datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(2) the development of policies and programs 
to— 
(A) address and prevent sexual and sex- 
based harassment and violence; and 
(B) ensure that campuses are free from 
threats to the safety of students, teachers, fac-
ulty, and personnel; 
(3) the development and evaluation of— 
(A) counseling and career guidance train-
ing; and 
(B) programs to reduce and prevent sex 
stereotyping, bias, and discrimination; 
(4) best practices for mitigating implicit bias in 
teaching, discipline, and all areas of education; 
(5) best practices for addressing the needs of 
students who face compound discrimination; and 
(6) other activities that the Secretary deter-
mines are consistent with the purposes of this Act. 
(b) DISSEMINATION.—The best practices described 
under subsection (a) shall be published on the Office for 
Gender Equity resource center website, as described in 
section 5(b)(5), and the What Works Clearinghouse 
website of the Institute of Education Sciences. 
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SEC. 9. REPORT; DISSEMINATION. 
(a) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a report on the 
steps the Department of Education has taken to— 
(1) support educational entities in fully imple-
menting title IX and reducing and preventing sex 
discrimination; 
(2) provide coordination, training, and re-
sources for title IX coordinators to fully carry out 
their roles and responsibilities; and 
(3) promote equity in education for students 
who face compound discrimination. 
(b) DISSEMINATION.—The Secretary shall coordinate 
with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences 
and the heads of relevant Federal agencies to ensure that 
the results of trainings, activities, evaluations, and re-
search developments under this Act are made readily 
available on the Office for Gender Equity resource center 
website and disseminated widely to other relevant Federal 
agencies and offices, educational entities, and the general 
public. 
SEC. 10. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed— 
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(1) as modifying any provision of title IX of the 
Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et 
seq.); or 
(2) as affecting the enforcement of such title by 
the Department of Education, the Department of 
Justice, or any other Federal agency. 
SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this Act $80,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2018 through 2022. 
(b) USE.—From amounts made available to carry out 
this Act for each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use not 
less than $70,000,000 of such amounts to award grants 
under section 7. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3829 
To establish a program to provide grants to States, local governments, and 
electric utilities to make electric infrastructure more resilient to hurri-
canes, tornadoes, and other major weather-related events. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 
Mr. SOTO (for himself and Mr. CURBELO of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish a program to provide grants to States, local 
governments, and electric utilities to make electric infra-
structure more resilient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and 
other major weather-related events. 
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 Uniform Federal 
Grants for Resilient Infrastructure and Design Act of 
2017’’ or ‘‘TUFGRID Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Energy 
shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants 
to States, local governments, and electric utilities to make 
electric infrastructure more resilient to hurricanes, torna-
does, and other major weather-related events. 
(b) USE OF GRANTS.—Grants provided pursuant to 
the program established under subsection (a) may be used 
to— 
(1) relocate electric distribution power lines and 
facilities from above ground to underground; 
(2) replace wooden electric distribution poles 
with metal, composite, or concrete electric distribu-
tion poles; or 
(3) any other use the Secretary considers ap-
propriate to make electric infrastructure more resil-
ient to hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major 
weather-related events. 
(c) PRIORITY.—In providing grants under the pro-
gram established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
give priority to States, local governments, and electric util-
ities that serve areas that are, as determined by the Sec-
retary, historically prone to hurricanes, tornadoes, or 
other major weather-related events. 
(d) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of a project or activity carried out using a grant pro-
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may not exceed 50 percent. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 382 
AN ACT 
To amend the Department of Agriculture program for re-
search and extension grants to increase participation by 
women and underrepresented minorities in the fields of 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to re-
designate the program as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women 
and Minorities in STEM Fields 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 ‘‘100 Years of Women 
in Congress Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The first woman elected to Congress, Rep-
resentative Jeannette Rankin from Montana, was 
elected on November 7, 1916, almost 4 years prior 
to ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. 
Constitution giving women the right to vote. 
(2) Jeannette Rankin was not only a pioneer in 
national electoral politics, she was also a pioneer as 
a woman in science, graduating from the University 
of Montana in 1902 with a Bachelor of Science de-
gree in biology. 
(3) One hundred years after the swearing-in of 
Jeannette Rankin, 109 women serve in the 115th 
Congress, more than at any other time in our Na-
tion’s history. While this improvement is commend-
able, women hold only 20 percent of the seats in 
Congress, far below their relative share of the Amer-
ican electorate. 
(4) According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics, women make up 47 percent of the total U.S. 
workforce. Gains have been made in the science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
fields over time, but women still comprise only 39 
percent of chemists and material scientists, 28 per-
cent of environmental scientists and geoscientists, 16 
percent of chemical engineers, and 12 percent of 
civil engineers. 
(5) More must be done to encourage women to 
run for elected office and to enter STEM fields. 
SEC. 3. JEANNETTE RANKIN WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN 
STEM FIELDS PROGRAM. 
