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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3949 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
NOVEMBER 8, 2017 
Received 
AN ACT 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
designation of State approving agencies for multi-State 
apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational 
assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Apprentice-
ship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act’’ or the ‘‘VALOR 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF STATE APPROVING AGENCIES 
FOR MULTI-STATE APPRENTICESHIP PRO-
GRAMS. 
Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3672 of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1)(A) The State approving agency for a multi-State 
apprenticeship program is— 
‘‘(i) for purposes of approval of the program, 
the State approving agency for the State in which 
the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is 
located; and 
‘‘(ii) for all other purposes, the State approving 
agency for the State in which the apprenticeship 
program takes place. 
‘‘(B) In this paragraph, the term ‘multi-State ap-
prenticeship program’ means a non-Federal apprentice-
ship program operating in more than one State that meets 
the minimum national program standards, as developed 
by the Department of Labor.’’. 
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SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION RE-
QUIREMENT FOR ASSISTANCE FOR APPREN-
TICESHIP AND OTHER ON-JOB TRAINING. 
Section 3680(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘shall have received—’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘person’s certificate,’’ and inserting ‘‘re-
ceives from the training establishment a certification’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 394 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the amendments 
made by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act which disqualify 
expenses for over-the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
health flexible spending arrangements. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself and Mr. KIND) 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 repeal 
the amendments made by the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act which disqualify expenses for over- 
the-counter drugs under health savings accounts and 
health flexible spending arrangements. 
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 ‘‘Restoring Access to 
Medication Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DISQUALIFICATION OF EXPENSES FOR 
OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS UNDER CERTAIN 
ACCOUNTS AND ARRANGEMENTS. 
(a) HSAS.—Section 223(d)(2)(A) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the last sen-
tence. 
(b) ARCHER MSAS.—Section 220(d)(2)(A) of such 
Code is amended by striking the last sentence. 
(c) HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS 
AND HEALTH REIMBURSEMENT ARRANGEMENTS.—Sec-
tion 106 of such Code is amended by striking subsection 
(f). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to expenses incurred after Decem-
ber 31, 2016. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3950 
To specify the scope of judicial review of certain agency actions, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2017 
Mrs. LOVE (for herself, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. RATCLIFFE, Mr. WALKER, Mr. 
GOWDY, Mr. LABRADOR, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. HILL, and Mr. LUETKE-
MEYER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To specify the scope of judicial review of certain agency 
actions, 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 ‘‘Judicial Review Im-
provement Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, in any judicial review of an agency action pur-
suant to chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, to the 
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extent necessary to decide when presented, the reviewing 
court shall determine the meaning or applicability of the 
terms of an agency action and decide de novo all relevant 
questions of law, including the interpretation of constitu-
tional and statutory provisions and rules made by an agen-
cy. If the reviewing court determines that a statutory or 
regulatory provision relevant to its decision contains a gap 
or ambiguity, the court shall not interpret that gap or am-
biguity as an implicit delegation to the agency of legisla-
tive rulemaking authority and shall not rely on such gap 
or ambiguity as a justification either for interpreting agen-
cy authority expansively or for deferring to the agency’s 
interpretation on the question of law. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, this Act shall apply in any action 
for judicial review of agency action authorized under any 
provision of law. No law may exempt any such civil action 
from the application of this Act except by specific ref-
erence to this Act. 
(b) AGENCY DEFINED.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘agency’’ means the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, the Bureau of Consumer Finan-
cial Protection, the Commodity Futures Trading Commis-
sion, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Fed-
eral Housing Finance Agency, the Office of the Comp-
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troller of the Currency, the National Credit Union Admin-
istration, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3951 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to declare that an aviation 
humanitarian crisis exists for airports impacted by a major disaster 
or emergency, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2017 
Mr. PAYNE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to declare that 
an aviation humanitarian crisis exists for airports im-
pacted by a major disaster or emergency, 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 ‘‘Aviation Humanitarian 
Crisis Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. AVIATION HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DECLARATIONS. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO DECLARE.—If the President de-
clares that a major disaster or emergency exists with re-
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spect to an area under section 401 of the Robert T. Staf-
ford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 5170), the Secretary of Transportation may de-
clare, with respect to airports serving the area, that an 
aviation humanitarian crisis exists. 
(b) CONTENTS OF DECLARATION.—For each aviation 
humanitarian crisis declared to exist, the Secretary shall 
identify— 
(1) the airports subject to the declaration; and 
(2) the time period during which the declara-
tion applies. 
(c) RESULTS OF DECLARATION.—If the Secretary 
declares that an aviation humanitarian crisis exists with 
respect to an airport, during the time period to which the 
declaration applies— 
(1) an air carrier that provides a flight in air 
transportation to or from the airport may not charge 
for any seat on the flight an amount that exceeds 
the median amount charged with respect to all seats 
on all flights of the carrier traveling the same route 
during the 1-year period ending on the date on 
which the crisis was declared to exist; and 
(2) an entity that imposes, with respect to the 
airport, a passenger facility charge authorized by the 
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Secretary under section 40117 of title 49, United 
States Code, shall suspend imposing the charge. 
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(as defined in paragraph (3)) during the cov-
ered period, and the aggregate amount of the 
bundled contributions provided by each such po-
litical committee during the covered period. 
‘‘(C) DISCLOSURE
OF
BUNDLED
CON-
TRIBUTIONS
TO
PRESIDENTIAL
CAMPAIGNS.— 
Each committee which is an authorized com-
mittee of a candidate for the office of President 
or for nomination to such office shall include in 
the first report required to be filed under this 
section after each covered period (as defined in 
paragraph (2)) a separate schedule setting forth 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
who provided two or more bundled contribu-
tions to the committee in an aggregate amount 
greater than the applicable threshold (as de-
fined in paragraph (3)) during the election 
cycle, and the aggregate amount of the bundled 
contributions provided by each such person dur-
ing the covered period and such election cycle. 
Such schedule shall include a separate listing of 
the name, address, and employer of each person 
included on such schedule who is reasonably 
known by the committee to be a person de-
scribed in paragraph (7), together with the ag-
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(2) by striking the period at the end of sub-
paragraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) solicit, receive, direct, or transfer 
funds to or on behalf of any political committee 
which accepts donations or contributions that 
do not comply with the limitations, prohibitions, 
and reporting requirements of this Act (or to or 
on behalf of any account of a political com-
mittee which is established for the purpose of 
accepting such donations or contributions), or 
to or on behalf of any political organization 
under section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 which accepts such donations or con-
tributions (other than a committee of a State or 
local political party or a candidate for election 
for State or local office).’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to elections occur-
ring after January 1, 2018. 
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gregate amount of bundled contributions pro-
vided by such person during such period and 
such cycle. 
‘‘(2) COVERED PERIOD.—In this subsection, a 
‘covered period’ means— 
‘‘(A) with respect to a committee which is 
an authorized committee of a candidate for the 
office of President or for nomination to such of-
fice— 
‘‘(i) the 4-year election cycle ending 
with the date of the election for the office 
of the President; and 
‘‘(ii) any reporting period applicable 
to the committee under this section during 
which any person provided two or more 
bundled contributions to the committee; 
and 
‘‘(B) with respect to any other com-
mittee— 
‘‘(i) the period beginning January 1 
and ending June 30 of each year; 
‘‘(ii) the period beginning July 1 and 
ending December 31 of each year; and 
‘‘(iii) any reporting period applicable 
to the committee under this section during 
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‘‘(ii) such candidate and the author-
ized committees of such candidate will not 
accept contributions from such individual 
(including such qualified contribution) ag-
gregating more than the amount described 
in subparagraph (A) with respect to such 
election.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL OF EXPENDITURE LIMITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 315 of the Fed-
eral Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30116) is amended by striking subsection (b). 
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 
315(c) of such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)) is 
amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘, (b)’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking 
‘‘subsections (b) and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
(2) REPEAL OF REPAYMENT REQUIREMENT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 9007(b) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
striking paragraph (2) and redesignating para-
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H. R. 4318—97 
SEC. 491. IMIDACLOPRID. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.97 
N-[1-[(6-Chloropyridin-3- 
yl)methyl]-4,5- 
dihydroimidazol-2- 
yl]nitramide (Imidacloprid) 
(CAS No. 138261–41–3) 
(provided for in subheading 
2933.39.27) .........................
4.3% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 492. SALTIDIN. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.98 
1-Methylpropyl 2-(2-hy-
droxyethyl)piperidine-1- 
carboxylate (CAS 
No.119515–38–7) (provided 
for in subheading 
2933.39.27) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 493. ACETAMIPRID TECHNICAL. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.99 
(E)-N1-[(6-Chloro-3-pyr-
idyl)methyl]-N2-cyano-N1- 
methyl-acetamidine 
(Acetamiprid) (CAS No. 
135410–20–7) (provided for 
in subheading 2933.39.27)
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 494. 2-CHLORO-6-TRICHLOROMETHYL PYRIDINE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.06.01 
2-Chloro-6- 
(trichloromethyl)pyridine 
(CAS No. 1929–82–4) (pro-
vided for in subheading 
2933.39.27) .........................
0.6% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’. 
SEC. 495. COPPER 1-OXIDOPYRIDINE-2-THIONE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting in numer-
ical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.06.02 
Copper(2+) bis(2- 
pyridinethiolate 1-oxide) 
(CAS No. 14915–37–8) 
(provided for in subheading 
2933.39.27) .........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020 ...
