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II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 609 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Brown , Mr. Tester , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 and title 38, United States Code, to require the provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans at all Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers and to expand access to such care and services, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Program for provision of chiropractic care and services to veterans Section 204(c) of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Programs Enhancement Act of 2001 ( Public Law 107–135 ; 38 U.S.C. 1710 note) is amended— (1) by inserting (1) before The program ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) The program shall be carried out at not fewer than 75 medical centers by not later than December 31, 2018, and at all medical centers by not later than December 31, 2020. . 3. Expanded chiropractor services available to veterans (a) Medical services Paragraph (6) of section 1701 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) Chiropractic services. . (b) Rehabilitative services Paragraph (8) of such section is amended by inserting chiropractic, after counseling, . (c) Preventive health services Paragraph (9) of such section is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (K) as subparagraphs (G) through (L), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph (F): (F) periodic and preventive chiropractic examinations and services; .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 610 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To promote transparency by permitting the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to allow its disciplinary proceedings to be open to the public, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Open meetings authorized Section 105(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7215(c)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Public hearings Hearings under this section shall be open to the public, unless the Board, on its own motion or after considering the motion of a party, orders otherwise. . 3. Publication of determinations Section 105(d)(1)(C) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. 7215(d)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking (once any stay on the imposition of such sanction has been lifted) .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 612 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, Arizona, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the City.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City means the city of Tucson, Arizona. (2) Non-federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 172.8-acre parcel of City land identified in the patent numbered 02–90–0001 and dated October 4, 1989, and more particularly described as lots 3 and 4, S 1/2 NW 1/4 , sec. 5, T.14S., R.15 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Federal reversionary interest in land located in Tucson, Arizona (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (b) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (c) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under subsection (a), consistent with that subsection, as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a), consistent with that subsection, including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs.
II Calendar No. 525 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 612 [Report No. 115–306] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources July 23, 2018 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , without amendment A BILL To provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Tucson, Arizona, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversionary interest to the City.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall Park Land Exchange Completion Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) City The term City means the city of Tucson, Arizona. (2) Non-federal land The term non-Federal land means the approximately 172.8-acre parcel of City land identified in the patent numbered 02–90–0001 and dated October 4, 1989, and more particularly described as lots 3 and 4, S 1/2 NW 1/4 , sec. 5, T.14S., R.15 E., Gila and Salt River Meridian, Arizona. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Conveyance of Federal reversionary interest in land located in Tucson, Arizona (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall convey to the City, without consideration, the reversionary interests of the United States in and to the non-Federal land for the purpose of unencumbering the title to the non-Federal land to enable economic development of the non-Federal land. (b) Legal descriptions As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the exact legal descriptions of the non-Federal land shall be determined in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary. (c) Additional terms and conditions The Secretary may require such additional terms and conditions to the conveyance under subsection (a), consistent with that subsection, as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. (d) Costs The City shall pay all costs associated with the conveyance under subsection (a), consistent with that subsection, including the costs of any surveys, recording costs, and other reasonable costs.