Paragraph (7) of section 1672(d) of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
5925(d)(7)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(7) JEANNETTE RANKIN WOMEN AND MINORI-
TIES IN STEM FIELDS PROGRAM.—Research and ex-
tension grants may be made under this section to in-
crease participation by women and underrepresented 
minorities from rural areas in the fields of science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics, with pri-
ority given to eligible institutions that carry out con-
tinuing programs funded by the Secretary. Any 
grant made under this paragraph shall be known
and designated as a ‘Jeannette Rankin Women and 
Minorities in STEM Fields Program Grant’.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 20, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 382 
AN ACT 
To amend the Department of Agriculture program 
for research and extension grants to increase 
participation by women and underrepresented 
minorities in the fields of science, technology, en-
gineering, and mathematics to redesignate the 
program as the ‘‘Jeannette Rankin Women and 
Minorities in STEM Fields Program’’.
‘‘(C) TRANSFERS BETWEEN SPOUSES OR 
INCIDENT TO DIVORCE.—In the case of a trans-
fer of a residence to which section 1041(a) ap-
plies— 
‘‘(i) paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
such transfer, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of taxable years end-
ing after such transfer, paragraph (1) shall 
apply to the transferee in the same manner 
as if such transferee were the transferor 
(and shall not apply to the transferor). 
‘‘(4) JOINT RETURNS.—In the case of a credit 
allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a joint 
return, half of such credit shall be treated as having 
been allowed to each individual filing such return for 
purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(5) RETURN REQUIREMENT.—If the tax im-
posed by this chapter for the taxable year is in-
creased under this subsection, the taxpayer shall, 
notwithstanding section 6012, be required to file a 
return with respect to the taxes imposed under this 
subtitle. 
‘‘(g) APPLICATION OF SECTION.—This section shall 
only apply to a principal residence purchased by the tax-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3831 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand eligibility for 
participation in the Federal Pell Grant program to certain trade schools. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 
Mr. TAYLOR (for himself and Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to expand 
eligibility for participation in the Federal Pell Grant 
program to certain trade schools. 
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 ‘‘Professional Pell Edu-
cation Learning’’ or the ‘‘PROPEL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.— 
Section 401(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
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U.S.C. 1070a(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of 
this Act, for purposes of this section, the terms ‘eli-
gible institution’, ‘institution of higher education’, 
‘eligible program’, and ‘institution’ include a pro-
gram of education that— 
‘‘(A) consists of vocational or technical 
training, flight training, or apprenticeship or 
other on-job training; 
‘‘(B) an individual may pursue using edu-
cational assistance pursuant to section 3313(g) 
of title 38, United States Code; 
‘‘(C) is less than 600 clock hours of in-
struction, 16 semester hours, or 24 quarter 
hours, offered during a period of less than 15 
weeks; 
‘‘(D) is not required to be accredited by a 
nationally recognized accrediting agency or as-
sociation recognized by the Secretary pursuant 
to part H; 
‘‘(E) is not required to lead to a recognized 
educational credential; 
‘‘(F) for purposes of the reporting require-
ments under section 132(i), reports on all en-
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rolled students without regard to whether a stu-
dent is a first-time, full-time, degree- or certifi-
cate-seeking student; and 
‘‘(G) except as otherwise provided in sub-
paragraphs (A) through (F) of this paragraph, 
meets the requirements of this title for an insti-
tution to participate in the program under this 
section.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 484(a)(1) 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1091(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or, for purposes of 
the Federal Pell Grant program under section 401, a pro-
gram of education described in section 401(a)(4)’’ after 
‘‘section 487’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 527 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3832 
[Report No. 115–684] 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a memorandum 
of understanding with the executive director of a national network of 
State-based prescription monitoring programs under which Department 
of Veterans Affairs health care providers shall query such network, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 
Mr. DUNN (for himself, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. ARRINGTON, and 
Mr. TONKO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Veterans’ Affairs 
MAY 18, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BOST, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. MCKIN-
LEY, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. JONES, Mr. LEWIS of Minnesota, 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. FASO, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. 
BYRNE, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. LATTA, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. 
BUCSHON, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. YOHO, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. 
HANDEL, Mr. FERGUSON, Ms. KUSTER
of New Hampshire, Mr. 
GIANFORTE, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. KILMER, Mr. MARSHALL, 
Mr. HECK, Mr. SOTO, Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. LAMB, Mr. OLSON, Mr. 
ROUZER, and Ms. SINEMA 
MAY 18, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 26, 2017] 
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H. R. 4318—50 
‘‘ 
9902.03.63 
Sodium hydrogen 2- 
aminobenzene-1,4- 
disulfonate (CAS No. 
24605–36–5) (provided for 
in subheading 2921.42.90)
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 260. ETHYL BENZYL ANILINE SULFONIC ACID. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.03.64 
3-{[Ethyl(phenyl) 
amino]methyl} 
benzenesulfonic acid (CAS 
No. 101–11–1) (provided 
for in 2921.42.90) ...............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 261. TRIFLURALIN. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.03.65 
α,α,α-Trifluoro-2,6-dinitro- 
p-toluidine (Trifluralin) 
(CAS No. 1582–09–8) (pro-
vided for in subheading 
2921.43.15) .........................
