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(5) Any new or evolving threats relating to, or 
efforts to enhance, public area security at airports as 
such pertains to firearms. 
(6) Such other matters relating to firearm-re-
lated threats to transportation security as the Admin-
istrator determines appropriate. 
SEC. 7. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REVIEW. 
Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a review of the Transportation Security Adminis-
tration’s efforts to— 
(1) implement the provisions of this Act and the 
amendments made by this Act; 
(2) deter the carriage of firearms and other dan-
gerous items at passenger screening checkpoints 
through means other than those required by this Act 
and such amendments; and 
(3) enhance public area security at airports 
against firearm-related threats. 
SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means the Committee on Homeland Security of 
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the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) PASSENGER SCREENING CHECKPOINT.—The 
term ‘‘passenger screening checkpoint’’ means the des-
ignated area at each airport located in the United 
States at which the Transportation Security Admin-
istration, or an entity authorized by the Administra-
tion pursuant to section 44920 of title 49, United 
States Code, or other comparable authority, provides 
for the screening of passengers and carry-on baggage. 
(3) STERILE AREA.—The term ‘‘sterile area’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 1540.5 of title 
49, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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Union Calendar No. 461 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6856 
[Report No. 117–641] 
A BILL 
To reduce the number of firearms at Transpor-
tation Security Administration passenger screen-
ing checkpoints by directing the Administrator to 
carry out a range of activities to inform the pub-
lic about restrictions regarding the carrying of 
firearms in sterile areas of airports and to 
strengthen enforcement of such restrictions and 
for other purposes. 
DECEMBER 14, 2022 
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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100 
(B) address other safety concerns and en-
vironmental impacts. 
SEC. 508. LIMITED INDEMNITY PROVISIONS IN STANDBY 
OIL SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsections (b) and (c), 
a contract for the containment or removal of a discharge 
entered into by the President under section 311(c) of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1321(c)) 
shall contain a provision to indemnify a contractor for li-
abilities and expenses incidental to the containment or re-
moval arising out of the performance of the contract that 
is substantially identical to the terms contained in sub-
sections (d) through (h) of section H.4 (except for para-
graph (1) of subsection (d)) of the contract offered by the 
Coast Guard in the solicitation numbered DTCG89–98– 
A–68F953, dated November 17, 1998. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) SOURCE
OF
FUNDS.—The provision re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include a provision 
that the obligation to indemnify is limited to funds 
available in the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund estab-
lished by section 9509(a) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 at the time the claim for indemnity is 
made.
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Community Bank Re-
porting Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT FORM CALL REPORTS. 
Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) SHORT FORM REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate Fed-
eral banking agencies shall issue regulations 
that allow for a reduced reporting requirement 
for a covered depository institution when the in-
stitution makes the first and third report of 
condition for a year, as required under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘covered depository institution’ means an 
insured depository institution that— 
‘‘(i) has less than $5,000,000,000 in 
total consolidated assets; and
‘‘(ii) satisfies such other criteria as 
the appropriate Federal banking agencies 
determine appropriate.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4725 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to re-
quire short form call reports for certain deposi-
tory institutions.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4725 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require short form call 
reports for certain depository institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2017 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself and Mr. BARR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require 
short form call reports for certain depository institutions. 
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 ‘‘Community Bank Re-
porting Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT FORM CALL REPORTS. 
Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) SHORT FORM REPORTING.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate Fed-
eral banking agencies shall issue regulations 
that allow for a reduced reporting requirement 
for a covered depository institution when the in-
stitution makes the first and third report of 
condition for a year, as required under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘covered depository institution’ means an 
insured depository institution that— 
‘‘(i) has less than $5,000,000,000 in 
total consolidated assets; and 
‘‘(ii) satisfies such other criteria as 
the appropriate Federal banking agencies 
determine appropriate.’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4725 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 7, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require 
short form call reports for certain depository institutions. 
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 ‘‘Community Bank Re-
porting Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT FORM CALL REPORTS. 
Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) SHORT FORM REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate Fed-
eral banking agencies shall issue regulations 
that allow for a reduced reporting requirement 
for a covered depository institution when the in-
stitution makes the first and third report of 
condition for a year, as required under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘covered depository institution’ means an 
insured depository institution that— 
‘‘(i) has less than $5,000,000,000 in 
total consolidated assets; and 
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‘‘(ii) satisfies such other criteria as 
the appropriate Federal banking agencies 
determine appropriate.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 437 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4725 
[Report No. 115–577] 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require short form call 
reports for certain depository institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2017 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself and Mr. BARR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama and Mr. MESSER 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
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 the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require 
short form call reports for certain depository institutions. 
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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 ‘‘Community Bank Re-
porting Relief Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SHORT FORM CALL REPORTS. 
Section 7(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1817(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) SHORT FORM REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The appropriate Fed-
eral banking agencies shall issue regulations 
that allow for a reduced reporting requirement 
for a covered depository institution when the in-
stitution makes the first and third report of 
condition for a year, as required under para-
graph (3). 
‘‘(B) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘covered depository institution’ means an 
insured depository institution that— 
‘‘(i) has less than $5,000,000,000 in 
total consolidated assets; and 
‘‘(ii) satisfies such other criteria as 
the appropriate Federal banking agencies 
determine appropriate.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 437 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4725 
[Report No. 115–577] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to re-
quire short form call reports for certain deposi-
tory institutions. 
FEBRUARY 23, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4726 
To amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2017 
Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself and Mr. CICILLINE) 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 add Rhode Island to the Mid-Atlan-
tic Fishery Management Council. 
