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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6840 
To prohibit COVID–19 travel restrictions with respect to any nationals of 
Canada, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2022 
Mr. JACOBS of New York (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. BERGMAN, Mr. 
GARBARINO, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. STAUBER, and Mr. ZELDIN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To prohibit COVID–19 travel restrictions with respect to 
any nationals of Canada, 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 ‘‘Northern Border Re-
opening Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITING COVID–19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS 
FOR CANADIAN NATIONALS. 
Notwithstanding Presidential Proclamation 10294 
(86 Fed. Reg. 59603), published October 28, 2021, relat-
ing to advancing the safe resumption of global travel dur-
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ing the COVID–19 pandemic, or any other provision of 
law, neither a suspension nor limitation on entry to the 
United States shall apply to a national of Canada based 
on any COVID–19 travel restriction. 
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(82) Dmitry Mikhailovich Kirillov. 
(83) Philip Bedrosovich Kirkorov. 
(84) Vladislav Nikolaevich Kitaev. 
(85) German Sergeevich Klimenko. 
(86) Franz Adamovich Klintsevich. 
(87) Anton Anatolyevich Kobyakov. 
(88) Dmitry Viktorovich Kochnev. 
(89) Victor Anatolievich Koksharov. 
(90) Petr Viktorovich Kolbin. 
(91) Ekaterina Vladimirovna Kolokoltseva. 
(92) Alexander Sergeevich Kolpakov. 
(93) Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratyev. 
(94) Aleksandr Vladimirovich Konovalov. 
(95) Alexander Nikolaevich Konovalov. 
(96) Boris Nikolaevich Korobets. 
(97) Anton Olegovich Kotykov. 
(98) Alexander Alexandrovich Kozlov. 
(99) Sergey Sergeevich Kravtsov. 
(100) Svetlana Aleksandrovna Krivonogih. 
(101) Nikolai Mikhailovich Kropachev. 
(102) Alexey Leonidovich Kudrin. 
(103) Andrey Vasilievich Lavrishchev. 
(104) Alexander Vladimirovich Lazarev. 
(105) Artemy Andreyevich Lebedev. 
(106) Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Lebedev. 
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(107) Igor Evgenievich Levitin. 
(108) Alexandra Yuryevna Levitskaya. 
(109) Alexey Evgenievich Likhachev. 
(110) Maxim Stanislavovich Liksutov. 
(111) Andrei Yurievich Lipov. 
(112) Olga Borisovna Lyubimova. 
(113) 
Magomedsalam 
Magomedalievich 
Magomedov. 
(114) Iskander Kakhramonovich Makhmudov. 
(115) Pavel Viktorovich Malkov. 
(116) Ziyad Manasir. 
(117) Denis Valentinovich Manturov. 
(118) Vladimir Lvovich Mashkov. 
(119) Oleg Vasilievich Matytsin. 
(120) Vladimir Rostislavovich Medinsky. 
(121) Sergey Alimovich Melikov. 
(122) Andrey Nikolaevich Metelsky. 
(123) Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov. 
(124) Garry Vladimirovich Minkh. 
(125) Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov. 
(126) Dmitry Yuryevich Mironov. 
(127) Yekatrina Mikhailovna Mizulina. 
(128) Artur Alekseevich Muravyov. 
(129) Anzor Akhmedovich Muzaev. 
(130) Elvira Sakhipzadovna Nabiullina. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Family Office Tech-
nical Correction Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCREDITED INVESTOR CLARIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), any 
family office or a family client of a family office, as defined 
in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)–1 of title 17, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, shall be deemed to be an accredited in-
vestor, as defined in Regulation D of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (or any successor thereto) under 
the Securities Act of 1933. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) only applies to a 
family office with assets under management in excess of 
$5,000,000, and a family office or a family client not 
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities 
offered, and whose purchase is directed by a person who 
has such knowledge and experience in financial and busi-
ness matters that such person is capable of evaluating the 
merits and risks of the prospective investment. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3972 
AN ACT 
To clarify that family offices and family clients are 
accredited investors, and for other purposes.
IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3972 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
OCTOBER 25, 2017 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To clarify that family offices and family clients are accredited 
investors, 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 ‘‘Family Office Tech-
nical Correction Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCREDITED INVESTOR CLARIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), any 
family office or a family client of a family office, as defined 
in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)–1 of title 17, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, shall be deemed to be an accredited in-
vestor, as defined in Regulation D of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission (or any successor thereto) under 
the Securities Act of 1933. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) only applies to a 
family office with assets under management in excess of 
$5,000,000, and a family office or a family client not 
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities 
offered, and whose purchase is directed by a person who 
has such knowledge and experience in financial and busi-
ness matters that such person is capable of evaluating the 
merits and risks of the prospective investment. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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Union Calendar No. 266 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3972 
[Report No. 115–362] 
To clarify that family offices and family clients are accredited investors, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2017 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
OCTOBER 23, 2017 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic] 
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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 ‘‘Family Office Tech-
nical Correction Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ACCREDITED INVESTOR CLARIFICATION. 
