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II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2132 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 15, 2017 Mr. Franken (for himself, Mr. Bennet , Mr. Leahy , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Coons , Mr. Brown , Ms. Stabenow , Mr. Udall , Mr. Booker , Mr. Casey , Mr. Merkley , Mrs. Shaheen , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. King , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Sanders , and Mr. Markey ) 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 ensure that working families have access to affordable health insurance coverage.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Family Coverage Act . 2. Sense of Congress Notwithstanding the amendments made by section 3, it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of the Treasury, within their respective jurisdictions, have the administrative authority necessary to apply the affordability provision in section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in such a manner as to expand access to affordable health insurance coverage for working families without further legislation. 3. Clarification regarding determination of affordability of employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage (a) In general Clause (i) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (i) Coverage must be affordable (I) In general Except as provided in clause (iii), an individual shall not be treated as eligible for minimum essential coverage if such coverage consists of an eligible employer-sponsored plan (as defined in section 5000A(f)(2)) and the required contribution with respect to the plan exceeds 9.56 percent of the applicable taxpayer's household income. (II) Required contribution with respect to employee In the case of the employee eligible to enroll in the plan, the required contribution for purposes of subclause (I) is the employee's required contribution (within the meaning of section 5000A(e)(1)(B)(i)) with respect to the plan. (III) Required contribution with respect to family members In the case of an individual who is eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of a relationship the individual bears to the employee, the required contribution for purposes of subclause (I) is the employee's required contribution (within the meaning of section 5000A(e)(1)(B)(i), determined by substituting family for self-only ) with respect to the plan. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Clause (ii) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: This clause shall also apply to an individual who is eligible to enroll in the plan by reason of a relationship the individual bears to the employee. . (2) Clause (iii) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking the last sentence of clause (i) and inserting clause (i)(III) . (3) Clause (iv) of section 36B(c)(2)(C) of such Code is amended by striking clause (i)(II) and inserting clause (i)(I) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2133 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 15, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself and Mr. Heinrich ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into alternative funding arrangements with certain community irrigation associations and community land grants.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Providing Land Grants and Acequias Conservation and Environmental Services Act or the PLACES Act . 2. Alternative funding arrangements for community irrigation associations and community land grants Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Alternative funding arrangements for community irrigation associations and community land grants (1) Definition of eligible entity In this subsection, the term eligible entity means an entity that, as determined by the Secretary— (A) is comprised of members who are producers that are eligible for payments under the environmental quality incentives program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D; and (B) is a local governmental entity that does not have the authority to impose taxes or levies. (2) Alternative funding arrangements The Secretary may enter into an alternative funding arrangement under any conservation program administered by the Secretary with an eligible entity if the Secretary determines that— (A) the goals and objectives of the applicable program will be met by the arrangement; and (B) statutory limitations regarding contracts with individual producers will not be exceeded by any member of the eligible entity. (3) Technical and administrative assistance The Secretary may provide technical and administrative assistance, as mutually agreed by the parties, under an alternative funding arrangement entered into under paragraph (2). .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2137 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Donnelly (for himself and Mr. Hoeven ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Rural Development Act of 1972 to improve access to grants for evidence-based substance use disorder treatment services in rural areas, and for other purposes.

