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I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Improving the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 103 ( 15 U.S.C. 662 )— (A) in paragraph (18)(E), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (20) the term underlicensed State means a State in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all States, as calculated by the Administrator. ; (2) in section 301(c) ( 15 U.S.C. 681(c) )— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (D) shall give first priority to an applicant that is located in an underlicensed State with below median financing, as determined by the Administrator. ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) by striking clause (i); (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (iii) by amending clause (i), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (i) is located in a State that— (I) is not served by a licensee; or (II) is an underlicensed State; and ; and (3) in section 308(g) ( 15 U.S.C. 687(g) )— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and licensing after financing ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as subparagraphs (E) through (L), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Steps taken by the Administration to improve the number of licensees in underlicensed States. (D) The Administration's plans to support States that seek to increase the number of licensees in the State. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (E) the geographic dispersion of licensees in each State compared to the population of the State, identifying underlicensed States. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 4111 AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Improving the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 103 ( 15 U.S.C. 662 )— (A) in paragraph (18)(E), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (20) the term underlicensed State means a State in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all States, as calculated by the Administrator. ; (2) in section 301(c) ( 15 U.S.C. 681(c) )— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (D) shall give first priority to an applicant that is located in an underlicensed State with below median financing, as determined by the Administrator. ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) by striking clause (i); (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (iii) by amending clause (i), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (i) is located in a State that— (I) is not served by a licensee; or (II) is an underlicensed State; and ; and (3) in section 308(g) ( 15 U.S.C. 687(g) )— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and licensing after financing ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as subparagraphs (E) through (L), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Steps taken by the Administration to improve the number of licensees in underlicensed States. (D) The Administration's plans to support States that seek to increase the number of licensees in the State. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (E) the geographic dispersion of licensees in each State compared to the population of the State, identifying underlicensed States. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 24, 2017 Mrs. McMorris Rodgers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business A BILL To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Improving the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 103 ( 15 U.S.C. 662 )— (A) in paragraph (18)(E), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (20) the term underlicensed State means a State in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all States, as calculated by the Administrator. ; (2) in section 301(c) ( 15 U.S.C. 681(c) )— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (D) shall give first priority to an applicant that is located in an underlicensed State with below median financing, as determined by the Administrator. ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) by striking clause (i); (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (iii) by amending clause (i), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (i) is located in a State that— (I) is not served by a licensee; or (II) is an underlicensed State; and ; and (3) in section 308(g) ( 15 U.S.C. 687(g) )— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and licensing after financing ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as subparagraphs (E) through (L), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Steps taken by the Administration to improve the number of licensees in underlicensed States. (D) The Administration's plans to support States that seek to increase the number of licensees in the State. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (E) the geographic dispersion of licensees in each State compared to the population of the State, identifying underlicensed States. .
II Calendar No. 402 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4111 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 9, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to improve the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spurring Business in Communities Act of 2017 . 2. Improving the number of small business investment companies in underlicensed States The Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( 15 U.S.C. 661 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 103 ( 15 U.S.C. 662 )— (A) in paragraph (18)(E), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (20) the term underlicensed State means a State in which the number of licensees per capita is less than the median number of licensees per capita for all States, as calculated by the Administrator. ; (2) in section 301(c) ( 15 U.S.C. 681(c) )— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (D) shall give first priority to an applicant that is located in an underlicensed State with below median financing, as determined by the Administrator. ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B)— (i) by striking clause (i); (ii) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and (iii) by amending clause (i), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (i) is located in a State that— (I) is not served by a licensee; or (II) is an underlicensed State; and ; and (3) in section 308(g) ( 15 U.S.C. 687(g) )— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B), by inserting and licensing after financing ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (J) as subparagraphs (E) through (L), respectively; and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) Steps taken by the Administration to improve the number of licensees in underlicensed States. (D) The Administration's plans to support States that seek to increase the number of licensees in the State. ; and (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (E) the geographic dispersion of licensees in each State compared to the population of the State, identifying underlicensed States. .

Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

May 9, 2018 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4127 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2017 Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself and Mr. Sessions ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow refunds of Federal motor fuel excise taxes on fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mobile Mammography Promotion Act of 2017 . 2. Refunds of federal motor fuel excise taxes for fuel used in mobile mammography vehicles (a) Refunds Section 6427 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to fuels not used for taxable purposes) is amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) Fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles Except as provided in subsection (k), if any fuel on which tax was imposed by section 4041 or 4081 is used in any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services to patients within such vehicle, the Secretary shall pay (without interest) to the ultimate purchaser of such fuel an amount equal to the aggregate amount of the tax imposed on such fuel. . (b) Exemption from retail tax Section 4041 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Fuels used in mobile mammography vehicles No tax shall be imposed under this section on any liquid sold for use in, or used in, any highway vehicle designed exclusively to provide mobile mammography services to patients within such vehicle. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2017 Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness Redesignation Act . 2. Redesignation of White Clouds Wilderness, Sawtooth and Challis National Forests, Idaho (a) Redesignation Section 101(b) of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 129 Stat. 477) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking White and inserting Cecil D. Andrus-White ; and (2) in the text, by striking White the second place it appears and inserting Cecil D. Andrus-White . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the White Clouds Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness.
IB House Calendar No. 127 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4134 [Report No. 115–581] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2017 Mr. Simpson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources February 26, 2018 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed A BILL To redesignate the White Clouds Wilderness in the Sawtooth and Challis National Forests in the State of Idaho as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness in honor of former Idaho Governor and Secretary of the Interior Cecil D. Andrus.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness Redesignation Act . 2. Redesignation of White Clouds Wilderness, Sawtooth and Challis National Forests, Idaho (a) Redesignation Section 101(b) of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 129 Stat. 477) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking White and inserting Cecil D. Andrus-White ; and (2) in the text, by striking White the second place it appears and inserting Cecil D. Andrus-White . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the White Clouds Wilderness shall be deemed to be a reference to the Cecil D. Andrus-White Clouds Wilderness.

February 26, 2018 Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2017 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Ms. DelBene , and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the exclusion for educational assistance programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upward Mobility Enhancement Act . 2. Increase in exclusion for educational assistance programs (a) In general Paragraph (2) of section 127(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (2) Maximum exclusion (A) In general This section shall apply only to the first $11,500 of educational assistance furnished to an individual during a calendar year, in the case of assistance for education below the graduate level. (B) Inflation adjustment In the case of any calendar year after 2017, the dollar amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which such taxable year begins by substituting calendar year 2016 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. If any increase determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2017 Mr. Smith of Missouri (for himself, Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Mullin , and Mr. Bera ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to strengthen intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act . 2. Revised requirements for Medicare intensive cardiac rehabilitation programs Section 1861(eee)(4) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(eee)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (i) by striking physician-supervised program (as described in paragraph (2)) and inserting program (supervised as described in paragraph (2) for cardiac rehabilitation) ; and (ii) by striking , in peer-reviewed published research, that it accomplished and inserting in peer-reviewed published research specific to the exact program, that, notwithstanding other concurrent therapies, including prescription drugs, by lifestyle changes alone it accomplished ; (B) in clause (i)— (i) in subclause (I), by striking positively affected and inserting reversed ; (ii) in subclause (II), by striking or and inserting and ; and (iii) by striking subclause (III); (C) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting both a statistically significant increase in the measure of blood flow to the heart when compared to a control group and before a statistically significant ; and (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Any program that the Secretary approved under this paragraph before the date of the enactment of the Strengthening Medicare Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Act as an intensive cardiac rehabilitation program according to the requirements under this subparagraph as in effect before such date shall be deemed to meet the requirements under this subparagraph applied pursuant to the amendments made by such Act. ; and (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (v), by striking at the end or ; (B) in clause (vi), by striking at the end the period; and (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses: (vii) stable, chronic heart failure (defined as patients with left ventricular ejection fraction of 35 percent or less and New York Heart Association (NYHA) class II to IV symptoms despite being on optimal heart failure therapy for at least 6 weeks); or (viii) any additional condition for which the Secretary has determined that a cardiac rehabilitation program shall be covered. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4141 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself and Mr. Payne ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Military Selective Service Act to ensure that the records of persons registered pursuant to that Act are updated to remove persons who are deceased, receiving supplemental security income benefits due to a disability, or otherwise no longer eligible for induction, and to permit the induction of persons who have been convicted of nonviolent offenses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Selective Service Modernization Act of 2017 . 2. Military Selective Service Act modernization initiatives (a) Maintenance of registration records Section 10(b)(3) of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3809(b)(3) ) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: The President shall ensure that the records of persons registered under this title are periodically updated to exclude persons who are no longer subject to induction into the Armed Forces of the United States, such as deceased persons and persons receiving supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) due to a disability or Federally or State administered supplemental benefits of the type described in section 212(a) of Public Law 93–66 ( 42 U.S.C. 1382 note) due to a disability. . (b) Expungement of convictions and sentences commuted of nonviolent offenders Section 6(m) of the Military Selective Service Act ( 50 U.S.C. 3806(m) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: In the case of the induction of a person convicted of other than a crime of violence (as defined in section 16 of title 18, United States Code), upon the induction of the person, the conviction shall be expunged and the sentence commuted to time served. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Ms. Brownley of California (for herself, Ms. Meng , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Frankel of Florida , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Norton , Mrs. Napolitano , Mrs. Torres , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Polis , Mr. Takano , Mr. Schiff , and Ms. Rosen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the number of aliens who may be issued visas or otherwise provided status as nonimmigrants under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for a fiscal year, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Victims of Crime Act . 2. Increase in annual visa cap for U-visas Section 214(p)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(p)(2)(A) ) is amended by striking 10,000 and inserting 40,000 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Pearce introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve service disabled veterans’ insurance.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disabled Veterans Life Insurance Act of 2017 . 2. Improvements to service disabled veterans’ insurance (a) Time of application Section 1922 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking within two years from and inserting within 10 years from ; (B) by striking two-year period and inserting 10-year period ; (C) by striking or within two years after and inserting or within 10 years after ; (D) by striking filed within two years after and inserting filed within 10 years after ; and (E) by inserting after the third sentence the following new sentence: The Secretary may waive, on a case-by-case basis, any of the time limitations to apply for insurance under this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is necessary because the veteran (or a guardian, as the case may be) was not properly informed of such insurance or because of any other hardships experienced by the veteran (or guardian). ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) by striking two-year period and inserting 10-year period ; and (B) by striking two years and inserting 10 years . (b) Premium rates Subsection (a) of such section is further amended— (1) by striking based on the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality and inserting based on the industry standard mortality table selected by the Secretary (which shall be updated on a quinquennial basis) ; (2) by striking based upon the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality and inserting based upon such industry standard mortality table ; and (3) by striking The Annuity Table for 1949 and inserting an industry standard annuity table selected by the Secretary (which shall be updated on a quinquennial basis) . (c) Amount of payments Such section is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following new sentence: Notwithstanding section 1903, the amount of insurance under this subsection may not exceed $95,000 (as increased annually by the percentage determined under section 3564(a) of this title). ; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking $10,000 and inserting the amount specified in the last sentence of subsection (a) . (d) Supplemental amount Section 1922A(a) of such title is amended by striking $30,000 and inserting $115,000 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Nadler (for himself, Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. DeFazio , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Barragán , Ms. Norton , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Takano , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) 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 certain port authorities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Clean Ports Act of 2017 . 2. Applicability to port facilities Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking or after cargo, ; and (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: , or the authority of a State, political subdivision of a State, or political authority of two or more States to adopt requirements for motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles providing services at port facilities that are reasonably related to the reduction of environmental pollution, traffic congestion, the improvement of highway safety, or the efficient utilization of port facilities, if adoption or enforcement of such requirements does not conflict with any other applicable Federal law or regulation ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (6) Clarification for paragraph (2) (A) Definition of port facilities For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term port facilities means all port facilities for coastwise, intercoastal, inland waterways, and Great Lakes shipping and overseas shipping, including, wharves, piers, sheds, warehouses, terminals, yards, docks, control towers, container equipment, maintenance buildings, container freight stations and port equipment, including harbor craft, cranes, and straddle carriers. (B) Applicability of clean air act Nothing in paragraph (1) shall limit the rights reserved to any State or a political subdivision thereof under the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.). .