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I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3705 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2017 Ms. Pingree introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 . 2. Use of certified mail and plain language required in certain debt collection activities (a) In general Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall amend section 1.911 of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that certified mail be used to send any of the following: (1) A written demand from the Secretary to a debtor under subsection (b) of such section. (2) A request for a waiver from a debtor to the Secretary under subsection (c)(2) of such section. (3) A notification from the Secretary to a debtor under subsection (d) or (e) of such section. (b) Plain language required The Secretary shall write the following in plain language: (1) Any demand described in subsection (a)(1), which shall include an explanation of why the debtor owes money to the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) Any notification described in subsection (a)(3), which shall include options available to the debtor.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3705 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 9, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the use of certified mail and plain language in certain debt collection activities.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Fair Debt Notice Act of 2017 . 2. Department of Veterans Affairs notice relating to debt collection activities (a) Debt notification letters The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall collaborate with veterans service organizations to write a standard letter to be provided to individuals who the Secretary determines owe debts to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such letter shall be written in plain language and shall include a notice of the debt and a clear explanation of— (1) why the individual owes money to the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (2) the options available to the individual. (b) Delivery of letters The Secretary shall develop a method by which individuals may elect to receive debt notification letters by electronic means and shall ensure, to the extent practicable, that the letter developed under subsection (a) is delivered to intended recipients who have made such an election by both standard mail and by electronic means and to intended recipients who have not made such an election only by standard mail. (c) Notice to Congress (1) Notice of completion Upon completion of the letter required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to Congress notice of the completion of the letter. (2) Progress reports If the Secretary has not submitted the notice required by paragraph (1) by the date that is 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (A) submit to Congress a report describing the progress of the Secretary toward implementing subsection (a) and an explanation for why the letter has not been completed; and (B) every 30 days thereafter until the submittal of the notice required by paragraph (1), submit to Congress an update to the report under subparagraph (A) that includes an additional explanation for the failure to complete the letter. (d) Study; report (1) Study The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study on the process by which the Department of Veterans Affairs notifies veterans of debt collection efforts. Such study shall include— (A) an analysis of the scope of the problem of veterans not receiving debt collection notices; (B) a description of any non-legislative actions the Secretary could take to reduce the number of incorrect or unknown addresses of veterans in the databases of the Department and a timeline for adopting such actions; and (C) an estimate of the costs associated with sending debt collection notices by certified mail. (2) Report Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under paragraph (1).

Passed the House of Representatives November 8, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3708 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2017 Mr. Schweikert (for himself and Mr. Polis ) 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 exclude from gross income de minimis gains from certain sales or exchanges of virtual currency, and for other purposes.

