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I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit private persons to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek legal or equitable remedies in a civil action, instead of an administrative proceeding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 . 2. Private parties authorized to compel the securities and exchange commission to seek sanctions by filing civil actions The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of title I the following: 40. Private parties authorized to compel the commission to seek sanctions by filing civil actions (a) Termination of administrative proceeding In the case of any person who is a party to a proceeding brought by the Commission under a securities law, to which section 554 of title 5, United States Code, applies, and against whom an order imposing a cease and desist order and a penalty may be issued at the conclusion of the proceeding, that person may, not later than 20 days after receiving notice of such proceeding, and at that person’s discretion, require the Commission to terminate the proceeding. (b) Civil action authorized If a person requires the Commission to terminate a proceeding pursuant to subsection (a), the Commission may bring a civil action against that person for the same remedy that might be imposed. (c) Standard of proof in administrative proceeding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a proceeding brought by the Commission under a securities law, to which section 554 of title 5, United States Code, applies, a legal or equitable remedy may be imposed on the person against whom the proceeding was brought only on a showing by the Commission of clear and convincing evidence that the person has violated the relevant provision of law. .
IB Union Calendar No. 885 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2128 [Report No. 115–1118] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services January 2, 2019 Additional sponsor: Mr. Emmer January 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to permit private persons to compel the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek legal or equitable remedies in a civil action, instead of an administrative proceeding, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 . 2. Private parties authorized to compel the securities and exchange commission to seek sanctions by filing civil actions The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end of title I the following: 40. Private parties authorized to compel the commission to seek sanctions by filing civil actions (a) Termination of administrative proceeding In the case of any person who is a party to a proceeding brought by the Commission under a securities law, to which section 554 of title 5, United States Code, applies, and against whom an order imposing a cease and desist order and a penalty may be issued at the conclusion of the proceeding, that person may, not later than 20 days after receiving notice of such proceeding, and at that person’s discretion, require the Commission to terminate the proceeding. (b) Civil action authorized If a person requires the Commission to terminate a proceeding pursuant to subsection (a), the Commission may bring a civil action against that person for the same remedy that might be imposed. (c) Standard of proof in administrative proceeding Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in the case of a proceeding brought by the Commission under a securities law, to which section 554 of title 5, United States Code, applies, a legal or equitable remedy may be imposed on the person against whom the proceeding was brought only on a showing by the Commission of clear and convincing evidence that the person has violated the relevant provision of law. .

January 2, 2019 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Mr. Mast introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the President to treat a harmful algal bloom caused by certain activities of the Federal Government as an emergency for purposes of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Do No Harm Act of 2017 . 2. Emergency assistance for harmful algal blooms caused by Corps of Engineers water transfers (a) Treatment as emergency Notwithstanding section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ), the President shall treat the impacts to State waterways and coastal estuaries of a harmful algal bloom conveyed downstream as a result of a water transfer carried out by the Corps of Engineers within such State as an emergency for purposes of title V of such Act. (b) Emergency assistance The President, in consultation with the affected State, shall exercise any authority under section 502 or 503 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5192 , 5193) that the President determines is necessary to address an emergency described in subsection (a), including exercising debris-removal authority under section 502(a)(5) of such Act to remove toxic algal biomass and muck.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Mr. McCaul introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sinai Service Recognition Act . 2. Treatment of certain individuals performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt (a) In general For purposes of the following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, a qualified hazardous duty area shall be treated in the same manner as if it were a combat zone (as determined under section 112 of such Code): (1) Section 2(a)(3) (relating to special rule where deceased spouse was in missing status). (2) Section 112 (relating to the exclusion of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces). (3) Section 692 (relating to income taxes of members of Armed Forces on death). (4) Section 2201 (relating to members of the Armed Forces dying in combat zone or by reason of combat-zone-incurred wounds, etc.). (5) Section 3401(a)(1) (defining wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces). (6) Section 4253(d) (relating to the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces). (7) Section 6013(f)(1) (relating to joint return where individual is in missing status). (8) Section 7508 (relating to time for performing certain acts postponed by reason of service in combat zone). (b) Qualified hazardous duty area For purposes of this section, the term qualified hazardous duty area means the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, if as of the date of the enactment of this section any member of the Armed Forces of the United States is entitled to special pay under section 310 of title 37, United States Code (relating to special pay; duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger), for services performed in such location. Such term includes such location only during the period such entitlement is in effect. (c) Effective date (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of this section shall take effect on June 9, 2015. (2) Withholding Subsection (a)(5) shall apply to remuneration paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Chemical screening device The term chemical screening device means an immunoassay, narcotics field test kit, infrared spectrophotometer, mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other scientific instrumentation able to collect data that can be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances. (2) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) Express consignment operator or carrier The term express consignment operator or carrier has the meaning given that term in section 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or any similar successor regulation). 3. Interdiction of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances (a) Chemical screening devices The Commissioner shall— (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers over the number of such devices that are available on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) make such additional chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as the Commissioner determines are necessary to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances that are imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier. (b) Personnel to interpret data The Commissioner shall dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, including scientists, so that such personnel are available during all operational hours to interpret data collected by chemical screening devices. 4. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner $9,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resources, including chemical screening devices, personnel, and scientists, available during all operational hours to prevent, detect, and interdict the unlawful importation of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances.

Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the third day of January, two thousand and seventeen H. R. 2142 AN ACT To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Chemical screening device The term chemical screening device means an immunoassay, narcotics field test kit, infrared spectrophotometer, mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other scientific instrumentation able to collect data that can be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances. (2) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) Express consignment operator or carrier The term express consignment operator or carrier has the meaning given that term in section 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or any similar successor regulation). 3. Interdiction of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances (a) Chemical screening devices The Commissioner shall— (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers over the number of such devices that are available on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) make such additional chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as the Commissioner determines are necessary to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances that are imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier. (b) Personnel to interpret data The Commissioner shall dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, including scientists, so that such personnel are available during all operational hours to interpret data collected by chemical screening devices. 4. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner $9,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resources, including chemical screening devices, personnel, and scientists, available during all operational hours to prevent, detect, and interdict the unlawful importation of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2142 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Ms. Tsongas (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Chemical screening device The term chemical screening device means an infrared spectrophotometer, mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other scientific instrumentation able to collect data that can be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances. (2) Express consignment operator or carrier The term express consignment operator or carrier has the meaning given that term in section 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or any similar successor regulation). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. 3. Interdiction of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances (a) Chemical screening devices The Secretary of Homeland Security shall— (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection over the number of such devices that are available on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) make such additional chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection as the Secretary determines are necessary for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out activities to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances that are imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier. (b) Personnel To interpret data The Secretary shall dedicate the appropriate number of personnel, including scientists, to U.S. Customs and Border Protection so that personnel are available during all operational hours to interpret data collected by chemical screening devices. 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $15,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection— (1) has sufficient resources and personnel, including scientists, available during all operational hours to prevent the unlawful importation of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances; and (2) is provided with sufficient chemical screening devices to facilitate the effective and efficient detection and identification of such substances.
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2142 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 25, 2017 Received AN ACT To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology Act or the INTERDICT Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Chemical screening device The term chemical screening device means an immunoassay, narcotics field test kit, infrared spectrophotometer, mass spectrometer, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer, Raman spectrophotometer, or other scientific instrumentation able to collect data that can be interpreted to determine the presence of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances. (2) Commissioner The term Commissioner means the Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) Express consignment operator or carrier The term express consignment operator or carrier has the meaning given that term in section 128.1 of title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (or any similar successor regulation). 3. Interdiction of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances (a) Chemical screening devices The Commissioner shall— (1) increase the number of chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers over the number of such devices that are available on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) make such additional chemical screening devices available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers as the Commissioner determines are necessary to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, including such substances that are imported through the mail or by an express consignment operator or carrier. (b) Personnel to interpret data The Commissioner shall dedicate the appropriate number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel, including scientists, so that such personnel are available during all operational hours to interpret data collected by chemical screening devices. 4. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commissioner $9,000,000 to ensure that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has resources, including chemical screening devices, personnel, and scientists, available during all operational hours to prevent, detect, and interdict the unlawful importation of fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances.

