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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3143 
To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain strategic energy 
infrastructure projects eligible for certain loan guarantees, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. MCKINLEY (for himself and Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology, 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 amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make certain 
strategic energy infrastructure projects eligible for cer-
tain loan guarantees, 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 ‘‘Capitalizing on Amer-
ican Storage Potential Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRATEGIC ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. 
Section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16513) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘in sub-
section (d))’’ and inserting ‘‘described in sub-
section (d) and strategic energy infrastructure 
meeting the criteria described in subsection 
(f))’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) Strategic energy infrastructure meeting 
the criteria described in subsection (f).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) 
STRATEGIC
ENERGY
INFRASTRUCTURE 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary may make guarantees under 
this section for any strategic energy infrastructure project 
that is a regional project— 
‘‘(1) that supports a more effective energy mar-
ket performance due to the scale of the project, such 
as a project with the capacity to store and distribute 
greater than 100,000 barrels per day of hydrocarbon 
feedstock with a minimum gross heating value of 
1,700 Btu per standard cubic foot; and 
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‘‘(2) with the potential to significantly con-
tribute to the economic resilience of the region in 
which the project is located.’’. 
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SEC. 4. ONE YEAR-EXTENSION ON MORATORIUM ON IMPLE-
MENTATION OF RULE RELATING TO ELIMI-
NATING THE ANTI-KICKBACK STATUTE SAFE 
HARBOR PROTECTION FOR PRESCRIPTION 
DRUG REBATES. 
Section 90006 of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act (P.L. 117–58) is amended by striking ‘‘January 
1, 2026’’ and inserting ‘‘January 1, 2027’’. 
SEC. 5. MEDICARE IMPROVEMENT FUND. 
Section 1898(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395iii(b)(1)), as amended by section 313 of divi-
sion P of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘$5,000,000’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘$9,046,500,000’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 31, 
2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3144 
To provide for operations of the Federal Columbia River Power System 
pursuant to a certain operation plan for a specified period of time, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mrs. MCMORRIS
RODGERS
(for herself, Ms. HERRERA
BEUTLER, Mr. 
NEWHOUSE, Mr. SCHRADER, and Mr. WALDEN) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 operations of the Federal Columbia River 
Power System pursuant to a certain operation plan for 
a specified period of time, 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. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) FCRPS.—The term ‘‘FCRPS’’ means the 
Federal Columbia River Power System. 
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(2) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secretaries’’ 
means— 
(A) the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Bureau of Reclamation; 
(B) the Secretary of Energy, acting 
through the Bonneville Power Administration; 
and 
(C) Secretaries of the Army, acting 
through the Army Corps of Engineers. 
(3) SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION.—The term ‘‘Sup-
plemental Opinion’’ means the document titled ‘‘En-
dangered Species Act Section 7(a)(2) Supplemental 
Biological Opinion’’, NOAA Fisheries Log Number 
NWR–2013–9562, and dated January 17, 2014, 
which supplements, without replacing, the 2008 and 
2010 FCRPS Biological Opinions and the Reason-
able and Prudent Alternative contained therein. 
SEC. 2. OPERATION OF FCRPS. 
The Secretaries shall operate the FCRPS in a man-
ner consistent with the reasonable and prudent alternative 
set forth in the Supplemental Opinion until the later of 
the following dates: 
(1) September 30, 2022. 
(2) The date upon which a subsequent final bio-
logical opinion for the FCRPS operations is— 
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come-share agreement obligation earlier than the end of 
the term shall not be considered a prepayment penalty for 
purposes of any Federal or State law with respect to pre-
payment penalties. 
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(A) issued after completion of the final en-
vironmental impact statement on a record of 
decision for a new operations plan for the 
FCRPS; and 
(B) in effect, with no pending further judi-
cial review. 
SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2, the 
Secretaries may amend portions of the Supplemental 
Opinion and operate the FCRPS in accordance with such 
amendments, before the date established under section 2 
if all of the Secretaries determine, in the sole discretion 
of each Secretary, that— 
(1) the amendment is necessary for public safe-
ty or transmission and grid reliability; or 
(2) the actions, operations, or other require-
ments that the amendment would remove are no 
longer warranted. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON AMENDMENTS.—The process 
described in subsection (a) shall be the only method by 
which the Secretaries may operate the FCRPS during the 
time period established under section 2 in any way that 
is not consistent with the reasonable and prudent alter-
natives set forth in the Supplemental Opinion. 
