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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow's
Elections Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. PREVENTING VOTING BY INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Requiring Voters to Provide Photo Identification.--
            (1) In general.--Section 303(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        15483(b)) is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``for Voters Who
                Register by Mail'' and inserting ``for Providing Photo
                Identification''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and
                inserting the following:
            ``(1) Individuals voting in person.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, the appropriate State or local election
        official may not provide a ballot for an election for Federal
        office (including a provisional ballot under section 302(a)) to
        an individual who desires to vote in person unless the
        individual presents to the official a current, valid, State-
        issued photo identification (as determined in accordance with
        subsection (d)).
            ``(2) Individuals voting by mail.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, the appropriate State or local election
        official may not accept any ballot for an election for Federal
        office provided by an individual who votes by mail unless the
        individual submits with the ballot a copy of a current, valid,
        State-issued photo identification (as determined in accordance
        with subsection (d)).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 303 of such Act (42
        U.S.C. 15483) is amended--
                    (A) in the heading, by striking ``for voters who
                register by mail'' and inserting ``for providing photo
                identification''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsections
                (a)(5)(A)(i)(II) and (b)(3)(B)(i)(II)'' and inserting
                ``subsection (a)(5)(A)(i)(II)''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of such Act
        is amended by amending the item relating to section 303 to read
        as follows:

``Sec. 303. Computerized statewide voter registration list requirements
                            and requirements for providing photo
                            identification.''.
    (b) Standards for Determining Validity of Photo Identifications.--
Section 303 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15483) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
        subsection:
    ``(d) Standards for Determining Validity of Photo Identification.--
            ``(1) Minimum standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsections
                (b)(1) and (b)(2), a State-issued photo identification
                is valid if the State meets the requirements of this
                subsection.
                    ``(B) State certifications.--The Secretary of
                Homeland Security shall determine whether a State is
                meeting the requirements of this section based on
                certifications made by the State to the Secretary of
                Transportation. Such certifications shall be made at
                such times and in such manner as the Secretary of
                Transportation, in consultation with the Secretary of
                Homeland Security, may prescribe by regulation.
            ``(2) Minimum document requirements.--To meet the
        requirements of this subsection, a State shall include, at a
        minimum, the following information and features on each photo
        identification issued to a person by the State for purposes of
        subsection (b):
                    ``(A) The person's full legal name.
                    ``(B) The person's date of birth.
                    ``(C) The person's gender.
                    ``(D) The person's number for the form of the
                identification.
                    ``(E) A digital photograph of the person.
                    ``(F) The person's address of principle residence.
                    ``(G) The person's signature.
                    ``(H) Physical security features designed to
                prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of
                the document for fraudulent purposes.
                    ``(I) A common machine-readable technology, with
                defined minimum data elements.
            ``(3) Minimum issuance standards.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To meet the requirements of this
                subsection, a State shall require, at a minimum,
                presentation and verification of the following
                information before issuing a photo identification to a
                person for purposes of subsection (b):
                            ``(i) A photo identity document, except
                        that a non-photo identity document is
                        acceptable if it includes both the person's
                        full legal name and date of birth.
                            ``(ii) Documentation showing the person's
                        date of birth.
                            ``(iii) Proof of the person's social
                        security account number or verification that
                        the person is not eligible for a social
                        security account number.
                            ``(iv) Documentation showing the person's
                        name and address of principal residence.
                    ``(B) Verification of documents.--To meet the
                requirements of this section, a State shall implement
                the following procedures:
                            ``(i) Before issuing a photo identification
                        to a person, the State shall verify, with the
                        issuing agency, the issuance, validity, and
                        completeness of each document required to be
                        presented by the person under subparagraph (A).
                            ``(ii) The State shall not accept any
                        foreign document, other than an official
                        passport, to satisfy a requirement of
                        subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Other requirements.--To meet the requirements of this
        section, a State shall adopt the following practices in the
        issuance of photo identifications issued for purposes of
        subsection (b):
                    ``(A) Employ technology to capture digital images
                of identity source documents so that the images can be
                retained in electronic storage in a transferable
                format.
                    ``(B) Retain paper copies of source documents for a
                minimum of 7 years or images of source documents
                presented for a minimum of 10 years.
                    ``(C) Subject each person applying for a photo
                identification to mandatory facial image capture.
                    ``(D) Establish an effective procedure to confirm
                or verify a renewing applicant's information.
                    ``(E) Confirm with the Social Security
                Administration a social security account number
                presented by a person using the full social security
                account number, and in the event that a social security
                account number is already registered to or associated
                with another person to which any State has issued a
                photo identification, the State shall resolve the
                discrepancy and take appropriate action.
                    ``(F) Refuse to issue a photo identification to a
                person holding a driver's license issued by another
                State without confirmation that the person is
                terminating or has terminated the driver's license.
                    ``(G) Ensure the physical security of locations
                where photo identifications are produced and the
                security of document materials and papers from which
                identifications are produced.
                    ``(H) Subject all persons authorized to manufacture
                or produce photo identification to appropriate security
                clearance requirements.
                    ``(I) Establish fraudulent document recognition
                training programs for appropriate employees engaged in
                the issuance of photo identifications.
                    ``(J) Limit the period of validity of all photo
                identifications that are not temporary to a period that
                does not exceed 8 years.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Section 303(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
15483(3)), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(e) Requirement to Provide Photo Identification.--Subsection (b)
shall apply with respect to elections for Federal office held in 2008
and each succeeding year.''.

SEC. 3. ENSURING INTEGRITY OF VOTE COUNTS.

    Section 301(a) of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C.
15481(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(7) Other steps to ensure integrity in tabulation of
        votes.--
                    ``(A) Testing of equipment.--Each State shall
                conduct regular tests of the equipment used to tabulate
                votes in voting systems to ensure that the system meets
                the error rate standards described in paragraph (5) and
                that the equipment works correctly.
                    ``(B) Criminal history background checks for
                election officials.--
                            ``(i) Requirement.--A State may not permit
                        any individual to tabulate votes cast on a
                        voting system, or to certify the tabulation of
                        votes cast on a system, unless the individual
                        has satisfactorily undergone a criminal history
                        background check conducted using the national
                        criminal history background check system and
                        State criminal history repositories of all
                        States in which the individual has resided.
                            ``(ii) Definition.--In clause (i), the term
                        `national criminal history background check
                        system' has the meaning given the term in
                        section 5 of the National Child Protection Act
                        of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 5119c).
                    ``(C) Permitting parties to observe tabulation.--A
                State shall permit a representative of each political
                party with a candidate on the ballot used at a precinct
                during an election to observe the tabulation of the
                votes cast on the voting system and the certification
                of the tabulation of votes cast on the system.''.

SEC. 4. PROHIBITING PER APPLICATION PAYMENTS FOR DISTRIBUTION OR
              COLLECTION OF VOTER REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS.

    Section 905 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15544)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Payment on Commission Basis for Distribution or Collection of
Voter Registration Application Forms.--
            ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for any person to pay any
        other person for distributing applications for voter
        registration in elections for Federal office, or for collecting
        completed or partially completed applications for voter
        registration in elections for Federal office, if the amount of
        the payment is determined on the basis of the number of
        applications distributed or collected.
            ``(2) Penalty.--Any person who violates paragraph (1) shall
        be fined in accordance with title 18, United States Code,
        imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.''.

SEC. 5. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VOTING SYSTEMS.