Passed the House of Representatives October 24, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2145 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 25, 2017 Ms. Maxine Waters of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit licenses or other authorization for United States persons to engage in activities relating to deepwater, Arctic offshore, or shale projects that have the potential to produce oil in the Russian Federation, or in maritime area claimed by the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Russia Exemptions for Oil Production Act or the No REX Act . 2. Prohibition on licenses or other authorization for United States persons to engage in activities relating to certain projects to produce oil in the Russian Federation (a) In general Effective as of the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) the Secretary of the Treasury, acting directly or through any specifically designated person, agency, or instrumentality, may not provide a license or other authorization pursuant to Directive 4 under Executive Order 13662 to engage in any of the activities prohibited under such Directive; and (2) any license or other authorization provided before such date of enactment by the Secretary of the Treasury, acting directly or through any specifically designated person, agency, or instrumentality, pursuant to Directive 4 under Executive Order 13662 to engage in any of the activities prohibited under such Directive shall have no force or effect. (b) Definition In this section, the term Directive 4 under Executive Order 13662 means Directive 4 of September 12, 2014, under Executive Order 13662 of March 20, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. 16169; relating to Blocking Property of Additional Persons Contributing to the Situation in Ukraine) or any successor Directive or other Executive action.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Roe of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. DesJarlais , and Mrs. Black ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide notice to State authorities when unaccompanied alien children are placed in that State.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Unaccompanied Alien Children Placement Transparency Act of 2017 . 2. HHS notification of State authorities Section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Reporting requirement In the case of an unaccompanied alien child who is in Federal custody by reason of the child’s immigration status, the Secretary of Health and Human Services or the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide the Governor and each appropriate agency of a State, not later than 60 days after that child is placed into the care of a custodian located in such State— (1) any available medical records for the child, if the child will be attending public schools in that State; (2) the physical address and immigration status of the custodian of the child; (3) any Federal public benefit (as such term is defined in section 411(c) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611 )) that the child will receive; and (4) any Federal public benefit that the custodian of the child will receive that the custodian would not receive except for having custody of the child. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2149 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require inclusion of the taxpayer’s social security number to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2017 . 2. Social security number required to claim the refundable portion of the child tax credit (a) In general Section 24(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (6) Identification requirement (A) In general Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any taxpayer for any taxable year unless the taxpayer includes the taxpayer’s social security number on the return of tax for such taxable year. (B) Joint returns In the case of a joint return, the requirement of subparagraph (A) shall be treated as met if the social security number of either spouse is included on such return. (C) Social security number For purposes of this paragraph, the term social security number means a social security number issued to an individual by the Social Security Administration (other than a social security number issued pursuant to subclause (II) (or that portion of subclause (III) that relates to subclause (II)) of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act). . (b) Omissions treated as mathematical or clerical error Section 6213(g)(2)(I) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (I) an omission of a correct social security number required under section 24(d)(6) (relating to refundable portion of child tax credit), or a correct TIN required under section 24(e) (relating to child tax credit), to be included on a return, . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2150 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Larsen of Washington , and Mr. Ferguson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To ensure that permits issued by the Secretary of Transportation to foreign air carriers under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 do not undermine labor rights or standards, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flags of Convenience Don’t Fly Here Act . 2. Foreign air transportation under United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement The Secretary of Transportation may not issue a permit under section 41302 of title 49, United States Code, or an exemption under section 40109 of such title, authorizing a person to provide foreign air transportation as a foreign air carrier under the United States-European Union Air Transport Agreement of April 2007 (as amended) in a proceeding in which the applicability of Article 17 bis of such Agreement has been raised by an interested person, unless the Secretary— (1) finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with the intent set forth in Article 17 bis of the Agreement, that opportunities created by the Agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the laws of the respective parties to the Agreement; and (2) imposes on the permit or exemption such conditions as may be necessary to ensure that the person complies with the intent of Article 17 bis. 3. Public interest test Section 41302(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking under an agreement with the United States Government; or and inserting ; and ; and (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking the foreign air transportation and inserting after considering the totality of the circumstances, including the factors set forth in section 40101(a), the foreign air transportation . 4. Public interest requirements (a) Policy Section 40101(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (17) preventing entry into United States markets by flag of convenience carriers. . (b) International air transportation Section 40101(e)(9) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (F) erosion of labor standards associated with flag of convenience carriers. . (c) Flag of convenience carrier defined Section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (21) through (47) as paragraphs (22) through (48), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following: (21) flag of convenience carrier means a foreign air carrier that is established in a country other than the home country of its majority owner or owners in order to avoid regulations of the home country. .
IB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2152 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2018 . 2. Reporting requirement for Department of Justice grant recipients using funds for pretrial services programs (a) In general For each fiscal year in which a State or unit of local government receives funds under any grant program operated by the Department of Justice, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant program under subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), and which uses funds received under such program for a pretrial services program, the State or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains the following: (1) The name of each defendant participating in a pretrial release program administered by the pretrial services program, and whether, as applicable, each occasion on which such defendant failed to make an appearance. (2) Information relating to any prior convictions of each defendant participating in the pretrial services program. (3) The amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program. (b) Publication requirement Subject to any applicable confidentiality requirements, the Attorney General shall, on an annual basis, make publicly available the information received under subsection (a). (c) Reduction in funding The Attorney General shall, for State or unit of local government which fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, reduce the amount that the State or local government would otherwise receive under each grant program described in subsection (a) in the following fiscal year by 100 percent. (d) Reallocation Amounts not allocated to a State or unit of local government under subsection (c) shall be reallocated under each such grant program to States and units of local government that comply with the requirement under subsection (a). (e) Definition The term failed to make an appearance means an action whereby any defendant has been charged with an offense before a court and who is participating in a pretrial release program for which funds received under a grant program referred to in subsection (a) are used as a condition of pretrial release— (1) does not appear for any court date regarding such charge; (2) does not appear for any one appointment with the pretrial services program; or (3) does not appear for any post-release appearance the court may require.

Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2152 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself and Mr. Walberg ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2017 . 2. Reporting requirement for Department of Justice grant recipients using funds for pretrial services programs (a) In general For each fiscal year in which a State or unit of local government receives funds under any grant program operated by the Department of Justice, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant program under subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), and which uses funds received under such program for a pretrial services program, the State or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains the following: (1) The name of each defendant participating in a pretrial release program administered by the pretrial services program, and whether, as applicable, each occasion on which such defendant failed to make an appearance. (2) Information relating to the previous arrest record of each defendant participating in the pretrial services program. (b) Publication requirement Subject to any applicable confidentiality requirements, the Attorney General shall, on an annual basis, make publicly available the information received under subsection (a). (c) Reduction in funding The Attorney General shall, for State or unit of local government which fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, reduce the amount that the State or local government would otherwise receive under each grant program described in subsection (a) in the following fiscal year by 100 percent. (d) Reallocation Amounts not allocated to a State or unit of local government under subsection (c) shall be reallocated under each such grant program to States and units of local government that comply with the requirement under subsection (a). (e) Definition The term failed to make an appearance means an action whereby any defendant has been charged with an offense before a court and who is participating in a pretrial release program for which funds received under a grant program referred to in subsection (a) are used as a condition of pretrial release— (1) does not appear for any court date regarding such charge; (2) does not appear for any one appointment with the pretrial services program; or (3) does not appear for any post-release appearance the court may require.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2152 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 10, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To require States and units of local government receiving funds under grant programs operated by the Department of Justice, which use such funds for pretrial services programs, to submit to the Attorney General a report relating to such program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizens’ Right to Know Act of 2018 . 2. Reporting requirement for Department of Justice grant recipients using funds for pretrial services programs (a) In general For each fiscal year in which a State or unit of local government receives funds under any grant program operated by the Department of Justice, including the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance grant program under subpart I of part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3750 et seq.), and which uses funds received under such program for a pretrial services program, the State or unit of local government shall submit to the Attorney General a report which contains the following: (1) The name of each defendant participating in a pretrial release program administered by the pretrial services program, and whether, as applicable, each occasion on which such defendant failed to make an appearance. (2) Information relating to any prior convictions of each defendant participating in the pretrial services program. (3) The amount of money allocated for the pretrial services program. (b) Publication requirement Subject to any applicable confidentiality requirements, the Attorney General shall, on an annual basis, make publicly available the information received under subsection (a). (c) Reduction in funding The Attorney General shall, for State or unit of local government which fails to comply with the requirement under subsection (a) for a fiscal year, reduce the amount that the State or local government would otherwise receive under each grant program described in subsection (a) in the following fiscal year by 100 percent. (d) Reallocation Amounts not allocated to a State or unit of local government under subsection (c) shall be reallocated under each such grant program to States and units of local government that comply with the requirement under subsection (a). (e) Definition The term failed to make an appearance means an action whereby any defendant has been charged with an offense before a court and who is participating in a pretrial release program for which funds received under a grant program referred to in subsection (a) are used as a condition of pretrial release— (1) does not appear for any court date regarding such charge; (2) does not appear for any one appointment with the pretrial services program; or (3) does not appear for any post-release appearance the court may require.

