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II Calendar No. 219 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1447 [Report No. 115–155] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 27, 2017 Mr. Carper (for himself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Barrasso , and Mr. Whitehouse ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works September 13, 2017 Reported by Mr. Barrasso , without amendment A BILL To reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2017 . 2. Reauthorization of diesel emissions reduction program Section 797(a) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16137(a) ) is amended by striking 2016 and inserting 2022 . 3. Recognizing differences in diesel vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use (a) National grant, rebate, and loan programs Section 792(c)(4)(D) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16132(c)(4)(D) ) is amended by inserting , recognizing differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States before the semicolon. (b) State grant, rebate, and loan programs Section 793(b)(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16133(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (D) the recognition, for purposes of implementing this section, of differences in typical vehicle, engine, equipment, and fleet use throughout the United States, including expected useful life; and . 4. Reallocation of unused State funds Section 793(c)(2)(C) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16133(c)(2)(C) ) is amended beginning in the matter preceding clause (i) by striking to each remaining and all that follows through this paragraph in clause (ii) and inserting to carry out section 792 .

September 13, 2017 Reported without amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1450 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit cell phone voice communications during passenger flights.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Commercial Flight Courtesy Act of 2017 . 2. Prohibition on cell phone voice communications during passenger flights (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 41725. Prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations— (1) to prohibit an individual on an aircraft from engaging in voice communications using a mobile communications device during a flight of that aircraft in scheduled passenger interstate air transportation or intrastate air transportation; and (2) that exempt from the prohibition described in paragraph (1)— (A) any member of the flight crew on duty on an aircraft; and (B) any Federal law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) Flight The term flight means, with respect to an aircraft, the period beginning when the aircraft takes off and ending when the aircraft lands. (2) Mobile communications device (A) In general The term mobile communications device means any portable wireless telecommunications equipment utilized for the transmission or reception of voice data. (B) Limitation The term mobile communications device does not include a phone installed on an aircraft. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 41724 the following new item: 41725. Prohibition on certain cell phone voice communications. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1452 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Cornyn , Mr. Young , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Office of the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs the position of Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Restructuring Act of 2017 . 2. Establishment of position of Chief Information Officer of Veterans Health Administration (a) In general Section 7306(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph (10): (10) The Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration, who shall— (A) serve in a full-time capacity at the Central Office of the Department; and (B) be responsible to, and report directly to, the Under Secretary for Health on all matters regarding the procurement, acquisition, and management of information technology systems and services for the Veterans Health Administration. . (b) Initial appointment Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall appoint an individual to serve as the Chief Information Officer of the Veterans Health Administration under section 7306(a)(10) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a).
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1453 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to designate certain substance use disorder treatment facilities as eligible for National Health Service Corps service.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening the Addiction Treatment Workforce Act . 2. Substance use disorder treatment facilities Section 332(a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254e(a)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (E) a substance use disorder treatment facility that— (i) provides treatment for substance use disorders through, at a minimum, outpatient counseling, medication-assisted treatment using drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration, other evidence-based ambulatory services, or residential treatment services; (ii) provides other evidence-based opioid addiction treatment and recovery services; (iii) is primarily engaged in serving individuals living with, or in recovery from, substance use disorders; and (iv) has any license, certification, or accreditation required by the State. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1455 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish new goals for the Department of Energy relating to energy storage and to carry out certain demonstration projects relating to energy storage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Energy Storage Goals and Demonstration Projects Act . 2. Goals of the Department of Energy relating to energy storage competitiveness The United States Energy Storage Competitiveness Act of 2007 ( 42 U.S.C. 17231 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Coordination; research goals (1) Coordination In carrying out the activities under this section, the Secretary shall coordinate the activities with— (A) appropriate Federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and (B) to advance the development of commercially viable energy storage systems, members of private industry. (2) Research goals The Secretary shall— (A) establish subgoals for the program established under subsection (c) that support the conduct of demonstration projects under subsection (i)(5); and (B) align specific activities carried out under the program established under subsection (c) with priorities identified through direct consultations between— (i) the Department; (ii) national laboratories; (iii) traditional end-users, such as electric utilities; and (iv) potential end-users of new generations of energy storage systems. ; and (2) in subsection (i), by adding at the end the following: (5) Phase 2 of grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects (A) In general Not later than September 30, 2028, as part of the program established under subsection (c), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, enter into agreements to carry out not fewer than 3 grid-scale energy storage demonstration projects. (B) Objectives Each demonstration project carried out under subparagraph (A) shall be designed— (i) to demonstrate that grid-scale energy storage technologies can be commercially deployed; (ii) to be deployed at an installed energy capital cost of less than $100 per kWh; (iii) to have a minimum of 1 full charge and discharge cycle per day; and (iv) to have a lifetime of at least 5,000 cycles of discharge at full output. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1456 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Strange introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide that human life shall be deemed to begin with fertilization.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sanctity of Human Life Act . 2. Declaration In the exercise of the powers of the Congress, including Congress’ power under article I, section 8 of the Constitution, to make necessary and proper laws, and Congress’ power under section 5 of the 14th article of amendment to the Constitution of the United States— (1) the Congress declares that— (A) the right to life guaranteed by the Constitution is vested in each human being, and is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person; and (B) the life of each human being begins with fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent, irrespective of sex, health, function or disability, defect, stage of biological development, or condition of dependency, at which time every human being shall have all the legal and constitutional attributes and privileges of personhood; and (2) the Congress affirms that the Congress, each State, the District of Columbia, and all United States territories have the authority to protect the lives of all human beings residing in its respective jurisdictions. 3. Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Fertilization The term fertilization means the process of a human spermatozoan penetrating the cell membrane of a human oocyte to create a human zygote, a one-celled human embryo, which is a new unique human being. (2) Cloning The term cloning means the process called somatic cell nuclear transfer, that combines an enucleated egg and the nucleus of a somatic cell to make a human embryo. (3) Human; human being The terms human and human being include each and every member of the species homo sapiens at all stages of life, beginning with the earliest stage of development, created by the process of fertilization, cloning, or its functional equivalent.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1458 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Booker (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To establish a grant program to incentivize States to reduce prison populations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reverse Mass Incarceration Act of 2017 . 2. Grant program (a) In general Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Street Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: MM State prison population reduction grant program 3031. Grant program (a) In general The Attorney General may make grants to States to assist States in reducing crime rates and incarcerations. (b) Eligibility A State shall be eligible to receive a grant under this section if the State demonstrates that, during the 3-year period preceding the application for a grant under this section— (1) the total number of individuals incarcerated in correctional or detention facilities in the State was reduced by not less than 7 percent; and (2) the rate of crime within the State did not increase by more than 3 percent. (c) Application An eligible State seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application in such form and manner and at such time as the Attorney General requires, which shall include a clear methodology based on population size and other factors. (d) Use of grant funds A grant awarded under this section shall be used by a State to implement evidence-based programs designed to reduce crime rates and incarcerations. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 1001(a) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3793(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (28) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out part MM $2,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1462 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Carper , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Markey , Mr. King , Mr. Coons , Mr. Cardin , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Warner , Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Reed , Mr. Casey , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Udall , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to improve cost sharing subsidies.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marketplace Certainty Act . 2. Enhancements for reduced cost sharing (a) Modification of amount (1) In general Section 1402(c)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended to read as follows: (2) Additional reduction The Secretary shall establish procedures under which the issuer of a qualified health plan to which this section applies shall further reduce cost-sharing under the plan in a manner sufficient to— (A) in the case of an eligible insured whose household income is not less than 100 percent but not more than 200 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, increase the plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan to 95 percent of such costs; (B) in the case of an eligible insured whose household income is more than 200 percent but not more than 300 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, increase the plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan to 90 percent of such costs; and (C) in the case of an eligible insured whose household income is more than 300 percent but not more than 400 percent of the poverty line for a family of the size involved, increase the plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan to 85 percent of such costs. . (2) Conforming amendment Clause (i) of section 1402(c)(1)(B) of such Act is amended to read as follows: (i) In general The Secretary shall ensure the reduction under this paragraph shall not result in an increase in the plan’s share of the total allowed costs of benefits provided under the plan above— (I) 95 percent in the case of an eligible insured described in paragraph (2)(A); (II) 90 percent in the case of an eligible insured described in paragraph (2)(B); and (III) 85 percent in the case of an eligible insured described in paragraph (2)(C). . (3) Effective date The amendments made by this subsection shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 2017. (b) Funding Section 1402 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Funding Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary for payments under this section. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1463 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Crapo (for himself, Mr. Brown , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Scott , Mr. Tester , Mr. Tillis , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Warner , and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act . 2. Financial Stability Oversight Council Section 111(c) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5321(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Term of independent member Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a successor to the independent member of the Council serving under subsection (b)(1)(J) is not appointed and confirmed by the end of the term of service of such member, such member may continue to serve until the earlier of— (A) 18 months after the date on which the term of service ends; or (B) the date on which a successor to such member is appointed and confirmed. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1468 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require reports on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Civilian Casualties in Military Operations Act of 2017 . 2. Annual report on civilian casualties in connection with United States military operations (a) Annual report required Not later than May 1 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on civilian casualties caused as a result of United States military operations during the preceding year. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall set forth the following: (1) A list of all the United States military operations during the year covered by such report that were confirmed to have resulted in civilian casualties. (2) For each military operation listed pursuant to paragraph (1), the following: (A) The date. (B) The location. (C) The type of operation. (D) The confirmed number of civilian casualties. (c) Form Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Sunset The requirement to submit a report under subsection (a) shall expire on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) Congressional defense committees defined In this section, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1469 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Mr. Blunt (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Isakson , and Mr. Cardin ) 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 extend tax incentives to permanently extend the special expensing rules for certain film, television, and live theatrical productions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lift Investment in Film, Television, and Theater Act or the LIFTT Act . 2. Permanent extension of expensing of qualified productions (a) Permanent extension Section 181 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (g). (b) Modification of rules for election Paragraph (1) of section 181(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking for the taxable year in which and inserting for— (1) in the case of a qualified film or television production, the taxable year in which ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (2) in the case of a qualified live theatrical production, the taxable year in which such theatrical production holds its first public performance. . (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to productions commencing after December 31, 2016. (2) Commencement For purposes of paragraph (1), the date on which a qualified live theatrical production commences is the date of the first public performance of such production for a paying audience.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1470 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To protect members of our Armed Forces from Russian and other foreign interference, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Foreign Interference with Our Armed Forces Act . 2. Annual report on attempts of the Russian Federation to provide disinformation and propaganda to members of the Armed Forces by social media (a) Annual report required Not later than March 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on attempts by the Russian Federation, or any foreign person acting as an agent of or on behalf of the Russian Federation, during the preceding year to knowingly disseminate Russian Federation-supported disinformation or propaganda, through social media applications or related Internet-based means, to members of the Armed Forces with probable intent to cause injury to the United States or advantage the Government of the Russian Federation. (b) Form Each report under this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. 3. Annual reports on approval of employment or compensation of retired general or flag officers by foreign governments for Emoluments Clause purposes (a) Annual reports Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Annual reports on approvals for retired general and flag officers (1) Not later than January 31 each year, the Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary of State shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees and Members of Congress a report on each approval under subsection (b) for employment or compensation described in subsection (a) for a retired member of the armed forces in a general or flag officer grade that was issued during the preceding year. (2) In this subsection, the appropriate committees and Members of Congress are— (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (C) the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader of the Senate; and (D) the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives. . (b) Scope of first report The first report submitted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 908 of title 37, United States Code (as added by subsection (a) of this section), after the date of the enactment of this Act shall cover the five-year period ending with the year before the year in which such report is submitted.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1471 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Ms. Warren introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To ensure the compliance of Department of Defense regulations with Federal consumer protection laws on the collection of debt.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Servicemember Debt Collection Reform Act . 2. Review and update of regulations governing debt collectors interactions with unit commanders of members of the Armed Forces Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall review and update Department of Defense Directive 1344.09 and any associated regulations to ensure that such regulations comply with Federal consumer protection laws with respect to the collection of debt.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1472 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Mr. Alexander (for himself and Mr. Corker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area.

