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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3569 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to 
provide death benefits for campus police officers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. CASTRO of 
Texas, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. KEATING, 
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. MOULTON, Mr. NEAL, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. SHEA-POR-
TER, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. DESAULNIER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
Act of 1968 to provide death benefits for campus police 
officers. 
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 ‘‘Officer Sean Collier 
Campus Police Recognition Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEATH BENEFITS FOR CAMPUS POLICE OFFICERS. 
Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796b) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(9) as paragraphs (2) through (10), respectively; 
(2) by inserting the following before paragraph 
(2) (as so redesignated): 
‘‘(1) ‘campus police officer’ means a police offi-
cer— 
‘‘(A) who is authorized to enforce the 
criminal laws (including the authorization to 
make arrests); and 
‘‘(B) who is employed by an institution of 
higher education (as such term is defined in 
section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 
1965), including a police or similar department 
operated by such institution;’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (10) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’ ; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) a campus police officer.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 
respect to a personal injury sustained in the line of duty 
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by a campus police officer occurring on or after April 15, 
2013. 
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(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 221(f) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of a taxable 
year beginning after 2018, the $100,000 and 
$200,000 amounts in subsection (b)(2) shall each be 
increased by an amount equal to— 
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by 
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter-
mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
year in which the taxable year begins, deter-
mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2017’ for 
‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) 
thereof.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years ending after De-
cember 31, 2017. 
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(b) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government employee 
may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement 
from the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the 
rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular employ-
ment without interruption. 
(c) EXPERT
AND
CONSULTANT
SERVICES.—The 
Commission is authorized to procure the services of ex-
perts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of 
title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV 
of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 9. PUBLIC MEETINGS; PUBLIC VERSIONS OF REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIRING PUBLIC MEETINGS AND RELEASE OF 
PUBLIC
VERSIONS
OF
REPORTS.—The Commission 
shall— 
(1) hold public hearings and meetings to the ex-
tent appropriate; and 
(2) release public versions of the reports re-
quired under section 6(b). 
(b) PUBLIC HEARINGS.—Any public hearings of the 
Commission shall be conducted in a manner consistent 
with the protection of information provided to or developed 
for or by the Commission as required by any applicable 
statute, regulation, or Executive order. 
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SEC. 10. SECURITY CLEARANCES FOR COMMISSION MEM-
BERS AND STAFF. 
The appropriate Federal agencies or departments 
shall cooperate with the Commission in expeditiously pro-
viding to the Commission members and staff appropriate 
security clearances to the extent possible pursuant to ex-
isting procedures and requirements, except that no person 
shall be provided with access to classified information 
under this Act without the appropriate security clearances. 
SEC. 11. TERMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all the au-
thorities of this Act, shall terminate 60 days after the date 
on which the final report is submitted under section 
6(b)(2). 
(b) ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES BEFORE TERMI-
NATION.—The Commission may use the 60-day period re-
ferred to in subsection (a) for the purpose of concluding 
its activities, including providing testimony to committees 
of Congress concerning its reports, and disseminating the 
final report. 
SEC. 12. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 to carry out this 
Act. 
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(b) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts made 
available to the Commission under subsection (a) shall re-
main available until the termination of the Commission. 
SEC. 13. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘electronic systems’’ means 
computers, servers, and electronic communications. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3570 
To amend part A of title II of the Clean Air Act to exclude trailers and 
other vehicles that rely on a connection to a self-propelled vehicle from 
the definition of a motor vehicle. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. CARTER of Georgia (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FOR-
TENBERRY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. YOHO, 
and Mr. FLORES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend part A of title II of the Clean Air Act to exclude 
trailers and other vehicles that rely on a connection 
to a self-propelled vehicle from the definition of a motor 
vehicle. 
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 ‘‘Transportation and 
Trailer Modernization Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF VEHICLES THAT ARE NOT SELF- 
PROPELLED FROM MOTOR VEHICLE DEFINI-
TION. 
Paragraph (2) of section 216 of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7550) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘motor vehicle’ means— 
‘‘(A) any self-propelled vehicle designed for 
transporting persons or property on a street or 
highway; and 
‘‘(B) excludes any vehicle, such as a trail-
er, that relies upon connection to a self-pro-
pelled vehicle described in subparagraph (A) for 
propulsion.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3572 
To carry out an income-contingent repayment program for Federal Interest 
Free Education Loans for undergraduate students, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Ms. BASS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. WILSON of Florida, and Mr. ELLI-
SON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To carry out an income-contingent repayment program for 
Federal Interest Free Education Loans for under-
graduate students, 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 College More 
Affordable Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DIRECT FEDERAL UNDERGRADUATE LOANS AND 
REPAYMENT PLAN. 