July 23, 2018 Reported without amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 13, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. McCain ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a pilot program for commercial recreation concessions on certain land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the RPPA Commercial Recreation Concessions Pilot Program Act . 2. Commercial recreation concessions pilot program The Act of June 14, 1926 (commonly known as the Recreation and Public Purposes Act ) ( 43 U.S.C. 869 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following: 7. Commercial recreation concessions pilot program (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act (including regulations), not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program to authorize commercial recreation concessions on land patented or leased under this Act. (b) Concessions agreements (1) In general In carrying out the pilot program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall enter into not more than 10 agreements with parties to whom the land described in subsection (a) has been patented or leased for the establishment of commercial recreation concessions on the land covered by the agreement. (2) Term (A) In general An agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be for a period that is consistent with the period of time required to amortize the capital investment made under the agreement but in any case not longer than 20 years. (B) Extension On a finding of satisfactory performance, the Secretary may extend the term of an agreement for 1 additional period equal in length to the initial term. (3) Third-Party agreements (A) In general A party to an agreement entered into under paragraph (1) may enter into agreements with third parties for the establishment of commercial recreation concessions pursuant to the agreement entered into under paragraph (1). (B) Term An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall not be for a period that is longer than the term of the agreement entered into under paragraph (1). (c) Use of funds A party to an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1) shall not be required to use revenue collected pursuant to the commercial recreation concessions on the land covered by the agreement. (d) Authorized activities For the term of an agreement entered into under subsection (b)(1), with respect to land covered by the agreement, any activity defined as permissible under parts 2920 and 2930 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be permissible. (e) Effect The establishment of commercial recreation concessions under subsection (b) shall not be considered to be a change in use for purposes of this Act. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 616 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2017 Mr. Grassley (for himself, Ms. Stabenow , and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 to include the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services as members of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and to require the Committee to consider the security of the food and agriculture systems of the United States as a factor to be considered when determining to take action with respect to foreign investment, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Food Security is National Security Act of 2017 . 2. Consideration of food insecurity in determinations of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Section 721(f) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565(f) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) the potential effects of the proposed or pending transaction on the security of the food and agriculture systems of the United States, including any effects on the availability of, access to, or safety and quality of food; and . 3. Inclusion of Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Section 721(k)(2) of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. 4565(k)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J) as subparagraphs (J), (K), and (L), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) The Secretary of Agriculture. (I) The Secretary of Health and Human Services. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 619 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2017 Mr. Tester (for himself and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the participation of physical therapists in the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Physical Therapist Workforce and Patient Access Act of 2017 . 2. National Health Service Corps; participation of physical therapists in loan repayment program (a) Mission of corps; definition of primary health services Section 331(a)(3)(D) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254d(a)(3)(D) ) is amended by striking or mental health, and inserting mental health, or physical therapy, . (b) Loan repayment program Section 338B of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254l–1 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking and physician assistants; and inserting physician assistants, and physical therapists; ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or have a doctoral or master's degree in physical therapy ; (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting physical therapy, after mental health, ; and (C) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting physical therapy, after dentistry, .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 626 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 14, 2017 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Enzi , Mr. Heller , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Hoeven , Ms. Collins , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Boozman , and Mr. Cochran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To require Senate confirmation of the Inspector General of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2017 or the CFPB-IG Act of 2017 . 2. Appointment of Inspector General The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 8G— (A) in subsection (a)(2), by striking and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection ; (B) in subsection (c), by striking For the purposes of implementing this section and all that follows through the end of the subsection; and (C) in subsection (g)(3), by striking and the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection ; and (2) in section 12— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting the Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection; after the President of the Export-Import Bank; ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, after the Export-Import Bank, .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 630 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. McCain , Mr. Reed , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Blumenthal , and Mr. Kaine ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 to make 2,500 visas available for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Our Promise to Our Afghan Allies Act . 2. Special immigrant visas for Afghan allies Section 602(b)(3)(F) of the Afghan Allies Protection Act of 2009 ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking “8,500” and inserting “11,000”.