(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) communicable diseases for which the Fed-
eral Government issues a travel alert or travel warn-
ing.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to a communicable disease— 
(1) for which the Federal Government issues a 
travel alert or travel warning before, on, or after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(2) the effects of which are experienced on or 
after the date of enactment of this Act. 
PART VI—AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT 
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 
SEC. 1161. TERMINATION OF EXEMPTION FOR COMPANIES 
IN TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6(a) of the Investment 
Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–6(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(5) as paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND SAFE HARBOR.— 
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(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in 
paragraph (2), the amendment made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(2) SAFE HARBOR.—With respect to a company 
that is exempt under section 6(a)(1) of the Invest-
ment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a– 
6(a)(1)), as in effect on the day before the date of 
enactment of this Act, the amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date that is 3 
years after the date of enactment of this Act. 
(3) EXTENSION OF SAFE HARBOR.—The Secu-
rities and Exchange Commission, by rule and regula-
tion upon its own motion, or by order upon applica-
tion, may conditionally or unconditionally, under sec-
tion 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 
(15 U.S.C. 80a–6(c)), may further delay the effec-
tive date for a company described in paragraph (2) 
to be not later than the date that is 6 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act if, before the end 
of the initial 3-year period, the Commission deter-
mines that such a rule, regulation, motion, or order 
is necessary or appropriate in the public interest and 
for the protection of investors. 
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Subtitle B—Unemployment Pilot 
Programs 
SEC. 1201. REEMPLOYMENT THROUGH DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF NUMERICAL LIMITATION.— 
Subsection (a) of section 305 of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 505) is amended by inserting ‘‘per year’’ after 
‘‘10 States’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
OF
APPLICATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Subsection (b) of such section 305 is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or his or her designee’’ after 
‘‘The Governor of any State’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) for any waiver requested under subsection 
(c), a statement describing— 
‘‘(A) the specific provision or provisions of 
law for which such waiver is requested; and 
‘‘(B) the specific aspects of the project to 
which such waiver would apply and the reasons 
why it is needed;’’. 
(c) EXTENSION OF ELIGIBLE TIME PERIOD.—Sub-
section (d) of such section 305 is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘may not be 
approved’’ and inserting ‘‘may not be conducted’’; 
and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘, or in the 
case of Puerto Rico, December 31, 2020’’ after ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2015’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION
OF DEMONSTRATION ACTIVI-
TIES.—Subsection (e) of such section 305 is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘for employer- 
provided training, such as’’ and inserting ‘‘to em-
ployers or claimants for employer-provided training 
or’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘receiving un-
employment compensation’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘prior benefit level’’ and inserting ‘‘receiv-
ing unemployment compensation, including disburse-
ments used to retain individual employees, not to ex-
ceed the weekly benefit amount for each such indi-
vidual’’. 
(e) TERMINATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.— 
Subsection (g) of such section 305 is amended to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(g) The Secretary of Labor may terminate a dem-
onstration project under this section if the Secretary— 
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‘‘(1) determines that the State has violated the 
substantive terms or conditions of the project; 
‘‘(2) notifies the State in writing with sufficient 
detail describing the violation; and 
‘‘(3) determines that the State has not taken 
action to correct the violation within 90 days after 
the notification.’’. 
(f) EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULE.— 
(1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(2) TRANSITION RULE.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be considered to terminate or otherwise af-
fect any demonstration project approved under 
section 305 of the Social Security Act before 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) ORIGINAL CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO 
APPLY.—A demonstration project described in 
subparagraph (A) shall be conducted in the 
same manner as if subsections (a) through (f) 
had not been enacted. 
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SEC. 1202. EVALUATION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 305 of the Social Security 
Act (42 U.S.C. 505) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary of Labor shall conduct an impact 
evaluation of each demonstration project conducted under 
this section, using existing data sources to the extent pos-
sible and methodology appropriate to determine the effects 
of the demonstration project, including on individual skill 
levels, earnings, and employment retention.’’. 
(b) COOPERATION BY STATE.—Section 305(b) of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 505(b)), as amended by 
section 1201(b) of this Act, is further amended by striking 
paragraphs (5) and (6) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(5) a description of the manner in which the 
State will determine the extent to which the goals 
and outcomes described in paragraph (3) were 
achieved; 
‘‘(6) assurances that the State will cooperate, in 
a timely manner, with the Secretary of Labor with 
respect to the impact evaluation conducted under 
subsection (i); and’’. 
