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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2198 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that calls to medical 
facilities of the Department can be quickly redirected to the Veterans 
Crisis Line. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Mr. CASTRO of Texas (for himself and Mr. TAKANO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that 
calls to medical facilities of the Department can be quick-
ly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line. 
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 Crisis Line 
Improvement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FACILITATION OF REDIRECTION OF CALLS TO DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL 
FACILITIES TO VETERANS CRISIS LINE. 
Beginning not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall ensure that, upon placing a telephone call to 
the main telephone number of any Department of Vet-
erans Affairs medical facility, the first message a caller 
hears provides a mechanism by which the caller can choose 
to be quickly redirected to the Veterans Crisis Line with-
out ending the telephone call. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 219 
AN ACT 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey 
boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the re-
maining tract of land within the corrected survey bound-
ary to the State of Alaska. 
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 ‘‘Swan Lake Hydro-
electric Project Boundary Correction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE 
SWAN 
LAKE 
HYDROELECTRIC 
PROJECT 
BOUNDARY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract 
of Federal land within the project boundary of the 
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) 
as generally depicted and labeled ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Swan Lake Project Boundary— 
Lot 2’’ and dated February 1, 2016; and 
(2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the 
tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance 
with— 
(A) the survey authorized under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508); and
(C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 818). 
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 219 
AN ACT 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project sur-
vey boundary and to provide for the conveyance 
of the remaining tract of land within the cor-
rected survey boundary to the State of Alaska.
H. R. 219 
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 correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and to provide 
for the conveyance of the remaining tract of land within the corrected survey 
boundary to the State of Alaska. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project 
Boundary Correction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE SWAN LAKE 
HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT BOUNDARY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract of Federal 
land within the project boundary of the Swan Lake Hydro-
electric Project (FERC No. 2911) as generally depicted and 
labeled ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on the map entitled ‘‘Swan Lake Project 
Boundary—Lot 2’’ and dated February 1, 2016; and 
(2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the tract 
described in paragraph (1) in accordance with— 
(A) the survey authorized under paragraph (1); 
(B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 (commonly 
known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note 
prec. 21; Public Law 85–508); and 
(C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
818). 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 219 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and to 
provide for the conveyance of the remaining tract of land within the 
corrected survey boundary to the State of Alaska. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey 
boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the re-
maining tract of land within the corrected survey bound-
ary to the State of Alaska. 
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 ‘‘Swan Lake Hydro-
electric Project Boundary Correction Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE 
SWAN 
LAKE 
HYDROELECTRIC 
PROJECT 
BOUNDARY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract 
of Federal land within the project boundary of the 
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) 
as generally depicted and labeled ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Swan Lake Project Boundary— 
Lot 2’’ and dated February 1, 2016; and 
(2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the 
tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance 
with— 
(A) the survey authorized under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508); and 
(C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 818). 
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II 
Calendar No. 306 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 219 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
AN ACT 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey 
boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the re-
maining tract of land within the corrected survey bound-
ary to the State of Alaska. 
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 ‘‘Swan Lake Hydro-
electric Project Boundary Correction Act’’. 
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HR 219 PCS 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE 
SWAN 
LAKE 
HYDROELECTRIC 
PROJECT 
BOUNDARY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract 
of Federal land within the project boundary of the 
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) 
as generally depicted and labeled ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Swan Lake Project Boundary— 
Lot 2’’ and dated February 1, 2016; and 
(2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the 
tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance 
with— 
(A) the survey authorized under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508); and 
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HR 219 PCS 
(C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 818). 
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 306 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 219 
AN ACT 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project sur-
vey boundary and to provide for the conveyance 
of the remaining tract of land within the cor-
rected survey boundary to the State of Alaska. 
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 
Received; read twice and placed on the calendar 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 397 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 219 
[Report No. 115–532] 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and to 
provide for the conveyance of the remaining tract of land within the 
corrected survey boundary to the State of Alaska. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
JANUARY 29, 2018 
Additional sponsor: Mr. SABLAN 
JANUARY 29, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey 
boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the re-
maining tract of land within the corrected survey bound-
ary to the State of Alaska. 
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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 ‘‘Swan Lake Hydro-
electric Project Boundary Correction Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONVEYANCE OF FEDERAL LAND WITHIN THE 
SWAN 
LAKE 
HYDROELECTRIC 
PROJECT 
BOUNDARY. 
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, after consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall— 
(1) survey the exterior boundaries of the tract 
of Federal land within the project boundary of the 
Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 2911) 
as generally depicted and labeled ‘‘Lost Creek’’ on 
the map entitled ‘‘Swan Lake Project Boundary— 
Lot 2’’ and dated February 1, 2016; and 
(2) issue a patent to the State of Alaska for the 
tract described in paragraph (1) in accordance 
with— 
(A) the survey authorized under paragraph 
(1); 
(B) section 6(a) of the Act of July 7, 1958 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Alaska Statehood 
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Act’’) (48 U.S.C. note prec. 21; Public Law 85– 
508); and 
(C) section 24 of the Federal Power Act 
(16 U.S.C. 818). 
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† HR 2200 EAS 
(b) REPORT ON STATE ENFORCEMENT.—Subsection 
(e)(1)(A) of the Combat Human Trafficking Act of 2015 
(34 U.S.C. 20709(e)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘rates’’ and inserting ‘‘number’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, noting the number of covered 
offenders’’ after ‘‘covered offense’’ each place such term 
appears; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘arrest’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘arrests’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘prosecution’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prosecutions’’; and 
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘conviction’’ and 
inserting ‘‘convictions’’. 
SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO EN-
HANCE STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COM-
BAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Reauthorization Act of 2005 (34 U.S.C. 20705(a)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following:
Union Calendar No. 397 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 219 
[Report No. 115–532] 
A BILL 
To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project sur-
vey boundary and to provide for the conveyance 
of the remaining tract of land within the cor-
rected survey boundary to the State of Alaska. 
JANUARY 29, 2018 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—The rulemaking 
conducted under subparagraph (A) shall include 
consideration of— 
(i) the ability of law enforcement 
agencies or survivors to access a log of 
calls or text messages in a criminal inves-
tigation or civil proceeding; 
(ii) the ability of a covered provider or 
a wireline provider of voice service to— 
(I) identify logs that are con-
sumer-facing; and 
(II) omit certain consumer-facing 
logs, 
while 
maintaining 
internal 
records of such calls and text mes-
sages; and 
(iii) any other factors associated with 
the implementation of clauses (i) and (ii) 
to protect survivors, including factors that 
may impact smaller providers. 
(C) NO EFFECT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT.— 
Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be construed 
to— 
(i) limit or otherwise affect the ability 
of a law enforcement agency to access a
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 
RULES’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 
final year of a President’s term.’’. 
(b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or
effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 
in and additional clauses describing additional rules 
to be included as necessary)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 4, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 21 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, 
to provide for en bloc consideration in resolutions 
of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and for 
other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 21 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for en bloc 
consideration in resolutions of disapproval for ‘‘midnight rules’’, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. ISSA (for himself, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. COLLINS of Geor-
gia, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. MARINO, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. GRIFFITH, Mr. 
RATCLIFFE, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. 
GOWDY, Mr. PETERSON, and Mrs. HARTZLER) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addi-
tion to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval 
for ‘‘midnight rules’’, 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 ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 
Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 
RULES’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 
final year of a President’s term.’’. 
(b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 
effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 
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in and additional clauses describing additional rules 
to be included as necessary)’’. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 21 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JANUARY 5, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
for en bloc consideration in resolutions of disapproval 
for ‘‘midnight rules’’, 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 ‘‘Midnight Rules Relief 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EN BLOC CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTIONS OF 
DISAPPROVAL PERTAINING TO ‘‘MIDNIGHT 
RULES’’. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 801(d) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In applying section 802 to rules described under 
paragraph (1), a joint resolution of disapproval may con-
tain one or more such rules if the report under subsection 
(a)(1)(A) for each such rule was submitted during the 
final year of a President’s term.’’. 
(b) TEXT OF RESOLVING CLAUSE.—Section 802(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting after ‘‘resolving clause of which 
is’’ the following: ‘‘(except as otherwise provided in 
this subsection)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In the 
case of a joint resolution under section 801(d)(4), 
the matter after the resolving clause of such resolu-
tion shall be as follows: ‘That Congress disapproves 
the following rules: the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll; and the rule submitted by the ll 
relating to ll. Such rules shall have no force or 
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effect.’ (The blank spaces being appropriately filled 
in and additional clauses describing additional rules 
to be included as necessary)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives January 4, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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(2) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘rates’’ and inserting ‘‘number’’; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘arrest’’ and in-
serting ‘‘arrests’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘prosecution’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prosecutions’’; and 
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘conviction’’ and 
inserting ‘‘convictions’’. 
SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO EN-
HANCE STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COM-
BAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) where appropriate, to designate at 
least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of 
trafficking in persons (as such term is defined 
in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).’’.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2244 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a 
pilot project under which no more than 3 sponsors agree to evaluate 
the psychological and social distress experienced by patients participating 
in a clinical trial, conducted by the respective sponsor, of a drug or 
biological product that is intended to treat a serious or life-threatening 
disease or condition, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2017 
Mr. LANCE (for himself and Ms. DEGETTE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
carry out a pilot project under which no more than 
3 sponsors agree to evaluate the psychological and social 
distress experienced by patients participating in a clinical 
trial, conducted by the respective sponsor, of a drug 
or biological product that is intended to treat a serious 
or life-threatening disease or condition, 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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