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Markey , and Mrs. Murray ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual orientation or gender identity.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jury Access for Capable Citizens and Equality in Service Selection Act of 2017 or the Jury ACCESS Act . 2. Exclusion from federal juries on account of sexual orientation or gender identity prohibited Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting sexual orientation, gender identity, after sex, .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 639 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Portman (for himself, Mr. Bennet , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To clarify that nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Opportunities Made Easier Act or the HOME Act . 2. Exemption from Truth in Lending Act Section 129E(i) of the Truth in Lending Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1639e(i) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Rule of construction related to appraisal donations For purposes of paragraph (1), if a fee appraiser voluntarily donates appraisal services to an organization described in section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, such voluntary donation shall be deemed customary and reasonable. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 644 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Cochran (for himself and Mr. Wicker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the Medgar Evers House, located in Jackson, Mississippi, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medgar Evers House Study Act . 2. Special resource study (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall conduct a special resource study of the home of the late civil rights activist Medgar Evers, located at 2332 Margaret Walker Alexander Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. (b) Contents In conducting the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the national significance of the site; (2) determine the suitability and feasibility of designating the site as a unit of the National Park System; (3) consider other alternatives for preservation, protection, and interpretation of the site by Federal, State, or local governmental entities, or private and nonprofit organizations; (4) consult with interested Federal, State, or local governmental entities, private and nonprofit organizations or any other interested individuals; (5) determine the effect of the designation of the site as a unit of the National Park System on existing commercial and recreational uses, and the effect on State and local governments to manage those activities; (6) identify any authorities, including condemnation, that will compel or permit the Secretary to influence or participate in local land use decisions (such as zoning) or place restrictions on non-Federal land if the site is designated a unit of the National Park System; and (7) identify cost estimates for any Federal acquisition, development, interpretation, operation, and maintenance associated with the alternatives. (c) Applicable law The study required under subsection (a) shall be conducted in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States Code. (d) Study results Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are first made available for the study under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate the results of the study and any conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 645 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mrs. Capito , Mr. King , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Franken , and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Measuring the Economic Impact of Broadband Act of 2017 . 2. Assessment and analysis of the effect of broadband deployment on economy of the United States (a) Broadband defined In this section, the term broadband means an Internet Protocol-based transmission service that enables users to send and receive voice, video, data, or graphics, or a combination of those items. (b) Assessment and analysis required The Secretary of Commerce shall, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, conduct an assessment and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the economy of the United States. (c) Considerations In conducting the assessment and analysis required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall consider matters relating to employment, including job creation, business headcount, online commerce, income, education and distance learning, telehealth, telework, agriculture, population growth, population density, broadband speed, and geography. (d) Consultation In conducting the assessment and analysis required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall consult with— (1) the heads of such agencies and offices of the Federal Government as the Secretary considers appropriate, including the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the Bureau of the Census, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Small Business Administration, and the Federal Communications Commission; (2) representatives of business, including rural and urban Internet service providers and telecommunications infrastructure providers; (3) representatives from State, local, and tribal government agencies; and (4) representatives from consumer and community organizations. (e) Report (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the assessment and analysis conducted under subsection (b). (2) Appropriate committees of Congress In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; (C) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate; (D) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives; (E) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and (F) the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 649 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Durbin (for himself, Mr. Grassley , Mr. Franken , Mr. Blumenthal , and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cameras in the Courtroom Act . 2. Amendment to title 28 (a) In general Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of 1 or more of the parties before the Court. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 651 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the posting online of certain government contracts.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Contractor Accountability and Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Requirement to post government contracts online (a) In general Section 2 of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–282 ; 31 U.S.C. 6101 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections (g) and (h), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Posting of contracts (1) Covered contract defined In this subsection, the term covered contract means any contract, subcontract, purchase order, task order, or delivery order for the procurement of property or services with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in section 134 of title 41, United States Code). (2) Posting requirement The website established under this section shall include a machine readable, searchable copy of each covered contract entered into by a Federal agency after the date of the enactment of this subsection. The copy shall be posted not later than 30 days after the agency enters into the contract. (3) Exclusion of certain information (A) In general Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), the contractor providing property or services under a covered contract posted pursuant to this subsection may request to redact from such contract any national security sensitive or classified information or trade secrets or other proprietary information. (B) Final determination by contracting official The contracting official of the Federal agency awarding the covered contract shall determine the extent to which redaction of material under subparagraph (A) is appropriate and permissible in accordance with guidance issued by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (C) FOIA requirements An agency may not redact from a contract posted pursuant to this subsection any information that would be required to be made available to the public under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 653 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Hatch introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to make the maintenance of effort provision less burdensome on States.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Career and Technical Education State Flexibility Act . 2. Maintenance of effort Section 311(b) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2391(b) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following: (A) In general (i) In general In order for a State to receive its full allotment of funds under this Act for any applicable fiscal year, the State’s fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures of such State, with respect to career and technical education for the fiscal year preceding such applicable fiscal year shall be not less than 80 percent the fiscal effort per student, or the aggregate expenditures of such State, for the second fiscal year preceding such applicable fiscal year. (ii) Applicable fiscal year In clause (i), the term applicable fiscal year means any fiscal year beginning with the third fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of the Career and Technical Education State Flexibility Act . (iii) No application for first two fiscal years; reset The maintenance of effort requirement under clause (i) shall not be applicable for the first 2 fiscal years that begin after the date of enactment of the Career and Technical Education State Flexibility Act . After the date of enactment of the Career and Technical Education State Flexibility Act , a State may establish a new level of fiscal effort per student or aggregate expenditures for purposes of compliance with this subsection. ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking shall exclude capital expenditures, special 1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot programs and inserting shall exclude competitive or incentive-based programs established by the State, capital expenditures, special 1-time project costs, and the cost of pilot programs ; and (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Reduction in case of failure to meet effort The Secretary shall reduce the amount of a State’s allotment of funds under this Act for any applicable fiscal year (as defined in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)) in the exact proportion by which the State fails to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(A)(i) by falling below 80 percent of both the State’s fiscal effort per student and the State’s aggregate expenditures (using the measure most favorable to the State), if the State failed to meet such requirement (as determined using the measure most favorable to the State). (3) Waiver The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (2) due to exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances affecting the ability of the State to meet the requirement of paragraph (1)(A)(i). .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 655 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Risch (for himself and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To exempt certain 16- and 17-year-old individuals employed in logging operations from child labor laws.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future Logging Careers Act . 2. Child labor law exemptions for logging operations The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 3 ( 29 U.S.C. 203 ), by adding at the end the following: (z) Logging operation — (1) means — (A) a mechanized operation; (B) the bucking or converting of timber into logs, poles, ties, bolts, pulpwood, chemical wood, excelsior wood, cordwood, fence posts, or similar products; (C) the collecting, skidding, yarding, loading, transporting, or unloading of such products in connection with the activities described in this paragraph; (D) the constructing, repairing, or maintaining of— (i) roads or camps used in connection with the activities described in this paragraph; or (ii) machinery or equipment used in the activities described in this paragraph; or (E) any other work performed in connection with the activities described in this paragraph; and (2) does not include the manual use of chainsaws to fell or process timber or the use of cable skidders to bring the timber to the landing. (aa) Mechanized operation — (1) means the felling, skidding, yarding, loading, or processing of timber by equipment other than manually operated chainsaws or cable skidders; and (2) includes the use of whole tree processors, cut-to-length processors, stroke boom delimbers, wheeled and track feller-bunchers, pull-through delimbers, wheeled and track forwarders, chippers, grinders, mechanical debarkers, wheeled and track grapple skidders, yarders, bulldozers, excavators, and log loaders. ; and (2) in section 13(c) ( 29 U.S.C. 213(c) ), by adding at the end the following: (8) The provisions of section 12 relating to child labor shall apply to an employee who is 16 or 17 years old employed in a logging operation in an occupation that the Secretary of Labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children ages 16 or 17, except where such employee is employed by his parent or by a person standing in the place of his parent in a logging operation owned or operated by such parent or person. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 657 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Brown ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act . 2. Physical activity recommendations for Americans (a) Reports (1) In general Not later than December 31, 2020, and at least every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall publish a report that provides physical activity recommendations for the people of the United States. Each such report shall contain physical activity information and recommendations for consideration and use by the general public, and shall be considered, as applicable and appropriate, by relevant Federal agencies in carrying out relevant Federal health programs. (2) Basis of recommendations The information contained in each report required under paragraph (1) shall be based on the most current evidence-based scientific and medical knowledge at the time the report is prepared, and shall include additional information for population subgroups, such as children or individuals with disabilities, if scientific and medical evidence indicates that physical activity recommendations vary in such a manner that such stratification is warranted. (3) Update reports Not later than 5 years after the publication of the first report under paragraph (1), and every 10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall publish an updated report detailing evidence-based practices and highlighting continuing issues with respect to physical activity. The contents of reports under this paragraph may focus on a particular group, subsection, or other division of the general public or on a particular issue relating to physical activity. (b) Interaction with other recommendations Federal agencies proposing to issue physical activity recommendations that differ from the recommendations in the most recent report published under subsection (a)(1) shall, as applicable and appropriate, take into consideration the recommendations provided through reports issued under this Act. (c) Existing authority not affected This section is not intended to limit the support of biomedical research by any Federal agency or to limit the presentation or communication of scientific or medical findings or review of such findings by any Federal agency. (d) Limitation Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no physical fitness standard established under this Act shall be binding on any individual as a matter of Federal law or regulation.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 658 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Mr. Coons ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To treat all controlled substance analogues, other than chemical substances subject to the Toxic Substances Control Act, as controlled substances in schedule I regardless of whether they are intended for human consumption.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illegal Synthetic Drug Safety Act of 2017 . 2. Treatment of controlled substance analogues Section 203 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 813 ) is amended by striking shall, to the extent intended for human consumption, and inserting the following: that is not a chemical substance subject to the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) shall .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 665 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Tillis , Mr. Kennedy , and Mr. Cochran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to authorize additional lease sales to be added to an approved 5-year leasing program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unleashing American Energy Act of 2017 . 2. Addition of lease sales to 5-year leasing program Section 18(d) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking After and all that follows through first occurs, and inserting Except as provided in paragraph (4), after the leasing program has been approved by the Secretary, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Inclusion of additional lease sales (A) In general As the Secretary determines to be appropriate and subject to the considerations required under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary may include in an approved leasing program additional lease sales to be conducted under the approved leasing program. (B) Revision not required The inclusion of any additional lease sales under subparagraph (A) shall not be considered to be a significant revision requiring reapproval of the approved leasing program under subsection (e). (C) Applicable law (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), an individual lease sale added to an approved leasing program under subparagraph (A) shall be considered to be a major Federal action for purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ). (ii) Gulf of Mexico areas An individual lease sale added to an approved leasing program covering the Gulf of Mexico Region of the outer Continental Shelf shall not be considered to be a major Federal action for purposes of section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C) ). .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 15, 2017 Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Booker , Mr. Coons , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Franken , Mrs. Gillibrand , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Markey , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Murphy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Reed , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Warren , Mr. Wyden , and Ms. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To nullify the effect of the recent Executive order regarding border security and immigration enforcement.

1. Rescission The provisions of Executive Order 13767 (82 Fed. Reg. 8793; January 25, 2017), entitled Border Security and Immigration Enforcement Improvements , are rescinded and shall not have any legal effect. 2. Effective date This Act shall take effect as if enacted on January 25, 2017.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 669 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2017 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Murray , and Ms. Cantwell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act . 2. Sanitation and safety conditions at certain Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities (a) Assessment of conditions The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in consultation with the affected Columbia River Treaty tribes, may assess current sanitation and safety conditions on lands held by the United States for the benefit of the affected Columbia River Treaty tribes, including all permanent Federal structures and improvements on those lands, that were set aside to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds— (1) in accordance with the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 10, chapter 19) (commonly known as the River and Harbor Act of 1945 ); or (2) in accordance with title IV of Public Law 100–581 (102 Stat. 2944). (b) Exclusive authorization; contracts The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs— (1) subject to paragraph (2)(B), shall be the only Federal agency authorized to carry out the activities described in this section; and (2) may delegate the authority to carry out activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c)— (A) through one or more contracts entered into with an Indian tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or (B) to include other Federal agencies that have relevant expertise. (c) Definition of affected Columbia River Treaty tribes In this section, the term affected Columbia River Treaty tribes means the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as are necessary, to remain available until expended— (1) for improvements to existing structures and infrastructure to improve sanitation and safety conditions assessed under subsection (a); and (2) to improve access to electricity, sewer, and water infrastructure, where feasible, to reflect needs for sanitary and safe use of facilities referred to in subsection (a).
