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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3525 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the Maternal, 
Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. DOGGETT, 
Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. LEWIS of Geor-
gia, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. NEAL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of 
New Mexico, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. SEWELL of Ala-
bama, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Ms. 
ESHOO, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. TONKO, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. 
DELBENE, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. 
THOMPSON of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. KIND, Ms. MATSUI, and 
Ms. CLARKE of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
Committees on Energy and Commerce, and the Budget, for a period to 
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title V of the Social Security Act to reauthorize 
the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Vis-
iting Program, 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 ‘‘Home Visiting Works 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CONTINUING EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING 
PROGRAM. 
Section 511(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 711(j)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2018, $600,000,000; 
‘‘(J) for fiscal year 2019, $600,000,000; 
‘‘(K) for fiscal year 2020, $700,000,000; 
‘‘(L) for fiscal year 2021, $700,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(M) for fiscal year 2022, $800,000,000.’’. 
SEC. 3. RESERVATION FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 511(j)(2)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 711(j)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘3 percent’’ 
and inserting ‘‘6 percent’’. 
SEC. 4. EXEMPTION FROM SPENDING REDUCTION. 
Section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 255(h)) is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to ‘‘Grants 
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to States for Medicaid (75–0512–0–1–551).’’ the following 
new item: 
‘‘The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood 
Home Visiting Program (075–0321).’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3531 
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for purposes of making 
claims under such Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. GALLEGO, 
Mr. GRIJALVA, and Ms. SINEMA) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for 
purposes of making claims under such Act based on 
exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing, 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 ‘‘Downwinders Com-
pensation Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. INCLUSION UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 
COMPENSATION ACT. 
Section 4(b)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Com-
pensation Act (42 U.S.C. 2210 note; Public Law 101– 
426) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that portion of’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘that consists of townships 
13 through 16 at ranges 63 through 71’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘all acre-
age in any county all or part of which is located in’’ 
before ‘‘that part’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3532 
To require the President to convert private businesses and investments in 
order to prevent conflicts of interest under Federal law, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. EVANS (for himself and Mr. MCGOVERN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require the President to convert private businesses and 
investments in order to prevent conflicts of interest under 
Federal law, 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 ‘‘No Conflict of Interest 
Presidency Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVERSION OF PRESIDENT’S ASSETS TO AVOID 
CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In order to ensure that no finan-
cial conflict of interest exists, immediately after assuming 
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office the President, acting in the interests of the Amer-
ican people, shall convert any private businesses and in-
vestments owned or held by the President into cash. 
(b) PERMISSIBLE ASSETS.—Upon converting such 
private businesses and investments pursuant to subsection 
(a), the President shall purchase Treasury bills, notes, or 
bonds, widely diversified mutual funds, or any other hold-
ing that does not give rise to a financial conflict of inter-
est. 
(c) APPLICATION.—The requirements of this section 
shall no longer apply after the date on which the President 
leaves office. 
(d) DEFINITION OF PRIVATE BUSINESSES AND IN-
VESTMENTS.—In this section, the term ‘‘private busi-
nesses and investments’’ includes the following entities 
owned or held, either whole or in part, by the President: 
(1) Real estate properties and ventures, includ-
ing— 
(A) golf courses; 
(B) hotels; 
(C) resorts and spas; or 
(D) casinos. 
(2) For-profit education systems. 
(3) Modeling management agencies, including 
production companies of beauty pageants. 
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(4) Reality television and network affiliations. 
(5) Retail and consumer products. 
(6) Any other private businesses or investments 
listed in the President’s financial disclosure reports, 
including any report under the Ethics in Govern-
ment Act of 1978. 
SEC. 3. VIOLATIONS. 
A violation of this Act shall constitute a high crime 
and misdemeanor for the purposes of article II, section 
4 of the Constitution of the United States. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3533 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to require the Secretary 
of Commerce to establish a coastal climate change adaptation prepared-
ness and response program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. CARBAJAL (for himself and Mr. CURBELO of Florida) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to 
require the Secretary of Commerce to establish a coastal 
climate change adaptation preparedness and response 
program, 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 ‘‘Coastal State Climate 
Preparedness Act of 2017’’. 
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mitted a criminal violation relating to the economic activ-
ity of such participant, the Executive Assistant Commis-
sioner may suspend or expel such participant from the C– 
TPAT program for an appropriate period of time. The Ex-
ecutive Assistant Commissioner, after the completion of 
the process described in subsection (d), may publish in the 
Federal Register a list of C–TPAT program participants 
that have been so suspended or expelled from the C–TPAT 
program pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(c) NATIONAL SECURITY.—If at any time the Exec-
utive Assistant Commissioner determines that a C–TPAT 
program participant poses a significant and imminent risk 
to the national security of the United States or has com-
mitted a serious violation of Federal law or customs regu-
lations, or if a C–TPAT program participant has com-
mitted a criminal violation relating to the economic activ-
ity of such participant, the Executive Assistant Commis-
sioner may suspend or expel such participant from the C– 
TPAT program for an appropriate period of time. The Ex-
ecutive Assistant Commissioner, after the completion of 
the process described in subsection (d), may publish in the 
Federal Register a list of C–TPAT program participants 
that have been so suspended or expelled from the C–TPAT 
program pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(d) RIGHT OF APPEAL.— 
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‘‘(A) continually review the production, 
manufacture, 
distribution, 
prescribing, 
dis-
pensing, possession, and use of marihuana in a 
State with a waiver in effect under subsection 
(a); and 
‘‘(B) after providing notice and an oppor-
tunity to correct under paragraph (2), revoke 
such waiver if the Attorney General finds, with 
respect to such State, that the conditions listed 
in subsection (a) are no longer met. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE; OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT.—If 
the Attorney General finds that the conditions listed 
in subsection (a) are no longer met, the Attorney 
General shall give the State involved— 
‘‘(A) notice of such finding; and 
‘‘(B) a period of not less than 180 days to 
correct any failure to meet the conditions listed 
in subsection (a). 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to prohibit the Federal Government 
from providing assistance to a State (under Federal law 
other than this title) in the implementation or enforcement 
of State law relating to the production, manufacture, dis-
tribution, prescribing, dispensing, possession, or use of 
marihuana. 
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‘‘(D) Projects to reduce, mitigate, or other-
wise address likely impacts caused by natural 
hazards in the coastal zone, including sea level 
rise, coastal inundation, storm water manage-
ment, coastal erosion and subsidence, severe 
weather 
events 
such 
as 
cyclonic 
storms, 
tsunamis and other seismic threats, and fluc-
tuating Great Lakes water levels. 
‘‘(E) Projects to adapt existing infrastruc-
ture, including enhancements to both built and 
natural environments. 
‘‘(F) Provision of technical training and 
assistance to local coastal policy makers to in-
crease awareness of science, management, and 
technology 
information 
related 
to 
climate 
change and adaptation strategies. 
‘‘(4) PROMOTION AND USE OF NATIONAL ESTU-
ARINE RESEARCH RESERVES.—The Secretary shall 
promote and encourage the use of National Estua-
rine Research Reserves as sites for pilot or dem-
onstration projects carried out with grants awarded 
under this section.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
318(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
U.S.C. 1464(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon at the 
end of paragraph (1); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (2) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) for grants under section 320, such sums 
as are necessary.’’. 
(c) INTENT OF CONGRESS.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to require any coastal state to amend 
or modify its approved management program pursuant to 
section 306(e) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 
1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455(e)) or to extend the enforceable 
policies of a coastal state beyond the coastal zone as iden-
tified in the coastal state’s approved management pro-
gram. 
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‘‘(iii) whether awarding a grant or contract 
to the tribe or organization will increase the 
number of programs that reach standards de-
scribed in subsection (a)(1)(B)(iii);’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(or other recipient of 
funds through a State payment under sec-
tion 658J (referred to in this paragraph as 
a ‘covered recipient’))’’ after ‘‘organiza-
tion’’ the first place it appears; and 
(ii) except as provided in subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘(or other covered 
recipient)’’ after ‘‘organization’’ each place 
it appears; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (b); 
(6) by striking subsection (d); 
(7) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraphs (1) through 
(3); 
(B) by striking ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENTS.—’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘Any’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(e) REALLOTMENTS.—Any’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’; and 
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the preceding calendar year and ending on 
the disclosure date; 
but only if such contribution, donation, trans-
fer, or payment of dues was made by a person 
who made contributions, donations, transfers, 
or payments of dues to the covered organization 
in an aggregate amount of $10,000 or more 
during the period beginning on the first day of 
the preceding calendar year and ending on the 
disclosure date. 
‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) AMOUNTS
RECEIVED
IN
ORDINARY 
COURSE OF BUSINESS.—The requirement to in-
clude in a statement filed under paragraph (1) 
the information described in paragraph (2) 
shall not apply to amounts received by the cov-
ered organization in the ordinary course of any 
trade or business conducted by the covered or-
ganization or in the form of investments in the 
covered organization. 
‘‘(B) DONOR
RESTRICTION
ON
USE
OF 
FUNDS.—The requirement to include in a state-
ment submitted under paragraph (1) the infor-
mation described in subparagraph (F) of para-
graph (2) shall not apply if— 
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(7) SERVICE AREA.—The term ‘‘service area’’ 
means the counties of Siskiyou and Shasta, in the 
State of California. 
(8) SUBSTANTIAL, DIRECT, MODERN CONNEC-
TION TO THE LAND.—The term ‘‘substantial, direct, 
modern connection to the land’’ means those lands 
within a 25-mile radius of land included in a request 
by the Tribe under section 3(a) made within 5 years 
following the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(9) SUBSTANTIAL, DIRECT, ABORIGINAL CON-
NECTION TO THE LAND.—The term ‘‘substantial, di-
rect, aboriginal connection to the land’’ means those 
lands that the Secretary determines are within a 25- 
mile radius of culturally significant sites to the 
Tribe, the area in which the language of the Tribe 
was spoken; or the historical presence of the Tribe 
on the land. 
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‘‘(i) the person described in such sub-
paragraph prohibited, in writing, the use of 
the contribution, donation, transfer, pay-
ment of dues, or other payment made by 
such person for campaign-related disburse-
ments; and 
‘‘(ii) the covered organization agreed 
to follow the prohibition and deposited the 
contribution, donation, transfer, payment 
of dues, or other payment in an account 
which is segregated from any account used 
to make campaign-related disbursements. 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE DATE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the term ‘disclosure date’ 
means— 
‘‘(i) the first date during any calendar 
year by which a person has made cam-
paign-related disbursements aggregating 
more than $10,000; and 
‘‘(ii) each date following the date de-
scribed in clause (i) during such calendar 
year by which a person has made cam-
paign-related disbursements aggregating 
more than $10,000. 
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(156) Maxim Valeryevich Rumyantsev. 
(157) Konstantin Igorevich Rykov. 
(158) Dmitry Vadimovich Sablin. 
(159) Victor Antonovich Sadovnichy. 
(160) Alla Vladimirovna Samoilova. 
(161) Vladimir Viktorovich Selin. 
(162) Natalya Alexeevna Sergunina. 
(163) Maksut Igorevich Shadaev. 
(164) Anton Pavlovich Shalaev. 
(165) Alexey Valerievich Shaposhnikov. 
(166) Maxim Alekseevich Shaskolsky. 
(167) Karen Georgievich Shakhnazarov. 
(168) Ilya Vasilievich Shestakov. 
(169) Inna Konstantinovna Shevchenko. 
(170) Mikhail Viktorovich Shmakov. 
(171) Nikolay Grigoryevich Shulginov. 
(172) Igor Anatolyevich Shumakov. 
(173) Olga Nikolaevna Skorobogatova. 
(174) Konstantin Evgenyevich Skrypnyk. 
(175) Oleg Aleksandrovich Skufinsky. 
(176) Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skvortsov. 
(177) Veronika Igorevna Skvortsova. 
(178) Ivan Vasilyevich Sovetnikov. 
(179) Dmitry Albertovich Tayursky. 
(180) Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova.
lowest monthly payment amount if the 
borrower were eligible for such plan 
for the borrower’s covered loans and 
noncovered loans, notify the borrower 
of the actions, if any, the borrower 
may take to become eligible for such 
income-driven repayment plan; and 
‘‘(ii) in a case in which none of the 
borrower’s covered loans are eligible for an 
income-driven repayment plan, notify the 
borrower of the actions, if any, the bor-
rower may take for such a loan to become 
eligible for such a plan. 
‘‘(D) OPT-OUT.—A borrower of a covered 
loan shall have the right to opt out of the pro-
cedures under this paragraph. 
‘‘(E) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall 
establish procedures as are necessary to effec-
tively implement this paragraph.’’. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—Section 455(d) of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(d)), as 
amended by paragraph (1), is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
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vidual and the individual and the spouse have 
consented in writing. 
‘‘(E) APPLICABLE STUDENT LOAN.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the term ‘applicable stu-
dent loan’ means— 
‘‘(I) any loan which is made, in-
sured, or guaranteed under a program 
authorized under part B or D of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.; 1087a 
et seq.), and 
‘‘(II) any loan which is made 
under part E of such title IV (20 
U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.) which is in de-
fault and has been assigned to the 
Department of Education. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTION.—For purposes of 
subparagraph (B)(iv), the term ‘applicable 
student loan’ shall not include any loan 
made, insured, or guaranteed under part B 
of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) unless such 
loan is in default and has been assigned to 
the Department of Education.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3538 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to create additional requirements for 
original and new creditors of mortgage loans in the case of a sale, 
transfer, or assignment of a mortgage loan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2017 
Mr. RUSH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Truth in Lending Act to create additional 
requirements for original and new creditors of mortgage 
loans in the case of a sale, transfer, or assignment of 
a mortgage loan, 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 ‘‘Mortgage Sale Trans-
parency Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ORIGINAL AND 
NEW CREDITORS OF MORTGAGE LOANS IN 
THE CASE OF A SALE, TRANSFER, OR ASSIGN-
MENT OF A MORTGAGE LOAN. 
Section 131(g) of the Truth in Lending Act (15 
U.S.C. 1641(g)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as para-
graph (3); and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) NOTICE
FROM
ORIGINAL
CRED-
ITOR.—In addition to other disclosures required 
by this subchapter, not later than 90 days be-
fore the date on which a creditor sells, trans-
fers, or assigns a mortgage loan to another 
creditor, the original creditor shall notify the 
borrower in writing of such sale, transfer, or as-
signment. 
‘‘(B) NO BORROWER LIABILITY IN CASE OF 
ERROR IN TRANSFER.—With respect to a mort-
gage loan described in paragraph (1), the bor-
rower of such mortgage loan may not be subject 
to a financial penalty from the original creditor 
or the creditor that is the new owner or as-
signee of such mortgage loan if either creditor 
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makes an error, as determined by the Bureau, 
in the sale, transfer, or assignment of such 
mortgage loan. 
‘‘(C) MISDIRECTED MORTGAGE LOAN PAY-
MENTS.—During the 90-day period beginning 
on the date on which a mortgage loan is sold, 
transferred, or assigned to another creditor, a 
borrower of the mortgage loan that submits a 
payment on such mortgage loan to the original 
creditor on or before the due date for such pay-
ment may not be subject to a financial penalty 
for a late payment from the creditor that is the 
new owner or assignee of the mortgage loan.’’. 
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