1. Virtual currency (a) In general Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139F the following new section: 139G. Gain from sale or exchange of virtual currency (a) In general Gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency for other than cash or cash equivalents. (b) Limitation (1) In general The amount of gain excluded from gross income under subsection (a) with respect to a sale or exchange shall not exceed $600. (2) Aggregation rule For purposes of this subsection, all sales or exchanges which are part of the same transaction (or a series of related transactions) shall be treated as one sale or exchange. (c) Virtual currency For purposes of this section, the term virtual currency means a digital representation of value that is used as a medium of exchange and is not otherwise currency under section 988. (d) Inflation adjustment In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2018, the dollar amount in subsection (b) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (1) such dollar amount, multiplied by (2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2017 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139F the following new item: Sec. 139G. Gain from sale or exchange of virtual currency. . (c) Reporting of gains or losses The Secretary shall issue regulations providing for information returns on virtual currency transactions for which gain or loss is recognized. (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to transactions entered into after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 7, 2017 Ms. Velázquez (for herself, Ms. Clarke of New York , Ms. Jayapal , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Cohen , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Evans , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. Norton , and Mr. Khanna ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To reauthorize appropriations for the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Javits Act of 2017 . 2. Authorization of Appropriations Section 705 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1134d ) is amended by striking 2009 and inserting 2018 . 3. Fellowship awards for music education The Secretary of Education shall ensure that music education is included among the fields of study for which a fellowship may be awarded under subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1134 et seq.).
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3714 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2017 Mr. Katko (for himself and Mr. Cummings ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $20 Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2017 . 2. Likeness of Harriet Tubman required to be included on the face of $20 Federal reserve notes The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 418 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that the face of all $20 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2019, shall bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3722 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2017 Mr. Nolan (for himself and Mr. Paulsen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the import of donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies free of duty and other restrictions for purposes of inspection and subsequent donation and export of such equipment and supplies to countries and organizations in need, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Humanitarian Firefighter Relief Act . 2. Amendments to the Tariff Act of 1930 (a) In general Section 322(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1322(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking , and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies imported by or on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization for purposes of inspection of such equipment and supplies and the subsequent donation and export of such equipment and supplies to countries and organizations in need, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new sentence: A qualified nonprofit organization referred to in paragraph (5) is an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Amendments to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (a) In general Subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading: 9810.00.98 Donated fire-fighting and rescue and relief equipment and supplies imported under the terms of U.S. note 7 to this subchapter Free Free . (b) Amendments to U.S. Notes Subchapter X of chapter 98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended— (1) in U.S. Note 1 to such subchapter, by striking and 9810.00.95 and inserting , 9810.00.95 and 9810.00.98 ; and (2) by adding at the end of the U.S. Notes to such subchapter the following new U.S. Note: 7. For purposes of heading 9810.00.98, goods may be imported under such heading, under the terms of section 322 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and regulations issued thereunder, if such goods are imported by or on behalf of a qualified nonprofit organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section apply to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3723 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2017 Mr. Palazzo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To extend the National Flood Insurance Program.

1. Extension of national flood insurance program (a) Financing Section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2019 . (b) Program expiration Section 1319 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4026 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2017 and inserting September 30, 2019 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3725 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2017 Mr. Tiberi (for himself and Mr. Burgess ) 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 repeal the individual health insurance mandate.

1. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate (a) In general Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after December 31, 2017. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3730 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2017 Mr. Zeldin (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Blum , Mr. Reed , Mr. Kind , Mr. Amodei , Ms. Bonamici , Mrs. McMorris Rodgers , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Latta , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Sires , Mr. Turner , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Crowley , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Loebsack , Ms. Esty of Connecticut , Mr. Rush , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Higgins of New York , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Pocan , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Keating , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Tonko , and Mr. Bost ) 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 provide for the non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs and accessories.

1. Clarifying non-application of Medicare competitive acquisition rates to complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs and accessories Section 1834(a)(1)(F) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(1)(F) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ii), by striking at the end and ; (2) in clause (iii), by striking at the end the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (iv) in the case of covered items furnished on or after the date that is 30 days after the date of the enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall not apply this subparagraph or any other provision of this title to use information from the competitive acquisition program to determine payment amounts for all complex rehabilitative manual wheelchairs classified by the Secretary as of January 1, 2015, and, without limitation, any wheelchair accessory, cushion, or back when furnished in connection with a complex rehabilitative manual wheelchair. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3732 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments for fiscal year 2017 and 2018 for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2010 and inserting fiscal years 2017 and 2018 ; and (2) by striking that fiscal year and inserting each such fiscal year . (b) Emergency designation The amounts made available by the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ).

Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen H. R. 3732 AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments for fiscal year 2017 and 2018 for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2010 and inserting fiscal years 2017 and 2018 ; and (2) by striking that fiscal year and inserting each such fiscal year . (b) Emergency designation The amounts made available by the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ).

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3732 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 11, 2017 Received AN ACT To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Aid to American Survivors of Hurricanes Irma and Jose Overseas Act . 2. Increase in aggregate payments for fiscal year 2017 and 2018 for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries (a) In general Section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1313(d) ) is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2010 and inserting fiscal years 2017 and 2018 ; and (2) by striking that fiscal year and inserting each such fiscal year . (b) Emergency designation The amounts made available by the amendments made by subsection (a) are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ).

Passed the House of Representatives September 11, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3733 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2017 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mrs. Walorski ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for the more accurate computation of retirement benefits for certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Firefighter Pay Equity Act . 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) certain firefighters employed by the Federal Government are required by law to work a regular tour of duty consisting of 72 hours per week; (2) 19 of those 72 hours per week are considered to be overtime hours for purposes of computing pay; (3) the pay computed for those 19 overtime hours each week are not accurately accounted for when computing such firefighters’ retirement benefits; and (4) those inaccurate computations have led to reduced retirement benefits for Federal firefighters. (b) Purpose The purpose of this Act is to correct the manner in which retirement benefits for Federal firefighters are computed so as to account for pay earned for regularly scheduled overtime hours during a normal tour of duty. 3. Computation of annuity based on certain firefighter service (a) In general Section 5545b of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) For purposes of any determination of average pay under section 8331(4) or 8401(3), in the case of a firefighter who is subject to subsection (b), the rate of basic pay in effect for such firefighter for a year of creditable service (or, in the case of an annuity under subsection (d) or (e)(1) of section 8341 or under chapter 84 based on less than 3 years of creditable service, for any other period of creditable service) shall, in addition to the amount determined under subsection (b) for such year (or other period), include an amount equal to one-half the firefighter’s basic hourly rate (as computed under subsection (b)(1)(A)) for such year (or other period) times the number of overtime hours included as part of such firefighter’s regular tour of duty during such year (or other period). . (b) Conforming amendments Sections 8331(4) and 8401(3) of title 5, United States Code, are amended by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting , subject to section 5545b(e); . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any annuity, entitlement to which is based on a separation from service occurring after the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3735 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2017 Mr. Joyce of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Lipinski , Mr. Bost , Ms. Speier , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Fitzpatrick , and Mr. Donovan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To prohibit the implementation of a policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Knives on Planes Act of 2017 . 2. Prohibition on implementation of policy change to permit small, non-locking knives on aircraft (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may not implement any change to the prohibited items list of the Transportation Security Administration that would permit passengers to carry small, non-locking knives through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, or on board passenger aircraft. (b) Prohibited items list defined In this section, the term prohibited items list means the list of items passengers are prohibited from carrying as accessible property or on their persons through passenger screening checkpoints at airports, into sterile areas at airports, and on board passenger aircraft pursuant to section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3736 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 11, 2017 Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Heck ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the National Credit Union Administration to conduct a study of the appropriate capital requirements for credit unions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2017 . 2. NCUA Study (a) In general The National Credit Union Administration shall conduct a study of the appropriate capital requirements for Federal credit unions and State credit unions (as such terms are defined, respectively, under section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1752 ) (hereinafter referred to as credit unions )). (b) Issues To be studied The study required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an analysis of whether or not the National Credit Union Administration has the clear legal authority to prescribe separate risk-based capital thresholds for both adequately capitalized and well capitalized credit unions; (2) a discussion of the differences between credit unions and other types of depository institutions and reasons why they should have similar or different risk-weights for their capital requirements; (3) a discussion of the rationale behind the risk-weights assigned in the final rule of the National Credit Union Administration titled Risk-Based Capital (80 Fed. Reg. 66626; October 29, 2015); and (4) an analysis of the impact the final rule described in paragraph (3) would have on excess capital above the minimum level for a credit union to be well capitalized (a credit union’s capital cushion ) including the impact it could have on credit union lending and credit union examinations. (c) Voluntary participation Any credit union may voluntarily provide information for the study required under subsection (a) upon the request of the National Credit Union Administration, but may not be required to provide such information. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Credit Union Administration shall issue a report to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives containing— (1) all findings and determinations made in carrying out the study required under subsection (a); and (2) any legislative recommendations of the National Credit Union Administration to improve the capital system for credit unions or establish a risk-based capital system for credit unions. 3. Delay of rulemaking Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the National Credit Union Administration may not issue or implement any final rule or regulation with respect to risk-based capital for credit unions, including the final rule described under section 2(b)(3), before the end of the 120-day period beginning on the date the National Credit Union Administration issues the report required under section 2(d).
IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for a study on the use of social media in security clearance investigations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017 . 2. Study on use of social media in security clearance investigations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations, including— (1) the current use of publicly available social media in security clearance background investigations; (2) any legal impediments to examining publicly available social media activity, and whether those impediments are statutory or regulatory in nature; (3) the results of any pilot programs to incorporate social media checks in such investigations, including the effectiveness and cost of such programs; (4) options for widespread implementation of the examination of social media activity during such investigations; and (5) estimates on the cost for such options as part of— (A) all Top Secret investigations; or (B) all Secret and Top Secret investigations.

Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3737 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. DeSantis (for himself and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for a study on the use of social media in security clearance investigations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017 . 2. Study on use of social media in security clearance investigations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations, including— (1) the current use of publicly available social media in security clearance background investigations; (2) any legal impediments to examining publicly available social media activity, and whether those impediments are statutory or regulatory in nature; (3) the results of any pilot programs to incorporate social media checks in such investigations, including the effectiveness and cost of such programs; (4) options for widespread implementation of the examination of social media activity during such investigations; and (5) estimates on the cost for such options as part of— (A) all Top Secret investigations; or (B) all Secret and Top Secret investigations.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3737 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To provide for a study on the use of social media in security clearance investigations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017 . 2. Study on use of social media in security clearance investigations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations, including— (1) the current use of publicly available social media in security clearance background investigations; (2) any legal impediments to examining publicly available social media activity, and whether those impediments are statutory or regulatory in nature; (3) the results of any pilot programs to incorporate social media checks in such investigations, including the effectiveness and cost of such programs; (4) options for widespread implementation of the examination of social media activity during such investigations; and (5) estimates on the cost for such options as part of— (A) all Top Secret investigations; or (B) all Secret and Top Secret investigations.

Passed the House of Representatives March 6, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB Union Calendar No. 382 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3737 [Report No. 115–512] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. DeSantis (for himself and Mr. Lynch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform January 11, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To provide for a study on the use of social media in security clearance investigations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Social Media Use in Clearance Investigations Act of 2017 . 2. Study on use of social media in security clearance investigations Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to Congress a report on the examination of social media activity during security clearance investigations, including— (1) the current use of publicly available social media in security clearance background investigations; (2) any legal impediments to examining publicly available social media activity, and whether those impediments are statutory or regulatory in nature; (3) the results of any pilot programs to incorporate social media checks in such investigations, including the effectiveness and cost of such programs; (4) options for widespread implementation of the examination of social media activity during such investigations; and (5) estimates on the cost for such options as part of— (A) all Top Secret investigations; or (B) all Secret and Top Secret investigations.

January 11, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3738 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. McGovern (for himself and Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to remove certain limitations with respect to commodity assistance for school breakfast programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2017 . 2. Commodity assistance for school breakfast programs (a) Delivery of commodities Section 6(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755(b) ) is amended by inserting and the school breakfast program after school lunch program . (b) Commodity assistance formula Section 6(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755(c)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by inserting for the school lunch program after 11 cents ; and (B) by inserting The national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be 6 cents for the school breakfast program, adjusted on the first July 1 after the date of enactment of the Healthy Breakfast Help Kids Learn Act of 2017 and each July 1 thereafter to reflect the changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. after Institutions. ; (2) in subparagraph (C)— (A) by striking For each school year and inserting (i) For each school year ; (B) by striking State for and inserting the following: State— (I) for ; (C) by striking subparagraph (B). and inserting the following: subparagraph (B); and (II) for the school breakfast program shall be calculated by multiplying the number of breakfasts served in the preceding school year by the rate established by subparagraph (B). ; (D) by striking After the end and inserting the following: (ii) After the end ; (E) by striking shall reconcile the and inserting shall reconcile— (I) the ; and (F) by striking such reconciliation. and inserting such reconciliation; and (II) the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State with the number of breakfasts served by schools in each State during the preceding school year and increase or reduce subsequent commodity assistance or cash in lieu thereof provided to each State based on such reconciliation. ; and (3) in subparagraph (E), by inserting and school breakfast program after school lunch program . (c) Repeal of limitation on commodity assistance for school breakfast Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755 ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended— (1) by striking subsection (d); and (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3743 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Ms. Velázquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to ensure airfare fairness in the wake of a disaster or emergency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airline Freeze of Astronomical Increases in Rates Act or the AirFAIR Act . 2. Excessive aviation ticket price increases during disasters (a) In general Section 41712 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Excessive ticket price increases during disasters (1) In general It shall be an unfair or deceptive practice under subsection (a) for any ticket agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person offering to sell tickets for air transportation to impose an excessive increase in the price of such tickets in circumstances related to a disaster or emergency. (2) Regulations The Secretary shall issue regulations to establish standards for determining whether an increase in a ticket price is excessive for purposes of paragraph (1). At a minimum, the standards shall ensure that an increase of 30 percent or more is treated as being excessive. (3) Definitions In this section, the term disaster or emergency means a disaster or emergency as declared by a State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United States. . (b) Unfair ticket pricing practices (1) Study The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall conduct a study on whether any ticket agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person offering to sell tickets for air transportation has engaged in unfair practices in the sale of such tickets in circumstances related to a disaster or emergency. (2) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3745 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mrs. Lawrence (for herself, Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Evans , and Mr. DeSaulnier ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Fair Housing Act to establish that certain conduct, in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive for purposes of determining whether a certain type of sexual harassment has occurred under that Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act . 2. Sexual harassment in or around a dwelling The Fair Housing Act is amended by inserting after section 807 ( 42 U.S.C. 3607 ) the following: 807A. Sexual harassment in or around a dwelling (a) Hostile environment sexual harassment For purposes of determining, under this title, whether unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature is sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute a discriminatory housing practice based on hostile environment sexual harassment, any incident of conduct described in subsection (b) that occurs in or around a dwelling, shall be considered to be severe or pervasive. (b) Conduct The conduct described in subsection (a) consists of— (1) unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3746 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. Duffy (for himself and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Clarification to the authority of the Bureau with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator Section 1027(f) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5517(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Description of activities.— Paragraph (1) and inserting Exceptions.— (A) Authority Paragraph (1) ; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as added by this Act) the following new subparagraph: (B) Limitation With respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator— (i) and if such person is offering or providing a consumer financial product or service, the Bureau may not enforce this title with respect to such person to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance; or (ii) and if such person is subject to any enumerated consumer law or any law for which authorities are transferred under subtitle F or H, the authority of the Bureau to enforce such law with respect to such person shall be narrowly construed to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Rule of construction The enforcement of this title shall be broadly construed in favor of the authority of a State insurance regulator with respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator. .
IB Union Calendar No. 513 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3746 [Report No. 115–668] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. Duffy (for himself and Ms. Moore ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services May 10, 2018 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Perlmutter , and Mr. Messer May 10, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to clarify the authority of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Clarification to the authority of the Bureau with respect to persons regulated by a State insurance regulator Section 1027(f) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5517(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Description of activities.— Paragraph (1) and inserting Exceptions.— (A) Authority Paragraph (1) ; and (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as added by this Act) the following new subparagraph: (B) Limitation With respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator— (i) and if such person is offering or providing a consumer financial product or service, the Bureau may not enforce this title with respect to such person to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance; or (ii) and if such person is subject to any enumerated consumer law or any law for which authorities are transferred under subtitle F or H, the authority of the Bureau to enforce such law with respect to such person shall be narrowly construed to the extent such person is engaged in the business of insurance. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) Rule of construction The enforcement of this title shall be broadly construed in favor of the authority of a State insurance regulator with respect to a person regulated by a State insurance regulator. .

