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II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1965 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2017 Mr. Sullivan (for himself and Ms. Murkowski ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and traditional mammoth ivory products, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Allowing Alaska to Improve Vital Opportunities in the Rural Economy Act or the Allowing Alaska IVORY Act . 2. Alaska Native Handicrafts Section 101(b) of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1371(b) ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (1) and all that follows through is done in the first sentence of paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (A) (i) is for subsistence purposes; or (ii) is done ; (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as subparagraph (B), and indenting appropriately; (3) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)(i) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking (b) Except as and inserting the following: (b) Application to certain Alaska Natives (1) Definitions In this subsection: (A) Authentic native article of handicrafts and clothing The term authentic native article of handicrafts and clothing means an item composed wholly or in some significant respect of natural materials that is produced, decorated, or fashioned in the exercise of traditional native handicrafts without the use of a pantograph, multiple carvers, or any other mass copying device. (B) Traditional native handicrafts The term traditional native handicrafts includes weaving, carving, stitching, sewing, lacing, beading, drawing, and painting. (2) Application Except as ; (4) in subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking and clothing: and all that follows through painting and inserting and clothing ; (5) in the flush text following subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this subsection, when and inserting the following: (3) Limitations Notwithstanding paragraph (2), if ; and (6) by adding at the end the following: (4) Special Rules (A) Interstate Commerce Only authentic native articles of handicrafts and clothing may be sold in interstate commerce. (B) Edible portions of marine mammals Any edible portion of a marine mammal may be sold in a native village or town in Alaska or for native consumption. (5) Prohibitions (A) Walrus ivory or whale bone No State shall prohibit the importation, sale, offer for sale, transfer, trade, barter, possession or possession with the intent to sell, transfer, trade, or barter of walrus ivory or whale bone produced under this title by an Indian, Aleut, or Eskimo as an authentic native article of handicrafts and clothing. (B) Mammoth ivory No State shall prohibit the importation, sale, offer for sale, transfer, trade, possession or possession with the intent to sell, transfer, trade, or barter of mammoth ivory or a mammoth ivory product. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1971 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2017 Ms. Duckworth (for herself and Mr. Perdue ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To provide air carriers with access to information about applicants to be pilots from the National Driver Register, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pilot Records Improvement Enhancement Act of 2017 . 2. Access of air carriers to information about applicants to be pilots from National Driver Register Section 30305(b)(8) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (8) (A) An individual who is seeking employment by an air carrier as a pilot may request the chief driver licensing official of a State to provide information about the individual under subsection (a) of this section to the prospective employer of the individual, the authorized agent of the prospective employer, or the Secretary of Transportation. (B) An air carrier that is the prospective employer of an individual described in subparagraph (A), or an authorized agent of such an air carrier, may request and receive information about that individual from the National Driver Register through an organization approved by the Secretary for purposes of requesting, receiving, and transmitting such information directly to the prospective employer of such an individual or the authorized agent of the prospective employer. (C) Information may not be obtained from the National Driver Register under this paragraph if the information was entered in the Register more than 5 years before the request unless the information is about a revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the request. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1972 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2017 Mr. Thune (for himself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To improve the monitoring and reporting of propane stocks and days of supply by the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration with regard to propane export volumes, and for other purposes.

