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115th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 2606 In the Senate of the United States, December 13, 2018. Amendments:

That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 2606) entitled An Act to amend the Act of August 4, 1947 (commonly known as the Stigler Act), with respect to restrictions applicable to Indians of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following (1) On page 3, line 12, strike , as of said date, and insert: , as of the date of enactment of the Stigler Act Amendments of 2018, (2) At the end of the bill, add the following: 5. Rule of construction providing for no retroactivity Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to revise or extend the restricted status of any lands under the Act of August 4, 1947 (61 Stat. 731, chapter 458) that lost restricted status under such Act before the date of enactment of this Act.

Secretary
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2608 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Foster (for himself, Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee , Mr. Arrington , and Mr. Gottheimer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to apportionments to States for certain highway programs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Allocation of Highway Funds Act of 2017 . 2. Calculation of amounts Section 104(c)(1)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The initial amounts and inserting the following: (i) General rule Except as provided in clause (ii), the initial amounts ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (ii) Special rule for fiscal years 2018 through 2020 (I) In general Notwithstanding clause (i), for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, the initial amounts resulting from the calculation under subparagraph (A) shall be adjusted to ensure that each State receives an aggregate apportionment equal to at least 95 percent, but not more than 105 percent, of the sum of— (aa) the estimated tax payments attributable to highway users in the State paid into the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; plus (bb) an amount which bears the same ratio to the General Fund transfer amount for the applicable fiscal year as— (AA) the aggregate of amounts collected in such State under the Federal internal revenue laws (other than the taxes and penalties described in section 9503(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) in the most recent fiscal year for which data are available; bears to (BB) the aggregate of amounts collected in all States under such Federal internal revenue laws in such fiscal year. (II) Total apportionment After the adjustment described in subclause (I), the amount for each State determined under this subsection for each of fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 shall be adjusted by a single multiplicative factor to ensure that the total amount apportioned will not be affected by this clause. (III) General Fund transfer amount defined In this clause, the term General Fund transfer amount means, for a fiscal year, the product obtained by multiplying the amount identified in section 9503(f)(8)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by the proportion that— (aa) the amount authorized for appropriation under section 1101(a)(1) of the FAST Act for that fiscal year; bears to (bb) the aggregate amount authorized for appropriation under section 1101(a)(1) of the FAST Act for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2609 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Graves of Missouri introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Army to revise certain authorized purposes described in the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual.

1. Master water control manual revision Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, shall revise the Missouri River Mainstem Reservoir System Master Water Control Manual, and any related regulations, to delete fish and wildlife as an authorized purpose of the Corps.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2610 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Hastings introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require reimbursement from certain public officials whose travel results in unusual costs relating to protection of those officials, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Taxpayers Require Urgent Mandatory Protection from Egregious Debt Act of 2017 or as the TRUMPED Act of 2017 . 2. Reimbursement required In the case of any person who the United States Secret Service is authorized to protect under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, if that person travels to any real property in which that person or the spouse of that person has any ownership interest (including any licensing agreement) for any period of time longer than 24 hours— (1) each State or unit of local government wherein the real property is located may recover, in a civil action against the person accorded such protection, any costs incurred by such State or unit of local government in connection with the provision of such protection; and (2) if any business that is near that property is significantly adversely affected by the provision of such protection, that business may bring an action for appropriate relief against the person accorded such protection. 3. Report Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the U.S. Secret Service shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate detailing the costs of protecting those granted protection under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 3056(a) of title 18, United States Code, since January 20, 2017, for visits to real property lasting longer than 24 hours in which they or a spouse have an ownership interest. 4. Sovereign immunity The sovereign immunity of the United States is hereby waived to the extent required to enable recovery in an action under section 2.
IB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2611 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (112 Stat. 3268) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary , numbered 037/80,001, and dated August, 2004. ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary and inserting the following: (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences referred to in subsection (b) pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
IB 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. 2611 AN ACT To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (112 Stat. 3268) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary , numbered 037/80,001, and dated August, 2004. ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary and inserting the following: (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences referred to in subsection (b) pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2611 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (112 Stat. 3268) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary , numbered 037/80,001, and dated August, 2004. ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary and inserting the following: (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences referred to in subsection (b) pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. .
II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2611 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 13, 2017 Received AN ACT To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (112 Stat. 3268) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary , numbered 037/80,001, and dated August, 2004. ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary and inserting the following: (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences referred to in subsection (b) pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. .

