKING PAYMENTS.—With respect to each of 
the years of the demonstration project described 
in subparagraph (B), the aggregate pool avail-
able for making performance incentive pay-
ments for each such year shall be determined 
by— 
‘‘(i) estimating the amount by which 
the aggregate expenditures that would 
have been expended for the year under 
parts A and B for items and services fur-
nished to individuals attributed to partici-
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HR 1825 IH1S 
SEC. 2. IMPROVING CARE PLANNING FOR MEDICARE HOME 
HEALTH SERVICES. 
(a) PART A PROVISIONS.—Section 1814(a) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘, a nurse practitioner or clin-
ical nurse specialist who is working in collabo-
ration with a physician in accordance with 
State law, a certified nurse-midwife (as defined 
in section 1861(gg)) as authorized by State law, 
or a physician assistant (as defined in section 
1861(aa)(5)) under the supervision of a physi-
cian’’ after ‘‘1866(j)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, a nurse practi-
tioner, a clinical nurse specialist, a cer-
tified nurse-midwife, or a physician assist-
ant (as the case may be)’’ after ‘‘physi-
cian’’ the first 2 times it appears; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, and, in the case of 
a certification made by a physician’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘face-to-face en-
counter’’ and inserting ‘‘, and, in the case 
of a certification made by a physician after 
January 1, 2010, or by a nurse practi-
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I 
★
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1825 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure more timely 
access to home health services for Medicare beneficiaries under the Medi-
care program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. COLLINS of New York (for himself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. KIND, Mr. 
TIBERI, Mr. HARPER, Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. MEEHAN) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 
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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
more timely access to home health services for Medicare 
beneficiaries under the Medicare 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 ‘‘Home Health Care 
Planning Improvement Act of 2017’’. 
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(170) An attack on November 25, 2015, when 
a Palestinian stabbed an Israel Defense Forces sol-
dier in the West Bank. 
(171) An attack on November 24, 2015, when 
a Palestinian used his vehicle to ram three Israel 
Defense Forces soldiers and one border police officer 
in the West Bank. 
(172) An attack on November 23, 2015, when 
two Palestinians stabbed an elderly Palestinian man 
from Bethlehem near Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda 
market. 
(173) An attack on November 23, 2015, when 
a Palestinian used his vehicle to ram an Israeli near 
Shavei Shomron. 
(174) An attempted attack on November 23, 
2015, when a Palestinian attempted to stab Israel 
Defense soldiers in the West Bank. 
(175) An attack on November 23, 2015, when 
a Palestinian stabbed and killed an Israel Defense 
Forces soldier and wounded two others near Modi’in. 
(176) An attempted attack on November 22, 
2015, when a Palestinian attempted to stab an 
Israeli civilian in the West Bank. 
(177) An attempted attack on November 22, 
2015, when a Palestinian taxi driver attempted to 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1826 
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to redistribute Federal funds 
that would otherwise be made available to States that do not provide 
for the Medicaid expansion in accordance with the Affordable Care Act 
to those States electing to provide those Medicaid benefits, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. CONNOLLY 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 redistribute 
Federal funds that would otherwise be made available 
to States that do not provide for the Medicaid expansion 
in accordance with the Affordable Care Act to those 
States electing to provide those Medicaid benefits, 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 ‘‘Medicaid Expansion 
Incentive Act of 2017’’. 
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such employer during the previous 8- 
month period; 
‘‘(II) such employee has a serv-
ice-connected disability rated at 60 
percent or higher by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs and such employee 
has been employed for at least 6 
months by the employer with respect 
to whom leave is requested under sec-
tion 102 and has at least 625 hours 
of service with such employer during 
the previous 6-month period; or 
‘‘(III) such employee— 
‘‘(aa) is not covered under 
subclause (I) or (II); 
‘‘(bb) 
retired 
from 
the 
Armed Forces under chapter 61 
of title 10, United States Code, 
by reason of a service-connected 
disability either— 
‘‘(AA) rated at between 
30 and 50 percent under the 
standard schedule of rating 
disabilities in use by the De-
partment of Veterans Af-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1828 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for payments 
for certain rural health clinic and Federally qualified health center serv-
ices furnished to hospice patients under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself and Mr. KIND) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for payments for certain rural health clinic and Federally 
qualified health center services furnished to hospice pa-
tients under the Medicare program. 
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 ‘‘Rural Access to Hos-
pice Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICARE PAYMENT FOR CERTAIN RURAL HEALTH 
CLINIC AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH 
CENTER SERVICES FURNISHED TO HOSPICE 
PATIENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1812(d)(2) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395d(d)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘subparagraphs (B) and (C)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘the succeeding provisions of this para-
graph’’; 
(B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking the semi-
colon and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘except that’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘hospice program.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(E) Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(i) physicians’ services furnished by the indi-
vidual’s attending physician (as defined in section 
1861(dd)(3)(B)), if the physician is not an employee 
of the hospice program; 
‘‘(ii) services provided by (or under arrange-
ments made by) the hospice program; or 
‘‘(iii) rural health clinic services (as defined in 
paragraph (1) of section 1861(aa)) and Federally 
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qualified health center services (as defined in para-
graph (3) of such section) if such services— 
‘‘(I) would otherwise be physicians’ serv-
ices if furnished by an individual not affiliated 
with a rural health clinic (as defined in para-
graph (2) of such section) or a Federally quali-
fied health center (as defined in paragraph (4) 
of such section); and 
‘‘(II) are furnished by the individual’s at-
tending physician (as so defined), if such physi-
cian is not an employee of the hospice program, 
or are provided under arrangements made by 
the hospice program.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to services furnished on or after 
the date that is 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 182 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from using any 
type of fee collected to advertise or market Exchanges established under 
the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. MULLIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
from using any type of fee collected to advertise or 
market Exchanges established under the Patient Protec-
tion and Affordable Care Act. 
