datamatters24/research-document-archive huggingface dataset:
(2) To provide an option that does not rely on 
any of the user’s personal information (either col-
lected or inferred) to determine the order of infor-
mation presented to the user. The Commission may 
determine reasonable exceptions to ensure product 
functionality, such as the user’s language preference 
or recognized place. Such option shall be set as a de-
fault or presented prominently within the main 
interface containing the results of the recommender 
system. The provider shall present the options in 
good faith, and avoid misleading or harassing con-
sumers into making different choices, failing to 
maintain parity of unrelated features, or other meas-
ures as determined by the Commission. 
(b) OPT-IN
FOR CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMA-
TION.—In issuing regulations under subsection (a), the 
Commission may determine that certain personal informa-
tion may not be used to customize a recommender system 
without specific opt-in consent from users. In the case of 
such a determination, a provider of a large covered plat-
form shall independently obtain opt-in consent for sepa-
rate categories of personal information (as categorized and 
according to standards set by the Commission) rather 
than obtaining a global opt-in consent for all personal in-
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1286 
To require the Secretary of Education to use the excess revenue generated 
from the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to carry out 
the Federal Pell Grant Program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. KIND introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Education to use the excess 
revenue generated from the William D. Ford Federal 
Direct Loan Program to carry out the Federal Pell 
Grant 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 ‘‘Pell Grant Funding 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. APPLYING EXCESS REVENUE TO FEDERAL PELL 
GRANTS. 
The Secretary of Education shall— 
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(1) as soon as practicable after the end of a fis-
cal year, determine whether during such fiscal year 
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program 
under part D of title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.) generated 
any revenue in excess of the amount that was nec-
essary to cover the costs of carrying out such Pro-
gram for such fiscal year; and 
(2) if such excess revenue was generated, use 
such excess revenue to carry out the Federal Pell 
Grant Program under subpart 1 of part A of title 
IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1070a) for the succeeding fiscal year. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1287 
To require that any Executive order be published on the White House website 
not less than 72 hours before the Executive order is signed. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. 
LEE, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. 
FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. 
CUELLAR, Mr. CORREA, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CASTRO 
of Texas, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. HIGGINS of 
New York, Mr. TONKO, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. CICILLINE, 
Mr. PETERSON, Mr. VELA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Ms. CLARK 
of Massachusetts, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. LAWSON of 
Florida, Mr. PETERS, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, 
Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mrs. TORRES, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. 
BONAMICI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. SUOZZI, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
CLAY, Mr. NEAL, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Ms. HANABUSA, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 
BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, 
Mr. ENGEL, Mr. WELCH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, and Mrs. BUSTOS) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform 
A BILL 
To require that any Executive order be published on the 
White House website not less than 72 hours before the 
Executive order is signed. 
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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 ‘‘Executive Order 
Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 2. POSTING REQUIREMENT FOR EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 
Not less than 72 hours before signing any Executive 
order, the President shall publish the Executive order on 
the White House website. 
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(2) CERTIFICATION OF RETURNS.—Election re-
turns shall be made and certified in the manner re-
quired by law, except that the Mayor shall also cer-
tify the results of such elections to the President of 
the United States. 
(c) ASSUMPTION OF DUTIES.—Upon the admission 
of the State into the Union, the Senators and Representa-
tive elected at the election described in subsection (a) shall 
be entitled to be admitted to seats in Congress and to all 
the rights and privileges of Senators and Representatives 
of other States in the Congress of the United States. 
(d) TRANSFER OF OFFICES OF MAYOR AND MEM-
BERS AND CHAIR OF COUNCIL.—Upon the admission of 
the State into the Union, the Mayor, members of the 
Council, and the Chair of the Council at the time of admis-
sion shall be deemed the Governor, members of the Legis-
lative Assembly, and the Speaker of the Legislative As-
sembly of the State, respectively, as provided by the State 
Constitution and the laws of the State. 
