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(2) CONSIDERATION OF MOTION.—Consideration 
of the motion to proceed to the consideration of the 
joint committee bill and all debatable motions and 
appeals in connection therewith shall not exceed 10 
hours, which shall be divided equally between the Ma-
jority and Minority Leaders or their designees. A mo-
tion to further limit debate is in order, shall require 
an affirmative vote of three-fifths of Members duly 
chosen and sworn, and is not debatable. 
(3) VOTE THRESHOLD.—The motion to proceed 
to the consideration of the joint committee bill shall 
only be agreed to upon an affirmative vote of three- 
fifths of Members duly chosen and sworn. 
(4) LIMITATIONS.—The motion is not subject to 
a motion to postpone. All points of order against the 
motion to proceed to the joint committee bill are 
waived. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the 
motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in 
order. 
(5) DEADLINE.—Not later than the last day of 
the 115th Congress, the Senate shall vote on a motion 
to proceed to the joint committee bill. 
(d) RULES OF SENATE.—This section is enacted by 
Congress—
‘‘(i) technology, staff support, staff 
capacity building, and other costs associ-
ated with establishing, supporting, or 
maintaining a small business loan pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(ii) 
establishing, 
supporting, 
or 
maintaining technical assistance programs 
for borrowers. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—A community devel-
opment financial institution that wishes to re-
ceive a grant under this paragraph shall submit 
an application to the Administrator in such 
form and manner and containing such informa-
tion as the Administrator may require. 
‘‘(c) REPORTS.—For each fiscal year for which 
grants are made under this section, the Administrator 
shall submit a report to the Committee on Financial Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate 
containing a description of the activities funded and 
amounts distributed under this section for such fiscal year, 
as well as measurable results of such actions. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Fund $25,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2018 to 2023 to carry out this section. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—There are au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Fund $2,000,000 
for each of fiscal years 2018 to 2023 for the admin-
istrative costs of carrying out this section. 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
‘‘(1) SMALL BUSINESS.—The term ‘small busi-
ness’ has the meaning given the term ‘small business 
concern’ under section 3(a) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)). 
‘‘(2) SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.—The 
term ‘small business loan program’ means a loan 
program wherein a community development financial 
institution offers loans to small businesses that— 
‘‘(A) are made in amounts not exceeding 
$50,000; 
‘‘(B) have no pre-payment penalty; and 
‘‘(C) meet any other affordability require-
ments as may be established by the Adminis-
trator.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of con-
tents for the Riegle Community Development and Regu-
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latory Improvement Act of 1994 is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 121 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 122. Grants to establish loan-loss reserve funds. 
‘‘Sec. 123. Grants to establish loan-loss reserve funds for small business lend-
ing.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1839 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the timing of deposits 
relating to the Civil Service Retirement System with respect to crediting 
military service, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. O’ROURKE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify the timing 
of deposits relating to the Civil Service Retirement Sys-
tem with respect to crediting military service, 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 ‘‘Retired Civil Servant 
Military Service Restoration Act’’. 
SEC. 2. RETROACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE DEPOSIT UNDER 
CIVIL SERVICE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. 
(a) TIMING OF DEPOSIT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 8334(j) of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(6)(A) A deposit described under paragraph (1) may 
be made by an employee or Member at any time before 
or after the date of separation on which the entitlement 
to any annuity under this subchapter is based. 
‘‘(B) With respect to a deposit made after such date 
pursuant to subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) the deposit shall include interest computed 
in accordance with subsection (e); and 
‘‘(ii) the annuity or lump-sum payable after 
such deposit is made shall include interest computed 
in accordance with this subchapter.’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made 
by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any em-
ployee or Member (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 8331 of title 5, United States Code) who retires 
on or after September 8, 1982. 
