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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream
and Grow our Economy Act'' or the ``BRIDGE Act''.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONAL PROTECTED PRESENCE FOR YOUNG INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``SEC. 244A. PROVISIONAL PROTECTED PRESENCE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) DACA recipient.--The term `DACA recipient' means an
        alien who is in deferred action status on the date of the
        enactment of this section pursuant to the Deferred Action for
        Childhood Arrivals (`DACA') Program announced on June 15, 2012.
            ``(2) Felony.--The term `felony' means a Federal, State, or
        local criminal offense (excluding a State or local offense for
        which an essential element was the alien's immigration status)
        punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
            ``(3) Misdemeanor.--The term `misdemeanor' means a Federal,
        State, or local criminal offense (excluding a State or local
        offense for which an essential element was the alien's
        immigration status, a significant misdemeanor, and a minor
        traffic offense) for which--
                    ``(A) the maximum term of imprisonment is greater
                than five days and not greater than one year; and
                    ``(B) the individual was sentenced to time in
                custody of 90 days or less.
            ``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
        of Homeland Security.
            ``(5) Significant misdemeanor.--The term `significant
        misdemeanor' means a Federal, State, or local criminal offense
        (excluding a State or local offense for which an essential
        element was the alien's immigration status) for which the
        maximum term of imprisonment is greater than five days and not
        greater than one year that--
                    ``(A) regardless of the sentence imposed, is a
                crime of domestic violence (as defined in section
                237(a)(2)(E)(i)) or an offense of sexual abuse or
                exploitation, burglary, unlawful possession or use of a
                firearm, drug distribution or trafficking, or driving
                under the influence if the State law requires, as an
                element of the offense, the operation of a motor
                vehicle and a finding of impairment or a blood alcohol
                content of .08 or higher; or
                    ``(B) resulted in a sentence of time in custody of
                more than 90 days, excluding an offense for which the
                sentence was suspended.
            ``(6) Threat to national security.--An alien is a `threat
        to national security' if the alien is--
                    ``(A) inadmissible under section 212(a)(3); or
                    ``(B) deportable under section 237(a)(4).
            ``(7) Threat to public safety.--An alien is a `threat to
        public safety' if the alien--
                    ``(A) has been convicted of an offense for which an
                element was participation in a criminal street gang (as
                defined in section 521(a) of title 18, United States
                Code); or
                    ``(B) has engaged in a continuing criminal
                enterprise (as defined in section 408(c) of the
                Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of
                1970 (21 U.S.C. 848(c))).
    ``(b) Authorization.--The Secretary--
            ``(1) shall grant provisional protected presence to an
        alien who files an application demonstrating that he or she
        meets the eligibility criteria under subsection (c) and pays
        the appropriate application fee;
            ``(2) may not remove such alien from the United States
        during the period in which such provisional protected presence
        is in effect unless such status is rescinded pursuant to
        subsection (g); and
            ``(3) shall provide such alien with employment
        authorization.
    ``(c) Eligibility Criteria.--An alien is eligible for provisional
protected presence under this section and employment authorization if
the alien--
            ``(1) was born after June 15, 1981;
            ``(2) entered the United States before attaining 16 years
        of age;
            ``(3) continuously resided in the United States between
        June 15, 2007, and the date on which the alien files an
        application under this section;
            ``(4) was physically present in the United States on June
        15, 2012, and on the date on which the alien files an
        application under this section;
            ``(5) was unlawfully present in the United States on June
        15, 2012;
            ``(6) on the date on which the alien files an application
        for provisional protected presence--
                    ``(A) is enrolled in school or in an education
                program assisting students in obtaining a regular high
                school diploma or its recognized equivalent under State
                law, or in passing a general educational development
                exam or other State-authorized exam;
                    ``(B) has graduated or obtained a certificate of
                completion from high school;
                    ``(C) has obtained a general educational
                development certificate; or
                    ``(D) is an honorably discharged veteran of the
                Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States;
            ``(7) has not been convicted of--
                    ``(A) a felony;
                    ``(B) a significant misdemeanor; or
                    ``(C) three or more misdemeanors not occurring on
                the same date and not arising out of the same act,
                omission, or scheme of misconduct; and
            ``(8) does not otherwise pose a threat to national security
        or a threat to public safety.
