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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3128 
To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when a physical 
change in, or change in the method of operation of, a stationary source 
constitutes a modification, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. GRIFFITH (for himself, Mr. MCKINLEY, and Mr. JENKINS of West Vir-
ginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to clarify when 
a physical change in, or change in the method of oper-
ation of, a stationary source constitutes a modification, 
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. CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF A MODI-
FICATION. 
Paragraph (4) of section 111(a) of the Clean Air Act 
(42 U.S.C. 7411(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: ‘‘For purposes of the preceding sentence, a 
physical change in, or change in the method of operation 
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of, a stationary source increases the amount of any air 
pollutant emitted by such source only if the maximum 
achievable hourly emissions rate of such source after the 
change will be higher than— 
‘‘(A) the maximum achievable hourly emis-
sions rate of such source as it was originally de-
signed; and 
‘‘(B) the maximum hourly emissions rate 
of such source that was actually achieved dur-
ing the 10-year period preceding such change.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3129 
To direct the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to perform 
an outreach program for the new markets tax credit to underserved 
communities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. HECK (for himself, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. COLE, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. 
KILMER, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Ms. DELBENE, Mrs. TORRES, and 
Mr. KIND) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
diction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To direct the Community Development Financial Institutions 
Fund to perform an outreach program for the new mar-
kets tax credit to underserved communities, 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 ‘‘Aiding Development 
of Vital Assets in Native Communities and Environments 
Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘ADVANCE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT OUTREACH TO UNDER-
SERVED COMMUNITIES. 
Subtitle A of title I of the Riegle Community Devel-
opment and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 
U.S.C. 4701 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 123. NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT OUTREACH TO UN-
DERSERVED COMMUNITIES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
shall— 
‘‘(1) establish a program under which the Fund 
shall provide outreach and training with respect to 
the new markets tax credit in low-income commu-
nities with a disproportionately low amount of quali-
fied low-income community investments by qualified 
community development entities; and 
‘‘(2) include questions to determine in the ap-
plication for allocation of new markets tax credit 
limitation, and consider as an innovative use or a 
comparable incentive in the evaluation of such appli-
cations, the extent to which such entity intends to 
make qualified low-income community investments 
within Indian country; and 
‘‘(3) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure 
that at least one qualified community development 
entity whose primary mission is to fund projects 
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‘‘(A) provide rapid and reliable seismic in-
formation to the Administrator from inter-
national and domestic seismic networks; and 
‘‘(B) support seismic stations installed be-
fore the date of the enactment of the Tsunami 
Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2017 
to supplement coverage in areas of sparse in-
strumentation;’’; 
(7) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘, including graphical 
warning products,’’ after ‘‘warnings’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, territories,’’ after 
‘‘States’’; and 
(C) by inserting ‘‘and Wireless Emergency 
Alerts’’ after ‘‘Hazards Program’’; and 
(8) in paragraph (9), as redesignated by para-
graph (2)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘provide and’’ before 
‘‘allow’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and commercial and 
Federal undersea communications cables’’ after 
‘‘observing technologies’’. 
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within or that directly benefit Indian country re-
ceives an allocation for each allocation round. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) NEW MARKETS TAX CREDIT.—Any term 
used in this section which is also used in section 
45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
have the same meaning as when used in such section 
45D. 
‘‘(2) INDIAN
COUNTRY.—The term ‘Indian 
country’ has the meaning given such term in section 
1151 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
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‘‘(I) under the observation of cer-
tified tabulation observers admitted 
under subparagraph (E) to the site at 
which the ballots are mailed and re-
ceived (if any), prepare and post a 
statement of the total number of ab-
sentee ballots mailed and received by 
the official during that day and a sep-
arate count of the number of absentee 
ballots received but rejected (sepa-
rated into categories of the reasons 
for rejection), and ensure that each of 
the certified tabulation observers ad-
mitted to the site has full access to 
observe the process by which the 
statement is produced and a reason-
able period of time to review the 
statement before the site is closed; 
and 
‘‘(II) display at the site during 
regular business hours for the dura-
tion of the period during which absen-
tee ballots are processed a paper copy 
of the statement prepared under sub-
clause (I). 
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‘‘(C) DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF 
BEST PRACTICES OF SECURE CHAIN OF CUS-
TODY.—Not later than August 1, 2019, the 
Commission shall develop and make publicly 
available best practices regarding the require-
ment of subparagraphs (B)(i) and (B)(iii), and 
in the case of subparagraph (B)(iii), shall in-
clude best practices for certifying software 
patches and minor software modifications under 
short deadlines. 