1. Reauthorization of the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area Section 208 of division II of the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–333 ; 110 Stat. 4248; 127 Stat. 420; 128 Stat. 314; 129 Stat. 2551) is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2021 .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1473 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Mr. Boozman (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a five-year extension to the homeless veterans reintegration programs and to provide clarification regarding eligibility for services under such programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Homeless Veterans’ Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2017 . 2. Reauthorization of Department of Veterans Affairs homeless veterans reintegration programs (a) Five-Year extension of homeless veterans reintegration programs Section 2021(e)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 . (b) Five-Year extension of homeless women veterans and homeless veterans with children reintegration grant program Section 2021A(f)(1) of such title is amended by striking 2017 and inserting 2022 . (c) Clarification of eligibility for services under homeless veterans reintegration programs Section 2021(a) of such title is amended by striking reintegration of homeless veterans into the labor force. and inserting the following: “reintegration into the labor force of— (1) homeless veterans; (2) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs supported housing program for which rental assistance is provided pursuant to section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19) ); (3) Indians who are veterans and receiving assistance under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.); (4) veterans who are transitioning from being incarcerated; and (5) veterans participating in the Department of Veterans Affairs rapid rehousing and prevention program authorized in section 2044 of this title. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1474 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Duckworth (for herself, Ms. Harris , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Carper , and Mr. Sanders ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To prohibit the use of fiscal year 2018 funds for the closure, consolidation, or elimination of certain offices of the Environmental Protection Agency.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recognizing the Environmental Gains In Overcoming Negligence Act or the REGION Act . 2. Regional and program offices of the Environmental Protection Agency No regional or program office of the Environmental Protection Agency shall be closed, consolidated, or eliminated using funds made available for fiscal year 2018.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1479 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Mr. Thune introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to improve the supplemental agricultural disaster assistance programs, and for other purposes.

1. Supplemental agricultural disaster assistance (a) In general Section 1501 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 2012 and inserting 2019 ; (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (C) disease in livestock that has been exacerbated by adverse weather described in subparagraph (B)— (i) subject to the condition that a licensed veterinarian shall verify that the adverse weather created conditions contributing to the livestock death; and (ii) without regard to any management practice, vaccination protocol, or lack of vaccination by the producer relating to the disease. ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 2012 and inserting 2019 ; and (B) in paragraph (3)(D)(ii)(I)— (i) by striking at least 8 consecutive and inserting the following: “not less than— (aa) 4 consecutive weeks during the normal grazing period for the county, as determined by the Secretary, shall be eligible to receive assistance under this paragraph in an amount equal to 1 monthly payment using the monthly payment rate determined under subparagraph (B); or (bb) 8 consecutive ; and (ii) in item (bb) (as so designated), by striking 1 monthly payment and inserting 2 monthly payments ; and (3) in subsection (d)(1), by striking 2012 and inserting 2019 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section take effect on October 1, 2018. 2. Eligibility of national grasslands for grazing leases and permits Section 402(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1752(a) ) is amended by striking lands within National Forests and inserting National Forest System (as defined in section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1609(a) ) land .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1482 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide a permanent easement to the Shishmaref Native Corporation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Shishmaref Emergency Access Easement Act of 2017 . 2. Shishmaref easement (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of the Interior shall grant the Shishmaref Native Corporation, a Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), a perpetual easement of approximately 300 feet that crosses the Bering Land Bridge National Monument to permit a surface transportation route between the Village of Shishmaref and the general area of Ear Mountain, Alaska. (b) Proposed easement The easement described in subsection (a) shall be jointly proposed by the Shishmaref Native Corporation, the City of Shishmaref, and the Native Village of Shishmaref based on recommendations made by the State of Alaska. (c) Approval under ANILCA The easement granted under this section shall be considered to meet all applicable requirements of title XI of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.).