    (a) Production of Permanent, Individually Verifiable Paper Record
of Each Vote Cast.--Section 301(a)(2)(B) of the Help America Vote Act
of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
            (2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting the
        following:
                            ``(i) After the voter enters a vote on the
                        voting system, the system shall provide the
                        voter with an auditable paper record showing
                        how the vote will be recorded by the system,
                        and the voter shall use such record to verify
                        that the vote shown is the vote the voter
                        intends to cast.
                            ``(ii) If the voter does not verify that
                        the vote shown on a record provided under
                        clause (i) is the vote the voter intends to
                        cast, the system shall provide the voter with
                        the opportunity to change the ballot and
                        correct any error in the vote, and shall
                        provide the voter with a new auditable paper
                        record under such clause that reflects the
                        change or correction made by the voter.
                            ``(iii) Once a voter verifies that the vote
                        shown on a paper record provided under clause
                        (i) is the vote the voter intends to cast
                        (whether verified as originally entered or as
                        changed and corrected as described in clause
                        (ii)), the vote shall be final and the record
                        shall serve as a permanent paper record of the
                        vote.''.
    (b) Prohibiting Removal of Paper Record From Polling Place;
Clarifying Purposes for Which Record May Be Used.--Clause (iv) of
section 301(a)(2)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 15481(a)(2)(B)), as
redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking the period at
the end and inserting the following: ``, and for such other official
purposes as may be provided under State law, and may be removed from
the polling place by and otherwise made available to an appropriate
election official for such purposes, but the record (including any
duplicate of the record or any photographic image of the record) may
not be removed from the polling place by any other person or for any
other purpose.''.
    (c) Requiring Voluntary Voting System Guidelines to Include
Guidelines to Ensure Security of Electronic Data.--Section 221(b)(1) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 15361(b)(1)) is amended by striking the period at
the end and inserting the following: ``, including guidelines to ensure
the security of any data which is transmitted or received
electronically by voting systems''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to the regularly scheduled general election for
Federal office held in November 2006 and each succeeding election for
Federal office.

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Verifying the Outcome of Tomorrow's Elections Act of 2005 - Amends the Help Vote Act of 2002 to prohibit the appropriate state or local election official from providing a ballot for an election for federal office to an individual who desires to vote in person, unless the individual presents to the official a current, valid, state-issued photo identification. Imposes similar requirements with respect to individuals voting by mail.

Requires each state to conduct regular tests of the equipment used to tabulate votes in voting systems to ensure that a system meets specified error rate standards, and that the equipment works correctly.

Prohibits a state from permitting any individual to tabulate votes cast on a voting system, or to certify the tabulation of votes, unless that individual has satisfactorily undergone a criminal history background check using the national criminal history background check system and the state criminal history repositories of all states in which the individual has resided.

Requires a state to permit a representative of each political party with a candidate on the ballot used at a precinct during an election to observe the tabulation of the votes cast on the voting system, and the certification of such tabulation.

Makes it unlawful for any person to pay any other person for distributing voter registration applications in federal elections, or for collecting completed or partially completed applications, if the amount of the payment is determined on the basis of the number of applications distributed or collected.

Requires production of a permanent, individually verifiable paper record of each vote cast.

Requires voluntary voting system guidelines to ensure the security of any data transmitted or received electronically by voting systems.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research
Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO
              TOURETTE SYNDROME.

    Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by
inserting after section 409J (42 U.S.C. 284q) the following:

``SEC. 409K. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES
              WITH RESPECT TO TOURETTE SYNDROME.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of
NIH, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the programs and
activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to
scientific and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.
    ``(b) Data Collection.--
            ``(1) System.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall develop a system to collect data on Tourette
        syndrome, including epidemiologic information with respect to
        the incidence, prevalence, and impact of Tourette syndrome in
        the United States.
            ``(2) Broad and narrow definitions.--The data collection
        system under paragraph (1) shall provide for the collection of
        primary data on Tourette syndrome, including related data on
        the various conditions known to be comorbid with Tourette
        syndrome.
            ``(3) Collection by population and geographical region.--
        The data collection system under paragraph (1) shall provide
        for the collection of data on the availability of medical and
        social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and
        their families and the disaggregation of such data by
        population and geographical region.
    ``(c) Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome.--
            ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
        Secretary shall award grants and contracts to public or
        nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of
        planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic
        operating support for Collaborative Research Centers for
        Tourette Syndrome.
            ``(2) Research.--Each center under paragraph (1) shall
        conduct basic and clinical research into Tourette syndrome.
        Such research should include investigations into the cause,
        diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment
        of Tourette syndrome. The research conducted by such centers,
        as a group, shall include research in the fields of
        developmental neurobiology, neuroscience, genetics, psychology,
        and pharmacology.
            ``(3) Services for patients.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1) may
                expend amounts provided under such paragraph to carry
                out a program to make individuals aware of
                opportunities to participate as subjects in research
                conducted by the centers.
                    ``(B) Referral and costs.--A program under
                subparagraph (A) may, in accordance with such criteria
                as the Secretary may establish, provide to the subjects
                described in such subparagraph, referrals for health
                and other services, and such patient care costs as are
                required for research.
                    ``(C) Availability and access.--The extent to which
                a center can demonstrate availability and access to
                clinical services shall be considered by the Secretary
                in decisions about awarding grants and contracts to
                applicants which meet the scientific criteria for
                funding under this subsection.
            ``(4) Organization of collaborative research centers for
        tourette syndrome.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1)
                may--
                            ``(i) use the facilities of a single
                        institution; or
                            ``(ii) be formed from a consortium of
                        cooperating institutions and patient advocacy
                        groups in order to maximize the scope of the
                        center's services and geographic coverage.
                    ``(B) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible to
                make facilities so available (as described in
                subparagraph (A)(i)) or participate in such a
                consortium (as described in subparagraph (A)(ii)), an
                institution or group shall meet such requirements as
                the Secretary may prescribe.
            ``(5) Number of centers; duration of support.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of
                appropriations, the Secretary shall provide for the
                establishment of not fewer than 4 and not more than 6
                centers under paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Geographical distribution.--The Secretary
                shall--
                            ``(i) ensure that each of the centers
                        established under paragraph (1) is located in a
                        different region of the United States than the
                        other such centers; and
                            ``(ii) encourage the formation of such
                        centers from a consortium of entities (as
                        described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)) covering
                        multiple regions or States.
                    ``(C) Duration.--Support for a center established
                under paragraph (1) may be provided under this section
                for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may
                be extended for one or more additional periods not
                exceeding 5 years if the operations of such center have
                been reviewed and approved by an appropriate technical
                and scientific peer review group established by the
                Secretary and if such group has recommended to the
                Secretary that such period should be extended.
    ``(d) Research on Symptomology and Treatment.--In carrying out
subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive,
peer-reviewed basis for research on--
            ``(1) the full range of symptomology within the Tourette
        syndrome clinical spectrum; and
            ``(2) the efficacy of treatment options for particular
        patient subpopulations.
    ``(e) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out the
programs and activities of the National Institutes of Health for a
fiscal year, the Secretary shall designate a portion of such amounts
for carrying out the programs and activities of the National Institutes
of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.''.