1. Rural health and safety education programs (a) In general Section 502(i) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2662(i) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Substance use disorder education and prevention In making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to an applicant that will use the grant for substance use disorder education, prevention, or treatment. . (b) Technical amendments Title V of the Rural Development Act of 1972 ( 7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.) (as amended by subsection (a)) is amended— (1) in section 502, in the matter preceding subsection (a), by inserting (referred to in this title as the Secretary ) after Agriculture ; and (2) by striking Secretary of Agriculture each place it appears (other than in section 502 in the matter preceding subsection (a)) and inserting Secretary .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2145 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Murphy (for himself, Mr. Cardin , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Franken , Mr. Markey , Mr. Van Hollen , Ms. Hirono , and Mr. Booker ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the United States Government from barring refugees from entering the United States based on their country of origin.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Ban on Refugees Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) An individual’s country of origin is unlikely to be an indicator of his or her threat to the security of the United States. (2) Since 1980, there has not been a single lethal terrorist attack in the United States that was committed by a refugee. (3) The United States accepts the most vulnerable refugees for resettlement, the vast majority of whom are women and children. (4) The need for stable countries willing to welcome refugees has never been greater. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported that the level of forcibly displaced people worldwide is the highest since the aftermath of World War II . (5) Refugees are, by definition, fleeing insecure or war-torn countries, such as Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. (6) The refugee vetting process involves at least 8 United States Government agencies and does not rely primarily on information provided by the refugees’ countries of origin. 3. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency or instrumentality of the United States Government may prevent a refugee (as defined in section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) )) from entering the United States based on the refugee’s country of origin.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Harris , Ms. Cantwell , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Parity Act . 2. Extension of full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking Indian Health Care Improvement Act) and inserting Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2146 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Udall (for himself, Mr. Tester , Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Merkley , Ms. Warren , Ms. Harris , Ms. Cantwell , Mr. Markey , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Franken , and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs December 6, 2017 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To extend the full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Urban Indian Health Parity Act . 2. Extension of full Federal medical assistance percentage to urban Indian organizations Section 1905(b) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b) ) is amended by striking Indian Health Care Improvement Act) and inserting Indian Health Care Improvement Act) or through an Urban Indian organization (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act) pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2149 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To make a technical correction to the provision of law authorizing a withdrawal and reservation of public land at Limestone Hills Training Area, Montana.

1. Technical correction to withdrawal and reservation of public land authority, Limestone Hills Training Area, Montana Section 2931(b) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (division B of Public Law 113–66 ; 127 Stat. 1031) is amended by striking 18,644 acres in Broadwater County, Montana, generally depicted as Proposed Land Withdrawal on the map entitled Limestone Hills Training Area Land Withdrawal , dated April 10, 2013 and inserting 18,964 acres in Broadwater County, Montana, generally depicted as Limestone Hills Training Area Land Withdrawal on the map entitled Limestone Hills Training Area Land Withdrawal , dated May 11, 2017 .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2151 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Hoeven introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To streamline the oil and gas permitting process and to recognize fee ownership for certain oil and gas drilling or spacing units, and for other purposes.

1. Compliance with BLM permitting (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law but subject to any State requirements, a Bureau of Land Management drilling permit shall not be required under the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 ( 30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) or section 3164.1 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), for an action occurring within an oil and gas drilling or spacing unit if— (1) less than 50 percent of the minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit are minerals owned by the Federal Government; and (2) the Federal Government does not own or lease the surface estate within the boundaries of the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit. (b) Effect Nothing in this Act affects the right of the Federal Government to receive royalties due to the Federal Government from the production of the Federal minerals within the oil and gas drilling or spacing unit.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2153 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mr. Heller introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish electric vehicle weight limitations, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truck Technology Parity Act . 2. Electric vehicle weight limitation Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (u) Electric vehicles (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), a vehicle propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power may exceed any vehicle weight limit under this section by an amount that is equal to the difference between— (A) the weight of the electric batteries and wiring system of the vehicle; and (B) the weight of a comparable diesel tank and fueling system. (2) Maximum weight A vehicle propelled exclusively by means of electric battery power may exceed any vehicle weight limit under this section up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2156 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 16, 2017 Mrs. McCaskill (for herself and Mr. Burr ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for fairness in hospital payments under the Medicare program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hospital Payment Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Sunset of Medicare hospital payment provision Section 3141 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is amended by inserting and before April 1, 2018, after October 1, 2010, .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2164 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 28, 2017 Mr. King (for himself, Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cardin , and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings.

