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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Military Residency 
Choice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR TAX PURPOSES. 
(a) RESIDENCE
FOR
TAX
PURPOSES.—Section 
511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 4001(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The spouse of a servicemember 
may elect to use the same residence for purposes of tax-
ation as the servicemember regardless of the date on which 
the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember oc-
curred.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any return of State 
or local income tax filed for any taxable year beginning 
with the taxable year that includes the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705(b) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State or local office’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘State or local office—’’; 
and
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) a person who is absent from a State be-
cause the person is accompanying the person’s 
spouse who is absent from that same State in com-
pliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely 
by reason of that absence— 
‘‘(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in that State, without regard to wheth-
er or not the person intends to return to that 
State; 
‘‘(B) be deemed to have acquired a resi-
dence or domicile in any other State; or 
‘‘(C) be deemed to have become a resident 
in or a resident of any other State; and 
‘‘(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect 
to use the same residence as the servicemember re-
gardless of the date on which the marriage of the 
spouse and the servicemember occurred.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 282 
AN ACT 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to 
authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to 
use the same residences as the servicemembers.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 282 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of 
servicemembers to elect to use the same residences as the servicemembers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Ms. STEFANIK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize 
spouses of servicemembers to elect to use the same resi-
dences as the servicemembers. 
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 ‘‘Military Residency 
Choice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR TAX PURPOSES. 
(a) RESIDENCE
FOR
TAX
PURPOSES.—Section 
511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 4001(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
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Union Calendar No. 177 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 282 
[Report No. 115–245] 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize spouses of 
servicemembers to elect to use the same residences as the servicemembers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 4, 2017 
Ms. STEFANIK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
JULY 24, 2017 
Additional sponsors: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. JONES, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. 
WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. FASO, Mr. KNIGHT, Mr. TAYLOR, Ms. 
TENNEY, Mr. ISSA, Mr. CARTER of Texas, and Mr. MESSER 
JULY 24, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in that State, without regard to wheth-
er or not the person intends to return to that 
State; 
‘‘(B) be deemed to have acquired a resi-
dence or domicile in any other State; or 
‘‘(C) be deemed to have become a resident 
in or a resident of any other State; and 
‘‘(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect 
to use the same residence as the servicemember re-
gardless of the date on which the marriage of the 
spouse and the servicemember occurred.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
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IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 282 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 25, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
AN ACT 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to authorize 
spouses of servicemembers to elect to use the same resi-
dences as the servicemembers. 
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 ‘‘Military Residency 
Choice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR TAX PURPOSES. 
(a) RESIDENCE
FOR
TAX
PURPOSES.—Section 
511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 4001(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The spouse of a servicemember 
may elect to use the same residence for purposes of tax-
ation as the servicemember regardless of the date on which 
the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember oc-
curred.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any return of State 
or local income tax filed for any taxable year beginning 
with the taxable year that includes the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705(b) of such Act is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State or local office’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘State or local office—’’; 
and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) a person who is absent from a State be-
cause the person is accompanying the person’s 
spouse who is absent from that same State in com-
pliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely 
by reason of that absence— 
‘‘(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in that State, without regard to wheth-
er or not the person intends to return to that 
State; 
‘‘(B) be deemed to have acquired a resi-
dence or domicile in any other State; or 
‘‘(C) be deemed to have become a resident 
in or a resident of any other State; and 
‘‘(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect 
to use the same residence as the servicemember re-
gardless of the date on which the marriage of the 
spouse and the servicemember occurred.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 24, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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tain site under section 801 of the Energy Policy Act of 
1992 (42 U.S.C. 10141 note). 
SEC. 602. APPLICATION. 
Section 135 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 
(42 U.S.C. 10155) is amended by striking subsection (h) 
and redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h). 
SEC. 603. TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ASSISTANCE. 
Section 180(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
1982 (42 U.S.C. 10175(c)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(c) The Secretary’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(c) TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE.— 
‘‘(1) TRAINING.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘The Waste Fund’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(2) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall, subject 
to the availability of appropriations, provide in-kind, 
financial, technical, and other appropriate assist-
ance, for safety activities related to the transpor-
tation of high-level radioactive waste or spent nu-
clear fuel, to any entity receiving technical assist-
ance or funds under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) 
SOURCE
OF
FUNDING.—The 
Waste 
Fund’’.