    ``(d) Duration of Provisional Protected Presence and Employment
Authorization.--Provisional protected presence and the employment
authorization provided under this section shall be effective until the
date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this
section.
    ``(e) Status During Period of Provisional Protected Presence.--
            ``(1) In general.--An alien granted provisional protected
        presence is not considered to be unlawfully present in the
        United States during the period beginning on the date such
        status is granted and ending on the date described in
        subsection (d).
            ``(2) Status outside period.--The granting of provisional
        protected presence under this section does not excuse previous
        or subsequent periods of unlawful presence.
    ``(f) Application.--
            ``(1) Age requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An alien who has never been in
                removal proceedings, or whose proceedings have been
                terminated before making a request for provisional
                protected presence, shall be at least 15 years old on
                the date on which the alien submits an application
                under this section.
                    ``(B) Exception.--The age requirement set forth in
                subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an alien who, on
                the date on which the alien applies for provisional
                protected presence, is in removal proceedings, has a
                final removal order, or has a voluntary departure
                order.
            ``(2) Application fee.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may require aliens
                applying for provisional protected presence and
                employment authorization under this section to pay a
                reasonable fee that is commensurate with the cost of
                processing the application.
                    ``(B) Exemption.--An applicant may be exempted from
                paying the fee required under subparagraph (A) if the
                alien--
                            ``(i)(I) is younger than 18 years of age;
                            ``(II) received total income during the 12-
                        month period immediately preceding the date on
                        which the alien files an application under this
                        section that is less than 150 percent of the
                        United States poverty level; and
                            ``(III) is in foster care or otherwise
                        lacking any parental or other familial support;
                            ``(ii) is younger than 18 years of age and
                        is homeless;
                            ``(iii)(I) cannot care for himself or
                        herself because of a serious, chronic
                        disability; and
                            ``(II) received total income during the 12-
                        month period immediately preceding the date on
                        which the alien files an application under this
                        section that is less than 150 percent of the
                        United States poverty level; or
                            ``(iv)(I) as of the date on which the alien
                        files an application under this section, has
                        accumulated $10,000 or more in debt in the past
                        12 months as a result of unreimbursed medical
                        expenses incurred by the alien or an immediate
                        family member of the alien; and
                            ``(II) received total income during the 12-
                        month period immediately preceding the date on
                        which the alien files an application under this
                        section that is less than 150 percent of the
                        United States poverty level.
            ``(3) Removal stayed while application pending.--The
        Secretary may not remove an alien from the United States who
        appears prima facie eligible for provisional protected presence
        while the alien's application for provisional protected
        presence is pending.
            ``(4) Aliens not in immigration detention.--An alien who is
        not in immigration detention, but who is in removal
        proceedings, is the subject of a final removal order, or is the
        subject of a voluntary departure order, may apply for
        provisional protected presence under this section if the alien
        appears prima facie eligible for provisional protected
        presence.
            ``(5) Aliens in immigration detention.--The Secretary shall
        provide any alien in immigration detention, including any alien
        who is in removal proceedings, is the subject of a final
        removal order, or is the subject of a voluntary departure
        order, who appears prima facie eligible for provisional
        protected presence, upon request, with a reasonable opportunity
        to apply for provisional protected presence under this section.
            ``(6) Confidentiality.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall protect
                information provided in applications for provisional
                protected presence under this section and in requests
                for consideration of DACA from disclosure to U.S.
                Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs
                and Border Protection for the purpose of immigration
                enforcement proceedings.
                    ``(B) Referrals prohibited.--The Secretary may not
                refer individuals whose cases have been deferred
                pursuant to DACA or who have been granted provisional
                protected presence under this section to U.S.
                Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
                    ``(C) Limited exception.--The information submitted
                in applications for provisional protected presence
                under this section and in requests for consideration of
                DACA may be shared with national security and law
                enforcement agencies--
                            ``(i) for assistance in the consideration
                        of the application for provisional protected
                        presence;
                            ``(ii) to identify or prevent fraudulent
                        claims;
                            ``(iii) for national security purposes; and
                            ``(iv) for the investigation or prosecution
                        of any felony not related to immigration
                        status.
            ``(7) Acceptance of applications.--Not later than 60 days
        after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
        shall begin accepting applications for provisional protected
        presence and employment authorization.
    ``(g) Rescission of Provisional Protected Presence.--The Secretary
may not rescind an alien's provisional protected presence or employment
authorization granted under this section unless the Secretary
determines that the alien--
            ``(1) has been convicted of--
                    ``(A) a felony;
                    ``(B) a significant misdemeanor; or
                    ``(C) three or more misdemeanors not occurring on
                the same date and not arising out of the same act,
                omission, or scheme of misconduct;
            ``(2) poses a threat to national security or a threat to
        public safety;
            ``(3) has traveled outside of the United States without
        authorization from the Secretary; or
            ``(4) has ceased to continuously reside in the United
        States.
    ``(h) Treatment of Brief, Casual, and Innocent Departures and
Certain Other Absences.--For purposes of subsections (c)(3) and (g)(4),
an alien shall not be considered to have failed to continuously reside
in the United States due to--
            ``(1) brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United
        States during the period beginning on June 15, 2007, and ending
        on August 14, 2012; or
            ``(2) travel outside of the United States on or after
        August 15, 2012, if such travel was authorized by the
        Secretary.
    ``(i) Treatment of Expunged Convictions.--For purposes of
subsections (c)(7) and (g)(1), an expunged conviction shall not
automatically be treated as a disqualifying felony, significant
misdemeanor, or misdemeanor, but shall be evaluated on a case-by-case
basis according to the nature and severity of the offense to determine
whether, under the particular circumstances, the alien should be
eligible for provisional protected presence under this section.
    ``(j) Effect of Deferred Action Under Deferred Action for Childhood
Arrivals Program.--
            ``(1) Provisional protected presence.--A DACA recipient is
        deemed to have provisional protected presence under this
        section through the expiration date of the alien's deferred
        action status, as specified by the Secretary in conjunction
        with the approval of the alien's DACA application.
            ``(2) Employment authorization.--If a DACA recipient has
        been granted employment authorization by the Secretary in
        addition to deferred action, the employment authorization shall
        continue through the expiration date of the alien's deferred
        action status, as specified by the Secretary in conjunction
        with the approval of the alien's DACA application.
            ``(3) Effect of application.--If a DACA recipient files an
        application for provisional protected presence under this
        section not later than the expiration date of the alien's
        deferred action status, as specified by the Secretary in
        conjunction with the approval of the alien's DACA application,
        the alien's provisional protected presence, and any employment
        authorization, shall remain in effect pending the adjudication
        of such application.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Immigration
and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by inserting after
the item relating to section 244 the following:

``Sec. 244A. Provisional protected presence.''.

Output: Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) shall grant a three-year provisional protected presence to a qualifying alien, (2) may not remove the alien from the United States unless such protected presence is rescinded, and (3) shall provide such alien with employment authorization.  An alien is eligible for such protected presence and employment authorization if the alien: (1) was born after June 15, 1981; (2) entered the United States before attaining 16 years of age; (3)    continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007; (4) was physically but unlawfully present in the United States on June 15; (5) on the date the alien files an application the alien is present in the United States, is enrolled in school or in an education program assisting students in obtaining a high school diploma, has graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school or a general educational development certificate, or is an honorably discharged U.S. Coast Guard or Armed Forces veteran; (6) has not been convicted of a felony, a significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors not occurring on the same date and not arising out of the same act; and (7) does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or a threat to public safety. The bill: (1) provides for confidentiality of application information, with certain national security and law enforcement exceptions; and (2) sets forth the criteria under which DHS may rescind protected presence. An alien granted protected presence is not considered to be unlawfully present in the United States during such period.  An alien must be at least 15 years old, unless in removal proceedings, to apply for protected presence. DHS may provide for an application fee and for fee exemptions. DHS may not: (1) remove an alien who appears prima facie eligible for protected presence while the alien's application is pending, or (2) refer individuals whose cases have been deferred pursuant to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) or who have been granted protected presence to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.   A DACA alien is deemed to have protected presence through the expiration date of his or her deferred action status.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Health Care Eligibility
Reform Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. VETERANS HEALTH CARE ELIGIBILITY REFORM.

    Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is amended as follows:
            (1) Section 1701 is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) The term `continuum of health care' includes
        specialized treatment and rehabilitative services of the
        Department, including comprehensive prevention and health
        screening programs and services to treat needs of disabled
        veterans with spinal cord dysfunction, blindness, prosthetics,
        and mental illness.
            ``(11) The term `noninstitutional long-term care' includes
        the following services:
                    ``(A) Hospital-based home care.
                    ``(B) Adult day health care.
                    ``(C) Fee basis care.
                    ``(D) Hospice care.
                    ``(E) Homemaker services.
                    ``(F) Home health aid.
                    ``(G) Case management services.
                    ``(H) Congregate meals.
                    ``(I) Home delivered meals.
                    ``(J) Senior center services.
                    ``(K) Shopping and transportation services.
                    ``(L) Phone check services.''.
            (2) Section 1710(a)(1) is amended by striking out ``shall
        furnish'' and all that follows through ``which the'' and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``shall furnish a continuum of health
        care (including hospital care, outpatient medical services
        provided on an outpatient or ambulatory basis, and
        noninstitutional long-term care) which the''.
            (3) Subchapter II is amended by inserting after section
        1710 the following new section:
``Sec. 1710A. Institutional long-term care for certain veterans
    ``(a) The Secretary shall provide institutional nursing home care
to any veteran who is described in subparagraph (A) or (D) of section
1710(a)(1), or in subparagraph (C) of section 1712(a)(1), of this title
or who is in receipt of pension from the Secretary.
    ``(b) If a veteran who is provided nursing home care by reason of
subsection (a) is also eligible for payment for the costs of nursing
home care under a State plan title XIX of the Social Security Act, the
Secretary shall be entitled to recover from that State plan the amount
that the State plan would pay for that care if provided by an
authorized provider. For purposes of this subsection, the veteran shall
be deemed to have paid any deductible or copayment otherwise required
as a condition of payment by the State plan.''.
            (4) Section 1710(d) is amended by inserting ``1710A or''
        after ``section''.
            (5) Subchapter III is amended by inserting after section
        1729 the following new section:
``Sec. 1729A. Medicare coverage and reimbursement
    ``(a) For purposes of any program administered by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services under title XVIII of the Social Security Act,
a Department facility shall be deemed to be a Medicare provider.
    ``(b)(1) A VA medical center (or group of medical centers) shall be
considered to be a Medicare HMO.
    ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `Medicare HMO' means
an eligible organization under section 1876 of the Social Security Act.
    ``(c) In the case of care for a non-service-connected disability
that is provided to a veteran who is eligible for benefits under the
Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services shall reimburse a Department
health-care facility providing services as a Medicare provider or
Medicare HMO in the same amounts and under the same terms and
conditions as that Secretary reimburses other Medicare providers or
Medicare HMOs, respectively. The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall include with each such reimbursement a Medicare explanation of
benefits.
    ``(d) In the case of a veteran whose eligibility for hospital care
from the Department is by reason of section 1710(a)(2) of this title,
the Secretary shall, when providing care to the veteran for which the
Secretary receives reimbursement under this section, require the
veteran to pay to the Department any applicable deductible or copayment
that is not covered by Medicare.''.

SEC. 3. PLAN FOR ENTITLEMENT TO INSTITUTIONAL NURSING HOME CARE FOR
              OTHER VETERANS.

    (a) Establishment of Plan.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
develop a plan to implement (over a specified period of years) the
provision of institutional long-term care for any veteran described in
subsection (b). The plan may provide for the provision of institutional
long-term care through facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs
or through a long-term care insurance contract, or a combination
thereof. In specifying benefits, or a proposed range of benefits, under
the plan, the Secretary shall consider a representative range of the
different types of health benefits provisions (which include cost-
sharing) typically offered as long-term institutional care coverage in
the small employer health coverage market.
    (b) Covered Veterans.--The plan shall propose to cover any veteran
not covered by section 1710A of title 38, United States Code, as added
by section 2, who--
            (1) has a service-connected disability rated at less than
        50 percent;
            (2) has an annual income (as determined under section 1503
        of such title) that does not exceed three times the maximum
        annual rate of pension that would be applicable to the veteran
        if the veteran were eligible for pension under section 1521(d)
        of such title;
            (3) has a catastrophic nonservice-connected disability (as
        defined by the Secretary); or
            (4) requires institutional long-term care as a follow up to
        inpatient care, as authorized under section 1720 of this title.
    (c) Premiums and Copayments.--The plan shall include the
establishment of a schedule of premiums and copayments for care
provided through Department of Veterans Affairs institutional care
programs in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this
Act. The plan shall specify a range of premiums and copayments that
would apply based upon different combinations of levels of payments by
the Government, copayments, and premiums, as specified in the plan.
    (d) Long-Term Care Insurance Contract.--For purposes of this
section, the term `long-term care insurance contract' means any
insurance contract issued if--
            (1) the only insurance protection provided under the
        contract is coverage of institutional long-term care services
        (as specified in the contract) and benefits incidental to such
        coverage,
            (2) the maximum benefit under the policy for expenses
        incurred for any day does not exceed $200,
            (3) the contract does not cover expenses incurred for
        services or items to the extent that such expenses are
        reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social Security Act or
        would be so reimbursable but for the application of a
        deductible or coinsurance amount,
            (4) the contract is guaranteed renewable,
            (5) the contract does not have any cash surrender value,
        and
            (6) all refunds of premiums, and all policyholder dividends
        or similar amounts, under the contract are to be applied as a
        reduction in future premiums or to increase future benefits.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the plan. The report
shall include--
            (1) a cost analysis, including a range of premiums and
        copayments and Government cost-sharing;
            (2) a discussion of the cost of establishing a long-term
        care insurance program for veterans described in subsection (b)
        using contract authority (if such contract authority is
        provided by law); and
            (3) a draft of legislation to make any necessary changes in
        law to enable the Department to implement the plan.

SEC. 4. ENROLLMENT SYSTEM FOR OTHER PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Title 38, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after chapter 17 the following new chapter:

                   ``CHAPTER 18--VA GROUP HEALTH PLAN

``Sec.
``1801. Definitions.
``1802. VA Group Health Plan.
``1803. Enrollment.
``1804. Limitation on preexisting conditions.
``1805. Plan to be self supporting.
``1806. Annual report.
``Sec. 1801. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this chapter:
            ``(1) The term `eligible veteran' means any veteran other
        than a veteran eligible for health care under section
        1710(a)(1) of this title.
            ``(2) The term `VA enrollee' means an individual enrolled
        in the VA Group Health Plan.
``Sec. 1802. VA Group Health Plan
    ``(a) The Secretary shall administer a program of health insurance
under this chapter to be known as the VA Group Health Plan. The
Secretary may provide such insurance directly or may contract with an
insurance provider in the private sector for the provision of such
insurance. The plan may be established as a single, nation-wide plan or
as a composite of regional health insurance plans.
    ``(b) The Secretary shall establish and carry out the VA Group
Health Plan as a managed-care plan and so that it meets the following
requirements:
            ``(1) The plan shall be designed to be self-sustaining
        through required premiums, copayments, deductibles, and other
        charges, and without appropriated funds.
            ``(2) The plan shall provide such benefits as the Secretary
        determines.
    ``(c) The Secretary may award contracts under this section for the
operation of the VA Group plan.
    ``(d) The Secretary may provide treatment in Department facilities
for any enrollee, if cost effective.
``Sec. 1803. Enrollment
    ``(a) The following individuals are eligible to enroll in the VA
Group Health Plan:
            ``(1) Any eligible veteran.
