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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1926 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that juveniles adjudicated 
in Federal delinquency proceedings are not subject to solitary confine-
ment while committed to juvenile facilities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mr. CA´RDENAS (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. NORTON, Mr. POCAN, and 
Mr. SERRANO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that juve-
niles adjudicated in Federal delinquency proceedings are 
not subject to solitary confinement while committed to 
juvenile facilities. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Youth from 
Solitary Confinement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. JUVENILES ADJUDICATED IN FEDERAL DELIN-
QUENCY PROCEEDINGS NOT SUBJECT TO 
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT WHILE COMMITTED 
TO JUVENILE FACILITIES. 
Section 5039 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by adding ‘‘No juvenile in Federal custody 
held in juvenile facilities may be subject to solitary 
confinement.’’ at the end of the second undesignated 
paragraph; and 
(2) by inserting after the second undesignated 
paragraph the following: 
‘‘Not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal 
year, the Director of the Board of Prisons shall submit 
to the President and Congress a report with respect to 
the preceding fiscal year. The report shall contain a de-
tailed summary and analysis of the most recent data re-
garding the rate at which juveniles are subject to solitary 
confinement and the trends demonstrated by the data de-
scribed in the next sentence. The data referred to in the 
preceding sentence are, for each juvenile who was subject 
to solitary confinement during the period to which the re-
port pertains, the types of offenses for which the juvenile 
is incarcerated, the race, gender, and age of the juvenile, 
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how many hours the juvenile was subject to solitary con-
finement; and the purpose for the solitary confinement.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1927 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National 
Park Service the African American Civil Rights Network, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. BASS, Mrs. 
BEATTY, Mr. BEYER, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. 
CARSON of Indiana, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. CLARKE of New 
York, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. 
CUMMINGS, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRI-
JALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. 
HOYER, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
MEEKS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SE-
WELL of Alabama, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, 
Mrs. TORRES, Mr. TURNER, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. WILSON of 
Florida, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 
SABLAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, 
Mr. ROSS, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, Mr. PRICE of North 
Carolina, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. PETERS, Ms. 
PLASKETT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. RASKIN, Mrs. DEMINGS, and Ms. LOFGREN) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within 
the National Park Service the African American Civil 
Rights Network, and for other purposes. 
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‘‘(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘effective 
records management by such agencies’ and inserting 
‘effective processing of mail by Federal agencies’;’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by strik-
ing ‘‘ ‘subsections (a) and (b)’ ’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ ‘subsection (a)’ ’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘; and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, 
by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and’’; and 
(F) by inserting at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) by inserting at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘ ‘(e) The Administrator, in carrying out subsection 
(b), shall have the responsibility to promote economy and 
efficiency in the selection and utilization of space, staff, 
equipment, and supplies for processing mail at Federal fa-
cilities.’.’’; 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
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General Services shall issue guidance relating to the pro-
curement of reclaimed refrigerants to service existing 
equipment in Federal facilities. 
(b) PREFERENCE.—The guidance issued under sub-
section (a) shall give preference to the use of reclaimed 
refrigerants if— 
(1) the refrigerant has been reclaimed by an in-
dividual or entity that is certified under the labora-
tory certification program of the Air Conditioning, 
Heating, and Refrigeration Institute; and 
(2) the price of the reclaimed refrigerant does 
not exceed the price of a newly manufactured refrig-
erant. 
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(f) RULE OF IMPLEMENTATION.—This Act shall be 
implemented so that only the most limited funding action 
of that permitted in this Act shall be taken in order to 
provide for continuation of the benefits described in sub-
section (c). 
(g) PERIOD
OF
LAPSED
APPROPRIATIONS
DE-
FINED.—In this Act, the term ‘‘period of lapsed appro-
priations’’ means any period during which appropriations 
are not available due to the absence of the timely enact-
ment of any Act or joint resolution (including any Act or 
joint resolution making continuing appropriations) appro-
priating funds for the payment of the benefits described 
in subsection (c). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1929 
To increase the maximum amount of increased cost of compliance coverage 
available under the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mr. CRIST introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To increase the maximum amount of increased cost of com-
pliance coverage available under the National Flood In-
surance 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 ‘‘Empowering Home-
owners to Mitigate Flood Damage Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASED COST OF COMPLIANCE COVERAGE. 
