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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4158 
To increase the amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may 
distribute without consent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Mr. WALBERG (for himself and Mr. SABLAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 
and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To increase the amount of accrued benefit which a pension 
plan may distribute without consent. 
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 ‘‘Retirement Plan Mod-
ernization Act’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4154 
To delay any increase in flood insurance premium rates under the National 
Flood Insurance Program on properties located in flood hazard areas 
during any re-mapping of such areas by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Mr. DONOVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To delay any increase in flood insurance premium rates 
under the National Flood Insurance Program on prop-
erties located in flood hazard areas during any re-map-
ping of such areas by the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment 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, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Monitoring America’s 
Premiums Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘MAP Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. DELAY IN PREMIUM INCREASES DURING MAPPING. 
Subsection (e) of section 1308 of the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(i)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) in the case of any property that is located 
in an area having special flood hazards and for 
which the Administrator has commenced the process 
for any revision, updating, or other change in the 
flood insurance rate map for the property, any an-
nual period during which premium rate increases 
would otherwise apply to such property under this 
title shall be tolled, and such increases suspended, 
during the period that begins upon the commence-
ment of such process and ends upon the map becom-
ing final.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4156 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over- 
the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the 
maximum hours requirements. 
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 ‘‘Driver Fatigue Preven-
tion Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT 
OF 1938. 
Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
1938 (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1)) is amended by inserting be-
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fore the semicolon the following: ‘‘, except a driver of an 
‘over-the-road bus’ characterized by an elevated passenger 
deck located over a baggage compartment.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4157 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that Bureau of Prisons 
help Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain appropriate 
ID to facilitate their reentry into society, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. RASKIN, and Mr. EVANS) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that 
Bureau of Prisons help Federal prisoners who are being 
released to obtain appropriate ID to facilitate their re-
entry into society, 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 ‘‘Restoring Identity and 
Dignity Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REENTRY ASSISTANCE FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS. 
Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraph (D) as para-
graph (6), and redesignating subparagraphs (i) and 
(ii) of that paragraph as subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
respectively; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (E) as para-
graph (7), and redesignating subparagraphs (i) 
through (vii) of that paragraph as subparagraphs 
(A) through (G) respectively; and 
(3) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated 
by this section to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) establish prerelease planning procedures 
(including the payment of any costs) that help the 
prisoner, subject to any limitations in law— 
‘‘(A) apply for available Federal and State 
benefits (including Social Security benefits and 
veterans’ benefits) upon release; 
‘‘(B) obtain appropriate documents, such 
as Social Security cards, birth certificates, and 
driver’s licenses or State identification docu-
ments, to assist the prisoner in doing so, prior 
to release; and 
‘‘(C) pay for the cost of applying for those 
benefits and obtaining those documents; and’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4170 
To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 to promote greater 
transparency in the registration of persons serving as the agents of 
foreign principals, to provide the Attorney General with greater authority 
to investigate alleged violations of such Act and bring criminal and 
civil actions against persons who commit such violations, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. 
BIGGS, Mr. BUCK, and Mr. BABIN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 
to promote greater transparency in the registration of 
persons serving as the agents of foreign principals, to 
provide the Attorney General with greater authority to 
investigate alleged violations of such Act and bring crimi-
nal and civil actions against persons who commit such 
violations, 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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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF ACCRUED BENEFIT 
WHICH A PENSION PLAN MAY DISTRIBUTE 
WITHOUT CONSENT. 
(a) AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 
1986.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 411(a)(11)(A) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,600’’. 
(2) 
INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—Section 
411(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding at 
the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) INFLATION
ADJUSTMENT.—In the 
case of any plan year beginning after 2018, the 
Secretary shall adjust the $7,600 amount in 
subparagraph (A) at the same time and in the 
same manner as under section 415(d), except 
that the base period shall be the calendar quar-
ter beginning July 1, 2017, and any increase 
under this subparagraph which is not a multiple 
of $50 shall be rounded to the next lowest mul-
tiple of $50.’’. 
(3) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 401(a)(31)(B)(ii) of such Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘the dollar limit in effect under section 
411(a)(11)(A)’’. 
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(B) Section 411(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Code 
is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘under 
section 
411(a)(11)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘in effect under 
paragraph (11)(A)’’. 
(C) Section 457(e)(9)(A)(i) of such Code is 
amended by inserting ‘‘in effect’’ after ‘‘the dol-
lar limit’’. 
(b) AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT 
INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 203(e)(1) of the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 
(29 U.S.C. 1053(e)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$5,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,600’’. 
(2) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—Section 203(e) 
of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1053(e)) is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In the case of any plan year beginning 
after 2018, the Secretary of the Treasury shall ad-
just the $7,600 amount in paragraph (1) at the 
same time and in the same manner as under section 
415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except 
that the base period shall be the calendar quarter 
beginning July 1, 2017, and any increase under this 
paragraph which is not a multiple of $50 shall be 
rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50.’’. 
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(3) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
204(d)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1054(d)(1)) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘in effect’’ after ‘‘the dollar 
limit’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4159 
To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for 
mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 26, 2017 
Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA 
program for mortgage insurance for single family hous-
ing, 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 ‘‘Making FHA More 
Affordable Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ANNUAL PREMIUMS. 
Paragraph (2) of section 203(c) of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘For any’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (D), 
for any’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘For any’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (D), 
for any’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking ‘‘In ad-
dition’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subparagraph (D), 
in addition’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) The Secretary may not collect any 
annual premiums under this paragraph with re-
spect to a mortgage at any time that the re-
maining insured principal balance (excluding 
the portion of the remaining balance attrib-
utable to the premium collected under subpara-
graph (A)) is 78 percent or less than the lower 
of (i) the sales price of the dwelling at the sale 
in connection with which the mortgage was 
made, or (ii) the appraised value of the dwelling 
at the time of the origination of the mortgage.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 415 
To amend GEAR UP to require that schools receiving funding under the 
program provide students with access to academic and mental health 
counseling services, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Mrs. LAWRENCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend GEAR UP to require that schools receiving fund-
ing under the program provide students with access to 
academic and mental health counseling services, 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 ‘‘GEAR UP for Coun-
seling’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4165 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a safe harbor 
for determinations of worker classification, to require increased reporting, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2017 
Mr. RICE of South Carolina 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 provide 
a safe harbor for determinations of worker classification, 
to require increased reporting, 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 ‘‘New Economy Works 
to Guarantee Independence and Growth Act of 2017’’ or 
the ‘‘NEW GIG Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
REQUIREMENT 
OF 
ACADEMIC 
AND 
MENTAL 
HEALTH COUNSELING. 
Section 404D(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a–24(a)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) Providing participating students access to 
academic and mental health counseling services.’’. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 404H of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1070a–28) is amended by striking ‘‘2009’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2018’’. 
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SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF WORKER CLASSIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 79 of the Internal Rev-
enue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 7706. DETERMINATION OF WORKER CLASSIFICATION. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this title (and 
notwithstanding any provision of this title not contained 
in this section to the contrary), if the requirements of sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) are met with respect to any serv-
ice performed by a service provider, then with respect to 
such service— 
‘‘(1) the service provider shall not be treated as 
an employee, 
‘‘(2) the service recipient shall not be treated as 
an employer, 
‘‘(3) any payor shall not be treated as an em-
ployer, and 
‘‘(4) the compensation paid or received for such 
service shall not be treated as paid or received with 
respect to employment. 
‘‘(b) 
GENERAL
SERVICE
PROVIDER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of this 
subsection are met with respect to any service if the 
service provider either— 
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‘‘(3) NO INTEREST.—No interest shall be al-
lowed on any overpayment attributable to this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No credit shall be allowed 
under subsection (a) to an eligible individual who 
does not include on the return of tax for the taxable 
year— 
‘‘(A) such individual’s valid identification 
number, and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a joint return, the valid 
identification number of such individual’s 
spouse. 