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SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTING FCRPS ELECTRICAL 
GENERATION OR NAVIGATION ON THE SNAKE 
RIVER. 
No structural modification, action, study, or engi-
neering plan that restricts electrical generation at any 
Federal Columbia Power System hydroelectric dam, or 
that limits navigation on the Snake River in the State of 
Washington, Oregon, or Idaho, shall proceed unless such 
proposal is specifically and expressly authorized by an Act 
of Congress enacted after the date of submission to Con-
gress of a proposal for such modification, action, study, 
or engineering plan, respectively. 
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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6833 
AN ACT 
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service 
Act, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 to establish requirements with respect to 
cost-sharing for certain insulin products, and for 
other purposes.
‘‘(1) RENEWABLE CHEMICAL.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘renewable 
chemical’ means any chemical which— 
‘‘(i) is produced in the United States 
(or in a territory or possession of the 
United States) from renewable biomass, 
‘‘(ii) is sold or used by the taxpayer— 
‘‘(I) for the production of chem-
ical products, polymers, plastics, or 
formulated products, or 
‘‘(II) as chemicals, polymers, 
plastics, or formulated products, 
‘‘(iii) is not less than 95 percent 
biobased content, 
‘‘(iv) is the product of, or is reliant 
upon, biological conversion, thermal con-
version, or a combination of biological and 
thermal conversion of renewable biomass, 
‘‘(v) is not sold or used for the pro-
duction of any food, feed, or fuel, 
‘‘(vi) is not a combination of renew-
able chemicals on the list under clause (vii) 
(or added to such list under subparagraph 
(B)) for which a credit has been claimed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3147 
To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER 
Alert grants. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mrs. NOEM introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible 
for AMBER Alert grants. 
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 ‘‘AMBER Alert in In-
dian Country Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. AMBER ALERT GRANTS FOR INDIAN TRIBES. 
Section 304 of the PROTECT Act (42 U.S.C. 5791c) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘and Indian 
tribes’’ after ‘‘States’’; 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as 
paragraph (5); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
following: 
‘‘(4) the integration of State or regional 
AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian 
tribe; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The Federal’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the Federal’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) WAIVER OF FEDERAL SHARE.—If the At-
torney General determines that an Indian tribe does 
not have sufficient funds available to comply with 
the Federal share requirement under paragraph (1) 
for the cost of activities funded by a grant for the 
purpose described in subsection (b)(4), the Attorney 
General may increase the Federal share of the costs 
for such activities to the extent the Attorney General 
determines necessary.’’; 
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by the taxpayer in any taxable year under 
this section or section 48E, and 
‘‘(vii) is acetic acid, acrylic acid, acyl 
glutamate, adipic acid, algae oils, algae 
sugars, 1,4-butanediol (BDO), iso-butanol, 
n-butanol, C10 and higher hydrocarbons 
produced from olefin metathesis, carboxylic 
acids produced from olefin metathesis, cel-
lulosic sugar, diethyl methylene malonate, 
dodecanedioic acid (DDDA), esters pro-
duced from olefin metathesis, ethyl acetate, 
ethylene 
glycol, 
farnesene, 
2,5- 
furandicarboxylic 
acid, 
gamma-butyro-
lactone, 
glucaric 
acid, 
hexamethylenediamine (HMD), 3-hydroxy 
propionic 
acid, 
iso-butene, 
isoprene, 
itaconic 
acid, 
lactide, 
levulinic 
acid, 
polyhydroxyalkonate (PHA), polylactic acid 
(PLA), polyethylene furanoate (PEF), pol-
yethylene 
terephthalate 
(PET), 
polyitaconic acid, polyols from vegetable 
oils, poly(xylitan levulinate ketal), 1,3- 
propanediol, 1,2-propanediol, rhamnolipids, 
short and medium chain carboxylic acids 
produced from anaerobic digestion, suc-
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(4) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘for grants 
under’’ and inserting ‘‘and standards to improve ac-
countability and transparency for grants awarded 
under’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (g); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF INDIAN TRIBE.—In this section, 
the term ‘Indian tribe’ means a federally recognized In-
dian tribe or a Native village, Regional Corporation, or 
Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 
3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 
1602)).’’; and 
(7) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘2004’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘2018’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)(3)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection 
(b)’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit a report 
evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, 
technological challenges, and specific obstacles encoun-
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tered by Indian tribes in the integration of State or re-
gional AMBER Alert communication plans to— 
(1) the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Sen-
ate; 
(2) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate; 
(3) the Committee on Natural Resources of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3148 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limitations on duty 
hours for yardmaster employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. NOLAN (for himself and Ms. WILSON of Florida) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for limita-
tions on duty hours for yardmaster employees, 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 ‘‘Railroad Yardmaster 
Protection Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATIONS ON DUTY HOURS OF YARDMASTER 
EMPLOYEES. 