1. Energy Information Administration data reporting Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Energy Information Administration shall ensure that any data published relating to days of supply of propane inventories in the United States include a calculation of the volume of exports of propane.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1974 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2017 Mr. Flake introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To require transparency in the tax code by requiring federally funded tax credits to be disclosed in the USASpending.gov website.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tax Expenditures Accountability Act . 2. Disclosure of public companies receiving tax credits (a) In general Notwithstanding section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury, or the Secretary's delegate, shall provide to administrator of the website established under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note), for purposes of inclusion on such website, the information described in subsection (b) with respect to any taxpayer (other than an individual) which is allowed a credit against taxes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Information included The information described in this subsection is— (1) the name of the taxpayer; (2) the type of the tax credit allowed; and (3) the amount of the credit.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1975 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2017 Mr. Kaine (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To designate additions to the Rich Hole Wilderness and the Rough Mountain Wilderness of the George Washington National Forest, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virginia Wilderness Additions Act of 2017 . 2. Additions to Rough Mountain and Rich Hole Wildernesses Section 1 of Public Law 100–326 ( 16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 Stat. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the following: (21) Rough Mountain Addition Certain land in the George Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 acres, as generally depicted as the Rough Mountain Addition on the map entitled GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and dated March 4, 2014, which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (1). (22) Rich Hole Addition (A) Designation Certain land in the George Washington National Forest comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted as the Rich Hole Addition on the map entitled GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST – South half – Alternative I – Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions – Land and Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement and dated March 4, 2014, which shall be incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated by paragraph (2) on the earlier of— (i) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture publishes in the Federal Register notice that the activities permitted under subparagraph (C) have been completed; or (ii) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the Rich Hole and Rough Mountain Wilderness Additions Act. (B) Management Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the Secretary shall manage the wilderness area designated under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.). (C) Water quality improvement activities (i) In general To enhance natural ecosystems within the Rich Hole Addition by implementing certain activities to improve water quality and aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document entitled Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture Restoration and Management Project and dated December 2015, the Secretary of Agriculture may use motorized equipment and mechanized transport in the Rich Hole Addition under subparagraph (A) until the date on which the Rich Hole Addition is incorporated into the Rich Hole Wilderness under that subparagraph. (ii) Requirement In carrying out clause (i), the Secretary of Agriculture, to the maximum extent practicable, shall use the minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to carry out that clause with the least amount of adverse impact on wilderness character and resources. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1976 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2017 Mr. Scott (for himself, Mr. Carper , Mr. Cassidy , and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To allow all individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market the option to purchase a lower premium copper plan.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Access to Care Act . 2. Allowing all individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual market the option to purchase a lower premium copper plan (a) In general Section 1302(e) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18022(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjusting the margins accordingly; (B) by striking plan year if— and all that follows through the plan provides— and inserting plan year if the plan provides— ; and (C) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by striking clause (ii) and inserting subparagraph (B) ; (2) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (b) Risk pools Section 1312(c)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(c)(1) ) is amended by inserting and including enrollees in catastrophic plans described in section 1302(e) after Exchange . (c) Conforming amendment Section 1312(d)(3)(C) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18032(d)(3)(C) ) is amended by striking , except that in the case of a catastrophic plan described in section 1302(e), a qualified individual may enroll in the plan only if the individual is eligible to enroll in the plan under section 1302(e)(2) . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2019.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1977 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Brown (for himself, Mr. Portman , Mr. Nelson , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 7.5 percent threshold for the medical expense deduction for individuals age 65 or older.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seniors Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2017 . 2. Extension of 7.5 percent threshold for medical expense deduction for individuals age 65 or older (a) In general Subsection (f) of section 213 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking January 1, 2017 and inserting January 1, 2020 ; and (2) by striking 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 in the heading and inserting 2013 through 2019 . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016. 3. Sense of the Senate relating to offsetting revenue loss It is the sense of the Senate that the reduction in revenues to the Treasury resulting from the amendments made by section 2 should be offset by means of an appropriate amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1978 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself, Mrs. Shaheen , and Mr. Donnelly ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To delay the annual fee on health insurance providers until 2020 and to make such fee tax deductible.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act established an annual fee on health insurance providers to be paid by covered entities (as defined in section 9010 of such Act). (2) Public Law 114–113 was passed with bipartisan support in 2015 to delay the fee for 1 year through 2017. (3) Consumers, employers, seniors, States, and tribes benefitted from this fee not being in effect with lower premiums and additional health benefits. (4) Independent analysis by Oliver Wyman found that the average premium reduction from the delay of the fee was approximately 3 percent. (5) This fee affects an estimated 156,000,000 consumers with coverage across various markets including the individual group market, the small group market, the Medicare Advantage program under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the Medicare prescription drug program under part D of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, Medicaid managed care organizations, and stand-alone dental and vision plans. (6) These consumers face an impact to their premiums due to the fee taking effect in 2018. (7) This Act would provide relief to these consumers and improve affordability of health care coverage. (8) Insurance companies have passed the impact of the fee on to consumers in calculating rates for the plan year beginning in 2018. (9) Given the complexity of a fee that captures such a varied group of consumers, the Department of Health and Human Service, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Department of the Treasury, State insurance commissioners, insurance providers and other entities making payment of benefits, and others should work together to ensure that consumers benefit from the delay of the fee through rebates, premium reductions, supplemental health benefits, or otherwise in both 2018 and 2019. (10) Making this fee deductible in future years will provide greater stability and minimize the negative impact of the fee on consumers. 3. Delay of application of annual fee on health insurance providers (a) In general Section 9010(j) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) is amended by striking December 31, 2017 and inserting December 31, 2019 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2017. 4. Deductibility of fee (a) In general Section 9010(f)(2) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) is amended by striking shall be considered and inserting shall not be considered . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2019.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1979 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mrs. Feinstein , Mr. Leahy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Franken , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Schatz , Mr. Booker , Mr. Markey , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Harris , Mr. Schumer , Ms. Warren , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Whitehouse , Mr. Reed , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Carper , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Coons , Ms. Klobuchar , Ms. Hirono , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Brown , and Mr. Durbin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To block the implementation of certain presidential actions that restrict individuals from certain countries from entering the United States.

