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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1531 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the use of 
funds in the Hazardous Substance Superfund for the purposes for which 
they were collected, to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of 
hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2017 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. BEYER, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. JUDY 
CHU of California, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 
GUTIE´RREZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. KEATING, Mr. MCNER-
NEY, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, and Mr. POCAN) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
for the use of funds in the Hazardous Substance Super-
fund for the purposes for which they were collected, 
to ensure adequate resources for the cleanup of haz-
ardous substances under the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Superfund Reinvest-
ment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND FOR 
CLEANUP. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Section 111 of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9611) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘For the pur-
poses specified’’ and all that follows through ‘‘for 
the following purposes:’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘The amount in the Hazardous Substance Super-
fund established under section 9507 of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 shall be available, without 
further appropriation, to be used for the purposes 
specified in this section. The President shall use 
such amount for the following purposes:’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Subject to such amounts 
as are provided in appropriations Acts, the’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘The’’; and 
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is not prohibited from obtaining a license under 
paragraph (1) or (3) of subsection (d), the Chief 
shall conduct a background check in accordance with 
subsection (i) upon receiving the application. 
‘‘(2) DEADLINE.—Not later than 21 days after 
the date on which the Chief receives a complete ap-
plication submitted under subsection (g), the Chief 
shall— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), issue the license and promptly send the li-
censee his or her license document by first-class 
mail; or 
‘‘(B) if subsection (d) applies to the appli-
cant, deny the application in accordance with 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(3) DENIAL.—If the Chief denies an applica-
tion submitted under subsection (g), the Chief shall 
inform the applicant of the denial in writing, stating 
the reason and factual basis for the denial and the 
availability of an appeal under subsections (m) and 
(n). 
‘‘(i) BACKGROUND CHECKS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Chief shall conduct a 
background check on an applicant by contacting the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
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prohibition under subparagraph (A) or 
(B). 
‘‘(D) IDENTIFICATION
ON
COMMISSION 
WEBSITE.—The Commission shall publicly iden-
tify on the website of the Commission each des-
ignated area that is in a covered period, not 
later than 15 days after the submission of a 
public designation by a State under subpara-
graph (E)(iii) with respect to such area. In 
identifying a designated area under subpara-
graph (E)(iii), a State shall consult with pro-
viders of fixed wireline voice service that serve 
such area and coordinate with the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency to reasonably 
limit the designated area to areas that have 
sustained covered damage. 
‘‘(E) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 
‘‘(i) COVERED
DAMAGE.—The term 
‘covered damage’ means, with respect to an 
area— 
‘‘(I) damage that renders resi-
dences in such area inaccessible or un-
inhabitable; or 
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‘‘(II) damage that otherwise re-
sults in the displacement of sub-
scribers from or within such area. 
‘‘(ii) COVERED
PERIOD.—The term 
‘covered period’ means a period that— 
‘‘(I) begins on the date of a dec-
laration by the President of a major 
disaster under section 401 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170) with respect to a designated 
area; and 
‘‘(II) ends on the date that is 1 
year after such date. 
‘‘(iii) DESIGNATED AREA.—The term 
‘designated area’ means a geographic area 
for which a State has submitted a public 
designation to the Commission, within 15 
days after a declaration by the President 
of a major disaster under section 401 of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170) with respect to such area, stipu-
lating that the State has determined 
that— 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8414 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the diesel fuel 
tax. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 18, 2022 
Mr. MAST 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 repeal 
the diesel fuel tax. 
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 ‘‘Relief for our Truckers 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF TAX ON DIESEL FUEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4041(a)(1) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is hereby repealed. 
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tem to determine whether subsection (d)(2) applies 
to the applicant. 
‘‘(2) CONFIRMATION NUMBER.—The Chief shall 
create a confirmation number associated with each 
applicant. 
‘‘(3) RESULT.—As soon as practicable after 
conducting a background check under paragraph 
(1), the Chief shall— 
‘‘(A) if the background check indicates 
that subsection (d)(2) applies to the applicant, 
create a unique nonapproval number for the ap-
plicant; or 
‘‘(B) if the background check does not in-
dicate that subsection (d)(2) applies to the ap-
plicant, create a unique approval number for 
the applicant. 