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 ‘‘Stop Obamacare Spam 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF USE OF FEES TO ADVERTISE OR 
MARKET EXCHANGES UNDER PPACA. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and 
after the date of the enactment of this Act the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services may not use any fees col-
lected, including assessments and fees charged under sec-
tion 1311(d)(5)(A) of the Patient Protection and Afford-
able Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(d)(5)(A)), to advertise 
or otherwise market Exchanges established under such 
Act, including advertising or marketing qualified health 
plans offered through such Exchanges. 
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‘‘(4) will, not later than one year after the date 
on which the practice commences its participation in 
the demonstration project, be accredited as an On-
cology Medical Home by the Commission on Cancer, 
the National Committee for Quality Assurance, or 
such other entity as the Secretary determines appro-
priate; 
‘‘(5) will repay all amounts paid by the Sec-
retary to the practice under subsection (f)(1)(A) in 
the case that the practice does not, on a date that 
is not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
practice’s agreement period for the demonstration 
project begins, as determined by the Secretary, sub-
mit an application to an entity described in para-
graph (4) for accreditation as an Oncology Medical 
Home in accordance with such paragraph; 
‘‘(6) will, for each year in which the demonstra-
tion project is conducted, report to the Secretary, in 
such form and manner as is specified by the Sec-
retary, on— 
‘‘(A) the performance of the practice with 
respect to measures described in subsection (e) 
as determined by the Secretary, subject to sub-
section (e)(1)(B); and 
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ried from such taxable year under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(D) ARTISTIC
ADJUSTED
GROSS
IN-
COME.—For purposes of this paragraph, the 
term ‘artistic adjusted gross income’ means 
that portion of the adjusted gross income of the 
taxpayer for the taxable year attributable to— 
‘‘(i) income from the sale or use of 
property created by the personal efforts of 
the taxpayer which is of the same type as 
the donated property, and 
‘‘(ii) income from teaching, lecturing, 
performing, or similar activity with respect 
to property described in clause (i). 
‘‘(E) PARAGRAPH NOT TO APPLY TO CER-
TAIN CONTRIBUTIONS.—Subparagraph (A) shall 
not apply to any charitable contribution of any 
letter, memorandum, or similar property which 
was written, prepared, or produced by or for an 
individual while the individual is an officer or 
employee of any person (including any Govern-
ment agency or instrumentality) unless such 
letter, memorandum, or similar property is en-
tirely personal. 
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‘‘(F) COPYRIGHT TREATED AS SEPARATE 
PROPERTY FOR PARTIAL INTEREST RULE.—In 
the case of a qualified artistic charitable con-
tribution, the tangible literary, musical, artistic, 
or scholarly composition, or similar property 
and the copyright on such work shall be treated 
as separate properties for purposes of this para-
graph and subsection (f)(3).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act in taxable years ending 
after such date. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1831 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit hospitals in 
all-urban States to be considered Medicare dependent hospitals, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. MACARTHUR (for himself, Mr. PASCRELL, and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
hospitals in all-urban States to be considered Medicare 
dependent hospitals, 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 ‘‘Fairness for Our Hos-
pitals Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. PERMITTING HOSPITALS IN ALL-URBAN STATES TO 
BE 
CONSIDERED 
MEDICARE 
DEPENDENT 
HOSPITALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1886(d)(5)(G)(iv)(I) of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv)(I)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) that— 
‘‘(aa) is located in a rural 
area; or 
‘‘(bb) for discharges occur-
ring on or after January 1, 2011, 
is located in a State with no 
rural area (as defined in para-
graph (2)(D)) and satisfies any 
of the criteria in subclause (I), 
(II), (III), or (IV) of paragraph 
(8)(E)(ii),’’. 
(b) PROCESS FOR RECALCULATING PAYMENTS.—Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall establish and implement a process under which the 
Secretary shall reimburse hospitals impacted by the 
amendment made by subsection (a) for any underpay-
ments under title XVIII of the Social Security Act that 
are a result of the implementation of such amendment. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1832 
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention for conducting or supporting research on firearms safety 
or gun violence prevention. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. 
KELLY of Illinois, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. NADLER, Ms. LEE, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. 
BROWNLEY of California, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. CASTOR of 
Florida, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms. TSONGAS) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To authorize the appropriation of funds to the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention for conducting or sup-
porting research on firearms safety or gun violence pre-
vention. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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provide non-Federal matching funds in an 
amount equal to 50 percent of the amount of 
any grant received under this paragraph. 
‘‘(D) USE OF FUNDS.—Any grant amounts 
received by a community development financial 
institution under this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) may not be used by such institu-
tion to provide direct loans to small busi-
nesses; 
‘‘(ii) may be used by such institution 
to help recapture a portion or all of a de-
faulted loan made under the small business 
loan program of such institution on or 
after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion; and 
‘‘(iii) may be used to designate and 
utilize a fiscal agent for services normally 
provided by such an agent. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Fund shall make 
technical assistance grants to community devel-
opment financial institutions to create, support, 
or maintain a small business loan program. Any 
grant amounts received under this paragraph 
may be used for— 
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SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR RESEARCH BY CDC ON FIRE-
ARMS SAFETY OR GUN VIOLENCE PREVEN-
TION. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2023 for the purpose of con-
ducting or supporting research on firearms safety or gun 
violence prevention under the Public Health Service Act 
(42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.). The amount authorized to be ap-
propriated by the preceding sentence is in addition to any 
other amounts authorized to be appropriated for such pur-
pose. 
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