‘‘(D) DISCLOSURE OF SECURE CHAIN OF 
CUSTODY.—The Commission shall make infor-
mation provided to the Commission under sub-
paragraph (B)(i) available to any person upon 
request. 
‘‘(12) DURABILITY AND READABILITY REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR BALLOTS.— 
‘‘(A) DURABILITY
REQUIREMENTS
FOR 
PAPER BALLOTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—All voter-verified 
paper ballots required to be used under 
this Act shall be marked or printed on du-
rable paper. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITION.—For purposes of 
this Act, paper is ‘durable’ if it is capable 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 424 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3131 
[Report No. 115–563, Part I] 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform citizen suits 
under that Act with other existing law, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. HUIZENGA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 
Additional sponsors: Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. JONES, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. 
COLE, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. SESSIONS 
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; 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 amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to conform 
citizen suits under that Act with other existing law, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Endangered Species 
Litigation Reasonableness Act’’. 
SEC. 2. AWARD OF LITIGATION COSTS TO PREVAILING PAR-
TIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EXISTING LAW. 
Section 11(g)(4) of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1540(g)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘to 
any’’ and all that follows through the end of the sentence 
and inserting ‘‘to any prevailing party in accordance with 
section 2412 of title 28, United States Code.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 424 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3131 
[Report No. 115–563, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to 
conform citizen suits under that Act with other 
existing law, and for other purposes. 
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources 
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 
The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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‘‘(B) the degree to which the production of 
the renewable chemical demonstrates reduced 
dependence on imported feedstocks, petroleum, 
non-renewable resources, or other fossil fuels, 
‘‘(C) the technological innovation involved 
in the production method of the renewable 
chemical, 
‘‘(D) the energy efficiency and reduction in 
lifecycle greenhouse gases of the renewable 
chemical or of the production method of the re-
newable chemical, and 
‘‘(E) whether there is a reasonable expec-
tation of commercial viability. 
‘‘(4) REDISTRIBUTION.—If a credit amount al-
located to a taxpayer for a taxable year with respect 
to any renewable chemical or renewable chemical 
production facility (determined without regard to 
this paragraph) exceeds the amount of the credit 
with respect to such chemical determined under this 
section on the taxpayer’s return for such taxable 
year— 
‘‘(A) the credit amount allocated to such 
taxpayer for such taxable year with respect to 
such renewable chemical shall be treated as 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3135 
To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agen-
cy to make grants to consortia of States and communities to hire individ-
uals to coordinate the Community Rating System program under the 
National Flood Insurance Program for the States and communities who 
are members of the consortia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. KEATING (for himself and Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency to make grants to consortia of 
States and communities to hire individuals to coordinate 
the Community Rating System program under the Na-
tional Flood Insurance Program for the States and com-
munities who are members of the consortia, 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 ‘‘Community Flood In-
surance Savings Act of 2017’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3136 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit fellowship and 
stipend compensation to be saved in an individual retirement account. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. KENNEDY (for himself, Mr. MESSER, Mr. ROYCE of California, Mr. NEAL, 
and Mr. BYRNE) 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 permit 
fellowship and stipend compensation to be saved in an 
individual retirement account. 
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 ‘‘Graduate Student Sav-
ings Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. CERTAIN NON-TUITION FELLOWSHIP AND STIPEND 
PAYMENTS TREATED AS COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (1) of section 219(f) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by add-
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ing at the end the following: ‘‘Such term includes any 
amount paid to an individual to aid the individual in the 
pursuit of graduate or postdoctoral study or research.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2016. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3137 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics occupations. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Ms. SLAUGHTER, and Mr. TED LIEU of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Edu-
cation Act of 2006 to increase the participation of women 
in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics oc-
cupations. 
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 ‘‘Promoting Women in 
STEM Act’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 313 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a Social Security 
Surplus Protection Account in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insur-
ance Trust Fund to hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for 
suspension of investment of amounts held in the Account until enactment 
of legislation providing for investment of the Trust Fund in investment 
vehicles other than obligations of the United States, and to establish 
a Social Security Investment Commission to make recommendations for 
alternative forms of investment of the Social Security surplus in the 
Trust Fund. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2017 
Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself and Mr. HENSARLING) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish 
a Social Security Surplus Protection Account in the Fed-
eral Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund to 
hold the Social Security surplus, to provide for suspen-
sion of investment of amounts held in the Account until 
enactment of legislation providing for investment of the 
Trust Fund in investment vehicles other than obligations 
of the United States, and to establish a Social Security 
Investment Commission to make recommendations for 
alternative forms of investment of the Social Security 
surplus in the Trust Fund. 