’’.
cials or individuals identified under paragraph (4) 
because any official or individual complicit in the 
torture or arbitrary detention of political prisoners 
qualifies for the imposition of sanctions under that 
Act. 
SEC. 5. PRESERVING THE LEGACY OF LIU XIAOBO. 
It is the sense of Congress that funds should be au-
thorized to create appropriate fellowship programs and 
awards in Liu Xiaobo’s honor, to preserve his ideas and 
legacy until the Chinese people are able to do so without 
censorship or fear, and to advance the universal ideas of 
freedom, democracy and human rights in China and 
across the globe. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3961 
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 
segments of the Kissimmee River and its tributaries in 
the State of Florida for study for potential addition 
to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 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,
(C) Section 403 of the Bipartisan Cam-
paign Finance Reform Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. 
30110 note) is repealed. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to actions brought on or after Jan-
uary 1, 2018. 
SEC. 5006. TREATMENT OF INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS 
MADE BY POLITICAL COMMITTEES AS PUB-
LIC COMMUNICATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (22) of section 301 of 
the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 
30101(22)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new sentence: ‘‘Such term shall include communications 
to the general public made over the Internet by a political 
committee.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to communications made on or 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5007. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF CON-
TRIBUTION LIMITS TO CERTAIN POLITICAL 
COMMITTEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 315(a)(1) of the Federal 
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(1)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting 
the following: 
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‘‘(C) to any other political committee (other than a 
committee described in subparagraph (D)), including to 
a political committee that makes only independent expend-
itures or electioneering communications (or a combination 
thereof) or to any account of a political committee estab-
lished for the purpose of making only independent expend-
itures or electioneering communications (or a combination 
thereof), in any calendar year which, in the aggregate, ex-
ceed $5,000; or’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to contributions made on or after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 6001. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act or amendment made by 
this Act, or the application of a provision or amendment 
to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitu-
tional, the remainder of this and amendments made by 
this Act, and the application of the provisions and amend-
ment to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected 
by the holding. 
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SEC. 6002. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amend-
ments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elec-
tions occurring after January 1, 2018. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3956 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment 
of seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility 
requirement. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 4, 2017 
Mr. RENACCI (for himself, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. JOYCE of Ohio) 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 simplify 
the treatment of seasonal positions for purposes of the 
employer shared responsibility requirement. 
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 ‘‘Simplifying Technical 
Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2017’’ or the 
‘‘STARS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. SIMPLIFICATION OF SEASONAL RULES FOR PUR-
POSES OF EMPLOYER SHARED RESPONSI-
BILITY REQUIREMENT. 
(a) FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE EXCEPTION FOR DETER-
MINING ASSESSABLE PAYMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4980H(c)(4) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redes-
ignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and 
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR SEASONAL EMPLOY-
EES.—Such term shall not include any seasonal 
employee.’’. 
(2) SEASONAL
EMPLOYEE
DEFINED.—Section 
4980H(c) of such Code is amended by redesignating 
paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), 
and (8), respectively and by inserting after para-
graph (4) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) SEASONAL
EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘sea-
sonal employee’ means an employee who is employed 
in a position for which the customary annual em-
ployment is not more than 6 months and which re-
quires performing labor or services which are ordi-
narily performed at certain seasons or periods of the 
year.’’. 
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(b) APPLICABLE LARGE EMPLOYER DETERMINATION 
EXCEPTION.—Section 4980H(c)(2)(B) of such Code is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION FOR SEASONAL EMPLOY-
EES.—For purposes of subparagraph (A), sea-
sonal employees shall not be taken into ac-
count.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect as if included in section 1513 
of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 
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tivities described in subclauses (I) and 
(II); and 
‘‘(ii) identify— 
‘‘(I) all authorities that will au-
thorize or require the Secretary of the 
Interior to influence local land use de-
cisions (such as zoning) or place re-
strictions on non-Federal land if the 
area 
studied 
under 
subsection 
(a)(ll) is designated under the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act; 
‘‘(II) all authorities that the Sec-
retary of the Interior may use to con-
demn property if the area studied 
under subsection (a)(ll) is des-
ignated under the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act; and 
‘‘(III) all private property located 
in the area to be studied under sub-
section (a)(ll). 
‘‘(C) 
NONINTERFERENCE.—This 
study 
shall not interfere with the Kissimmee River 
Restoration Project authorized under section 
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and scenic river, until Congress acts on the study rec-
ommendations. 
Passed the House of Representatives April 16, 2018. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 3961 
AN ACT 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to des-
ignate segments of the Kissimmee River and its 
tributaries in the State of Florida for study for 
potential addition to the National Wild and Sce-
nic Rivers System, and for other purposes.