1. Findings Congress finds that Executive Order 13780 and the presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017— (1) violate the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), which states that no person can be discriminated against in the issuance of an immigrant visa because of the person’s race, sex, nationality, place of birth, or place of residence; and (2) violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 2. Prohibition against use of funds No funds, resources, or fees made available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, or to any other official of a Federal agency, by this Act or any other Act for any fiscal year, may be used to implement or enforce Executive Order 13780, signed on March 6, 2017, or the presidential proclamation issued on September 24, 2017.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1981 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017 . 2. Expedited approval of export of certain volumes of natural gas Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking (c) For purposes of and inserting the following: (c) Expedited application and approval process (1) Free trade agreements in effect For purposes of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Small-scale natural gas exports For purposes of subsection (a), any application for the exportation of natural gas in a volume that is equal to or less than 51,100,000,000 cubic feet per year of natural gas shall be— (A) deemed to be consistent with the public interest; and (B) granted without modification or delay. (3) Exclusions Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States. .
II Calendar No. 412 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1981 [Report No. 115–248] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 18, 2017 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Rubio , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources May 10, 2018 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , without amendment A BILL To amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2017 . 2. Expedited approval of export of certain volumes of natural gas Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act ( 15 U.S.C. 717b(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking (c) For purposes of and inserting the following: (c) Expedited application and approval process (1) Free trade agreements in effect For purposes of ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (2) Small-scale natural gas exports For purposes of subsection (a), any application for the exportation of natural gas in a volume that is equal to or less than 51,100,000,000 cubic feet per year of natural gas shall be— (A) deemed to be consistent with the public interest; and (B) granted without modification or delay. (3) Exclusions Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to any nation subject to sanctions imposed by the United States. .

May 10, 2018 Reported without amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1985 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 19, 2017 Mrs. Murray (for herself, Mr. Casey , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Blumenthal , Mrs. Shaheen , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Kaine , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Booker , Ms. Cantwell , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Nelson , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Reed , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Whitehouse , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Franken , Mr. Markey , Mr. Bennet , Ms. Cortez Masto , Ms. Warren , Ms. Hirono , Mr. Coons , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Brown , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Udall , Ms. Harris , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Cardin , Mrs. Feinstein , and Mr. King ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To repeal the rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect Access to Birth Control Act . 2. Repeal The rules issued by the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Labor, and the Department of Health and Human Services entitled Religious Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (82 Fed. Reg. 47792 (October 13, 2017)) and Moral Exemptions and Accommodations for Coverage of Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act (82 Fed. Reg. 47838 (October 13, 2017)), shall have no force or effect, and shall be treated as though such rules had never taken effect.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1987 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 19, 2017 Mr. Grassley (for himself and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the reversionary interest held by the United States in and to certain land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and to express the sense of Congress relating to the continued provision of information relating to certain national historic trails.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pottawattamie County Reversionary Interest Conveyance Act . 2. Conveyance of reversionary interest required (a) Conveyance Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall convey, without consideration, to the State of Iowa the reversionary interest held by the United States and described in the quitclaim deed dated April 13, 1998, instrument number 19170, as recorded in book 98, page 55015, in Pottawattamie County, Iowa. (b) Costs As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), all costs associated with the conveyance under that subsection shall be paid by the State of Iowa, including the costs of the phase I environmental site assessment. 3. Sense of Congress relating to provision of information relating to certain national historic trails It is the sense of Congress that the State of Iowa should continue to provide information relating to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, the California National Historic Trail, and the Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail after the date of enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1995 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 24, 2017 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 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) The steps the Administration has taken 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. 350 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1995 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 24, 2017 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Ms. Baldwin , and Mr. Kennedy ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship March 19, 2018 Reported by Mr. Risch , with an amendment Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic 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 2018 . 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) The steps the Administration has taken 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. .

