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IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 220 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

1. Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project The term Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3212 ), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 2743. (3) Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion The term Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. (b) Authorization The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (c) Savings clause The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including section 4(e) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 220 AN ACT To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

1. Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project The term Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3212 ), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 2743. (3) Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion The term Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. (b) Authorization The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (c) Savings clause The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including section 4(e) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 220 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

1. Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project The term Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3212 ), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 2743. (2) Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion The term Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. (b) Authorization The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq. ). (c) Savings clause The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq. ), including section 4(e) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ).
II Calendar No. 159 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 220 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 28, 2017 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

1. Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project The term Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3212 ), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 2743. (3) Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion The term Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. (b) Authorization The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (c) Savings clause The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including section 4(e) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

Passed the House of Representatives June 27, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

June 28, 2017 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
IB Union Calendar No. 101 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 220 [Report No. 115–154] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 2, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2017 A BILL To authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, and for other purposes.

1. Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project Upper Hidden Basin Diversion authorization (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. (2) Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project The term Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project means the project identified in section 1325 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3212 ), and which is Federal Energy Regulatory Commission project number 2743. (3) Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion The term Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion means the expansion of the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project as generally described in Exhibit E to the Upper Hidden Basin Grant Application dated July 2, 2014, and submitted to the Alaska Energy Authority Renewable Energy Fund Round VIII by Kodiak Electric Association, Inc. (b) Authorization The licensee for the Terror Lake Hydroelectric Project may occupy not more than 20 acres of Federal land to construct, operate, and maintain the Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion without further authorization of the Secretary of the Interior or under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.). (c) Savings clause The Upper Hidden Basin Diversion Expansion shall be subject to appropriate terms and conditions included in an amendment to a license issued by the Commission pursuant to the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), including section 4(e) of that Act ( 16 U.S.C. 797(e) ), following an environmental review by the Commission under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

June 2, 2017 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 221 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act . 2. Reauthorization of Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (a) Reauthorizations Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 892d ) is amended— (1) by inserting before There are authorized the following: (a) In general.— ; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking surveys— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting surveys, $70,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking vessels— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting vessels, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Administration— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting Administration, $29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (D) in paragraph (4), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; and (E) in paragraph (5), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Arctic programs Of the amount authorized by this section for each fiscal year— (1) $10,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) $2,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended Continental Shelf. . (b) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Section 306 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 892d ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Of amounts authorized by this section for each fiscal year for hydrographic surveys, not more than 5 percent is authorized for administrative costs. . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall, by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) conduct a study comparing the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the unit costs of procuring performance of such surveys; and (2) report to the Congress on the findings of such study.

Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 221 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act . 2. Reauthorization of Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (a) Reauthorizations Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 892d ) is amended— (1) by inserting before the text the following: (a) In general.— ; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by the amendment made by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking surveys— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting surveys, $70,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking vessels— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting vessels, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. ; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Administration— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting Administration, $29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. ; (D) in paragraph (4), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. ; and (E) in paragraph (5), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Arctic programs Of the amount authorized by this section for each fiscal year— (1) $5,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) $2,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended Continental Shelf. . (b) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Section 306 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 892d ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Of amounts authorized by this section for each fiscal year for hydrographic surveys, not more than 5 percent is authorized for administrative costs. . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall, by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) conduct a study comparing the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the unit costs of procuring performance of such surveys; and (2) report to the Congress on the findings of such study.
II Calendar No. 487 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 221 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To reauthorize the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hydrographic Services Improvement Amendments Act . 2. Reauthorization of Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 (a) Reauthorizations Section 306 of the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 ( 33 U.S.C. 892d ) is amended— (1) by inserting before There are authorized the following: (a) In general.— ; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking surveys— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting surveys, $70,814,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking vessels— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting vessels, $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking Administration— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting Administration, $29,932,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (D) in paragraph (4), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $26,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; and (E) in paragraph (5), by striking title— and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting title, $30,564,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (b) Arctic programs Of the amount authorized by this section for each fiscal year— (1) $10,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data, provide hydrographic services, conduct coastal change analyses necessary to ensure safe navigation, and improve the management of coastal change in the Arctic; and (2) $2,000,000 is authorized for use to acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services in the Arctic necessary to delineate the United States extended Continental Shelf. . (b) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Section 306 of such Act ( 33 U.S.C. 892d ) is further amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Limitation on administrative expenses for surveys Of amounts authorized by this section for each fiscal year for hydrographic surveys, not more than 5 percent is authorized for administrative costs. . 3. GAO study The Comptroller General of the United States shall, by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act— (1) conduct a study comparing the unit costs of hydrographic surveys conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the unit costs of procuring performance of such surveys; and (2) report to the Congress on the findings of such study.

