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‘‘(1) ANNUITY EFFECTIVE ON FIRST DAY OF 
MONTH AFTER DEATH.—In a case covered by para-
graph (2), an annuity payable to a surviving spouse 
shall be effective on the first day of the first month 
beginning after the death of the person to whom sec-
tion 1448 of this title applies, rather than on the 
date otherwise applicable under subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) COVERED CASES.—Paragraph (1) applies 
in a case in which— 
‘‘(A) there is an overpayment of retired 
pay of a person to whom section 1448 of this 
title applies that is forgiven pursuant to section 
2771(e) of this title; and 
‘‘(B) the person who is the designated ben-
eficiary 
of 
such 
person 
under 
section 
2771(a)(1) of this title is the surviving spouse 
of such person.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (e) of section 
2771 of title 10, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), shall apply with respect to payments made to 
persons dying on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3012 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to increase the 
authorization of appropriations for youth workforce investment activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mr. KILDEE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
to increase the authorization of appropriations for youth 
workforce investment activities. 
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 ‘‘Empowering Youth 
Through Summer Employment Act’’. 
SEC. 2. YOUTH WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES. 
Section 136(a) of the Workforce Innovation and Op-
portunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3181(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$922,148,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$972,148,000’’; 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$943,828,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$993,828,000’’; 
(3) by striking ‘‘and $963,837,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$1,013,837,000’’; and 
(4) by inserting before the period at the end the 
following: ‘‘, $1,013,837,000 for fiscal year 2021, 
and $1,013,837,000 for fiscal year 2022’’. 
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‘‘(ii) RESTRICTION.—For purposes of 
clause (i), the term ‘administrative costs’ 
does not include— 
‘‘(I) investigation and identifica-
tion of the extent of contamination of 
a brownfield site; 
‘‘(II) design and performance of 
a response action; or 
‘‘(III) monitoring of a natural re-
source.’’. 
SEC. 10. RENEWABLE ENERGY ON BROWNFIELD SITES. 
Paragraph (6) of section 104(k) of the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by 
section 8 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end 
of subparagraph (C) the following: 
‘‘(xi) The extent to which a grant 
would facilitate the production of renew-
able energy on the site.’’. 
SEC. 11. SMALL COMMUNITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
GRANTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 128(a)(1)(B) of the Com-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9628(a)(1)(B)) is 
amended—
of a brownfield site until such time as the eligi-
ble entity owns the brownfield site.’’; and 
(4) by striking ‘‘(2) or (3)’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘(2), (3), or (4)’’. 
SEC. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR GRANT RECIPIENTS. 
Paragraph (5) of section 104(k) of the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)) (as redesignated by 
section 8 of this Act) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (i)— 
(i) by striking subclause (III); and 
(ii) by redesignating subclauses (IV) 
and (V) as subclauses (III) and (IV), re-
spectively; 
(B) by striking clause (ii); 
(C) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause 
(ii); and 
(D) in clause (ii) (as redesignated by sub-
paragraph (C) of this paragraph), by striking 
‘‘Notwithstanding clause (i)(IV)’’ and inserting 
‘‘Notwithstanding clause (i)(III)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 
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1980 (42 U.S.C. 9604(k)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘$200,000 for each site to be remediated’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$500,000 for each site to be remediated, which limit 
may be waived by the Administrator, but not to exceed 
a total of $750,000 for each site, based on the anticipated 
level of contamination, size, or ownership status of the 
site’’. 
SEC. 8. MULTIPURPOSE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS. 
Section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9604(k)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(12) as paragraphs (5) through (13), respectively; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ‘‘Subject to 
paragraphs (4) and (5)’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to 
paragraphs (5) and (6)’’; 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) MULTIPURPOSE BROWNFIELDS GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (D) and paragraphs (5) and (6), the Ad-
ministrator shall establish a program to provide 
multipurpose grants to an eligible entity based 
on the criteria under subparagraph (C) and the 
considerations under paragraph (3)(C), to carry 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3016 
To allow homeowners facing foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To allow homeowners facing foreclosure to avoid deficiency 
judgments, 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 ‘‘Foreclosure Fairness 
Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFICIENCY JUDGMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of enact-
ment of this Act, in the case of any federally related mort-
gage loan made after that date, a court may not enter 
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a deficiency judgment pertaining to that loan after the 
date of any foreclosure sale of the mortgaged property. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to preempt any more restrictive State 
or local law pertaining to deficiency judgments. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT.—The term ‘‘defi-
ciency judgment’’ means any order by a court en-
tered after a sale of a property subject to a federally 
related mortgage that has been foreclosed on, requir-
ing the payment by the mortgagor of an amount 
equal to any balance remaining on the mortgage 
loan after the foreclosure sale. 