May 10, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3752 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 12, 2017 Mr. Norcross (for himself and Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and implement plans to improve the safety of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Policies to Address Tragic Injuries Enabled by Never events Thoroughly Act or the PATIENT Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Never events continue to occur in the health care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs and remain a growing source of patient morbidity. (2) Despite their importance, never events seem to persist as an unsettled issue across the Nation. (3) In 2016, a national survey announced that One in Five U.S. Hospitals Fail to Adopt Crucial Never Events Policies. . (4) The Department lacks a mandated reporting system for never events that would help quantify this problem. (5) Never events, such as operating room fires, including those caused by unsafe laser fiber practices, pose serious risks, such as injuries or burns that can be severe and permanent, to both patients and health care professionals. (6) The Department does not currently have a comprehensive operating room fire safety policy in place to improve operating room safety. 3. Improvement of safety at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Plans The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, acting through the Veterans Health Administration, the National Surgery Office, and the National Center for Patient Safety, shall develop and implement the following: (1) A comprehensive, system-wide plan to decrease never events that incorporates technological tools. (2) A comprehensive operating room fire safety plan that requires— (A) the reporting of operating room fires; (B) the inclusion of the directives outlined in the 2011 fire safety alert of the Food and Drug Administration to mitigate risks relating to fires; and (C) the carrying out of a pilot project that tests and validates new operating room fire safety technology at multiple medical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration. (b) Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report containing the plans developed under subsection (a). 4. Never event defined In this Act, the term never event means an event involving the delivery of (or failure to deliver) hospital care or medical services furnished at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs in which there is an error in the care or services that is clearly identifiable, usually preventable, and serious in consequences to patients, and that indicates a deficiency in the safety and process controls of the care or services furnished with respect to the physician or medical facility involved. Such term includes operating room fires.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3756 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2017 Ms. Blunt Rochester introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 exclude MA quality rating bonuses for certain new entrant Medicare Advantage plans from benchmark cap.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Advantage Quality Expansion Act of 2017 . 2. MA quality rating bonuses for certain new entrant plans excluded from benchmark cap Section 1853 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–23 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (n) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4) Cap on benchmark amount (A) In general In no case shall the blended benchmark amount for an area for a year (determined, subject to subparagraph (B), taking into account subsection (o)) be greater than the applicable amount that would (but for the application of this subsection) be determined under subsection (k)(1) for the area for the year. (B) Quality rating bonuses applicable to certain new entrant plans not considered in blended benchmark determination (i) In general Subsection (o) shall not be taken into account in determining the blended benchmark for purposes of subparagraph (A) in the case of any increase under such subsection applicable to a Medicare Advantage plan that is a new entrant plan, with respect to an area, as described in clause (ii). (ii) New entrant plan For purposes of clause (i), a Medicare Advantage plan is a new entrant plan, with respect to an area, if— (I) the plan is offered in such area beginning on or after January 1, 2018, by an organization or sponsor that did not offer a Medicare Advantage plan in such area during the 3-year period preceding January 1, 2018; and (II) as of the date the plan is first offered in such area, there was not any other Medicare Advantage plan being offered in the area that was a qualifying plan (as defined in paragraph (3)(A)). ; and (2) in subsection (o), by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Increase in case of certain new entrant plans made without regard to benchmark cap An increase under this subsection, with respect to a new entrant plan (as described in subsection (n)(4)(B)(ii)) for an area, shall be made to the applicable percentage determined under subsection (n)(2)(B) without regard to the limitation under subsection (n)(4)(A). .