Passed the House of Representatives September 12, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
IB Union Calendar No. 209 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2611 [Report No. 115–290] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Hill (for himself and Mr. Lewis of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources September 5, 2017 Additional sponsors: Mr. Westerman and Mr. Crawford September 5, 2017 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act . 2. Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site boundary modification Section 2 of Public Law 105–356 (112 Stat. 3268) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively; (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Boundary modification The boundary of the historic site is modified to include the 7 residences on South Park Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, consisting of 1.47 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled Central High School National Historic Site Proposed Boundary , numbered 037/80,001, and dated August, 2004. ; and (3) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by paragraph (1))— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking (2) The Secretary and inserting the following: (3) Coordination The Secretary ; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Cooperative agreements for the preservation and interpretation of certain properties (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the owners of the 7 residences referred to in subsection (b) pursuant to which the Secretary may use appropriated funds to mark, interpret, improve, restore, and provide technical assistance with respect to the preservation and interpretation of the properties. (B) Inclusions An agreement entered into under subparagraph (A) shall include a provision specifying that no changes or alterations shall be made to the exterior of the properties subject to the agreement, except by the mutual agreement of the parties to the agreement. .

September 5, 2017 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. 2612 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Lewis of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to encourage the placement of released Federal prisoners in residential reentry centers near their homes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Community Reentry Act of 2017 . 2. Prerelease custody Section 3624(c)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subject to the availability of appropriations and of bed space availability, the Director shall place a prisoner in a residential reentry center that is within 50 miles of the prisoner’s previous or anticipated permanent legal address. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2614 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. McNerney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To direct the Attorney General to establish metrics and standards to determine the effectiveness in the programs of the Department of Justice in combating gangs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reducing Gangs and Recidivism Act of 2017 . 2. Technical assistance The Director shall provide technical assistance to States in implementing best practices for States receiving grants under a program of the Department of Justice, a purpose of which is to combat gangs. 3. Establishment of metrics to measure DOJ effectiveness in combating gangs (a) Establishment The Attorney General shall establish metrics and standards to measure the effectiveness of the programs of the Department of Justice in combating gangs. (b) Report Not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report describing the effectiveness of the programs referred to in subsection (a) using the metrics developed pursuant to that subsection. 4. BJS report on recidivism Part C of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3731 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 305. Report on recidivism Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 5 years thereafter, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on recidivism. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2616 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2017 Mr. Schrader (for himself and Ms. Herrera Beutler ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To provide for statutes of limitations for certain civil actions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Halting Of Mortgage Exploitation of Servicemembers Act of 2017 or the HOMES Act of 2017 . 2. Statutes of limitations for civil actions under Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (a) Enforcement by Attorney General Section 801 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4041 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Statute of limitations Any action under subsection (a) shall be commenced not later than ten years after the date on which the alleged violation occurs. . (b) Private right of action Section 802 of such Act ( 50 U.S.C. 4042 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Statute of limitations Any action commenced under this section shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within ten years after the right of action first accrues. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2617 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Gowdy , Mr. Richmond , Mr. Ratcliffe , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Donovan , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. DeSantis , Mr. Cárdenas , Mrs. Love , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , and Mr. Curbelo of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide first-time, low-level, nonviolent simple possession offenders under age 25 an opportunity to expunge that conviction after successful completion of court-imposed probation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Renew Act of 2017 . 2. Lowering the age for expungement of certain convictions for simple possession of controlled substances by nonviolent young offenders Section 3607(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking less than twenty-one and inserting less than twenty-five .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2619 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Coast Guard from establishing any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, until it reports to the Congress on the potential impact of such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List and to critical habitat.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anchorages Away Act . 2. Report on the potential impact of increasing anchorage grounds along the Hudson River, New York The Coast Guard may not establish any new anchorage grounds in the Hudson River, New York, before the date on which the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating submits a report to the Congress on the potential impact of such anchorage grounds to sites listed on the National Priorities List under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and areas designated as critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2622 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Lynch (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to include all funds when issuing certain geographic targeting orders, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Terrorist Financing Act of 2017 . 2. Inclusion of all funds (a) In general Section 5326 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the heading of such section, by striking coin and currency ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking subtitle and and inserting subtitle or to ; and (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking United States coins or currency (or such other monetary instruments as the Secretary may describe in such order) and inserting funds (as the Secretary may describe in such order), ; and (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking coins or currency (or monetary instruments) and inserting funds ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by striking coins or currency (or such other monetary instruments as the Secretary may describe in the regulation or order) and inserting funds (as the Secretary may describe in the regulation or order) . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to section 5326 by striking coin and currency .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2624 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Wilson of South Carolina 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 expand school choice opportunities for children of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States.