(a) INTEREST RATES.—Section 455(a) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) UNDERGRADUATE
LOANS
ON
OR
AFTER 
THE DATE OF ENACTMENT OF THE MAKING COL-
LEGE MORE AFFORDABLE ACT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this Act, a new borrower on 
or after the date of enactment of the Making 
College More Affordable Act may only borrow a 
Federal Interest Free Education Loan for the 
undergraduate course work being pursued by 
such borrower. 
‘‘(B) TERMS, CONDITIONS, AND
BENE-
FITS.—A Federal Interest Free Education 
Loan shall have the same terms and conditions, 
and benefits to borrowers as Federal Direct 
Stafford Loans with respect to undergraduate 
borrowers, except that— 
‘‘(i) a Federal Interest Free Edu-
cation Loan shall have an applicable rate 
of interest of 3.76 percent for the term of 
the loan; 
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‘‘(ii) the aggregate maximum amount 
of Federal Interest Free Education Loan 
that may be awarded to a borrower shall 
be $90,000, for not more than a 4-year 
academic period; 
‘‘(iii) interest on a Federal Interest 
Free Education Loan shall only accrue 
during periods when a borrower is not 
earning taxable income due to professional 
negligence, professional incompetence, or 
malicious action on the part of the bor-
rower; 
‘‘(iv) a borrower may consolidate any 
loan under section 428B, or a Federal Di-
rect PLUS Loan, that is made, insured, or 
guaranteed on behalf of such borrower 
with the Federal Interest Free Education 
Loan of such borrower; 
‘‘(v) a Federal Interest Free Edu-
cation Loan may only be repaid under the 
income-contingent repayment plan under 
subsection (r); and 
‘‘(vi) the Secretary may determine 
other terms and conditions, and benefits to 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3575 
To provide standards for physical condition and management of housing 
receiving assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. COHEN (for himself and Mr. ROSS) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To provide standards for physical condition and management 
of housing receiving assistance payments under section 
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. 
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 ‘‘Housing Accountability 
Act of 2017’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3573 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction 
allowed for student loan interest and the limitation based on income, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. CICILLINE (for himself, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. NOLAN, and Ms. WILSON of Florida) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
and Means 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase 
the deduction allowed for student loan interest and the 
limitation based on income, 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 ‘‘Student Loan Interest 
Tax Deduction Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION AND INCOME 
LIMITATION ON STUDENT LOAN INTEREST 
DEDUCTION. 
(a) INCREASE IN DOLLAR LIMITATION ON STUDENT 
LOAN INTEREST DEDUCTION.—Paragraph (1) of section 
221(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by striking ‘‘$2,500’’ and inserting ‘‘$7,500 ($15,000 in 
the case of a joint return)’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN INCOME LIMITATION ON STUDENT 
LOAN INTEREST DEDUCTION.—Paragraph (2) of section 
221(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
BASED
ON
MODIFIED
AD-
JUSTED GROSS INCOME.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—No deduction shall be 
allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer with 
a 
modified 
adjusted 
gross 
income 
over 
$100,000 ($200,000 in the case of a joint re-
turn). 
‘‘(B) MODIFIED
ADJUSTED
GROSS
IN-
COME.—The term ‘modified adjusted gross in-
come’ means adjusted gross income deter-
mined— 
‘‘(i) without regard to this section and 
sections 199, 222, 911, 931, and 933, and 
‘‘(ii) after application of sections 86, 
135, 137, 219, and 469.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3577 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish a competitive 
grant program to provide grants to States to carry out targeted employ-
ment and training projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. COSTA (for himself, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of 
New Mexico, and Ms. DELBENE) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish 
a competitive grant program to provide grants to States 
to carry out targeted employment and training projects. 
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 ‘‘Results Through Inno-
vation Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
TARGETED 
EMPLOYMENT 
AND 
TRAINING 
PROJECTS. 
Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(G) 
TARGETED
EMPLOYMENT
AND 
TRAINING PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
The Secretary shall establish and carry out 
a program that provides grants, on a com-
petitive basis, to States to carry out 3-year 
projects as determined by the Secretary to 
provide targeted employment and training 
services designed— 
‘‘(I) to raise short-term and long- 
term employment and increase earn-
ings for members of households that 
receive supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits by using inno-
vative approaches to remove barriers 
to employment and training; 
‘‘(II) to support a holistic, 2-gen-
eration approach to serving house-
holds; 
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red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico to reduce 
barotrauma.’’. 
(d) CONSTRUCTION.—Section 407 of the Magnuson- 
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1883) is further amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(j) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to alter— 
‘‘(1) any commercial catch share program for 
Gulf of Mexico red snapper; 
‘‘(2) any Federal program related to charter 
fishing; or 
‘‘(3) the fishing gear that may be used in the 
red snapper fishery in the Gulf of Mexico.’’. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—Section 407 of the Magnuson- 
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
U.S.C. 1883), as amended by this section, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) GULF
STATE.—The term ‘Gulf State’ 
means each of the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Alabama, or Florida. 
‘‘(2) RED SNAPPER.—The term ‘red snapper’ 
means the species Lutjanus campechanus.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3580 
To promote State requirements for local educational agencies and public 
elementary and secondary schools relating to the prevention and treat-
ment of concussions suffered by students. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. DESAULNIER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To promote State requirements for local educational agencies 
and public elementary and secondary schools relating 
to the prevention and treatment of concussions suffered 
by students. 
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 ‘‘Protecting Student 
Athletes From Concussions Act of 2017’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3579 
To make a supplemental appropriation for the Public Health Emergency 
Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. COHEN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To make a supplemental appropriation for the Public Health 
Emergency Fund, 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 ‘‘Public Health Emer-
gency Preparedness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC 
HEALTH EMERGENCY FUND. 
(a) APPROPRIATION.—There is appropriated, out of 
any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
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‘‘(1) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B) and paragraph (5), and sub-
ject to paragraph (4) and section 306(b), each 
of the Gulf States shall have exclusive authority 
to establish for each of fishing years 2018 
through 2024 the timing and duration of the 
fishing season for private recreational fishing of 
red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico in the ex-
tended red snapper management zone of such 
Gulf State under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(B) SPECIAL RULE FOR FLORIDA.—With 
respect to the State of Florida, the exclusive 
authority provided under subparagraph (A) 
shall apply only to waters adjacent to the State 
of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico. 
‘‘(2) EXTENDED RED SNAPPER MANAGEMENT 
ZONE DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the extended red snapper manage-
ment zone of a Gulf State consists of all waters 
that are— 
‘‘(i) seaward of the State seaward 
boundary of such Gulf State; 
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for an additional amount for carrying out section 319(a) 
of the Public Health Service Act, $5,000,000,000, to be 
available until expended. Such amount shall be deposited 
into the Fund established under section 319(b) of such 
Act. 
(b) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.—The amount made 
available by subsection (a)— 
(1) is designated by Congress as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985; and 
(2) shall be available only if the President sub-
sequently so designates such amount. 
(c) DEPOSIT IN STRATEGIC NATIONAL STOCKPILE.— 
The activities under section 319(a) of the Public Health 
Service Act that are funded under this section may include 
the acquisition of products for deposit into the strategic 
national stockpile maintained under section 319F–2 of 
such Act. 
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY 
FUND FROM SEQUESTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal-
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
is amended by inserting ‘‘Public Health Emergency Fund 
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(009–91–9913).’’ after the item relating to ‘‘Postal Serv-
ice Fund (18–4020–0–3–372).’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply to any sequestration order issued 
under such Act on or after the date of enactment of this 
section. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3582 
To prohibit the closure, consolidation, or elimination of offices of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mrs. DINGELL (for herself, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and 
Mr. RUSH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science, Space, and 
Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the closure, consolidation, or elimination of 
offices of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
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 ‘‘Recognizing the Envi-
ronmental Gains In Overcoming Negligence Act’’ or the 
‘‘REGION Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REGIONAL AND PROGRAM OFFICES OF THE ENVI-
RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. 
No office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
including any region, regional office, or program office, 
shall be closed, consolidated, or eliminated using funds 
made available in any appropriations Act for any fiscal 
year. 
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H3582
lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS