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I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1585 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Schweikert (for himself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Royce of California , Mr. Hill , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Yoho , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Davidson , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to codify certain qualifications of individuals as accredited investors for purposes of the securities laws.

1. Definition of accredited investor Section 2(a)(15)(ii) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77b(a)(15)(ii) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: , and shall include— (I) any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds $1,000,000, not including the value of such person’s primary residence owned either individually or jointly with his or her spouse; (II) any natural person who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year; (III) any natural person who holds a current financial services-related license issued by a State; and (IV) any natural person the Commission determines, by regulation, to have demonstrable education or job experience to qualify such person as having professional knowledge of a subject related to a particular investment, and whose education or job experience is verified by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1586 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Serrano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to ensure that liquid over-the-counter medications are packaged with appropriate dosage delivery devices and, in the case of such medications labeled for pediatric use, appropriate flow restrictors, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Kids’ Medicine Act of 2017 . 2. Dosage delivery devices for liquid OTC drugs and flow restrictors for such drugs labeled for pediatric use (a) In general Section 502 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 352 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (ee) (1) If it is a liquid formulation of a drug that is not subject to section 503(b) and— (A) it is not packaged with a dosage delivery device in accordance with specifications to be determined by the Secretary by regulation; (B) in the case of such a liquid formulation that is labeled for pediatric use, it is not packaged with a dosage delivery device, as described in subparagraph (A), and— (i) a flow restrictor; or (ii) another mechanism to reduce the frequency and volume of accidental ingestion that provides a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety that would be provided by a flow restrictor, as determined by the Secretary by regulation; or (C) its labeling is in violation of subparagraph (2). (2) The Secretary shall require that any measurement in the labeling of a liquid formulation of a drug that is not subject to section 503(b), including any measurement in the labeling of a dosage delivery device packaged with the liquid formulation, be expressed exclusively in metric units. The Secretary may waive the requirement in the preceding sentence with respect to one or more liquid formulations if the Secretary determines that, with respect to such formulations, implementation of such requirement would not benefit the public health. (3) In this paragraph: (A) The term dosage delivery device — (i) means an object that is designed to measure the dosage of a drug in liquid form and deliver that drug to an individual; and (ii) includes calibrated cups, droppers, syringes, and spoons. (B) The term flow restrictor has such meaning as the Secretary may prescribe by regulation. . (b) Regulations Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, shall— (1) promulgate a final rule implementing the amendment made by subsection (a); and (2) include in such rule a definition of the term flow restrictor . (c) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a) applies beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1588 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Ms. Speier (for herself, Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mrs. Davis of California , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Himes , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , Ms. Norton , Ms. Rosen , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Walz , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. O'Halleran , and Ms. Frankel of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice to prohibit the nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Intimate Privacy Protection Act . 2. Prohibition on nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images (a) Prohibition Section 920c of title 10, United States Code (article 120c of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection (d): (d) Nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images Any person subject to this chapter who— (1) knowingly broadcasts or distributes a visual image of another person who— (A) is at least 18 years of age; (B) is identifiable from the image itself or from information displayed in connection with the image; and (C) is engaged in a sexual act or exposes a private area; (2) obtained the image under circumstances in which a reasonable person would know or understand that the image was to remain private; and (3) knows or reasonably should have known that the person depicted in the image has not consented to the broadcast or distribution, is guilty of nonconsensual distribution of private sexual images and shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to offenses committed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1589 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself and Ms. Eshoo ) 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 adjust the phaseout of the health insurance tax credit for geographic variations in the cost-of-living.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Health Care Act of 2017 . 2. Phaseout of health insurance tax credit adjusted to take into account geographic variation in the cost-of-living (a) In general Section 36B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Geographic adjustment for cost-of-living (A) In general In the case of a taxpayer whose principal place of residence for any taxable year is located in a high cost area, there shall be substituted the specified percentage for 400 percent in paragraph (3)(A)(i) and in subsections (c)(1)(A) and (f)(2)(B). (B) High cost area For purposes of this paragraph, the term high cost area means any metropolitan statistical area or non-metropolitan area the SPM for which exceeds the national average SPM. (C) Specified percentage For purposes of this paragraph, the term specified percentage means, with respect to a taxpayer whose principal place of residence for any taxable year is located in a high cost area, the product of 400 percent and the SPM adjustment for such area. (D) SPM For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term SPM means, with respect to each calendar year, the Supplemental Poverty Measure as determined by the Bureau of the Census. (ii) National average SPM The national average SPM shall be determined without regard to Alaska and Hawaii. (iii) Determination for taxable year based on preceding calendar year SPM with respect to any taxable year shall be determined on the basis of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which the taxable year begins. (E) SPM adjustment For purposes of this paragraph, the term SPM adjustment means, with respect to a high cost area for a calendar year, the SPM adjustment as determined by the Bureau of the Census. (F) Alternative measure of cost-of-living If the Secretary determines that another measure of cost-of-living is more appropriate than the SPM for purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary shall use such measure in lieu of the SPM. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1590 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mrs. Torres (for herself, Ms. Norton , Mr. Soto , Mr. Swalwell of California , and Mr. Carson of Indiana ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To require the Small Business Administration to make information relating to lenders making covered loans publicly available, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Communicating Lender Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act or the CLEAR SBA Act . 2. SBA lender activity index Section 4 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) SBA lender activity index (1) Definition In this subsection, the term covered loan means a loan made or debenture issued under this Act or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) by a private individual or entity. (2) Requirement Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall make publicly available on the Web site of the Administration a user-friendly database of information relating to lenders making covered loans (to be known as the Lender Activity Index ). (3) Data included (A) In general The database made available under paragraph (2) shall include, for each lender making a covered loan— (i) the name of the lender; (ii) the number of covered loans made by the lender; (iii) the total dollar amount of covered loans made by the lender; (iv) a list of each ZIP Code in which a recipient of a covered loan made by the lender is located; (v) a list of the industries of the recipients to which the lender made a covered loan; (vi) whether the covered loan is for an existing business or a new business; (vii) the number and total dollar amount of covered loans made by the lender to— (I) small business concerns owned and controlled by women; (II) socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns (as defined in section 8(a)(4)(A)); and (III) small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and (viii) whether the covered loan was made under section 7(a) or under the program to provide financing to small business concerns through guarantees of loans under title V of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.). (B) Incorporation of data The Administrator shall— (i) include in the database made available under paragraph (2) information relating to covered loans made during fiscal years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016; and (ii) incorporate information relating to covered loans on an ongoing basis. (C) Period of data availability The Administrator shall retain information relating to a covered loan in the database made available under paragraph (2) until not earlier than the end of the third fiscal year beginning after the fiscal year during which the covered loan was made. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1591 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Welch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules and conduct outreach to offer recipients of assistance under the Lifeline Assistance Program mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi signal and are capable of tethering with other WiFi compatible hardware or devices, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the WiFi Capable Mobile Devices Act of 2017 . 2. WiFi for Lifeline Assistance Program recipients (a) Rulemaking and outreach program Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications Commission shall— (1) issue rules to ensure that providers of mobile broadband Internet access service that is supported through the Lifeline Assistance Program offer to subscribers of such service, mobile devices that are capable of receiving a WiFi or other wireless broadband signal using unlicensed spectrum and are capable of tethering with other compatible hardware or devices; and (2) provide incentives to such providers to work with schools and libraries to conduct outreach to those eligible for assistance under such program. (b) Definitions As used in this Act— (1) the term mobile broadband Internet access service has the meaning given such term in section 8.2 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) the term tethering used with respect to mobile devices means connecting such mobile devices to another device whereby one device connects to the Internet by sharing the mobile broadband Internet access service connection of the other device; and (3) the term WiFi means wireless communications using the standard designated as 802.11 or any variant thereof.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1592 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 16, 2017 Mr. Yoho introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To remove penalties for health insurers under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Holding Health Insurers Harmless Act . 2. Safe Harbor for Private Sector Health Insurance Providers from ACA Penalties (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), no health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage nor sponsor of a group health plan shall be penalized, fined, or otherwise punished by any agency or instrumentality of the United States Government for a failure of such coverage or plan to comply with any of the applicable requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (including under the amendments made by such Acts). (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the requirements under section 2704 and section 2714 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–3 and 300gg–14), including the regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections. (c) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) The term agency or instrumentality means any department or independent agency of the United States Government that is tasked with enforcing applicable requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (2) The terms health insurance issuer offering health insurance coverage and sponsor of a group health plan shall be construed as consistent with use of such terms for purposes of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and shall include any sole proprietorship, partnership, for-profit corporation, nonprofit corporation, or any other nongovernmental entity that engages in the sale or distribution of health insurance products.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1593 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Williams introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the corporate average fuel economy standards.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CAFE Standards Repeal Act of 2017 . 2. Repealing the corporate average fuel economy standards Chapter 329 of title 49, United States Code, and the item relating to such chapter in the analysis of chapters for subtitle VI of such title, are repealed.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1597 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Brat (for himself, Mrs. Murphy of Florida , and Mr. Knight ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Act to clarify the responsibilities of commercial market representatives, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the The Commercial Market Representatives Clarification Act . 2. Responsibilities of commercial market representatives Section 4(h) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 633(h) ) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking Certification requirements for ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively (and conforming the margins accordingly); (B) by amending clause (ii) (as so redesignated) to read as follows: (B) Application The requirements of clause (i) shall be included in any initial job posting for the position of a commercial market representative and shall apply to any person appointed as a commercial market representative after November 25, 2015. ; and (C) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting subparagraph (A) ; (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively (and conforming the margins accordingly); (4) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting subparagraph (B) ; and (5) by inserting before subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) Duties The principal duties of a commercial market representative employed by the Administrator and reporting to the senior official appointed by the Administrator with responsibilities under sections 8, 15, 31, and 36 (or the designee of such official) shall be to advance the policies established in section 8(d)(1) relating to subcontracting. Such duties shall include— (A) helping prime contractors to find small business concerns that are capable of performing subcontracts; (B) for contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3), providing— (i) counseling on the contractor’s responsibility to maximize subcontracting opportunities for small business concerns; (ii) instruction on methods and tools to identify potential subcontractors that are small business concerns; and (iii) assistance to increase awards to subcontractors that are small business concerns through visits, training, and reviews of past performance; (C) providing counseling on how a small business concern may promote its capacity to contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3); and (D) conducting periodic reviews of contractors awarded contracts containing the clause described in section 8(d)(3) to assess compliance with subcontracting plans required under section 8(d)(6). (2) Certification requirements .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1599 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To prohibit the provision of performance awards to employees of the Internal Revenue Service who owe back taxes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Bonuses for Tax Delinquent IRS Employees Act of 2017 . 2. Prohibition on performance awards to IRS employees who owe back taxes (a) In general The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall not provide any performance award (including, but not limited to, bonuses, step increases, and time off) to an employee of the Internal Revenue Service who owes an outstanding Federal tax debt. (b) Outstanding Federal tax debt For purposes of this section, the term outstanding Federal tax debt means any outstanding debt under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which has not been paid after an assessment of a tax, penalty, or interest and which is not subject to further appeal or a petition for redetermination under such Code. A debt shall not fail to be treated as an outstanding Federal tax debt merely because it is the subject of an installment agreement under section 6159 of such Code or an offer-in-compromise under section 7121 of such Code.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1601 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Ms. Sinema (for herself and Mr. Zeldin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify when certain academic assessments shall be administered.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Testing Improvement and Accountability Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act supports programs to level the playing field for the most vulnerable, including children of poverty, students with disabilities, and English-language learners. (2) Prior to 2001, Federal law required States only to test students once per grade span. (3) Following the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Federal education policy has placed an increased emphasis on testing assessments, requiring students to undergo standardized testing every year in grades 3 through 8. (4) Annual Federal testing required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 has failed to deliver increased student achievement. (5) Reducing the frequency of federally required testing will allow more time for student learning and inspire their natural curiosity and creativity. (6) Students will have more time to receive one-on-one instruction and develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills through a well-rounded education and curriculum. (7) Moving away from the practice of annually teaching to the test will empower educators to provide instruction in a way that best inspires and prepares our country’s next generation of leaders. (8) With grade span testing, our educators will be more able to focus on those students who are most in need but who also lose the most class time preparing for annual tests. (9) Grade span testing will allow States the flexibility to develop more meaningful, tailored assessment systems that provide valid, reliable data. (10) The yearly testing currently required by Federal law should be replaced with grade span testing. 3. Academic assessments (a) Amendment Section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(B)(v) ), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act ( Public Law 114–95 ), is amended to read as follows: (v) (I) in the case of mathematics and reading or language arts, be administered not less than once during— (aa) grades 3 through 5; (bb) grades 6 through 9; and (cc) grades 10 through 12; . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on August 2, 2016, and as part of the Every Student Succeeds Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1602 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Lewis of Georgia 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 provide an exclusion from gross income for AmeriCorps educational awards.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Segal AmeriCorps Education Award Tax Relief Act of 2017 . 2. Exclusion from gross income of AmeriCorps educational awards (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 117(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting , or , and by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990. . (b) Exclusion of discharge of student loan debt Subsection (f) of section 108 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) Payments under national service educational award programs In the case of an individual, gross income shall not include any amount received under a national service educational award under subtitle D of title I of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 12601 et seq.). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Ms. Bass introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to extend to physician assistants eligibility for Medicaid incentive payments for the adoption and use of certified electronic health records, whether or not such physician assistants practice at a rural health center or Federally qualified health center.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health IT Modernization for Underserved Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Extending physician assistant eligibility for Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments (a) In general Section 1903(t)(3)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396b(t)(3)(B)(v) ) is amended by striking insofar as the assistant is practicing in a rural health clinic that is led by a physician assistant or is practicing in a Federally qualified health center that is so led . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to payments made for calendar quarters beginning on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1611 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mrs. Dingell , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. Beyer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group to study and make recommendations on strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make disclosures to shareholders with respect to gender diversity, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 . 2. Gender diversity study and disclosures (a) Gender Diversity Advisory Group (1) Establishment The Securities and Exchange Commission shall establish a Gender Diversity Advisory Group (the Advisory Group ), which shall be composed of representatives from the Government, academia, and the private sector. (2) Study and recommendations The Advisory Group shall— (A) carry out a study on strategies to increase gender diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers; and (B) not later than 9 months after the establishment of the Advisory Group, issue a report to the Commission, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate containing the findings and determinations made in carrying out such study, along with recommendations to increase gender diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers. (3) Annual report Not later than 1 year following the issuance of the report under paragraph (2)(B), and annually thereafter, the Commission shall issue a report to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate on the status of gender diversity among the members of the board of directors of issuers. (4) Public availability of reports The Commission shall make all reports of the Advisory Group available to issuers and the public, including on the website of the Commission. (b) Disclosures The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 14B the following: 14C. Gender diversity disclosures The Commission shall, by rule, require each issuer to disclose, in any proxy or consent solicitation material for an annual meeting of the shareholders of the issuer, the gender composition of the issuer’s board of directors and nominees for the board of directors. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1614 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Rush , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Beyer , Ms. Moore , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Welch , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Kind , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Kilmer , Mr. Payne , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Grothman , Ms. Judy Chu of California , and Mr. Perlmutter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Student Loan Refinancing Act . 2. Borrower modification of interest rates under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1087e(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (11) Borrower modification of interest rate (A) Modification Notwithstanding the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, the borrower of a Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan may elect to modify the interest rate of the loan to be equal to the interest rate that would be applicable to such loan if such loan were first disbursed (or in the case of a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, first applied for) on the date on which such borrower elects to modify the interest rate of such loan. (B) Fixed rate Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an interest rate elected under subparagraph (A) for a loan shall be fixed for the life of the loan. (C) Continuing authority to modify A borrower may elect to modify the interest rate of a loan in accordance with subparagraph (A) at any time during the life of the loan. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , 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 title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy the documentation requirement under the Medicare program for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act . 2. Permitting nurse practitioners and physician assistants to satisfy Medicare documentation requirement for coverage of certain shoes for individuals with diabetes Section 1861(s)(12) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(12) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant after physician ; and (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , nurse practitioner, or physician assistant after each occurrence of physician .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1618 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify that caregivers for veterans with serious illnesses are eligible for assistance and support services provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support our Services to Veterans Caregivers Act or the S.O.S. Veterans Caregivers Act . 2. Improvements to services provided to caregivers of veterans (a) Caregivers of veterans with serious illnesses Paragraph (2)(B) of section 1720G(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting illness or after serious . (b) Assessing caregiver and veteran burden and satisfaction (1) Survey Paragraph (3)(A)(ii) of such section is amended— (A) in subclause (IV), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in subclause (V), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause: (VI) not less than annually, a multidimensional assessment to measure, in both objective and subjective terms, the burden and strain felt by the family caregiver. . (2) Reports Section 101(c)(2)(B) of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( 38 U.S.C. 1720G note) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iii) a description of the satisfaction experienced by caregivers and veterans with respect to such program, including any findings regarding whether such program reduces the burden and strain felt by caregivers. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to services provided after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Ruiz (for himself, Mr. McGovern , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Walz , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Takano , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Price of North Carolina , and Mr. Stewart ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected disability, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Wounded Veterans Recreation Act . 2. National recreational passes for disabled veterans Section 805(b)(2) of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6804(b)(2) ) is amended as follows: (1) By inserting and for the lifetime of the passholder after without charge . (2) By striking charge, to and inserting charge, to the following: . (3) By striking any United States and inserting the following: (A) Any United States . (4) By inserting after residency. the following: (B) Any veteran with a service-connected disability, as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. . (5) By striking the last sentence.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1623 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 17, 2017 Mr. Russell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To repeal the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program.

1. Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program repeal (a) Cessation of authority Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy may not make any additional awards or loans under section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17013 ). (b) Repeal Upon the repayment, in accordance with the terms of the loan agreements, of all loans made before the date of enactment of this Act under subsection (d) of such section, section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17013 ) is repealed.
IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1624 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as no lower than level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 . 2. Treatment of certain municipal obligations (a) In general Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 ) is amended— (1) by moving subsection (z) so that it appears after subsection (y); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (aa) Treatment of certain municipal obligations (1) In general For purposes of the final rule titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule (79 Fed. Reg. 61439; published October 10, 2014) (the Final Rule ) and any other regulation which incorporates a definition of the term high-quality liquid asset , the appropriate Federal banking agencies shall treat a municipal obligation that is both liquid and readily marketable (as defined in the Final Rule) and investment grade as of the calculation date as a high-quality liquid asset that is no lower than a level 2B liquid asset. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Investment grade With respect to an obligation, the term investment grade has the meaning given that term under part 1 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations. (B) Municipal obligation The term municipal obligation means an obligation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of a State or any political subdivision thereof. . (b) Amendment to liquidity coverage ratio regulations Not later than the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall amend the final rule titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule (79 Fed. Reg. 61439; published October 10, 2014) to implement the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1624 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 20, 2017 Mr. Messer (for himself, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Hultgren , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Sinema , Mr. King of New York , Ms. Norton , Ms. Moore , Mr. Poliquin , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Sherman , and Mr. Kind ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2A liquid assets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 . 