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‘‘(A) review quality measures that relate to 
opioids and opioid use disorders, including exist-
ing measures and those under development; 
‘‘(B) identify gaps in areas of quality meas-
urement that relate to opioids and opioid use 
disorders, and identify measure development pri-
orities for such measure gaps; and 
‘‘(C) make recommendations to the Sec-
retary on quality measures with respect to 
opioids and opioid use disorders for purposes of 
improving care, prevention, diagnosis, health 
outcomes, and treatment, including recommenda-
tions for revisions of such measures, need for de-
velopment of new measures, and recommenda-
tions for including such measures in the Merit- 
Based Incentive Payment System under section 
1848(q), the alternative payment models under 
section 1833(z)(3)(C), the shared savings pro-
gram under section 1899, the quality reporting 
requirements for inpatient hospitals under sec-
tion 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii), and the hospital value- 
based 
purchasing 
program 
under 
section 
1886(o). 
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION
OF
MEASURES
BY
SEC-
RETARY.—The Secretary shall consider—
‘‘Sec. 716. Data protection. 
‘‘Sec. 717. Reference.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 697 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
improve the management and administration of 
the security clearance processes throughout the 
Department of Homeland Security, and for other 
purposes.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 697 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 1, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve 
the management and administration of the security clear-
ance processes throughout the Department of Homeland 
Security, 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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‘‘(A) using opioid and opioid use disorder 
measures (including measures used under the 
Merit-Based Incentive Payment System under 
section 1848(q), measures recommended under 
paragraph (2)(C), and other such measures iden-
tified by the Secretary) in alternative payment 
models under section 1833(z)(3)(C) and in the 
shared savings program under section 1899; and 
‘‘(B) using opioid measures described in 
subparagraph (A), as applicable, in the quality 
reporting requirements for inpatient hospitals 
under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(viii), and in the 
hospital value-based purchasing program under 
section 1886(o). 
‘‘(4) PRIORITIZATION
OF
MEASURE
DEVELOP-
MENT.—The Secretary shall prioritize for measure de-
velopment the gaps in quality measures identified 
under paragraph (2)(B). 
‘‘(5) PRIORITIZATION
OF
MEASURE
ENDORSE-
MENT.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(A) during the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this subsection and end-
ing on December 31, 2023, shall prioritize the 
endorsement of measures relating to opioids and 
opioid use disorders by the entity with a con-
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‘‘(B) State, local, and Tribal governments; 
‘‘(C) nonprofit organizations; 
‘‘(D) law enforcement; 
‘‘(E) medical experts; 
‘‘(F) public health educators; and 
‘‘(G) research institutions regarding preven-
tion, treatment, recovery, and other services for 
opioid and other substance use disorders; 
‘‘(3) provides data on substance use disorder pre-
vention and treatment strategies in different regions 
of and populations in the United States; 
‘‘(4) identifies information on alternatives to 
controlled substances for pain management, such as 
approaches studied by the National Institutes of 
Health Pain Consortium, the National Center for 
Complimentary and Integrative Health, and other in-
stitutes and centers at the National Institutes of 
Health, as appropriate; and 
‘‘(5) identifies guidelines and best practices for 
health care providers regarding treatment of sub-
stance use disorders. 
‘‘(b) CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘controlled substance’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 802).’’.
HR 697 RFS
‘‘SEC. 716. DATA PROTECTION. 
‘‘The Secretary shall ensure that all information re-
ceived for the adjudication of eligibility of an individual 
for access to classified information is consistent with the 
Adjudicative Guidelines for Determining Access to Classi-
fied Information published on December 29, 2005, or 
similar successor regulation, and is protected against mis-
appropriation. 
‘‘SEC. 717. REFERENCE. 
‘‘Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this 
subtitle, any reference to the ‘Department’ includes all 
components and offices of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended— 
(1) by inserting before the item relating to sec-
tion 701 the following new item: 
‘‘Subtitle A—Headquarters Activities’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 707 the following new items: 
‘‘Subtitle B—Security Clearances 
‘‘Sec. 711. Designation of national security sensitive and public trust positions. 
‘‘Sec. 712. Review of position designations. 
‘‘Sec. 713. Audits. 
‘‘Sec. 714. Reporting. 
‘‘Sec. 715. Uniform adjudication, suspension, denial, and revocation. 
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‘‘Sec. 716. Data protection. 
‘‘Sec. 717. Reference.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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with such contribution such organization will perform pol-
icy analysis for the benefit of such foreign person. 
‘‘(b) FORM AND MANNER OF RETURN.—Such return 
shall— 
‘‘(1) be made at such time and in such form 
and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, and 
‘‘(2) contain the name and address of the for-
eign person and the amount of the contribution to 
which such return relates. 
‘‘(c) STATEMENT SHALL BE FURNISHED TO ORGA-
NIZATION.—Every person required to make a return 
under subsection (a) with respect to a contribution shall 
furnish to the organization to which such contribution was 
made a written statement showing— 
‘‘(1) the information required to be shown on 
the return under subsection (a), and 
‘‘(2) the name and address of the person re-
quired to make such return. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ has the meaning given such term by section 
6104(d)(3)(C)(ii). 