Passed the House of Representatives May 9, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

1. Renaming of the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center (a) Renaming The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, shall hereafter be known and designated as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen H. R. 2154 AN ACT To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

1. Renaming of the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center (a) Renaming The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, shall hereafter be known and designated as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2154 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

1. Renaming of the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center (a) Renaming The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, shall hereafter be known and designated as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center . (b) References Any reference in any law, map, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.
IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2154 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry AN ACT To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

1. Renaming of the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center (a) Renaming The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, shall hereafter be known and designated as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

Passed the House of Representatives May 17, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB House Calendar No. 48 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2154 [Report No. 115–125] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Cramer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture May 16, 2017 Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 26, 2017 A BILL To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

1. Renaming of the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center (a) Renaming The Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, shall hereafter be known and designated as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center . (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

May 16, 2017 Reported with an amendment, referred to the House Calendar, and ordered to be printed
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2155 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Walberg (for himself and Mr. Cuellar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to authorize funds to identify and eliminate excessive occupational licensure.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act or the New HOPE Act . 2. State leadership activities Section 124(c) of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2344(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (16); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (17) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (18) consulting and coordinating with other State agencies for the identification, consolidation, or elimination of licenses or certifications which pose an unnecessary barrier to entry for aspiring workers and provide limited consumer protection. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2157 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Brat (for himself, Mr. Meadows , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia , Mr. McClintock , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Olson , Mr. Palmer , Mr. Graves of Louisiana , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Rouzer , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Labrador , Mr. Burgess , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Wittman , and Mr. Babin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to limit the authority of the President to withdraw areas from oil and gas leasing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Outer Continental Shelf Energy Access Now Act or the OCEAN Act . 2. Limitation of authority of the President to withdraw areas of the Outer Continental Shelf from oil and gas leasing (a) Withdrawals (1) Limitation Section 12 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341 ) is amended— (A) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) Limitation on withdrawals (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, no unleased lands of the outer Continental Shelf may be withdrawn from disposition except by statute. (2) National marine sanctuaries The President may withdraw from disposition any of the unleased lands of the outer Continental Shelf located in a national marine sanctuary designated in accordance with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) or by statute, by issuance of a rule in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United State Code. ; and (B) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following: Any suspension of operations under this subsection shall be for a period of not more than 90 days, and may be renewed one or more times for an additional period of not more than 90 days. . (2) Existing withdrawals Any withdrawal before the date of the enactment of this Act under section 12(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1341 ), other than a withdrawal of an area in a national marine sanctuary established in accordance with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) or in a national monument declared under the Act of June 8, 1906 (ch. 3060; 34 Stat. 225), or chapter 3203 of title 54, United States Code, shall have no force or effect. (b) Termination of authority To establish marine national monuments (1) Termination of authority Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Limitation on marine areas Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the President may not declare or reserve any ocean waters (as such term is defined in section 3 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 ( 33 U.S.C. 1402 )) or lands beneath ocean waters as a national monument. . (2) Existing monuments not affected Nothing in this subsection affects any national monument declared before the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2158 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 26, 2017 Mr. Beyer (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lee , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Keating , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Blunt Rochester , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Sanford , Ms. Clark of Massachusetts , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Scott of Virginia , and Mr. Price of North Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to prohibit oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of the outer Continental Shelf, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Atlantic Seismic Airgun Protection Act . 2. Moratorium on oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-related seismic activities in North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas of outer Continental Shelf Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1340 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Moratorium on oil-, gas-, and methane hydrate-Related seismic activities in North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Straits of Florida planning areas Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person or agency of the United States may conduct geological or geophysical activities (as those terms are described in the final programmatic environmental impact statement of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management entitled Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities, Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas and completed February 2014) in support of oil, gas, or methane hydrate exploration or development in any area located in the North Atlantic, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, or Straits of Florida planning areas of the outer Continental Shelf. .