1. Short Title This Act may be cited as the Military Child Educational Freedom Act . 2. Special rule for home schools of active duty military (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 530(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Special rule for home schools of active duty members of the Armed Forces of the United States For purposes of clauses (i) and (iii) of subparagraph (A), if either the taxpayer or the spouse of the taxpayer is serving on extended active duty (within the meaning of section 32(c)(4)) in the Armed Forces of the United States at the time the expense is incurred, the terms public, private, or religious school and school shall include any home school which provides elementary or secondary education if such school is treated under State law as a home school or a private school. . (b) Effective Date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2629 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida (for himself, Mr. Byrne , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Cole , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Lewis of Minnesota , Mr. Smucker , and Mr. Ferguson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide for appropriate designation of collective bargaining units.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Representation Fairness Restoration Act . 2. Amendment to the National Labor Relations Act Section 9(b) of the National Labor Relations Act ( 29 U.S.C. 159(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) In each case, prior to an election, the Board shall determine, in order to ensure to employees the fullest freedom in exercising the rights guaranteed by this Act, the unit appropriate for the purposes of collective bargaining. Unless otherwise stated in this Act, excluding acute health care facilities, the unit appropriate for purposes of collective bargaining shall consist of employees that share a sufficient community of interest. In determining whether employees share a sufficient community of interest, the Board shall consider (1) similarity of wages, benefits, and working conditions; (2) similarity of skills and training; (3) centrality of management and common supervision; (4) extent of interchange and frequency of contact between employees; (5) integration of the work flow and interrelationship of the production process; (6) the consistency of the unit with the employer's organizational structure; (7) similarity of job functions and work; and (8) the bargaining history in the particular unit and the industry. To avoid the proliferation or fragmentation of bargaining units, employees shall not be excluded from the unit unless the interests of the group sought are sufficiently distinct from those of other employees to warrant the establishment of a separate unit. Whether additional employees should be included in a proposed unit shall be based on whether such additional employees and proposed unit members share a sufficient community of interest, with the exception of proposed accretions to an existing unit, in which the inclusion of additional employees shall be based on whether such additional employees and existing unit members share an overwhelming community of interest and the additional employees have little or no separate identity. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2631 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Jones , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Cartwright , Mrs. Walorski , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Walz , Mr. Gallego , and Mr. Conyers ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and reemployment rights, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017 . 2. Clarifications regarding scope of employment and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services (a) Clarification regarding definition of rights and benefits Section 4303(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (A) before The term ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (B) Any procedural protections or provisions set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a right or benefit subject to the protection of this chapter. . (b) Clarification regarding relation to other law and plans for agreements Section 4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) (1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unenforceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular claim subjected to arbitration. (2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall not be considered voluntary when a person is required to agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or continued employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any right or benefit of employment. .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2632 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Clay (for himself and Mrs. Wagner ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to undertake remediation oversight of the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri.