‘‘(2) APPLICABLE
EXEMPT
ORGANIZATION.— 
The term ‘applicable exempt organization’ means an 
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workers, and representatives of U.S. Citizen and Immigra-
tion Services (USCIS) and the Department of State. 
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‘‘(8) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. 
‘‘(9) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. 
‘‘(10) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2022.’’; and 
(2) by amending subsection (e) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS TO CONDUCT PROGRAM AU-
DITS, EVALUATIONS, MONITORING, AND ADMINISTRA-
TION.—Of the amounts made available to carry out this 
part for a fiscal year, $300,000 is authorized to be made 
available to carry out audits, evaluations, monitoring, and 
administration of programs under this part, including per-
sonnel costs associated with such audits, evaluations, mon-
itoring and administration.’’. 
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year the effectiveness of the national 
media campaign based on data from— 
‘‘(aa) the Monitoring the Fu-
ture Study published by the De-
partment of Health and Human 
Services; 
‘‘(bb) the National Survey on 
Drug Use and Health; and 
‘‘(cc) other relevant studies or 
publications, as determined by the 
Director, including tracking and 
evaluation data collected accord-
ing to marketing and advertising 
industry standards; and 
‘‘(II) ensure that the effectiveness 
of the national media campaign is 
evaluated in a manner that enables 
consideration of whether the national 
media campaign has contributed to 
changes in attitude or behaviors among 
the target audience with respect to sub-
stance use and such other measures of 
evaluation as the Director determines 
are appropriate.
organization described in section 501(c)(3) and ex-
empt from tax under section 501(a).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 
of such Code is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6050X. Returns relating to foreign contributions to 501(c)(3) organiza-
tions through intermediaries.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after De-
cember 31, 2017. 
SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON UNDISCLOSED FOREIGN 
CONTRIBUTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 50A—FOREIGN 
CONTRIBUTIONS 
‘‘Sec. 5000D. Imposition of tax on undisclosed foreign contributions. 
‘‘SEC. 5000D. IMPOSITION OF TAX ON UNDISCLOSED FOR-
EIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) IMPOSITION OF TAX.—In the case of a United 
States person who makes an applicable foreign-source po-
litical contribution and fails to disclose such contribution 
during the 30-day period beginning on the date such con-
tribution was made, there is hereby imposed on any such 
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failure a tax equal to the applicable percentage of the 
amount of such contribution. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes of 
this section, the applicable percentage shall be 10 percent, 
increased by 10 percentage points (but not to more than 
100 percent) for each subsequent 30-day period (or frac-
tion thereof) thereafter during which such failure con-
tinues. 
‘‘(c) APPLICABLE FOREIGN-SOURCE POLITICAL CON-
TRIBUTION.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘appli-
cable foreign-source political contribution’ means any con-
tribution directly or indirectly for the benefit of a can-
didate for Federal, State, or local elected office in the 
United States which is made on behalf of, or is funded 
by, a person other than a United States person or bona 
fide resident (as defined in section 937(a)) of a possession 
of the United States. 
‘‘(d) FORM AND MANNER OF DISCLOSURE.—The dis-
closure required under subsection (a) shall be made to the 
Secretary, and shall be made publicly available, in such 
form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe. Such 
disclosure shall include the amount of the contribution and 
shall identify on whose behalf such contribution was 
made.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for subtitle D of such Code is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘CHAPTER 50A. FOREIGN CONTRIBUTIONS’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made after De-
cember 31, 2018. 
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304 
† HR 6 EAS 
SEC. 3305. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HIGH-INTENSITY 
DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM. 
Section 707(p) of the Office of National Drug Control 
Policy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1706(p)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) $280,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 
through 2022.’’. 
SEC. 3306. REAUTHORIZATION OF DRUG COURT PROGRAM. 
Section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10261(a)(25)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘Except as pro-
vided’’ and all that follows and inserting the following: 
‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (C), there is author-
ized to be appropriated to carry out part EE $75,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022.’’. 
SEC. 3307. DRUG COURT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE. 
Section 705 of the Office of National Drug Control Pol-
icy Reauthorization Act of 1998 (21 U.S.C. 1704) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following—
SEC. 2. COOPER SPUR LAND EXCHANGE CLARIFICATION 
AMENDMENTS. 
Section 1206(a) of the Omnibus Public Land Man-
agement Act of 2009 (Public Law 111–11; 123 Stat. 
1018) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘120 
acres’’ and inserting ‘‘107 acres’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting 
‘‘improvements,’’ after ‘‘buildings,’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘As soon 
as practicable after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary and Mt. Hood 
Meadows shall select’’ and inserting ‘‘Not 
later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of the Mount Hood Cooper 
Spur Land Exchange Clarification Act, the 
Secretary and Mt. Hood Meadows shall 
jointly select’’; 
(ii) in clause (ii), in the matter pre-
ceding subclause (I), by striking ‘‘An ap-
praisal under clause (i) shall’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Except as provided under clause (iii), 
an appraisal under clause (i) shall assign a 
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(ii) public lands (as defined in section 
103 of the Federal Land Policy and Man-
agement Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702)); 
(iii) the outer Continental Shelf (as 
defined in section 2 of the Outer Conti-
nental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331)); 
and 
(iv) land managed by the Secretary of 
Energy. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘Federal 
land’’ includes land described in clauses (i) 
through (iv) of subparagraph (A) for which the 
rights to the surface estate or subsurface estate 
are owned by a non-Federal entity. 
(3) PRESIDENT.—The term ‘‘President’’ means 
the President or any designee of the President, in-
cluding— 
(A) the Secretary of Agriculture; 
(B) the Secretary of Energy; and 
(C) the Secretary. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, the President may not carry out 
any action that would prohibit or substantially delay 
the issuance of any of the following on Federal land, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch and 
White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELKHORN RANCH AND WHITE 
RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 
(a) LAND CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Consistent with 
the purpose of the Act of March 3, 1909 (43 U.S.C. 772), 
all right, title, and interest of the United States (subject 
to subsection (b)) in and to a parcel of land consisting 
of approximately 148 acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch Land Parcel–White River 
National Forest’’ and dated March 2015 shall be conveyed 
by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership, a Colo-
rado Limited Liability Partnership (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘GLP’’). 
(b) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) is subject to the valid existing rights of the 
lessee of Federal oil and gas lease COC–75070 and 
any other valid existing rights; and 
(2) shall reserve to the United States the right 
to collect rent and royalty payments on the lease re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) for the duration of the 
lease. 
(c) EXISTING BOUNDARIES.—The conveyance under 
subsection (a) does not modify the exterior boundary of
the White River National Forest or the boundaries of Sec-
tions 18 and 19 of Township 7 South, Range 93 West, 
Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, as such boundaries 
are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE; PAYMENT OF COSTS.— 
The conveyance directed under subsection (a) shall be 
completed not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. The conveyance shall be without 
consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Sec-
retary of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal 
description, or other activities carried out to prepare and 
issue the patent shall be paid by GLP to the Secretary 
prior to the land conveyance. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 698 
AN ACT 
To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn 
Ranch and the White River National Forest in 
the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 698 
To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White 
River National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. TIPTON (for himself, Mr. POLIS, and Mr. LAMBORN) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch 
and the White River National Forest in the State of 
Colorado, 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 ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch and 
White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELKHORN RANCH AND WHITE 
RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 
(a) LAND CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Consistent with 
the purpose of the Act of March 3, 1909 (43 U.S.C. 772), 
all right, title, and interest of the United States (subject 
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to subsection (b)) in and to a parcel of land consisting 
of approximately 148 acres as generally depicted on the 
map entitled ‘‘Elkhorn Ranch Land Parcel–White River 
National Forest’’ and dated March 2015 shall be conveyed 
by patent to the Gordman-Leverich Partnership, a Colo-
rado Limited Liability Partnership (in this section re-
ferred to as ‘‘GLP’’). 
(b) EXISTING RIGHTS.—The conveyance under sub-
section (a)— 
(1) is subject to the valid existing rights of the 
lessee of Federal oil and gas lease COC–75070 and 
any other valid existing rights; and 
(2) shall reserve to the United States the right 
to collect rent and royalty payments on the lease re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) for the duration of the 
lease. 
(c) EXISTING BOUNDARIES.—The conveyance under 
subsection (a) does not modify the exterior boundary of 
the White River National Forest or the boundaries of Sec-
tions 18 and 19 of Township 7 South, Range 93 West, 
Sixth Principal Meridian, Colorado, as such boundaries 
are in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) TIME FOR CONVEYANCE; PAYMENT OF COSTS.— 
The conveyance directed under subsection (a) shall be 
completed not later than 180 days after the date of the 
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ment was made. The terms of office of the members 
of the Board first taking office after the date of the 
enactment of this Act shall expire as follows: one at 
the end of 1 year, two at the end of 2 years, two 
at the end of 3 years, two at the end of 4 years, and 
two at the end of 5 years. 
(5) VACANCIES.—Each member of the Board 
shall continue in office until his successor is ap-
pointed in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment was made. Any vacancy on the Board shall be 
filled in the same manner as the initial appointment 
was made, and members of the Board appointed to 
fill vacancies shall be appointed for the remainder of 
such term. 
(c) DIRECTOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be se-
lected by the President from among the members of 
the Board. 
(2) AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REGULATIONS.—The 
Director is authorized to issue such regulations or 
other guidance as the Director determines are nec-
essary to carry out the purposes of this Act. 
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enactment of this Act. The conveyance shall be without 
consideration, except that all costs incurred by the Sec-
retary of the Interior relating to any survey, platting, legal 
description, or other activities carried out to prepare and 
issue the patent shall be paid by GLP to the Secretary 
prior to the land conveyance. 
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