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 ‘‘Military Residency 
Choice Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR TAX PURPOSES. 
(a) RESIDENCE
FOR
TAX
PURPOSES.—Section 
511(a)(2) of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 
U.S.C. 4001(a)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘The spouse of a servicemember 
may elect to use the same residence for purposes of tax-
ation as the servicemember regardless of the date on which 
the marriage of the spouse and the servicemember oc-
curred.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to any return of State 
or local income tax filed for any taxable year beginning 
with the taxable year that includes the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. RESIDENCE OF SPOUSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS 
FOR VOTING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 705(b) of such Act is 
amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘State or local office’’ and all 
that follows through the period at the end of para-
graph (3) and inserting ‘‘State or local office—’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) a person who is absent from a State be-
cause the person is accompanying the person’s 
spouse who is absent from that same State in com-
pliance with military or naval orders shall not, solely 
by reason of that absence— 
‘‘(A) be deemed to have lost a residence or 
domicile in that State, without regard to wheth-
er or not the person intends to return to that 
State; 
‘‘(B) be deemed to have acquired a resi-
dence or domicile in any other State; or 
‘‘(C) be deemed to have become a resident 
in or a resident of any other State; and 
‘‘(2) the spouse of a servicemember may elect 
to use the same residence as the servicemember re-
gardless of the date on which the marriage of the 
spouse and the servicemember occurred.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 90 days 
after the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 177 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 282 
[Report No. 115–245] 
A BILL 
To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to 
authorize spouses of servicemembers to elect to 
use the same residences as the servicemembers. 
JULY 24, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2830 
To authorize methane leak detection and mitigation research activities by 
the Department of Energy. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2017 
Mr. VEASEY (for himself, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, and Mr. MAST) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, 
and Technology 
A BILL 
To authorize methane leak detection and mitigation research 
activities by the Department of Energy. 
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 ‘‘Methane Emissions 
Mitigation Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
(1) methane is a valuable, energy-dense fuel 
source composing the majority of natural gas; 
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(2) in 2014, the United States lost more than 
9.8 million metric tons of natural gas, worth almost 
$2 billion, through methane leaks and intentional re-
leases throughout the oil and gas system; 
(3) the comparative impact of methane on cli-
mate change is more than 25 times greater than 
carbon dioxide over a 100-year period, and more 
than 80 times greater over a 20-year period; and 
(4) identifying and eliminating leaks is a nec-
essary step in fighting climate change, and addi-
tional research is necessary to further commercialize 
leak detection and mitigation technologies. 
SEC. 3. METHANE LEAK DETECTION AND MITIGATION RE-
SEARCH. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of Energy shall 
carry out a program of research and development in meth-
ane leak detection and mitigation. 
(b) PROGRAM GOAL.—The Secretary shall set a goal 
of developing a variety of technologies that— 
(1) enable United States natural gas operations 
to eliminate methane leaks by fiscal year 2025; and 
(2) cost less to purchase and operate than the 
market value of the gas that would have leaked but 
for such technologies. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 288 
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,
SEC. 4. TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PRIZE COMPETI-
TION. 
The Secretary of Energy shall carry out a methane 
leak detection and mitigation technology demonstration 
prize competition under section 24 of the Stevenson- 
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
3719). 
SEC. 5. TECHNOLOGY CLEARINGHOUSE PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Energy shall establish and promote a program to en-
courage technological innovation in development and com-
mercialization of methane leak detection and mitigation 
technology. 
(b) ELEMENTS
OF PROGRAM.—The program de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the establishment of a centralized Federal 
clearinghouse for public access to information relat-
ing to technologies and best practices for methane 
leak detection and mitigation; 
(2) the issuance of announcements seeking 
unique and innovative technologies to advance the 
mission of the Department under this Act; and 
(3) the provision of information for persons 
seeking guidance on how to pursue proposals to de-
velop or deploy technologies that would reduce meth-
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ane emissions, including information relating to in-
dustry technology acquisition practices. 