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1484 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for a land exchange relating to the Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017 . 2. Admiralty Island National Monument land exchange (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Sealaska The term Sealaska means the Sealaska Corporation, a Regional Native Corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (b) Land exchange If Sealaska relinquishes to the United States all right, title, and interest in and to the land described in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary, not later than 90 days after the date of the relinquishment, shall convey to Sealaska all right, title, and interest in and to the land described in subsection (c)(2). (c) Land described (1) Sealaska land The land to be relinquished by Sealaska to the United States under subsection (b) is the subsurface estate to the approximately 23,000 acres of subsurface land depicted as Sealaska Lands to U.S. Forest Service on the map entitled Sealaska Land Exchange—Sealaska Admiralty Island National Monument Lands and dated March 10, 2016. (2) Federal land The Federal land to be conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (b) is the surface and subsurface estate to the approximately 8,872.5 acres of Federal land and the surface estate to approximately 5,145 acres of Federal land depicted as U.S. Forest Service Land to Sealaska on the map entitled Sealaska Land Exchange—U.S. Forest Service Lands and dated March 10, 2016. (d) Withdrawal Subject to valid rights in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal land described in subsection (c)(2) is withdrawn from— (1) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (e) Maps The maps described in subsection (c) shall be maintained on file in— (1) the office of the Chief of the Forest Service; (2) the office of the Secretary of the Interior; and (3) the Alaska Regional Office of the Forest Service. (f) Effect Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal land conveyed to Sealaska under subsection (b) shall be considered to be a conveyance made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) on the date of enactment of that Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1486 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 with respect to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access Act of 2017 . 2. Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation sand and gravel resources Section 3 of the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–366 ; 98 Stat. 470) is amended— (1) by striking Sec. 3. The Secretary and inserting the following: 3. Conveyance to Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (a) In general The Secretary ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Inclusions (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), the conveyance to UIC under subsection (a) shall include all right, title, and interest held by the United States to sand and gravel deposits underlying the surface estate owned by UIC within and contiguous to the Barrow gas fields, in the areas depicted on the map entitled 1984 Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act and dated April 25, 2016 and more particularly described as follows: (A) T. 21 N. R. 16 W., secs. 7, 17-18, 19-21, and 28-29. (B) T. 21 N. R. 17 W., secs. 1-2, and 11-14. (C) T. 22 N., R. 18 W., secs. 4, 9, and 29-32. (D) T. 22 N. R. 19 W., secs. 25 and 36. (2) Requirements (A) Road construction In constructing roads to access any of the sand and gravel deposits lying within the areas described in paragraph (1), UIC shall continue to mitigate negative impacts on the nesting sites of the Steller’s eider. (B) Excavation In excavating any of the sand and gravel deposits lying within the areas described in paragraph (1), UIC shall not blast or use explosives during the active nesting season of the Steller’s eider. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1492 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To establish a Regional Corporation for Natives who are non-residents of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Thirteenth Regional Corporation Reincorporation Act of 2017 . 2. 13th Regional Corporation (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Native The term Native has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1602 ). (2) Regional Corporation The term Regional Corporation has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1602 ). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Authorization A Regional Corporation for Natives who are non-residents of Alaska may be established for the thirteenth region in accordance with section 7(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1606(c) ). (c) Meeting (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall convene a meeting of the shareholders of the Regional Corporation established pursuant to section 7(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1606(c) ) for the purpose of the election of a board of directors. (2) Notice requirement In advance of the meeting under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify the roll of current shareholders of the Regional Corporation (as determined under section 5(b) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1604(b) ) of the time and place of the meeting.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1494 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act in order to increase the dividend exclusion, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Dividend Exclusion Act of 2017 . 2. Dividend exclusion increase Section 29(c)(A) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1626(c)(A) ) is amended by striking exceed $2,000 per individual per annum and inserting the following: exceed— (i) for any calendar year preceding 2017, $2,000 per individual per annum; and (ii) for calendar year 2017 and all subsequent calendar years, $5,000 per individual per annum, to be adjusted for inflation in fiscal year 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, by increasing the amount provided under this subparagraph for the preceding year by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, during the preceding 5-year period; .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1495 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regarding the treatment of fractional shares of stock by Regional Corporations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Fractional Shares Consolidation Act of 2017 . 