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4148 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Crist , Mrs. Murphy of Florida , Mr. King of New York , and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small Business , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , 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 provide disaster relief to small businesses, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business Disaster Relief Act of 2017 . 2. Sense of Congress regarding disaster loan processing It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration should use district offices of the Administration whenever possible to expedite the processing of disaster loans under section 7(b) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(b) ). 3. Small business development center portability grants Section 21(a)(4)(C)(viii) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 648(a)(4)(C)(viii) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking as a result of a business or government facility down sizing or closing, which has resulted in the loss of jobs or small business instability and inserting due to events that have resulted or will result in a business or government facility downsizing or closing ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: At the discretion of the Administrator, the Administrator may make an award greater than $100,000 to a recipient to accommodate extraordinary occurrences having a catastrophic impact on the small business concerns in a community. . 4. Disaster assistance to critical enterprises Section 237 of the Disaster Relief Act of 1970 ( 15 U.S.C. 636d ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking Farmers Home Administration and inserting Farm Service Agency ; (B) by striking major disaster and inserting major disaster or is vital to recovery efforts in the disaster area (including providing debris removal services, manufactured housing, gasoline, telecommunications, or building materials), ; and (C) by striking Loans authorized and all that follows through pursuant thereto. and inserting the following: (b) Terms and conditions Notwithstanding any other provision of law, loans authorized by this section— (1) shall be made without regard to limitations on the size of loans which may otherwise be imposed by any other provision of law or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and (2) may waive any required evaluation of creditworthiness in exchange for a fee, as set by the Small Business Administration or the Farm Service Agency, as applicable. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Donovan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To delay any increase in flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program on properties located in flood hazard areas during any re-mapping of such areas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Monitoring America’s Premiums Act of 2017 or the MAP Act of 2017 . 2. Delay in premium increases during mapping Subsection (e) of section 1308 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 4015(i) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) in the case of any property that is located in an area having special flood hazards and for which the Administrator has commenced the process for any revision, updating, or other change in the flood insurance rate map for the property, any annual period during which premium rate increases would otherwise apply to such property under this title shall be tolled, and such increases suspended, during the period that begins upon the commencement of such process and ends upon the map becoming final. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4156 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Ms. Speier (for herself, Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mrs. Napolitano ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Driver Fatigue Prevention Act . 2. Amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 Section 13(b)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 213(b)(1) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except a driver of an over-the-road bus characterized by an elevated passenger deck located over a baggage compartment. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Conyers , Mr. Raskin , and Mr. Evans ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to require that Bureau of Prisons help Federal prisoners who are being released to obtain appropriate ID to facilitate their reentry into society, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restoring Identity and Dignity Act . 2. Reentry assistance for Federal prisoners Section 4042(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (D) as paragraph (6), and redesignating subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of that paragraph as subparagraphs (A) and (B) respectively; (2) by redesignating paragraph (E) as paragraph (7), and redesignating subparagraphs (i) through (vii) of that paragraph as subparagraphs (A) through (G) respectively; and (3) by amending paragraph (6), as redesignated by this section to read as follows: (6) establish prerelease planning procedures (including the payment of any costs) that help the prisoner, subject to any limitations in law— (A) apply for available Federal and State benefits (including Social Security benefits and veterans' benefits) upon release; (B) obtain appropriate documents, such as Social Security cards, birth certificates, and driver’s licenses or State identification documents, to assist the prisoner in doing so, prior to release; and (C) pay for the cost of applying for those benefits and obtaining those documents; and .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4158 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Sablan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , 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 increase the amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute without consent.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Retirement Plan Modernization Act . 