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(2) in the matter preceding clause (i), by strik-
ing ‘‘rates’’ and inserting ‘‘number’’; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘arrest’’ and in-
serting ‘‘arrests’’; 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘prosecution’’ and 
inserting ‘‘prosecutions’’; and 
(5) in clause (iii), by striking ‘‘conviction’’ and 
inserting ‘‘convictions’’. 
SEC. 122. DESIGNATION OF A LABOR PROSECUTOR TO EN-
HANCE STATE AND LOCAL EFFORTS TO COM-
BAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS. 
Section 204(a)(1) of the Trafficking Victims Protec-
tion Reauthorization Act of 2005 is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(F) where appropriate, to designate at 
least one prosecutor for cases of severe forms of 
trafficking in persons (as such term is defined 
in section 103(9) of the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(9)).’’. 
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of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102).’’. 
SEC. 206. BRIEFING ON COUNTRIES WITH PRIMARILY MI-
GRANT WORKFORCES. 
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall provide to 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on 
the Judiciary of the House and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Sen-
ate a briefing that includes, with respect to each country 
that has a domestic workforce of which more than 80 per-
cent are third-country nationals, each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of the progress made by the 
government of such country toward implementing 
the recommendations with respect to such country 
contained in the most recent ‘‘Trafficking in Persons 
Report’’ submitted by the Secretary under section 
110(b) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000 (22 U.S.C. 7107(b)), as amended by section 
203 of this Act. 
(2) A description of the efforts made by the 
United States to ensure that any domestic worker 
brought into the United States by an official of such 
country is not a victim of trafficking. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2200 
AN ACT 
To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
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‘‘(II) any actions taken by that 
country to enforce the minimum 
standards for the elimination of traf-
ficking, as appropriate.’’. 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(F) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN COUN-
TRIES
ON
SPECIAL
WATCH
LIST
THAT
ARE 
DOWNGRADED
AND
REINSTATED
ON
SPECIAL 
WATCH LIST.—Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
(D) and (E), a country that— 
‘‘(i) was included on the special watch 
list described in subparagraph (A) for— 
‘‘(I) two consecutive years after 
the date of the enactment of subpara-
graph (D); and 
‘‘(II) any additional years after 
such date of enactment by reason of 
the President exercising the waiver 
authority under clause (ii) of subpara-
graph (D); and 
‘‘(ii) was subsequently included on the 
list of countries described in paragraph 
(1)(C), 
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may not thereafter be included on the special 
watch list described in subparagraph (A) for 
more than 1 consecutive year.’’. 
(3) In paragraph (3)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the government 
of the country is devoting sufficient budgetary 
resources— 
‘‘(i) to investigate and prosecute acts 
of severe trafficking in persons; 
‘‘(ii) to convict and sentence persons 
responsible for such acts; and 
‘‘(iii) to obtain restitution for victims 
of human trafficking; 
‘‘(E) the extent to which the government 
of the country is devoting sufficient budgetary 
resources— 
‘‘(i) to protect and rehabilitate victims 
of trafficking in persons; and 
‘‘(ii) to prevent trafficking in persons; 
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(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Commission may extend 
the period of a preliminary permit once for not 
more than 2 additional years beyond the 3 
years’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘Commis-
sion may— 
‘‘(1) extend the period of a preliminary permit 
once for not more than 4 additional years beyond 
the 4 years’’; 
(B) by striking the period at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) if the period of a preliminary permit is ex-
tended under paragraph (1), extend the period of 
such preliminary permit once for not more than 4 
additional years beyond the extension period granted 
under paragraph (1), if the Commission determines 
that there are extraordinary circumstances that war-
rant such additional extension.’’. 
(b) TIME LIMIT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PROJECT 
WORKS.—Section 13 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
806) is amended in the second sentence by striking ‘‘once 
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† HR 2288 EAS 
notice of disagreement filed by the claimant in 
accordance with subparagraph (A)(i). 
(C) TRIAGE.—The Secretary shall, upon ex-
piration of the period specified in paragraph 
(3)(C)(iii), ensure that an assessment is under-
taken of whether an appeal filed under subpara-
graph (A) of this paragraph satisfies the require-
ments for appeal under the program and provide 
appropriate notification to the claimant of the 
results of that assessment. 
(D) REVERSION.— 
(i) ELECTED
REVERSION.—At any 
time, a claimant who makes an election 
under subparagraph (A) may elect to revert 
to the standard appeals process. Such a re-
version shall be final. 
(ii) AUTOMATIC REVERSION.—A claim-
ant described in clause (i), or a claimant 
who makes an election under subparagraph 
(A) but is later determined to be ineligible 
for the program under paragraph (1), shall 
revert to the standard appeals process with-
out any penalty to the claimant other than 
the loss of the docket number associated with 
the fully developed appeal.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2205 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income 
interest received on certain loans secured by agricultural real property. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Ms. JENKINS of Kansas 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 exclude 
from gross income interest received on certain loans se-
cured by agricultural real property. 