Section 1304(b) of the National Flood Insurance Act 
of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4011(b)) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (4), by redesignating subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) as clauses (i) through (iv), 
respectively; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(4) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively; 
(3) by inserting before ‘‘The national flood in-
surance program’’ the following: ‘‘(1) IN
GEN-
ERAL.—’’; 
(4) by striking ‘‘The Administrator’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) PREMIUM.—The Administrator’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) AMOUNT OF COVERAGE.—Each policy for flood 
insurance coverage made available under this title shall 
provide coverage under this subsection having an aggre-
gate liability for any single property of $60,000. 
‘‘(4) TREATMENT
OF
COVERAGE
LIMITS.—Any 
amount of coverage for a property provided pursuant to 
this subsection shall not be considered or counted for pur-
poses of any limitation on coverage applicable to such 
property under section 1306(b) (42 U.S.C. 4013(b)).’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 192 
To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act of 
1934 to include a territory or possession of the United States, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Ms. PLASKETT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 to include a territory or possession 
of the United States, 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 ‘‘Direct Broadcast Sat-
ellite Expansion Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATIONS ON SECONDARY TRANS-
MISSIONS. 
(a) GEOGRAPHIC
LIMITATIONS
ON
SECONDARY 
TRANSMISSIONS.—Section 122(h) of title 17, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, including each 
territory or possession of the United States’’ after ‘‘loca-
tions in the United States’’. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—Section 122(j) of title 17, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as 
paragraphs (7) and (8); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(6) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, and 
each territory or possession of the United States.’’. 
(c) CARRIAGE OF SIGNALS OF LOCAL STATIONS IN 
CERTAIN MARKETS.—Section 338(a)(4) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338(a)(4)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘(including a territory or possession of the 
United States)’’ after ‘‘within a State’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1930 
To require the Administration of General Services to issue guidance relating 
to the procurement of reclaimed refrigerants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 5, 2017 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. PETERS) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the Administration of General Services to issue 
guidance relating to the procurement of reclaimed refrig-
erants. 
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 Refrigerant 
Management and Stewardship Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PROMOTING USE OF RECLAIMED REFRIGERANTS IN 
FEDERAL FACILITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
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312 
† HR 1 EAS 
such excess shall be treated as a contribution described 
in subsection (a) in each of the 15 succeeding years 
in order of time. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
terms ‘Native Corporation’ and ‘Settlement Trust’ have the 
same meaning given such terms under section 646(h). 
‘‘(e) MANNER OF MAKING ELECTION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each taxable year, a Na-
tive Corporation may elect to have this section apply 
for such taxable year on the income tax return or an 
amendment or supplement to the return of the Native 
Corporation, with such election to have effect solely 
for such taxable year. 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.—Any election made by a Na-
tive Corporation pursuant to this subsection may be 
revoked pursuant to a timely filed amendment or sup-
plement to the income tax return of such Native Cor-
poration. 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL RULES.— 
‘‘(1) EARNINGS AND PROFITS.—Notwithstanding 
section 646(d)(2), in the case of a Native Corporation 
which claims a deduction under this section for any 
taxable year, the earnings and profits of such Native 
Corporation for such taxable year shall be reduced by 
the amount of such deduction.
come taxes allocated to repatriated deferred foreign 
income is— 
‘‘(A) the amount which bears the same 
proportion to such taxes, as 
‘‘(B) the repatriated deferred income bears 
to the previously deferred foreign income. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULE.—For pur-
poses of this section— 
‘‘(1) PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED FOREIGN INCOME 
TAXES.—The term ‘previously deferred foreign in-
come taxes’ means the aggregate amount of total 
foreign income taxes not taken into account under 
subsection (a) for all prior taxable years (determined 
as of the beginning of the taxable year), reduced by 
any amounts taken into account under subsection 
(b) for such prior taxable years. 
‘‘(2) TOTAL
FOREIGN
INCOME
TAXES.—The 
term ‘total foreign income taxes’ means the sum of 
foreign income taxes paid or accrued during the tax-
able year (determined without regard to section 
904(c)) plus the increase in foreign income taxes 
that would be paid or accrued during the taxable 
year under sections 902 and 960 if— 
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SECTION 1. ANNUAL PERMIT AND FEE FOR FILM CREWS OF 
5 PERSONS OR FEWER. 
(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the amendments 
made by subsection (b) is to provide commercial film crews 
of 5 persons or fewer access to film in areas designated 
for public use during public hours on Federal land and 
waterways. 
