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tribution any portion of which constitutes a dividend 
for which a deduction is allowed under this section. 
‘‘(2) DENIAL
OF
DEDUCTION.—No deduction 
shall be allowed under this chapter for any tax for 
which credit is not allowable under section 901 by 
reason of paragraph (1) (determined by treating the 
taxpayer as having elected the benefits of subpart A 
of part III of subchapter N). 
‘‘(e) SPECIAL RULES FOR HYBRID DIVIDENDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall not 
apply to any dividend received by a United States 
shareholder from a controlled foreign corporation if 
the dividend is a hybrid dividend. 
‘‘(2) HYBRID DIVIDENDS OF TIERED CORPORA-
TIONS.—If a controlled foreign corporation with re-
spect to which a domestic corporation is a United 
States shareholder receives a hybrid dividend from 
any other controlled foreign corporation with respect 
to which such domestic corporation is also a United 
States shareholder, then, notwithstanding any other 
provision of this title— 
‘‘(A) the hybrid dividend shall be treated for 
purposes of section 951(a)(1)(A) as subpart F in-
come of the receiving controlled foreign corpora-
tion for the taxable year of the controlled foreign
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1976 
To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting requirement imposed 
on a person licensed under section 923 of title 18, United States Code, 
that is based on the geographic location in which the licensee is located 
or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type of 
rifle or shotgun, to the same person. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia (for himself and Mr. MASSIE) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To nullify any generalized, routine or ongoing reporting re-
quirement imposed on a person licensed under section 
923 of title 18, United States Code, that is based on 
the geographic location in which the licensee is located 
or on the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any 
specific type of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. 
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 the Second 
Amendment Act’’. 
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Opportunity for Lead Exposure Accountability and Deter-
rence Act of 2017 make publicly available all legal docu-
ments establishing the ownership of service lines at resi-
dential and nonresidential facilities. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘high-risk buildings’ means— 
‘‘(A) residential and nonresidential facili-
ties with lead service lines— 
‘‘(i) that have galvanized pipes; 
‘‘(ii) that have low water use; or 
‘‘(iii) whose lead service lines are 
among the longest served by the public 
water system; and 
‘‘(B) residential facilities at which one or 
more pregnant women or children reside or 
where in-home childcare occurs. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘lead service line’ means a pipe 
and its fittings, which are not lead free (as defined 
under section 1417 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g–6)), that connect the drinking 
water main to the building inlet. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘publicly available’ means that a 
report is— 
‘‘(A) written in plain language that is cul-
turally and linguistically appropriate; and 
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‘‘(B)(i) published on a publicly accessible 
website of the public water system; or 
‘‘(ii) with respect to any person who is 
served by the system and gives notice to the 
system of not having access to a publicly avail-
able website, distributed by carrier route.’’. 
SEC. 3. TO LOWER THE ACTION LEVEL FOR LEAD IN DRINK-
ING WATER. 
Section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) LEAD
IN
DRINKING
WATER.—The Ad-
ministrator shall revise the national primary drink-
ing water regulation for lead to ensure that— 
‘‘(A) not later than December 31, 2020, 
the action level for lead in drinking water is not 
more than 10 parts per billion; and 
‘‘(B) not later than December 31, 2026, 
the action level for lead in drinking water is not 
more than 5 parts per billion.’’. 
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SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF ANY GENERALIZED, ROUTINE 
OR ONGOING REPORTING REQUIREMENT IM-
POSED ON A PERSON LICENSED UNDER SEC-
TION 923 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE, 
THAT IS BASED ON THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCA-
TION IN WHICH THE LICENSEE IS LOCATED 
OR ON THE SALE OF MULTIPLE RIFLES OR 
SHOTGUNS, OR ANY SPECIFIC TYPE OF RIFLE 
OR SHOTGUN, TO THE SAME PERSON. 
No person licensed under section 923 of title 18, 
United States Code, shall be subject to any generalized, 
routine or ongoing reporting requirement based on the ge-
ographic location in which the licensee is located or on 
the sale of multiple rifles or shotguns, or any specific type 
of rifle or shotgun, to the same person. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1977 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to transport an individual employed at a medical facility of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs between a parking facility and the 
medical facility. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. RUTHERFORD) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transport an individual 
employed at a medical facility of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs between a parking facility and the med-
ical facility. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Priority Ac-
cess to Reliable Care Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘Veterans 
PARC Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYED 
AT A MEDICAL FACILITY OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BETWEEN A 
PARKING FACILITY AND THE MEDICAL FA-
CILITY. 