(b) RETIREMENT COUNSELING.—Paragraph (1) of 
section 8350(c) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The training program established under sub-
section (b) of this section shall— 
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‘‘(A) provide for comprehensive training in the 
provisions and administration of this subchapter and 
chapter 84 of this title; 
‘‘(B) shall be designed to promote fully in-
formed retirement decisions by employees and Mem-
bers under this subchapter and individuals subject to 
chapter 84 of this title, including, in the case of em-
ployees and Members who served in the Armed 
Forces, decisions regarding the crediting of military 
service pursuant to sections 8332 and 8334 of this 
title; and 
‘‘(C) shall be revised as necessary to assure 
that the information furnished to retirement coun-
selors of agencies under the program is current.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1849 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude law firms and 
licensed attorneys who are engaged in activities related to legal pro-
ceedings from the definition of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer 
Financial Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Consumer 
Financial Protection from exercising supervisory or enforcement authority 
with respect to attorneys when undertaking certain actions related to 
legal proceedings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 3, 2017 
Mr. TROTT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to exclude 
law firms and licensed attorneys who are engaged in 
activities related to legal proceedings from the definition 
of a debt collector, to amend the Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010 to prevent the Bureau of Con-
sumer Financial Protection from exercising supervisory 
or enforcement authority with respect to attorneys when 
undertaking certain actions related to legal proceedings, 
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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SEC. 223. UNFAIR ADVERTISING PRACTICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for any per-
son engaged in the business of importing marijuana into 
the United States, or cultivating, producing, manufac-
turing, packaging, or warehousing marijuana, or pur-
chasing marijuana for resale at wholesale, directly or indi-
rectly or through an affiliate, to publish or disseminate 
or cause to be published or disseminated by radio broad-
cast, or in any newspaper, periodical or other publication 
or by any sign or outdoor advertisement or any other 
printed or graphic matter, any advertisement of mari-
juana, if such advertisement is in, or is calculated to in-
duce sales in, interstate or foreign commerce, or is dis-
seminated by mail, unless such advertisement is in con-
formity with such regulations, to be prescribed by the Sec-
retary of the Treasury, or the Secretary’s delegate (re-
ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’), as will— 
(1) prevent deception of the consumer with re-
spect to the products advertised and as will prohibit, 
irrespective of falsity, such statements relating to 
manufacturing processes, analyses, guaranties, and 
scientific or irrelevant matters as the Secretary finds 
to be likely to mislead the consumer; 
(2) provide the consumer with adequate infor-
mation as to the identity and quality of the products 
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advertised, the characteristics thereof, and the per-
son responsible for the advertisement; 
(3) prohibit statements that are disparaging of 
a competitor’s products or are false, misleading, ob-
scene, or indecent; and 
(4) prevent statements inconsistent with any 
statement on the labeling of the products advertised. 
(b) NONAPPLICATION TO PUBLISHERS AND BROAD-
CASTERS.—The prohibitions of this section and regula-
tions thereunder shall not apply to the publisher of any 
newspaper, periodical, or other publication, or radio broad-
caster, unless such publisher or radio broadcaster is en-
gaged in the business of importing marijuana into the 
United States, or cultivating, producing, manufacturing, 
packaging, or warehousing marijuana, or purchasing 
marijuana for resale at wholesale, directly or indirectly or 
through an affiliate. 
SEC. 224. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF LAWS AND 
REGULATIONS. 
The Comptroller General shall conduct a review of 
Federal laws, regulations, and policies to determine if any 
changes in them are desirable in the light of the purposes 
and provisions of this Act. Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General shall make to Congress and the relevant agencies 
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such recommendations relating to the results of that re-
view as the Comptroller General deems appropriate. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1858 
AN ACT 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4514 Williamson Trail in Liberty, Pennsyl-
vania, as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Ryan Scott Ostrom Post 
Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
shown or exhibited for a period of not less than 
180 days. In the second instance in which the 
Secretary determines that such horse is sore, 
the Secretary shall disqualify the horse for a 
period of not less than one year. In the third 
instance in which the Secretary determines that 
such horse is sore, the Secretary shall disqualify 
the horse for a period of not less than three 
years.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b) by striking ‘‘appointed’’ 
and inserting ‘‘licensed’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1)(A) The Secretary shall prescribe by regula-
tion requirements for the Department of Agriculture to 
license, train, assign, and oversee persons qualified to de-
tect and diagnose a horse which is sore or to otherwise 
inspect horses at horse shows, horse exhibitions, or horse 
sales or auctions, for hire by the management of such 
events, for the purposes of enforcing this Act. 
‘‘(B) No person shall be issued a license under this 
subsection unless such person is free from conflicts of in-
terest, as defined by the Secretary in the regulations 
issued under subparagraph (A). 
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571 
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institutions by the relevant accrediting body for, as 
appropriate— 
‘‘(A) maintenance of filled positions at ex-
isting approved graduate medical residency 
training programs; 
‘‘(B) expansion of existing approved grad-
uate medical residency training programs; and 
‘‘(C) establishment of new approved grad-
uate medical residency training programs. 
‘‘(2) PER RESIDENT AMOUNT.—In making pay-
ments under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall con-
sider the cost of training residents at teaching health 
centers and the implications of the per resident 
amount on approved graduate medical residency 
training programs at teaching health centers. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In making payments under 
paragraph (1)(C), the Secretary shall give priority to 
qualified teaching health centers that— 
‘‘(A) serve a health professional shortage 
area with a designation in effect under section 
332 or a medically underserved community (as 
defined in section 799B); or 
‘‘(B) are located in a rural area (as defined 
in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security 
Act).’’.
‘‘SEC. 139G. INTEREST RECEIVED IN ACTION TO RECOVER 
PROPERTY SEIZED BY THE INTERNAL REV-
ENUE SERVICE BASED ON STRUCTURING 
TRANSACTION. 
