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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7013 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program 
to improve the ability of Members of Congress to assist constituents 
with respect to benefits for veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2018 
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out 
a pilot program to improve the ability of Members of 
Congress to assist constituents with respect to benefits 
for veterans. 
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 ‘‘Phoenix VA Congres-
sional Oversight Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE CONSTITUENT SERV-
ICES. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall carry out a pilot program to improve the ability 
of Members of Congress to assist constituents pursuant 
to subsections (b) and (c). 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS TEAM.—In carrying 
out the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall establish a dedicated congressional relations team at 
the location specified in subsection (d). Such team shall 
consist of employees of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs whose only duties relate to assisting Members and 
committees of Congress with respect to casework issues 
at each health care system of the Department in such loca-
tion. 
(c) USE OF SPACE.—Upon request of any Member 
of Congress from the State of the location specified in sub-
section (d), the Secretary shall authorize the Member to 
use a facility of the Department at such location for the 
purposes of meeting with constituents of the Member. 
(d) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
pilot program in Arizona, including at the Phoenix health 
care system of the Department. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of 
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Representatives and the Senate a report on the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a), including whether the Sec-
retary recommends expanding such pilot program. 
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SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO 
FLIGHTCREW MEMBER DUTY AND REST RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER OPERATIONS 
TO APPLY TO ALL-CARGO OPERATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall modify the final rule specified in subsection 
(b) so that the flightcrew member duty and rest require-
ments under that rule apply to flightcrew members in all- 
cargo operations conducted by air carriers in the same 
manner as those requirements apply to flightcrew mem-
bers in passenger operations conducted by air carriers. 
(b) FINAL RULE SPECIFIED.—The final rule speci-
fied in this subsection is the final rule of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration— 
(1) published in the Federal Register on Janu-
ary 4, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 330); and 
(2) relating to flightcrew member duty and rest 
requirements. 
(c) APPLICABILITY
OF
RULEMAKING
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—The requirements of section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, shall not apply to the modification 
required by subsection (a). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 701 
To direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration to conduct a study to determine appropriate cybersecurity stand-
ards for motor vehicles, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 24, 2017 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. TED LIEU of California) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration to conduct a study to determine 
appropriate cybersecurity standards for motor vehicles, 
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 ‘‘Security and Privacy 
in Your Car Study Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘SPY Car Study 
Act of 2017’’. 
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(2) PROHIBITING USE OF RESERVE FUNDS AS 
SOURCE OF PAYMENTS.—The funds used to make a 
payment under subsection (a) for termination costs 
described in such subsection may not be derived 
from amounts held in the emergency cash reserve 
fund described in section 450A(a) of the District of 
Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.50a(a), D.C. 
Official Code) or the contingency cash reserve fund 
described in section 450A(b) of such Act (sec. 1– 
204.50a(b), D.C. Official Code). 
(c) TREATMENT OF FUNDS USED TO MAKE PAY-
MENTS.—Any funds certified by the Chief Financial Offi-
cer as available to be used to make a payment under sub-
section (a) for termination costs described in such sub-
section shall be deemed to have been appropriated for the 
purpose of the payment, shall retain appropriations au-
thority for such purpose, and shall remain available until 
expended for such purpose. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This Act shall apply with re-
spect to payments made during fiscal year 2019 or any 
succeeding fiscal year. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7020 
To authorize the District of Columbia to enter into multi-year agreements 
to carry out certain public-private partnership projects and make pay-
ments for the termination costs under such agreements in any fiscal 
year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2018 
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To authorize the District of Columbia to enter into multi- 
year agreements to carry out certain public-private part-
nership projects and make payments for the termination 
costs under such agreements in any fiscal year, 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 ‘‘District of Columbia 
Public-Private Partnerships Home Rule Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. AUTHORIZING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO ENTER 
INTO MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENTS TO CARRY 
OUT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJ-
ECTS AND PAY TERMINATION COSTS IN ANY 
FISCAL YEAR. 
(a) AUTHORIZING AGREEMENTS AND PAYMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding any provision of subchapter III of chap-
ter 13 or subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31, United 
States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Anti-Deficiency 
Act’’) and subject to subsection (b), the District of Colum-
bia may enter into a multi-year public-private partnership 
agreement under the Public–Private Partnership Act of 
2014 (sec. 2–271.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) and make 
payments for the termination costs under such an agree-
ment in any fiscal year. 