4.0% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 262. ETHALFLURALIN. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.03.66 
N-Ethyl-N-(2-methyl-2-pro-
penyl)-2,6-dinitro-4- 
(trifluoromethy-
l)benzenamine 
(Ethalfluralin) (CAS No. 
55283–68–6) (provided for 
in subheading 2921.43.22)
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 263. P-TOLUIDINE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.03.67 
p-Toluidine (CAS No. 106– 
49–0) (provided for in sub-
heading 2921.43.40) ...........
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 264. BENFLURALIN. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading:
‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.—This paragraph shall 
not apply to an income-based repayment plan 
under section 493C or an income contingent re-
payment plan under section 455(d)(1)(D), such 
as a Pay As You Earn repayment plan.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF PREPAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR PER-
KINS LOANS. 
Section 464(c)(1)(C) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087dd(c)(1)(C)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of clause (i); 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) shall provide that the institution 
shall, in the case of a borrower with no 
outstanding balance of fees (including col-
lection costs and authorized late charges) 
due on the loans held by the institution 
and who repays more than the amount due 
for a repayment period, with respect to 
loans held by the same institution and— 
‘‘(I) which have different applica-
ble rates of interest, use the excess to 
prepay (within the meaning of section 
674.31(b)(4)(iv) of title 34, Code of 
Federal Regulations, or a successor 
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Union Calendar No. 527 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3832 
[Report No. 115–684] 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter 
into a memorandum of understanding with the 
executive director of a national network of State- 
based prescription monitoring programs under 
which Department of Veterans Affairs health 
care providers shall query such network, and for 
other purposes. 
MAY 18, 2018 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3833 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child tax 
credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 
Mrs. COMSTOCK (for herself, Mr. YODER, and Mr. CICILLINE) 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 child tax credit. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 24(a) of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$2,000’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN DOLLAR THRESHOLD AT WHICH 
CREDIT PHASE-OUT BEGINS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 24(b)(2) of such 
Code is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘$110,000’’ in subpara-
graph (A) and inserting ‘‘$150,000’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘$75,000’’ in subpara-
graph (B) and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘$55,000’’ in subparagraph 
(C) and inserting ‘‘75,000’’. 
(2) INCREASE
FOR
ADDITIONAL
QUALIFYING 
CHILDREN.—Section 24(b) of such Code is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) INCREASE IN THRESHOLD AMOUNT BASED 
ON
NUMBER
OF
QUALIFYING
CHILDREN.—In the 
case of a taxpayer with two or more qualifying chil-
dren, the threshold amount otherwise determined 
under paragraph (2) shall be increased by $15,000 
for each qualifying child of the taxpayer in excess of 
the first such child.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3834 
AN ACT 
To provide that members of public safety agencies who died 
of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible for the Pres-
idential 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, 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 ‘‘9/11 Heroes Medal 
of Valor Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES WHO SUB-
SEQUENTLY DIED OF 9/11-RELATED HEALTH 
CONDITIONS ELIGIBLE FOR PRESIDENTIAL 9/ 
11 HEROES MEDAL OF VALOR. 
An individual who was a public safety officer (as de-
fined in section 5 of the Public Safety Officer Medal of 
Valor Act of 2001) who— 
(1) participated in the response at any point 
during the period beginning on September 11, 2001, 
and ending on July 31, 2002, to the terrorist at-
tacks on the World Trade Center, the terrorist at-
tack on the Pentagon, or the terrorist attack that 
resulted in the crash of the fourth airplane in Penn-
sylvania; and 
(2) died as a result of such participation there-
after as a result of a WTC-related health condition 
(which term shall have the meaning given such term 
in section 3312 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300mm–22) with respect to a WTC re-
sponder), 
shall be eligible for the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor re-
ferred to in subsection (a) of section 124 of the Consoli-
dated Appropriations Act, 2005, in the same manner and
to the same extent as any individual who is otherwise eligi-
ble under such section, except that no requirement under 
such section pertaining to the death of that individual 
shall apply. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3834 
AN ACT 
To provide that members of public safety agencies 
who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eli-
gible for the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medal of 
Valor, and for other purposes.
H. R. 3834 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health 
conditions are eligible for the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES WHO SUBSEQUENTLY 
DIED OF 9/11-RELATED HEALTH CONDITIONS ELIGIBLE FOR 
PRESIDENTIAL 9/11 HEROES MEDAL OF VALOR. 
An individual who was a public safety officer (as defined in 
section 5 of the Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Act of 2001) 
who— 
(1) participated in the response at any point during the 
period beginning on September 11, 2001, and ending on July 
31, 2002, to the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, 
the terrorist attack on the Pentagon, or the terrorist attack 
that resulted in the crash of the fourth airplane in Pennsyl-
vania; and 
(2) died as a result of such participation thereafter as 
a result of a WTC-related health condition (which term shall 
have the meaning given such term in section 3312 of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300mm–22) with respect 
to a WTC responder), 
shall be eligible for the 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor referred to 
in subsection (a) of section 124 of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act, 2005, in the same manner and to the same extent as any 
individual who is otherwise eligible under such section, except 
that no requirement under such section pertaining to the death 
of that individual shall apply. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.