Passed the House of Representatives June 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

June 26, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the National Marine Sanctuaries Act to prescribe an additional requirement for the designation of marine sanctuaries off the coast of Alaska, and for other purposes.

1. Limitation on authority to designate marine sanctuaries Section 303 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1433 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking The Secretary may and inserting Subject to subsection (c), the Secretary may ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Limitation The Secretary may not designate as a national marine sanctuary any area of the marine environment off the coast of Alaska seaward of the high tide line unless an Act of Congress— (1) requires the Secretary to make such a designation; and (2) prescribes the boundaries of the area to be given such designation by the Secretary. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 223 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a law authorizing such action.

1. Prohibition on authorizing finfish aquaculture in the EEZ Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of the Interior nor the Secretary of Commerce may issue any permit or in any other way authorize any person to conduct commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States (as established by Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March 10, 1983), except in accordance with a law authorizing such action that is enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act . 2. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D) ) is amended to read as follows: (D) (i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expeditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30-day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person— (I) who submits, with the permit application, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested by the person before February 18, 1997; or (II) who has submitted, in support of a permit application submitted before May 15, 2008, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested by the person before May 15, 2008, from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before that date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. (iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act . .
IB Union Calendar No. 570 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 224 [Report No. 115–735] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 12, 2018 Additional sponsor: Mr. Smucker June 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act . 2. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada Section 104(c)(5)(D) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1374(c)(5)(D) ) is amended to read as follows: (D) (i) The Secretary of the Interior shall, expeditiously after the expiration of the applicable 30-day period under subsection (d)(2), issue a permit for the importation of any polar bear part (other than an internal organ) from a polar bear taken in a sport hunt in Canada to any person— (I) who submits, with the permit application, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested by the person before February 18, 1997; or (II) who has submitted, in support of a permit application submitted before May 15, 2008, proof that the polar bear was legally harvested by the person before May 15, 2008, from a polar bear population from which a sport-hunted trophy could be imported before that date in accordance with section 18.30(i) of title 50, Code of Federal Regulations. (ii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(I) without regard to subparagraphs (A) and (C)(ii) of this paragraph, subsection (d)(3), and sections 101 and 102. Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under clause (i)(I). This clause shall not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before June 12, 1997. (iii) The Secretary shall issue permits under clause (i)(II) without regard to subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph or subsection (d)(3). Sections 101(a)(3)(B) and 102(b)(3) shall not apply to the importation of any polar bear part authorized by a permit issued under clause (i)(II). This clause shall not apply to polar bear parts that were imported before the date of enactment of the Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act . .