(a) LIMITATIONS ON DUTY HOURS OF YARDMASTER 
EMPLOYEES.—Section 21103 of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the heading of such section, by inserting 
‘‘AND YARDMASTER EMPLOYEES’’ after ‘‘TRAIN 
EMPLOYEES’’; 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or yardmaster employee’’ after 
‘‘train employee’’ each place it appears; and 
(3) 
in 
subsection 
(e), 
by 
inserting 
‘‘or 
yardmaster’’ after ‘‘During a train’’. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—Section 21101 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by inserting ‘‘a yardmaster 
employee,’’ after ‘‘dispatching service employee,’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) ‘yardmaster employee’ means an indi-
vidual responsible for supervising and coordi-
nating the control of trains and engines oper-
ating within a rail yard.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter 211 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 21103 
and inserting the following: 
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‘‘21103. Limitations on duty hours of train employees and yardmaster employ-
ees.’’. 
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JOINT ITEMS 
For Joint Committees, as follows: 
JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic 
Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary 
of the Senate. 
JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION 
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on 
Taxation, $10,455,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Ad-
ministrative Officer of the House of Representatives. 
For other joint items, as follows: 
OFFICE OF THE ATTENDING PHYSICIAN 
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent ex-
penses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending 
Physician and his assistants, including: 
(1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the 
Attending Physician; 
(2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the 
Senior Medical Officer; 
(3) an allowance of $725 per month each to 
three medical officers while on duty in the Office of 
the Attending Physician; 
(4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assist-
ants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 as-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3150 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to helicopter crash 
resistant fuel systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself and Mr. POLIS) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to 
helicopter crash resistant fuel systems, 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 ‘‘Helicopter Fuel Sys-
tem Safety Act’’. 
SEC. 2. HELICOPTER CRASH RESISTANT FUEL SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘§ 44736. Fuel system crash resistance 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A person may not operate 
a covered rotorcraft in United States airspace unless 
the design of the rotorcraft is certified by the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
to— 
‘‘(A) comply with the requirements under 
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 
27.952(a) and section 27.952(f) or paragraphs 
(1), (2), (3), (5), and (6) of section 29.952(a) 
and section 29.952(f) of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, applicable to the category of 
the rotorcraft; or 
‘‘(B) employ other means acceptable to the 
Administrator to provide an equivalent level of 
fuel system crash resistance. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ROTORCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘covered rotorcraft’ means a 
rotorcraft for which manufacture was completed, as 
determined by the Administrator, on or after the 
date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
this section. 
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—The Adminis-
trator shall— 
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‘‘(1) expedite the certification and validation of 
United States and foreign type designs and retrofit 
kits that improve fuel system crashworthiness; and 
‘‘(2) not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, and periodically there-
after, issue a bulletin to— 
‘‘(A) inform rotorcraft owners and opera-
tors of available modifications to improve fuel 
system crashworthiness; and 
‘‘(B) urge that such modifications be in-
stalled as soon as practicable. 
‘‘(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to affect the operation of a rotor-
craft by the Department of Defense.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘44736. Fuel system crash resistance.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3151 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce waste, fraud, 
and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. POLIQUIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce 
waste, fraud, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program. 
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 ‘‘Food Stamp Integrity 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
(a) PERMANENT
DISQUALIFICATION
FOR
MIS-
CONDUCT.—Section 6(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3156 
To establish the Water Science Centers within the United States Geological 
Survey. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 29, 2017 
Mr. SOTO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To establish the Water Science Centers within the United 
States Geological Survey. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. WATER SCIENCE CENTERS ESTABLISHED. 
There are hereby established, within the United 
States Geological Survey, local Water Science Centers that 
shall collect and disseminate reliable, impartial, and timely 
information about the Nation’s water resources. 
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