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 ‘‘Rhode Island Fisher-
men’s Fairness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITION OF RHODE ISLAND TO THE MID-ATLAN-
TIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL. 
Section 302(a)(1)(B) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fish-
ery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1852(a)(1)(B)) is amended— 
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(1) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘States 
of’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Rhode Island,’’ after ‘‘except 
North Carolina,’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘21’’ and inserting ‘‘23’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘13’’ and inserting ‘‘14’’. 
Æ 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4730 
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to nonattainment plan provisions, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 21, 2017 
Ms. MCSALLY (for herself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. GOSAR, and 
Mr. ISSA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to nonattainment 
plan provisions, 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 ‘‘Clean Air Contingency 
Measures Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 172(c)(9) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
7502(c)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Nothing in this Act precludes, with respect to any 
plan or plan provision, the inclusion and approval of con-
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tingency measures that are or may be implemented or take 
effect prior to the area involved failing to make reasonable 
further progress or to attain any national primary ambient 
air quality standard by the applicable attainment date.’’. 
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II 
Calendar No. 431 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4743 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MAY 23, 2018 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office 
of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business 
Administration, 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 ‘‘Small Business 7(a) 
Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the terms ‘‘Administration’’ and ‘‘Admin-
istrator’’ mean the Small Business Administration and the 
Administrator thereof, respectively. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4736 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow section 529 education 
accounts to be used for homeschooling expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2018 
Mr. SMITH of Missouri (for himself, Mr. KING of Iowa, and Mrs. HANDEL) 
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 allow sec-
tion 529 education accounts to be used for homeschooling 
expenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SEC-
TION 
529 
EDUCATION 
ACCOUNTS 
FOR 
HOMESCHOOLING EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(c)(7) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by Public Law 115– 
97, is amended by striking ‘‘include a reference to’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘include a reference to— 
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‘‘(A) expenses for tuition in connection 
with enrollment or attendance at an elementary 
or secondary public, private, or religious school, 
and 
‘‘(B) expenses for— 
‘‘(i) curriculum and curricular mate-
rials, 
‘‘(ii) books or other instructional ma-
terials, 
‘‘(iii) online educational materials, 
‘‘(iv) tuition for tutoring or edu-
cational classes outside of the home (but 
only if the tutor or instructor is not related 
(within the meaning of section 152(d)(2)) 
to the student), 
‘‘(v) dual enrollment in an institution 
of higher education, and 
‘‘(vi) educational therapies for stu-
dents with disabilities, 
in connection with a homeschool (whether treat-
ed as a homeschool or a private school for pur-
poses of applicable State law).’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 
11032 of Public Law 115–97. 
Æ 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4740 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the limitation on 
the deduction for certain taxes, including State and local property and 
income taxes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2018 
Mrs. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. KING of New York) 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 repeal 
the limitation on the deduction for certain taxes, includ-
ing State and local property and income taxes. 
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 ‘‘Securing Access to 
Lower Taxes by ensuring Deductibility Act’’ or the 
‘‘SALT Deductibility Act’’. 
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‘‘(ii) a unified command structure through 
which direction and resources are provided.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—In the case of an airport for 
which the Transportation Security Administration classi-
fication is changed after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the airport shall be subject to the requirements appli-
cable under subsection (c)(1) of section 44903 of title 49, 
United States Code, as amended by this section, applicable 
to the new classification category for the airport as of the 
date on which such classification is changed. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4738 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and 
burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary 
duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2018 
Mr. EMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services, 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 amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide 
complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain 
actions for breach of fiduciary duty. 
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 ‘‘Mutual Fund Litiga-
tion Reform Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPLAINT AND BURDEN OF PROOF REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR BREACH 
OF FIDUCIARY DUTY. 
Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–35(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(7) In any such action brought by a security 
holder of a registered investment company on behalf 
of such company— 
‘‘(A) the complaint shall state with par-
ticularity all facts establishing a breach of fidu-
ciary duty, and, if an allegation of any such 
facts is based on information and belief, the 
complaint shall state with particularity all facts 
on which that belief is formed; and 
‘‘(B) such security holder shall have the 
burden of proving a breach of fiduciary duty by 
clear and convincing evidence.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 509 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4738 
[Report No. 115–662, Part I] 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide complaint and 
burden of proof requirements for certain actions for breach of fiduciary 
duty. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2018 
Mr. EMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services, 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 
MAY 7, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services 
MAY 7, 2018 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; 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 the Investment Company Act of 1940 to provide 
complaint and burden of proof requirements for certain 
actions for breach of fiduciary duty. 
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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 ‘‘Mutual Fund Litiga-
tion Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COMPLAINT AND BURDEN OF PROOF REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS FOR BREACH 
OF FIDUCIARY DUTY. 
Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act of 
1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–35(b)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(7) In any such action brought by a security 
holder of a registered investment company on behalf 
of such company— 
‘‘(A) the complaint shall state with par-
ticularity all facts establishing a breach of fidu-
ciary duty, and, if an allegation of any such 
facts is based on information and belief, the 
complaint shall state with particularity all facts 
on which that belief is formed; and 
‘‘(B) such security holder shall have the 
burden of proving a breach of fiduciary duty by 
clear and convincing evidence.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 509 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4738 
[Report No. 115–662, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to 
provide complaint and burden of proof require-
ments for certain actions for breach of fiduciary 
duty. 
MAY 7, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services 
MAY 7, 2018 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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•HR 4743 EH1S 
SEC. 7. REPEAL OF SMALL BUSINESS LOAN LOSS REPORT. 
Subsection (b) of section 10 of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 639(b)) is repealed. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.