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SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT INCREASE THE 
PARTICIPATION 
OF 
WOMEN 
IN 
SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHE-
MATICS OCCUPATIONS. 
Section 124(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2344(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) supporting programs that increase the 
participation of women in career and technical edu-
cation programs leading to occupations in science, 
technology, engineering, and mathematics.’’. 
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‘‘PART D—COOPERATIVE GOVERNING OF 
INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE 
‘‘SEC. 2795. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this part: 
‘‘(1) PRIMARY
STATE.—The term ‘primary 
State’ means, with respect to individual health insur-
ance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, 
the State designated by the issuer as the State 
whose covered laws shall govern the health insurance 
issuer in the sale of such coverage under this part. 
An issuer, with respect to a particular policy, may 
only designate one such State as its primary State 
with respect to all such coverage it offers. Such an 
issuer may not change the designated primary State 
with respect to individual health insurance coverage 
once the policy is issued, except that such a change 
may be made upon renewal of the policy. With re-
spect to such designated State, the issuer is deemed 
to be doing business in that State. 
‘‘(2) SECONDARY STATE.—The term ‘secondary 
State’ means, with respect to individual health insur-
ance coverage offered by a health insurance issuer, 
any State that is not the primary State. In the case 
of a health insurance issuer that is selling a policy 
in, or to a resident of, a secondary State, the issuer 
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(D) heritage planning; 
(4) obtain funds from any source (including a 
program that has a cost-sharing requirement); 
(5) contract for goods or services; and 
(6) support activities of partners, and any other 
activities, that— 
(A) further the purposes of the Heritage 
Area; and 
(B) are consistent with the management 
plan approved under section 5(d)(1). 
(b) DUTIES.—In addition to developing the manage-
ment plan, the local coordinating entity shall— 
(1) for any fiscal year for which Federal funds 
have been received by the local coordinating entity 
under this Act— 
(A) submit an annual report to the Sec-
retary that describes— 
(i) the specific performance goals and 
accomplishments of the local coordinating 
entity; 
(ii) the expenses and income of the 
local coordinating entity; 
(iii) the amounts and sources of 
matching funds; 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3142 
To establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, and Mr. 
DELANEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area, 
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 ‘‘Appalachian Forest 
National Heritage Area Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— 
(1) the Heritage Area— 
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(A) is comprised of 18 counties that are lo-
cated in West Virginia and western Maryland; 
and 
(B) taken as a whole— 
(i) possesses exceptional cultural, nat-
ural, and historical resources that form a 
cohesive and nationally distinctive land-
scape; 
(ii) 
demonstrates 
landscapes 
that 
arose from patterns of human activity that 
were shaped by the geography of the for-
ested central Appalachian Mountains; and 
(iii) reflects both modern and histor-
ical uses by citizens who continue to affect, 
and be affected by, the landscape of the 
forest; 
(2) there is a national interest in conserving, 
restoring, promoting, and interpreting the benefits 
of the Heritage Area for— 
(A) the residents of the Heritage Area; 
and 
(B) visitors to the Heritage Area; 
(3) nationally significant historical and cultural 
resources located in the Heritage Area form a 
unique aspect of the heritage of the United States; 
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(3) whether the obligations of the individual 
under the agreement may be extinguished through 
prepayment and, if so, under what terms; 
(4) the duration of the individual’s obligations 
under the agreement (absent such prepayments), in-
cluding any circumstances under which the duration 
of the agreement would be extended or discharged; 
(5) the percentage of income the individual is 
committing to pay under the agreement, including 
whether the percentage of income is fixed or variable 
under the agreement, and the minimum amount of 
annual income that triggers the individual’s obliga-
tion under the agreement to make payments for 
such year; 
(6) the definition of income to be used for pur-
poses of calculating the individual’s obligation under 
the agreement; 
(7) a comparison of— 
(A) the amounts an individual would be re-
quired to pay under the income-share agree-
ment at a range of annual income levels, which 
income levels shall correspond to the levels the 
individual might reasonably be expected to 
make given the intended use of the funds pro-
vided under the agreement, as determined in 
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