(c) REPORTING.—Not later than 90 days after the 
end of fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, 
until the completion of the last evaluation under section 
305(i) of the Social Security Act, the Secretary shall sub-
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mit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
Senate, a report that includes a description of— 
(1) the status of each demonstration project 
being carried out under this section; 
(2) the results of the evaluation completed dur-
ing the previous fiscal year; and 
(3) the Secretary’s plan for— 
(A) disseminating the findings of the re-
port to appropriate State agencies; and 
(B) incorporating the components of suc-
cessful demonstration projects that reduced 
benefit duration and increased employment into 
Federal unemployment law. 
(d) PUBLIC DISSEMINATION.—In addition to the re-
porting requirements under subparagraph (c), evaluation 
results shall be shared broadly to inform policymakers, 
service providers, other partners, and the public in order 
to promote wide use of successful strategies, including by 
posting evaluation results on the Internet website of the 
Department of Labor. 
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Subtitle C—Federal Statistics 
SEC. 1301. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER DEPARTMENT OF 
LABOR APPROPRIATIONS, TO INCLUDE PUER-
TO RICO IN REPORTS OF THE BUREAU OF 
LABOR STATISTICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2018, in addition 
to any other authority to transfer an amount appropriated 
to an account of the Department of Labor, the Secretary 
of Labor may transfer not more than $1,800,000 to any 
account of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from an amount 
appropriated to any other account of the Department of 
Labor. 
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—Any amount transferred under 
subsection (a) shall be used solely to study— 
(1) the feasibility of expanding the Current 
Population Survey to produce estimates for Puerto 
Rico, which would provide data on the labor force, 
employment, and unemployment from a monthly 
household survey; and 
(2) the feasibility of expanding the Consumer 
Price Index program to include data from Puerto 
Rico. 
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SEC. 1302. ANNUAL REPORT BY PRINCIPAL FEDERAL STA-
TISTICAL AGENCIES ON PUERTO RICO. 
Each principal Federal statistical agency, as defined 
in the most recent report by the Office of Management 
and Budget entitled ‘‘Statistical Programs of the United 
States Government’’, shall provide a written report on its 
current and planned activities to include Puerto Rico in 
its Federal statistical programs, including progress toward 
efficiently including Puerto Rico in Federal statistical re-
ports to date, to the Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate and the House 
Committee on Natural Resources and the Senate Com-
mittee on Energy and Natural Resources, not later than 
1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
annually thereafter. 
TITLE II—HEALTH 
Subtitle A—Improved Prescription 
Drug Funding 
SEC. 2101. INCREASING LEVELS OF PHARMACY ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 1935(e)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or’’; 
(2) in clause (iii)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘a subsequent year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2016’’; and 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following clauses: 
‘‘(iv) fiscal year 2018, is equal to 
$100,000,000; or 
‘‘(v) each fiscal year after 2018, is 
equal to the aggregate amount specified in 
this subparagraph for the previous year in-
creased by the annual percentage increase 
specified in section 1860D–2(b)(6) for the 
year involved.’’. 
SEC. 2102. TREATMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSIST-
ANCE TO ALL PART D ELIGIBLES AS MEDICAL 
ASSISTANCE; NO TERRITORY MATCH RE-
QUIRED. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1935(e) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u–5(e)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (6); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(4) TREATMENT OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG AS-
SISTANCE FURNISHED TO PART D ELIGIBLES.—Not-
withstanding any other provision of this title, finan-
cial assistance for prescription drug expenses fur-
nished under a plan established under this sub-
section to a part D eligible individual who would 
qualify as a subsidy eligible individual under section 
1860D–14(a)(3) if the individual resided in one of 
the 50 States or the District of Columbia shall be 
treated as medical assistance provided by the State 
plan for purposes of section 1903, without regard to 
whether such individual otherwise qualifies for med-
ical assistance under this title. 
‘‘(5) NO TERRITORY MATCH REQUIRED.—Not-
withstanding section 1905(b), with respect to med-
ical assistance furnished to an individual by a State 
under a plan established under this subsection, the 
Federal medical assistance percentage shall be equal 
to 100 percent.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1905(b) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘and section 1933(d)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, section 1933(d), and section 1935(e)(5)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on January 1, 2018. 
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