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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1806 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the expensing of 
race horses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. BARR 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 the 
expensing of race horses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELECTION TO EXPENSE RACE HORSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part VI of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 179E the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 179F. ELECTION TO EXPENSE RACE HORSES. 
‘‘A taxpayer may elect to treat the cost of any race 
horse as an expense which is not chargeable to capital ac-
count. Any cost so treated shall be allowed as a deduction 
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for the taxable year in which the race horse is placed in 
service.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section 179E the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 179F. Election to expense race horses.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to property placed in service after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1807 
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. HIGGINS of 
Louisiana, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of 
the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. 
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 ‘‘Public Water Supply 
Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WATER TRANSFERS FROM 
THE LACEY ACT AND THE LACEY ACT AMEND-
MENTS OF 1981. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—Section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code (popularly known as the Lacey Act), and the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) 
shall not apply with respect to any covered water transfer, 
if— 
(1)(A) all prohibited species in the water trans-
ferred are located in both of the public water sup-
plies between which the water is transferred; and 
(B) the water is transferred directly between 
such public water supplies; or 
(2) the water is transferred in a closed convey-
ance system directly to treatment facilities where all 
prohibited species contained in the water transferred 
will be extirpated. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
WATER
TRANSFER.—The term 
‘‘covered water transfer’’ means a transfer between 
public water supplies located on, along, or across the 
State boundaries between any of Texas, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana, of water containing a prohibited spe-
cies. 
(2) PROHIBITED SPECIES.—The term ‘‘prohib-
ited species’’ means any species— 
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(A) the shipment of which is otherwise 
prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code; or 
(B) the transfer of which is otherwise pro-
hibited by the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). 
(3) PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.—The term ‘‘public 
water supply’’ means any body of water, including 
any river, lake, or stream, the water of which is 
available or made available to the public. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 198 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1807 
[Report No. 115–278, Part I] 
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
certain water transfers between any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 
WESTERMAN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. HIGGINS of 
Louisiana, Mr. BABIN, and Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, 
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 con-
cerned 
AUGUST 25, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
AUGUST 25, 2017 
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 exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act Amend-
ments of 1981 certain water transfers between any of 
the States of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. 
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ment agency for its review and potential 
investigation; 
‘‘(ii) by operating a child victim iden-
tification program to assist law enforce-
ment agencies in identifying victims of 
child pornography and other sexual crimes 
to support the recovery of children from 
sexually exploitative situations; and 
‘‘(iii) by utilizing emerging tech-
nologies to provide additional outreach and 
educational materials to parents and fami-
lies;’’; 
(J) by striking subparagraph (R); 
(K) by amending subparagraphs (S) and 
(T) to read as follows: 
‘‘(S) develop and disseminate programs 
and information to families, child-serving pro-
fessionals, law enforcement agencies, State and 
local governments, nongovernmental organiza-
tions, schools, local educational agencies, child- 
serving organizations, and the general public 
on— 
‘‘(i) the prevention of child abduction 
and sexual exploitation;
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 ‘‘Public Water Supply 
Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WATER TRANSFERS FROM 
THE LACEY ACT AND THE LACEY ACT AMEND-
MENTS OF 1981. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—Section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code (popularly known as the Lacey Act), and the 
Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.) 
shall not apply with respect to any covered water transfer, 
if— 
(1)(A) all prohibited species in the water trans-
ferred are located in both of the public water sup-
plies between which the water is transferred; and 
(B) the water is transferred directly between 
such public water supplies; or 
(2) the water is transferred in a closed convey-
ance system directly to treatment facilities where all 
prohibited species contained in the water transferred 
will be extirpated. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
WATER
TRANSFER.—The term 
‘‘covered water transfer’’ means a transfer between 
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public water supplies located on, along, or across the 
State boundaries between any of Texas, Arkansas, 
and Louisiana, of water containing a prohibited spe-
cies. 
(2) PROHIBITED SPECIES.—The term ‘‘prohib-
ited species’’ means any species— 
(A) the shipment of which is otherwise 
prohibited by section 42 of title 18, United 
States Code; or 
(B) the transfer of which is otherwise pro-
hibited by the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 
(16 U.S.C. 3371 et seq.). 
(3) PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.—The term ‘‘public 
water supply’’ means any body of water, including 
any river, lake, or stream, the water of which is 
available or made available to the public. 
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Union Calendar No. 198 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1807 
[Report No. 115–278, Part I] 
A BILL 
To exempt from the Lacey Act and the Lacey Act 
Amendments of 1981 certain water transfers be-
tween any of the States of Texas, Arkansas, and 
Louisiana. 
AUGUST 25, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
AUGUST 25, 2017 
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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Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note) or with 
funds made available under title 23, United States Code, 
may be a multipurpose noise barrier. 