March 19, 2018 Reported with an amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2004 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 25, 2017 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Markey , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Heinrich , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Kaine , Mrs. Feinstein , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Franken , Mr. King , Ms. Baldwin , Ms. Warren , Mr. Brown , Mr. Menendez , Ms. Harris , Mr. Udall , and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To increase funding for the State response to the opioid misuse crisis and to provide funding for research on addiction and pain related to the substance misuse crisis.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act . 2. Additional funding for the State response (a) Funding Section 1003 of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking under subsection (b) and inserting under subsection (b)(3) and the appropriations under subsection (b)(4) ; (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following: (4) Additional appropriations In addition to the amounts transferred to the Account under paragraph (2)(A), there are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to the Secretary, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, $4,474,800,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2027, to carry out the grant program described in subsection (c). Such funds shall remain available until expended. ; and (3) by striking subsection (f). (b) Activities Section 1003(c)(1) of the 21st Century Cures Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290ee–3 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (G); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: (E) Detection, surveillance, and treatment of co-occurring infections associated with the opioid epidemic, including hepatitis C and HIV. (F) Surveillance, data collection, and timely and consistent reporting on the number of opioid overdose deaths, including the incidence and prevalence of co-occurring infections and toxicology reporting on the number of deaths where fentanyl or other illicit opioid analogs were detected. . 3. Grants for research on addiction and pain (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary ) shall use any funds appropriated under subsection (b) to award grants for the purpose of conducting research on addiction and pain related to substance misuse. The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall determine the amount of each grant awarded under this section. (b) Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated, and there are appropriated, to the Secretary, out of monies in the Treasury not otherwise obligated, $50,400,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2022, to carry out the grant program described in subsection (a). Such funds shall remain available until expended.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2007 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 25, 2017 Mr. Flake (for himself and Ms. Cortez Masto ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 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. (B) Inflation adjustment In the case of any calendar year after 2017, the $11,500 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.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2015 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2017 Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Blumenthal , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Franken , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Peters , Mr. Murphy , Ms. Warren , and Mr. Johnson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To clarify the status of the North Country, Ice Age, and New England National Scenic Trails as units of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Scenic Trails Parity Act . 2. North Country National Scenic Trail Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(8) ) is amended in the third sentence by inserting as a unit of the National Park System before the period at the end. 3. Ice Age National Scenic Trail Section 5(a)(10) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(10) ) is amended by striking the third and fourth sentences and inserting The trail shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a unit of the National Park System. . 4. New England National Scenic Trail Section 5(a)(28) of the National Trails System Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1244(a)(28) ) is amended in the third sentence by inserting as a unit of the National Park System, after administer the trail .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2017 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 26, 2017 Mr. Casey (for himself, Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Markey , Mr. Franken , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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. .
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 2030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act . 2. Compliance date for amended Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (a) In general The compliance date for the amended energy conservation standards established for ceiling fan light kits in the final rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (81 Fed. Reg. 580 (January 6, 2016)) is deemed to be January 21, 2020. (b) Conforming changes Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall make such technical and conforming changes to any regulation, guidance document, or procedure as may be necessary to implement subsection (a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act . 2. Compliance date for amended Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (a) In general The compliance date for the amended energy conservation standards established for ceiling fan light kits in the final rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (81 Fed. Reg. 580 (January 6, 2016)) is deemed to be January 21, 2020. (b) Conforming changes Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall make such technical and conforming changes to any regulation, guidance document, or procedure as may be necessary to implement subsection (a).

