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‘‘(226) QUEETS
RIVER, 
WASHINGTON.—The 
segment of the Queets River from the headwaters to 
the Olympic National Park boundary to be adminis-
tered by the Secretary of the Interior, except that 
portions of the river outside the boundaries of Olym-
pic National Park shall be administered by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, including the following seg-
ments of the mainstem and certain tributaries in the 
following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 28.6-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the headwaters to the 
confluence with Sams River, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 16.0-mile segment 
of the Queets River from the confluence with 
Sams River to the Olympic National Park 
boundary, as a scenic river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 15.7-mile segment 
of the Sams River from the headwaters to the 
confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 17.7-mile segment 
of Matheny Creek from the headwaters to the 
confluence with the Queets River, as a scenic 
river. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1260 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide 
assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations to provide specialized hous-
ing and supportive services for elderly persons who are the primary 
caregivers of children that are related to such persons. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 
Mr. SERRANO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organiza-
tions to provide specialized housing and supportive serv-
ices for elderly persons who are the primary caregivers 
of children that are related to such persons. 
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 ‘‘Generational Resi-
dences and Nurturing Dwellings Act’’ or the ‘‘GRAND 
Act’’. 
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‘‘(A) the name, address, and phone num-
ber of the information contact of the person re-
quired to make such return, and 
‘‘(B) the information required to be shown 
on such return with respect to such person, ex-
cept that in the case of an issuer of a life insur-
ance contract, such statement is not required to 
include the information specified in paragraph 
(1)(E). 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT OF REPORTING OF SELLER’S 
BASIS IN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of the state-
ment required under subsection (a)(2) or upon no-
tice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a 
foreign person, each issuer of a life insurance con-
tract shall make a return (at such time and in such 
manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting 
forth— 
‘‘(A) the name, address, and TIN of the 
seller who transfers any interest in such con-
tract in such sale, 
‘‘(B) the investment in the contract (as de-
fined in section 72(e)(6)) with respect to such 
seller, and 
‘‘(C) the policy number of such contract. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1261 
To clarify the definition of navigable waters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 
Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To clarify the definition of navigable waters, 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 ‘‘Federal Regulatory 
Certainty for Water Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AGENCY REGULATIONS. 
The final rule issued by the Administrator of the En-
vironmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the 
Army entitled ‘‘Clean Water Rule: Definition of ‘Waters 
of the United States’ ’’, signed by the Administrator and 
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the Assistant Secretary on May 27, 2015, shall have no 
force or effect. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITION OF NAVIGABLE WATERS. 
Section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by striking paragraph 
(7) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(7) NAVIGABLE WATERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘navigable 
waters’ means the waters of the United States, 
including the territorial seas, that are— 
‘‘(i) navigable-in-fact; or 
‘‘(ii) permanent or continuously flow-
ing bodies of water that form geographical 
features commonly known as streams, 
oceans, rivers, and lakes that are con-
nected to waters that are navigable-in-fact. 
‘‘(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘navigable 
waters’ does not include— 
‘‘(i) waters that do not physically abut 
waters described in subparagraph (A) 
through an actual and continuous surface 
water connection; 
‘‘(ii) man-made or natural structures 
or channels through which water flows 
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intermittently or ephemerally, including for 
the periodic drainage of rainfall; or 
‘‘(iii) wetlands, including playa lakes, 
prairie potholes, wet meadows, wet prai-
ries, and vernal pools, that lack a contin-
uous surface water connection to bodies of 
water that are waters described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) NO AGGREGATION.—The aggregation 
of wetlands or waters shall not be used to de-
termine whether the wetlands or waters are 
navigable waters.’’. 
SEC. 4. COAST GUARD. 
Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this 
Act shall be construed to impair, diminish, or otherwise 
affect the authority, function, jurisdiction, or power of the 
Coast Guard, or any member thereof, with respect to the 
navigable waters of the United States, or to affect or alter 
the status of such waters as navigable waters of the 
United States for such purposes. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 126 
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program 
under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational 
agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to sec-
ondary school students in the 12th grade. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out 
a pilot program under which the Commission shall pro-
vide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives 
to provide voter registration information to secondary 
school students in the 12th grade. 
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 ‘‘Students Voicing Opin-
ions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act’’. 
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mation and resources regarding live organ donation; 
and 
(3) other media determined appropriate by the 
Secretary. 
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referenced in the vision zero plan of an eligible enti-
ty that received a grant under this Act; and 
(3) best practices from the eligible entities that 
received a grant under section 3. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated, for each of 
fiscal years 2018 through 2022, $5,000,000 to carry out 
section 2 and $25,000,000 to carry out section 3. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1271 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prevent the abuse 
of dextromethorphan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself and Ms. MATSUI) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to 
prevent the abuse of dextromethorphan, 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 ‘‘DXM Abuse Preven-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SALES OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS CONTAINING 
DEXTROMETHORPHAN. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTS.— 
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ness, or serving as the site of such a pro-
gram of a State or local government, 
‘‘(ii) which is not a private club owned 
and operated by its members, 
‘‘(iii) which does not offer golf, hunt-
ing, sailing, or riding facilities, 
‘‘(iv) whose health or fitness facility is 
not incidental to its overall function and 
purpose, and 
‘‘(v) which is fully compliant with the 
State of jurisdiction and Federal anti-dis-
crimination laws. 
‘‘(D) TREATMENT OF EXERCISE VIDEOS, 
ETC.—Videos, books, and similar materials 
shall be treated as described in subparagraph 
(A)(ii) if the content of such materials con-
stitute instruction in a program of physical ex-
ercise or physical activity. 
‘‘(E) LIMITATIONS
RELATED
TO
SPORTS 
AND FITNESS EQUIPMENT.—Amounts paid for 
equipment described in subparagraph (A)(iii) 
shall be treated as a qualified sports and fitness 
expense only— 
‘‘(i) if such equipment is utilized ex-
clusively for participation in fitness, exer-
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cise, sport, or other physical activity pro-
grams, 
‘‘(ii) if such equipment is not apparel 
or footwear, and 
‘‘(iii) in the case of any item of sports 
equipment (other than exercise equip-
ment), with respect to so much of the 
amount paid for such item as does not ex-
ceed $250. 
‘‘(F) PROGRAMS WHICH INCLUDE COMPO-
NENTS OTHER THAN PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY.—Rules similar to the rules 
of section 213(d)(6) shall apply in the case of 
any program that includes physical exercise or 
physical activity and also other components. 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, travel 
and accommodations shall be treated as an 
other component.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1268 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an exclusion 
for assistance provided to participants in certain veterinary student loan 
repayment or forgiveness programs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. SMITH of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. KIND, Mr. SCHRADER, Mr. YOHO, 
Mr. ABRAHAM, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, 
Ms. DELBENE, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. HARPER, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. 
MCGOVERN, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, 
and Mrs. DAVIS of California) 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 provide 
for an exclusion for assistance provided to participants 
in certain veterinary student loan repayment or forgive-
ness programs. 
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 ‘‘Veterinary Medicine 
Loan Repayment Program Enhancement Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR ASSISTANCE PROVIDED TO PAR-
TICIPANTS IN CERTAIN VETERINARY STU-
DENT LOAN REPAYMENT OR FORGIVENESS 
PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 108(f)(4) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘such Act,’’, 
(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, under section 1415A of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151a), or under any other State 
loan repayment or loan forgiveness program that is 
intended to provide for increased access to veteri-
nary services in such State.’’, and 
(3) by striking ‘‘STATE’’ in the heading and in-
serting ‘‘OTHER’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts received by an indi-
vidual in taxable years beginning after December 31, 
2017. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PROVIDING VOTER REG-
ISTRATION INFORMATION TO SECONDARY 
SCHOOL STUDENTS PRIOR TO GRADUATION. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Election Assistance Com-
mission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Commis-
sion’’) shall carry out a pilot program under which the 
Commission shall provide funds during fiscal year 2017 
to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to pro-
vide information on registering to vote in elections for pub-
lic office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—A local educational agency is eligi-
ble to receive funds under the pilot program under this 
Act if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time 
and in such form as the Commission may require, an ap-
plication containing— 
(1) a description of the initiatives the agency 
intends to carry out with the funds; 
(2) an estimate of the costs associated with 
such initiatives; and 
(3) such other information and assurances as 
the Commission may require. 
(c) CONSULTATION WITH ELECTION OFFICIALS.—A 
local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot 
program shall consult with the State and local election of-
ficials who are responsible for administering elections for 
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public office in the area served by the agency in developing 
the initiatives the agency will carry out with the funds. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘local edu-
cational agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the mean-
ings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 3. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF FUNDS.—Not later 
than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on 
the date of the receipt of the funds, each local educational 
agency receiving funds under the pilot program under this 
Act shall submit a report to the Commission describing 
the initiatives carried out with the funds and analyzing 
their effectiveness. 
(b) REPORT BY COMMISSION.—Not later than the ex-
piration of the 60-day period which begins on the date 
the Commission receives the final report submitted by a 
local educational agency under subsection (a), the Com-
mission shall submit a report to Congress on the pilot pro-
gram under this Act. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as may be necessary to carry out this Act. 