(b) STATE APPROVAL.—A State, on behalf of the 
Secretary, may approve accommodation of a secondary 
beneficial use on a noise barrier within a right-of-way on 
a Federal-aid highway. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) MULTIPURPOSE NOISE BARRIER.—The term 
‘‘multipurpose noise barrier’’ means any noise bar-
rier that provides a secondary beneficial use, includ-
ing a barrier that hosts or accommodates renewable 
energy generation facilities, electrical transmission 
and distribution infrastructure, or broadband infra-
structure and conduit. 
(2) SECONDARY BENEFICIAL USE.—The term 
‘‘secondary beneficial use’’ means an environmental, 
economic, or social benefit in addition to highway 
noise mitigation. 
SEC. 5. AESTHETICS. 
A project sponsor constructing or preserving a noise 
barrier under section 339(b) of the National Highway Sys-
tem Designation Act of 1995 (23 U.S.C. 109 note) or with 
funds made available under title 23, United States Code, 
shall consider the aesthetics of the proposed noise barrier, 
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consistent with the latest version of the Noise Barrier De-
sign Handbook published by the Federal Highway Admin-
istration of the Department of Transportation. 
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rent fiscal year or received such funding in any 
of the preceding ten fiscal years, inclusive of 
any amounts States may retain pursuant to 
paragraph (2) of subsection (c); and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent of amounts appropriated 
pursuant to the authorizations of appropria-
tions under subsection (k) is provided to eligible 
recipients located in jurisdictions not receiving 
funding under section 2003 in the current fiscal 
year or have not received such funding in any 
of the preceding ten fiscal years, inclusive of 
any amounts States may retain pursuant to 
paragraph (2) of subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(1), the Administrator may allocate a different per-
centage if the Administrator does not receive a suffi-
cient number of applications from eligible recipients 
to meet the allocation percentages described in ei-
ther subparagraph (A) or (B) of such paragraph. If 
the Administrator exercises the authorization under 
this paragraph, the Administrator shall, not later 
than 30 days after such exercise, report to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Secu-
Black Colleges and Universities in States 
where such institutions are in existence, 
and charter school representatives in 
States where such schools are in existence, 
which shall include teachers, faculty, school 
leaders, specialized instructional support 
personnel (including guidance counselors), 
and paraprofessionals; 
‘‘(ii) interested community representa-
tives, including parents and students; 
‘‘(iii) the State workforce development 
board described in section 101 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
(29 U.S.C. 3111); 
‘‘(iv) representatives of special popu-
lations; 
‘‘(v) representatives of business and 
industry (including representatives of small 
business), which shall include representa-
tives of industry and sector partnerships in 
the State, as appropriate, and representa-
tives of labor organizations in the State; 
‘‘(vi) representatives of agencies serv-
ing out-of-school youth, homeless children 
and youth, and at-risk youth; and
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(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by striking ‘‘legal 
custodians’’ and inserting ‘‘parents’’. 
SEC. 6. REPORTING. 
The Missing Children’s Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5771 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 407 and 408 as 
section 408 and 409, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 406 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 407. REPORTING. 
‘‘(a) REQUIRED REPORTING.—As a condition of re-
ceiving funds under section 404(b), the grant recipient 
shall, based solely on reports received by the grantee and 
not involving any data collection by the grantee other than 
those reports, annually provide to the Administrator and 
make available to the general public, as appropriate— 
‘‘(1) the number of children nationwide who are 
reported to the grantee as missing; 
‘‘(2) the number of children nationwide who are 
reported to the grantee as victims of non-family ab-
ductions; 
‘‘(3) the number of children nationwide who are 
reported to the grantee as victims of family abduc-
tions; and 
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‘‘(4) the number of missing children recovered 
nationwide whose recovery was reported to the 
grantee. 
‘‘(b) INCIDENCE
OF ATTEMPTED CHILD ABDUC-
TIONS.—As a condition of receiving funds under section 
404(b), the grant recipient shall— 
‘‘(1) track the incidence of attempted child ab-
ductions in order to identify links and patterns; 
‘‘(2) provide such information to law enforce-
ment agencies; and 
‘‘(3) make such information available to the 
general public, as appropriate.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 23, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6802 
To prohibit Federal agencies from requiring lenders to estimate a borrower’s 
race or ethnicity via visual observation or surname. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 18, 2022 
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas (for himself, Mr. HILL, and Mr. LUETKEMEYER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To prohibit Federal agencies from requiring lenders to esti-
mate a borrower’s race or ethnicity via visual observation 
or surname. 
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 ‘‘Preventing Racial 
Profiling in Lending Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ESTIMATING RACE OR ETHNICITY. 
A Federal agency may not require any person or enti-
ty, when extending credit, to estimate a borrower’s race 
or ethnicity via visual observation or surname. 
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rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate regard-
ing such exercise. 
