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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. GRANTING OF POSTHUMOUS CITIZENSHIP TO 
OTHERWISE QUALIFIED NONCITIZENS WHO 
ENLISTED IN THE PHILIPPINES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 329A(b) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1440–1(b)) is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(b) NONCITIZENS
ELIGIBLE
FOR
POSTHUMOUS 
CITIZENSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—A person referred to in 
subsection (a) is a person who, while an alien or a 
noncitizen national of the United States— 
‘‘(A) served honorably in an active-duty 
status in the military, air, or naval forces of the 
United States during any period described in 
the first sentence of section 329(a); 
‘‘(B) died as a result of injury or disease 
incurred in or aggravated by that service; and 
‘‘(C) either— 
‘‘(i) satisfied the requirements of 
clause (1) or (2) of the first sentence of 
section 329(a); or 
‘‘(ii) enlisted, reenlisted, extended en-
listment, or was inducted in the Phil-
ippines and died during the period begin-
ning September 1, 1939, and ending De-
cember 31, 1946. 
‘‘(2) DETERMINATION OF SATISFACTION OF RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The executive department under 
which a person described in paragraph (1) served 
shall determine whether the person satisfied the re-
quirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)(ii) of 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) POSTHUMOUS BENEFITS.—In the case of a 
person to which paragraph (1)(C)(ii) applies— 
‘‘(A) section 319(d) shall not apply; and 
‘‘(B) section 1703 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public 
Law 108–136; 117 Stat. 1693; 8 U.S.C. 1151 
note) shall not apply.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENTS.—Section 
329A(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 
U.S.C. 1440–1(c)(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)(i), by inserting ‘‘(or, in 
the case of an individual to which clause (ii) of sub-
section (b)(1)(C) applies, the date of the enactment 
of such clause (ii))’’ after ‘‘the date of enactment of 
this section’’;
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) the request is accompanied by a duly 
authenticated certificate from the executive de-
partment under which the person served which 
states that the person satisfied the require-
ments of— 
‘‘(i) subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
subsection (b)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) 
if 
applicable, 
subparagraph 
(C)(ii) of subsection (b)(1); and’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘of sub-
section 
(b)(3)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘of 
subsection 
(b)(1)(C)(i)’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives December 12, 
2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 887 
AN ACT 
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
extend honorary citizenship to otherwise qualified 
noncitizens who enlisted in the Philippines and 
died while serving on active duty with the United 
States Armed Forces during certain periods of 
hostilities, and for other purposes.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 888 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve dependency and indemnity 
compensation for survivors of certain totally disabled veterans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. JONES introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve depend-
ency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain 
totally disabled veterans. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. AUTOMATIC ENROLLMENT FOR DEPENDENCY 
AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SUR-
VIVORS OF CERTAIN TOTALLY DISABLED 
VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1318(a) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(1) The Secretary’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall treat a notification of the death of a veteran de-
scribed in subsection (b) as a claim by the surviving 
spouse and children of the deceased veteran for benefits 
under this chapter. The Secretary may not require that 
such spouse and children file a claim for such benefits.’’. 
(b) APPLICATION.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply with respect to deaths of veterans oc-
curring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 889 
To provide for the establishment of an office within the Internal Revenue 
Service to focus on violations of the internal revenue laws by persons 
who are under investigation for conduct relating to the promotion of 
commercial sex acts and trafficking in persons crimes, and to increase 
the criminal monetary penalty limitations for the underpayment or over-
payment of tax due to fraud. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York (for herself and Mr. POE of Texas) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for the establishment of an office within the 
Internal Revenue Service to focus on violations of the 
internal revenue laws by persons who are under inves-
tigation for conduct relating to the promotion of commer-
cial sex acts and trafficking in persons crimes, and to 
increase the criminal monetary penalty limitations for 
the underpayment or overpayment of tax due to fraud. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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‘‘(3) POOLED PLAN PROVIDER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of this 
subsection, the term ‘pooled plan provider’ 
means, with respect to any plan, a person who— 
‘‘(i) is designated by the terms of the 
plan as a named fiduciary (within the 
meaning of section 402(a)(2) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974), as the plan administrator, and as 
the person responsible to perform all admin-
istrative duties (including conducting prop-
er testing with respect to the plan and the 
employees of each employer in the plan) 
which are reasonably necessary to ensure 
that— 
‘‘(I) the plan meets any require-
ment applicable under the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 or this title to a plan described in 
section 401(a) or to a plan that con-
sists of individual retirement accounts 
described in section 408 (including by 
reason of subsection (c) thereof), which-
ever is applicable, and
strued as limiting the authority of the Secretary of 
the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate (determined 
without regard to such amendments) to provide for 
the proper treatment of a failure to meet any require-
ment applicable under the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 with respect to one employer (and its employees) 
in a multiple employer plan. 
