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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1357 
To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit programs that combat 
invasive species. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2017 
Ms. STEFANIK (for herself and Mr. THOMPSON of California) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Re-
sources, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the issuance of a semipostal to benefit 
programs that combat invasive species. 
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 ‘‘Stamp Out Invasive 
Species Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COMBATING INVASIVE SPECIES SEMIPOSTAL. 
(a) FINDING.—Congress finds that invasive species 
pose a serious threat to our natural ecosystems, signifi-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1356 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit disclosure of tax 
return information to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the House of Representatives and to the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the Senate. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2017 
Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. WELCH, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. 
RASKIN, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Mr. HIMES, Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, Mr. MCNERNEY, 
Mr. JONES, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 
KEATING, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. EVANS, Ms. LEE, Mr. 
DEUTCH, Mr. SIRES, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. SWALWELL of California, 
Mr. COHEN, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. PINGREE, 
Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. LARSEN of Washington) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit 
disclosure of tax return information to the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Rep-
resentatives and to the Select Committee on Intelligence 
of the Senate. 
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. DISCLOSURE OF TAX RETURN INFORMATION 
TO INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 6103(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘the chairman of the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives, the chairman of the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate,’’ before ‘‘or the 
chairman of the Joint Committee on Taxation’’, and 
(2) by striking ‘‘COMMITTEE
ON
WAYS
AND 
MEANS, COMMITTEE ON FINANCE, AND JOINT COM-
MITTEE ON TAXATION’’ in the heading thereof and 
inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to written requests made after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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cantly harm native plant and animal populations, and 
cause detrimental economic damage to local communities. 
(b) SEMIPOSTAL.—In order to afford a convenient 
way for members of the public to contribute to programs 
that combat invasive species, the United States Postal 
Service shall issue a semipostal stamp in accordance with 
the provisions of this section. Such semipostal stamp shall 
be known as the ‘‘Combating Invasive Species Semipostal 
Stamp’’. 
(c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The issuance and sale of the 
Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp shall 
be governed by the provisions of section 416 of title 
39, United States Code, and regulations issued 
under such section, subject to the requirements of 
this subsection. 
(2) DIFFERENTIAL RATE.—The differential in-
cluded in the rate of postage established for the 
Combating Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp under 
section 416(c) of such title may not exceed 25 per-
cent. 
(3) DURATION.—The Combating Invasive Spe-
cies Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the 
public for a period of 2 years, beginning not later 
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than 12 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act. 
(4) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.—All amounts 
becoming available from the sale of the Combating 
Invasive Species Semipostal Stamp (as determined 
under section 416(d) of such title) shall be trans-
ferred in equal proportion to the Department of the 
Interior and the Department of Agriculture, for the 
purpose described in subsection (a), through pay-
ments which shall be made at least twice a year. 
(d) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this Act, the term 
‘‘semipostal stamp’’ means a stamp described in section 
416(a)(1) of such title. 
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the Attorney General, with respect to any conduct consti-
tuting a violation of a Federal law enacted after the date 
of the enactment of this Act relating to data security and 
engaged in by a business entity, and a State Attorney 
General with respect to that conduct to the extent the con-
duct adversely affects an interest of the residents of a 
State. 
(b) CIVIL PENALTY.— 
(1) GENERALLY.—An authorized entity may in 
a civil action obtain a civil penalty of not more than 
$500,000 from any business entity that engages in 
conduct constituting a violation of a Federal law en-
acted after the date of the enactment of this Act re-
lating to data security. 
(2) SPECIAL RULE FOR INTENTIONAL VIOLA-
TION.—If the violation described in subsection (a) is 
intentional, 
the 
maximum 
civil 
penalty 
is 
$1,000,000. 
(c) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.—An authorized entity may, 
in a civil action against a business entity that has engaged, 
or is engaged, in any conduct constituting a violation of 
a Federal law enacted after the date of the enactment of 
this Act relating to data security, obtain an order— 
(1) enjoining such act or practice; or 
(2) enforcing compliance with that law. 
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(b) EXISTING SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY POLICIES.— 
Notwithstanding section 1009(b) of the America COM-
PETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6620(b)), as amended by this Act, 
a scientific integrity policy that was in effect on the day 
before the date of enactment of this Act may satisfy the 
requirements of section 1009 of that Act if the head of 
a Federal agency that funds or conducts scientific re-
search— 
(1) makes a written determination that the pol-
icy satisfies the requirements of that section; and 
(2) submits the written determination and the 
policy to the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy and Congress. 
(c) CLARIFICATION.—Nothing in this Act shall affect 
the application of United States copyright law. 
SEC. 7. NAPA REVIEW. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Director of the Office of Science and Tech-
nology Policy shall enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academy of Public Administration— 
(1) to study the appropriateness of the sci-
entific integrity policies under section 1009 of the 
America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 6620), as 
added by section 6 of this Act— 
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(A) in promoting the communication and 
open exchange of data and findings to other 
agencies, policymakers, and the public of re-
search conducted by scientists employed or con-
tracted by a Federal agency; and 
(B) in preventing the suppression or dis-
tortion of the data and findings described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
(2) to recommend any improvements to the sci-
entific integrity policies to achieve the purposes de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
(1). 
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‘‘The preceding sentence shall not apply in the case of a 
specified similar amount (as defined in subsection (f)(2)).’’. 
