datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
‘‘(1) the court may not apply a minimum 
amount of damages for each member of the class; 
and 
‘‘(2) the total recovery (excluding reasonable at-
torney’s fees as determined by the court) of the class 
shall not exceed the lesser of— 
‘‘(A) $500,000; or 
‘‘(B) 1 percent of the net worth of such 
person.’’. 
(b) NEGLIGENT NONCOMPLIANCE.—Section 617 of 
the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681o7) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.—With respect to a 
class action (as such term is defined in section 1711 of 
title 28, United States Code), or series of class actions 
arising out of the same failure to comply of a person, 
brought by consumers against a person who negligently 
fails to comply with any requirement imposed under this 
title, such person is liable to such consumers in an amount 
equal to the sum of any actual damages sustained by the 
consumers as a result of the failure, except that the total 
recovery (excluding reasonable attorney’s fees as deter-
mined by the court) of the class shall not exceed the lesser 
of— 
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‘‘(1) $500,000; or 
‘‘(2) 1 percent of the net worth of such per-
son.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 235 
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance 
appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year 
budget authority, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Natural 
Resources, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to au-
thorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health 
Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, 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 ‘‘Indian Health Service 
Advance Appropriations Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIAN 
HEALTH SERVICE ACCOUNTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 825 of the Indian Health 
Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1680o) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a)’’ before ‘‘There are au-
thorized’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) For each fiscal year, beginning with the first fis-
cal year that starts during the year after the year in which 
this subsection is enacted, discretionary new budget au-
thority provided for the Indian Health Services and Indian 
Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service 
shall include advance discretionary new budget authority 
that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after 
the budget year. 
‘‘(c) The Secretary shall include in documents sub-
mitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget 
submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
States Code, for each fiscal year to which subsection (b) 
applies detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the 
Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities ac-
counts of the Indian Health Service for the fiscal year fol-
lowing the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.’’. 
(b) SUBMISSION
OF BUDGET REQUEST.—Section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
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‘‘(40) information on estimates of appropria-
tions for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for 
which the budget is submitted for the following ac-
counts of the Indian Health Service: 
‘‘(A) Indian Health Services. 
‘‘(B) Indian Health Facilities.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2361 
To promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and 
industry, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. SCHRADER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To promote energy savings in residential and commercial 
buildings and industry, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definition of Secretary. 
TITLE I—BUILDINGS 
Subtitle A—Building Energy Codes 
Sec. 101. Greater energy efficiency in building codes. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
increase the amount that certain banks and savings asso-
ciations may invest in small business investment compa-
nies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(D) An explanation of the medical treat-
ment, including the expected frequency and du-
ration of the treatment. 
(c) NO LIABILITY OR USE OF OUTCOMES.— 
(1) NO LIABILITY.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, no liability shall lie against a pro-
ducer, manufacturer, distributor, prescriber, dis-
penser, possessor, or user of an experimental drug, 
biological product, or device for the production, man-
ufacture, distribution, prescribing, dispensing, pos-
session, or use of an experimental drug, biological 
product, or device that is in compliance, with sub-
section (a). 
(2) NO USE OF OUTCOMES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the outcome of any pro-
duction, manufacture, distribution, prescribing, dis-
pensing, possession, or use of an experimental drug, 
biological product, or device that was done in com-
pliance with subsection (a) shall not be used by a 
Federal agency reviewing the experimental drug, bio-
logical product, or device to delay or otherwise ad-
versely impact review or approval of such experi-
mental drug, biological product, or device. 
(d) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to— 
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tion on conveyance or reconveyance imposed by the United 
States in that Act or deed. 
(b) EFFECT ON LEASEHOLD INTERESTS.—No person 
or entity holding a leasehold interest in the non-Federal 
land as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be re-
quired to involuntarily accept a fee interest to the non- 
Federal land in place of the leasehold interest in the non- 
Federal land. 
(c) CONVEYANCE OF LAND WITHIN SANTA ROSA 
COUNTY, FLORIDA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of the au-
thority granted to the County to convey the non- 
Federal land under subsection (a), all right, title, 
and interest of the County in and to any portion of 
the non-Federal land that is within the jurisdictional 
boundaries of Santa Rosa County, Florida, shall be 
conveyed by the County to Santa Rosa County, Flor-
ida, by the date that is 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this Act. 
(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—A 
conveyance 
under 
paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be absolute; 
(B) terminate— 
(i) any subjugation of Santa Rosa 
County, Florida, to the County; or
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model building code or standard established under this 
section shall not be binding on a State, local government, 
or Indian tribe as a matter of Federal law.’’. 
Subtitle B—Worker Training and 
Capacity Building 
SEC. 111. BUILDING TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT CENTERS. 
The Secretary shall provide grants to institutions of 
higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) and Tribal Col-
leges or Universities (as defined in section 316(b) of that 
Act (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))) to establish building training 
and assessment centers— 
(1) to identify opportunities for optimizing en-
ergy efficiency and environmental performance in 
buildings; 
(2) to promote the application of emerging con-
cepts and technologies in commercial and institu-
tional buildings; and 
(3) to train engineers, architects, building sci-
entists, building energy permitting and enforcement 
officials, and building technicians in energy-efficient 
design and operation. 