Section 8109(b) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, 
may use a passenger carrier (as that term is defined 
in section 1344 of title 31) to transport such an em-
ployee between a parking facility and the medical fa-
cility of the Department at which the employee 
works.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 197 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district of Idaho. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. SIMPSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To authorize an additional district judgeship for the district 
of Idaho. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP FOR THE DISTRICT OF 
IDAHO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall appoint, by 
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 1 addi-
tional district judge for the district of Idaho. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
In order that the table contained in section 133(a) of title 
28, United States Code, will reflect the change in the num-
ber of judgeships authorized by subsection (a), such table 
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is amended by striking the item relating to Idaho and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘Idaho .............................................................................................
3’’. 
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SEC. 2. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT APPLICABLE FOR 
CONTRACT PRISONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Records relating to the operation 
of a Contract Facility, and to prisoners held in Contract 
Facilities, that are in the possession of an applicable entity 
shall be subject to section 552 of title 5, United States 
Code (popularly known as the Freedom of Information 
Act), in the same manner as records maintained by a Fed-
eral agency operating a Federal prison or other Federal 
detention facility would be subject to such section of title 
5, including— 
(1) the duty to release information about the 
operation of the non-Federal prison or detention fa-
cility; and 
(2) the applicability of the exceptions and ex-
emptions available under such section. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—A Federal agency that contracts 
with, or provides funds to, an applicable entity to incar-
cerate or detain Federal prisoners in a non-Federal prison 
or detention facility shall promulgate regulations or guid-
ance to ensure compliance by the applicable entity with 
subsection (a). 
(c) NO FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR COMPLIANCE.—No 
Federal funds may be used to assist applicable entities 
with compliance with this section or section 552 of title 
5, United States Code. 
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(d) CIVIL ACTION.—Any party aggrieved by a viola-
tion of section 552 of title 5, United States Code, by an 
applicable entity, as such section is applicable to such an 
entity in accordance with subsection (a), may, in a civil 
action, obtain appropriate relief, including an award under 
subsection (a)(4)(E) of section 552 of such title 5, against 
the applicable entity for the violation. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPLICABLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘applica-
ble entity’’ means— 
(A) a nongovernmental entity that directly 
or indirectly contracts with or receives funds 
from the Federal Government to incarcerate or 
detain Federal prisoners in a Contract Facility; 
or 
(B) a State or local governmental entity 
with a contract or intergovernmental service 
agreement with the Federal Government to in-
carcerate or detain Federal prisoners in a Con-
tract Facility. 
(2) CONTRACT FACILITY.—The term ‘‘Contract 
Facility’’ means a prison or other correctional or de-
tention facility that is— 
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(A) owned or operated by a nongovern-
mental entity, a State, or a local government; 
and 
(B) incarcerates or detains Federal pris-
oners pursuant to a contract or intergovern-
mental agreement to which any Federal agency 
is a party. 
(3) FEDERAL PRISONER.—The term ‘‘Federal 
prisoner’’ means any person incarcerated, detained, 
or otherwise held under the custody, authority, or 
jurisdiction of any Federal agency or department. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1984 
To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast 
cancer, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To provide for research and education with respect to triple- 
negative breast cancer, 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 ‘‘Triple-Negative Breast 
Cancer Research and Education Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer di-
agnoses among women in this country. 
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(2) The survival rate for breast cancer has in-
creased to 90 percent for White women and 78 per-
cent for African-American women. 
(3) African-American women are more likely to 
be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced 
stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence 
rate. 
(4) Early detection for breast cancer increases 
survival rates for breast cancer, as evidenced by a 5- 
year relative survival rate of 98 percent for breast 
cancers that are discovered before the cancer 
spreads beyond the breast, compared to 23 percent 
for stage IV breast cancers. 
(5) Triple-negative breast cancer is a term used 
to describe breast cancers whose cells do not have 
estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and 
do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their 
sources. 
(6) It is estimated that between 10 and 20 per-
cent of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed 
with triple-negative breast cancer, and studies indi-
cate the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer is 
much higher. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1986 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office 
within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of 
enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, 
and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Trans-
portation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an 
Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security 
Administration for the purpose of enhancing transpor-
tation security by providing confidential, informal, and 
neutral assistance to address work-place related problems 
of Transportation Security Administration employees, 
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 ‘‘Transportation Secu-
rity Administration Ombudsman Act of 2017’’. 
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‘‘(2) be eligible to possess an appropriate na-
tional security clearance. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the pro-
gram each year, each of which shall be 180 days in 
duration; and 
‘‘(2) shall ensure that the number of fellows se-
lected for each iteration does not impede the activi-
ties of the Division. 
‘‘(d) CONDITION.—As a condition of selecting an in-
dividual as a fellow under the program, the Secretary shall 
require that the individual’s employer agree to continue 
to pay the individual’s salary and benefits during the pe-
riod of the fellowship. 
‘‘(e) STIPEND.—During the period of the fellowship 
of an individual under the program, the Secretary shall, 
subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the 
individual a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable 
living expenses during the period of the fellowship.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by adding 
at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘Sec. 230D. E-Security Fellows Program.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1982 
To authorize funding to increase access to mental health care treatment 
to reduce gun violence. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, 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 authorize funding to increase access to mental health 
care treatment to reduce gun violence. 
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 ‘‘Mental Health Access 
and Gun Violence Prevention Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds as follows: 
(1) Suicide is the leading cause of gun related 
deaths in America. More than 60 percent of deaths 
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by guns in the country are the result of individuals 
using these weapons as a means to commit suicide. 
Some of these deaths might have been prevented if 
there were adequate background checks. 
(2) Victims of domestic abuse are more likely to 
become victims of homicide when a gun is present. 
Further, individuals who suffer from mental illnesses 
are more likely to be victims rather than perpetra-
tors of violence. 
(3) Approximately 1 in 4 American adults have 
a mental illness and nearly half of all adults in 
America will develop at least one mental illness dur-
ing their lifetime. 
(4) Less than half of children and adults with 
diagnosable mental health problems receive the 
treatment they need. 
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDING TO INCREASE AC-
CESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE TREATMENT 
TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attor-
ney General of the United States, the Secretary of Health 
and Human Services, and the Commissioner of Social Se-
curity $500,000,000 for fiscal year 2018 to carry out pro-
grams and activities authorized by provisions of law other 
than this Act— 
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(1) to increase access to mental health care 
treatment and services; and 
(2) to encourage and assist the reporting of rel-
evant disqualifying mental health information to the 
National Instant Criminal Background Check Sys-
tem. 
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2017, 2018, and 2019, $575,000 for implementing section 
44946 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this 
section. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1985 
To provide for the appointment of additional immigration judges. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 6, 2017 
Ms. JACKSON LEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for the appointment of additional immigration 
judges. 
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 ‘‘Justice for Children 
Now Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION JUDGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Attorney General may ap-
point 70 additional immigration judges in addition to im-
migration judges currently serving as of the date of enact-
ment of this Act. 
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I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 196 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the information tech-
nology systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for 
the automatic processing of claims for certain temporary disability rat-
ings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 9, 2023 
Mr. ROSENDALE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to modify the 
information technology systems of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to provide for the automatic processing 
of claims for certain temporary disability ratings, 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 ‘‘Expediting Temporary 
Ratings for Veterans Act’’. 
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SECTION 1. MERLE HAGGARD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, 
California, shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Merle 
Haggard Post Office Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Merle Haggard Post 
Office Building’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 11, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1988 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Post-
al Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakers-
field, California, as the ‘‘Merle Haggard Post Of-
fice Building’’.
H. R. 1988 
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen 
An Act 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th 
Street in Bakersfield, California, as the ‘‘Merle Haggard Post Office Building’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. MERLE HAGGARD POST OFFICE BUILDING. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, shall 
be known and designated as the ‘‘Merle Haggard Post Office 
Building’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference 
to the ‘‘Merle Haggard Post Office Building’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.