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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4264 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Bureau of Land 
Management land in Cache County, Utah, to the City of Hyde Park 
for public purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. BISHOP of Utah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
Bureau of Land Management land in Cache County, 
Utah, to the City of Hyde Park for public 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 ‘‘Hyde Park Land Con-
veyance Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) CITY.—The term ‘‘City’’ means the City of 
Hyde Park, Utah. 
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(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of the Interior. 
SEC. 3. LAND CONVEYANCE, CITY OF HYDE PARK, UTAH. 
(a) CONVEYANCE REQUIRED.—Subject to valid exist-
ing rights, if the City submits a written request to the 
Secretary not later than 90 days after the date of enact-
ment of this Act requesting the conveyance of the Bureau 
of Land Management land described in subsection (b) for 
public purposes, the Secretary shall convey, without con-
sideration and by quitclaim deed, to the City all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to the parcel 
of land, including improvements thereon, described in sub-
section (b). 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF LAND.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The parcel of Bureau of 
Land Management land and any improvements to be 
conveyed under subsection (a) is the approximately 
80-acre parcel identified on the map entitled ‘‘Hyde 
Park Land Conveyance Act,’’ and dated October 23, 
2017. 
(2) AVAILABILITY OF MAP.—The map referred 
to in paragraph (1) shall be kept on file and avail-
able for public inspection in the appropriate office of 
the Bureau of Land Management. The Secretary 
may correct minor errors in the map. 
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(c) SURVEY.—The exact acreage and legal descrip-
tion of the Bureau of Land Management land to be con-
veyed under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey 
satisfactory to the Secretary. 
(d) COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.—As a condition for the 
conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with 
such conveyance shall be paid by the City. 
(e) TIME FOR COMPLETION OF CONVEYANCE.—The 
Secretary shall complete the conveyance under subsection 
(a) not later than one year after the date on which the 
City submits the written request described in such sub-
section. 
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151 
SEC. 603. 2-AMINO 4-METHYL BENZOTHIAZOLE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.07.11 
4-Methylbenzothiazol-2- 
ylamine (CAS No. 1477–42– 
5) (provided for in sub-
heading 2934.20.80) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 604. VULKACIT ZM-W. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.07.12 
Zinc bis(1,3-benzothiazole-2- 
thiolate) (CAS No. 155–04– 
4) (provided for in sub-
heading 2934.20.80) .............
Free 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 605. OXADIAZON. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.07.13 
3-[2,4-Dichloro-5-(1- 
methylethoxy)phenyl]-5-(1,1- 
dimethylethyl)-1,3,4- 
oxadiazol-2(3H)-one 
(Oxadiazon) (CAS No. 
19666–30–9) (provided for in 
subheading 2934.99.11) ........
1.3% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’. 
SEC. 606. DIFENOCONAZOLE. 
Subchapter II of chapter 99 is amended by inserting 
in numerical sequence the following new heading: 
‘‘ 
9902.07.14 
1-({2-[2-Chloro-4-(4- 
chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4- 
methyl-1,3-dioxolan-2- 
yl}methyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole 
(Difenoconazole) (CAS No. 
119446–68–3) (provided for 
in subheading 2934.99.12) ...
4.6% 
No change 
No change 
On or before 
12/31/2020
’’.
versely impact the resources or values of Acadia Na-
tional Park and that the land shall remain in public 
ownership for recreational, educational, or similar 
public purposes’’. 
SEC. 7. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 
Title I of Public Law 99–420 (16 U.S.C. 341 note) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 109. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN TRADITIONAL USES. 
‘‘In accordance with this section, the Secretary shall 
allow for the traditional, non-motorized harvesting of ma-
rine worms, clams, other shellfish, and other marine spe-
cies (as defined in chapter 601 of title 12 of the Maine 
Revised Statutes (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this section)), in accordance with the laws (including 
regulations and applicable judicial interpretations) of the 
State of Maine— 
‘‘(1) within the boundaries of the Park; and 
‘‘(2) on any land located outside of the bound-
aries of the Park with respect to which the Secretary 
has or obtains a property interest of any type pursu-
ant to this title.’’.
‘‘(2) stocks of raw cane and refined beet sugar 
are adequate throughout the crop year to meet the 
needs of the marketplace, including the efficient uti-
lization of cane refining capacity. 
‘‘(c) TRANSFER OF QUOTA SHARES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro-
mulgate regulations that— 
‘‘(A) promote full use of the tariff-rate 
quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar 
and ensure adequate supplies for cane refiners 
in the United States; 
‘‘(B) provide that any country that has 
been allocated a share of the quotas may tem-
porarily transfer all or part of the share to any 
other country that has also been allocated a 
share of the quotas. 