(h) TIME LIMITATION FOR NOTICE OF PROPOSED AD-
JUSTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 6231 is amended by 
redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
(c) and (d), respectively, and by inserting after sub-
section (a) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) TIMING OF NOTICES.— 
‘‘(1) NOTICE OF PROPOSED PARTNERSHIP AD-
JUSTMENT.—Any notice of a proposed partnership 
adjustment shall not be mailed later than the date de-
termined under section 6235 (determined without re-
gard to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) 
thereof). 
‘‘(2) NOTICE OF FINAL PARTNERSHIP ADJUST-
MENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Except to the extent 
that the partnership elects to waive the applica-
tion of this subparagraph, any notice of a final 
partnership adjustment shall not be mailed ear-
lier than 270 days after the date on which the 
notice of the proposed partnership adjustment is 
mailed.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1361 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the non- 
application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabili-
tative wheelchairs and accessories. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 2, 2017 
Mr. ZELDIN (for himself, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, 
Mr. LATTA, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. ELLISON, 
Mrs. BLACKBURN, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
YOUNG of Iowa, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 
Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. LANCE, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. CROWLEY, and 
Ms. DELAURO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
on Ways and Means, 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 concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisi-
tion rates to complex rehabilitative wheelchairs and ac-
cessories. 
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. CLARIFYING NON-APPLICATION OF MEDICARE 
COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION RATES TO COM-
PLEX REHABILITATIVE WHEELCHAIRS AND 
ACCESSORIES. 
Section 1834(a)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)(F)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (ii), by striking at the end ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in clause (iii), by striking at the end the pe-
riod and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(iv) in the case of covered items fur-
nished on or after July 1, 2017, the Sec-
retary shall not apply this subparagraph or 
any other provision of this title to use in-
formation from the competitive acquisition 
program to determine payment amounts 
for items excluded from such competitive 
acquisition program, including all complex 
rehabilitative manual and power wheel-
chairs classified by the Secretary as of 
January 1, 2015, and, without limitation, 
any wheelchair accessory, cushion, or back 
when furnished in connection with a com-
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plex rehabilitative manual or power wheel-
chair.’’. 
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SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, 
shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a 
Hunkin VA Clinic’’. Any reference to such community- 
based outpatient clinic in any law, regulation, map, docu-
ment, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Faleomavaega Eni 
Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1362 
AN ACT 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs com-
munity-based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, 
American 
Samoa, 
the 
Faleomavaega 
Eni 
Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic.
H. R. 1362 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen 
An Act 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic 
in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMU-
NITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, PAGO PAGO, AMER-
ICAN SAMOA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based out-
patient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, shall after the date 
of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the 
‘‘Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic’’. Any reference 
to such community-based outpatient clinic in any law, regulation, 
map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a 
Hunkin VA Clinic. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1362 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a 
Hunkin VA Clinic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, 
the Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, 
shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a 
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Hunkin VA Clinic’’. Any reference to such community- 
based outpatient clinic in any law, regulation, map, docu-
ment, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Faleomavaega Eni 
Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1362 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 8, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, 
the Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic. 
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. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, 
shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a 
Hunkin VA Clinic’’. Any reference to such community- 
based outpatient clinic in any law, regulation, map, docu-
ment, record, or other paper of the United States shall 
be considered to be a reference to the Faleomavaega Eni 
Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 7, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1363 
To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that 
any hours worked by Federal firefighters under a qualified trade-of- 
time arrangement shall be excluded for purposes of determinations relat-
ing to overtime pay. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. SARBANES (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, Ms. PINGREE, 
Ms. DELBENE, and Mr. LYNCH) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, to 
provide that any hours worked by Federal firefighters 
under a qualified trade-of-time arrangement shall be ex-
cluded for purposes of determinations relating to over-
time pay. 
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 ‘‘Federal Firefighter 
Flexibility and Fairness Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF HOURS WORKED UNDER A QUALI-
FIED TRADE-OF-TIME ARRANGEMENT. 
Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a quali-
fied trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for 
purposes of any determination relating to eligibility for, 
or the amount of, any overtime pay under this section. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘qualified trade-of-time arrange-
ment’ means an arrangement under which 2 fire-
fighters who are employed by the same agency 
agree, solely at their option and with the approval 
of their employing agency, to substitute for one an-
other during scheduled work hours in the perform-
ance of work in the same capacity; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘firefighter’ means a firefighter 
as defined by section 8331(21) or 8401(14).’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1365 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require certain acquisition 
innovation, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. CORREA (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
certain acquisition innovation, 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 ‘‘Department of Home-
land Security Acquisition Innovation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ACQUISITION INNOVATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title VII of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘(1) eligible employees of the Veterans Benefits 
Administration and the Veterans Health Administra-
tion with training and experience in the private sec-
tor; and 
‘‘(2) eligible employees of a private-sector entity 
with training and experience in the Department of 
Veterans Affairs. 
‘‘(b) FELLOWSHIP.—(1) A fellowship provided under 
this section is a one-year fellowship during which— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a Department participant, 
the participant receives training and experience at a 
private-sector entity that is engaged in the adminis-
tration and delivery of health care or other services 
similar to the benefits administered by the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(B) with respect to a private-sector partici-
pant, the participant receives training and experi-
ence at the Veterans Benefits Administration or the 
Veterans Health Administration. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall enter into such agreements 
with private-sector entities as are necessary to carry out 
this section. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS.—(1) In August of 
each year, the Secretary shall select— 
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