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(2) Senior officials, to be appointed by the 
President, who have relevant policy expertise and 
policy responsibilities, including in the following 
areas: 
(A) Economic policy and risk analysis. 
(B) Foreign affairs. 
(C) Defense and intelligence. 
(D) Homeland security. 
(E) Energy. 
(F) Environmental protection. 
(G) Natural resources. 
(H) Coasts, oceans, rivers, and floodplains. 
(I) Agriculture. 
(J) Health. 
(K) Transportation and infrastructure. 
(L) Housing. 
(M) Education. 
(N) Extreme weather data analysis or me-
teorological science. 
(O) Social science. 
(P) Strategic planning. 
(Q) Urban and land use planning. 
(R) Other areas the President determines 
appropriate. 
(c) CO-CHAIRPERSONS.— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4179 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to apply the same apportionment 
formula to territories and the District of Columbia as is applied to 
States with respect to amounts made available for State purposes from 
the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Ms. BORDALLO (for herself, Miss GONZA´LEZ-COLO´N of Puerto Rico, Ms. NOR-
TON, Mrs. RADEWAGEN, Mr. SABLAN, and Ms. PLASKETT) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To amend title 54, United States Code, to apply the same 
apportionment formula to territories and the District 
of Columbia as is applied to States with respect to 
amounts made available for State purposes from the 
Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘LWCF Parity for Ter-
ritories and DC Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Chapter 2003 of title 54, United States 
Code, establishes the Land and Water Conservation 
Fund and defines the term ‘‘State’’ to include the 
District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American 
Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mar-
iana Islands. 
(2) According to the Bureau of the Census, the 
estimated population of— 
(A) the District of Columbia currently ex-
ceeds the populations of two States; and 
(B) Puerto Rico currently exceeds the pop-
ulations of 21 States. 
SEC. 3. PARITY FOR TERRITORIES AND THE DISTRICT OF 
COLUMBIA. 
Section 200305(b) of title 54, United States Code, 
is amended by striking paragraph (5). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 417 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the improvement of 
consumer confidence reports, 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 Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to require the im-
provement of consumer confidence reports, 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. IMPROVED CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORTS. 
Section 1414(c)(4) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g–3(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) REVISIONS.—Not later than 24 
months after the date of enactment of this sub-
paragraph, the Administrator, in consultation 
with the groups identified in subparagraph (A), 
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shall promulgate revisions to the regulations 
issued pursuant to subparagraph (A) to in-
crease the effectiveness and understandability 
of consumer confidence reports.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4180 
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide that in order to 
be eligible to receive a grant for a crime victim compensation program, 
such program shall provide for the tolling of any limitation period relat-
ing to the submission of an application for compensation for victims 
of sexual assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence collection kits, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. 
MOORE, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. NORTON, 
and Ms. SHEA-PORTER) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to provide 
that in order to be eligible to receive a grant for a 
crime victim compensation program, such program shall 
provide for the tolling of any limitation period relating 
to the submission of an application for compensation 
for victims of sexual assault with backlogged sexual as-
sault evidence collection kits, 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 ‘‘Removing Barriers to 
Sexual Assault Victims Compensation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENSURING COMPENSATION FOR VICTIMS WITH 
BACKLOGGED SEXUAL ASSAULT EVIDENCE 
COLLECTION KITS. 
Section 1403(b) of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 
(34 U.S.C. 20102(b)) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(10) Such program provides for the tolling of 
any limitation period relating to the submission of 
an application for compensation for victims of sexual 
assault with backlogged sexual assault evidence col-
lection kits.’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
The amendment made by section 2 shall take effect 
on the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF PROBATIONARY PERIOD FOR POSI-
TIONS WITHIN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3321 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The Presi-
dent’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsections (c) and 
(d), the President’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (e); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c)(1) The length of a probationary period estab-
lished under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) shall— 
‘‘(A) with respect to any position that requires 
formal training, begin on the date of appointment to 
the position and end on the date that is 2 years 
after the date on which such formal training is com-
pleted; 
‘‘(B) with respect to any position that requires 
a license, begin on the date of appointment to the 
position and end on the date that is 2 years after 
the date on which such license is granted; and 
‘‘(C) with respect to any position not covered by 
subparagraph (A) or (B), be a period of 2 years be-
ginning on the date of the appointment to the posi-
tion. 
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the institution includes that amount 
as tuition, fees, or other institutional 
charges. 
‘‘(D) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later 
than July 1, 2018, and by July 1 of each suc-
ceeding year, the Secretary shall submit to the 
authorizing committees a report that contains, 
for each proprietary institution of higher edu-
cation that receives assistance under title IV 
and as provided in the audited financial state-
ments submitted to the Secretary by each insti-
tution pursuant to the requirements of section 
487(c)— 
‘‘(i) the amount and percentage of 
such institution’s revenues received from 
Federal funds; and 
‘‘(ii) the amount and percentage of 
such institution’s revenues received from 
other sources.’’. 
(b) REPEAL OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
487 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1094) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (24); 
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(B) by redesignating paragraphs (25) 
through (29) as paragraphs (24) through (28), 
respectively; 
(C) in paragraph (24)(A)(ii) (as redesig-
nated by subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (e)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (26) (as redesignated by 
subparagraph (B)), by striking ‘‘subsection (h)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (g)’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (d); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) 
as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; 
(4) in subsection (f)(1) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘subsection (e)(2)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘subsection (d)(2)’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(1) (as redesignated by 
paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘subsection (a)(27)’’ in 
the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (a)(26)’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 152 (20 U.S.C. 1019a)— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘subsections (a)(27) and (h) of section 487’’ 
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and inserting ‘‘subsections (a)(26) and (g) of 
section 487’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i)(I), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 487(e)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
487(d)’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
153(c)(3) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1019b(c)(3)), by striking ‘‘section 487(a)(25)’’ each 
place the term appears and inserting ‘‘section 
487(a)(24)’’; 
(3) 
in 
section 
496(c)(3)(A) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1099b(c)(3)(A)), by striking ‘‘section 487(f)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘section 487(e)’’; and 
(4) 
in 
section 
498(k)(1) 
(20 
U.S.C. 
1099c(k)(1)), by striking ‘‘section 487(f)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘section 487(e)’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4182 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify probationary periods with 
respect to positions within the competitive service and the Senior Execu-
tive Service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Mr. COMER (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, and Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to modify proba-
tionary periods with respect to positions within the com-
petitive service and the Senior Executive Service, 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 ‘‘Ensuring a Qualified 
Civil Service Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘EQUALS Act of 
2017’’. 
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calendar year under clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-
paragraph (I)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘2001’’ in clause (i)(II) 
and inserting ‘‘2016’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ in clause 
(ii)(I) and inserting ‘‘minimum ceiling’’; and 
(E) by striking ‘‘$1.75’’ in clause (ii)(II) 
and inserting ‘‘per capita dollar’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to calendar years be-
ginning after December 31, 2017. 
(b) PERMANENT INCREASES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (ii) of section 
42(h)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
as amended by subsection (a)(1), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the per capita dollar 
amount’’ 
in 
subclause 
(I) 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$3.53’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the minimum ceiling 
amount’’ in subclause (II) and inserting 
‘‘$4,065,000’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Paragraph (3) 
of section 42(h) of such Code is amended by striking 
subparagraph (I), as amended by subsection (a)(2). 
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(3) COST-OF-LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.—Subpara-
graph (H) of section 42(h)(3) of such Code, as 
amended by subsection (a)(3), is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the dollar amounts appli-
cable to such calendar year under clauses (i) 
and (ii) of subparagraph (I)’’ in clause (i) and 
inserting ‘‘the $4,065,000 and $3.53 amounts 
in subparagraph (C)’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘minimum ceiling’’ in 
clause (ii)(I) and inserting ‘‘$4,065,000’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘per capita dollar’’ in 
clause (ii)(II) and inserting ‘‘$3.53’’. 
(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made 
by this subsection shall apply to calendar years be-
ginning after December 31, 2022. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4185 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase State allocations 
for the low-income housing credit. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Ms. DELBENE (for herself, Mr. SMITH of Washington, and Ms. JAYAPAL) 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 increase 
State allocations for the low-income housing credit. 
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 ‘‘Access to Affordable 
Housing Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASES IN STATE ALLOCATIONS FOR LOW-IN-
COME HOUSING CREDIT. 
(a) PHASE-IN OF INCREASES.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Clause (ii) of section 
42(h)(3)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$1.75’’ in subclause (I) 
and inserting ‘‘the per capita dollar amount’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$2,000,000’’ in subclause 
(II) and inserting ‘‘the minimum ceiling 
amount’’. 
(2) PER
CAPITA
DOLLAR
AMOUNT; MINIMUM 
CEILING
AMOUNT.—Subparagraph (I) of section 
42(h)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(I) PER CAPITA DOLLAR AMOUNT; MIN-
IMUM CEILING AMOUNT.—For purposes of this 
paragraph— 
‘‘(i) PER CAPITA DOLLAR AMOUNT.— 
The per capita dollar amount is— 
‘‘(I) for calendar year 2017, 
$2.35, 
‘‘(II) for calendar year 2018, 
$2.59, 
‘‘(III) for calendar year 2019, 
$2.82, 
‘‘(IV) for calendar year 2020, 
$3.06, 
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‘‘(V) for calendar year 2021, 
$3.29, and 
‘‘(VI) $3.53 thereafter. 
‘‘(ii) MINIMUM
CEILING
AMOUNT.— 
The minimum ceiling amount is— 
‘‘(I) for calendar year 2017, 
$2,710,000, 
‘‘(II) for calendar year 2018, 
$2,981,000, 
‘‘(III) for calendar year 2019, 
$3,252,000, 
‘‘(IV) for calendar year 2020, 
$3,523,000, 
‘‘(V) for calendar year 2021, 
$3,794,000, and 
‘‘(VI) $4,065,000 thereafter.’’. 
(3) MODIFICATION OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUST-
MENT.—Subparagraph (H) of section 42(h)(3) of 
such Code is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2002’’ in clause (i) and 
inserting ‘‘2017’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘the $2,000,000 and $1.75 
amounts in subparagraph (C)’’ in clause (i) and 
inserting ‘‘the dollar amounts applicable to such 
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‘‘ 
9902.01.62 
Potassium Ferricyanide (CAS 
No.13746–66–2) (provided 
for in subheading 
2837.20.10) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 64. SODIUM FERROCYANIDE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.63 
Sodium Ferrocyanide (CAS 
No. 13601–19–9) (provided 
for in subheading 
2837.20.51) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 65. POTASSIUM FERROCYANIDE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.64 
Potassium Ferrocyanide 
(CAS No.14459–95–1) (pro-
vided for in subheading 
2837.20.51) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 66. SODIUM METASILICATE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.65 
Sodium oxosilanediolate hy-
drate (2:1:9) (Sodium 
metasilicate nonahydrate) 
(CAS No. 13517–24–3) (pro-
vided for in subheading 
2839.11.00) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 67. POTASSIUM TETRABORATE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.01.66 
Potassium Tetraborate (CAS 
No. 12045–78–2) (provided 
for in subheading 
2840.20.00) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4187 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and 
elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after 
leaving office. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Mr. HOLLINGSWORTH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former 
Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying 
Congress at any time after leaving office. 
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 ‘‘Banning Lobbying and 
Safeguarding Trust Act’’ or the ‘‘BLAST Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING FORMER MEMBERS AND OFFICERS 
OF CONGRESS FROM LOBBYING CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 207(e)(1) of title 18, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(1) MEMBERS
AND
ELECTED
OFFICERS
OF 
CONGRESS.—Any person who is a Senator, a Mem-
ber of the House of Representatives, or an elected 
officer of the Senate or the House of Representa-
tives and who, after that person leaves office, know-
ingly makes, with the intent to influence, any com-
munication to or appearance before any Member, of-
ficer, or employee of either House of Congress or 
any employee of any other legislative office of the 
Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the 
United States) in connection with any matter on 
which such former Senator, Member, or elected offi-
cial seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee 
of either House of Congress, in his or her official ca-
pacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 
of this title.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 207(e)(2) 
of such title is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by striking ‘‘OFFICERS AND 
STAFF’’ and inserting ‘‘STAFF’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘an elected officer of the Senate, 
or’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘leaves office or employment’’ 
and inserting ‘‘leaves employment’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘former elected officer or’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply with respect to an individual who 
leaves office on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4188 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the ‘‘Amelia Earhart Post 
Office Building’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 31, 2017 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. ESTES of Kansas, Mr. YODER, and 
Mr. MARSHALL) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as 
the ‘‘Amelia Earhart Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AMELIA EARHART POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, 
Kansas, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Amelia 
Earhart Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
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States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Amelia Earhart Post 
Office Building’’. 
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lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with BILLS