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I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3903 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2017 Mr. Budd (for himself and Mr. Meeks ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Act of 1933 to expand the ability to use testing the waters and confidential draft registration submissions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 . 2. Expanding testing the waters and confidential submissions The Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 5(d), by striking an emerging growth company or any person authorized to act on behalf of an emerging growth company and inserting an issuer or any person authorized to act on behalf of an issuer ; and (2) in section 6(e)— (A) in the heading, by striking Emerging growth companies and inserting Draft registration statements ; (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (C) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: (1) Prior to initial public offering Any issuer, prior to its initial public offering date, may confidentially submit to the Commission a draft registration statement, for confidential nonpublic review by the staff of the Commission prior to public filing, provided that the initial confidential submission and all amendments thereto shall be publicly filed with the Commission not later than 15 days before the date on which the issuer conducts a road show (as defined under section 230.433(h)(4) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) or, in the absence of a road show, at least 15 days prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. (2) Within one year after initial public offering or exchange registration Any issuer, within the one-year period following its initial public offering or its registration of a security under section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, may confidentially submit to the Commission a draft registration statement, for confidential nonpublic review by the staff of the Commission prior to public filing, provided that the initial confidential submission and all amendments thereto shall be publicly filed with the Commission not later than 15 days before the date on which the issuer conducts a road show (as defined under section 230.433(h)(4) of title 17, Code of Federal Regulations) or, in the absence of a road show, at least 15 days prior to the requested effective date of the registration statement. .
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3906 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a stormwater infrastructure funding task force, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018 . 2. Stormwater infrastructure funding task force (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a stormwater infrastructure funding task force composed of representatives of Federal, State, and local governments and private (including nonprofit) entities to conduct a study on, and develop recommendations to improve, the availability of public and private sources of funding for the construction, rehabilitation, and operation and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). (b) Considerations In carrying out subsection (a), the task force shall— (1) identify existing Federal, State, and local public sources and private sources of funding for stormwater infrastructure; and (2) consider— (A) how funding for stormwater infrastructure from such sources has been made available, and utilized, in each State to address stormwater infrastructure needs identified pursuant to section 516(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1) ); (B) how the source of funding affects the affordability of the infrastructure (as determined based on the considerations used to assess the financial capability of municipalities under the integrated planning guidelines described in the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency on June 5, 2012, and dated May, 2012), including consideration of the costs associated with financing the infrastructure; and (C) whether such sources of funding are sufficient to support capital expenditures and long-term operation and maintenance costs necessary to meet the stormwater infrastructure needs of municipalities. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study conducted, and the recommendations developed, under subsection (a). (d) State defined In this section, the term State has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ).

Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3906 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 17, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works AN ACT To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a stormwater infrastructure funding task force, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Innovative Stormwater Infrastructure Act of 2018 . 2. Stormwater infrastructure funding task force (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a stormwater infrastructure funding task force composed of representatives of Federal, State, and local governments and private (including nonprofit) entities to conduct a study on, and develop recommendations to improve, the availability of public and private sources of funding for the construction, rehabilitation, and operation and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure to meet the requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). (b) Considerations In carrying out subsection (a), the task force shall— (1) identify existing Federal, State, and local public sources and private sources of funding for stormwater infrastructure; and (2) consider— (A) how funding for stormwater infrastructure from such sources has been made available, and utilized, in each State to address stormwater infrastructure needs identified pursuant to section 516(b)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1) ); (B) how the source of funding affects the affordability of the infrastructure (as determined based on the considerations used to assess the financial capability of municipalities under the integrated planning guidelines described in the Integrated Municipal Stormwater and Wastewater Planning Approach Framework, issued by the Environmental Protection Agency on June 5, 2012, and dated May, 2012), including consideration of the costs associated with financing the infrastructure; and (C) whether such sources of funding are sufficient to support capital expenditures and long-term operation and maintenance costs necessary to meet the stormwater infrastructure needs of municipalities. (c) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the results of the study conducted, and the recommendations developed, under subsection (a). (d) State defined In this section, the term State has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1362 ).

Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act . 2. Risk-Based Examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations Section 15E(p)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(p)(3)(B) ) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , as appropriate, after Each examination under subparagraph (A) shall include .

Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3911 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2017 Mrs. Wagner (for herself and Mr. Foster ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act . 2. Risk-Based Examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations Section 15E(p)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(p)(3)(B) ) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , as appropriate, after Each examination under subparagraph (A) shall include .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3911 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 8, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act . 2. Risk-Based Examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations Section 15E(p)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(p)(3)(B) ) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , as appropriate, after Each examination under subparagraph (A) shall include .

Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 281 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3911 [Report No. 115–384] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 2, 2017 Mrs. Wagner (for herself and Mr. Foster ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services November 3, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to risk-based examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Risk-Based Credit Examination Act . 2. Risk-Based Examinations of Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organizations Section 15E(p)(3)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78o–7(p)(3)(B) ) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting , as appropriate, after Each examination under subparagraph (A) shall include .

November 3, 2017 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. 3914 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Estes of Kansas (for himself, Mr. Marshall , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , and Mr. Yoder ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To remove the limitation imposed as a result of receiving funding under the Land and Water Conservation Fund on the conversion of Lake Afton Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas, to a use other than public outdoor recreation.

1. Nonapplication of limitation on conversion to use other than public outdoor recreation Section 200305(f)(3) of title 54, United States Code, shall not apply to Lake Afton Park in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3915 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Lucas (for himself and Mr. Heck ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To clarify membership requirements for the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State Regulatory Representation Clarification Act of 2017 . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to reaffirm the importance of having the perspective of State banking regulators on the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and (2) to ensure that the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation includes a member who has served as a State banking supervisor. 3. State banking supervisor experience on Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Section 2(a)(1)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1812(a)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking State bank supervisory experience and inserting served as a State bank supervisor, as defined in section 3(r)(1) . 4. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed as affecting the appointment or reappointment of an individual who was a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as of January 1, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3917 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Ruiz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the special diabetes program for Indians.

1. Extension for special diabetes program for Indians Section 330C(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–3(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting and $112,500,000 for the period consisting of the second, third, and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2018; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3918 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Courtney (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Donovan , Mr. Evans , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Himes , Mr. Lance , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Payne , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Sires , Mrs. Watson Coleman , Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Ms. Esty of Connecticut , and Mr. Soto ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend public safety officers’ death benefits to fire police officers.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Police Fairness Act . 2. Extending public safety officer death benefits to fire police Section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3796b ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (9) as paragraphs (6) through (10), respectively; (2) in paragraph (10)(A) (as so redesignated by paragraph (1) of this section), by inserting as a fire police officer, after firefighter, ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph: (5) fire police officer includes an individual who— (A) is serving in accordance with State or local law as an officially recognized or designated member of a legally organized public safety agency but is not a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, a chaplain, or a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew described in paragraph (10)(A); and (B) provides scene security or directs traffic— (i) in response to any fire drill, fire call, or other fire, rescue, or police emergency; or (ii) at a planned special event; .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3924 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mrs. Brooks of Indiana (for herself, Ms. DeGette , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend funding for the special diabetes program for type I diabetes.

1. Extension for special diabetes program for type I diabetes Section 330B(b)(2)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254c–2(b)(2)(C) ) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2019 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3927 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Bilirakis 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 XXI to allow for the blending of risk pools of children’s health insurance buy-in programs with the risk pools of State child health plans under such title, and for other purposes.

1. Ensuring State flexibility in offering children’s health insurance buy-in programs (a) Blending risk pools Section 2107 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1397gg ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Use of blended risk pools (1) In general Nothing in this title (or any other provision of Federal law) shall be construed as preventing a State from considering children enrolled in a qualified children’s health insurance buy-in program and children enrolled in a State child health plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan) as members of a single-risk pool. (2) Qualified children’s health insurance buy-in program In this subsection, the term qualified children’s health insurance buy-in program means a State program— (A) under which children who are under the age of 18 and are not eligible to receive medical assistance under title XIX or child health assistance under this title may purchase coverage through the State that provides benefits that are at least identical to the benefits provided under the State child health plan under this title (or a waiver of such plan); or (B) that is funded exclusively through non-Federal funds, including funds received by the State in the form of premiums for the purchase of such coverage. . (b) Minimum essential coverage (1) In general Section 5000A(f)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in clause (vi), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (vii), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clause: (viii) a qualified children’s health insurance buy-in program (as defined in section 2107(g) of the Social Security Act). . (2) Effective date The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3931 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Lance (for himself and Ms. Matsui ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To increase the number of States that may conduct Medicaid demonstration programs to improve access to community mental health services.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Excellence in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Expansion Act . 2. Community mental health services demonstration program Section 223(d) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ( 42 U.S.C. 1396a note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking Not more than and inserting Subject to paragraph (8), not more than ; and (B) by striking 2-year and inserting 3-year ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (8) Additional programs In addition to the 8 States selected under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select 11 States (which shall not include any States selected under paragraph (1)) to participate in 2-year demonstration programs that meet the requirements of this subsection and represent a diverse selection of geographic areas, including rural and underserved areas. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3933 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Kilmer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To establish and reinstate certain reporting requirements regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain health care professionals for the Veterans Health Administration.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Health Nurse Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 . 2. Annual report regarding the recruitment, hiring, and retention of nurses for the Veterans Health Administration (a) Report required Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish and submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report regarding efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include details relating to— (1) efforts to recruit, hire, and retain nurses at each medical facility of the Department; (2) resources provided by the Secretary to recruit, hire, and retain nurses for the Veterans Health Administration; and (3) recommendations for legislation the Secretary considers appropriate. 3. Reinstatement of reporting requirement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program Section 3003(a)(1) of the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–66 ; 31 U.S.C. 1113 note) shall not apply to the report required under section 7632 of title 38, United States Code.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3934 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Rohrabacher (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Jones , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Massie , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Conaway , and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title II of the Social Security Act to exclude from creditable wages and self-employment income wages earned for services by aliens illegally performed in the United States and self-employment income derived from a trade or business illegally conducted in the United States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Social Security for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2017 . 2. Exclusion of unauthorized employment from employment upon which creditable wages may be based Section 210(a)(19) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 410(a)(19) ) is amended— (1) by striking (19) Service and inserting the following: (19) (A) Service performed by an alien while employed in the United States for any period during which the alien is not authorized to be so employed; (B) Service . 3. Exclusion of unauthorized functions and services from trade or business from which creditable self-employment income may be derived Section 211(c) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 411(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (6), by striking him. and inserting him; or ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph: (7) The performance of a function or service in the United States by an alien during any period for which the alien is not authorized to perform such function or service in the United States. . 4. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to wages earned, and self-employment income derived, before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. Notwithstanding section 215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 415(f)(1) ), as soon as practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall recompute all primary insurance amounts to the extent necessary to carry out such amendments. Such amendments shall affect benefits only for months after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3935 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Mr. Shimkus (for himself and Mr. Long ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for an extension of funding for the National Health Service Corps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bolstering Organizations and Options to Support Training in Primary Care Act or the BOOST Primary Care Act . 2. Extension for National Health Service Corps Section 10503(b)(2)(E) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b–2(b)(2)(E) ) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2019 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3936 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 3, 2017 Ms. Maxine Waters of California (for herself and Mr. Capuano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on the Budget , 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 forgive the indebtedness of the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Flood Insurance Program Debt Forgiveness Act of 2017 . 