2. Treatment of certain municipal obligations (a) In general Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 ) is amended— (1) by moving subsection (z) so that it appears after subsection (y); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (aa) Treatment of certain municipal obligations (1) In general For purposes of the final rule titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule (79 Fed. Reg. 61439; published October 10, 2014) (the Final Rule ) and any other regulation which incorporates a definition of the term high-quality liquid asset , the appropriate Federal banking agencies shall treat a municipal obligation that is both liquid and readily marketable (as defined in the Final Rule) and investment grade as of the calculation date as a high-quality liquid asset that is a level 2A liquid asset. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Investment grade With respect to an obligation, the term investment grade has the meaning given that term under part 1 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations. (B) Municipal obligation The term municipal obligation means an obligation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of a State or any political subdivision thereof. . (b) Amendment to liquidity coverage ratio regulations Not later than the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall amend the final rule titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule (79 Fed. Reg. 61439; published October 10, 2014) to implement the amendments made by this Act.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1624 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 4, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as no lower than level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Municipal Finance Support Act of 2017 . 2. Treatment of certain municipal obligations (a) In general Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 ) is amended— (1) by moving subsection (z) so that it appears after subsection (y); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (aa) Treatment of certain municipal obligations (1) In general For purposes of the final rule titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule (79 Fed. Reg. 61439; published October 10, 2014) (the Final Rule ) and any other regulation which incorporates a definition of the term high-quality liquid asset , the appropriate Federal banking agencies shall treat a municipal obligation that is both liquid and readily marketable (as defined in the Final Rule) and investment grade as of the calculation date as a high-quality liquid asset that is no lower than a level 2B liquid asset. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Investment grade With respect to an obligation, the term investment grade has the meaning given that term under part 1 of title 12, Code of Federal Regulations. (B) Municipal obligation The term municipal obligation means an obligation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of a State or any political subdivision thereof. . (b) Amendment to liquidity coverage ratio regulations Not later than the end of the 3-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Comptroller of the Currency shall amend the final rule titled Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards; Final Rule (79 Fed. Reg. 61439; published October 10, 2014) to implement the amendments made by this Act.

Passed the House of Representatives October 3, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 1625 In the Senate of the United States, February 28, 2018. Amendment:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 1625) entitled An Act to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking or the TARGET Act . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Trafficking in persons is a major transnational crime, as recognized by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.; division A of Public Law 106–386 ). (2) Trafficking in persons is increasingly perpetrated by organized, sophisticated criminal enterprises. (3) Combating trafficking in persons requires a global approach to identifying and apprehending the world’s worst human trafficking rings. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State’s rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the Department of State and Federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who prey on the most vulnerable people around the world. 3. Rewards for Justice Section 36(k)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(k)(5) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as redesignated, 2 ems to the right; (3) by inserting before clause (i), as redesignated, the following: (A) means— ; (4) in clause (ii), as redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (5) by adding at the end following: (B) includes severe forms of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 )) involving at least 1 jurisdiction outside of the United States. .

Secretary
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1625 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Targeted Rewards for the Global Eradication of Human Trafficking or the TARGET Act . 2. Findings; Sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Trafficking in persons is a major transnational crime that threatens United States national security and humanitarian interests. (2) Trafficking in persons is increasingly perpetrated by organized, sophisticated criminal enterprises. (3) Combating trafficking in persons requires a global approach to identifying and apprehending the world’s worst human trafficking rings. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Department of State’s rewards program is a powerful tool in combating sophisticated international crime and that the Department of State and Federal law enforcement should work in concert to offer rewards that target human traffickers who threaten United States national security and humanitarian interests by preying on the most vulnerable people around the world. 3. Rewards for Justice Paragraph (5) of section 36(k) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2708(k) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking means ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and moving such clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the right; (3) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesignated, the following: (A) means— ; (4) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (5) by adding at the end following new subparagraph: (B) includes severe forms of trafficking in persons, as such term is defined in section 103 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7102 ). .

Passed the House of Representatives May 22, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.