‘‘(2) TRANSFERS
VOLUNTARY.—Any transfer 
under this subsection shall be valid only pursuant to 
a voluntary agreement between the transferor and 
the transferee, consistent with procedures estab-
lished by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS
ON
TRANSFERS
WITH
RE-
SPECT TO FISCAL YEAR.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any transfer under 
this subsection shall be valid only for the dura-
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tion of the fiscal year during which the transfer 
is made. 
‘‘(B) 
FOLLOWING
FISCAL
YEAR.—No 
transfer under this subsection shall affect the 
share of the quota allocated to the transferor or 
transferee for the following fiscal year. 
‘‘(d) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—This section shall be ef-
fective for fiscal years only through the 2023 crop year 
for sugar.’’. 
(2) CONTINUED APPLICATION OF PRIOR LAW 
TO CERTAIN SUGAR CROPS.—Part VII of subtitle B 
of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et seq.), as in effect on the 
day before the date specified in paragraph (1), shall 
continue to apply to the 2019 and 2020 crop years 
for sugar. 
SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that the President should 
establish, as major goals of the United States trade policy, 
the following: 
(1) The elimination of all direct and indirect 
subsidies benefitting the production or export of 
sugar by any government. 
(2) The enforcement, negotiation, and imple-
mentation of trade agreements that provide commer-
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cially meaningful sugar trade liberalization globally 
and enhance trade opportunities for United States 
agriculture and all sectors of the United States econ-
omy. 
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an employee who is considered an intern or a 
fellow for purposes of any law or regulation es-
tablishing a limit on the number of employees 
of an office of the House of Representatives or 
Senate): 
(i) An employee of a Member of the 
House of Representatives (as described in 
section 207(e)(9)(E) of title 18, United 
States Code). 
(ii) An employee of a Senator (as de-
scribed in section 207(e)(9)(F) of title 18, 
United States Code). 
(iii) An employee of a committee of 
Congress 
(as 
defined 
in 
section 
207(e)(9)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code). 
(iv) An employee on the leadership 
staff of the House of Representatives (as 
defined in section 207(e)(9)(H) of title 18, 
United States Code). 
(v) An employee on the leadership 
staff of the Senate (as defined in section 
207(e)(9)(I) of title 18, United States 
Code). 
(B) In the executive branch— 
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(i) the President; 
(ii) the Vice-President; 
(iii) a political appointee; or 
(iv) any officer or employee of the ex-
ecutive branch who is— 
(I) not a political appointee; and 
(II) occupies a position described 
under paragraphs (3) through (8) of 
section 101(f) of the Ethics in Gov-
ernment Act of 1978. (5 U.S.C. App. 
101). 
(C) A judicial officer. 
(3) EXECUTIVE BRANCH.—The term ‘‘executive 
branch’’ has the meaning given such term defined in 
section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109). 
(4) FAMILY MEMBER.—The term ‘‘family mem-
ber’’ means a spouse or a dependent child as defined 
in section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109). 
(5) JUDICIAL OFFICER.—The term ‘‘judicial of-
ficer’’— 
(A) has the meaning given such term in 
section 109 of the Ethics in Government Act of 
1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109); and 
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(B) includes bankruptcy judges and mag-
istrate judges. 
(6) MEMBER OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘Mem-
ber of Congress’’ has the meaning given such term 
defined in section 109 of the Ethics in Government 
Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 109). 
(7) POLITICAL APPOINTEE.—The term ‘‘polit-
ical appointee’’ means any individual occupying a 
position in the executive branch of Government— 
(A) who was appointed to such position by 
the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate; 
(B) described under sections 5312 through 
5316 of title 5, United States Code (relating to 
the Executive Schedule); 
(C) as a noncareer appointment in the 
Senior Executive Service, as defined under 
paragraph (7) of section 3132(a) of such title; 
or 
(D) that is of a confidential or policy-de-
termining character under schedule C of sub-
part C of part 213 of title 5, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any other position that is ex-
cepted from the competitive service because of 
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IB 
Union Calendar No. 884 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4278 
[Report No. 115–1117] 
To ensure that the operations of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System remain independent from the credit policy of the United 
States, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. HILL introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
JANUARY 2, 2019 
Additional sponsor: Mr. BARR 
JANUARY 2, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 7, 2017] 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4270 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to ensure transparency in the conduct 
of monetary policy, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. BARR introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Reserve Act to ensure transparency 
in the conduct of monetary policy, 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 ‘‘Monetary Policy 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. MONETARY POLICY TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNT-
ABILITY. 
Section 12A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 
263) is amended— 
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I 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4274 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for accreditation 
reform, to require institutions of higher education to publish information 
regarding student success, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to 
provide for school accountability for student loans. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Mr. DESANTIS (for himself, Mr. DUNN, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. 
LABRADOR, Mr. PERRY, Mr. BRAT, Mr. YOHO, Mr. BUDD, Mr. NORMAN, 
Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. FRANCIS ROONEY of 
Florida, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. 
