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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1372 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure that the needs 
of children are considered in homeland security planning, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, 
and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
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 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to ensure 
that the needs of children are considered in homeland 
security planning, 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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
for Children Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR 
STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PLANS. 
Subsection (c) of section 709 of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 349) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through 
(7) as paragraphs (5) through (8), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) lead, conduct, and coordinate Department- 
wide identification and integration of the needs of 
children into the Department’s policies, programs, 
and activities, in coordination with relevant outside 
organizations and experts, as necessary.’’. 
SEC. 3. TECHNICAL EXPERT AUTHORIZED. 
Paragraph (2) of section 503(b) of the Homeland Se-
curity Act (6 U.S.C. 313(b)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(I) identify and integrate the needs of 
children into activities to prepare for, protect 
against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate 
against the risk of natural disasters, acts of ter-
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Electronic Message 
Preservation Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGES AND 
OTHER RECORDS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR PRESERVATION OF ELEC-
TRONIC MESSAGES.—Chapter 29 of title 44, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 2912. Preservation of electronic messages and 
other records 
‘‘(a) REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Archivist shall 
promulgate regulations governing Federal agency preser-
vation of electronic messages that are determined to be 
records. Such regulations shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) require the electronic capture, manage-
ment, and preservation of such electronic records in 
accordance with the records disposition requirements 
of chapter 33; 
‘‘(2) require that such electronic records are 
readily accessible for retrieval through electronic 
searches; and 
‘‘(3) include timelines for Federal agency imple-
mentation of the regulations that ensure compliance 
as expeditiously as practicable.
rorism, and other manmade disasters, including 
catastrophic incidents, including by appointing 
a technical expert, who may consult with rel-
evant outside organizations and experts, as nec-
essary, to coordinate such integration, as nec-
essary.’’. 
SEC. 4. REPORT. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and annually thereafter for five years, 
the Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans of the 
Department of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report describ-
ing the efforts the Department has undertaken to identify 
and integrate the needs of children into the Department’s 
policies, programs, and activities in accordance with para-
graph (4) of section 709(c) of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 (as added by section 2 of this Act), including in-
formation on the following: 
(1) The designation of any individual respon-
sible for carrying out such paragraph (4). 
(2) Any review, formal or informal, of any poli-
cies, programs, or activities of the Department 
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under such paragraph (4) to assess the suitability of 
such policies, programs, or activities for children. 
(3) Any such review, change, modification, or 
promulgation of any such policies, programs, or ac-
tivities to ensure that such policies, programs, or ac-
tivities are appropriate for children. 
(4) Coordination with organizations or experts 
outside the Department pursuant to such paragraph 
(4) conducted to inform any such review, change, 
modification, or promulgation of such policies, pro-
grams, or activities. 
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‘‘(b) ENSURING COMPLIANCE.—The Archivist shall 
promulgate regulations that— 
‘‘(1) establish mandatory minimum functional 
requirements for electronic records management sys-
tems to ensure compliance with the requirements in 
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) establish a process to ensure that the elec-
tronic records management system of each Federal 
agency meets the functional requirements estab-
lished under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) 
COVERAGE
OF
OTHER
ELECTRONIC 
RECORDS.—To the extent practicable, the regulations pro-
mulgated under subsections (a) and (b) shall also include 
requirements for the capture, management, and preserva-
tion of other electronic records. 
‘‘(d) COMPLIANCE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—Each 
Federal agency shall comply with the regulations promul-
gated under subsections (a) and (b). 
‘‘(e) REVIEW OF REGULATIONS REQUIRED.—The Ar-
chivist shall periodically review and, as necessary, amend 
the regulations promulgated under subsections (a) and 
(b).’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.— 
(1) PRESERVATION
OF
ELECTRONIC
MES-
SAGES.—Not later than 120 days after the date of
resenting the needs of children should be reviewed and 
incorporated. 
(3) Any review, change, modification, or promul-
gation of Department policies, programs, or activities 
to ensure that such policies, programs, or activities 
are appropriate for children. 
(4) Coordination with organizations or experts 
outside the Department pursuant to such paragraph 
(6) conducted to inform any such review, change, 
modification, or promulgation of such policies, pro-
grams, or activities. 
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Union Calendar No. 52 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1372 
[Report No. 115–92, Part I] 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
ensure that the needs of children are considered 
in homeland security planning, and for other pur-
poses. 
APRIL 24, 2017 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security 
with an amendment 
APRIL 24, 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. 1373 
To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2017 
Mr. WOMACK (for himself, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. WESTERMAN, and Mr. HILL) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out 
certain projects. 
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 ‘‘Assuring Private Prop-
erty Rights Over Vast Access to Land Act’’ or the ‘‘AP-
PROVAL Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON EMINENT DOMAIN FOR CERTAIN 
PROJECTS. 
Section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 
U.S.C. 16421) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsections (d) through (g) 
as subsections (f) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) PROHIBITION ON EMINENT DOMAIN.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law (including regula-
tions), the Secretary, SWPA, and WAPA may not carry 
out any Project under this section through the use of emi-
nent domain, unless the use of eminent domain is explic-
itly authorized by— 
‘‘(1) the Governor and the head of each applica-
ble public utility commission or public service com-
mission of the affected State; and 
‘‘(2) the head of the governing body of each In-
dian tribe the land of which would be affected. 
‘‘(e) SITING REQUIREMENT.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, a Project carried out under this section 
shall be sited on— 
‘‘(1) an existing Federal right-of-way; or 
‘‘(2) Federal land managed by— 
‘‘(A) the Bureau of Land Management; 
‘‘(B) the Forest Service; 
‘‘(C) the Bureau of Reclamation; or 
‘‘(D) the Corps of Engineers.’’. 
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the enactment of this Act, the Archivist shall pro-
mulgate the regulations required under section 
2912(a) of title 44, United States Code, as added by 
subsection (a). 
(2) ENSURING COMPLIANCE.—Not later than 2 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Archivist shall promulgate the regulations required 
under section 2912(b) of title 44, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(c) REPORTS
ON IMPLEMENTATION
OF REGULA-
TIONS.— 
(1) AGENCY REPORT TO ARCHIVIST.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the head of each Federal agency shall submit 
to the Archivist a report on the agency’s compliance 
with the regulations promulgated under section 2912 
of title 44, United States Code, as added by sub-
section (a), and shall make the report publicly avail-
able on the website of the agency. 
(2) ARCHIVIST
REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not 
later than 90 days after receipt of all reports re-
quired by paragraph (1), the Archivist shall submit 
to the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Chapter 1; residual application’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Application’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘This chapter applies to the extent 
that this chapter is not in conflict with 
chapter 4.’’; and 
(D) in section 307— 
(i) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘Chapter 1; residual application’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Application’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘This chapter applies to the extent 
that this chapter is not in conflict with 
chapter 4.’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.— 
(A) CHAPTER 2.—The table of sections for 
chapter 2 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
208 and inserting the following: 
‘‘208. Application.’’. 
(B) CHAPTER 3.—The table of sections for 
chapter 3 of title 9, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
307 and inserting the following: 
‘‘307. Application.’’. 
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(3) TABLE OF CHAPTERS.—The table of chap-
ters for title 9, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘4. Arbitration of employment, consumer, antitrust, and civil rights 
disputes .........................................................................
401’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, 
shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
shall apply with respect to any dispute or claim that arises 
on or after such date. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.—For pur-
poses of this Act: 
(1) DAY.— 
(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), an employee is considered present and per-
forming employment duties within a State for a 
day if the employee performs more of the em-
ployee’s employment duties within such State 
than in any other State during a day. 
(B) If an employee performs employment 
duties in a resident State and in only one non-
resident State during one day, such employee 
shall be considered to have performed more of 
the employee’s employment duties in the non-
resident State than in the resident State for 
such day. 
(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the 
portion of the day during which the employee is 
in transit shall not be considered in determining 
the location of an employee’s performance of 
employment duties. 
