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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6528 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to provide fisheries disaster relief for commercial fishery failures that 
are due to certain tariffs imposed by other countries, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. MOULTON (for himself, Mr. KEATING, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. GRIJALVA, and 
Mr. HUFFMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act to provide fisheries disaster relief for 
commercial fishery failures that are due to certain tariffs 
imposed by other countries, and for other purposes. 
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. FISHERIES DISASTER RELIEF FOR COMMER-
CIAL FISHERY FAILURES DUE TO TARIFFS IM-
POSED BY OTHER COUNTRIES. 
Section 312(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1861a(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘regulatory restric-
tions’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or (II) unilateral tariffs im-
posed by other countries on any United States sea-
food and marine exports or tariffs imposed by any 
country on materials necessary for the economic via-
bility of the United States fishing industry’’ after 
‘‘environment’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6529 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department of Health and 
Human Services to award a grant to study cigar flavors. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. NORMAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Ways and Means, Education and the Workforce, and Natural Resources, 
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 prohibit the use of Federal funds by the Department 
of Health and Human Services to award a grant to 
study cigar flavors. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS. 
No Federal funds may be used by the Department 
of Health and Human Services to award a grant to study 
cigar flavors. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 652 
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to protect unpaid 
interns in the legislative branch from workplace harassment and discrimi-
nation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. NOR-
TON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
A BILL 
To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to 
protect unpaid interns in the legislative branch from 
workplace harassment and discrimination, 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 ‘‘Congressional Intern 
Protection Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION TO UNPAID INTERNS OF RIGHTS AND 
PROTECTIONS AGAINST EMPLOYMENT DIS-
CRIMINATION UNDER CONGRESSIONAL AC-
COUNTABILITY ACT OF 1995. 
Section 201 of the Congressional Accountability Act 
of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1311) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (e); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION TO UNPAID INTERNS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsections (a) and (b) 
shall apply with respect to an intern, including an 
applicant for an internship and a former intern, in 
the same manner and to the same extent as such 
subsections apply with respect to an employee. 
‘‘(2) INTERN
DEFINED.—The term ‘intern’ 
means an individual who performs uncompensated 
voluntary service for an employing office to earn 
credit awarded by an educational institution or to 
learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6531 
To strengthen the disclosure requirements for creditors under the Truth 
in Lending Act. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. PRICE of North Carolina introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To strengthen the disclosure requirements for creditors under 
the Truth in Lending 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 ‘‘Online Credit Card 
Disclosure Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. ONLINE PAYMENT TIMING DISCLOSURES. 
Section 127(b)(11) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1637(b)(11)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D)— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by inserting at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iii) if the consumer has an online ac-
count with the creditor under the consumer 
credit plan, be disclosed in a conspicuous and 
prominent location on an online interface of 
such creditor on which the consumer selects the 
amount the consumer will pay, including a 
webpage or mobile application.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) 
For 
purposes 
of 
subparagraph 
(D)(iii), the Bureau shall prescribe regulations 
defining ‘conspicuous and prominent location’, 
which shall be based on consumer testing.’’. 
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(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘DRUG 
AND ALCOHOL ABUSE’’ and inserting ‘‘ALCOHOL 
AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘a program to prevent the use of il-
licit drugs and the abuse of alcohol by students 
and employees that,’’ and inserting ‘‘an evi-
dence-based program to prevent alcohol and 
substance misuse by students and employees 
that,’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (1)(D) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(D) a description of any alcohol or sub-
stance misuse counseling, treatment, rehabilita-
tion, recovery, re-entry, or recovery support 
programs provided by the institution (including 
in partnership with a community-based organi-
zation) that are available to employees or stu-
dents;’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ‘‘that 
the institution will impose’’ and inserting ‘‘of 
the policies of the institution regarding’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(B) by striking ‘‘research and other back-
ground work’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘leg-
islative, political, and strategic counseling serv-
ices, research, and other background work’’. 
(2) TREATMENT OF LOBBYING CONTACT MADE 
WITH SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE, POLITICAL, AND 
STRATEGIC
COUNSELING
SERVICES
AS
LOBBYING 
CONTACT MADE BY INDIVIDUAL PROVIDING SERV-
ICES.—Section 3(8) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 1602(8)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) TREATMENT OF PROVIDERS OF LEG-
ISLATIVE, POLITICAL, AND
STRATEGIC
COUN-
SELING SERVICES.—Any individual who for fi-
nancial or other compensation provides legisla-
tive, political, and strategic counseling services 
which are treated as lobbying activity under 
paragraph (7), and which are used in support 
of a lobbying contact under this paragraph 
which is made by another individual, shall be 
considered to have made the same lobbying con-
tact at the same time and in the same manner 
to the covered executive branch official or cov-
ered legislative branch official involved.’’. 
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‘‘(i) MAINTENANCE
OF
REGISTRY.— 
The Secretary shall develop and maintain 
a registry of registered positions. 
‘‘(ii) AVAILABILITY
ON
WEBSITE.— 
Such registry shall be accessible on a 
website maintained by the Secretary. 
‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY ON STATE WORK-
FORCE
AGENCY
WEBSITES.—Each work-
force agency of each State shall be linked 
to such registry. 
‘‘(iv) CONDITIONS
OF
AVAILABILITY 
ON WEBSITE.— 
‘‘(I) REGISTERED
POSITIONS.— 
Each registered position shall be in-
cluded in the registry of registered po-
sitions maintained by the Secretary 
and shall remain available for viewing 
on such registry throughout the pe-
riod of approval under paragraph (5). 
