datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(2) the recognized types of which include di-
lated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right 
ventricular dysplasia, and left ventricular non-com-
paction.’’. 
(b) NIH RESEARCH.—Part A of title IV of the Public 
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended 
by inserting after section 404E the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 404F. CARDIOMYOPATHY RESEARCH. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of NIH may ex-
pand, intensify, and coordinate research and related activi-
ties of the National Institutes of Health with respect to 
cardiomyopathy, which may include research with respect 
to— 
‘‘(1) causation of cardiomyopathy, including ge-
netic causes and molecular biomarkers; 
‘‘(2) long-term health outcomes in individuals 
with cardiomyopathy, including infants, children, 
teenagers, adults, and elderly individuals; and 
‘‘(3) studies using longitudinal data and retro-
spective analysis to identify effective treatments and 
outcomes for individuals with cardiomyopathy. 
‘‘(b) CARDIOMYOPATHY DEFINED.—For purposes of 
this section, the term ‘cardiomyopathy’ means a heart dis-
ease that affects the heart’s muscle (myocardium)— 
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‘‘(1) the symptoms of which may vary from 
case to case, including— 
‘‘(A) cases in which no symptoms are 
present (asymptomatic); and 
‘‘(B) cases in which there are symptoms of 
a progressive condition that may result from an 
impaired ability of the heart to pump blood, 
such as fatigue, irregular heartbeats (arrhyth-
mia), heart failure, and, potentially, sudden car-
diac death; and 
‘‘(2) the recognized types of which include di-
lated, hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right 
ventricular dysplasia, and left ventricular non-com-
paction.’’. 
(c) NIH REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
National Institutes of Health shall submit to Congress a 
report— 
(1) outlining the ongoing research efforts of the 
National Institutes of Health regarding cardio-
myopathy; and 
(2) identifying— 
(A) a research agenda regarding adult 
forms of cardiomyopathy; 
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(B) plans for researching cardiomyopathy 
affecting the pediatric population; and 
(C) the areas of greatest need for such re-
search. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3882 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a final rule to provide 
for the screening, testing, and treatment for sleep disorders of individuals 
operating commercial vehicles. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Mr. PASCRELL (for himself and Mr. SIRES) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to publish a 
final rule to provide for the screening, testing, and treat-
ment for sleep disorders of individuals operating commer-
cial vehicles. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RULEMAKING REQUIREMENT. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Motor Car-
rier Safety Administration and the Administrator of the 
Federal Railroad Administration shall complete the rule-
making process and publish a final rule regarding the ad-
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vance notice of proposed rulemaking issued on March 10, 
2016, entitled ‘‘Evaluation of Safety Sensitive Personnel 
for Moderate-to-Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea’’ (81 
Fed. Reg. 12642). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3884 
To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act with respect to the National 
Child Identification Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida (for himself and Mr. CRIST) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and 
the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act with respect 
to the National Child Identification 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 ‘‘National Child Identi-
fication Assistance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 
Section 402 of the Missing Children’s Assistance Act 
(34 U.S.C. 11291) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), 
(9), and (10) as paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), and 
(12), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) the proactive collection and central storage 
of comprehensive identification information about in-
dividual children by local, State, and Federal law en-
forcement agencies is resource intensive; 
‘‘(7) the National Child Identification Pro-
gram— 
‘‘(A) is a national community service ini-
tiative that has partnered with the Department 
of Justice, Department of State, Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, local law enforcement 
agencies, nonprofit organizations, and commu-
nity organizations to provide families with 
inkless, in-home fingerprint identification kits; 
and 
‘‘(B) promotes the proactive collection and 
storage of comprehensive identification informa-
tion within the home, decentralizing the process 
for law enforcement agencies that often lack the 
resources to collect and centrally store vital 
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identification information related to individual 
children;’’. 
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(d) DEFINITION.—In this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘address confidentiality program’’ 
means a program implemented by a State which pro-
vides a designated address to an eligible individual 
for use in lieu of the individual’s actual physical ad-
dress. 
(2) The term ‘‘actual physical address’’ may in-
clude the address of the individual’s residence, 
school, and place of employment. 
(3) The term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means an in-
dividual who is determined, pursuant to an address 
confidentiality program— 
(A) to be at risk to be a victim of domestic 
violence, rape, sexual assault, human traf-
ficking, stalking, or who otherwise fears for 
their safety; or 
(B) to reside in the same household as an 
individual described in subparagraph (A). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3888 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants for additional 
residency slots in children’s hospitals graduate medical education programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Mr. SMUCKER (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Mr. VALADAO, and Mr. DUFFY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants 
for additional residency slots in children’s hospitals grad-
uate medical education programs. 