SEC. 202. RULES RELATING TO ELECTION OF SAFE HARBOR 
401(k) STATUS. 
(a) LIMITATION OF ANNUAL SAFE HARBOR NOTICE TO 
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION PLANS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 401(k)(12)(A) is 
amended by striking ‘‘if such arrangement’’ and all 
that follows and inserting ‘‘if such arrangement— 
‘‘(i) meets the contribution require-
ments of subparagraph (B) and the notice 
requirements of subparagraph (D), or 
‘‘(ii) meets the contribution require-
ments of subparagraph (C).’’. 
(2) 
AUTOMATIC
CONTRIBUTION
ARRANGE-
MENTS.—Section 401(k)(13)(B) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘means’’ and all that follows and inserting 
‘‘means a cash or deferred arrangement— 
‘‘(i) which is described in subpara-
graph (D)(i)(I) and meets the applicable re-
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 88 
AN ACT 
To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National 
Military Park located in Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battle-
field as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes.
Americana Development Inc. dba American Tire & Wheel 
Importer No. 31–1234748AW 
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dividuals for appointment to such office. 
The commission shall be composed of— 
‘‘(I) the Speaker of the House of 
Representatives; 
‘‘(II) the President pro tempore 
of the Senate; 
‘‘(III) the majority and minority 
leaders of the House of Representa-
tives and the Senate; and 
‘‘(IV) the chairmen and the rank-
ing minority members of the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate. 
‘‘(ii) 
TIMING
OF
RECOMMENDA-
TIONS.—The commission shall make its 
recommendations to the President for Di-
rector— 
‘‘(I) in the case of the first Di-
rector appointed under this para-
graph, not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of the 
Copyright Office for the Digital Econ-
omy Act; and 
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continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, 
or revoked by a duly authorized official, by a court of com-
petent jurisdiction, or by operation of law. Nothing in this 
subsection shall be considered to prohibit the discontinu-
ance or modification of any such proceeding under the 
same terms and conditions and to the same extent that 
such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified 
if this subtitle had not been enacted. 
(d) SUITS.—This Act shall not affect suits com-
menced before the effective date of this Act, and in all 
such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals taken, and 
judgments rendered in the same manner and with the 
same effect as if this Act had not been enacted. 
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Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary’’, numbered 
903/80,073, and dated July 2014. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The affiliated area shall be 
managed in accordance with— 
(1) this Act; and 
(2) any law generally applicable to units of the 
National Park System. 
(d) MANAGEMENT ENTITY.—The City of Parkers 
Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall 
jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. 
(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary may 
provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative 
agreements with the management entity for the purpose of 
providing financial assistance for the marketing, marking, 
interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. 
(f) LIMITED ROLE OF THE SECRETARY.—Nothing in 
this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the 
affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility 
for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affili-
ated area. 
(g) GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the management entity, shall develop a general 
management plan for the affiliated area in accord-
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ance with section 100502 of title 54, United States 
Code. 
(2) TRANSMITTAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date on which funds are made available to carry 
out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Energy and Nat-
ural Resources of the Senate the general management 
plan developed under paragraph (1). 
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Calendar No. 61 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 88 
[Report No. 115–48] 
AN ACT 
To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National 
Military Park located in Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battle-
field as an affiliated area of the National Park 
System, and for other purposes. 
MAY 9, 2017 
Reported with an amendment 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 890 
To establish the United States Copyright Office as an agency in the legislative 
branch, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. MARINO (for himself, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, and Mrs. COMSTOCK) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish the United States Copyright Office as an agency 
in the legislative branch, 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 ‘‘Copyright Office for 
the Digital Economy Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE 
UNITED STATES COPYRIGHT OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND ORGANIZATION.—Section 
701 of title 17, United States Code, is amended to read 
as follows: 
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‘‘§ 701. United States Copyright Office; organization, 
powers, and duties 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The United States Copy-
right Office is established as an agency in the legislative 
branch. 
‘‘(b) DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(1) DIRECTOR.— 
‘‘(A) APPOINTMENT.—The powers and du-
ties of the United States Copyright Office shall 
be vested in a Director of the United States 
Copyright Office, who shall be a citizen of the 
United States and shall be appointed by the 
President, by and with the advice and consent 
of the Senate. The President shall make the ap-
pointment after receiving the recommendations 
of the commission established under subpara-
graph (B). 