(e) CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY AND DUTIES AND 
JUDICIAL AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.—Upon the admis-
sion of the State into the Union, members of executive 
and judicial offices of the District of Columbia shall be 
deemed members of the respective executive and judicial 
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(31) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 4th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of C Street SW; 
(32) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of C Street SW to its intersection with the east-
ern right-of-way of 6th Street SW; 
(33) thence north along said eastern right-of- 
way of 6th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of Independence Avenue SW; 
(34) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of Independence Avenue SW to its intersection 
with the western right-of-way of 12th Street SW; 
(35) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 12th Street SW to its intersection with the 
northern right-of-way of D Street SW; 
(36) thence west along said northern right-of- 
way of D Street SW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 14th Street SW; 
(37) thence south along said western right-of- 
way of 14th Street SW to its end at the south-
eastern corner of the property designated as Square 
231 Lot 802; 
(38) thence northwest along the southwest 
boundary of said property designated as Square 231 
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Lot 802 to its first intersection with a corner of the 
property designated as Federal Reservation 2; 
(39) thence southwest along the boundary of 
said property designated as Federal Reservation 2 to 
its southernmost point; 
(40) thence southwest and west along the 
northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound 
lanes of 14th Street SW to the point where said 
southbound lanes of 14th Street SW merge with the 
southbound lanes of Interstate 395; 
(41) thence continuing southwest along the 
northwestern edge of pavement of the southbound 
lanes of Interstate 395 to its intersection with the 
eastern shore of the Potomac River; 
(42) thence generally northwest along said east-
ern shore of the Potomac River to its intersection 
with a line extending westward the northern bound-
ary of the property designated as Square 12 Lot 
806; 
(43) thence east along said line extending west-
ward the northern boundary of the property des-
ignated as Square 12 Lot 806 to the northern prop-
erty boundary of the property designated as Square 
12 Lot 806, and continuing east along said northern 
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boundary of said property designated as Square 12 
Lot 806 to its northeast corner; 
(44) thence east along a line extending east 
from said property designated as Square 12 Lot 806 
to its intersection with the western boundary of the 
property designated as Square 33 Lot 87; 
(45) thence south along said western boundary 
of the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 
its intersection with the northwest corner of the 
property designated as Square 33 Lot 88; 
(46) 
thence 
counter-clockwise 
around 
the 
boundary of said property designated as Square 33 
Lot 88 to its southeast corner, which it shares with 
the property designated as Square 33 Lot 87; 
(47) thence east along the southern boundary 
of said property designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to 
its southeast corner; 
(48) thence south along a line running due 
south from said southeast corner of the property 
designated as Square 33 Lot 87 to its intersection 
with the southern edge of pavement of E Street NW; 
(49) thence east along said southern edge of 
pavement E Street NW to its intersection with the 
western right-of-way of 18th Street NW; 
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(4) demonstrate cultural competency and pro-
mote the participation of diverse groups; and 
(5) in collaboration with the Secretary, select 
research topics to further the goals of this section, 
establish new research fellowships to conduct such 
research, and identify and appoint qualified individ-
uals to such fellowship positions from among individ-
uals who hold master’s or doctoral degrees in social 
work or are enrolled in master’s or doctoral degree 
programs at schools of social work. 
(e) POWERS OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may 
conduct and authorize such other activities as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to carry out this section. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out 
this section for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. 
SEC. 206. MULTIMEDIA OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. 
(a) DEVELOPMENT AND ISSUANCE OF PUBLIC SERV-
ICE ANNOUNCEMENTS.—The Secretary shall develop and 
issue public service announcements that advertise and pro-
mote the social work profession, highlight the advantages 
and rewards of social work, and encourage individuals to 
enter the social work profession. 
(b) METHOD.—The public service announcements de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall be broadcast through appro-
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priate media outlets, including television or radio, in a 
manner intended to reach as wide and diverse of an audi-
ence as possible. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
2018 through 2022. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 128 
To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to remove the authority 
of the United States Postal Service to issue semipostals except as pro-
vided for by an Act of Congress, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend section 416 of title 39, United States Code, to 
remove the authority of the United States Postal Service 
to issue semipostals except as provided for by an Act 
of Congress, 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 ‘‘Semipostal Stamp 
Clarification Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE 
SEMIPOSTAL STAMP AUTHORITY. 
Section 416 of title 39, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) LIMITED AUTHORITY.—The Postal Service may 
issue and sell semipostals under this section only for such 
purposes or causes as provided for by an Act of Con-
gress.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘appropriate agency or 
agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘appropriate agen-
cy or entity, as provided for by an Act of 
Congress pursuant to subsection (b),’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘such agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘such agency or entity’’; 
(B) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
paragraph (2); 
(3) by striking subsection (e); and 
(4) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1290 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to mental 
health services under the Medicare program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Ms. LEE (for herself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. MCCOLLUM, and Mr. 
GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Ways and Means, 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 committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve 
access to mental health services under the Medicare 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 ‘‘Improving Access to 
Mental Health Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. IMPROVED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 
UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM. 
(a) ACCESS TO CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS.—Sec-
tion 1833(a)(1)(F)(ii) of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(F)(ii)) is amended by striking ‘‘75 
percent of the amount determined for payment of a psy-
chologist under clause (L)’’ and inserting ‘‘85 percent of 
the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848’’. 
(b) ACCESS TO CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER SERVICES 
PROVIDED TO RESIDENTS OF SKILLED NURSING FACILI-
TIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of 
the 
Social 
Security 
Act 
(42 
U.S.C. 
1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ‘‘clin-
ical social worker services,’’ after ‘‘qualified psychol-
ogist services,’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1861(hh)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1395x(hh)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘and other 
than services furnished to an inpatient of a skilled 
nursing facility which the facility is required to pro-
vide as a requirement for participation’’. 
(c) ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE SET OF CLINICAL SO-
CIAL WORKER SERVICES.—Section 1861(hh)(2) of the So-
cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(hh)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘for the diagnosis and treatment 
of mental illnesses (other than services’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘, including health behavior assessment and 
intervention as identified as of January 1, 2017, by 
HCPCS codes 96150 through 96161 (and any suc-
ceeding codes), but not including services’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘) which’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
which’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to items and services furnished on 
or after January 1, 2018. 
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committed upon which the judgment described 
in such subsection was obtained by that person, 
was either— 
‘‘(i) a national of the United States as 
defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immi-
gration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1101(a)(22)); 
‘‘(ii) a member of the Armed Forces 
of the United States; or 
‘‘(iii) otherwise an employee of the 
Government of the United States, or of an 
individual performing a contract awarded 
by the United States Government, acting 
within the scope of the employee’s employ-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) if the person described in subpara-
graph (A) is deceased, the personal representa-
tive of the estate of that deceased person.’’. 
SEC. 3. APPLICABILITY. 
The amendments made by this Act apply to any judg-
ment described in section 201(a) of the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) that is en-
tered before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1292 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to allow for the use 
of certain assets of foreign persons and entities to satisfy certain judg-
ments against terrorist parties, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. POSEY (for himself, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. DEUTCH, 
Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, and Mr. TROTT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to 
allow for the use of certain assets of foreign persons 
and entities to satisfy certain judgments against terrorist 
parties, 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 ‘‘Clarifying Amendment 
to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act’’ or the ‘‘CAP-
TIVE Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF BLOCKED ASSETS TO SATISFY JUDGMENTS 
OF U.S. PERSONS AGAINST TERRORIST PAR-
TIES. 
Section 201(d) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act 
of 2002 (28 U.S.C. 1610 note) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘means’’; 
(B) by amending paragraph (2)(A) to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(A) means any asset seized or frozen by 
the United States under section 5(b) of the 
Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 
5(b)), under sections 202 and 203 of the Inter-
national Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 
U.S.C. 1701; 1702), or under section 805(b) of 
the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act 
(21 U.S.C. 1904(b)); and’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) PERSON.—In subsection (a), the term 
‘person’ means— 
‘‘(A) a natural person who, at the time the 
act of terrorism described in subsection (a) was 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1294 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for congressional 
notification regarding major acquisition program breaches, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 1, 2017 
Mr. RUTHERFORD (for himself and Mr. MCCAUL) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
for congressional notification regarding major acquisition 
program breaches, 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 ‘‘Reducing DHS Acqui-
sition Cost Growth Act’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR MAJOR AC-
QUISITION PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title VIII of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) 
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‘‘(B) shall be accompanied by the corresponding 
information (submitted by the Office in its report 
under this subsection) for the fiscal year before the 
fiscal year to which such report pertains, together 
with appropriate comparisons and analyses. 
‘‘(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘offi-
cial time’ means any period of time, regardless of agency 
nomenclature— 
‘‘(A) which may be granted to an employee 
under this chapter (including a collective bargaining 
agreement entered into under this chapter) to per-
form representational or consultative functions; and 
‘‘(B) during which the employee would other-
wise be in a duty status.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall be effective beginning with the report 
which, under the provisions of such amendment, is first 
required to be submitted by the Office of Personnel Man-
agement to each House of Congress by a date which 
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occurs at least 6 months after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
Passed the House of Representatives May 24, 2017. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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