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 our Pe-
diatric Workforce Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Our Nation is facing a critical physician 
shortage. 
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(B) includes a trustee, a guardian, a con-
servator, an executor, an agent under a finan-
cial power of attorney or health care power of 
attorney, or a representative payee. 
(7) The term ‘‘neglect’’ means the knowing fail-
ure of a caregiver or fiduciary to provide the goods 
or services that are necessary to maintain the health 
or safety of an elder. 
(8) The term ‘‘mistreatment’’ means the inap-
propriate use of medications, isolation, or physical or 
chemical restraints. 
(9) The term ‘‘State’’ means any of the 50 
States, or the District of Columbia. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3886 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit 
against the estate and gift tax and to simplify the estate and gift 
tax rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT 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 unified credit against the estate and gift tax and 
to simplify the estate and gift tax rates. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ESTATE AND GIFT TAX REFORMS. 
(a) INCREASE IN UNIFIED CREDIT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 2010(c)(3)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000’’. 
(2) 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
2010(c)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘2011’’ in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i) and inserting ‘‘2017’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘2010’’ in clause (ii) and 
inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
(b) SIMPLIFICATION OF RATES.—Section 2001(c) of 
such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) TENTATIVE TAX.—The tentative tax computed 
under this subsection is 20 percent of the amount with 
respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to decedents dying, and gifts made, 
after the date of the enactment of this section. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3887 
To require Federal agencies and Federal courts to comply with address 
confidentiality programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, Mrs. HARTZLER, and Mr. 
KENNEDY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, 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 require Federal agencies and Federal courts to comply 
with address confidentiality programs, 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 ‘‘Safeguarding Address-
es From Emerging at Home Act’’ or the ‘‘SAFE at Home 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FEDERAL AGENCY AND FEDERAL COURT COMPLI-
ANCE 
WITH 
STATE 
ADDRESS 
CONFIDEN-
TIALITY PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal agency and Federal 
court shall accept, for any purpose for which an individual 
is required to provide an address to the agency or court, 
an address designated to that individual pursuant to an 
address confidentiality program. 
(b) EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY.—An individual 
who provides to a Federal agency or Federal court an ad-
dress which is designated to that individual pursuant to 
an address confidentiality program shall not be subject to 
any Federal regulatory, civil, or criminal penalties for pro-
viding such address in lieu of the individual’s actual phys-
ical address. 
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH ADDRESS CONFIDENTIALITY 
PROGRAM PROCEDURES AND EXEMPTION FROM FOIA.— 
In the case of a Federal agency or Federal court seeking 
to acquire the actual physical address of an individual de-
scribed in subsection (a), the agency or court shall comply 
with any applicable procedures of the address confiden-
tiality program for acquiring such address. Upon acquir-
ing such an address, the address shall be considered con-
fidential, and shall not be subject to any request pursuant 
to section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’). 
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(2) The predicted supply of pediatric medical 
specialists is not expected to meet demand over the 
next ten years, which may make it more difficult to 
provide children with complex or special health con-
ditions the care they need. 
(3) Current Children’s Hospital Graduate Med-
ical Education (CHGME) funding helps compensate 
for the imbalance in amount of available funding for 
children’s teaching hospitals in comparison to other 
teaching hospitals. 
(4) The purpose of this Act is to further sup-
port and strengthen the Children’s Hospital Grad-
uate Medical Education (CHGME) payment pro-
gram by providing additional assistance targeted at 
children’s specialty care. 
SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY SLOTS IN 
CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS GRADUATE MEDICAL 
EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 340E of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 256e) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(i) GRANT PROGRAM FOR ADDITIONAL RESIDENCY 
SLOTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting 
through the Administrator of the Health Resources 
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and Services Administration, may, for a year (begin-
ning with 2018), make grants to— 
‘‘(A) children’s hospitals with approved 
graduate medical residency training programs 
that are otherwise receiving funding under this 
section for such year, for the direct expenses 
and indirect expenses associated with operating 
such program with respect to increasing the 
number of slots for qualifying full-time equiva-
lent residents that exceed the limitation on the 
number of full-time equivalent residents under 
subparagraph (F) of section 1886(h)(4) of the 
Social Security Act, as applied pursuant to the 
previous provisions of this section, including for 
such purpose with respect to pediatric-related 
combined specialty programs recognized by an 
American Board of Medical Specialties; and 
‘‘(B) children’s hospitals for the start up 
costs associated with establishing an approved 
graduate medical training program for quali-
fying full-time equivalent residents. 