Output: Collaborative Academic Research Efforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015 Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to expand, intensify, and coordinate NIH research on Tourette syndrome. Requires the NIH to develop a system to collect data on Tourette syndrome, including epidemiological information, primary data, and data on the availability of medical and social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and their families.  Requires the NIH to award grants and contracts to public or nonprofit private entities to support four to six Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome in different regions to conduct basic and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.   Requires the NIH to award grants for research on the full range of symptoms within the Tourette syndrome clinical spectrum and the efficacy of treatment options for particular patient subpopulations. Requires the NIH to designate a portion of the amounts made available to carry out NIH programs and activities for a fiscal year to carry out programs and activities with respect to Tourette syndrome.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. POSTAL BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
United States Postal Service, shall provide for a program under which
postal benefits shall be provided to qualified individuals in
accordance with succeeding provisions of this Act.
    (b) Qualified Individual.--For purposes of this Act, the term
``qualified individual'' means an individual who--
            (1) is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on
        active duty (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United
        States Code); and
            (2)(A) is serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or other designated
        hostile fire area, as described in section 351(a)(1) of title
        37, United States Code; or
            (B) is hospitalized at a facility under the jurisdiction of
        the Armed Forces of the United States as a result of a disease
        or injury incurred as a result of service described in
        subparagraph (A).
    (c) Postal Benefits Described.--
            (1) In general.--The postal benefits provided under this
        Act shall consist of such coupons or other similar evidence of
        credit (whether in printed, electronic, or other format, and in
        this Act referred to as ``vouchers'') as the Secretary of
        Defense (in consultation with the Postal Service) shall
        determine, entitling the bearer or user to make qualified
        mailings free of postage.
            (2) Qualified mailing.--For purposes of this Act, the term
        ``qualified mailing'' means the mailing of a single mail piece
        which--
                    (A) is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of
                paragraph (3);
                    (B) is sent from within an area served by a United
                States post office; and
                    (C) is addressed to a qualified individual.
            (3) Mail described.--Mail described in this paragraph is--
                    (A) any first-class mail (including any sound- or
                video-recorded communication) not exceeding 13 ounces
                in weight and having the character of personal
                correspondence; and
                    (B) parcel post not exceeding 15 pounds in weight.
            (4) Limitations.--
                    (A) Number.--An individual shall be eligible for 1
                voucher for each month in which such individual is a
                qualified individual.
                    (B) Use.--Any such voucher may not be used--
                            (i) for more than a single qualified
                        mailing; or
                            (ii) the expiration date of such voucher,
                        as designated by the Secretary of Defense.
            (5) Coordination rule.--Postal benefits under this Act
        shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any reduced rates
        of postage or other similar benefits which might otherwise be
        available by or under law, including any rates of postage
        resulting from the application of section 3401(b) of title 39,
        United States Code.
    (d) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense (in consultation with
the Postal Service) shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry
out this Act, including--
            (1) procedures by which vouchers will be provided or made
        available in timely manner to persons duly identified by
        qualified individuals to receive those vouchers; and
            (2) procedures to ensure that the number of vouchers
        provided or made available with respect to any qualified
        individual complies with subsection (c)(4)(A).

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Department of Defense, for fiscal years 2016 through 2021, a sum
determined by the Department of Defense to be equal to the expenses
incurred by the Department in providing the benefits described in
section 2(c) for such fiscal years. Such sum shall be derived from
amounts appropriated in each such fiscal for the Operation and
Maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the Secretary of Defense,
and shall not to exceed $75 million for the total period beginning with
fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2021.
    (b) Transfers to Postal Service.--
            (1) Based on estimates.--The Department of Defense shall
        transfer to the Postal Service, out of any amount so
        appropriated and in advance of each calendar quarter during
        which postal benefits under this Act may be used, an amount
        equal to the amount of postal benefits that the Department of
        Defense estimates will be used during such quarter, reduced or
        increased (as the case may be) by any amounts by which the
        Department finds that a determination under this section for a
        prior quarter was greater than or less than the amount finally
        determined for such quarter.
            (2) Based on annual determination.--For each of the fiscal
        years 2016 through 2020, an annual determination of the amount
        necessary to correct any previous determination under this
        section during such fiscal year, and any transfer of amounts
        between the Postal Service and the Department of Defense based
        on that annual determination, shall be made not later than 6
        months after the end of such fiscal year.
            (3) Based on final determination.--A final determination of
        the amount necessary to correct any previous determination
        under this section, and any transfer of amounts between the
        Postal Service and the Department of Defense based on that
        final determination, shall be made not later than 6 months
        after the end of fiscal year 2021.
    (c) Consultation Required.--All estimates and determinations under
this section of the amount of postal benefits under this Act used in
any period shall be made by the Department of Defense in consultation
with the Postal Service.

SEC. 4. DURATION.

    The postal benefits under this Act shall apply with respect to mail
matter sent during the period beginning on October 1, 2015, and ending
on September 30, 2021.

Output: Supply Our Soldiers Act of 2015 Directs the Department of Defense to provide for a program under which postal benefits are provided to a member of the Armed Forces who is on active duty and who is either: (1) serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, or another hostile fire area designated as eligible for hazardous duty pay; or (2) hospitalized at a military medical facility as a result of such service. Requires the postal benefits to be in the form of coupons, vouchers, or other evidence of credit to use for postal-free mailings.  Makes the benefits program applicable during FY2016-FY2021.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community Pharmacy Preservation Act
of 2004''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF THE ANTITRUST LAWS TO INDEPENDENT PHARMACIES
              NEGOTIATING WITH HEALTH PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Any independent pharmacies who are engaged in
negotiations with a health plan regarding the terms of any contract
under which the pharmacies provide health care items or services for
which benefits are provided under such plan shall, in connection with
such negotiations, be entitled to the same treatment under the
antitrust laws as the treatment to which bargaining units which are
recognized under the National Labor Relations Act are entitled in
connection with such collective bargaining. Such a pharmacy shall, only
in connection with such negotiations, be treated as an employee engaged
in concerted activities and shall not be regarded as having the status
of an employer, independent contractor, managerial employee, or
supervisor.
    (b) Protection for Good Faith Actions.--Actions taken in good faith
reliance on subsection (a) shall not be the subject under the antitrust
laws of criminal sanctions nor of any civil damages, fees, or penalties
beyond actual damages incurred.
    (c) Limitation.--
            (1) No new right for collective cessation of service.--The
        exemption provided in subsection (a) shall not confer any new
        right to participate in any collective cessation of service to
        patients not already permitted by existing law.
            (2) No change in national labor relations act.--This
        section applies only to independent pharmacies excluded from
        the National Labor Relations Act. Nothing in this section shall
        be construed as changing or amending any provision of the
        National Labor Relations Act, or as affecting the status of any
        group of persons under that Act.
    (d) Effective Date.--The exemption provided in subsection (a) shall
apply to conduct occurring beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (e) Limitation on Exemption.--Nothing in this section shall exempt
from the application of the antitrust laws any agreement or otherwise
unlawful conspiracy that excludes, limits the participation or
reimbursement of, or otherwise limits the scope of services to be
provided by any independent pharmacy or group of independent pharmacies
with respect to the performance of services that are within their scope
of practice as defined or permitted by relevant law or regulation.
    (f) No Effect on Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964.--Nothing in
this section shall be construed to affect the application of title VI
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    (g) No Application to Federal Programs.--Nothing in this section
shall apply to negotiations between independent pharmacies and health
plans pertaining to benefits provided under any of the following:
            (1) The Medicaid Program under title XIX of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (2) The SCHIP program under title XXI of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
            (3) Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code (relating to
        medical and dental care for members of the uniformed services).
            (4) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code (relating to
        Veterans' medical care).
            (5) Chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code (relating to
        the Federal employees' health benefits program).
            (6) The Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601
        et seq.).
    (h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Antitrust laws.--The term ``antitrust laws''--
                    (A) has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of
                the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)),
                except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal
                Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent such
                section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition; and
                    (B) includes any State law similar to the laws
                referred to in subparagraph (A).
            (2) Health plan and related terms.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``health plan'' means a
                group health plan or a health insurance issuer that is
                offering health insurance coverage.
                    (B) Health insurance coverage; health insurance
                issuer.--The terms ``health insurance coverage'' and
                ``health insurance issuer'' have the meanings given
                such terms under paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively,
                of section 733(b) of the Employee Retirement Income
                Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1191b(b)).
                    (C) Group health plan.--The term ``group health
                plan'' has the meaning given that term in section
                733(a)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
                Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1191b(a)(1)).
            (3) Independent pharmacy.--The term ``independent
        pharmacy'' means a pharmacy which is not owned (or operated) by
        a publicly traded company. For purposes of the previous
        sentence, the term ``publicly traded company'' means a company
        that is an issuer within the meaning of section 2(a)(7) of the
        Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 7201(a)(7)).