Any person who is a (a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to 
subsection (b), any family office or a family client, client 
of a family office, as defined in section 275.202(a)(11)(G)– 
1 of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be deemed 
to be an accredited investor, as defined in Regulation D 
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or any suc-
cessor thereto) under the Securities Act of 1933. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Subsection (a) only applies to a 
family office with assets under management in excess of 
$5,000,000, and a family office or a family client not 
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities 
offered, and whose purchase is directed by a person who 
has such knowledge and experience in financial and busi-
ness matters that such person is capable of evaluating the 
merits and risks of the prospective investment. 
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Union Calendar No. 266 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3972 
[Report No. 115–362] 
A BILL 
To clarify that family offices and family clients are 
accredited investors, and for other purposes. 
OCTOBER 23, 2017 
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and or-
dered to be printed 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3973 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require 
certain entities to develop internal risk control mecha-
nisms to safeguard and govern the storage of market 
data. 
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 ‘‘Market Data Protec-
tion Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. INTERNAL RISK CONTROLS. 
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by inserting after section 4E the following: 
‘‘SEC. 4F. INTERNAL RISK CONTROLS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Each of the following entities, in 
consultation with the Chief Economist, shall develop com-
prehensive internal risk control mechanisms to safeguard 
and govern the storage of all market data by such entity, 
all market data sharing agreements of such entity, and 
all academic research performed at such entity using mar-
ket data: 
‘‘(1) The Commission. 
‘‘(2) Each national securities association reg-
istered pursuant to section 15A. 
‘‘(3) The operator of the consolidated audit 
trail created by a national market system plan ap-
proved pursuant to section 242.613 of title 17, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). 
‘‘(b) CONSOLIDATED
AUDIT
TRAIL
PROHIBITED 
FROM ACCEPTING MARKET DATA UNTIL MECHANISMS 
DEVELOPED.—The operator described in paragraph (3) of 
subsection (a) may not accept market data (or shall cease
accepting market data) until the operator has developed 
the mechanisms required by such subsection. Any require-
ment for a person to provide market data to the operator 
shall not apply during any time when the operator is pro-
hibited by this subsection from accepting such data. 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT
OF
PREVIOUSLY
DEVELOPED 
MECHANISMS.—The development of comprehensive inter-
nal risk control mechanisms required by subsection (a) 
may occur, in whole or in part, before the date of the en-
actment of this section, if such development and such 
mechanisms meet the requirements of such subsection (in-
cluding consultation with the Chief Economist).’’; and 
(2) in section 3(a)— 
(A) by redesignating the second paragraph 
(80) (relating to funding portals) as paragraph 
(81); and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(82) CHIEF
ECONOMIST.—The term ‘Chief 
Economist’ means the Director of the Division of 
Economic and Risk Analysis, or an employee of the
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Union Calendar No. 299 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3973 
[Report No. 115–405] 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require certain entities 
to develop internal risk control mechanisms to safeguard and govern 
the storage of market data. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2017 
Mr. DAVIDSON (for himself and Mr. SHERMAN) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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Commission with comparable authority, as deter-
mined by the Commission.’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 13, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3973 
AN ACT 
To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
require certain entities to develop internal risk 
control mechanisms to safeguard and govern the 
storage of market data.
‘‘(C) the date on which the issuer becomes 
a large accelerated filer. 
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this sub-
section: 
‘‘(A) AVERAGE
ANNUAL
GROSS
REVE-
NUES.—The term ‘average annual gross reve-
nues’ means the total gross revenues of an 
issuer over its most recently completed three 
fiscal years divided by three. 
‘‘(B) EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY.—The 
term ‘emerging growth company’ has the mean-
ing given such term under section 3 of the Se-
curities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c). 
‘‘(C) LARGE
ACCELERATED
FILER.—The 
term ‘large accelerated filer’ has the meaning 
given that term under section 240.12b–2 of title 
17, Code of Federal Regulations, or any suc-
cessor thereto.’’. 
TITLE 
IV—NATIONAL 
SECURI-
TIES 
EXCHANGE 
REGU-
LATORY PARITY 
SEC. 401. NATIONALLY TRADED SECURITIES EXEMPTION. 
Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 
U.S.C. 77r(b)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A);
Cost of Nitrous Oxide, 2010 Through 2050 (in 2007 
Dollars per Metric Ton of Nitrous Oxide), Discount 
Rate and Statistic—Continued 
Year 
5 Percent 
Average 
3 Percent 
Average 
2.5 Percent 
Average 
High Impact 
(95th 
Percentile at 
3 Percent 
Discount 
Rate) 
2031 
$6,500 
$19,000 
$27,000 
$50,000
2032 
$6,800 
$19,000 
$28,000 
$51,000
2033 
$7,000 
$20,000 
$28,000 
$52,000
2034 
$7,200 
$20,000 
$29,000 
$54,000
2035 
$7,400 
$21,000 
$29,000 
$55,000
2036 
$7,600 
$21,000 
$30,000 
$56,000
2037 
$7,800 
$21,000 
$30,000 
$57,000
2038 
$8,000 
$22,000 
$31,000 
$58,000
2039 
$8,200 
$22,000 
$31,000 
$59,000
2040 
$8,400 
$23,000 
$32,000 
$60,000
2041 
$8,600 
$23,000 
$32,000 
$61,000
2042 
$8,800 
$23,000 
$33,000 
$62,000
2043 
$9,100 
$24,000 
$33,000 
$64,000
2044 
$9,300 
$24,000 
$34,000 
$65,000
2045 
$9,500 
$25,000 
$34,000 
$66,000
2046 
$9,800 
$25,000 
$35,000 
$67,000
2047 
$10,000 
$26,000 
$35,000 
$68,000
2048 
$10,000 
$26,000 
$36,000 
$69,000
2049 
$10,000 
$26,000 
$36,000 
$71,000
2050 
$11,000 
$27,000 
$37,000 
$72,000. 
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term by the Board of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System. 
(6) RURAL.—The term ‘‘rural’’ means a county 
that is neither in a metropolitan statistical area nor 
in a micropolitan statistical area that is adjacent to 
a metropolitan statistical area, as those terms are 
defined by the U.S. Office of Management and 
Budget and as they are applied under currently ap-
plicable Urban Influence Codes, established by the 
United States Department of Agriculture’s Eco-
nomic Research Service. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Treasury. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
territory or possession of the United States, and 
each federally recognized Indian tribe. 
(9) STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK.—The term 
‘‘State infrastructure bank’’ means a State infra-
structure bank or multistate infrastructure bank es-
tablished pursuant to— 
(A) section 350 of the National Highway 
System Designation Act of 1995; 
(B) section 1511(l) of the Transportation 
Equity Act for the 21st Century; or 
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(C) section 610 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(10) STATE
OR
LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.—The 
term ‘‘State or local government’’ means a State or 
local government or any agency or instrumentality of 
a State or local government. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3978 
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to modify 
requirements related to mortgage disclosures, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2017 
Mr. HILL (for himself and Mr. KIHUEN) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 
1974 to modify requirements related to mortgage disclo-
sures, 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 ‘‘TRID Improvement 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO MORTGAGE DISCLOSURE RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
Section 4(a) of the Real Estate Settlement Proce-
dures Act of 1974 (12 U.S.C. 2603(a)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘itemize all charges’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘itemize all actual charges’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘and all charges imposed upon 
the seller in connection with the settlement and’’ and 
inserting ‘‘and the seller in connection with the set-
tlement. Such forms’’; and 
(3) by inserting after ‘‘or both.’’ the following 
new sentence: ‘‘Charges for any title insurance pre-
mium disclosed on such forms shall be equal to the 
amount charged for each individual title insurance 
policy, subject to any discounts as required by State 
regulation or the title company rate filings.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3982 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of, 
and remove the marriage penalty with respect to, social security benefits 
excludable from gross income. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2017 
Mr. MESSER 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 increase 
the amount of, and remove the marriage penalty with 
respect to, social security benefits excludable from gross 
income. 
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 ‘‘Social Security Tax 
Fairness Act’’. 
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applying, or are currently licensed or registered through 
the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. 
The previous sentence shall only apply to persons in an 
industry with respect to which persons were licensed or 
registered through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing 
System and Registry on the date of the enactment of this 
sentence.’’. 
SEC. 503. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title and the amendments made by this title 
shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives February 14, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3979 
AN ACT 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
the volunteer services, community partnership, and ref-
uge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System, 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 ‘‘Keep America’s Ref-
uges Operational Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REF-
UGE SYSTEM VOLUNTEER SERVICES, COMMU-
NITY 
PARTNERSHIP, 
AND 
REFUGE 
EDU-
CATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 
U.S.C. 742f) is amended in subsection (g), by striking 
‘‘2011 through 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2018 through 
2022’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 18, 
2017. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3979 
AN ACT 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to re-
authorize the volunteer services, community part-
nership, and refuge education programs of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other 
purposes.
H. R. 3979 
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 amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, 
community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife 
Refuge System, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Keep America’s Refuges Oper-
ational Act’’. 
SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM 
VOLUNTEER SERVICES, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP, AND 
REFUGE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
Section 7 of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (16 U.S.C. 
742f) is amended in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘2011 through 2014’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2018 through 2022’’. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3979 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer 
services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the 
National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 5, 2017 
Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. GRAVES of 
Louisiana, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. LOBIONDO, and Mr. THOMPSON of Cali-
fornia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
the volunteer services, community partnership, and ref-
uge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System, 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 ‘‘Keep America’s Ref-
uges Operational Act’’. 
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