1. Transfer of oversight authority from EPA to Corps of Engineers (a) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. (2) Site The term site means the West Lake Landfill located in Bridgeton, Missouri. (b) Transfer Notwithstanding any other provision of law, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program, undertake the functions and activities described in section 611 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2000 ( 10 U.S.C. 2701 note; 113 Stat. 502) as the lead agency responding to radioactive contamination at the site; and (2) carry out remediation activities at the site in accordance with that section. (c) Cost recovery The Secretary, in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Attorney General, shall— (1) seek to recover any response costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.); and (2) return any funds that are recovered under paragraph (1) to be used to carry out the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program of the Corps of Engineers. (d) Funding The Secretary shall use amounts made available to the Secretary to carry out the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program to carry out this section. (e) Savings provisions (1) No liability Nothing in subsection (b) creates liability for— (A) the Secretary for— (i) contamination at the site; or (ii) any actions or failures to act by any past, current, or future licensees, owners, operators, or users of the site; or (B) any other party involved with the site. (2) No effect on liability under other law Nothing in subsection (b) alters the liability of any party relating to the site under any other provision of law. (3) No effect on Superfund status; national priorities list designation Nothing in this Act affects the designation of the site as a Superfund site under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or the listing of the site on the national priorities list under section 105 of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9605 ).
I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2634 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant John Toombs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee Army National Guard as a part of the highly distinguished 230th Signal Corps. (2) His six years in the National Guard included a deployment to Afghanistan, where Sergeant Toombs proudly served as a guard and escort for visiting dignitaries and reporters traveling into highly dangerous, war ravaged areas in Afghanistan. (3) As a result of his service in Afghanistan, Sergeant Toombs developed symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a disability he continued to suffer from after leaving the National Guard in 2014. (4) After two years of battling PTSD and failing to receive the necessary treatment, Sgt. Toombs tragically took his own life in November of 2016. (5) However, the life of Sergeant Toombs has impacted other veterans in Tennessee suffering from PTSD. Since this devastating tragedy, positive measures have been made to raise awareness and improve the overall treatment of veterans suffering from PTSD within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. 2. Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility (a) Designation The Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility , after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Alvin C. York Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2634 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. DesJarlais (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Kustoff of Tennessee , and Mr. Roe of Tennessee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To designate the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant John Toombs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee Army National Guard as a part of the highly distinguished 230th Signal Corps. (2) His six years in the National Guard included a deployment to Afghanistan, where Sergeant Toombs proudly served as a guard and escort for visiting dignitaries and reporters traveling into highly dangerous, war ravaged areas in Afghanistan. (3) As a result of his service in Afghanistan, Sergeant Toombs developed symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a disability he continued to suffer from after leaving the National Guard in 2014. (4) After two years of battling PTSD and failing to receive the necessary treatment, Sgt. Toombs tragically took his own life in November of 2016. (5) However, the life of Sergeant Toombs has impacted other veterans in Tennessee suffering from PTSD. Since this devastating tragedy, positive measures have been made to raise awareness and improve the overall treatment of veterans suffering from PTSD within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. 2. Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility (a) Designation The Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility , after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Alvin C. York Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility .
IIB 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 2634 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To designate the Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Sergeant John Toombs of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, served in the Tennessee Army National Guard as a part of the highly distinguished 230th Signal Corps. (2) His six years in the National Guard included a deployment to Afghanistan, where Sergeant Toombs proudly served as a guard and escort for visiting dignitaries and reporters traveling into highly dangerous, war ravaged areas in Afghanistan. (3) As a result of his service in Afghanistan, Sergeant Toombs developed symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), a disability he continued to suffer from after leaving the National Guard in 2014. (4) After two years of battling PTSD and failing to receive the necessary treatment, Sgt. Toombs tragically took his own life in November of 2016. (5) However, the life of Sergeant Toombs has impacted other veterans in Tennessee suffering from PTSD. Since this devastating tragedy, positive measures have been made to raise awareness and improve the overall treatment of veterans suffering from PTSD within the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. 2. Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility (a) Designation The Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility Expansion of the Department of Veterans Affairs Alvin C. York Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility , after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Alvin C. York Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant John Toombs Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Facility .

Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 2018. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2635 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Ms. Hanabusa (for herself, Mr. Peters , Mr. Swalwell of California , Mr. Gutiérrez , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Vargas , Ms. Bordallo , Ms. Judy Chu of California , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Lee , Mr. Soto , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Takano , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Ms. Gabbard , Ms. Rosen , and Mr. Gene Green of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans Family Reunification Act of 2017 . 2. Exemption from immigrant visa limit Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Aliens who— (i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) or (3) of section 203(a); and (ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant to— (I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–649 ; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); or (II) title III of the Act of October 14, 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199). .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2636 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Johnson of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Olson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To establish an independent inspector general for the Federal Communications Commission.

1. Independent Inspector General for the Federal Communications Commission (a) Amendments The Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended— (1) in section 8G(a)(2), by striking the Federal Communications Commission, ; and (2) in section 12— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting , the Federal Communications Commission, after the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ; and (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting the Federal Communications Commission, after the Environmental Protection Agency, . (b) Transition rule An individual serving as Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to an appointment made under section 8G of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.)— (1) may continue so serving until the President makes an appointment under section 3(a) of such Act with respect to the Federal Communications Commission consistent with the amendments made by subsection (a); and (2) shall, while serving under paragraph (1), remain subject to the provisions of section 8G of such Act which, immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act, applied with respect to the Inspector General of the Federal Communications Commission and suffer no reduction in pay.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 46, United States Code, to reauthorize the Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and the Fishing Safety Research Grant Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fishing Safety Training and Research Act . 2. Reauthorization of Fishing Safety Training Grant Program and Fishing Safety Research Grant Program (a) Fishing Safety Training Grant Program Section 4502(i)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 2015 through 2017 and inserting 2018 through 2028 . (b) Fishing Safety Research Grant Program Section 4502(j)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking 2015 through 2017 and inserting 2018 through 2028 .
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2638 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mr. King of New York (for himself, Ms. Rosen , Mr. Welch , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Olson , and Mr. Garamendi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an increased work opportunity credit with respect to recent veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2017 . 2. Work opportunity credit for recent veterans (a) Work opportunity credit Section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (l) Special rules for veterans For purposes of this subpart— (1) In general In the case of an individual who is an applicable veteran who begins work for the employer after December 31, 2016, and before January 1, 2021, the following rules shall apply: (A) Applicable veteran Such individual shall be treated as a member of a targeted group. (B) Increased percentage Subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting 100 percent for 40 percent . (C) Wage limitation Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) shall be applied— (i) by substituting $5,000 for $6,000 , and (ii) without regard to the parenthetical therein. (D) Minimum employment periods Subparagraph (A) of subsection (i)(3) shall be applied by substituting 0 percent for 25 percent . (E) Disabled veterans In the case of such an individual who is a qualified veteran by reason of subsection (d)(3)(A)(ii), the credit determined with respect to such individual under the rules of this subsection shall be in addition to any credit allowable with respect to such individual under this section determined without regard to this subsection. (2) Applicable veteran The term applicable veteran means any veteran (as defined in subsection (d)(3)(B)) who is certified by the designated local agency as having been discharged or released from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States after September 11, 2001. (3) Election to have subsection not apply A taxpayer may elect (at such time and in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) to have this subsection not apply with respect to an individual for any taxable year. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, 2016.
I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2642 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2017 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mr. Pallone ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act . 2. Motion to reopen asylum claims (a) In general Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2) ) and section 240(c)(7) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7) ), and notwithstanding any other provision of law on motions to reopen removal or deportation proceedings, an alien may file one motion to reopen an asylum claim during the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act if the alien— (1) is a citizen of Indonesia; (2) entered the United States after January 1, 1997, and before November 30, 2002; (3) filed an application for asylum that was denied asylum based solely upon a failure to meet the 1-year application filing deadline; (4) is not subject to the safe third country exception under section 208(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A) ); and (5) is not subject to a bar from seeking asylum under section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2) ). (b) Application from abroad The motion to reopen referred to in subsection (a) may be filed in the United States or from outside the United States. (c) Return of applicants abroad An alien who meets the requirements under subsection (a) may be admitted or otherwise authorized to enter the United States solely to prosecute a motion to reopen under this section or otherwise to pursue relief under this section. Hearings pursuant to this section may be held in the United States or abroad, with the alien appearing in person or by video phone or similar device. (d) Definitions For purposes of this Act, the terms used in this Act shall have the same meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ).