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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 11, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation 
AN ACT 
To ensure that small business providers of broadband Inter-
net access service can devote resources to broadband 
deployment rather than compliance with cumbersome 
regulatory requirements. 
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 ‘‘Small Business 
Broadband Deployment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO ENHANCEMENT TO TRANSPARENCY 
REQUIREMENTS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The enhancements to the trans-
parency rule of the Federal Communications Commission 
under section 8.3 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, 
as described in paragraphs 162 through 184 of the Report 
and Order on Remand, Declaratory Ruling, and Order of 
the Federal Communications Commission with regard to 
protecting and promoting the open Internet (adopted Feb-
ruary 26, 2015) (FCC 15–24), shall not apply to any 
small business. 
(b) SUNSET.—Subsection (a) shall not have any force 
or effect after the date that is 5 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT BY FCC.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Commu-
nications Commission shall submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report that contains the rec-
ommendations of the Commission (and data supporting 
such recommendations) regarding— 
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(1) whether the exception provided by sub-
section (a) should be made permanent; and 
(2) whether the definition of the term ‘‘small 
business’’ for purposes of such exception should be 
modified from the definition in subsection (d)(2). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE.— 
The term ‘‘broadband Internet access service’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 8.2 of title 
47, Code of Federal Regulations. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘‘small busi-
ness’’ means any provider of broadband Internet ac-
cess service that has not more than 250,000 sub-
scribers. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 10, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2890 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to permit captive insurance 
companies that were members of a Federal Home Loan Bank prior 
to September 12, 2014, to continue to be eligible to be members of 
such a Bank, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Mr. HULTGREN (for himself and Ms. MOORE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to permit 
captive insurance companies that were members of a 
Federal Home Loan Bank prior to September 12, 2014, 
to continue to be eligible to be members of such a Bank, 
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 ‘‘Housing Opportunity 
Mortgage Expansion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CAPTIVE 
INSURANCE COMPANIES. 
Section 4 of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
U.S.C. 1424) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN CAP-
TIVE INSURANCE COMPANIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A captive insurance com-
pany that was admitted to Federal Home Loan 
Bank membership prior to September 12, 2014, may 
continue its membership in its Federal Home Loan 
Bank, to the same extent as any other insurance 
company, if its Federal Home Loan Bank deter-
mines, including based on information submitted by 
such company, that the affiliate company it insures 
has a history and mission of supporting residential 
mortgage activities. 
‘‘(2) BENEFITS.—Captive insurance companies 
described under paragraph (1) shall have the same 
benefits of membership in their Federal Home Loan 
Bank as they had prior to January 19, 2016, and 
section 1263.6(e)(1) of title 12, Code of Federal 
Regulations, as added by the final rule titled ‘Mem-
bers of Federal Home Loan Banks’ (81 Fed. Reg. 
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3245; Jan. 20, 2016), shall not apply to such com-
panies.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2891 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of children 
of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida for benefits of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself and Mr. DENT) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the eligi-
bility of children of Vietnam veterans born with spina 
bifida for benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SPINA 
BIFIDA-RELATED BENEFITS OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1832 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
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(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘The provi-
sions’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided by sub-
section (c), the provisions’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) 
EXCEPTION
FOR
BENEFITS
FOR
SPINA 
BIFIDA.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
effective date for an award of benefits under subchapter 
I of this chapter for a child of a Vietnam veteran who 
is suffering from spina bifida is the date on which the 
child is born.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall be effective as if included in the enact-
ment of chapter 18 of such title 38. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2894 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for education and outreach 
with respect to the prevention and treatment of tick-borne illnesses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Mr. KEATING introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
education and outreach with respect to the prevention 
and treatment of tick-borne illnesses. 
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 ‘‘Tick-Borne Disease 
Prevention Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO 
THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TICK- 
BORNE ILLNESSES. 
Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act 
is amended by inserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 
247b–22) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 317U. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH WITH RESPECT TO 
THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF TICK- 
BORNE ILLNESSES. 
‘‘(a) PUBLIC
MATERIALS
ON
PREVENTION
AND 
TREATMENT.—Beginning not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, 
acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, shall publish and periodically update materials for 
both the public and for health care providers, relating to 
prevention and treatment procedures for tick-borne ill-
nesses. 
‘‘(b) HEALTH CARE PROVIDER TRAINING MATE-
RIALS.—Beginning not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting 
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
shall publish and periodically update training materials for 
health care providers on preventing and treating tick- 
borne disease.’’. 
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SEC. 2. COMPOSITION AND APPOINTMENT OF RESOURCE 
ADVISORY COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 205 of the Secure Rural 
Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 
(16 U.S.C. 7125) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘The appli-
cable department official’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable 
department official’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking ‘‘the Sec-
retary concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘the applicable de-
partment official’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘BY THE SECRETARY’’ and inserting ‘‘BY THE 
APPLICABLE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘The Secretary concerned,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (C), 
the applicable department official’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘The Secretary concerned’’ and inserting 
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SECTION 1. AUTHORIZING COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT 
AGREEMENTS BETWEEN DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE FOR 
OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, AND MANAGE-
MENT OF UNITS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYS-
TEM IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Mayor of the District of 
Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service 
may enter into cooperative management agreements under 
section 101703 of title 54, United States Code, for the 
operation, maintenance, and management of units of the 
National Park System located in the District of Columbia, 
including the design and construction of improvements to 
such units. 
(b) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—A cooperative man-
agement agreement entered into under this section may 
include such terms and conditions as may be agreed to 
by the Mayor and Director, including terms and conditions 
relating to— 
(1) the allocation of responsibility for the oper-
ation, maintenance, and management of a unit of 
the National Park System between the District of 
Columbia and the National Park Service; and 
(2) the payment of funds by the National Park 
Service and the District of Columbia in support of 
the agreement. 
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(c) RELATION TO OTHER LAWS.— 
(1) TREATMENT OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS 
A STATE FOR PURPOSES OF COOPERATIVE MANAGE-
MENT
AGREEMENTS
UNDER
TITLE
54.—Section 
101703 of title 54, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) DEFINITION OF STATE.—For the purposes of 
this section, the term ‘State’ means each of the several 
States and the District of Columbia.’’. 
(2) ANTI-DEFICIENCY
ACT.—Nothing in sub-
chapter III of chapter 13 or subchapter II of chap-
ter 15 of title 31, United States Code (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency Act’’) may be con-
strued to prohibit the payment or use of funds by 
the District of Columbia or the National Park Serv-
ice to carry out a cooperative management agree-
ment entered into under this Act, in accordance with 
the terms and conditions of the agreement. 
(3) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.— 
Nothing in section 602(a)(3) of the District of Co-
lumbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.03(a)(3), D.C. 
Official Code) may be construed to prohibit the Dis-
trict of Columbia from operating, maintaining, or 
managing a unit of the National Park System in ac-
cordance with the terms and conditions of a coopera-
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tive management agreement entered into under this 
Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2898 
To amend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act 
of 2000 to modify the appointment and composition of resource advisory 
committees. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 13, 2017 
Mr. O’HALLERAN (for himself and Mr. WESTERMAN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition 
to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- 
Determination Act of 2000 to modify the appointment 
and composition of resource advisory committees. 
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 ‘‘RAC Reform Act of 
2017’’. 
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apply to any monitoring fees on a per annum basis 
during the term of each permit. 
(2) APPLICATION OF EXEMPTION.—An exemption 
under paragraph (1) shall apply to the processing of 
each recreation special use permit application and 
monitoring of each recreation special use authoriza-
tion for which cost recovery is required, including 
any application or authorization requiring more than 
50 hours (or such other greater number of hours speci-
fied for exemption) to process or monitor. In the event 
that the amount of work required to process such an 
application or monitor such an authorization exceeds 
the specified exemption, the amount of work for which 
cost recovery is required shall be reduced by the 
amount of the exemption. 
(3) MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS.—In situations in-
volving multiple recreation special use applications 
for similar services in the same unit or area that re-
quire more than 50 hours (or such other greater num-
ber of hours specified for exemption) in the aggregate 
to process, the Secretary shall, regardless of whether 
the applications are solicited or unsolicited and 
whether there is competitive interest— 
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(A) such costs would impose a significant 
economic burden on any small business or cat-
egory of small businesses; 
(B) such cost recovery could threaten the 
ability of an applicant or permittee to provide, 
in a particular area, a particular outdoor rec-
reational activity that is consistent with the 
public interest and with applicable resource 
management plans; or 
(C) prevailing economic conditions are un-
favorable, such as during economic recessions, 
or when drought, fire, or other natural disasters 
have depressed economic activity in the area of 
operation. 
SEC. 11. EXTENSION OF FOREST SERVICE RECREATION 
PRIORITY USE PERMITS. 
Where the holder of a special use permit for outfitting 
and guiding that authorizes priority use has submitted a 
request for renewal of such permit in accordance with ap-
plicable laws and regulations, the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall have the authority to grant the holder one or more 
extensions of the exiting permit for additional items not 
to exceed 5 years in the aggregate, as necessary to allow 
the Secretary to complete the renewal process and to avoid 
the interruption of services under such permit. Before 
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granting an extension under this section, the Secretary 
shall take all reasonable and appropriate steps to complete 
the renewal process before the expiration of the special 
use permit. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2900 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention 
and treatment of the use of synthetic recreational drugs, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 14, 2017 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ (for herself, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. SERRANO) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to 
the prevention and treatment of the use of synthetic 
recreational drugs, 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 ‘‘Synthetic Drug Pre-
vention, Treatment, and Education Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SYNTHETIC RECREATIONAL DRUGS. 
Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended 
by inserting after section 317T of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
247b–22) the following: 
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‘‘(xviii) Single Piloted Commercial 
Cargo Aircraft Program; and 
‘‘(xix) UAV-Manned Aircraft Collision 
Research Program; 
‘‘(B) $26,000,000 for Economic Competi-
tiveness Research and Development programs, 
including— 
‘‘(i) NextGen–Wake Turbulence; 
‘‘(ii) NextGen–Air Ground Integration 
Human Factors; 
‘‘(iii) Next Gen–Weather Technology 
in the Cockpit; and 
‘‘(iv) Commercial Space Transpor-
tation Safety; 
‘‘(C) $20,000,000 for Environmental Sus-
tainability Research and Development pro-
grams, including— 
‘‘(i) Environment and Energy; and 
‘‘(ii) 
NextGen–Environmental 
Re-
search–Aircraft Technologies, Fuels and 
Metrics; and 
‘‘(D) $6,500,000 for Mission Support pro-
grams, including— 
‘‘(i) System Planning and Resource 
Management; and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2901 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grant program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2017 
Mr. CURBELO of Florida (for himself and Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois) 
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 make 
permanent the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance match-
ing grant program. 
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 ‘‘Volunteer Income Tax 
Assistance Permanence Act of 2017’’. 
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(d) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—After a request has been 
made under subsection (c), the appropriate dis-
charge board shall review all relevant laws, records 
of oral testimony previously taken, service records, 
or any other relevant information regarding the dis-
charge characterization of the covered member. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
MATERIALS.—If additional 
materials are necessary for the review, the appro-
priate discharge board— 
(A) may request additional information 
from the covered member or their representa-
tive, in writing, and specifically detailing what 
is being requested; and 
(B) shall be responsible for obtaining a 
copy of the necessary files of the covered mem-
ber from the member, or when applicable, from 
the Department of Defense. 
(e) CHANGE OF CHARACTERIZATION.—The appro-
priate discharge board shall change the discharge charac-
terization of a covered member to honorable if such change 
is determined to be appropriate after a review is conducted 
under subsection (d) pursuant to the criteria under sub-
section (b). A covered member, or the representative of 
the member, may appeal a decision by the appropriate dis-
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‘‘(B) information that is proprietary or 
confidential. 
‘‘(i) TRANSPARENCY RELATING TO PERFORMANCE IN 
MEETING FOIA REQUIREMENTS.—The Commission shall 
take additional steps to inform the public about its per-
formance and efficiency in meeting the disclosure and 
other requirements of section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Informa-
tion Act), including by doing the following: 
‘‘(1) Publishing on the Commission’s website 
the Commission’s logs for tracking, responding to, 
and managing requests submitted under such sec-
tion, including the Commission’s fee estimates, fee 
categories, and fee request determinations. 
‘‘(2) Releasing to the public all decisions made 
by the Commission (including decisions made by the 
Commission’s Bureaus and Offices) granting or de-
nying requests filed under such section, including 
any such decisions pertaining to the estimate and 
application of fees assessed under such section. 
‘‘(3) Publishing on the Commission’s website 
electronic copies of documents released under such 
section. 
‘‘(4) Presenting information about the Commis-
sion’s handling of requests under such section in the
such term in section 332 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332). 
(3) COMMERCIAL MOBILE DATA SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘commercial mobile data service’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 6001 of the Mid-
dle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 
(47 U.S.C. 1401). 
(4) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
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