‘‘(i) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT.—Chapter 35 of 
title 44, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Pa-
perwork Reduction Act’), shall not apply to any changes 
to the application materials, Program forms, or other core 
Program documentation intended to enhance participation 
by eligible nonprofit organizations in the Program.’’; 
(7) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘$75 mil-
lion for each of fiscal years 2020 through 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘$75,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2022 and $500,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2023 through 2028’’; and 
(B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as 
follows: 
‘‘(2) OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
paragraph (1), not more than five percent is author-
ized— 
‘‘(A) to operate the program office; and 
‘‘(B) for other costs associated with the 
management, administration, and evaluation of 
the Program.’’; and
(8) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) TREATMENT.—Nonprofit organizations deter-
mined by the Secretary to be at risk of extremist attacks 
other than terrorist attacks and threats under subsection 
(a) are deemed to satisfy the conditions specified in sub-
section (b) if protecting such organizations against such 
other extremist attacks would help protect such organiza-
tions against such terrorist attacks and threats.’’. 
(b) PLAN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a plan for the 
administration of the program office for the Nonprofit Se-
curity Grant Program established under subsection (f) of 
section 2009 of the Homeland Security Act 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 609a), as amended by subsection (a), including a 
staffing plan for such program office. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 2008 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609) is amend-
ed—
(1) in subsection (c) by striking ‘‘sections 2003 
and 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2003, 2004, and 
2009’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘section 2003 
or 2004’’ and inserting ‘‘sections 2003, 2004, or 
2009’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 16, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6825 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
enhance the funding and administration of the 
Nonprofit Security Grant Program of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, and for other 
purposes.
‘‘(iii) is published on the Web sites of 
the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin-
quency Prevention, the Council, and the 
Department of Justice; and 
‘‘(iv) is in addition to the annual re-
port required under section 207.’’. 
SEC. 203. ANNUAL REPORT. 
Section 207 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5617) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by 
striking ‘‘a fiscal year’’ and inserting ‘‘each fiscal 
year’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and 
gender’’ and inserting ‘‘, gender, and ethnicity, 
as such term is defined by the Bureau of the 
Census,’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(C) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘and other’’ before 
‘‘disabilities,’’; and 
(ii) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
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(162) An attack on December 3, 2015, when a 
Palestinian shot an Israel Defense Forces soldier 
and an Israeli civilian north of Jerusalem. 
(163) An attack on December 3, 2015, when a 
Palestinian stabbed an Israel Defense Forces soldier 
near Jerusalem’s Old City. 
(164) An attempted attack on December 3, 
2015, when a Palestinian attempted to stab an 
Israeli at the Gush Etzion junction. 
(165) An attempted attack on December 3, 
2015, when a Palestinian attempted to stab an 
Israel Defense Forces soldier in the West Bank. 
(166) An attack on November 29, 2015, when 
a Palestinian stabbed an Israeli border police officer 
near Jerusalem’s Old City. 
(167) An attack on November 29, 2015, when 
a Palestinian stabbed a foreign worker from Nepal 
in Jerusalem. 
(168) An attack on November 27, 2015, when 
a Palestinian used his vehicle to ram two Israel De-
fense Forces soldiers in Kfar Adumim. 
(169) An attack on November 27, 2015, when 
a Palestinian used his vehicle to ram six Israel De-
fense Forces soldiers in the West Bank. 
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Administrator may not award a grant to a State entity 
for a fiscal year unless— 
‘‘(1)(A) the State that will be served by the 
State entity submitted a plan under section 223 for 
such fiscal year; and 
‘‘(B) such plan is approved by the Adminis-
trator for such fiscal year; or 
‘‘(2) after finding good cause for a waiver, the 
Administrator waives the plan required under sub-
paragraph (A) for such State for such fiscal year. 
‘‘(e) SUBGRANT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State entity re-
ceiving a grant under this section shall award 
subgrants to eligible entities in accordance with 
this subsection. 
‘‘(B) PRIORITY.—In awarding subgrants 
under this subsection, the State entity shall give 
priority to eligible entities that demonstrate 
ability in— 
‘‘(i) plans for service and agency co-
ordination and collaboration including the 
collocation of services; 
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with’’ and inserting ‘‘representa-
tives of’’; 
(ee) in subclause (VII), by 
striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ff) by striking subclause 
(VIII) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(VIII) persons, licensed or cer-
tified by the applicable State, with ex-
pertise and competence in preventing 
and addressing mental health and 
substance abuse needs in delinquent 
youth and youth at risk of delin-
quency; 
‘‘(IX) representatives of victim or 
witness advocacy groups, including at 
least one individual with expertise in 
addressing the challenges of sexual 
abuse and exploitation and trauma, 
particularly the needs of youth who 
experience disproportionate levels of 
sexual abuse, exploitation, and trauma 
before entering the juvenile justice 
system; and 
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