‘‘(4) RECORD.—The Chief shall maintain— 
‘‘(A) a record of all complete application 
forms submitted under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(B) a record of all approval or non-
approval numbers regarding background checks 
conducted under this subsection. 
‘‘(j) MAINTENANCE, USE, AND PUBLICATION
OF 
RECORDS BY THE CHIEF.— 
‘‘(1) MAINTENANCE OF RECORD.— 
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go S 00° 00′ 31′′ W along aforesaid Westerly 
right of way line for a distance of 195.59 feet; 
thence go S 02° 34′ 30′′ W along aforesaid 
right of way line for a distance of 172.73 feet; 
thence go S 04° 24′ 35′′ W along aforesaid 
right of way for a distance of 630.72 feet to the 
intersection with the Northerly right of way of 
said Jackson Road; thence go S 89 39′ 16′′ W 
along said Northerly right of way line for a dis-
tance of 1071.43 feet to the point of beginning, 
it being the intention to describe herein and 
convey hereby all of the Southwest Quarter of 
Southwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 2 
North, Range 5 East, lying West of the public 
road. 
(10) The approximately 13 acres named as Par-
cel 17 located within the exterior geographic bound-
aries of Montgomery County, Alabama, which were 
taken into trust by the Department of the Interior 
via Warranty Deed on March 23, 1995, shown on 
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Trust Lands Map 6, 
and further described as: 
Commence at the SW corner of Section 27, 
T–17–N, R–19–E, Montgomery County, Ala-
bama and run EAST, 4340.49 feet; thence
NORTH, 1806.29 feet to a point on existing 
fence line and being the Point of Beginning; 
Thence 
continue 
along 
said 
fence 
line 
S89°13′03′′E, 136.34 feet; Thence continue 
along said fence line S23°49′20′′ E, 62.92 feet; 
Thence 
continue 
along 
said 
fence 
line 
N69°23′34′′E, 219.92 feet to an existing iron 
pin; Thence continue along said fence line 
N17°23′26′′W, 968.84 feet to an existing iron 
pin; 
Thence 
leaving 
said 
fence 
line 
N18°23′28′′W, 503.62 feet to a point on the 
southeast edge of the Tallapoosa River; Thence 
along said edge S43°24′16′′W, 618.01 feet; 
Thence leaving said edge S39°49′22′′E, 150.00 
feet to a point on an existing fence line; Thence 
along said fence line S26°17′56′′E, 374.05 feet; 
Thence 
continue 
along 
said 
fence 
line 
S39°39′24′′E, 198.60 feet; Thence continue 
along said fence line S17°38′01′′E, 386.15 feet 
to the Point of Beginning. All lying in the E 1⁄2 
Section 27, T–17–N, R–19–E, Montgomery 
County, Alabama, and containing 12.86 acres 
more or less. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This Act shall apply to all claims, 
including claims challenging the validity of title or the ef-
fectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and 
taking land described in subsection (b) into trust, that are 
pending on the date of enactment of this Act, or that are 
filed on or after that date. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 16, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1532 
AN ACT 
To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into 
trust for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek 
Indians, and for other purposes.
the Chief either personally or by registered or cer-
tified mail not later than 5 days after the date on 
which the individual files the petition. 
‘‘(4) ANSWER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Chief shall file an 
answer to a petition filed under paragraph (2) 
not later than 15 days after the date on which 
the Chief is served with the petition under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) 
CONTENTS; 
SUPPORTING
DOCU-
MENTS.—An answer filed under subparagraph 
(A) shall include— 
‘‘(i) a brief statement of the actions 
taken by the Chief; and 
‘‘(ii) a copy of any documents or 
records on which the Chief based his or 
her action. 
‘‘(5) REVIEW BY COURT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The court shall review 
the petition, the answer, and any records or 
documents submitted with the petition or the 
answer. 
‘‘(B) CONDUCT
OF
REVIEW.—The court 
shall conduct the review under this paragraph 
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said fence line N17°23′26′′W, 968.84 feet to an 
existing iron pin; Thence leaving said fence line 
N18°23′28′′W, 503.62 feet to a point on the 
southeast edge of the Tallapoosa River; Thence 
along said edge S43°24′16′′W, 618.01 feet; 
Thence leaving said edge S39°49′22′′E, 150.00 
feet to a point on an existing fence line; Thence 
along said fence line S26°17′56′′E, 374.05 feet; 
Thence 
continue 
along 
said 
fence 
line 
S39°39′24′′E, 198.60 feet; Thence continue 
along said fence line S17°38′01′′E, 386.15 feet 
to the Point of Beginning. All lying in the E 1/ 
2 Section 27, T-17-N, R 19 E, Montgomery 
County, Alabama, and containing 12.86 acres 
more or less. 
(c) APPLICATION.—This Act shall apply to all claims, 
including claims challenging the validity of title or the ef-
fectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and 
taking land described in subsection (b) into trust, that are 
pending on the date of enactment of this Act, or that are 
filed on or after that date. 
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and intervention programs, and informa-
tion systems; 
‘‘(iv) to ensure high-quality moni-
toring of hearing screening, evaluation, 
and intervention programs and systems for 
newborns, infants, and young children; and 
‘‘(v) to coordinate developing stand-
ardized procedures for data management 
and assessing program and cost effective-
ness. 
‘‘(B) USE OF AWARDS.—The awards under 
subparagraph (A) may be used— 
‘‘(i) to provide technical assistance on 
data collection and management; 
‘‘(ii) to study and report on the costs 
and effectiveness of newborn, infant, and 
young childhood hearing screening, evalua-
tion, diagnosis, intervention programs, and 
systems in order to address issues of im-
portance to State and national policy mak-
ers; 
‘‘(iii) to collect data and report on 
newborn, infant, and young childhood 
hearing screening, evaluation, diagnosis, 
and intervention programs and systems 
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ties that include, but are not limited to, dignitary 
protection, criminal investigation, homeland security, 
border security, intelligence gathering, and fighting 
waste, fraud and abuse. 
(7) These critical Government functions cannot 
be interrupted due to an absence of congressional 
appropriations or during periods of a Government 
shutdown, nor can we expect that the threats posed 
by violent criminals, terrorists and America’s en-
emies will lessen during such periods of fiscal uncer-
tainty. 
SEC. 3. PRIORITY PAYMENTS IF THE DEBT CEILING IS 
REACHED FOR DEFENSE AND FEDERAL LAW 
ENFORCEMENT. 
In the event that the total public debt reaches the 
public debt limit, as established under section 3101 of title 
31, United States Code, the following payments on obliga-
tions incurred by the Government of the United States 
shall be made: 
(1) The pay and allowances of members of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast 
Guard, including reserve components thereof, who 
perform active service. 
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(1) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(2) AUTOMATION.—The term ‘‘automation’’ 
means the introduction of machinery into any enter-
prise that is intended to, or has the effect of, replac-
ing human labor. 
(3) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 8.2 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(4) DISPLACED WORKER.—The term ‘‘displaced 
worker’’ means an individual who, due to automa-
tion, has been terminated or laid off from employ-
ment, or who has received a notice of termination or 
layoff from employment. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) PROGRAM.—There is authorized to be ap-
propriated $5,000,000,000 for the program estab-
lished under this Act, of which not more than 5 per-
cent is authorized for administrative expenses. 
(2) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated $100,000,000 to the Inspector 
General of the Department of Commerce. 
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(3) CONSUMER AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the 
consumer awareness campaign described under sub-
section (e). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1538 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission to minimize infringement on the exercise and enjoyment 
of property rights in issuing hydropower licenses, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 15, 2017 
Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Mr. MULLIN, 
and Mrs. HARTZLER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission to minimize infringement 
on the exercise and enjoyment of property rights in 
issuing hydropower licenses, 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 ‘‘Supporting Home 
Owner Rights Enforcement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HYDROPOWER LICENSES. 
(a) LICENSES.—Section 4(e) of the Federal Power 
Act (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘recreational oppor-
tunities,’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and minimizing infringement 
on the useful exercise and enjoyment of property 
rights held by nonlicensees’’ after ‘‘aspects of envi-
ronmental quality’’. 
(b) PRIVATE LANDOWNERSHIP.—Section 10 of the 
Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 803) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing minimizing infringement on the useful exercise 
and enjoyment of property rights held by non-
licensees’’ after ‘‘section 4(e)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) PRIVATE LANDOWNERSHIP.—In developing any 
recreational resource within the project boundary, the li-
censee shall consider private landownership as a means to 
encourage and facilitate— 
‘‘(1) private investment; and 
‘‘(2) increased tourism and recreational use.’’. 