2. Forgiveness of flood insurance program debt (a) Forgiveness Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all indebtedness of the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under any notes or other obligations issued pursuant to section 1309(a) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4016(a) ) and section 15(e) of the Federal Insurance Act of 1956 ( 42 U.S.C. 2414(e) ), and outstanding as of September 30, 2016, is hereby canceled, the Administrator and the National Flood Insurance Fund are relieved of all liability to the Secretary of the Treasury under any such notes or other obligations, including for any interest due under such notes and any other fees and charges payable in connection with such notes, and the total amount of notes and obligations issued by the Administrator pursuant to such section shall be considered to be reduced by such amount for purposes of the limitation on such total amount under such section. (b) Treatment of canceled debt The amount of the indebtedness canceled under subsection (a)— (1) may be treated as a public debt of the United States; and (2) is designated as an emergency pursuant to section 4(g) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 ( 2 U.S.C. 933(g) ).
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3938 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Suozzi , Ms. Norton , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Polis , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Gallego , Mr. Raskin , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Speier , Mr. Peters , and Mr. Lowenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to provide for a report on the health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Air Traffic Noise and Pollution Expert Consensus Act of 2017 . 2. Health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution (a) Study The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall enter into appropriate arrangements with the Health and Medicine Division of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine under which the Division will— (1) not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, convene a committee of experts in health and environmental science to examine the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution; and (2) issue a corresponding expert consensus report that sets forth current scientific knowledge relating to the various health impacts of air traffic noise and pollution. (b) Report Upon completion, the Division shall transmit the report to— (1) the Administrator; (2) the Secretary of Health and Human Services; (3) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (4) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; and (5) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3942 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Ms. Bordallo , and Mrs. Noem ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include sex trafficking victims in the transitional housing assistance grant program, and for other purposes.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act . 2. Inclusion of Sex Trafficking Victims in Transitional Housing Grant Programs (a) In General Section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12351 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting , sex trafficking, after and other organizations, including domestic violence ; (ii) by inserting , sex trafficking, after providers, domestic violence ; and (iii) by inserting sex trafficking, after dating violence, sexual assault, ; and (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting sex trafficking, after sexual assault, ; (2) in subsection (b)(3)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting sex trafficking, after sexual assault, ; and (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting , except as provided in subsection (e) after shall be voluntary ; (3) in subsection (d)(2)(B), by inserting , except as provided in subsection (e) after the victim’s housing ; (4) by redesignating subsections (e), (f) and (g) as subsections (f), (g) and (h), respectively; (5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Exceptions A grant recipient under this section may condition the receipt of benefits or the provision of housing on a program participant’s participation in certain programs, including counseling and evaluations, that are necessary to ensure the accurate placement of the victim in the program, provided that any communication provided in the course of such counseling or evaluation remains confidential. ; (6) in subsection (g)(1), as so redesignated, by striking under subsection (e) and inserting under subsection (f) ; and (7) in subsection (g)(3)(D)(iii), by inserting sex trafficking, after sexual assault, . (b) Clerical Amendment The heading for section 40299 of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 ( 34 U.S.C. 12351 ) is amended by inserting sex trafficking, after sexual assault, .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3943 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mr. O'Rourke (for himself, Mr. Gallego , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Vela , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Serrano , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Peters , and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General from using eminent domain to acquire land for the purpose of constructing a wall, or other physical barrier, along the international border between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting the Property Rights of Border Landowners Act . 2. Use of eminent domain to acquire land for purposes of border wall prohibited Section 103(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1103(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security may ; and (B) by striking the Attorney General deems and inserting the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, deems ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security may ; and (B) by striking the Attorney General considers and inserting the Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, considers ; (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) by striking Attorney General and the lawful owner and inserting Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, and the lawful owner ; (B) by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General or the Secretary of Homeland Security, as applicable, may ; and (C) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that neither the Attorney General nor the Secretary may commence any such proceedings for the acquisition of any interest in land for the purpose of constructing a wall, or other physical barrier, along the international border between the United States and Mexico ; and (4) in paragraph (4), by striking Attorney General may and inserting Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security may .
115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 3946 In the Senate of the United States, November 27, 2018. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 3946) entitled An Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic . , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Statesboro, Georgia The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Ray Hendrix VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Amend the title so as to read: An Act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic. .