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS.

    (a) Prohibition on Cross Ownership.--
            (1) In general.--No pharmaceutical drug manufacturer may
        have a controlling interest in an entity that is a pharmacy
        benefit manager.
            (2) Penalty.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
        may issue such civil penalties for a violation of paragraph (1)
        as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines
        necessary.
    (b) Drug Interchange.--
            (1) Prohibitions.--
                    (A) Cost increase.--A pharmacy benefit manager
                shall not make any drug interchange proposal for an
                individual who is served by such manager where the net
                cost of the drug to which the prescription would be
                changed exceeds that of the drug from which the
                prescription would be changed.
                    (B) Disclosure to individual.--A pharmacy benefit
                manager shall not make any drug interchange for an
                individual who is served by such manager unless the
                pharmacy benefit manager discloses to the individual,
                in a clear and conspicuous manner, the savings to the
                individual associated with such interchange.
                    (C) Generics.--A pharmacy benefit manager shall not
                make any drug interchange proposal for an individual
                who is served by such manager if the drug from which
                the prescription would be changed has generic
                equivalents and the drug to which the prescription
                would be changed has no generic equivalents, unless the
                drug to which the prescription would be changed has a
                lower net cost to the individual than does each of the
                generic equivalents of the drug from which the
                prescription would be changed.
            (2) Penalty.--A pharmacy benefit manager that violates
        subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (1) with respect to
        an individual and presents a claim for payment to the United
        States Government as reimbursement for services to such
        individual, shall be considered in violation of section 3729 of
        title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Disclosure of Compensation From Drug Manufacturers.--
            (1) Quarterly and annual disclosures.--At the end of each
        fiscal year quarter, each pharmacy benefit manager shall
        disclose--
                    (A) to the client plans of such manager and to the
                Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, all
                compensation and remuneration that the pharmacy benefit
                manager received during such fiscal year quarter from a
                pharmaceutical drug manufacturer, including, regardless
                of how categorized, market share incentives,
                commissions, mail service purchase discounts, and
                administrative or management fees; and
                    (B) to the client plans of such manager, any fees
                received for sales of utilization data to a
                pharmaceutical drug manufacturer.
            (2) Disclosure at contracting stage.--Each pharmacy benefit
        manager shall disclose to each client plan and prospective
        client plan of such manager, in advance of executing an
        agreement with such plan, information relating to the pharmacy
        benefit manager's methodology of soliciting and receiving
        payments from pharmaceutical drug manufacturers.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Client plan.--The term ``client plan'' means a
        pharmaceutical plan in which the entity that offers such plan
        to its beneficiaries contracts directly with a pharmacy benefit
        manager to provide or administer such plan.
            (2) Drug interchange.--The term ``drug interchange'' means
        any change from one prescription drug to another prescription
        drug that is intended to address or treat the same illness or
        condition.

SEC. 4. COMMUNITY PHARMACY ACCESS STANDARDS UNDER THE MEDICARE
              OUTPATIENT PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM.

    In establishing rules under subparagraph (C) of section 1860D-
4(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, as added by the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108-173), for convenient access to non-mail-order pharmacies
consistent with the application of standards under clause (ii) of such
subparagraph, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide
for application of the following standards:
            (1)(A) In each urban area, at least 90 percent of Medicare
        beneficiaries in a plan's service area, on average, live within
        2 miles of a retail pharmacy participation in the prescription
        drug plan's or MA-PD plan's network.
            (B) In each suburban area, at least 90 percent of Medicare
        beneficiaries in a plan's service area, on average, live within
        5 miles of a retail pharmacy participation in the prescription
        drug plan's or MA-PD plan's network.
            (C) In each rural area, at least 70 percent of Medicare
        beneficiaries in a plan's service area, on average, live within
        15 miles of a retail pharmacy participation in the prescription
        drug plan's or MA-PD plan's network.
            (D) There shall be no averaging of such distances across or
        among urban, suburban, and rural areas.
            (2) The rules shall require plans to measure traveling
        distances from beneficiaries' homes to community pharmacies
        based on commonly traveled routes.

Output:
Community Pharmacy Preservation Act of 2004 - Provides that antitrust laws shall apply to negotiations between groups of independent pharmacies and health plans and health insurance issuers in the same manner as such laws apply to collective bargaining by labor organizations under the National Labor Relations Act.

 Prohibits any pharmaceutical drug manufacturer from having a controlling interest in an entity that is a pharmacy benefit manager. Requires pharmacy benefit managers to disclose all compensation from drug manufacturers. Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from making certain drug interchanges: (1) to a drug with a greater cost; (2) without disclosure to the individual; or (3) from a drug with generic equivalents to a drug without generic equivalents, unless the latter is lower in cost than each of the generic equivalents of the drug from which the prescription would be changed.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to apply specified standards for community pharmacy access under the Medicare outpatient prescription drug program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Credit Union Audit Improvement Act
of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.

    Paragraph (6) of section 202(a) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12
U.S.C. 1782(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(6) Financial statement and audit requirements.--
                    ``(A) Financial statement.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each insured credit
                        union shall prepare annual financial statements
                        in conformity with generally accepted
                        accounting principles.
                            ``(ii) Audit requirement.--The supervisory
                        committee of each insured credit union shall
                        have an annual independent audit of the
                        financial statement of the credit union
                        performed in accordance with generally accepted
                        auditing standards by an independent certified
                        public accountant or public accountant licensed
                        by the appropriate State or jurisdiction to
                        perform such services.
                    ``(B) Effectiveness of internal controls.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Each insured credit
                        union shall prepare a written assertion
                        annually about the effectiveness of the
                        internal controls over financial reporting.
                            ``(ii) Examination of written assertion.--
                        The supervisory committee of each insured
                        credit union shall obtain annually an
                        attestation report on an examination of
                        management's written assertion under clause (i)
                        which shall be prepared in accordance with
                        generally accepted standards for attestation
                        engagements by an independent certified public
                        accountant or public accountant licensed by the
                        appropriate State or jurisdiction to perform
                        such services.
                    ``(C) Compliance with laws and regulations.--Each
                insured credit union shall prepare a written report
                annually on the extent to which the credit union is in
                compliance with laws and regulations relating to safety
                and soundness which have been designated by the Board.
                    ``(D) De minimus exception.--This paragraph shall
                not apply with respect to any fiscal year of any
                insured credit union the total assets of which, as of
                the beginning of such fiscal year, are less than
                $10,000,000.''.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR SUPERVISORY COMMITTEES.