‘‘(II) AVAILABILITY
AND
ELIGI-
BILITY.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the registry indicates whether 
each registered position in the registry 
is filled or unfilled. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(v) 
Each 
educational 
institution 
against which the Department has re-
ceived, in the preceding year, such a com-
plaint for which the Department has not 
commenced an investigation, and which the 
Department has not dismissed. 
‘‘(vi) Each educational institution 
against which the Department has re-
ceived, in the preceding year, such a com-
plaint for which the Department has dis-
missed without commencing an investiga-
tion. 
‘‘(B) The list of educational institutions 
described 
in 
subparagraph 
(A) 
shall 
be 
disaggregated by— 
‘‘(i) each Federal civil rights law that 
the complaint alleges has been violated by 
each such institution; 
‘‘(ii) type of educational institution; 
and 
‘‘(iii) whether the complaint filed 
against each such institution was processed 
by the Department as a systemic or as a 
class-action complaint. 
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‘‘(C) The list of educational institutions 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) the date on which the complaint 
was filed against each such institution; and 
‘‘(ii) the status of the complaint. 
‘‘(D) In addition to the requirements of 
subparagraphs (B) and (C), the list of institu-
tions described in subparagraph (A)(vi) shall in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) the procedural or administrative 
reason for which the complaint was dis-
missed, including— 
‘‘(I) whether the complaint failed 
to allege— 
‘‘(aa) a violation of Federal 
law for which the Department 
has administrative responsibility 
or subject matter jurisdiction; or 
‘‘(bb) a violation against an 
educational institution for which 
the Department has administra-
tive responsibility or personal ju-
risdiction; and 
‘‘(II) whether the complainant 
failed to submit a consent form; and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6538 
To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal purchases of energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2018 
Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. NORMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize certain long-term contracts for Federal 
purchases of energy. 
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 ‘‘Renewable Energy 
Certainty Act’’. 
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the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(2) REPORT.—If the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs determines that a barrier described in para-
graph (1) cannot be resolved under such paragraph, 
the Secretary shall, not later than 90 days after the 
discovery of the barrier, submit to Congress a report 
that includes such recommendations for legislative 
and administrative action as the Secretary considers 
appropriate to resolve the barrier, including any bar-
rier imposed by a State. 
(d) TREATMENT OF APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOY-
MENT.—An application for employment in the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs in a health care capacity received 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a member or 
former member of the Armed Forces who is on a list sub-
mitted to the Secretary under subsection (b) shall not be 
considered an application from outside the work force of 
the Department for purposes of section 3330 of title 5, 
United States Code, and section 335.105 of title 5, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act), if the application is received not 
later than one year after the separation of the member 
or former member from the Armed Forces. 
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SEC. 2. CONTRACTS FOR FEDERAL PURCHASES OF EN-
ERGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part 3 of title V of the National 
Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 554. LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR ENERGY. 
‘‘(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
501(b)(1)(B) of title 40, United States Code, an agency 
may enter into a contract for the acquisition of energy 
generated from renewable energy sources or from cogen-
eration facilities covering a period of not more than 30 
years. 
‘‘(b) STANDARDIZED ENERGY PURCHASE AGREE-
MENT.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this section, the Secretary, through the Federal 
Energy Management Program, shall publish a standard-
ized energy purchase agreement, setting forth commercial 
terms and conditions, that agencies may use to acquire 
energy generated from renewable energy sources or from 
cogeneration facilities. 
‘‘(c) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall 
provide technical assistance to assist agencies in imple-
menting this section.’’. 
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(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The table 
of contents for such Act is amended by adding at the end 
of the items relating to such part 3 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 554. Long-term contracts for energy.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 653 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. NOR-
TON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal Government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, 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 ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 653 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 18, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal Government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
in an agency to earn credit awarded by an educational in-
stitution or to learn a trade or occupation.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 3111(c)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘section 2302(g) (relating to prohibited personnel prac-
tices),’’ before ‘‘chapter 81’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 44 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 653 
[Report No. 115–78] 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid interns in the 
Federal Government from workplace harassment and discrimination, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, and Ms. NOR-
TON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform 
APRIL 4, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to protect unpaid 
interns in the Federal Government from workplace har-
assment and discrimination, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Federal Intern Protec-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2302 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(g)(1) All protections afforded to an employee under 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (D) of subsection (b)(1) shall 
be afforded, in the same manner and to the same extent, 
to an intern and an applicant for internship. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of the application of this sub-
section, a reference to an employee shall be considered a 
reference to an intern in— 
‘‘(A) section 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 
1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e–16); 
‘‘(B) sections 12 and 15 of the Age Discrimina-
tion in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 631, 
633a); and 
‘‘(C) section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
1973 (29 U.S.C. 791). 
‘‘(3) In this subsection, the term ‘intern’ means an 
individual who performs uncompensated voluntary service 
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‘‘(ii) with respect to whom any 
amount was distributed under section 
401(a)(31)(B) during the plan year, or 
‘‘(iii) with respect to whom a deferred 
annuity contract was distributed during 
the plan year, 
‘‘(F) in the case of a participant or former 
participant to whom subparagraph (E) ap-
plies— 
‘‘(i) in the case of a participant de-
scribed in clause (ii) thereof, the name and 
address of the designated trustee or issuer 
described in section 401(a)(31)(B)(i) and 
the account number of the individual re-
tirement plan to which the amount was 
distributed, and 
‘‘(ii) in the case of a participant de-
scribed in clause (iii) thereof, the name 
and address of the issuer of such annuity 
contract and the contract or certificate 
number, and’’. 
(2) RULES RELATING TO DIRECT TRUSTEE-TO- 
TRUSTEE TRANSFERS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (6) of sec-
tion 402(e) of such Code is amended— 
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