II Calendar No. 193 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 669 [Report No. 115–143] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2017 Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Wyden , Mrs. Murray , and Ms. Cantwell ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs August 2, 2017 Reported by Mr. Hoeven , without amendment A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were constructed to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and structures to improve those conditions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act . 2. Sanitation and safety conditions at certain Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities (a) Assessment of conditions The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in consultation with the affected Columbia River Treaty tribes, may assess current sanitation and safety conditions on lands held by the United States for the benefit of the affected Columbia River Treaty tribes, including all permanent Federal structures and improvements on those lands, that were set aside to provide affected Columbia River Treaty tribes access to traditional fishing grounds— (1) in accordance with the Act of March 2, 1945 (59 Stat. 10, chapter 19) (commonly known as the River and Harbor Act of 1945 ); or (2) in accordance with title IV of Public Law 100–581 (102 Stat. 2944). (b) Exclusive authorization; contracts The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs— (1) subject to paragraph (2)(B), shall be the only Federal agency authorized to carry out the activities described in this section; and (2) may delegate the authority to carry out activities described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c)— (A) through one or more contracts entered into with an Indian tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.); or (B) to include other Federal agencies that have relevant expertise. (c) Definition of affected Columbia River Treaty tribes In this section, the term affected Columbia River Treaty tribes means the Nez Perce Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior such sums as are necessary, to remain available until expended— (1) for improvements to existing structures and infrastructure to improve sanitation and safety conditions assessed under subsection (a); and (2) to improve access to electricity, sewer, and water infrastructure, where feasible, to reflect needs for sanitary and safe use of facilities referred to in subsection (a).

August 2, 2017 Reported without amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2017 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income certain amounts realized on the disposition of property raised or produced by a student farmer, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Agriculture Students EARN Act or the Agriculture Students Encourage, Acknowledge, Reward, Nurture Act . 2. Exclusion of certain gain by student farmers from gross income (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 property produced or raised by a student farmer (a) In general In the case of a student farmer, gross income shall not include so much of the gain from qualified dispositions during the taxable year as does not exceed $5,000. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Student farmer The term student farmer means an individual who has not attained age 19 and who is enrolled in— (A) a program established by the National FFA Organization, (B) a 4–H Club or other program established by 4–H, or (C) any student agriculture program similar in nature to a club or program described in subparagraph (A) or (B) which is under the direction or guidance of an agricultural educator, advisor, or club leader. (2) Qualified disposition (A) In general The term qualified disposition means a sale or exchange of qualified property by or on behalf of a student farmer (determined as of the date of the sale or exchange) which occurs— (i) during an activity of a type described in paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) of section 513(d), or (ii) under the supervision of a program described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). (B) Qualified property For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term qualified property means personal property, including livestock, crops, and agricultural mechanics or shop projects, produced or raised— (i) by the student farmer by or on behalf of whom the sale or exchange is made, and (ii) under the supervision of a program described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1). . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139F the following new item: Sec. 139G. Gain from property produced or raised by a student farmer. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 673 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 21, 2017 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Tillis , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Markey , Mr. Kaine , Mrs. Gillibrand , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Savings for Servicemembers Act . 2. Decrease in required distance away from home for above-the-line deduction for travel expenses of members of a reserve component of the Armed Forces (a) In general Section 62(a)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 100 miles and inserting 50 miles . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.