FARENTHOLD, and Mr. BUCK) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide 
for accreditation reform, to require institutions of higher 
education to publish information regarding student suc-
cess, to provide for fiscal accountability, and to provide 
for school accountability for student loans. 
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 ‘‘Higher Education Re-
form and Opportunity Act of 2017’’. 
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under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 into its 
registration statement filed on Form N–2; and 
(2) to include an item or instruction that is 
similar to the instruction regarding automatic shelf 
offerings by well-known seasoned issuers on Form 
S–3 to provide that a business development company 
that is a well-known seasoned issuer may file auto-
matic shelf offerings on Form N–2. 
(c) TREATMENT IF REVISIONS NOT COMPLETED IN 
TIMELY MANNER.—If the Commission fails to complete 
the revisions required by subsections (a) and (b) by the 
time required by such subsections, a business development 
company shall be entitled to treat such revisions as having 
been completed in accordance with the actions required to 
be taken by the Commission by such subsections until such 
time as such revisions are completed by the Commission. 
(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Any reference in this 
section to a rule or form means such rule or form or any 
successor rule or form. 
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munition, or magazine, as the case may be, from the 
transferor.’’. 
(2) PENALTIES.—Section 924(a)(5) of such 
title is amended by striking ‘‘or (t)’’ and inserting 
‘‘, (t), or (aa)’’. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of such title is 
amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: 
‘‘(30) The term ‘semiautomatic firearm’ means any 
repeating firearm which utilizes a portion of the energy 
of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and 
chamber the next round, and which requires a separate 
pull of the trigger to fire each cartridge. 
‘‘(31) The term ‘large capacity ammunition maga-
zine’ means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar 
device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily re-
stored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of am-
munition.’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 
30-day period that begins with the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 495 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4267 
[Report No. 115–646] 
A BILL 
To amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to 
change certain requirements relating to the cap-
ital structure of business development companies, 
to direct the Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion to revise certain rules relating to business 
development companies, and for other purposes. 
APRIL 24, 2018 
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. 426 
To prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or policy issued 
after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or donation of excess property 
of the Federal Government to State and local agencies for law enforce-
ment activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 10, 2017 
Mr. RATCLIFFE (for himself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BRADY of 
Texas, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. 
HUIZENGA, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. BYRNE, and Mr. MOOLENAAR) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit any regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, 
or policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the 
sale or donation of excess property of the Federal Gov-
ernment to State and local agencies for law enforcement 
activities, 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 ‘‘Protecting Lives Using 
Surplus Equipment Act of 2017’’. 
SEC. 2. GENERAL PROHIBITION. 
No regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, or 
policy issued after May 15, 2015, that limits the sale or 
donation of excess property of the Federal Government, 
including excess property of the Department of Defense, 
to State and local agencies for law enforcement activities 
(whether pursuant to section 2576a of title 10, United 
States Code, or any other provision of law, or as a condi-
tion on the use of Federal funds) shall have any force or 
effect unless enacted into law by Congress. 
SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL FUNDS. 
No agency or instrumentality of the Federal Govern-
ment may use any Federal funds, fees, or resources to im-
plement such regulation, rule, guidance, recommendation, 
or policy. 
SEC. 4. RETURN OR REISSUE OF EQUIPMENT RECALLED 
OR SEIZED. 
Any property recalled or seized on or after May 15, 
2015, pursuant to a regulation, rule, guidance, rec-
ommendation, or policy described in section 1 shall be re-
turned, replaced, or reissued to the State or local agency 
from which it was recalled or seized, at no cost to such 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4271 
To block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict 
individuals from certain countries from entering the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Ms. JUDY CHU of California (for herself, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. 
LEE, Mrs. DINGELL, Ms. MENG, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Ms. HANABUSA) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Home-
land Security, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To block the implementation of certain presidential actions 
that restrict individuals from certain countries from en-
tering the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that Executive Order 13780 and the 
presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017— 
(1) violate the Immigration and Nationality Act 
(8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), which states that no person 
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can be discriminated against in the issuance of an 
immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, na-
tionality, place of birth, or place of residence; and 
(2) violate the Establishment Clause of the 
First Amendment to the United States Constitution 
and the equal protection component of the Due 
Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the 
United States Constitution. 
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FUNDS. 
No funds, resources, or fees made available to the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official 
of a Federal agency, by this Act or any other Act for any 
fiscal year, may be used to implement or enforce Executive 
Order 13780, signed on March 6, 2017, or the presidential 
proclamation issued on September 24, 2017. 
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115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4273 
To prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to individuals under 
the age of 21. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 7, 2017 
Ms. DEGETTE (for herself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ENGEL, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. 
GARAMENDI, Mr. COHEN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Ms. GABBARD) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
A BILL 
To prohibit the sale or distribution of tobacco products to 
individuals under the age of 21. 
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 ‘‘Tobacco to 21 Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Tobacco use has caused more than 
20,800,000 premature deaths in the United States 
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