‘‘Gross income shall not include any interest received 
from the Federal Government in connection with an action 
to recover property seized by the Internal Revenue Service 
pursuant to section 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States 
Code, by reason of a claimed violation of section 5324 of 
such title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amend-
ed by inserting before the item relating to section 140 the 
following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 139G. Interest received in action to recover property seized by the Internal 
Revenue Service based on structuring transaction.’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this 
section shall apply to interest received on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 205 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1843 
[Report No. 115–286, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit 
the Internal Revenue Service from carrying out 
seizures relating to a structuring transaction un-
less the property to be seized derived from an il-
legal source or the funds were structured for the 
purpose of concealing the violation of another 
criminal law or regulation, to require notice and 
a post-seizure hearing for such seizures, and for 
other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 
an amendment 
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 
The Committee on Financial Services discharged; com-
mitted 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. 1844 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing authorities 
to furnish health care at non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities 
to veterans who live more than 40 miles driving distance from the 
closest medical facility of the Department that furnishes the care sought 
by the veteran. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Mr. RUIZ (for himself and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use existing 
authorities to furnish health care at non-Department of 
Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who live more than 
40 miles driving distance from the closest medical facility 
of the Department that furnishes the care sought by 
the veteran. 
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 ‘‘Veterans Access to 
Community Care Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. USE OF EXISTING DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS AUTHORITIES TO FURNISH HEALTH 
CARE TO CERTAIN VETERANS WHO HAVE GE-
OGRAPHIC INACCESSIBILITY TO CARE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall use the authorities specified in subsection (b) to fur-
nish hospital care and medical services at non-Department 
of Veterans Affairs facilities to veterans who reside more 
than 40 miles driving distance from the closest medical 
facility of the Department to the residence of the veteran 
that furnishes the hospital care or medical services that 
are sought by the veteran, including a community-based 
outpatient clinic. 
(b) AUTHORITIES.—The authorities specified in this 
subsection are the following: 
(1) Section 1703 of title 38, United States 
Code, relating to contracts for the furnishing of hos-
pital care and medical services through non-Depart-
ment facilities. 
(2) Section 101 of the Veterans Access, Choice, 
and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113– 
146; 128 Stat. 175), relating to the furnishing of 
hospital care and medical services to veterans 
through non-Department entities if the veteran is 
unable to schedule an appointment for the receipt of 
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such care or services within the wait-time goals of 
the Veterans Health Administration. 
(3) Any other authority under the laws admin-
istered by the Secretary relating to the furnishing of 
hospital care and medical services at non-Depart-
ment facilities. 
(c) HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES.—In 
this section, the terms ‘‘hospital care’’ and ‘‘medical serv-
ices’’ have the meanings given such terms in section 1701 
of title 38, United States Code. 
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‘‘(C) If the Secretary determines that the perform-
ance of a person licensed in accordance with subparagraph 
(A) is unsatisfactory, the Secretary may, after notice and 
an opportunity for a hearing, revoke the license issued to 
such person. 
‘‘(D) In issuing licenses under this subsection, the 
Secretary shall give a preference to persons who are li-
censed or accredited veterinarians. 
‘‘(E) Licensure of a person in accordance with the 
requirements prescribed under this subsection shall not be 
construed as authorizing such person to conduct inspec-
tions in a manner other than that prescribed for inspec-
tions by the Secretary (or the Secretary’s representative) 
under subsection (e). 
‘‘(2)(A) Not later than 30 days before the date on 
which a horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auc-
tion begins, the management of such show, exhibition, or 
sale or auction may notify the Secretary of the intent of 
the management to hire a person or persons licensed 
under this subsection and assigned by the Secretary to 
conduct inspections at such show, exhibition, or sale or 
auction. 
‘‘(B) After such notification, the Secretary shall as-
sign a person or persons licensed under this subsection 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1846 
To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force 
Program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 30, 2017 
Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ (for herself and Mr. SMITH of Texas) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against 
Children Task Force Program, 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 ‘‘Providing Resources, 
Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to 
Our Children Act of 2017’’ or the ‘‘PROTECT Our Chil-
dren Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL INTERNET 
CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN TASK FORCE 
PROGRAM. 
Title I of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 
(42 U.S.C. 17601 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 105(h) (42 U.S.C. 17615(h)), by 
striking ‘‘2016’’ and inserting ‘‘2022’’; and 
(2) 
in 
section 
107(a)(10) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
17617(a)(10)), by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2018’’ and 
inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022’’. 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Practice of Law Tech-
nical Clarification Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. EXCLUSION OF LAW FIRMS AND LAWYERS FROM 
THE DEFINITION OF DEBT COLLECTOR WHEN 
ENGAGED IN THE PRACTICE OF LAW. 
Section 803(6) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices 
Act (15 U.S.C. 1692a(6)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(F) any law firm or licensed attorney, to 
the extent that such firm or attorney is— 
‘‘(i) serving, filing, or conveying for-
mal legal pleadings, discovery requests, or 
other documents pursuant to the applicable 
rules of civil procedure; or 
‘‘(ii) communicating in connection 
with a legal action to collect a debt on be-
half of a client in, or at the direction of, 
a court of law (including in depositions or 
settlement conferences) or in the enforce-
ment of a judgment; and’’. 
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SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO BUREAU AUTHORITY WITH RE-
SPECT TO PRACTICE OF LAW. 
Section 1027(e)(2)(B) of the Consumer Financial 
Protection Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5517(e)(2)(B)) is 
amended by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘, unless such financial product or service is provided by 
a licensed attorney who is not a debt collector as described 
under section 803(6)(F) of the Fair Debt Collection Prac-
tices Act.’’. 
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