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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4212 
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase support for con-
servation practices under the emergency conservation program, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to increase 
support for conservation practices under the emergency 
conservation 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. PAYMENTS FOR EMERGENCY CONSERVATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Agricultural Credit Act of 
1978 is amended by inserting after section 403 (16 U.S.C. 
2203) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 403A. PAYMENTS FOR EMERGENCY CONSERVATION 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘The maximum cost-share payment under section 
701.127 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations), shall be equal to the maximum 
amount under section 701.226(b) of title 7, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this section).’’. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Until the date on which any 
regulations necessary to carry out section 403A of the Ag-
ricultural Credit Act of 1978 (as added by subsection (a)) 
are fully implemented, the Secretary shall continue to 
carry out sections 401, 402, and 403 of that Act (16 
U.S.C. 2201, 2202, 2203) in the same manner as on the 
day before the date of enactment of this Act, except that 
payments made under those sections shall be consistent 
with section 403A of that Act (as added by subsection 
(a)). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4213 
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish a program to 
provide advance payments under the Emergency Conservation Program 
for the repair or replacement of fencing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. MARSHALL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to establish 
a program to provide advance payments under the Emer-
gency Conservation Program for the repair or replace-
ment of fencing. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF FENCING 
UNDER EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 401 of the Agricultural 
Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2201) is amended— 
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(1) by striking the section designation and all 
that follows through ‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 401. PAYMENTS TO PRODUCERS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
(referred to in this title as the ‘Secretary’)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF FENCING.—With 
respect to a payment to an agricultural producer under 
subsection (a) for the repair or replacement of fencing, 
the Secretary shall give the agricultural producer the op-
tion of receiving the payment, determined based on the 
applicable percentage of the fair market value of the cost 
of the repair or replacement, as determined by the Sec-
retary, before the agricultural producer carries out the re-
pair or replacement.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) Sections 402, 403, 404, and 405 of the Ag-
ricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2202, 
2203, 2204, 2205) are amended by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Agriculture’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘Secretary’’. 
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(2) Section 407(a) of the Agricultural Credit 
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2206(a)) is amended by 
striking paragraph (4). 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4214 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing authority, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. MCCLINTOCK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To repeal the Western Area Power Administration borrowing 
authority, 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 ‘‘American Taxpayer 
and Western Area Power Administration Customer Pro-
tection Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. REPEAL. 
Section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant Act of 1984 
(42 U.S.C. 16421a), is repealed. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Subject to section 4, section 2 shall be effective on 
September 15, 2018. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT OF REPEAL. 
The repeal under section 2 shall not apply to— 
(1) projects approved by the Secretary of En-
ergy or the Deputy Secretary of Energy through 
memorandum before the effective date in section 3; 
or 
(2) projects deemed ‘‘Projects in Execution’’ on 
or before October 30, 2017. 
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120 
SEC. 484. PICLORAM TECHNICAL. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.90 
4-Amino-3,5,6-trichloro-2- 
pyridinecarboxylic acid (CAS 
No. 1918–02–1)(provided for 
in subheading 2933.39.25) ...
4.3% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 485. CLODINAFOP-PROPARGYL. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.91 
2-Propyn-1-yl (2R)-2-{4-[(5- 
chloro-3-fluoro-2- 
pyridiny-
l)oxy]phenoxy}propanoate 
(Clodinafop-propargyl) (CAS 
No. 105512–06–9) (provided 
for in subheading 
2933.39.25) ...........................
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 486. AMINOPYRALID TECHNICAL. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.92 
4-Amino-3,6-dichloro-2- 
pyridinecarboxylic acid 
(Aminopyralid) (CAS No. 
150114–71–9) (provided for 
in subheading 2933.39.25) ...
4.1% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 487. TRICLOPYR. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.05.93 
[(3,5,6-Trichloro-2- 
pyridinyl)oxy]acetic acid 
(Triclopyr) (CAS No. 55335– 
06–3) (provided for in sub-
heading 2933.39.25) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’.
I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4216 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to make available additional funds 
for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot project. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. SABLAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to make available 
additional funds for the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands pilot project. 
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 ‘‘Northern Mariana Is-
lands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. 