June 12, 2018 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 225 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoration of the U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Conservation Fund Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the polar bear population is currently at 20,000 to 25,000 bears, up from as low as 5,000 to 10,000 bears in the 1950s and 1960s. (2) A 2002 United States Geological Survey of wildlife in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain noted that the polar bear populations may now be near historic highs . (3) A permit fee for importing polar bears will invigorate the public-private funding partnership for the United States-Russian Polar Bear Conservation Fund. (4) TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, has stated both that the global population of Polar Bears is not small and the species’ area of distribution is not restricted, and [t]rade does not appear to be a significant threat to the species. . TRAFFIC also recommended that the polar bear not be uplisted to appendix 1 at the 16th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES). (5) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/Species Survival Commission (SSC) Polar Bear Specialist Group (PBSG), has stated that further trade restrictions on the polar bear are unlikely to confer a conservation benefit, and could have a negative impact on socioeconomic systems as well as domestic and international partnerships . (6) The International Union for Conservation of Nature has found that hunting is a form of wildlife use that, when well-managed, may assist in furthering conservation objectives by creating the revenue and economic incentives for the management and conservation of the target species and its habitat, as well as supporting local livelihoods . 3. Permits for importation of polar bear trophies The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 is amended— (1) in section 101(a)(3)(B) ( 16 U.S.C. 1371(a)(3)(B) ), by inserting or under section 104(c)(5) of this title after paragraph (5) of this subsection ; and (2) in section 102(b)(3) ( 16 U.S.C. 1372(b)(3) ), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that this paragraph does not prohibit the importation of polar bear parts under a permit issued under section 104(c)(5) of this title .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 231 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To fulfill the land conveyance requirements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for the Alaska Native Village of Canyon Village, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Canyon Village Land Conveyance Act . 2. Canyon Village, Alaska, land conveyance Section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1613(h) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking and follows and inserting as follows ; (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of each of paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting a period; (3) in paragraph (6), by striking this Act; and inserting this Act. ; (4) in paragraph (7), by striking and (5); and and inserting (5), and (12). ; (5) in paragraph (9), in the first sentence, by striking or (5) and inserting (5), or (12) ; (6) in paragraph (11), by striking and (6) and inserting (6), and (12) ; and (7) by adding at the end the following: (12) Canyon Village (A) Conveyance (i) In general The Secretary shall convey to Kian Tr’ee Corporation, for the Native Village of Canyon Village, the surface estate in the land selected by the Kian Tr’ee Corporation under paragraph (2). (ii) Application For purposes of the conveyance under clause (i), sections 2650.2 and 2653.2(c) of title 43 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations) shall not apply. (B) Limitation A conveyance under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed 6,400 acres. (C) Subsurface estate (i) In general Unless Doyon Limited elects to make a selection under clause (ii), the Secretary shall convey to Doyon Limited the subsurface estate to the land conveyed under subparagraph (A). (ii) Alternate selection At the option of Doyon Limited, instead of accepting the conveyance under clause (i)— (I) Doyon Limited may make a selection from existing selections on land withdrawn pursuant to section 11(a)(3) that is equal in acreage to the subsurface estate that would otherwise be conveyed under clause (i); and (II) the Secretary shall convey to Doyon Limited the subsurface estate selected under subclause (I). .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Freight Act of 2017 . 2. Freight train crew size (a) Amendment Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 20169. Freight train crew size Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of the Safe Freight Act of 2017 , no freight train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight may be operated unless it has a crew consisting of at least 2 individuals, one of whom is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive engineer pursuant to section 20135, and the other of whom is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a conductor pursuant to section 20163. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 20169. Freight train crew size. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 234 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To provide limitations on maritime liens on fishing permits, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maritime Lien Reform Act . 2. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 313 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description (a) In general This chapter— (1) does not establish a maritime lien on a permit that— (A) authorizes a person or use of a vessel to engage in fishing; and (B) is issued under State or Federal law; and (2) does not authorize any civil action to enforce a maritime lien on such a permit. (b) Treatment of fishing permits A fishing permit— (1) is governed solely by the State or Federal law under which it was issued; and (2) is not included in the whole of a vessel or as an appurtenance or intangible of a vessel for any purpose. (c) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in subsections (a) and (b) shall be construed as imposing any limitation upon the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to modify, suspend, revoke, or sanction any Federal fishery permit issued by the Secretary of Commerce or to bring a civil action to enforce such modification, suspension, revocation, or sanction. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 31309 the following: 31310. Limitation on maritime liens on fishing permit and permit description. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 235 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources , and Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2017 . 2. Advance appropriations for certain Indian Health Service accounts (a) In general Section 825 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1680o ) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) before There are authorized ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) For each fiscal year, beginning with the first fiscal year that starts during the year after the year in which this subsection is enacted, discretionary new budget authority provided for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service shall include advance discretionary new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. (c) The Secretary shall include in documents submitted to Congress in support of the President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for each fiscal year to which subsection (b) applies detailed estimates of the funds necessary for the Indian Health Services and Indian Health Facilities accounts of the Indian Health Service for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted. . (b) Submission of budget request Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (40) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Indian Health Service: (A) Indian Health Services. (B) Indian Health Facilities. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 237 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2017 Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reauthorize the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act Amendments of 2017 . 2. Staggered terms for national integrated coastal and ocean observation system advisory committee Section 12304(d)(3)(B) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3603(d)(3)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking Members and inserting the following: (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), members ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Staggered terms The Administrator may appoint or reappoint a member for a partial term of 1 or 2 years in order to establish a system of staggered terms. The Administrator may appoint or reappoint a member under this clause only once. A member appointed or reappointed to a partial term under this clause may not serve more than one full term. . 3. Integrated coastal and ocean observation system cooperative agreements Section 12305(a) of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3604(a) ) is amended by inserting disburse appropriated funds to, after agreements, with, . 4. Reauthorization of Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 Section 12311 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation System Act of 2009 ( 33 U.S.C. 3610 ) is amended by striking are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 such sums as are necessary and inserting is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022 $36,151,000 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 242 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Kaptur , Mr. Lipinski , Ms. McCollum , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico , and Mr. Cartwright ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate covered part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2017 . 2. Negotiation of lower covered part D drug prices on behalf of medicare beneficiaries (a) Negotiation by secretary Section 1860D–11 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–111 ) is amended by striking subsection (i) (relating to noninterference) and inserting the following: (i) Negotiation of Lower Drug Prices (1) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall negotiate with pharmaceutical manufacturers the prices (including discounts, rebates, and other price concessions) that may be charged to PDP sponsors and MA organizations for covered part D drugs for part D eligible individuals who are enrolled under a prescription drug plan or under an MA–PD plan. (2) No change in rules for formularies (A) In general Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to authorize the Secretary to establish or require a particular formulary. (B) Construction Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as affecting the Secretary's authority to ensure appropriate and adequate access to covered part D drugs under prescription drug plans and under MA–PD plans, including compliance of such plans with formulary requirements under section 1860D–4(b)(3). (3) Construction Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as preventing the sponsor of a prescription drug plan, or an organization offering an MA–PD plan, from obtaining a discount or reduction of the price for a covered part D drug below the price negotiated under paragraph (1). (4) Semi-annual reports to Congress Not later than June 1, 2018, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on negotiations conducted by the Secretary to achieve lower prices for Medicare beneficiaries, and the prices and price discounts achieved by the Secretary as a result of such negotiations. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall first apply to negotiations and prices for plan years beginning on January 1, 2018.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 243 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Amodei introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend title 54, United States Code, to prohibit the further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nevada Land Sovereignty Act . 2. Limitation on further extension or establishment of national monuments in the State of Nevada Section 320301(d) of title 54, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting or Nevada after Wyoming ; and (2) by inserting or Nevada after Wyoming .
115th CONGRESS 1st Session H.R. 244 In the Senate of the United States, March 21, 2017. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 244) entitled An Act to encourage effective, voluntary investments to recruit, employ, and retain men and women who have served in the United States military with annual Federal awards to employers recognizing such efforts, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following (1) On page 9, strike lines 11 through 18. (2) On page 9, line 19, strike (b) Unlawful display prohibited.— . (3) On page 12, lines 18 through 19, strike , as defined in such section .