(2) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has the 
same meaning given to it by the State in which the 
employment duties are performed, except that the 
term ‘‘employee’’ shall not include a professional 
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ment controls established by the President meet require-
ments under sections 2203(a) and 2206(5). 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Archivist shall re-
port annually to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of 
Representatives on the status of the certification.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 22 of title 44, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2210. Certification of the President’s management of Presidential 
records.’’. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Section 2203(g) of title 
44, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) One year following the conclusion of a Presi-
dent’s term of office, or if a President serves consecutive 
terms one year following the conclusion of the last term, 
the Archivist shall submit to the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives a report on— 
‘‘(A) the volume and format of electronic Presi-
dential records deposited into that President’s Presi-
dential archival depository; and 
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‘‘(B) whether the electronic records manage-
ment controls of that President met the require-
ments under sections 2203(a) and 2206(5).’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall take effect one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1378 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation 
of doctors of chiropractic in the National Health Service Corps scholar-
ship and loan repayment programs, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2017 
Mr. HARPER introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
the participation of doctors of chiropractic in the Na-
tional Health Service Corps scholarship and loan repay-
ment programs, 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 ‘‘National Health Serv-
ice Corps Improvement Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. PARTICIPATION OF DOCTORS OF CHIROPRACTIC IN 
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS. 
(1) PRIMARY
HEALTH
CARE
SERVICES.—Sec-
tion 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 254d) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3)(D), by striking 
‘‘or mental health,’’ and inserting ‘‘chiropractic, 
or mental health,’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘and 
physician assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘doctors of 
chiropractic, and physician assistants’’. 
(2) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.—Section 338A of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and 
physician assistants’’ and inserting ‘‘doctors of 
chiropractic, and physician assistants’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘or 
other health profession’’ and inserting ‘‘chiro-
practic, or other health profession’’. 
(3) LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.— 
(A) PARTICIPATION.—Section 338B of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l–1) 
is amended— 
(i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking 
‘‘and physician assistants’’ and inserting 
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‘‘doctors of chiropractic, and physician as-
sistants’’; 
(ii) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or another health profession’’ and in-
serting ‘‘chiropractic, or another health 
profession’’; and 
(iii) in subsections (b)(1)(B) and 
(b)(1)(C)(ii), by striking the term ‘‘or 
other health profession’’ each place such 
term appears and inserting ‘‘chiropractic, 
or other health profession’’. 
(B) PERIOD
OF
OBLIGATED
SERVICE.— 
Clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 338C(b)(5)(C) 
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
254m(b)(5)(C)) are amended by striking the 
term ‘‘or other health profession’’ each place 
such term appears and inserting ‘‘chiropractic, 
or other health profession’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1379 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the entitlement to 
educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Pro-
gram of the Department of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed 
Forces awarded the Purple Heart. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 7, 2017 
Mr. PETERS (for himself, Mr. WALZ, Mr. MAST, and Mr. BERGMAN) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Vet-
erans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
entitlement to educational assistance under the Post- 
9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs for members of the Armed Forces 
awarded the Purple Heart. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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technical assistance for the purpose of facilitating the use 
of innovative wood products in wood building construction 
in the United States. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall— 
(1) after receipt of input and guidance from, 
and collaboration with, the wood products industry, 
conservation organizations, and institutions of high-
er education, conduct research and development, 
education, and technical assistance at the Forest 
Products Laboratory or through the State and Pri-
vate Forestry deputy area that meets measurable 
performance goals for the achievement of the prior-
ities described in subsection (c); and 
(2) after coordination and collaboration with 
the wood products industry and conservation organi-
zations, make competitive grants to institutions of 
higher education to conduct research and develop-
ment, education, and technical assistance that meets 
measurable performance goals for the achievement 
of the priorities described in subsection (c). 
(c) PRIORITIES.—The research and development, 
education, and technical assistance conducted under sub-
section (a) shall give priority to— 
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SECTION 1. EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER POST-9/11 
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 
MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AWARDED 
THE PURPLE HEART. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 3311(b) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(10) An individual who is awarded the Purple 
Heart for service in the Armed Forces occurring on 
or after September 11, 2001.’’. 
(b) AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE.—Section 3313(c)(1) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘or (9)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(9), or (10)’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 137 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive student loan 
collection practices in bankruptcy cases. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 3, 2017 
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Ju-
diciary 
A BILL 
To amend title 11 of the United States Code to stop abusive 
student loan collection practices in bankruptcy cases. 
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 ‘‘Stopping Abusive Stu-
dent Loan Collection Practices in Bankruptcy Act of 
2017’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 523(d) of title 11 of the United States Code 
is amended by striking ‘‘of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘or 
the debtor requests a determination of the dischargeability 
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of a debt based on undue hardship under subsection 
(a)(8)’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendment made by this Act 
shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENT.—The amendment 
made by this Act shall apply only with respect to cases 
commenced under title 11 of the United States Code on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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