Passed the Senate December 21, 2017. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2030 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 30, 2017 Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act . 2. Compliance date for amended Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (a) In general The compliance date for the amended energy conservation standards established for ceiling fan light kits in the final rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (81 Fed. Reg. 580 (January 6, 2016)) is deemed to be January 21, 2020. (b) Conforming changes Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall make such technical and conforming changes to any regulation, guidance document, or procedure as may be necessary to implement subsection (a).
IC 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2030 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce AN ACT To deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act . 2. Compliance date for amended Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (a) In general The compliance date for the amended energy conservation standards established for ceiling fan light kits in the final rule entitled Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Ceiling Fan Light Kits (81 Fed. Reg. 580 (January 6, 2016)) is deemed to be January 21, 2020. (b) Conforming changes Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Energy shall make such technical and conforming changes to any regulation, guidance document, or procedure as may be necessary to implement subsection (a).

Passed the Senate December 21, 2017. Julie E. Adams, Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2033 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 31, 2017 Mrs. Ernst introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the deduction for living expenses incurred by members of Congress.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Questionable, Unnecessary, and Excessive Allowances for Legislators Act or the SQUEAL Act . 2. Elimination of deduction for living expenses incurred by members of Congress (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended in the matter following paragraph (3) by striking in excess of $3,000 . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2036 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 31, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself, Mrs. Ernst , and Mr. Portman ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To make necessary changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Competitive Need Limitations Modernization Act of 2017 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Generalized System of Preferences, established under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2461 et seq.), was created to promote economic development by expanding trade opportunities. (2) Congress imposed limits on the amount of trade that could qualify for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences, referred to as the competitive need limitation . This limitation may be waived in the national economic interest. (3) The competitive need limitation and waiver processes must be carried out in a manner that accurately accounts for current domestic production and must be based on evidence from trade data. (4) The present competitive need limitation review process is flawed because the timing of the reviews prevent the use of full-year trade data, which can be solved by shifting the deadline of the review process. (5) The exclusion of products from the competitive need limitation is determined based on the levels of domestic production that existed in 1995. This does not reflect the realities of the current economy and should be updated. 3. Modification to procedures for competitive need limitation and waivers Section 503 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2463 ) is amended as follows: (1) Modifications to competitive need limitation consideration In subsection (c)(2)— (A) in the matter following subparagraph (A)(i)(II), by striking July 1 and inserting October 15 ; and (B) in subparagraph (E), by striking on January 1, 1995 and inserting in any of the preceding three calendar years . (2) Modifications to waiver consideration In subsection (d), by striking July 1 in each place it appears and inserting October 15 .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2038 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 31, 2017 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Brown , Mr. Wyden , and Ms. Collins ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness for Korean DMZ Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (a) In general Chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1116 the following new section: 1116A. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea (a) Presumption of service-Connection (1) For the purposes of section 1110 of this title, and subject to section 1113 of this title, a disease specified in subsection (b) that becomes manifest as specified in that subsection in a veteran described in paragraph (2) shall be considered to have been incurred or aggravated in the line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service, notwithstanding that there is no record of evidence of such disease during the period of such service. (2) A veteran described in this paragraph is a veteran who, during active military, naval, or air service, served in or near the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ), during the period beginning on September 1, 1967, and ending on August 31, 1971. (b) Diseases A disease specified in this subsection is— (1) a disease specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of section 1116 of this title that becomes manifest as specified in that paragraph; or (2) any additional disease that— (A) the Secretary determines in regulations warrants a presumption of service-connection by reason of having positive association with exposure to an herbicide agent; and (B) becomes manifest within any period prescribed in such regulations. (c) Herbicide agent For purposes of this section, the term herbicide agent has the meaning given such term in section 1821(d) of this title. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1116 the following new item: 1116A. Presumption of herbicide exposure for certain veterans who served in Korea. .
One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen S. 2040 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building .

1. Amelia Earhart Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, shall be known and designated as the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2040 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building .

1. Amelia Earhart Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, shall be known and designated as the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building .

Passed the Senate March 7, 2018. Secretary
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2040 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 31, 2017 Mr. Roberts (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building .

1. Amelia Earhart Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, shall be known and designated as the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Amelia Earhart Post Office Building .