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TITLE II—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 201. VOLUNTARY NATURE OF BUILDING ASSET RAT-
ING PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any program of the Secretary 
that may enable the owner of a commercial building or 
a residential building to obtain a rating, score, or label 
regarding the actual or anticipated energy usage or per-
formance of a building shall be made available on a vol-
untary, optional, and market-driven basis. 
(b) DISCLAIMER AS TO REGULATORY INTENT.—In-
formation disseminated by the Secretary regarding the 
program described in subsection (a), including any infor-
mation made available by the Secretary on a website, shall 
include language plainly stating that such program is not 
developed or intended to be the basis for a regulatory pro-
gram by a Federal, State, local, or municipal government 
body. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2363 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act to reauthorize the predisaster hazard mitigation program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mr. CARSON of Indiana introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act to reauthorize the predisaster haz-
ard mitigation program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PREDISASTER HAZARD MITIGATION PROGRAM. 
Section 203(m) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5133(m)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Investing in Main 
Street Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES. 
Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2364 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 to increase the amount that certain banks 
and savings associations may invest in small 
business investment companies, subject to the ap-
proval of the appropriate Federal banking agen-
cy, and for other purposes.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
increase the amount that certain banks and savings asso-
ciations may invest in small business investment compa-
nies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Investing in Main 
Street Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES. 
Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 152 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2364 
[Report No. 115–216] 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount 
that certain banks and savings associations may invest in small business 
investment companies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Ms. MENG, and Mr. KNIGHT) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
Business 
JULY 12, 2017 
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 Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to 
increase the amount that certain banks and savings asso-
ciations may invest in small business investment compa-
nies, subject to the approval of the appropriate Federal 
banking agency, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Investing in Main 
Street Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. INVESTMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT 
COMPANIES. 
Section 302(b) of the Small Business Investment Act 
of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the pe-
riod the following: ‘‘or, subject to the approval of the 
appropriate Federal banking agency, 15 percent of 
such capital and surplus’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) APPROPRIATE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCY 
DEFINED.—For purposes of this subsection, the 
term ‘appropriate Federal banking agency’ has the 
meaning given that term under section 3 of the Fed-
eral Deposit Insurance Act.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 152 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2364 
[Report No. 115–216] 
A BILL 
To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 to increase the amount that certain banks 
and savings associations may invest in small 
business investment companies, subject to the ap-
proval of the appropriate Federal banking agen-
cy, and for other purposes. 
JULY 12, 2017 
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. 2365 
To convey certain Federal land in California to Apple Valley, California, 
Twentynine Palms, California, Barstow, California, and Victorville, California. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mr. COOK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To convey certain Federal land in California to Apple Valley, 
California, Twentynine Palms, California, Barstow, Cali-
fornia, and Victorville, California. 
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 ‘‘Desert Community 
Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE FOR APPLE VALLEY OFF-HIGHWAY 
VEHICLE RECREATION AREA. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) TOWN.—The term ‘‘Town’’ means the town 
of Apple Valley, California. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND TO TOWN.— 
(1) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall convey to the Town, without consid-
eration, all right, title, and interest of the United 
States in and to the surface estate of the approxi-
mately 4,630 acres of land generally depicted as 
‘‘Proposed Conveyance Area’’ on the entitled ‘‘Con-
veyance to Town of Apple Valley’’ and dated June 
1, 2015. Such land shall be known and designated 
as the ‘‘Apple Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Recre-
ation Area’’. 
(2) EXISTING RIGHTS AND MINERAL ESTATE.— 
The conveyance under this subsection— 
(A) is subject to valid existing rights; and 
(B) does not include the mineral estate. 
(c) USE OF CONVEYED LAND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The land conveyed under 
subsection (b) may be used by the Town for any 
public purpose authorized in paragraph (2), con-
sistent with the Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly 
known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act; 
43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.). 
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(1) require a manufacturer or other person to 
make available any experimental drug, biological 
product, or device; or 
(2) prohibit a manufacturer or other person 
from receiving compensation or recovering costs for 
the production, manufacture, distribution, or sale of 
an experiment drug, biological product, or device. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT.—The term ‘‘biologi-
cal product’’ has the meaning given to such term in 
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 262). 
(2) DEVICE; DRUG.—The terms ‘‘device’’ and 
‘‘drug’’ have the meanings given to such terms in 
section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act (21 U.S.C. 321). 
(3) EXPERIMENTAL DRUG, BIOLOGICAL PROD-
UCT, OR DEVICE.—The term ‘‘experimental drug, bi-
ological product, or device’’ means a drug, biological 
product, or device that— 
(A) has successfully completed a phase 1 
clinical investigation; 
(B) remains under investigation in a clin-
ical trial approved by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration; and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2366 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans 
dischargeable. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 4, 2017 
Mr. DELANEY (for himself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. 
SINEMA, and Ms. LOFGREN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student 
loans dischargeable. 
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 ‘‘Discharge Student 
Loans in Bankruptcy Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE. 
Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (8); and 
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(2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through 
(14B) as paragraphs (8) through (14A), respec-
tively. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
Title 11, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
(2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; 
(3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking 
‘‘(14A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(14)’’; and 
(4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ‘‘(8), or 
(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (8)’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply only with respect to 
cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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