(b) ACCESS FOR FILM CREWS OF 5 PERSONS OR 
FEWER.—Section 100905 of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(3) FILM CREWS OF 5 PERSONS OR FEWER.— 
For film crews of 5 persons or fewer, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) assess an annual fee of $200 for com-
mercial filming activities or similar projects on 
Federal land administered by the Secretary; 
and 
‘‘(B) require a permit which shall be valid 
for commercial filming activities or similar 
projects that occur in areas designated for pub-
lic use during public hours on all Federal land 
and waterways administered by the Secretary 
for a 1-year period beginning on the date of 
issuance of the permit.’’. 
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(11) WEIR-POST
OFFICE
WILDERNESS.—Cer-
tain Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater 
National Forests comprising approximately 22,000 
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Weir-Post Office Wilderness. 
(12) MOSQUITO
FLY
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 19,000 acres as 
generally 
depicted 
on 
the 
map 
entitled 
‘‘lllll’’ and dated llllll, which 
shall be known as the Mosquito Fly Wilderness. 
(13) MIDGET
PEAK
WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National 
Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres as gen-
erally depicted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ 
and dated llllll, which shall be known as 
the Midget Peak Wilderness. 
(14) STARK MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS.—Certain 
Federal land within the Lolo National Forest com-
prising approximately 13,000 acres as generally de-
picted on the map entitled ‘‘lllll’’ and dated 
lllll, which shall be known as Stark Moun-
tain Wilderness. 
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‘‘(II) granting the waiver would 
not create the potential for use of 
undue influence or unfair advantage. 
‘‘(ii) EXCLUDED POSITIONS.—The Di-
rector of the Office of Government Ethics 
may not waive the restrictions under sub-
paragraph (A) with respect to— 
‘‘(I) a position in the executive 
branch (including any independent 
agency) for which the rate of pay is 
the rate of pay payable for level I of 
the Executive Schedule; or 
‘‘(II) a position in the Executive 
Office of the President for which the 
rate of pay is the rate of pay for level 
II of the Executive Schedule.’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL
AND
CONFORMING
AMEND-
MENTS.—Section 207 of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by striking clauses (i) and 
(iii); 
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section 330(b)(3)(A) of such Act), and 
that provides a reduction in coinsurance or 
copayments described in clause (i) for cov-
ered part D drugs dispensed through such 
pharmacies, such plan shall extend to any 
pharmacy located in such area or among 
such population the option to be an in-net-
work pharmacy with respect to such plan 
under terms and conditions (including the 
reductions described in clause (i)) com-
parable to those the plan has agreed upon 
with other in-network pharmacies located 
in such area or among such population.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to plan years beginning on or after 
January 1, 2018. 
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‘‘(5) INDIVIDUALS
RESIDING
IN
EXEMPTED 
AREAS.—For purposes of months beginning after 
December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2020, 
such term shall not include an individual who resides 
in a rating area or county in which the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services certifies for purposes of 
section 36B(g)(2) that no qualified health plans are 
offered through an Exchange established under Sec-
tion 1311 of the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable and plan years begin-
ning after December 31, 2017. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 193 
To end membership of the United States in the United Nations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself, Mr. JONES, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. SMITH of 
Missouri, and Mr. MASSIE) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To end membership of the United States in the United 
Nations. 
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 ‘‘American Sovereignty 
Restoration Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF UNITED NATIONS PARTICIPATION ACT 
OF 1945. 
(a) REPEAL.—The United Nations Participation Act 
of 1945 (Public Law 79–264; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is 
repealed. 
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Executive Director (as defined by section 
8401(13)). 
‘‘(2) REFUNDS.—Notwithstanding subsection 
(b), the regulations under paragraph (1)(A) shall, in 
the case of a Member who has not completed at 
least 5 years of civilian service as of the date of en-
actment of this section, provide that the lump-sum 
credit shall be payable to such Member to the same 
extent and in the same manner as if such Member 
satisfied paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
8424(a) as of such date of enactment. 
‘‘(e) EXCLUSIONS.—For purposes of this section, the 
term ‘Member’ does not include the Vice President. 
‘‘(f) OPT-IN FOR MEMBERS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this section, a Member cov-
ered by this chapter as of such date may elect, by giving 
notice in writing to the official by whom such Member is 
paid, to remain subject to this chapter.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 84 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 8425 the following: 
‘‘8425a. Termination of further retirement coverage of Members of Congress.’’. 
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