1. Scoring of preventive health savings Section 202 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 602 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Scoring of preventive health savings (1) Determination by the Director Upon a request by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Finance, or the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, or by the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, or the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Director shall determine if a proposed measure would result in reductions in budget outlays in budgetary outyears through the use of preventive health and preventive health services. (2) Projections If the Director determines that a measure would result in substantial reductions in budget outlays as described in paragraph (1), the Director— (A) shall include, in any projection prepared by the Director, a description and estimate of the reductions in budget outlays in the budgetary outyears and a description of the basis for such conclusions; and (B) may prepare a budget projection that includes some or all of the budgetary outyears, notwithstanding the time periods for projections described in subsection (e) and sections 308, 402, and 424. (3) Definitions As used in this subsection— (A) the term preventive health means an action that focuses on the health of the public, individuals and defined populations in order to protect, promote, and maintain health and wellness and prevent disease, disability, and premature death that is demonstrated by credible and publicly available evidence from epidemiological projection models, clinical trials, observational studies in humans, longitudinal studies, and meta-analysis; and (B) the term budgetary outyears means the 2 consecutive 10-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 years after the budget year provided for in the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2166 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 28, 2017 Mr. Gardner (for himself, Mr. Heinrich , Mr. Udall , Mr. Bennet , and Mr. Hatch ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2023, to require a report on the implementation of those programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2017 . 2. Extension of authorization to use upper colorado river basin fund revenues for annual base funding of fish recovery programs; removal of certain reporting requirement Section 3(d)(2) of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1604; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended— (1) in the fourth sentence— (A) by striking 2019 and inserting 2023 ; and (B) by striking ; except that and all that follows through capital projects and monitoring ; and (2) by striking the fifth, sixth, and seventh sentences. 3. Report on Recovery Implementation Programs Section 3 of Public Law 106–392 (114 Stat. 1603; 126 Stat. 2444) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Report (1) In general Not later than September 30, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that— (A) describes the accomplishments of the Recovery Implementation Programs; (B) identifies— (i) as of the date of the report, the listing status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, razorback sucker, and bonytail; and (ii) as of September 30, 2023, the projected listing status under that Act of each of the species referred to in clause (i); (C) (i) identifies— (I) the total expenditures and the expenditures by categories of activities by the Recovery Implementation Programs during the period beginning on the date on which the applicable Recovery Implementation Program was established and ending on September 30, 2021; and (II) projected expenditures by the Recovery Implementation Programs during the period beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on September 30, 2023; and (ii) for purposes of the expenditures identified under clause (i), includes a description of— (I) any expenditures of appropriated funds; (II) any power revenues; (III) any contributions by the States, power customers, Tribes, water users, and environmental organizations; and (IV) any other sources of funds for the Recovery Implementation Programs; and (D) describes— (i) any activities to be carried out under the Recovery Implementation Program after September 30, 2023; and (ii) the projected cost of the activities described under clause (i). (2) Consultation required The Secretary shall consult with the participants in the Recovery Implementation Programs in preparing the report under paragraph (1). .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2170 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2017 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 repeal the deduction for local lobbying expenses.

1. Repeal of deduction for local lobbying expenses (a) In general Section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraphs (2) and (7) and by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (8) as paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6), respectively. (b) Conforming amendment Section 6033(e)(1)(B)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 162(e)(5)(B)(ii) and inserting section 162(e)(4)(B)(ii) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2017.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 29, 2017 Mr. Enzi introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to set the rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection in accordance with the General Schedule.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Rate of pay for employees of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (a) In general Section 1013(a)(2) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 ( 12 U.S.C. 5493(a)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Compensation The rates of basic pay for all employees of the Bureau shall be set and adjusted by the Director in accordance with the General Schedule set forth in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to service by an employee of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection following the 90-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2178 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 30, 2017 Ms. Heitkamp (for herself and Mrs. Ernst ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To require the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency to make open recommendations of Inspectors General publicly available, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inspector General Recommendation Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. Inspector General open recommendations database Section 11(c) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by adding at the end the following: (5) Open recommendations database (A) Definitions In this paragraph— (i) the term designated Federal entity has the meaning given the term in section 8G(a)(2); and (ii) the term open recommendation means a recommendation— (I) issued by an Inspector General of an establishment or designated Federal entity and made publicly available; and (II) that has not been adopted or implemented by the establishment or designated Federal entity during the 1-year period following the date on which the recommendation was issued. (B) Establishment of database The Council shall establish and operate a publicly available database that— (i) is accessible via the website of the Council; and (ii) includes the