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SEC. 5. FACTORS TO CONSIDER IN INITIATING REMOVAL 
PROCEEDINGS AGAINST ACTIVE DUTY MILI-
TARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS. 
Section 239 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1229) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) CONSIDERATIONS FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AND VETERANS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A notice to appear shall 
not be issued against an alien who has served honor-
ably at any time in the Armed Forces of the United 
States, and who, if separated from the Armed 
Forces, separated under honorable conditions, with-
out prior approval from the Secretary of Homeland 
Security. 
‘‘(2) FACTORS.—In determining whether to 
issue a notice to appear against such an alien, the 
Secretary shall consider the alien’s eligibility for nat-
uralization under section 328 or 329, as well as the 
alien’s record of military service, grounds of deport-
ability applicable to the alien, and any hardship to 
the Armed Forces, the alien, and his or her family 
if the alien were to be placed in removal proceedings. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—An alien who has served 
honorably in the Armed Forces of the United States, 
and who, if separated from the Armed Forces, sepa-
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rated under honorable conditions, shall not be re-
moved from the United States under subparagraph 
(A)(i) or (B)(iii) of section 235(b)(1), section 238, 
or section 241(a)(5).’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
AMERICAN 
INFRASTRUCTURE 
OPPORTUNITY 
BONDS. 
Chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by adding at the end the following new sub-
chapter: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AMERICAN 
INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY BONDS 
‘‘§ 3131. Issuance of American Infrastructure Oppor-
tunity Bonds and use of proceeds 
‘‘(a) ISSUANCE OF BONDS.—If the Secretary of the 
Treasury determines that the real rate is equal to zero 
percent or less, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) issue Government bonds with a face value 
of $20,000,000,000; and 
‘‘(2) deposit amounts equivalent to the proceeds 
from such issuance into the Highway Trust Fund, of 
which 20 percent shall be deposited into the Mass 
Transit Account established under section 9503(e) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) FEDERAL
INTEREST
RATE.—The term 
‘Federal interest rate’ means the current market 
yields on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
United States with remaining periods to maturity of 
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approximately 1 year, as determined by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury. 
‘‘(2) INFLATION
RATE.—The term ‘inflation 
rate’ means the change in the Consumer Price Index 
for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor with 
respect to the previous calendar month. 
‘‘(3) 
REAL
RATE.—The 
term 
‘real 
rate’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Federal interest rate, minus 
‘‘(B) the inflation rate.’’; and 
(2) in the analysis for such chapter, by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘SUBCHAPTER III—AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE OPPORTUNITY BONDS 
‘‘3131. Issuance of American Infrastructure Opportunity Bonds and use of pro-
ceeds.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2349 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regulation regarding 
the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight of any passenger 
on an oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air carrier’s 
flight crew or staff. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 3, 2017 
Mr. TURNER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify a regu-
lation regarding the involuntary deplaning or denial of 
boarding a flight of any passenger on an oversold flight 
to accommodate a member of the air carrier’s flight 
crew or staff. 
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 ‘‘Hands off Passengers 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NO BUMPING FOR FLIGHT CREW. 
The Secretary of Transportation shall modify part 
250 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to prohibit 
the involuntary deplaning or denial of boarding a flight 
of any passenger holding a confirmed reserved seat on an 
oversold flight to accommodate a member of the air car-
rier’s flight crew or staff. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 234 
To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits, 
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 ‘‘Maritime Lien Reform 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON MARITIME LIENS ON FISHING PER-
MIT AND PERMIT DESCRIPTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 313 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
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‘‘§ 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing per-
mit and permit description 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—This chapter— 
‘‘(1) does not establish a maritime lien on a 
permit that— 
‘‘(A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel 
to engage in fishing; and 
‘‘(B) is issued under State or Federal law; 
and 
‘‘(2) does not authorize any civil action to en-
force a maritime lien on such a permit. 
‘‘(b) TREATMENT OF FISHING PERMITS.—A fishing 
permit— 
‘‘(1) is governed solely by the State or Federal 
law under which it was issued; and 
‘‘(2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or 
as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any 
purpose. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATION ON STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.— 
Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as 
imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Sec-
retary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanc-
tion any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary 
of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such 
modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 
‘‘31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit descrip-
tion.’’. 
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‘‘SEC. 5. ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL SERVICES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Tribe and its members shall 
be eligible for all services and benefits provided by the 
Federal Government to federally recognized Indian tribes. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE AREA.—For the purpose of the delivery 
of Federal services and benefits described in subsection 
(a), those members of the Tribe residing in Robeson, Cum-
berland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina 
shall be deemed to be residing on or near an Indian res-
ervation. 
‘‘(c) DETERMINATION OF NEEDS.—On verification 
by the Secretary of a tribal roll under subsection (d), the 
Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Serv-
ices shall— 
‘‘(1) develop, in consultation with the Tribe, a 
determination of needs to provide the services for 
which members of the Tribe are eligible; and 
‘‘(2) after the tribal roll is verified, each submit 
to Congress a written statement of those needs. 
‘‘(d) TRIBAL ROLL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For the purpose of the de-
livery of Federal services and benefits described in 
subsection (a), the tribal roll in effect on the date 
of enactment of this section shall, subject to 
verification by the Secretary, define the service pop-
ulation of the Tribe. 
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a 
recognized 
postsecondary 
credential, 
which may include an industry-recognized 
credential’’; and 
(iii) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘, work-based, or 
other’’ after ‘‘competency-based’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘contributes to the’’ 
and inserting ‘‘supports the development 
of’’; 
(iii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(iv) by striking ‘‘general’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) to the extent practicable, coordinate 
between secondary and postsecondary education 
programs, which may include early college pro-
grams with articulation agreements, dual or 
concurrent enrollment program opportunities, 
or programs of study; and 
‘‘(D) may include career exploration at the 
high school level or as early as the middle 
grades (as such term is defined in section 8101
VII 
Private Calendar No. 3 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 681 
[Report No. 117–238] 
For the relief of Rebecca Trimble. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2021 
Mr. YOUNG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
FEBRUARY 1, 2022 
Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; referred to the Private 
Calendar and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
For the relief of Rebecca Trimble. 
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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. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR REBECCA 
TRIMBLE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 
and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Rebecca Trimble shall be eligible for 
the issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of 
status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 
residence upon filing an application for issuance of an im-
migrant visa under section 204 of that Act (8 U.S.C. 
1154) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent 
resident. 
(b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Rebecca Trimble 
enters the United States before the filing deadline speci-
fied in subsection (c), Rebecca Trimble shall be considered 
to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible 
for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1255) as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 
OF ADMISSION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 
212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act, Rebecca Trimble may not be removed from 
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few men which had so great an influence on the out-
come of a major military campaign.’’. 
(5) Many Ghost Army soldiers were citizen-sol-
diers recruited from art schools, advertising agen-
cies, communications companies, and other creative 
and technical professions. 
(6) The first four members of the 23d Head-
quarters, Special Troops, landed on D-Day and two 
became casualties while creating false beach landing 
sites. 
(7) The 23d Headquarters, Special Troops, se-
cret deception operations commenced in France on 
June 14, 1944, when Task Force Mason, a 17-man 
detachment of the 23d led by First Lieutenant Ber-
nard Mason, landed at Omaha Beach. Task Force 
Mason conducted Operation ELEPHANT between 1 
and 4 July, 1944, to draw enemy fire and protect 
the 980th Field Artillery Battalion (VIII Corps) as 
part of the Normandy Campaign. 
(8) Operation ELEPHANT was a prelude to 
21 full-scale tactical deceptions completed by the 
23d Headquarters, Special Troops. 
(9) Often operating on or near the front lines, 
the 23d Headquarters, Special Troops, used inflat-
able tanks, artillery, airplanes and other vehicles, ad-
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2353 
To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act 
of 2006. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. BYRNE, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. 
FERGUSON, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. 
LANGEVIN, and Mr. NOLAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical 
Education Act of 2006. 
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 ‘‘Strengthening Career 
and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
Sec. 3. References. 
Sec. 4. Effective date. 
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Sec. 5. Table of contents of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006. 
Sec. 6. Purpose. 
Sec. 7. Definitions. 
Sec. 8. Transition provisions. 
Sec. 9. Prohibitions. 
Sec. 10. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE I—CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSISTANCE TO 
THE STATES 
PART A—ALLOTMENT AND ALLOCATION 
Sec. 110. Reservations and State allotment. 
Sec. 111. Within State allocation. 
Sec. 112. Accountability. 
Sec. 113. National activities. 
Sec. 114. Assistance for the outlying areas. 
Sec. 115. Tribally controlled postsecondary career and technical institutions. 
Sec. 116. Occupational and employment information. 
PART B—STATE PROVISIONS 
Sec. 121. State plan. 
Sec. 122. Improvement plans. 
Sec. 123. State leadership activities. 
PART C—LOCAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 131. Local application for career and technical education programs. 
Sec. 132. Local uses of funds. 
TITLE II—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Sec. 201. Federal and State administrative provisions. 
TITLE III—AMENDMENTS TO THE WAGNER-PEYSER ACT 
Sec. 301. State responsibilities. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in 
this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms 
of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provi-
sion, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
section or other provision of the Carl D. Perkins Career 
and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 
et seq.). 
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(ii) CONTENTS.—The notification re-
quired by clause (i) with respect to a civil 
action shall include a copy of the complaint 
to be filed to initiate the civil action. 
(iii) EXCEPTION.—If it is not feasible 
for the attorney general of a State to pro-
vide the notification required by clause (i) 
before initiating a civil action under para-
graph (1), the attorney general shall notify 
the Commission immediately upon insti-
tuting the civil action. 
(B) INTERVENTION
BY
FEDERAL
TRADE 
COMMISSION.—The Commission may— 
(i) intervene in any civil action 
brought by the attorney general of a State 
under paragraph (1); and 
(ii) upon intervening— 
(I) be heard on all matters aris-
ing in the civil action; and 
(II) file petitions for appeal of a 
decision in the civil action. 
(3) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in this 
subsection may be construed to prevent the attorney 
general of a State from exercising the powers con-
ferred on the attorney general by the laws of the 
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Union Calendar No. 109 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2353 
[Report No. 115–164] 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006. 
JUNE 7, 2017 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(2) TARGETS.—The voluntary programs de-
scribed in paragraph (1) shall be designed— 
‘‘(A) to achieve substantial energy savings 
compared to the model building energy codes; 
and 
‘‘(B) to achieve these savings up to 3 to 6 
years in advance. 
‘‘(g) STUDIES.— 
‘‘(1) GAO STUDY.— 
‘‘(A) The Comptroller General of the 
United States shall conduct a study of the im-
pacts of updating the national model building 
energy codes for residential and commercial 
buildings. In conducting the study, the Comp-
troller General shall consider and report, at a 
minimum— 
‘‘(i) the actual energy consumption 
savings stemming from updated energy 
codes compared to the energy consumption 
savings predicted during code development; 
‘‘(ii) the actual consumer cost savings 
stemming from updated energy codes com-
pared to predicted consumer cost savings; 
and 
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cans were also awarded unit citations for valor and 
bravery. 
(23) The United States remains forever in-
debted to the bravery, valor, and dedication that the 
Chinese American Veterans of World War II dis-
played. Their commitment and sacrifice dem-
onstrates a highly uncommon and commendable 
sense of patriotism and honor in the face of dis-
crimination. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act— 
(1) the term ‘‘Chinese American Veterans of 
World II’’ includes individuals of Chinese ancestry 
who served— 
(A) honorably at any time during the pe-
riod December 7, 1941, and ending December 
31, 1946; and 
(B) in an active duty status under the 
command of the United States Armed Forces; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of the Treasury. 
SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The President pro tem-
pore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Rep-
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resentatives shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
award, on behalf of Congress, of a single gold medal of 
appropriate design to the Chinese American Veterans of 
World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service 
during World War II. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and 
inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. 
(c) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal in honor of the Chinese American Vet-
erans of World War II, the gold medal shall be given 
to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be 
available for display as appropriate and made avail-
able for research. 
(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of 
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should 
make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) 
available for display elsewhere, particularly at other 
locations associated with the Chinese American Vet-
erans of World II or with World War II. 
(d) DUPLICATE MEDALS.—Under regulations that 
the Secretary may promulgate, the Secretary may strike 
and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck 
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under this Act, at a price sufficient to cover the cost of 
the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machin-
ery, and overhead expenses. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDAL. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDAL.—The gold medal struck 
under this Act shall be a national medal for the purposes 
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2359 
To amend the civil liability requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting 
Act to include requirements relating to class actions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mr. LOUDERMILK (for himself, Mr. ROYCE of California, Mr. BUDD, Mr. 
KING of New York, and Mrs. WAGNER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the civil liability requirements under the Fair 
Credit Reporting Act to include requirements relating 
to class actions, 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 ‘‘FCRA Liability Har-
monization Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MAINTAINING CONSISTENCY IN CIVIL LIABILITY 
UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT 
FOR CLASS ACTIONS. 
(a) WILLFUL NONCOMPLIANCE.—Section 616 of the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681n) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (2); 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); and 
(C) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.—With respect to a 
class action (as such term is defined in section 1711 of 
title 28, United States Code), or series of class actions 
arising out of the same failure to comply of a person, 
brought by consumers against a person who willfully fails 
to comply with any requirement imposed under this title, 
such person is liable to such consumers in such an amount 
as a court may determine, except that— 
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$200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2022.’’. 
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