    (a) Federal Credit Unions.--Section 115 of the Federal Credit Union
Act (12 U.S.C. 1761d) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The supervisory committee shall make or
        cause to be made'' and all that follows through ``submit
        reports of the supplementary audits to the board of directors;
        may by a unanimous vote'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--The
        supervisory committee may, by a unanimous vote,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Management Oversight.--
            ``(1) Risk areas.--The supervisory committee shall--
                    ``(A) identify annually risk areas of the
                activities of the credit union; and
                    ``(B) assess the extent to which internal and
                external audit coverage is necessary for those
                activities of the credit union which the committee
                determines have a high risk.
            ``(2) Internal audits.--The supervisory committee shall
        perform or supervise any internal audits of the credit union.
            ``(3) Outside auditors.--In the case of any outside audit
        of the credit union, the supervisory committee shall engage
        only an independent certified public accountant or public
        accountant licensed by the appropriate State or jurisdiction to
        perform such services.
            ``(4) Audit reports to board of directors and members.--The
        supervisory committee shall--
                    ``(A) promptly submit the audit report of any
                internal or outside audit to the board of directors and
                the Administration; and
                    ``(B) submit the audit report of any outside audit
                and submit a summary of the audit report of any
                internal audit to the members at the annual meeting
                following the completion of any such report.''.
    (b) Insured State Credit Unions.--Section 201(b) of the Federal
Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1781(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as paragraphs
        (9) and (10), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(8) to maintain a supervisory committee which complies
        with the requirements applicable under section 115(b) to a
        supervisory committee of a Federal credit union;''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to fiscal
years (of insured credit unions) ending on or after December 15, 1997.

Output:
Credit Union Audit Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to mandate that:  (1) each insured credit union prepare an annual financial statement in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP); (2) each credit union supervisory committee have an annual independent audit of such statement performed in accordance with GAAP standards by an independent certified or licensed public accountant; (3) each credit union prepare annually a written assertion regarding the efficacy of internal controls over financial reporting; (4) each credit union supervisory committee obtain annually an attestation report on an examination of management's written assertion prepared in accordance with GAAP by an independent certified or licensed public accountant; and (5) each credit union prepare annually a written report on the extent to which it is in compliance with the safety and soundness regulations designated by National Credit Union Administration Board.
Exempts certain small-sized insured credit unions (with assets under $10 million) from the purview of this Act.
Requires a credit union supervisory committee to:  (1) identify annually any risk areas of credit union activities; (2) assess the extent to which internal and external audit coverage is necessary for credit union activities which the committee determines to have a high risk; (3) perform or supervise internal audits; (4) restrict the selection of outside auditors to certified or licensed public accountants; and (5) submit audit reports to the board of directors, the National Credit Union Administration, and its membership.
Requires an insured State credit union to include in its insurance application an agreement to maintain a supervisory committee which complies with the management oversight requirements applicable to its Federal credit union counterparts.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors Mental Health Access
Improvement Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPIST SERVICES AND MENTAL
              HEALTH COUNSELOR SERVICES UNDER PART B OF THE MEDICARE
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Coverage of Services.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (Y), by striking ``and'' after
                the semicolon at the end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (Z), by inserting ``and'' after
                the semicolon at the end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subparagraph:
            ``(AA) marriage and family therapist services (as defined
        in subsection (bbb)(1)) and mental health counselor services
        (as defined in subsection (bbb)(3));''.
            (2) Definitions.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following
        new subsection:

     ``Marriage and Family Therapist Services; Marriage and Family
  Therapist; Mental Health Counselor Services; Mental Health Counselor

    ``(bbb)(1) The term `marriage and family therapist services' means
services performed by a marriage and family therapist (as defined in
paragraph (2)) for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses,
which the marriage and family therapist is legally authorized to
perform under State law (or the State regulatory mechanism provided by
State law) of the State in which such services are performed, as would
otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician or as an incident to a
physician's professional service, but only if no facility or other
provider charges or is paid any amounts with respect to the furnishing
of such services.
    ``(2) The term `marriage and family therapist' means an individual
who--
            ``(A) possesses a master's or doctoral degree which
        qualifies for licensure or certification as a marriage and
        family therapist pursuant to State law;
            ``(B) after obtaining such degree has performed at least 2
        years of clinical supervised experience in marriage and family
        therapy; and
            ``(C) in the case of an individual performing services in a
        State that provides for licensure or certification of marriage
        and family therapists, is licensed or certified as a marriage
        and family therapist in such State.
    ``(3) The term `mental health counselor services' means services
performed by a mental health counselor (as defined in paragraph (4))
for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses which the mental
health counselor is legally authorized to perform under State law (or
the State regulatory mechanism provided by the State law) of the State
in which such services are performed, as would otherwise be covered if
furnished by a physician or as incident to a physician's professional
service, but only if no facility or other provider charges or is paid
any amounts with respect to the furnishing of such services.
    ``(4) The term `mental health counselor' means an individual who--
            ``(A) possesses a master's or doctor's degree in mental
        health counseling or a related field;
            ``(B) after obtaining such a degree has performed at least
        2 years of supervised mental health counselor practice; and
            ``(C) in the case of an individual performing services in a
        State that provides for licensure or certification of mental
        health counselors or professional counselors, is licensed or
        certified as a mental health counselor or professional
        counselor in such State.''.
            (3) Provision for payment under part b.--Section
        1832(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395k(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following
        new clause:
                            ``(v) marriage and family therapist
                        services and mental health counselor
                        services;''.
            (4) Amount of payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and (V)'' and inserting ``(V)'';
                and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
                the following: ``, and (W) with respect to marriage and
                family therapist services and mental health counselor
                services under section 1861(s)(2)(AA), the amounts paid
                shall be 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge
                for the services or 75 percent of the amount determined
                for payment of a psychologist under subparagraph (L)''.
            (5) Exclusion of marriage and family therapist services and
        mental health counselor services from skilled nursing facility
        prospective payment system.--Section 1888(e)(2)(A)(ii) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended
        by inserting ``marriage and family therapist services (as
        defined in section 1861(bbb)(1)), mental health counselor
        services (as defined in section 1861(bbb)(3)),'' after
        ``qualified psychologist services,''.
            (6) Inclusion of marriage and family therapists and mental
        health counselors as practitioners for assignment of claims.--
        Section 1842(b)(18)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395u(b)(18)(C)) is amended by adding at the end the following
        new clauses:
            ``(vii) A marriage and family therapist (as defined in
        section 1861(bbb)(2)).
            ``(viii) A mental health counselor (as defined in section
        1861(bbb)(4)).''.
    (b) Coverage of Certain Mental Health Services Provided in Certain
Settings.--
            (1) Rural health clinics and federally qualified health
        centers.--Section 1861(aa)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42
        U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``or by a
        clinical social worker (as defined in subsection (hh)(1)),''
        and inserting ``, by a clinical social worker (as defined in
        subsection (hh)(1)), by a marriage and family therapist (as
        defined in subsection (bbb)(2)), or by a mental health
        counselor (as defined in subsection (bbb)(4)),''.
            (2) Hospice programs.--Section 1861(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III) of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(dd)(2)(B)(i)(III)) is
        amended by inserting ``or one marriage and family therapist (as
        defined in subsection (bbb)(2))'' after ``social worker''.
    (c) Authorization of Marriage and Family Therapists to Develop
Discharge Plans for Post-Hospital Services.--Section 1861(ee)(2)(G) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ee)(2)(G)) is amended by
inserting ``marriage and family therapist (as defined in subsection
(bbb)(2)),'' after ``social worker,''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to services furnished on or after January 1, 2006.

Output:
Seniors Mental Health Access Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage under Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) of marriage and family therapist services and mental health counselor services generally, and particularly such services provided in rural health clinics and in hospice programs.

Amends Medicare part C (Miscellaneous) to exclude such services from the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system.

 Authorizes marriage and family therapists to develop discharge plans for post-hospital services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commonsense Contracting Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, when used appropriately, reverse
auctions may improve the Federal Government's procurement of
commercially available commodities by increasing competition, reducing
prices, and improving opportunities for small businesses.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REVERSE AUCTIONS FOR COVERED CONTRACTS.