(2) FEDERALLY RELATED MORTGAGE LOAN.— 
The term ‘‘federally related mortgage loan’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 3 of the Real 
Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (12 
U.S.C. 2602). 
(3) MORTGAGED PROPERTY.—The term ‘‘mort-
gaged property’’ means, with respect to a federally 
related mortgage loan, the residential real property 
that is subject to the lien securing such mortgage 
loan. 
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SEC. 
2. 
REDEVELOPMENT 
CERTAINTY 
FOR 
GOVERN-
MENTAL ENTITIES. 
Section 101(20)(D) of the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(20)(D)) is amended by striking 
‘‘ownership or control’’ and all that follows through ‘‘by 
virtue’’ and inserting ‘‘ownership or control through sei-
zure or otherwise in connection with law enforcement ac-
tivity, or through bankruptcy, tax delinquency, abandon-
ment, or other circumstances in which the government ac-
quires title by virtue’’. 
SEC. 3. PETROLEUM BROWNFIELD ENHANCEMENT. 
Section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of the Comprehensive En-
vironmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601(39)(D)(ii)(II)) is amended by 
amending item (bb) to read as follows: 
‘‘(bb) is a site for which there is no 
viable responsible party and that is deter-
mined by the Administrator or the State, 
as appropriate, to be a site that will be as-
sessed, investigated, or cleaned up by a 
person that is not potentially liable for 
cleaning up the site under this Act or any 
other law pertaining to the cleanup of pe-
troleum products; and’’. 
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gion and one representative from the 
southern border region. 
(v) The Minority Leader of the Senate 
shall appoint one representative from the 
northern border region and one representa-
tive from the southern border region. 
(D) APPOINTMENT
DEADLINE.—Members 
of the Commission shall be appointed not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(E) TERMS OF OFFICE.—The Chair and 
Vice Chair of the Commission shall serve for 
terms of four years. Members of the northern 
border and southern border subcommittees shall 
serve for terms of four years. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Members of the Com-
mission and its subcommittees shall to the greatest 
extent possible reside within 100 miles of the north-
ern or southern border, and shall include security 
experts, training experts, civil rights and civil lib-
erties experts, representatives of faith based organi-
zations, officials from local law enforcement on the 
northern and southern borders, officials from local 
government on the northern and southern borders, 
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(B) The location, broken down by station, 
not sector, in which such body cameras are in 
use. 
(C) The rank and position of agents and 
officers of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
at each such location who are assigned body 
cameras. 
(D) The standing policy of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection regarding the storage of 
body camera data, including additional require-
ments or decisions left to each sector. 
(E) The standing policy of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection regarding the review of 
data from individual body cameras. 
(F) The standing policy of U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection regarding the request 
for review of data from individual body cameras 
by either U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
personnel or civilians. 
(G) The latest complaint reports from each 
sector and location with body cameras in cur-
rent use. 
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Union Calendar No. 298 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3017 
[Report No. 115–303, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
to reauthorize and improve the brownfields pro-
gram, and for other purposes. 
NOVEMBER 9, 2017 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 
printed 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 301 
To require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish 
a premise plumbing research laboratory, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 5, 2017 
Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SERRANO, 
Ms. NORTON, Mr. QUIGLEY, and Mr. CA´RDENAS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology 
A BILL 
To require the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology to establish a premise plumbing research labora-
tory, 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 ‘‘NIST Plumbing Re-
search Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PREMISE PLUMBING RESEARCH. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Director of the National Institute 
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of Standards and Technology (in this Act, referred to as 
‘‘NIST’’) shall— 
(1) establish or designate a laboratory to con-
duct research on premise plumbing in relation to 
water safety, security, efficiency, sustainability, and 
resilience; 
(2) conduct an organizational review of all re-
search and other activities related to premise plumb-
ing conducted by Federal entities; and 
(3) appoint one or more officers or employees of 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
to liaise with non-Federal entities conducting re-
search or other activities related to premise plumb-
ing. 
SEC. 3. REPORT. 
Not later than 4 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, and every 4 years thereafter, the Direc-
tor of NIST shall submit to Congress a report on the 
progress made by NIST regarding— 
(1) the status of the laboratory described in 
paragraph (1) of section 2, including any staff des-
ignated to work in such laboratory; 
(2) all projects of NIST related to premise 
plumbing, including completed projects, projects in 
progress, and projects planned for the future; 
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(3) updates to data relevant to premise plumb-
ing system structure, design, and construction; and 
(4) any progress of private organizations in up-
dating premise plumbing standards. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITION. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘premise plumbing’’ means the 
water distribution system located within the property lines 
of a property, including all buildings and permanent struc-
tures on such property. Such term includes building sup-
ply and distribution pipes, fixtures, fittings, water heaters, 
water-treating and water-using equipment, and all respec-
tive joints, connections, devices, and appurtenances. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3021 
To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop a scheduled increase 
in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa and to provide 
that any future increases in such minimum wage shall be determined 
by the Secretary of Labor. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mrs. RADEWAGEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to stop 
a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable 
to American Samoa and to provide that any future in-
creases in such minimum wage shall be determined by 
the Secretary of Labor. 
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 ‘‘American Samoa Job 
Protection & Expansion Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
MINIMUM 
WAGE 
APPLICABLE 
TO 
AMERICAN 
SAMOA. 
Section 8103(b)(2) of the Fair Minimum Wage Act 
of 2007 (29 U.S.C. 206(b)(2) note) is amended by striking 
subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) increased thereafter by such amount 
and at such time as determined by the Sec-
retary of Labor through special industry com-
mittees as in place prior to July 24, 2007.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3022 
To prohibit the awarding of discretionary grants to institutions of higher 
education that will use the grant award for indirect costs. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mr. RUSSELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the awarding of discretionary grants to institu-
tions of higher education that will use the grant award 
for indirect costs. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. LIMITING INDIRECT COSTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the head of an agency may not distribute any 
grant to an institution of higher education under a com-
petitive discretionary grant program if any part of the 
grant is used for indirect costs. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATION COSTS.—The term ‘‘ad-
ministration costs’’ means general administration 
and general expenses, such as the salaries and ex-
penses of executive officers, personnel administra-
tion, and accounting. 
(2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(3) INDIRECT
COSTS.—The term ‘‘indirect 
costs’’ means with respect to a grant, the facilities 
costs, administration costs, and other costs incurred 
for a common or joint purpose not readily assignable 
to the grant objectives. 
(4) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—The 
term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). 
(5) FACILITIES
COSTS.—The term ‘‘facilities 
costs’’ means depreciation and use allowances on 
buildings, equipment and capital improvement, inter-
est on debt associated with certain buildings, equip-
ment and capital improvements, and operations and 
maintenance expenses. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3023 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the authority of the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay reporting fees to educational institutions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mr. RUSSELL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the 
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay 
reporting fees to educational institutions. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. ELIMINATION OF PAYMENT OF REPORTING 
FEES TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS BY DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3684 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b) and (c); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub-
section (b). 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for such 
section is amended by striking ‘‘; reporting fee’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 36 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
3684 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘3684. Reports by veterans, eligible persons, and institutions.’’. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3025 
To strengthen security and deterrence in Europe and to hold the Russian 
Federation accountable for violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear 
Forces Treaty, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2017 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (for himself, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. GARAMENDI, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, 
Mrs. MURPHY of Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. COOPER, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, 
Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. MCEACHIN, Ms. ROSEN, 
Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and 
in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To strengthen security and deterrence in Europe and to 
hold the Russian Federation accountable for violations 
of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and 
for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Fostering Unity 
Against Russian Aggression Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Commander 
of the United States European Command, testified 
before the House Armed Services Committee on 
March 27, 2017, that ‘‘Today we face the most dy-
namic European security environment in history.’’ 
and that ‘‘Russia’s malign actions are supported by 
its diplomatic, information, economic, and military 
initiatives.’’. 
(2) The Russian Federation continues to be in 
violation of INF Treaty as a result of testing and 
deploying a new nuclear-capable cruise missile. 
(3) The Russian Federation has shifted to a 
military doctrine that envisions using nuclear weap-
ons in an attempt to end a failing regional conven-
tional conflict. On June 25, 2015, Deputy Secretary 
of Defense Robert Work and then-Vice-Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld 
testified before the House Armed Services Com-
mittee that ‘‘Russian military doctrine includes what 
some have called an ‘escalate to de-escalate’ strat-
egy—a strategy that purportedly seeks to deescalate 
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