Section 4031(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the Agricultural Act of 
2014 (Public Law 113–79; 48 U.S.C. 1841 note) is 
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amended by striking ‘‘and 2018’’ and inserting ‘‘through 
2023’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4217 
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the deduction 
for living expenses incurred by Members of Congress. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Mr. SCHWEIKERT (for himself and Mr. WALKER) 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 eliminate 
the deduction for living expenses incurred by Members 
of Congress. 
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 ‘‘Stop Questionable, Un-
necessary, and Excessive Allowances for Legislators Act’’ 
or the ‘‘SQUEAL Act’’. 
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‘‘(1) subject to the requirements of this title, an 
employer administers in accordance with a written 
plan 
document, 
in 
accordance 
with 
section 
402(a)(1), which shall— 
‘‘(A) establish the requirements of the plan 
(which shall include requirements with respect 
to accrual of compensable leave, request and 
use of such leave, withdrawal from or termi-
nation of such a plan, determination of an em-
ployee’s service, and workflex options); and 
‘‘(B) as appropriate, incorporate the rights 
of employees to compensable leave and workflex 
options pursuant to one or more collective bar-
gaining agreements between the employer and 
the labor organization that has been certified or 
recognized as the representative of the employ-
ees under applicable law; and 
‘‘(2) provides— 
‘‘(A) compensable leave in accordance with 
section 802; and 
‘‘(B) workflex options in accordance with 
the requirements of section 803. 
‘‘(b) 
RELATIONSHIP
TO
EXECUTIVE
ORDER 
13706.—A qualified flexible workplace arrangement plan 
meeting all the requirements of this part shall be deemed 
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SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF DEDUCTION FOR LIVING EX-
PENSES INCURRED BY MEMBERS OF CON-
GRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 162 of 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in the mat-
ter following paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘in excess of 
$3,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4218 
To amend section 201 of title 18, United States Code, to redefine the 
term ‘‘official act’’ in bribery cases involving public officials to strengthen 
accountability and oversight. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 1, 2017 
Ms. TENNEY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To amend section 201 of title 18, United States Code, to 
redefine the term ‘‘official act’’ in bribery cases involving 
public officials to strengthen accountability and over-
sight. 
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 ‘‘Upholding the Integ-
rity of Public Officials Act of 2017’’. 
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SEC. 2. STRENGTHENING ACCOUNTABILITY AND OVER-
SIGHT. 
Section 201(a) of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) the term ‘official act’ includes any action 
taken or to be taken under color of official authority 
by a public official or person who has been selected 
to be a public official.’’. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4220 
To adopt a certain California flammability standard as a Federal flammability 
standard to protect against the risk of upholstered furniture flammability 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 2, 2017 
Mr. GRIFFITH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To adopt a certain California flammability standard as a 
Federal flammability standard to protect against the risk 
of upholstered furniture flammability and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Safer Occupancy Fur-
niture Flammability Act’’ or ‘‘SOFFA’’. 
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have been completed and reviewed by the 
appropriate Assistant Attorney General or 
Director; 
‘‘(ii) all mandatory exclusions required 
under paragraph (1)(C) have been issued; 
and 
‘‘(iii) all reimbursements required 
under paragraph (1)(E) have been made; 
and 
‘‘(B) that includes a list of any grant re-
cipients excluded under paragraph (1) from the 
previous year. 
‘‘(f) PREVENTING DUPLICATIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before the Attorney Gen-
eral awards a grant to an applicant under this sec-
tion, the Attorney General shall compare potential 
grant awards with other grants awarded by the At-
torney General to determine if grant awards are or 
have been awarded for a similar purpose. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—If the Attorney General awards 
grants to the same applicant for a similar purpose 
the Attorney General shall submit to the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Committee 
on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives a 
report that includes— 
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SEC. 2. ADOPTION OF CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL BULLETIN 
117 (2013) AS A FEDERAL FLAMMABILITY 
STANDARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the provisions of State of Cali-
fornia, Bureau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home 
Furnishings and Thermal Insulation Technical Bulletin 
Number 117–2013, entitled ‘‘Requirements, Test Proce-
dure and Apparatus for Testing the Smolder Resistance 
of Materials Used in Upholstered Furniture,’’ dated June 
2013, as they exist on the date of enactment of this Act, 
shall be considered to be a flammability standard issued 
by the Commission under section 4 of the Flammable Fab-
rics Act (15 U.S.C. 1193). 
(b) TESTING
AND CERTIFICATION.—The Federal 
flammability standard created by subsection (a) shall not 
be subject to the requirements of section 14(a) of the Con-
sumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2063(a)). 