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 ‘‘Enhancing Credit Op-
portunities in Rural America Act of 2017’’ or as the 
‘‘ECORA Act of 2017’’. 
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that urban, suburban, rural, and tribal areas 
are receiving grant funds. 
‘‘(B) RURAL
AND
TRIBAL
AREA
INCLU-
SION.— 
‘‘(i) RURAL AREAS.—Not less than 20 
percent of the amounts made available 
under section 176A(a)(1) for each fiscal 
year shall be made available for activities 
to be carried out in rural areas. 
‘‘(ii) TRIBAL AREAS.—Not less than 5 
percent of the amounts made available 
under section 176A(a)(1) for each fiscal 
year shall be made available for activities 
to be carried out in tribal areas. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM
PRIORITIES.—In allocating funds 
under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligi-
ble entities— 
‘‘(1) who propose to coordinate their activi-
ties— 
‘‘(A) with local or tribal employers; and 
‘‘(B) with agencies described in subsection 
(c)(2)(A)(i) to ensure the summer youth em-
ployment programs provide clear linkages to re-
medial, academic, and occupational programs 
carried out by the agencies; 
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‘‘(A) to summer employment shall be con-
sidered to refer to year-round employment; and 
‘‘(B) to a provision of section 176B shall 
be considered to refer to the corresponding pro-
vision of this section. 
‘‘(e) AWARDS FOR POPULATIONS AND AREAS; PRIOR-
ITIES.— 
‘‘(1) POPULATIONS.—The Secretary shall re-
serve, from the amounts made available under sec-
tion 176A(a)(2)— 
‘‘(A) 50 percent to award grants under 
this section for planning or provision of sub-
sidized year-round employment opportunities 
for in-school youth; and 
‘‘(B) 50 percent to award such grants to 
plan for planning or provision of such opportu-
nities for out-of-school youth. 
‘‘(2) AREAS; PRIORITIES.—In awarding the 
grants, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) carry out section 176B(e)(2); and 
‘‘(B) give priority to eligible entities— 
‘‘(i) who— 
‘‘(I) propose the coordination and 
plan described in paragraphs (1) and 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2201 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain micro-offerings from 
the registration requirements of such Act, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Mr. EMMER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt certain 
micro-offerings from the registration requirements of 
such Act, 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 ‘‘Micro Offering Safe 
Harbor Act’’. 
SEC. 2. EXEMPTIONS FOR MICRO-OFFERINGS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Securities Act of 
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77d) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the 
following: 
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‘‘(8) transactions meeting the requirements of 
subsection (f).’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) CERTAIN MICRO-OFFERINGS.—The transactions 
referred to in subsection (a)(8) are transactions involving 
the sale of securities by an issuer (including all entities 
controlled by or under common control with the issuer) 
that meet all of the following requirements: 
‘‘(1) PRE-EXISTING RELATIONSHIP.—Each pur-
chaser has a substantive pre-existing relationship 
with an officer of the issuer, a director of the issuer, 
or a shareholder holding 10 percent or more of the 
shares of the issuer. 
‘‘(2) 35 OR FEWER PURCHASERS.—There are 
no more than, or the issuer reasonably believes that 
there are no more than, 35 purchasers of securities 
from the issuer that are sold in reliance on the ex-
emption provided under subsection (a)(8) during the 
12-month period preceding such transaction. 
‘‘(3) SMALL OFFERING AMOUNT.—The aggre-
gate amount of all securities sold by the issuer, in-
cluding any amount sold in reliance on the exemp-
tion provided under subsection (a)(8), during the 12- 
month period preceding such transaction, does not 
exceed $500,000.’’. 
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(b) EXEMPTION UNDER STATE REGULATIONS.—Sec-
tion 18(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77r(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) section 4(a)(8).’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 280 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 2201 
[Report No. 115–383] 
A BILL 
To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt 
certain micro-offerings from the registration re-
quirements of such Act, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
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(b) EXEMPTION UNDER STATE REGULATIONS.—Sec-
tion 18(b)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
77r(b)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) section 4(a)(8).’’. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 9, 
2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2203 
To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions for innovation 
or adaptation management development relating to coral reef ecosystems, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2017 
Ms. HANABUSA (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. HASTINGS, 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms. 
GABBARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize Federal agencies to establish prize competitions 
for innovation or adaptation management development 
relating to coral reef ecosystems, 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 ‘‘Coral Reef Sustain-
ability Through Innovation Act of 2017’’. 
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Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)’’ (October 28, 
2015; 80 Fed. Reg. 66128). 
Æ 
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SEC. 2. PRIZE COMPETITIONS TO PROMOTE INNOVATION 
IN CORAL REEF RESEARCH AND CONSERVA-
TION. 
The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 
6401 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 208, 209, and 210 
(16 U.S.C. 6407, 6408, and 6409) as sections 209, 
210, and 211, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 207 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 208. CORAL REEF PRIZE COMPETITIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of any Federal agency 
with a representative serving on the U.S. Coral Reef Task 
Force established under Executive Order 13089 issued on 
June 11, 1998 (16 U.S.C. 6401 note), may, either individ-
ually or in cooperation with one or more agencies, carry 
out a program to award prizes competitively under section 
24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719). 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—Any program carried out under 
this section shall be for the purpose of stimulating innova-
tion to advance the ability of the United States to under-
stand, research, or monitor coral reef ecosystems, or to 
develop management or adaptation options to preserve, 
sustain, and restore coral reef ecosystems. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY PROGRAMS.—Priority shall be given to 
establish programs under this section that address com-
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munities, environments, or industries that are in distress 
due to the decline or degradation of coral reef ecosystems, 
including— 
‘‘(1) scientific research and monitoring that 
furthers the understanding of causes behind coral 
reef decline and degradation and the generally slow 
recovery following disturbances, including ocean 
acidification and its impacts on coral reproduction; 
‘‘(2) the development of monitoring or manage-
ment options for communities or industries that are 
experiencing significant financial hardship; 
‘‘(3) the development of adaptation options to 
alleviate economic harm and job loss caused by dam-
age to coral reef ecosystems; 
‘‘(4) the development of measures to help vul-
nerable communities or industries, with an emphasis 
on rural communities and businesses; and 
‘‘(5) the development of adaptation and man-
agement options for impacted tourism industries.’’. 
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SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS SECURED BY 
AGRICULTURAL REAL PROPERTY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subchapter B of chap-
ter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended 
by inserting after section 139F the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 139G. INTEREST ON LOANS SECURED BY AGRICUL-
TURAL REAL PROPERTY. 
‘‘(a) EXCLUSION.—Gross income shall not include in-
terest received by a qualified lender on any qualified real 
estate loan. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section— 
‘‘(1) QUALIFIED LENDER.—The term ‘qualified 
lender’ means any bank or savings association the 
deposits of which are insured under the Federal De-
posit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.). 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
REAL
ESTATE
LOAN.—The 
term ‘qualified real estate loan’ means any loan se-
cured by agricultural real estate or by a leasehold 
mortgage (with a status as a lien) on agricultural 
real estate. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
the determination of whether property securing such 
loan is agricultural real estate shall be made as of 
the time the interest income on such loan is accrued. 
‘‘(3) AGRICULTURAL REAL ESTATE.—The term 
‘agricultural real estate’ means— 
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‘‘(A) real property which is substantially 
used for the production of one or more agricul-
tural products, and 
‘‘(B) any single family residence— 
‘‘(i) which is the principal residence 
(within the meaning of section 121) of its 
occupant, 
‘‘(ii) which is located in a rural area 
(as determined by the Secretary of Agri-
culture), which is not within a Metropoli-
tan Statistical Area (as defined by the Of-
fice of Management and Budget) and 
which has a population (determined on the 
basis of the most recent decennial census 
for which data are available) of 2,500 or 
less, and 
‘‘(iii) which is purchased or improved 
with the proceeds of the qualified real es-
tate loan. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH SECTION 265.—Qualified 
real estate loans shall be treated as obligations described 
in section 265(a)(2) the interest on which is wholly exempt 
from the taxes imposed by this subtitle.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such part III is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 139F the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139G. Interest on loans secured by agricultural real property.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6812 
To authorize appropriations for the Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot Program 
of the Small Business Administration for fiscal years 2023 through 
2025, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 22, 2022 
Mr. JOYCE of Ohio (for himself, Mr. GARBARINO, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, and Mr. 
MORELLE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Small Business 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for the Cybersecurity Assistance 
Pilot Program of the Small Business Administration for 
fiscal years 2023 through 2025, 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 ‘‘Small Business Cyber-
security Assistance Pilot Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY ASSISTANCE PILOT PROGRAM AU-
THORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated to the Small Business Administration $3,000,000 
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for each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025 to make grants 
to States under the Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot Pro-
gram established pursuant to title V of the Financial Serv-
ices and General Government Appropriations Act, 2021 
(Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 1406). 
(b) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall, in co-
ordination with the Director of the Cybersecurity and In-
frastructure Security Agency, provide to recipients of 
grants under the Cybersecurity Assistance Pilot Program 
guidance on using such grants to provide businesses with, 
or to enable businesses to attain, the greatest degree of 
cybersecurity practicable, including information on cyber-
security best practices. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the end of each of fiscal years 2023 through 2025, the 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration shall 
submit to Congress a report on the Cybersecurity Assist-
ance Pilot Program, including— 
(1) a list of States that have received a grant 
under the pilot program; 
(2) whether each such State has submitted a 
cybersecurity plan under section 2220A of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 665g); 
(3) descriptions of how each such State used 
such grant, including whether grant funds were pro-
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