Secretary
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3946 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic .

1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Statesboro, Georgia The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic.

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 3946 AN ACT To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Statesboro, Georgia The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Ray Hendrix VA Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Ray Hendrix Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3946 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mr. Allen (for himself, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Ferguson , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Lewis of Georgia , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mrs. Handel , and Mr. Woodall ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic .

1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Statesboro, Georgia The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3946 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic .

1. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Statesboro, Georgia The Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Statesboro, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic . Any reference to such clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Ray Hendrix Veterans Clinic.

Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3948 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia , and Mr. Hultgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit the Securities and Exchange Commission from compelling a person to produce or furnish algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protection of Source Code Act . 2. Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property (a) Persons under Securities Act of 1933 Section 8 of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77h ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property The Commission is not authorized to compel under this title a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. . (b) Persons under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Section 23 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78w ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property The Commission is not authorized to compel under this title a person to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. . (c) Investment Companies Section 31 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80a–30 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property The Commission is not authorized to compel under this title an investment company to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. . (d) Investment Advisers Section 204 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ( 15 U.S.C. 80b–4 ) is amended— (1) by adding at the end the following: (f) Procedure for obtaining certain intellectual property The Commission is not authorized to compel under this title an investment adviser to produce or furnish source code, including algorithmic trading source code or similar intellectual property that forms the basis for design of or provides insight to the source code, to the Commission unless the Commission first issues a subpoena. ; and (2) in the second subsection (d), by striking (d) and inserting (e) .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3949 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act . 2. Designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3672 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) The State approving agency for a multi-State apprenticeship program is— (i) for purposes of approval of the program, the State approving agency for the State in which the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is located; and (ii) for all other purposes, the State approving agency for the State in which the apprenticeship program takes place. (B) In this paragraph, the term multi-State apprenticeship program means a non-Federal apprenticeship program operating in more than one State that meets the minimum national program standards, as developed by the Department of Labor. . 3. Elimination of certain certification requirement for assistance for apprenticeship and other on-job training Section 3680(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking shall have received— and all that follows through person's certificate, and inserting receives from the training establishment a certification .

Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 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. 3949 AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act . 2. Designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3672 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) The State approving agency for a multi-State apprenticeship program is— (i) for purposes of approval of the program, the State approving agency for the State in which the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is located; and (ii) for all other purposes, the State approving agency for the State in which the apprenticeship program takes place. (B) In this paragraph, the term multi-State apprenticeship program means a non-Federal apprenticeship program operating in more than one State that meets the minimum national program standards, as developed by the Department of Labor. . 3. Elimination of certain certification requirement for assistance for apprenticeship and other on-job training Section 3680(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking shall have received— and all that follows through person's certificate, and inserting receives from the training establishment a certification .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3949 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2017 Mr. Khanna (for himself, Mr. Arrington , and Mr. O'Rourke ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act . 2. Designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3672 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (2) (A) The State approving agency for a multi-State apprenticeship program is— (i) for purposes of approval of the program, the State approving agency for the State in which the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is located; and (ii) for all other purposes, the State approving agency for the State in which the apprenticeship program takes place. (B) In this paragraph, the term multi-State apprenticeship program means a non-Federal apprenticeship program operating in more than one State that meets the minimum national program standards, as developed by the Department of Labor. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3949 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 8, 2017 Received AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act or the VALOR Act . 2. Designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs Paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of section 3672 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) (A) The State approving agency for a multi-State apprenticeship program is— (i) for purposes of approval of the program, the State approving agency for the State in which the headquarters of the apprenticeship program is located; and (ii) for all other purposes, the State approving agency for the State in which the apprenticeship program takes place. (B) In this paragraph, the term multi-State apprenticeship program means a non-Federal apprenticeship program operating in more than one State that meets the minimum national program standards, as developed by the Department of Labor. . 3. Elimination of certain certification requirement for assistance for apprenticeship and other on-job training Section 3680(c) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking shall have received— and all that follows through person's certificate, and inserting receives from the training establishment a certification .

Passed the House of Representatives November 7, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.