‘‘(2) 
QUALIFYING
FULL-TIME
EQUIVALENT 
RESIDENTS.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘qualifying full-time equivalent resident’ means 
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a full-time equivalent resident in pediatric medical 
subspecialties, or pediatric surgical specialties. 
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this subsection, not more than $10,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2018 through 2025.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3889 
To amend the FAST Act to modify eligibility requirements for participation 
in a commercial driver pilot program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Ms. TENNEY (for herself and Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the FAST Act to modify eligibility requirements 
for participation in a commercial driver pilot 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 ‘‘Waiving Hindrances 
to Economic Enterprise and Labor Act’’ or the ‘‘WHEEL 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMMERCIAL DRIVER PILOT PROGRAM. 
Section 5404(f)(4) of the FAST Act (Public Law 
114–94; 49 U.S.C. 31315 note) is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(4) COVERED
DRIVER.—The term ‘covered 
driver’ means an individual who— 
‘‘(A) is between the ages of 18 and 21; 
‘‘(B) holds a valid commercial driver’s li-
cense; 
‘‘(C) has a driving record without citations, 
violations, or other safety infractions; and 
‘‘(D) has received a certification of comple-
tion of a training program or similar qualifica-
tion, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary, demonstrating skill and aptitude with 
respect to the operation of a commercial motor 
vehicle.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 388 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that veterans in each 
of the 48 contiguous States are able to receive services in at least 
one full-service hospital of the Veterans Health Administration in the 
State or receive comparable services provided by contract in the State. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Ms. SHEA-PORTER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that vet-
erans in each of the 48 contiguous States are able to 
receive services in at least one full-service hospital of 
the Veterans Health Administration in the State or re-
ceive comparable services provided by contract in the 
State. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Health Eq-
uity Act of 2017’’. 
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an inspection under this subsection, the Inspector 
General shall make a report of such inspection pub-
licly available on the website of the Department of 
Homeland Security, and submit such report to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security. 
(2) FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STANDARDS.— 
(A) INITIAL FAILURE.—In the case that 
the Inspector General determines that a facility 
has failed to comply with the standards under 
section 2 for the first time during any 2-year 
period, and that such noncompliance constitutes 
a deficiency that threatens the health, safety, or 
the due process rights of detainees, the Inspec-
tor General shall notify the Secretary of Home-
land Security of such finding, and the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) in the case of a facility that is not 
owned by the Department of Homeland 
Security, impose a fine of not less than 10 
percent of the value of the contract with 
the facility; and 
(ii) in the case of a facility that is 
owned by the Department of Homeland 
Security— 
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SEC. 2. AVAILABILITY OF FULL-SERVICE HOSPITAL OF THE 
VETERANS 
HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION 
IN 
CERTAIN STATES OR PROVISION OF COM-
PARABLE SERVICES THROUGH CONTRACT 
WITH OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN 
THE STATE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1716 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain 
States or comparable services through 
contract 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT.—With respect to each of the 48 
contiguous States, the Secretary shall ensure that veterans 
in the State eligible for hospital care and medical services 
under section 1710 of this title have access— 
‘‘(1) to at least one full-service hospital of the 
Veterans Health Administration in the State; or 
‘‘(2) to hospital care and medical services com-
parable to the services provided in full-service hos-
pitals through contract with other health care pro-
viders in the State. 
‘‘(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in sub-
section (a) shall be construed to restrict the ability of the 
Secretary to provide enhanced care to an eligible veteran 
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who resides in one State in a hospital of the Veterans 
Health Administration in another State.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 1716 the following new 
item: 
‘‘1716A. Access to full-service hospitals in certain States or comparable services 
through contract.’’. 
(c) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a 
report describing the extent to which the Secretary has 
complied with the requirement imposed by section 1716A 
of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection 
(a), including the effect of such requirement on improving 
the quality and standards of care provided to veterans. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3890 
To provide that determinations of eligibility and level of assistance for rural 
development programs shall be made without regard to incarcerated 
prisoner populations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. SMUCKER, and Mr. BLUM) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agri-
culture 
A BILL 
To provide that determinations of eligibility and level of 
assistance for rural development programs shall be made 
without regard to incarcerated prisoner populations. 
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 ‘‘Making Rural America 
Count Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATIONS OF ELIGIBILITY AND LEVEL OF 
ASSISTANCE 
FOR 
RURAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAMS TO BE MADE WITHOUT REGARD 
TO INCARCERATED PRISONER POPULATIONS. 
For the purposes of determining eligibility or level of 
assistance for Rural Development programs, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall not include incarcerated prison popu-
lations. 
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