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‘‘(1) ADVANCE PAYMENT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, shall establish a 
program— 
‘‘(i) to make advance determinations 
with respect to the eligibility of individuals 
for the credit allowed under this section, 
and 
‘‘(ii) to make advance payments of the 
credit allowed under this section, at the 
election of any such individual so eligible, 
directly to the health savings account of 
any such individual, or, as a subsidy to the 
cost of health insurance coverage provided 
to any such individual, to the health insur-
ance issuer providing such coverage or the 
person that administers the plan benefits 
with respect to such coverage. 
‘‘(B) 
PROGRAM
REQUIREMENTS.—Such 
program shall be established under rules similar 
to the rules of section 1412 of the Patient Pro-
tection and Affordable Care Act, as in effect on 
the day before the date of the enactment of this 
section, except that advance determinations and 
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cluding amounts otherwise excluded from 
gross income which were paid by or on be-
half of the taxpayer for employer-provided 
insurance that constitutes medical care, 
over 
‘‘(ii) the amount of tax imposed by 
this chapter for the taxable year (deter-
mined without regard to this section). 
‘‘(C) FEDERAL PAYROLL TAX SUBSIDY.— 
The term ‘Federal payroll tax subsidy’ means, 
with respect to any taxpayer for the taxable 
year, the excess (if any) of— 
‘‘(i) the sum of— 
‘‘(I) the amount of tax that 
would have been imposed by chapter 
21 with respect to any wages of the 
taxpayer paid during the taxable year 
had such tax been determined by in-
cluding amounts otherwise excluded 
from wages which were paid by or on 
behalf of the taxpayer during the tax-
able year for employer-provided insur-
ance that constitutes medical care, 
plus 
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‘‘(227) HOH
RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The seg-
ment of the Hoh River and the major tributary 
South Fork Hoh from the headwaters to Olympic 
National Park boundary, to be administered by the 
Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 
‘‘(A) The approximately 20.7-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from the headwaters to Jack-
son Creek, as a wild river. 
‘‘(B) The approximately 6.0-mile segment 
of the Hoh River from Jackson Creek to the 
Olympic National Park boundary, as a scenic 
river. 
‘‘(C) The approximately 13.8-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the head-
waters to the Olympic National Park boundary, 
as a wild river. 
‘‘(D) The approximately 4.6-mile segment 
of the South Fork Hoh River from the Olympic 
National Park boundary to the Washington 
State Department of Natural Resources bound-
ary in T. 27 N., R. 10 W., sec. 29, as a rec-
reational river. 
‘‘(228) BOGACHIEL RIVER, WASHINGTON.—The 
approximately 25.6-mile segment of the Bogachiel 
River from the source to the Olympic National Park 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1273 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require publication of 
the basis for determinations that species are endangered species or 
threatened species, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. 
CRAMER, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. TIPTON) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Re-
sources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 
publication of the basis for determinations that species 
are endangered species or threatened species, 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 ‘‘21st Century Endan-
gered Species Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO PUBLISH ON THE INTERNET THE 
BASIS FOR LISTINGS. 
Section 4(b) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
(16 U.S.C. 1533(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(9) The Secretary shall make publicly available 
on the Internet the best scientific and commercial 
data available that are the basis for each regulation, 
including each proposed regulation, promulgated 
under subsection (a)(1), except that, at the request 
of a Governor or legislature of a State, the Secretary 
shall not make available under this paragraph infor-
mation regarding which the State has determined 
public disclosure is prohibited by a law of that State 
relating to the protection of personal information.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1274 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require making available 
to States affected by determinations that species are endangered species 
or threatened species all data that is the basis of such determinations, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. NEWHOUSE (for himself, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. 
PEARCE, Mr. HARPER, Mr. YOHO, Mr. JONES, Mr. MARSHALL, and Mr. 
CRAMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require 
making available to States affected by determinations 
that species are endangered species or threatened species 
all data that is the basis of such determinations, 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 ‘‘State, Tribal, and 
Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DECISIONAL TRANSPARENCY AND USE OF STATE, 
TRIBAL, AND LOCAL INFORMATION. 
(a) REQUIRING DECISIONAL TRANSPARENCY WITH 
AFFECTED STATES.—Section 6(a) of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535(a)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before the first sentence; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Such cooperation shall include’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) Such cooperation shall include— 
‘‘(A) before making a determination under 
section 4(a), providing to States affected by 
such determination all data that is the basis of 
the determination; and 
‘‘(B)’’. 
(b) ENSURING USE OF STATE, TRIBAL, AND LOCAL 
INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3 of the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1532) is amended— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (21) as paragraphs (3) through (22), 
respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘best scientific and commercial 
data available’ includes all such data submitted by 
a State, tribal, or county government.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 7(n) 
of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1536(n)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘section 3(13)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
3(14)’’. 
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