2. Increase in amount of accrued benefit which a pension plan may distribute without consent (a) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 411(a)(11)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting $7,600 . (2) Inflation adjustment Section 411(a)(11) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Inflation adjustment In the case of any plan year beginning after 2018, the Secretary shall adjust the $7,600 amount in subparagraph (A) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2017, and any increase under this subparagraph which is not a multiple of $50 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Section 401(a)(31)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting the dollar limit in effect under section 411(a)(11)(A) . (B) Section 411(a)(7)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by striking under section 411(a)(11)(A) and inserting in effect under paragraph (11)(A) . (C) Section 457(e)(9)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting in effect after the dollar limit . (b) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 203(e)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(e)(1) ) is amended by striking $5,000 and inserting $7,600 . (2) Inflation adjustment Section 203(e) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) In the case of any plan year beginning after 2018, the Secretary of the Treasury shall adjust the $7,600 amount in paragraph (1) at the same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, except that the base period shall be the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2017, and any increase under this paragraph which is not a multiple of $50 shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $50. . (3) Conforming amendment Section 204(d)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1054(d)(1) ) is amended by inserting in effect after the dollar limit . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to plan years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4159 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2017 Ms. Maxine Waters of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017 . 2. Annual premiums Paragraph (2) of section 203(c) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) in clause (i), by striking For any and inserting Subject to subparagraph (D), for any ; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking For any and inserting Subject to subparagraph (D), for any ; (2) in subparagraph (C)(i), by striking In addition and inserting Subject to subparagraph (D), in addition ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) The Secretary may not collect any annual premiums under this paragraph with respect to a mortgage at any time that the remaining insured principal balance (excluding the portion of the remaining balance attributable to the premium collected under subparagraph (A)) is 78 percent or less than the lower of (i) the sales price of the dwelling at the sale in connection with which the mortgage was made, or (ii) the appraised value of the dwelling at the time of the origination of the mortgage. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4162 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2017 Mr. Grothman (for himself and Mr. Garrett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to adjust the period of eligibility for Federal Pell Grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pell Grant Modernization Act . 2. Eligibility for Federal Pell Grants (a) 10-Semester period of eligibility Section 401(c)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a(c)(5) ) is amended by striking 12 semesters both places it appears and inserting 10 semesters . (b) Full-Time student Subparagraph (A) of section 481(a)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1088(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) (A) For the purpose of any program under this title, the term academic year shall— (i) require— (I) a minimum of 30 weeks of instructional time for a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) a minimum of 26 weeks of instructional time for a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; (ii) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a full-time student is expected to complete at least— (I) 30 semester or trimester hours or 45 quarter credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 1,125 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; (iii) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a 3/4 -time student is expected to complete at least— (I) 22 semester or trimester hours or 33 credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 825 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; (iv) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a 1/2 -time student is expected to complete at least— (I) 14 semester or trimester hours or 21 credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 525 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program length in clock hours; and (v) require an undergraduate course of study to contain an amount of instructional time whereby a less than 1/2 -time student is expected to complete less than— (I) 14 semester or trimester hours or 21 credit hours in a course of study that measures its program length in credit hours; or (II) 525 clock hours in a course of study that measures its program in clock hours. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4164 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2017 Mr. Polis (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska , Mr. Peterson , Ms. Gabbard , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Garrett , and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary , 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 provide that the owner of a water right may use the water for the cultivation of industrial hemp, if otherwise authorized by State law.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Industrial Hemp Water Rights Act . 2. Use of water for industrial hemp cultivation (a) Definition of industrial hemp In this section, the term industrial hemp has the meaning given the term in section 7606(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 5940(b) ). (b) Use for industrial hemp cultivation Notwithstanding the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), chapter 81 of title 41, United States Code, or any other Federal law, an owner of an absolute or conditional or reserved water right, including a federally recognized Tribe, or an entity that receives or distributes water contracted from the Federal Government, may, pursuant to applicable water law, use or sell for use by another person the water subject to the water right or the contract, as applicable, for the cultivation of industrial hemp, regardless of whether the water has passed through a Federal water project, if the growth or cultivation of industrial hemp is otherwise authorized under the laws of the State or Tribe in whose jurisdiction in which such use occurs.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4166 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 27, 2017 Mr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow all employees of a firm to be counted as a single shareholder toward the shareholder limit of an S corporation.