(b) CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS FOR TERMINATION 
COSTS.— 
(1) APPROVAL
BY
CHIEF
FINANCIAL
OFFI-
CER.—The District of Columbia may make a pay-
ment under subsection (a) in any fiscal year for ter-
mination costs described in such subsection only if 
the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Colum-
bia certifies that a source of funds is available for 
the payment from other appropriations then avail-
able for any other purpose, consistent with the limi-
tations of paragraph (2). 
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(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘This chapter applies to the extent 
that this chapter is not in conflict with 
chapter 4.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.— 
(A) CHAPTER 2.—The table of sections for 
chapter 2 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
208 and inserting the following: 
‘‘208. Application.’’. 
(B) CHAPTER 3.—The table of sections for 
chapter 3 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
307 and inserting the following: 
‘‘307. Application.’’. 
(3) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters for title 9, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘4. Arbitration of employment disputes ..................................................
401.’’. 
SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF CONCERTED ACTIVITY. 
Section 8(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7021 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for distributions 
from 529 plans to pay certain early education expenses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2018 
Mr. PAULSEN (for himself and Mr. COFFMAN) 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 distributions from 529 plans to pay certain early 
education expenses. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM 529 PLANS FOR CERTAIN 
EARLY EDUCATION EXPENSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 529(e)(3) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL
RULES
PERMITTING
LIM-
ITED TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED EARLY EDU-
CATION EXPENSES.— 
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‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), qualified early edu-
cation expenses shall be treated as quali-
fied higher education expenses. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—If the aggregate 
amount of cash distributions from all 
qualified tuition programs described in 
subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) with respect to a 
beneficiary for qualified early education ex-
penses during any taxable year exceeds 
$10,000, such excess shall be treated for 
purposes of subsection (c)(3) as distribu-
tions in excess of the qualified higher edu-
cation expenses of the beneficiary. 
‘‘(iii) QUALIFIED
EARLY
EDUCATION 
EXPENSES.—For purposes of this subpara-
graph, the term ‘qualified early education 
expenses’ means expenses for providing 
educational and other care to a child under 
age 5 (including childcare provided before 
and after school), as determined under the 
law of the State, pursuant to attendance at 
a school or facility licensed in the State for 
such purpose.’’. 
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
December 31, 2018. 
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use of pinpoint redaction technology may have as-
sisted in protecting personal privacy. 
(11) A description of issues that arose under 
the pilot program relating to the secure storage and 
handling of recordings from body-worn cameras. 
(12) A description of issues that arose under 
the pilot program relating to the access of the public 
to recordings from body-worn cameras, including a 
description of issues that arose in situations in 
which the use of force by such an officer or agent 
was involved, and an accounting of any body-worn 
camera footage released to the public. 
(13) Best practices for the development of pro-
tocols for the safe and effective use of body-worn 
cameras. 
(14) A description of issues that arose under 
the pilot program relating to violations of policies 
developed under section 3, including the number of 
violations detected, disaggregated by the type of vio-
lation, and the number of internal affairs cases 
opened and the disposition of such cases. 
(15) The total number of hours body-worn cam-
eras were activated under the pilot program, 
disaggregated by region. 
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(d) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 days 
after the termination under subsection (b)(1)(B) or 
(c)(1)(B) of a pilot program established under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
the pilot program that includes the following: 
(1) A detailed description of incidences of the 
use of force recorded using body-worn cameras 
under the pilot program, disaggregated by the demo-
graphic data subsets of the individuals involved. 
(2) A detailed description of incidences of the 
use of force in which a body-worn camera was not 
used, disaggregated by the demographic data subsets 
of the individuals involved. 
(3) The number of complaints filed against offi-
cers or agents of U.S. Customs and Border Protec-
tion and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment relating to the use of body-worn cameras 
under the pilot program. 
(4) The number of complaints filed related to 
an incident in which a body-worn camera was worn 
by such an officer or agent, but in which the body- 
worn camera was not activated. 
(5) The disposition of complaints described in 
paragraphs (3) and (4). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7027 
To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal background check 
system in the case of firearm transfers by federally licensed firearms 
importers, manufacturers, and dealers before the completion of the re-
lated criminal background check, and to provide for annual reports 
on default firearm transfers. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2018 
Mr. SCHNEIDER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To improve the procedures of the national instant criminal 
background check system in the case of firearm transfers 
by federally licensed firearms importers, manufacturers, 
and dealers before the completion of the related criminal 
background check, and to provide for annual reports 
on default firearm transfers. 