‘‘(2) VALID
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), the term ‘valid identifica-
tion number’ means a social security number issued 
to an individual by the Social Security Administra-
tion. Such term shall not include a TIN issued by 
the Internal Revenue Service.’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) 
DEFINITION
OF
DEFICIENCY.—Section 
6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting 
‘‘6428,’’ after ‘‘168(k)(4),’’. 
(2) MATHEMATICAL OR CLERICAL ERROR AU-
THORITY.—Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code is 
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amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (P), by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (R) and inserting ‘‘, and’’, and by insert-
ing after subparagraph (R) the following: 
‘‘(S) an omission of information required 
under section 6428(f) to be included on a re-
turn.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 
31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
‘‘6428,’’ before ‘‘or 6431’’. 
(2) The table of sections for subchapter B of 
chapter 65 of such Code is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 6427 the following 
new item: 
‘‘Sec. 6428. Payor State credit amount for individuals.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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‘‘(A) meets the requirements of paragraph 
(2) with respect to such service, or 
‘‘(B) in the case of a service provider en-
gaged in the trade or business of selling (or so-
liciting the sale of) goods or services, meets the 
requirements of paragraph (3) with respect to 
such service. 
‘‘(2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The requirements of 
this paragraph are met with respect to any 
service if the service provider, in connection 
with performing the service— 
‘‘(i) incurs expenses— 
‘‘(I) which are deductible under 
section 162, and 
‘‘(II) a significant portion of 
which are not reimbursed, 
‘‘(ii) agrees to perform the service for 
a particular amount of time, to achieve a 
specific result, or to complete a specific 
task, and 
‘‘(iii) satisfies not less than one of the 
factors described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) FACTORS.—The factors described in 
this subparagraph are the following: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4164 
To provide that the owner of a water right may use the water for the 
cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise authorized by State law. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 27, 2017 
Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. PETERSON, Ms. GABBARD, 
Mr. POCAN, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GARRETT, and Ms. 
DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committees on the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To provide that the owner of a water right may use the 
water for the cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise 
authorized by State law. 
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 ‘‘Industrial Hemp 
Water Rights Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF WATER FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVA-
TION. 
(a) DEFINITION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘industrial hemp’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 7606(b) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (7 U.S.C. 5940(b)). 
(b) USE FOR INDUSTRIAL HEMP CULTIVATION.— 
Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act (21 
U.S.C. 801 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 41, United States 
Code, or any other Federal law, an owner of an absolute 
or conditional or reserved water right, including a feder-
ally recognized Tribe, or an entity that receives or distrib-
utes water contracted from the Federal Government, may, 
pursuant to applicable water law, use or sell for use by 
another person the water subject to the water right or the 
contract, as applicable, for the cultivation of industrial 
hemp, regardless of whether the water has passed through 
a Federal water project, if the growth or cultivation of 
industrial hemp is otherwise authorized under the laws of 
the State or Tribe in whose jurisdiction in which such use 
occurs. 
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‘‘(i) the personal casualty losses— 
‘‘(I) attributable to a federally 
declared disaster occurring during the 
period beginning after December 31, 
2007, and before January 1, 2010, or 
during the period beginning after De-
cember 31, 2011, and before January 
1, 2016, and 
‘‘(II) occurring in a disaster 
area, over 
‘‘(ii) personal casualty gains. 
‘‘(C) FEDERALLY DECLARED DISASTER.— 
For purposes of this paragraph— 
‘‘(i) 
FEDERALLY
DECLARED
DIS-
ASTER.—The term ‘federally declared dis-
aster’ has the meaning given such term by 
subsection (i)(5)(A). 
‘‘(ii) DISASTER AREA.—The term ‘dis-
aster area’ has the meaning given such 
term by subsection (i)(5)(B).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (4) of 
section 165(h) of such Code, as so redesignated, is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs 
(2) and (3)’’. 
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S 
Corporation 
shareholder 
by 
reason 
of 
section 
1361(c)(7)’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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