1. Employees of a firm counted as a single shareholder toward shareholder limit of S corporation (a) In general Subsection (c) of section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Employees treated as one shareholder (A) In general For purposes of subsection (b)(1)(A), in the case of a corporation which has only employee shareholders, there shall be treated as one shareholder all employees (and their estates) of a corporation and any wholly owned business entities (as determined by the Secretary) of such corporation. (B) Employee defined For purposes of this paragraph— (i) In general The term “employee” means any individual (whether a resident alien, nonresident alien, or citizen) that would be an employee described under section 3121(d) (1) or (2). (ii) Certain determinations with respect to spouse disregarded In making the determination whether a corporation has only employee shareholders, any current ownership in stock by a spouse of an employee by reason of a State community property law or other similar Federal, State, or foreign country law, shall be disregarded. . (b) Exception to nonresident shareholder prohibition Subparagraph (C) of section 1361(b)(1) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (C) have a nonresident alien as a shareholder (except for a nonresident alien that is a shareholder by reason of subsection (c)(7) or a nonresident alien spouse of an employee which is a shareholder in a corporation described in subsection (c)(7)), and . (c) Withholding with respect to nonresident aliens Section 1373 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Withholding with respect to nonresident aliens The principles of sections 1441 and 1446 shall apply to income allocable to, and distributions to, a nonresident alien shareholder of an S corporation (allowed by reason of section 1361(b)(1)(C)). The Secretary may prescribe regulations to carry out the purposes of this subsection. . (d) Defining items of income for purposes of withholding tax on nonresident aliens Subsection (b) of section 1441 of such Code is amended by inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence the following: , and any items of income described in section 1366(a) allocable to a nonresident alien that is an S Corporation shareholder by reason of section 1361(c)(7) . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4168 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 31, 2017 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Ms. Titus , Mr. Trott , and Mr. Kildee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat in the same manner as a machine gun any bump fire stock, or any other devices designed to accelerate substantially the rate of fire of a semiautomatic weapon.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Closing the Bump-Stock Loophole Act . 2. Bump fire stock and other devices designed to accelerate rate of fire of semiautomatic weapon treated in same manner as machine gun (a) In general Section 5845(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and (8) and inserting the following: (8) a reciprocating stock, or any other device which is designed to accelerate substantially the rate of fire of a semiautomatic weapon; and (9) . (b) Semiautomatic weapon Section 5845 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (n) Semiautomatic weapon The term semiautomatic weapon means any repeating weapon that— (1) utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract the fired cartridge case and chamber the next round, and (2) requires a separate function of the trigger to fire each cartridge. . (c) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Application to possession on date of enactment Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any person on the date of the enactment of this Act possessing a device described in section 5845(a)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by this Act) shall, not later than the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, register such device with the Secretary of the Treasury and include with such registration the information required under section 5841(a) of such Code. Such registration shall become a part of the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record required to be maintained by such section.