‘‘(B) COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND INDI-
VIDUALS.— 
‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is es-
tablished a commission to recommend indi-
viduals to the President for appointment to 
the office of Director (in this subsection 
referred to as the ‘commission’). The com-
mission shall recommend at least three in-
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a new and transparent process to review and 
prioritize the water resources development activities 
of the Corps of Engineers with strong congressional 
oversight. 
(3) Section 7001 of the Water Resources Re-
form and Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 
2282d) requires the Secretary to develop and submit 
to Congress each year a Report to Congress on Fu-
ture Water Resources Development and, as part of 
the annual report process, to— 
(A) publish a notice in the Federal Reg-
ister that requests from non-Federal interests 
proposed feasibility studies and proposed modi-
fications to authorized water resources develop-
ment projects and feasibility studies for inclu-
sion in the report; and 
(B) review the proposals submitted and in-
clude in the report those proposed feasibility 
studies and proposed modifications that meet 
the criteria for inclusion established under such 
section 7001. 
(4) Congress will use the information provided 
in the annual Report to Congress on Future Water 
Resources Development to determine authorization
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 891 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to employee protective 
arrangements, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Mr. MEADOWS (for himself and Mr. FARENTHOLD) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
employee protective arrangements, 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 Transit Mod-
ernization Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5333 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) PREVAILING WAGES RE-
QUIREMENT.—’’; and 
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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 399 
AN ACT 
To clarify the primary functions and duties of the Office 
of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
(2) by striking subsection (b). 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FORMULA
GRANTS
FOR
RURAL
AREAS.— 
Section 5311(i) of title 49, United States Code, is 
repealed. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS.—Section 
5334(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘(except terms the Secretary of 
Labor prescribes under section 5333(b) of this 
title)’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 892 
To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
payments under title II of the Social Security Act based on locality- 
based comparability payment rates. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2017 
Ms. MENG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To adjust the amount of monthly old-age, survivors, and 
disability insurance payments under title II of the Social 
Security Act based on locality-based comparability pay-
ment rates. 
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 ‘‘Locality-based Social 
Security Benefits Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT AMOUNTS ADJUSTED 
TO 
REFLECT 
LOCALITY-BASED 
COM-
PARABILITY PAYMENT RATES. 
Notwithstanding title II of the Social Security Act, 
the Commissioner of Social Security shall increase the 
monthly benefit amount to which each individual is other-
wise entitled under such title by the percentage deter-
mined by the President under sections 5304 and 5304a 
of title 5, United States Code, for the locality pay area 
(as established in section 531.603 of title 5, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations) in which the individual resides at the 
time of such increase. 
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needs and priorities for purposes of water resources 
development legislation. 
(5) To ensure that Congress can gain a thor-
ough understanding of the water resources develop-
ment needs and priorities of the United States, it is 
important that the Secretary take sufficient steps to 
ensure that non-Federal interests are made aware of 
the new annual report process, including the need 
for non-Federal interests to submit proposals during 
the Secretary’s annual request for proposals in order 
for such proposals to be eligible for consideration by 
Congress. 
(b) DISSEMINATION OF PROCESS INFORMATION.— 
The Secretary shall develop, support, and implement edu-
cation and awareness efforts for non-Federal interests 
with respect to the annual Report to Congress on Future 
Water Resources Development required under section 
7001 of the Water Resources Reform and Development 
Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 2282d), including efforts to— 
(1) develop and disseminate technical assistance 
materials, seminars, and guidance on the annual 
process as it relates to non-Federal interests; 
(2) provide written notice to local elected offi-
cials and previous and potential non-Federal inter-
ests on the annual process and on opportunities to
address local water resources challenges through the 
missions and authorities of the Corps of Engineers; 
(3) issue guidance for non-Federal interests to 
assist such interests in developing proposals for 
water resources development projects that satisfy the 
requirements of such section 7001; and 
(4) provide, at the request of a non-Federal in-
terest, assistance with researching and identifying 
existing project authorizations and Corps of Engi-
neers decision documents. 
SEC. 114. NON-FEDERAL ENGAGEMENT AND REVIEW. 
(a) PUBLIC NOTICE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Prior to developing and 
issuing any new or revised implementation guidance 
for a covered water resources development law, the 
Secretary shall issue a public notice that— 
(A) informs potentially interested non-Fed-
eral stakeholders of the Secretary’s intent to 
develop and issue such guidance; and 
(B) provides an opportunity for interested 
non-Federal stakeholders to engage with, and 
provide input and recommendations to, the Sec-
retary on the development and issuance of such 
guidance.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 899 
To terminate the Department of Education. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 7, 2017 
Mr. MASSIE (for himself, Mr. AMASH, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. GAETZ, 
Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. JONES, and Mr. LABRADOR) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To terminate the Department of Education. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDU-
CATION. 
The Department of Education shall terminate on De-
cember 31, 2018. 
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