2. Fractional shares (a) In general Section 7(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1606(h) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting , subject to paragraph (4) after pursuant to applicable laws of intestate succession ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) Fractional shares (A) In general Notwithstanding any State law regarding fractional shares, a Regional Corporation is authorized to issue a full share of any class of stock, for no consideration, in exchange for a fractional share of the same class of stock, held by any shareholder, as long as the Regional Corporation exchanges all fractional shares of a class of stock for full shares of the same class of stock at the same time. (B) Elimination of fractional shares A Regional Corporation shall be authorized, after taking the action specified in subparagraph (A) for any class of stock, to adopt, by resolution of the board of directors of the Regional Corporation, a policy that provides for the elimination of fractional shares that would result by will or the laws of intestate succession by— (i) issuing a full share in lieu of any fractional share that would otherwise result from the application of a will or the intestacy laws; or (ii) issuing the maximum number of full shares possible to each devisee or beneficiary in the manner specified in a will or under the applicable intestacy laws, and, if any shares remain unissued, then issuing any such remaining shares as full shares only, in accordance with a process specified in the resolution that may reflect, in the discretion of the board of directors, local customs, traditions, and laws. (C) No legal cause of action No action taken by a Regional Corporation under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall provide a legal cause of action to any shareholder of the Regional Corporation against either the Regional Corporation or its board of directors. (D) Preemption of State law The provisions of this paragraph shall preempt State law with respect to fractional shares of Regional Corporations. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 8(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1607(c) ) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting paragraph (5) .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1496 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Ms. Murkowski (for herself and Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the definition of Village Corporation in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ANCSA Corporation Reinstatement Act of 2017 . 2. Reinstatement of dissolved Village or Group Corporations Section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1602 ) is amended by striking subsection (j) and inserting the following: (j) Village Corporation The term Village Corporation — (1) means an Alaska Native Village Corporation organized under the laws of the State of Alaska as a business for profit or nonprofit corporation to hold, invest, manage, or distribute lands, property, funds, and other rights and assets for and on behalf of a Native village in accordance with the terms of this Act; and (2) shall include any successor corporation of a Village Corporation involuntarily dissolved under the laws of the State of Alaska if— (A) the successor has received all or substantially all of the assets of the original Village Corporation; (B) the shareholders of the successor are comprised of all shareholders of record or heirs of such shareholders at the time of such involuntary dissolution; and (C) the successor corporation is organized under the laws of the State of Alaska; .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1497 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Merkley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a lactation room in public buildings, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness For Breast­feed­ing Mothers Act of 2017 . 2. Lactation rooms in public buildings (a) In general Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating sections 3315, 3316, and 3317 as sections 3316, 3317, and 3318, respectively; and (2) by inserting after section 3314 the following: 3315. Lactation rooms in public buildings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate authority The term appropriate authority means— (A) the head of a Federal agency; (B) the Architect of the Capitol; and (C) another official authority responsible for the operation of a public building. (2) Covered public building (A) In general The term covered public building means a public building that— (i) is open to the public; and (ii) contains a public restroom. (B) Inclusion The term covered public building includes a building listed in section 5101 or 6301. (3) Lactation room The term lactation room means a hygienic place, other than a bathroom, that— (A) is shielded from view; (B) is free from intrusion; and (C) contains— (i) a chair; (ii) a working surface; and (iii) if the public building is supplied with electricity, an electrical outlet. (b) Lactation rooms required Except as provided in subsection (c), the appropriate authority of a covered public building shall ensure that the building contains a lactation room that is made available for use by members of the public to express breast milk. (c) Exceptions A covered public building may be excluded from the requirement in subsection (b) at the discretion of the appropriate authority if— (1) the public building— (A) does not contain a lactation room for employees who work in the building; and (B) does not have a room that could be repurposed as a lactation room or a space that could be made private using portable materials, at a reasonable cost; or (2) new construction would be required to create a lactation room in the public building and the cost of the construction is not feasible. (d) No unauthorized entry Nothing in this section authorizes an individual to enter a public building or portion of a public building that the individual is not otherwise authorized to enter. . (b) Technical amendment The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to sections 3315 through 3317 and inserting the following: 3315. Lactation rooms in public buildings. 3316. Delegation. 3317. Report to Congress. 3318. Certain authority not affected. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1499 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 29, 2017 Mr. Toomey (for himself and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To increase from $10,000,000,000 to $50,000,000,000 the threshold figure at which regulated depository institutions are subject to direct examination and reporting requirements of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 . 2. Increase in the examination threshold Section 1025(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5515(a) ) is amended by striking $10,000,000,000 each place that term appears and inserting $50,000,000,000 . 3. Increase in the reporting threshold Section 1026(a) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5516(a) ) is amended by striking $10,000,000,000 each place that term appears and inserting $50,000,000,000 . 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.