    The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating section 47 (15 U.S.C. 631 note) as
        section 48; and
            (2) by inserting after section 46 the following new
        section:

``SEC. 47. REVERSE AUCTIONS PROHIBITED FOR COVERED CONTRACTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a covered contract described in
subsection (c), reverse auction methods may not be used if the award of
the contract is to be made under--
            ``(1) section 8(a);
            ``(2) section 8(m);
            ``(3) section 15(a);
            ``(4) section 15(j);
            ``(5) section 31; or
            ``(6) section 36.
    ``(b) Limitations on Using Reverse Auctions.--
            ``(1) Decisions regarding use of a reverse auction.--The
        following decisions are the responsibility of the contracting
        officer and may not be delegated to any person except for
        another contracting officer who meets the training requirements
        of paragraph (2):
                    ``(A) A decision to use reverse auction methods as
                part of the competition for award of a covered
                contract.
                    ``(B) Any decision made after the decision
                described in subsection (A) regarding the appropriate
                evaluation criteria, the inclusion of vendors, the
                acceptability of vendor submissions (including
                decisions regarding timeliness), and the selection of
                the winner.
            ``(2) Training required.--Only a contracting officer who
        has received training on the appropriate use and supervision of
        reverse auction methods of contracting may supervise or use
        such methods in a procurement for a covered contract. The
        training shall be provided by, or similar to the training
        provided by, the Defense Acquisition University as described in
        section 824 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. `Buck' McKeon
        National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
        Law 113-291).
            ``(3) Number of offers; revisions to bids.--A Federal
        agency may not award a covered contract using a reverse auction
        method if only one offer is received or if offerors do not have
        the ability to submit revised bids with lower prices throughout
        the course of the auction.
            ``(4) Technically acceptable offers.--A Federal agency
        awarding a covered contract using a reverse auction method
        shall evaluate the technical acceptability of offers only as
        technically acceptable or unacceptable.
            ``(5) Use of price rankings.--A Federal agency may not
        award a covered contract using a reverse auction method if at
        any time during the award process the Federal agency misinforms
        an offeror about the price ranking of the offeror's last offer
        submitted in relation to offers submitted by other offerors.
            ``(6) Use of third-party agents.--If a Federal agency uses
        a third party agent to assist with the award of covered
        contracts using a reverse auction method, the Federal agency
        shall ensure that--
                    ``(A) inherently governmental functions (as such
                term is used in section 2303 of title 41, United States
                Code) are not performed by private contractors,
                including by the third party agent;
                    ``(B) information on the past contract performance
                of offerors created by the third party agent and shared
                with the Federal agency is collected, maintained, and
                shared in compliance with section 1126 of title 41,
                United States Code;
                    ``(C) information on whether an offeror is a
                responsible source (as defined in section 113 of title
                41, United States Code) that is created by the third
                party agent and shared with the Federal agency is
                shared with the offeror and complies with section
                8(b)(7) of this Act; and
                    ``(D) disputes between the third party agent and an
                offeror may not be used to justify a determination that
                an offeror is not a responsible source (as defined in
                section 113 of title 41, United States Code) or to
                otherwise restrict the ability of an offeror to compete
                for the award of a contract or task or delivery order.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Contracting officer.--The term `contracting officer'
        has the meaning given that term in section 2101(1) of title 41,
        United States Code.
            ``(2) Covered contract.--The term `covered contract' means
        a contract--
                    ``(A) for design and construction services;
                    ``(B) for goods purchased to protect Federal
                employees, members of the Armed Forces, or civilians
                from bodily harm; or
                    ``(C) for goods or services other than those goods
                or services described in subparagraph (A) or (B)--
                            ``(i) to be awarded based on factors other
                        than price and technical responsibility; or
                            ``(ii) if awarding the contract requires
                        the contracting officer to conduct discussions
                        with the offerors about their offer.
            ``(3) Design and construction services.--The term `design
        and construction services' means--
                    ``(A) site planning and landscape design;
                    ``(B) architectural and interior design;
                    ``(C) engineering system design;
                    ``(D) performance of construction work for
                facility, infrastructure, and environmental restoration
                projects;
                    ``(E) delivery and supply of construction materials
                to construction sites;
                    ``(F) construction, alteration, or repair,
                including painting and decorating, of public buildings
                and public works; and
                    ``(G) architectural and engineering services as
                defined in section 1102 of title 40, United States
                Code.
            ``(4) Reverse auction.--The term `reverse auction' means,
        with respect to procurement by an agency, an auction between a
        group of offerors who compete against each other by submitting
        offers for a contract or task or delivery order with the
        ability to submit revised offers with lower prices throughout
        the course of the auction.''.

Output: Commonsense Contracting Act of 2015 This bill expresses the sense of Congress that, when used appropriately, with respect to federal agency procurement, an auction between a group of offerors who compete against each other by submitting offers for a contract or task or delivery order with the ability to submit revised offers with lower prices throughout the course of the auction (reverse auction) may improve the federal government's procurement of commercially available commodities by increasing competition, reducing prices, and improving opportunities for small businesses. The Small Business Act is amended to prohibit the use of reverse auction methods for certain Small Business Administration federal procurement contracts for:  design and construction services; goods purchased to protect federal employees, members of the Armed Forces, or civilians from bodily harm; or goods or services other than these: (1) to be awarded based on factors other than price and technical responsibility, or (2) if awarding the contract requires the contracting officer to conduct discussions with the offerors about their offer.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act'' or
the ``Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the
Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SEIZURE REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO
              STRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS.

    Section 5317(c)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Any property'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Any property''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Internal revenue service seizure requirements
                with respect to structuring transactions.--
                            ``(i) Property derived from an illegal
                        source.--Property may only be seized by the
                        Internal Revenue Service pursuant to
                        subparagraph (A) by reason of a claimed
                        violation of section 5324 if the property to be
                        seized was derived from an illegal source or
                        the funds were structured for the purpose of
                        concealing the violation of a criminal law or
                        regulation other than section 5324.
                            ``(ii) Notice.--Not later than 30 days
                        after property is seized by the Internal
                        Revenue Service pursuant to subparagraph (A),
                        the Internal Revenue Service shall--
                                    ``(I) make a good faith effort to
                                find all persons with an ownership
                                interest in such property; and
                                    ``(II) provide each such person
                                with a notice of the person's rights
                                under clause (iv).
                            ``(iii) Extension of notice under certain
                        circumstances.--The Internal Revenue Service
                        may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction
                        for one 30-day extension of the notice
                        requirement under clause (ii) if the Internal
                        Revenue Service can establish probable cause of
                        an imminent threat to national security or
                        personal safety necessitating such extension.
                            ``(iv) Post-seizure hearing.--If a person
                        with a property interest in property seized
                        pursuant to subparagraph (A) by the Internal
                        Revenue Service requests a hearing by a court
                        of competent jurisdiction within 30 days after
                        the date on which notice is provided under
                        subclause (ii), such property shall be returned
                        unless the court holds an adversarial hearing
                        and finds within 30 days of such request (or
                        such longer period as the court may provide,
                        but only on request of an interested party)
                        that there is probable cause to believe that
                        there is a violation of section 5324 involving
                        such property and probable cause to believe
                        that the property to be seized was derived from
                        an illegal source or the funds were structured
                        for the purpose of concealing the violation of
                        a criminal law or regulation other than section
                        5324.''.

SEC. 3. EXCLUSION OF INTEREST RECEIVED IN ACTION TO RECOVER PROPERTY
              SEIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BASED ON
              STRUCTURING TRANSACTION.

    (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section
140 the following new section:

``SEC. 139G. INTEREST RECEIVED IN ACTION TO RECOVER PROPERTY SEIZED BY
              THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE BASED ON STRUCTURING
              TRANSACTION.

    ``Gross income shall not include any interest received from the
Federal Government in connection with an action to recover property
seized by the Internal Revenue Service pursuant to section 5317(c)(2)
of title 31, United States Code, by reason of a claimed violation of
section 5324 of such title.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting before
the item relating to section 140 the following new item:

``Sec. 139G. Interest received in action to recover property seized by
                            the Internal Revenue Service based on
                            structuring transaction.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to interest received on or after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

Output: Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act or the Restraining Excessive Seizure of Property through the Exploitation of Civil Asset Forfeiture Tools Act  This bill revises the authority and procedures that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses to seize property that has been structured to avoid Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting requirements.   The IRS may only seize property it suspects has been structured to avoid BSA reporting requirements if the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured for the purpose of concealing the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than structuring transactions to evade BSA reporting requirements.  Within 30 days of seizing property, the IRS must: (1) make a good faith effort to find all owners of the property, and (2) notify the owners of the post-seizure hearing rights established by this bill. The IRS may apply to a court for one 30-day extension of the notice requirement if it can establish probable cause of an imminent threat to national security or personal safety.  If the owner of the property requests a court hearing within 30 days after the date on which notice is provided, the property must be returned unless the court holds a hearing within 30 days after notice is provided and finds that there is probable cause to believe that the property was derived from an illegal source or the funds were structured to conceal the violation of a criminal law or regulation other than a structuring violation.   The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any interest received from the federal government with respect to an action to recover property seized by the IRS pursuant to a claimed violation of the structuring provisions of the BSA.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Iranian Digital Empowerment Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Government of Iran is engaged in a range of
        activities that interfere with and infringe upon the right of
        the Iranian people to access independent news and information
        and to exercise basic freedoms, in particular through
        electronic media.
            (2) On September 28, 2009, a consortium reportedly
        controlled by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps purchased a
        controlling interest in the Iranian Telecommunications Company.
            (3) On November 14, 2009, the Government of Iran announced
        the establishment of a special security force to police
        opposition activities on the Internet.
            (4) On numerous occasions, including most recently ahead of
        student demonstrations on December 7, 2009, the Government of
        Iran has restricted access to Internet and telecommunications
        networks in order to limit popular dissent.
            (5) In the aftermath of the disputed June 2009 Iranian
        presidential elections, the Iranian people utilized Twitter,
        Facebook, and other personal communication technologies to
        organize demonstrations and related activities.
            (6) Citing the crucial role that Internet communications
        technologies were playing in post-election Iran, the Department
        of State requested Twitter delay a planned maintenance so that
        Iranians could continue use of the service without
        interruption.
            (7) The United States has a vital interest in working to
        ensure that its policies do not unintentionally aid the
        repressive policies of the Government of Iran or hinder the
        Iranian people's basic rights and freedoms.
            (8) Current sanctions on Iran have had the unintended
        effect of stifling Iranians' access to the Internet and related
        Internet technologies.
            (9) Microsoft and Google have ceased providing instant
        messaging services to Iranians, citing United States economic
        sanctions.
            (10) In a September 2009 response regarding the suspension
        of messaging services within Iran by Microsoft and Google,
        Director of the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign
        Assets Control (OFAC), Adam Szubin, stated that, ``Ensuring the
        flow and access to information available through the Internet
        and similar public sources is consistent with the policy
        interests of the United States Government.''.
    (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
United States--
            (1) respects the sovereignty of the Iranian people and the
        universal values of freedom of speech, freedom of the press,
        and the freedom to assemble;
            (2) supports the Iranian people seeking access to news,
        electronic communication, and other forms of information;
            (3) encourages the development and provision of
        technologies and services to the Iranian people that enable
        them to communicate with each other and the outside world; and
            (4) encourages companies, organizations, and individuals to
        enable large numbers of users to bypass censorship and
        surveillance technologies, for the purposes of promoting
        Iranians' unfettered access to the Internet, which is a civil
        liberty that should be enjoyed by all people.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPORTS OF CERTAIN SOFTWARE AND RELATED
              SERVICES TO IRAN.

    (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
export of software and related services described in subsection (b) to
Iran by United States persons may not be prohibited or otherwise
restricted.
    (b) Software and Related Services Described.--The software and
related services referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
            (1) Software and related services that allow private
        Iranian citizens to circumvent online censorship and monitoring
        efforts imposed by the Government of Iran.
            (2) Software and related services that enable personal
        communication by the Iranian people.
    (c) Exception.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with
        respect to the export of software and related services
        described in subsection (b) to the Government of Iran.
            (2) Definition.--
                    (A) In general.--In this subsection, the term
                ``Government of Iran'' includes the government of any
                political subdivision of Iran, and any agency or
                instrumentality of the Government of Iran.
                    (B) Agency or instrumentality.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term ``agency or instrumentality
                of the Government of Iran'' means an agency of
                instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in
                section 1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with
                each reference in such section to ``a foreign state''
                deemed to be a reference to ``Iran''.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply with respect to the
export of software and related services referred to in subsection (a)
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Iranian Digital Empowerment Act - States that the export of the following software and related services to Iran by U.S. persons may not be prohibited or restricted: (1) software and related services that allow private Iranian citizens to circumvent online censorship and monitoring efforts imposed by the government of Iran and (2) software and related services that enable personal communication by the Iranian people.

Excludes from such provisions the export of such software and related services to the government of Iran.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Multi-Cultural Domestic Violence
Minority Education Campaigns Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Nearly one-third of women in the United States report
        being physically or sexually abused by a husband or boyfriend
        at some point in their lives.
            (2) Family violence costs the Nation between $5,000,000,000
        and $10,000,000,000 each year in medical expenses, police and
        court costs, shelters and foster care, sick leave, absenteeism,
        and non-productivity.
            (3) The United States is becoming increasingly
        multicultural, and minorities are expected to constitute
        approximately 50 percent of the population of the United States
        by 2050.
            (4) Minority women face unique challenges to reporting and
        getting help for domestic violence.
            (5) Structural inequalities experienced by minorities,
        including poverty and discrimination, may contribute to higher
        rates of violence.
            (6) Many immigrant women refuse to leave a violent
        relationship because of fears related to their immigration
        status.
            (7) Many minority women face cultural barriers to reporting
        abuse or seeking help for domestic violence, including but not
        limited to strong religious beliefs that stress the importance
        of keeping family intact, fear of dishonor, and a belief that
        negative events occur regardless of attempts to prevent them.
            (8) Many minority women also face institutional barriers to
        reporting abuse or seeking help for domestic violence,
        including but not limited to a lack of translators or bilingual
        professionals, little reading material in the woman's native
        language, treatment programs that do not take into account
        ethnic and cultural differences, prohibitive fee structures,
        and inflexible or inconvenient hours of operation.