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161 
† HR 1551 EAS 
tured artists before the date of enact-
ment of this section; and 
‘‘(ii) the royalties paid under clause (i) 
shall be fully credited as payments due 
under the license or settlement agreement, 
as applicable. 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION OF ROYALTIES AND SETTLE-
MENT
MONIES
BY
COLLECTIVE.—The collective de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall, in accordance with 
subparagraphs (B) through (D) of section 114(g)(2), 
and paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 114(g), dis-
tribute the royalties or settlement monies received 
under paragraph (2) under a license or settlement de-
scribed in paragraph (2), which shall be the only pay-
ments to which featured and nonfeatured artists are 
entitled by virtue of the transmissions described in 
paragraph (2), except for settlement monies described 
in paragraph (2) that are distributed by the rights 
owner to featured and nonfeatured artists before the 
date of enactment of this section. 
‘‘(4) PAYMENT OF ROYALTIES UNDER LICENSE 
AGREEMENTS ENTERED BEFORE ENACTMENT OR NOT 
OTHERWISE DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (2).— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that a li-
cense agreement described in paragraph (1) en-
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 223(f) of the Social 
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 423(f)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) in the case of a continuing disability re-
view under section 221(i), evidence that would be 
sufficient to support a finding in an initial deter-
mination that the individual is not under a disability 
and is able to engage in substantial gainful activ-
ity.’’; and 
(C) in the flush matter at the end, by in-
serting ‘‘, except that, in the case of a con-
tinuing disability review under section 221(i), 
the Commissioner shall not consider the fact 
that an individual is engaged in substantial 
gainful work as part of the process established 
under subsection (l) as evidence that the indi-
vidual is able to engage in substantial gainful 
activity’’ after ‘‘secured by the Commissioner of 
Social Security’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION 
OF DISABILITY.—Section 223(d)(2) of the Social Se-
curity Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(2)) is amended— 
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‘‘(A) providing appropriate services for a 
child who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, including 
nonmedical services; and 
‘‘(B) ensuring the family of such child is— 
‘‘(i) provided comprehensive, con-
sumer-oriented information about the full 
range of family support, training, informa-
tion services, and language acquisition in 
oral and visual modalities; and 
‘‘(ii) given the opportunity to consider 
and obtain the full range of such appro-
priate services, educational and program 
placements, and other options for the child 
from highly qualified providers. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘medical evaluation’ means key 
components performed by a physician, including his-
tory, examination, and medical decisionmaking fo-
cused on symptomatic and related body systems for 
the purpose of diagnosing the etiology of hearing 
loss and related physical conditions, and for identi-
fying appropriate treatment and referral options. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘medical intervention’ means the 
process by which a physician provides medical diag-
nosis and direction for medical or surgical treatment 
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options for hearing loss or other medical disorders 
associated with hearing loss. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘newborn, infant, and young 
childhood hearing screening’ means objective physio-
logic procedures to detect possible hearing loss and 
to identify newborns, infants, and young children up 
to the age of three who require further audiologic 
evaluations and medical evaluations. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) STATEWIDE
NEWBORN, 
INFANT, 
AND 
YOUNG CHILDHOOD HEARING SCREENING, EVALUA-
TION
AND
INTERVENTION
PROGRAMS
AND
SYS-
TEMS.—For the purpose of carrying out subsection 
(a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Health Resources and Services Administration 
$17,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 
2022. 
‘‘(2) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA MANAGE-
MENT, AND APPLIED RESEARCH; CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION.—For the purpose 
of carrying out subsection (b)(1), there are author-
ized to be appropriated to the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention $10,800,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2018 through 2022. 
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‘‘(3) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, DATA MANAGE-
MENT, AND APPLIED RESEARCH; NATIONAL INSTI-
TUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION 
DISORDERS.—No additional funds are authorized to 
be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out sub-
section (b)(2). Such subsection shall be carried out 
using funds which are otherwise authorized (under 
section 402A or other provisions of law) to be appro-
priated for such purpose.’’. 
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