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 ‘‘Default Proceed Sale 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF NICS PROCEDURES IN THE CASE 
OF DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT FEDERALLY LICENSED 
FIREARM IMPORTERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND DEALERS 
REPORT
DEFAULT
FIREARM
TRANSFERS.—Section 
922(t) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or 
licensed dealer who transfers a firearm in compliance with 
paragraph (1), but before the national instant criminal 
background check system provides the licensee with a 
unique identification number, shall immediately report the 
transfer to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. If a State 
or local law enforcement authority is conducting the re-
lated background check, the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
tion shall transmit the report to that authority.’’. 
(b) PRIORITIZATION OF NICS BACKGROUND CHECKS 
RELATING TO DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS.—Section 
103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (34 
U.S.C. 40901) is amended by redesignating subsections 
(j) and (k) as subsections (k) and (l) and inserting after 
subsection (i) the following: 
‘‘(j) PRIORITIZATION OF BACKGROUND CHECKS RE-
LATED TO DEFAULT FIREARM TRANSFERS.—In the case 
of a transfer referred to in section 922(t)(7) of title 18, 
United States Code, the system established under this sec-
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(6) An assessment of the effect of the use of 
body-worn cameras under the pilot program on the 
accountability and transparency of the use of force, 
including an assessment of— 
(A) the efficacy of body-worn cameras in 
deterring the use of excessive force by such offi-
cers and agents; and 
(B) the effect of the use of body-worn cam-
eras on responses to and adjudications of com-
plaints. 
(7) An assessment of the effect of the use of 
body-worn cameras under the pilot program on the 
safety of such officers and agents. 
(8) An assessment of the effect of the use of 
body-worn cameras under the pilot program on pub-
lic safety. 
(9) An assessment of the effect of the use of 
body-worn cameras under the pilot program on the 
collection of evidence for criminal investigations and 
civil immigration enforcement, including the number 
of cases in which data from a body-worn camera was 
used as such evidence. 
(10) An assessment of the effect of body-worn 
cameras on the personal privacy of members of the 
public and such officers and agents, and whether the 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7029 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the definition 
of employee as it relates to direct sellers, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 2, 2018 
Mr. WALBERG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify 
the definition of employee as it relates to direct sellers, 
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 ‘‘Preserving Direct Sell-
er Independence Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Section 3(e) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
(29 U.S.C. 203(e)) is amended by inserting after para-
graph (5) the following: 
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‘‘(6) The term ‘employee’ does not include any 
person identified in section 3508(b)(2) of the Inter-
nal Revenue Code of 1986.’’. 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 45 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 702 
[Report No. 115–79] 
To amend the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and 
Retaliation Act of 2002 to strengthen Federal antidiscrimination laws 
enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and expand 
accountability within the Federal Government, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2017 
Mr. CUMMINGS (for himself, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. SENSEN-
BRENNER, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
APRIL 4, 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 BILL 
To amend the Notification and Federal Employee Anti-
discrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 to strengthen 
Federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission and expand ac-
countability within the Federal Government, 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 ‘‘Federal Employee 
Antidiscrimination Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
Section 102 of the Notification and Federal Em-
ployee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4), to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) accountability in the enforcement of Fed-
eral employee rights is furthered when Federal agen-
cies take appropriate disciplinary action against 
Federal employees who have been found to have 
committed discriminatory or retaliatory acts;’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (5)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘nor is accountability’’ and 
inserting ‘‘but accountability is not’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘for what by law the 
agency is responsible’’ after ‘‘under this Act’’. 
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION. 
Section 202 of the Notification and Federal Em-
ployee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (5 
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
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sistance for low-income homeowners and low-in-
come geographical areas); and 
‘‘(E) payments of principal and interest 
with respect to the loan will be deposited into 
the State loan fund; 
‘‘(2) to buy or refinance the debt obligation of 
a local government at an interest rate that is not 
more than the market interest rate; 
‘‘(3) to guarantee, or purchase insurance for, a 
local obligation, the proceeds of which finance a 
project eligible for assistance under this section, if 
the guarantee or purchase, as applicable, would— 
‘‘(A) improve credit market access; or 
‘‘(B) reduce the interest rate with respect 
to the obligation; 
‘‘(4) as a source of revenue or as security for 
the payment of principal and interest on revenue or 
general obligation bonds issued by the State if the 
proceeds of the sale of the bonds will be deposited 
into the State loan fund; or 
‘‘(5) to earn interest on those amounts. 
‘‘(h) ASSISTANCE FOR LOW-INCOME HOMEOWNERS 
AND LOW-INCOME GEOGRAPHIC AREAS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, if a participating State uses 
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