SEC. 3. GRANTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS TO EDUCATE RACIAL AND
              ETHNIC MINORITIES ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

    (a) In General.--The Attorney General may make grants to States and
public or private nonprofit entities to carry out public information
campaigns for the purpose of educating racial and ethnic minorities
about domestic violence, including the effects of domestic violence,
methods of preventing or reducing domestic violence, and services
available to victims of domestic violence.
    (b) Use of Grant Amounts.--Grant amounts under this section may be
used only to carry out public information campaigns for the purpose
specified in subsection (a).
    (c) Elements of Campaigns.--Each public information campaign
carried out under this section shall consist of one or more of the
following elements:
            (1) Public service announcements.
            (2) Paid educational messages for print media.
            (3) Public transit advertising.
            (4) Electronic broadcast media.
            (5) Any other mode of conveying information that the
        Attorney General determines to be appropriate.
    (d) Requirements for Grant.--The Attorney General may award a grant
under this section to an entity only if the Attorney General determines
that--
            (1) the campaign will be carried out in consultation with
        local domestic violence advocates or State domestic violence
        coalitions;
            (2) the campaign is designed to be conducted in a
        culturally sensitive manner using one or more culturally
        appropriate languages;
            (3) the media organizations and other groups through which
        the campaign will be carried out will continue to provide
        public service announcements at current frequencies, without
        considering the informational messages of the campaign as
        public service announcements;
            (4) the applicant has an adequate plan to test-market the
        campaign with a relevant community or group in the relevant
        geographic area, and will carry out that plan; and
            (5) the applicant will use effectiveness criteria in
        carrying out the campaign and an evaluation component to
        measure the effectiveness of the campaign.
    (e) Award Criteria.--In awarding grants under this section, the
Attorney General shall consider the following criteria:
            (1) Whether the applicant has, or will be partnering with
        an entity that has, a record of high quality campaigns of a
        comparable type.
            (2) Whether the applicant has, or will be partnering with
        an entity that has, a record of high quality campaigns that
        educate the communities and groups at greatest risk of domestic
        violence.
    (f) Application.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under
        this section, a State or entity must submit to the Attorney
        General an application that meets the requirements of paragraph
        (2).
            (2) Requirements.--An application submitted under this
        subsection shall be in such form, and submitted in such manner,
        as the Attorney General may prescribe, and shall include the
        following matters:
                    (A) A complete description of applicant's plan for
                the proposed public information campaign.
                    (B) An identification of the specific communities
                and groups to be educated by the campaign, and a
                description of how the campaign will educate the
                communities and groups at greatest risk of domestic
                violence.
                    (C) The plans of the applicant with respect to
                working with organizations that have expertise in
                developing culturally appropriate informational
                messages.
                    (D) A description of the geographic distribution of
                the campaign.
                    (E) An identification of the media organizations
                and other groups through which the campaign will be
                carried out.
                    (F) A description of the nature, amount,
                distribution, and timing of informational messages to
                be used in the campaign.
                    (G) Such information and assurances as the Attorney
                General may require to determine whether the
                requirements specified in subsection (d) will be
                satisfied, and whether the criteria specified in
                subsection (e) apply.
                    (H) Such other information and assurances as the
                Attorney General may require.
    (g) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``public or
private nonprofit entity'' includes an ``Indian tribe'' or ``tribal
organization'', as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Output: Multi-Cultural Domestic Violence Minority Education Campaigns Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to make grants to States and public or private nonprofit entities to carry out public information campaigns for the purpose of educating racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence, including its effects, prevention or reduction methods, and victim services.


Input:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Enhanced Supply and Price Reduction
Act of 2011'' or the ``Enhanced SPR Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

    In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

SEC. 3. PETROLEUM PRODUCT RESERVE.

    Section 154(a) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6234(a)) is amended by striking ``1 billion barrels of petroleum
products'' and inserting ``1,000,000,000 barrels of petroleum products
(including refined petroleum products)''.

SEC. 4. SALE OF OIL FROM THE STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE AND
              ACQUISITION OF REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCT.

    (a) Initial Petroleum Sale and Replacement.--
            (1) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy
        Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), the Secretary may
        sell, in the amounts and on the schedule described in
        subsection (b), petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
        and acquire refined petroleum product.
            (2) Proceeds.--If the Secretary acts pursuant to paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall--
                    (A) deposit the cash proceeds from sales under
                subparagraph (A) into the SPR Petroleum Account
                established under section 167 of the Energy Policy and
                Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247); and
                    (B) from the cash proceeds deposited pursuant to
                paragraph (2), withdraw the amount necessary to pay for
                the direct administrative and operational costs of the
                sale and acquisition, including for acquisition and
                maintenance of, and improvements to, storage
                facilities.
    (b) Amounts and Schedule.--
            (1) In general.--The sale and acquisition described in
        subsection (a) may require the offer for sale of a total
        quantity of no more than 30,000,000 barrels of petroleum from
        the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The sale may commence within
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act and may end
        not later than 3 years after such date of enactment. In no
        event shall the Secretary sell barrels of oil under subsection
        (a) that would result in a Strategic Petroleum Reserve that
        contains fewer than 90 percent of the total amount of barrels
        in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as of the date of enactment
        of this Act.
            (2) Acquisitions.--If the Secretary acts pursuant to
        subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall acquire refined
        petroleum product under this section--
                    (A) beginning no sooner than 180 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act;
                    (B) ending no later than 5 years after the date of
                enactment of this Act; and
                    (C) in a manner so as to minimize both the cost to
                the Federal Government and market disruption associated
                with the acquisition.

SEC. 5. REPORT TO CONGRESS.

    Not later than 18 months after the commencement of any sale
authorized pursuant to section 4, the Secretary shall transmit to
Congress a report--
            (1) describing the amounts and types of petroleum sold and
        refined petroleum product acquired under section 4;
            (2) describing the actions taken for the storage of refined
        petroleum product acquired under section 4, and identifying any
        requirements for additional facilities;
            (3) describing efforts the Department of Energy has taken
        to ensure that distributors and importers are not discouraged
        from maintaining and increasing supplies of refined petroleum
        products;
            (4) describing actions that the Department of Energy has
        taken and plans to take to ensure quality of refined petroleum
        product in the Reserve, including the rotation of product
        stored; and
            (5) analyzing the effects that activities under section 4
        have had on oil markets.

SEC. 6. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWN AND EXCHANGE IN PUBLIC
              INTEREST.

    Section 161 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C.
6241) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Public Interest.--
            ``(1) General authority.--If, after consultation with the
        Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman
        of the Federal Trade Commission, the President finds that a
        circumstance, other than those described in subsections (d) or
        (h) of this section, exists of such significance and scope that
        action under this subsection would be warranted to address
        market manipulation or otherwise be in the public interest,
        then the President may instruct the Secretary to drawdown and
        sell or exchange petroleum product from the Reserve under this
        subsection.
            ``(2) Limitations.--Petroleum product from the Reserve may
        not be drawn down or exchanged under this subsection--
                    ``(A) in excess of an aggregate of 30,000,000
                barrels with respect to each circumstance warranting a
                finding under paragraph (1); or
                    ``(B) in an amount that would lower the aggregate
                level of petroleum product in the Reserve to less than
                600,000,000 barrels of petroleum product.
            ``(3) Report to congress.--At the end of any month during
        which there is a drawdown and sale of petroleum products from
        the Reserve under this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit
        a report to the Congress containing an account of the drawdown
        and sale, along with an assessment of the effects of the
        drawdown and sale.
            ``(4) Replenishment.--In the case of a drawdown and sale or
        exchange under this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for
        the timely replenishment of the Reserve in accordance with the
        objectives and procedures set forth in section 160.''.

Output:
Enhanced Supply and Price Reduction Act of 2011 or Enhanced SPR Act - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to include refined petroleum products within its required capacity of 1 billion barrels of petroleum products.

Authorizes the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to sell at least 30 million barrels of petroleum from the SPR and acquire refined petroleum product. Prescribes a schedule for such transactions.

Directs the Secretary to deposit the cash proceeds from such sales into the SPR Petroleum Account.

 Authorizes the President to instruct the Secretary to drawdown and sell or exchange petroleum product from the SPR if a circumstance exists of such significance and scope that action would be warranted to address market manipulation or otherwise be in the public interest.