(c) PREEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 16 
of the Flammable Fabrics Act and section 231 of 
the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 
2008, Public Law 110–314, no State or political 
subdivision of a State shall have any authority either 
to establish or to continue in effect any provision of 
a flammability law, regulation, code, or standard de-
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signed to protect against the risk of occurrence of 
fire associated with upholstered furniture. 
(2) PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN STATE LAW.— 
Nothing in this Act or the Flammable Fabrics Act 
shall be construed to preempt or otherwise affect Ar-
ticle 13, Title 4, sections 1374 through 1374.3 of 
the California Code of Regulations (except section 
1374(b) and section 1374(c)) or the California Bu-
reau of Electronic and Appliance Repair, Home Fur-
nishings and Thermal Insulation Technical Bulletin 
Number 117–2013, entitled ‘‘Requirements, Test 
Procedure and Apparatus for Testing the Smolder 
Resistance of Materials Used in Upholstered Fur-
niture’’ as they exist on the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4239 
To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer Continental 
Shelf to certain coastal States, to require sale of approved offshore 
oil and gas leases, to promote offshore wind lease sales, and to empower 
States to manage the development and production of oil and gas on 
available Federal land, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 3, 2017 
Mr. SCALISE (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, and 
Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To distribute revenues from oil and gas leasing on the outer 
Continental Shelf to certain coastal States, to require 
sale of approved offshore oil and gas leases, to promote 
offshore wind lease sales, and to empower States to 
manage the development and production of oil and gas 
on available Federal land, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Re-
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the geographical center of the applica-
ble leased tract; and 
‘‘(II) the geographical center of 
that leased tract; 
‘‘(ii) does not allocate qualified reve-
nues to any producing State that is further 
than 200 nautical miles from the leased 
tract; and 
‘‘(iii) allocates not less than 10 per-
cent of qualified revenues to each pro-
ducing State that is 200 or fewer nautical 
miles from the leased tract. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENTS
TO
COASTAL
POLITICAL 
SUBDIVISIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of 
the Treasury shall pay 20 percent of the 
allocable share of each producing State de-
termined under this paragraph to the 
coastal political subdivisions of the pro-
ducing State. 
‘‘(ii) ALLOCATION.—The amount paid 
by the Secretary of the Treasury to coastal 
political subdivisions shall be allocated to 
each coastal political subdivision in accord-
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(D) PETITION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the issuance of the regulations or other 
written guidance described in subparagraph 
(C)(ii) or within an alternate timeframe deter-
mined by the Secretary of State, employers and 
associations of employers shall petition for D– 
3 nonimmigrant visas for all of their alien crew-
members, including those who were issued tem-
porary visas under subparagraph (A). Employ-
ers or associations of employers may not seek 
compensation or reimbursement from D–3 non-
immigrants for costs associated with applica-
tions for transitional visas or D–3 non-
immigrant visas. 
(b) LABOR AGREEMENTS.— 
(1) COMPONENTS.—After the approval of a pe-
tition and the issuance of D–3 nonimmigrant visas, 
but before proceeding on a voyage of a longline fish-
ing vessel, an employer or association of employers 
shall enter into a written agreement directly with 
each D–3 nonimmigrant, in accordance with section 
10601 of title 46, United States Code, that de-
scribes— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State, in 
consultation with the Department of Justice and 
other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, 
is authorized to provide appropriate assistance to 
support entities that, with respect to ethnic cleans-
ing, crimes against humanity, and genocide per-
petrated by the military, security forces, and Gov-
ernment of Burma, Buddhist militias, and all other 
armed groups fighting in Rakhine State— 
(A) identify suspected perpetrators of eth-
nic cleansing, crimes against humanity, and 
genocide; 
(B) collect, document, and protect evidence 
of crimes and preserve the chain of custody for 
such evidence; 
(C) conduct criminal investigations; and 
(D) support investigations by third-party 
states, as appropriate. 
(2) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
of State, in consultation with appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies and the appropriate con-
gressional committees and taking into account any 
relevant the findings in the report required by sec-
tion 11, is authorized to provide assistance to sup-
port the creation and operation of transitional jus-
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tice mechanisms, including a potential hybrid tri-
bunal, to prosecute individuals suspected of commit-
ting ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity, or 
genocide in Burma. 
SEC. 12. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate. 
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