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I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 245 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Cook (for himself and Mr. Takano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the calculation of the amount of the monthly housing stipend payable under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on the location of the campus where classes are attended.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans’ Education Equity Act . 2. Calculation of monthly housing stipend under Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program based on location of campus where classes are attended (a) In general Section 3313(c)(1)(B)(i)(I) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the institution of higher learning at which the individual is enrolled and inserting the campus of the institution of higher learning where the individual physically participates in a majority of classes . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to initial enrollment in a program of education on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 246 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mrs. Noem (for herself, Ms. Sinema , Mr. Bilirakis , Mrs. Black , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mr. Buchanan , Mr. Carter of Texas , Mr. Collins of New York , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Knight , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Lance , Mr. MacArthur , Mr. Massie , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Messer , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Rohrabacher , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Roskam , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Barr , Mr. Katko , Mr. Turner , Ms. Jenkins of Kansas , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Holding , Mr. Hill , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Reed , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Yoho , Mr. Hurd , Mr. Zeldin , Mr. Shuster , Mr. Long , Mr. Allen , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Jones , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Olson , Mr. Abraham , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Brat , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania , Mr. Bishop of Michigan , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Cramer , Mr. Emmer , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Young of Iowa , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. LaHood , Mr. Collins of Georgia , and Mr. Yoder ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

1. Repeal of annual fee on health insurance providers The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by striking section 9010.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 4, 2017 Mr. Amash introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To limit the authority of personnel of the Department of Homeland Security to prohibit a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion of the individual in a watchlist, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fly for Terrorists Act . 2. Prohibition on preventing a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on an aircraft or cruise ship based on inclusion in a watchlist (a) Aircraft Section 44903(j)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I), and by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following: (H) Prohibition on preventing a passenger from boarding absent conviction for crime of terrorism No personnel of the Department of Homeland Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on a flight based on the inclusion of the individual on any automatic selectee list, no fly list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the Federal Government unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18. . (b) Cruise ships Section of title 40701 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 46 U.S.C. 70101 note) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e), and by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Prohibition on preventing a passenger from boarding absent conviction for crime of terrorism No personnel of the Department of Homeland Security may prohibit an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of the United States from boarding as a passenger on a cruise ship based on the inclusion of the individual on the no transport list, automatic selectee list, consolidated and integrated terrorist watchlist, or other similar list maintained by the Federal Government unless the individual has been convicted of a Federal crime of terrorism as such term is defined in section 2332b(g)(5) of title 18. .