(c) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary’s designated officers shall coordinate with the 
Department of Energy’s Office of Technology Transitions. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Energy for carrying out this Act $25,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2017 through 2025. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2832 
To help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested welfare programs 
obtain self-sufficiency, to provide information on total spending on 
means-tested welfare programs, to provide an overall spending limit on 
means-tested welfare programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2017 
Mr. JORDAN (for himself, Mr. BRAT, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. MEADOWS) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, En-
ergy and Commerce, Financial Services, 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 help individuals receiving assistance under means-tested 
welfare programs obtain self-sufficiency, to provide infor-
mation on total spending on means-tested welfare pro-
grams, to provide an overall spending limit on means- 
tested welfare programs, 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 ‘‘Welfare Reform and 
Upward Mobility Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents of this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
TITLE I—REPORTING OF MEANS-TESTED WELFARE SPENDING IN 
PRESIDENT’S BUDGET SUBMISSION 
Sec. 101. Additional information in President’s budget submission. 
Sec. 102. Additional information from State recipients of means-tested welfare 
spending. 
Sec. 103. Definition of means-tested welfare spending. 
TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
Sec. 201. Work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents. 
Sec. 202. Work activation program for adults with dependent children. 
TITLE III—PREPARING MORE TANF RECIPIENTS FOR WORK 
Sec. 301. Work preparation program. 
Sec. 302. Changes to mandatory work requirements. 
TITLE IV—MODIFICATION TO MEANS-TESTED HOUSING 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 401. Definitions. 
Sec. 402. Repeal of means-tested housing programs. 
Sec. 403. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 404. Grants to States. 
Sec. 405. State recipient reports. 
Sec. 406. Research. 
Sec. 407. Rule of construction. 
TITLE V—PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF ABORTION 
Sec. 501. Prohibition on funding for abortions. 
Sec. 502. Prohibition on funding for health benefits plans that cover abortion. 
Sec. 503. Prohibition on tax benefits relating to abortion. 
Sec. 504. Construction relating to separate coverage. 
Sec. 505. Construction relating to the use of non-Federal funds for health cov-
erage. 
Sec. 506. Treatment of abortions related to rape, incest, or preserving the life 
of the mother. 
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‘‘(II) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable 
percentage is the percentage specified in connection with 
the number of years of work, as set forth in the following 
table: 
‘‘If the number of years 
The applicable 
of work is: 
percentage is: 
11 ......................................................................................
6.25 percent
12 ......................................................................................
12.50 percent
13 ......................................................................................
18.75 percent
14 ......................................................................................
25.00 percent
15 ......................................................................................
31.25 percent
16 ......................................................................................
37.50 percent
17 ......................................................................................
43.75 percent
18 ......................................................................................
50.00 percent
19 ......................................................................................
56.25 percent
20 ......................................................................................
62.50 percent
21 ......................................................................................
68.75 percent
22 ......................................................................................
75.00 percent
23 ......................................................................................
81.25 percent
24 ......................................................................................
87.50 percent
25 ......................................................................................
93.75 percent
26 ......................................................................................
100.00 percent
27 ......................................................................................
106.25 percent
28 ......................................................................................
112.50 percent
29 ......................................................................................
118.75 percent
30 or more ........................................................................
125.00 percent. 
‘‘(iii) The annual dollar amount determined under 
this clause is— 
‘‘(I) for calendar year 2018, the poverty guide-
line for 2017; and 
‘‘(II) for any calendar year after 2018, the an-
nual dollar amount for 2018 multiplied by the ratio 
of— 
‘‘(aa) the national average wage index (as 
defined in section 209(k)(1)) for the second cal-
endar year preceding the calendar year for 
which the determination is made, to 
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SEC. 2. ENHANCEMENTS TO GRANTS TO IMPROVE WELL- 
BEING OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY SUB-
STANCE ABUSE. 
Section 437(f) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
629g(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘IN-
CREASE
THE WELL-BEING
OF, AND
TO IMPROVE 
THE PERMANENCY OUTCOMES FOR, CHILDREN AF-
FECTED BY’’ and inserting ‘‘IMPLEMENT IV–E PRE-
VENTION
SERVICES, AND
IMPROVE
THE
WELL- 
BEING OF, AND IMPROVE PERMANENCY OUTCOMES 
FOR, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY HER-
OIN, OPIOIDS, AND OTHER’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) REGIONAL
PARTNERSHIP
DEFINED.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘regional partnership’ 
means a collaborative agreement (which may be es-
tablished on an interstate, State, or intrastate basis) 
entered into by the following: 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY
PARTNERS
FOR
ALL 
PARTNERSHIP GRANTS.— 
‘‘(i) The State child welfare agency 
that is responsible for the administration 
of the State plan under this part and part 
E. 
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