information on open recommendations submitted by each Inspector General of an establishment or designated Federal entity under subparagraph (C). (C) Contents Not later than 1 year after the first semiannual reporting deadline described in section 5(a) that occurs after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and not less frequently than every 6 months thereafter, each Inspector General of an establishment or designated Federal entity shall submit to the Council, in a manner determined by the Council, the status and disposition of each open recommendation of the establishment or designated Federal entity, which shall include— (i) the number of recommendations issued by the Inspector General for the fiscal year; (ii) the number of recommendations described in clause (i) that are open recommendations; (iii) the title of each report in which an open recommendation was issued; (iv) the assigned number of each open recommendation, as designated within a report described in clause (iii); (v) a short description of each open recommendation; (vi) the date on which each open recommendation was submitted in final form to the head of the establishment or designated Federal entity; (vii) the current status of each open recommendation, such as whether the recommendation remains open or has been partially implemented, or if the establishment or designated Federal entity has expressed that the recommendation is expected to be implemented soon; (viii) if available, any comments of the Inspector General relating to why the recommendation remains open; (ix) if available, any response from the establishment or designated Federal entity relating to why the recommendation remains open; and (x) any other information as determined by the Council. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2182 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 1, 2017 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the resettlement and relocation of the people of Bikini.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bikini Resettlement and Relocation Act . 2. Resettlement and relocation for the people of Bikini The matter under the heading trust territory of the pacific islands under the heading Office of territorial affairs under the heading department of the interior in chapter VIII of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982 ( Public Law 97–257 ; 96 Stat. 840), is amended by striking the first proviso and inserting Provided , That such funds, including funds provided pursuant to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 ( Public Law 100–446 ; 102 Stat. 1774), shall be available for the relocation and resettlement of the Bikini people living on Kili and Ejit Islands, subject to the right of disapproval of the Secretary of the Interior, with the exercise of the right to continue until the date on which the Secretary of the Interior submits to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a resettlement plan developed in coordination with the Bikini Atoll leadership: Provided further , That, until the date on which a resettlement plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior has been submitted to each of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives, for any fiscal year, annual expenditures from the Resettlement Fund established by this section and pursuant to the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1989 ( Public Law 100–446 ; 102 Stat. 1774), may not exceed 5 percent of the principal of the Fund, based on the average market value of the Fund for the previous 5 fiscal years, as determined as of September 30 of each fiscal year: .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2185 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2017 Mr. Heinrich (for himself, Mr. Heller , Mr. Udall , Mr. Risch , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Wyden , Mr. Gardner , Mr. Daines , and Mr. Tester ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FLTFA Reauthorization Act . 2. Reauthorization of the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act The Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act ( 43 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 203(2) ( 43 U.S.C. 2302(2) ), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking on the date of enactment of this Act was and inserting is ; (2) in section 205 ( 43 U.S.C. 2304 )— (A) in subsection (a), by striking (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) ; and (B) by striking subsection (d); (3) in section 206 ( 43 U.S.C. 2305 ), by striking subsection (f); and (4) in section 207(b) ( 43 U.S.C. 2306(b) )— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) by striking 96–568 and inserting 96–586 ; and (ii) by striking or at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting Public Law 105–263; before 112 Stat. ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) the White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 ; 120 Stat. 3028); (4) the Lincoln County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–424 ; 118 Stat. 2403); (5) subtitle F of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1032); (6) subtitle O of title I of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1075); (7) section 2601 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1108); or (8) section 2606 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ; 123 Stat. 1121). .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2190 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 4, 2017 Ms. Heitkamp introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to remove a limitation on funding for emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Livestock and Honey Bee Disaster Assistance Act of 2017 . 2. Emergency assistance for livestock, honey bees, and farm-raised fish Section 1501(d) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking not more than $20,000,000 and inserting such sums as are necessary ; and (2) by striking paragraph (3). 3. Cost-share payments under emergency conservation program during extreme drought The Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 is amended by inserting after section 403 ( 16 U.S.C. 2203 ) the following: 403A. Cost-share payments under emergency conservation program during extreme drought The maximum cost-share percentage under section 701.126(a) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), shall be 90 percent in the case of an area that has been identified by the United States Drought Monitor as experiencing extreme or exceptional drought. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2194 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 5, 2017 Ms. Cantwell (for herself and Mr. Nelson ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To remove a limitation on a prohibition relating to permits for discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fishing and Small Vessel Relief Act . 2. Discharges incidental to normal operation of vessels Section 2(a) of Public Law 110–299 ( 33 U.S.C. 1342 note) is amended by striking December 18, 2017 and inserting December 18, 2020 .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2208 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2017 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Collins , Mrs. Capito , and Mr. Van Hollen ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To provide for the issuance of an Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp.

1. Alzheimer's Disease Research Se­mi­post­al Stamp (a) Definition In this section, the term se­mi­post­al stamp has the meaning given the term se­mi­post­al in section 416(a)(1) of title 39, United States Code. (b) Issuance In order to afford a convenient way for members of the public to contribute to funding for medical research relating to Alzheimer's disease, the United States Postal Service shall issue a semipostal stamp (referred to in this section as the Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp ) in accordance with subsection (c). (c) Terms and conditions (1) In general Except as provided in this subsection, the issuance and sale of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, United States Code, and regulations issued under that section. (2) Duration The Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp shall be made available to the public for a period of 6 years, beginning not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Disposition of proceeds All amounts becoming available from the sale of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Semipostal Stamp (as determined under section 416(d) of title 39, United States Code) shall be transferred to the National Institutes of Health, for the purpose described in subsection (b), through payments which shall be made not less frequently than 2 times a year. (4) Limitation For purposes of section 416 of title 39, United States Code (including any regulation prescribed under subsection (e)(1)(C) of that section), the semipostal stamp issued under this section shall not apply to any limitation relating to whether more than 1 semipostal stamp may be offered for sale at the same time.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2210 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2017 Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Udall ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To ensure the Chief Information Office of the Federal Communications Commission has a significant role in decisions related to information technology, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FCC CIO Parity Act . 2. CIO authority (a) In general The Federal Communications Commission (in this section referred to as the Commission ) shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the Commission has a significant role in— (1) the decision-making process for annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, related reporting requirements, and reports related to information technology; (2) the management, governance, and oversight processes related to information technology; and (3) the hiring of personnel with information technology responsibilities. (b) CIO approval The Chief Information Officer of the Commission, in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the Commission and budget officials, shall specify and approve the allocation of amounts appropriated to the Commission for information technology, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts, budget guidelines, and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2213 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2017 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Admiral Lloyd R. Joe Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Association The term Association means Pacific Historic Parks, a corporation that is— (A) a cooperating association with the National Park Service; (B) organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii; and (C) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the National Park Service. (3) Commemorative display The term commemorative display means the Pacific Theater of World War II Commemorative Display authorized to be established under section 4(a). 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) honor the brave members of the United States Armed Forces who fought on behalf of the United States of America in the Pacific Theater during World War II; (2) provide a place to mourn the more than 150,000 American and allied lives lost in the Pacific Theater during World War II; and (3) educate the public about United States battles in the Pacific Theater and its role in World War II. 4. Pacific theater commemorative display (a) Authorization To establish commemorative display The Association may establish and maintain a commemorative display to honor the members of the United States Armed Forces and Allies who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. (b) Use of Federal funds prohibited Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the commemorative display, but the Director may accept and expend contributions of non-Federal funds and resources for such purposes. (c) Location of commemorative display (1) In general The Director may allow the commemorative display to be established at a suitable location at the Pearl Harbor site of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii. (2) Condition The commemorative display may not be established at any location under the jurisdiction of the Director until the Director determines that an assured source of non-Federal funding has been established for the design, procurement, installation, and maintenance of the commemorative display. (d) Design of the commemorative display The final design of the commemorative display shall be subject to the approval of the Director.
II Calendar No. 359 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2213 [Report No. 115–215] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 7, 2017 Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources March 21, 2018 Reported by Ms. Murkowski , without amendment A BILL To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Admiral Lloyd R. Joe Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Association The term Association means Pacific Historic Parks, a corporation that is— (A) a cooperating association with the National Park Service; (B) organized under the laws of the State of Hawaii; and (C) described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of the National Park Service. (3) Commemorative display The term commemorative display means the Pacific Theater of World War II Commemorative Display authorized to be established under section 4(a). 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are to— (1) honor the brave members of the United States Armed Forces who fought on behalf of the United States of America in the Pacific Theater during World War II; (2) provide a place to mourn the more than 150,000 American and allied lives lost in the Pacific Theater during World War II; and (3) educate the public about United States battles in the Pacific Theater and its role in World War II. 4. Pacific theater commemorative display (a) Authorization To establish commemorative display The Association may establish and maintain a commemorative display to honor the members of the United States Armed Forces and Allies who served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. (b) Use of Federal funds prohibited Federal funds may not be used to design, procure, prepare, install, or maintain the commemorative display, but the Director may accept and expend contributions of non-Federal funds and resources for such purposes. (c) Location of commemorative display (1) In general The Director may allow the commemorative display to be established at a suitable location at the Pearl Harbor site of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument in Honolulu, Hawaii. (2) Condition The commemorative display may not be established at any location under the jurisdiction of the Director until the Director determines that an assured source of non-Federal funding has been established for the design, procurement, installation, and maintenance of the commemorative display. (d) Design of the commemorative display The final design of the commemorative display shall be subject to the approval of the Director.

March 21, 2018 Reported without amendment
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2214 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2017 Mr. Enzi (for himself and Mr. Carper ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for the recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Patient Access to Hospice Act of 2017 . 2. Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians to serve hospice patients (a) Recognition of attending physician assistants as attending physicians To serve hospice patients (1) In general Section 1861(dd)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(3)(B) ) is amended— (A) by striking or nurse and inserting , the nurse ; and (B) by inserting , or the physician assistant (as defined in such subsection) after subsection (aa)(5)) . (2) Clarification of hospice role of physician assistants Section 1814(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395f(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) ) is amended by inserting or a physician assistant after a nurse practitioner . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2019.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2216 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 11, 2017 Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Schumer , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. Booker , Mr. Cassidy , and Mrs. Gillibrand ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To waive and repay certain debts relating to assistance provided to individuals and households.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Disaster Assistance Recoupment Fairness Act of 2017 . 2. Debts arising since 2012 (a) Definition In this section, the term covered assistance means assistance provided— (1) under section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5174 ); and (2) in relation to a major disaster declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170 ) during the period beginning on January 1, 2012, and ending on the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Waiver authority The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall waive a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an individual or household, unless the debt involves fraud, the intentional presentation of a false claim, or intentional misrepresentation by the debtor or any party having an interest in the claim. (c) Repayment authority The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall reimburse a debtor for any payments made by the debtor on a debt owed to the United States related to covered assistance, if the Administrator would have otherwise been required to waive the debt under subsection (b).
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2218 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 Mr. Bennet (for himself and Mr. Gardner ) 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 of a Forest Service site in Dolores County, Colorado, to be used for a fire station.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the West Fork Fire Station Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) County The term County means Dolores County, Colorado. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (3) West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel The term West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel means the parcel of approximately 3.61 acres of National Forest System land in the County, as depicted on the map entitled Map for West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel and dated November 21, 2017. 3. Conveyance of West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel, Dolores County, Colorado (a) In general On receipt of a request from the County and subject to such terms and conditions as are mutually satisfactory to the Secretary and the County, including such additional terms as the Secretary determines to be necessary, the Secretary shall convey to the County without consideration all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel. (b) Costs Any costs relating to the conveyance under subsection (a), including processing and transaction costs, shall be paid by the County. (c) Use of land The land conveyed to the County under subsection (a) shall be used by the County only for a fire station, related infrastructure, and roads to facilitate access to and through the West Fork Fire Station Conveyance Parcel. (d) Reversion If any portion of the land conveyed under subsection (a) is used in a manner that is inconsistent with the use described in subsection (c), the land shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, revert to the United States.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2221 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 12, 2017 Mr. Johnson introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To repeal the multi-State plan program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Repeal Insurance Plans of the Multi-State Program Act of 2017 or the RIP MSP Act . 2. Repeal of multi-State plan program (a) Definitions In this section, the terms multi-State plan issuer and MSP issuer mean a health insurance issuer or group of health insurance issuers that has a contract with the Office of Personnel Management to offer multi-State plan options pursuant to section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ). (b) Program Repeal Effective October 1, 2018, section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) shall have no force or effect. (c) Required reporting Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall provide the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a briefing concerning the efforts of the Office of Personnel Management (referred to in this section as OPM ) to wind down the multi-State program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Such briefing shall contain such information as may be required, including information regarding— (1) the methods of communication OPM and an MSP issuer will use to notify current enrollees that the multi-State plan will not be offered during the next open season, including a timeline of the planned communications; (2) a description of how the Director of OPM will work with the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that no plans previously offered pursuant to such section 1334 are offered on State or Federal Exchanges; and (3) a timeline detailing how OPM will close down the information technology portal that MSP issuers utilize. (d) Rescission of Unused Funds Of the amounts made available to OPM for the purposes of staffing and administering the program under section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the unobligated balance is rescinded, effective October 1, 2018. (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management should assign employees of the Office whose duties on the date of enactment relate to carrying out section 1334 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) to duties relating to processing appeals brought by individuals or employers pursuant to such section 1334; and (2) no additional amounts should be appropriated for salaries and expenses relating to processing such appeals.