            ``(2) The spouse or child of any veteran.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish an
enrollment (and disenrollment) process for the VA Group Health Plan in
accordance with this subsection. Such process shall be established in
consultation with veterans and other individuals to be served by the
plan.
    ``(2) For each eligible veteran, when the veteran first becomes
eligible to enroll in the VA Group Health Plan, there shall be an
initial enrollment period (of not less than 30 days) during which the
veteran may enroll in the plan.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall establish an annual period, of not less
than 30 days, during which eligible veterans may enroll in the VA Group
Health Plan.
    ``(4) If a veteran enrolls in the VA Group Health Plan, the veteran
may at the same time enroll, as a family enrollment, the veteran's
spouse and children in the plan.
    ``(5) In the case of individuals who through marriage, divorce,
birth or adoption of a child, or similar circumstances, experience a
change in family composition, the Secretary shall provide for a special
enrollment period in which the individual is permitted to change the
individual or family basis of coverage. The circumstances under which
such special enrollment periods are required and the duration of such
periods shall be specified by the Secretary.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall provide for a special transitional
enrollment period during which eligible individuals may first enroll.
    ``(c) Enrollment of the spouse (including a child of the spouse)
and any dependent child of an eligible veteran shall be considered to
be timely if a request for enrollment is made either--
            ``(1) within 30 days of the date of the marriage or of the
        date of the birth or adoption of a child, if family coverage is
        available as of such date, or
            ``(2) within 30 days of the date family coverage is first
        made available.
    ``(d) Family coverage shall become effective not later than the
first day of the first month beginning after the date of the marriage
or the date of birth or adoption of the child (as the case may be).
    ``(e) The Secretary may terminate coverage for nonpayment of
premiums.
    ``(f) Coverage of a spouse under a policy under this chapter may
not be canceled by reason of the death of the veteran unless the
surviving spouse remarries.
``Sec. 1804. Limitation on preexisting conditions
    ``(a) The VA Group Health Plan may not impose (and an insurer under
that plan may not require the Secretary impose through a waiting period
for coverage under the plan or similar requirement) a limitation or
exclusion of benefits relating to treatment of a condition based on the
fact that the condition preexisted the effective date of the plan with
respect to an individual if--
            ``(1) the condition relates to a condition that was not
        diagnosed or treated within three months before the date of
        coverage under the plan;
            ``(2) the limitation or exclusion extends over more than
        six months after the date of coverage under the plan;
            ``(3) the limitation or exclusion applies to an individual
        who, as of the date of birth, was covered under the plan; or
            ``(4) the limitation or exclusion relates to pregnancy.
In the case of an individual who is eligible for coverage under a plan
but for a waiting period imposed by the employer, in applying
paragraphs (1) and (2), the individual shall be treated as having been
covered under the plan as of the earliest date of the beginning of the
waiting period.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary, for purposes of the VA Group Health Plan,
shall waive any period applicable to a preexisting condition for
similar benefits with respect to an individual to the extent that the
individual, before the date of such individual's enrollment in such
plan, was covered for the condition under any other health plan that
was in effect before such date.
    ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall no longer apply if there is a continuous
period of more than 60 days (or, in the case of an individual who loses
coverage under a group health plan due to termination of employment,
six months) on which the individual was not covered under a group
health plan.
    ``(3) In applying paragraph (2), any waiting period imposed by an
employer before an employee is eligible to be covered under a plan
shall be treated as a period in which the employee was covered under a
group health plan.
``Sec. 1805. Plan to be self supporting
    ``The Secretary shall administer the VA Group Health Plan so as to
ensure that no appropriated funds are required for the operation of the
plan (other than as necessary for startup and transition costs). The
Secretary shall establish such premiums, copayments, and other charges
for the plan as necessary.
``Sec. 1806. Annual report
    ``(a) The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on
the VA Group Health Plan. The report shall provide information on
prices, health outcomes, and enrollee satisfaction under the plan and
any other information the Secretary considers appropriate concerning
the quality of the plan, including a breakdown of the portion of
premiums under the plan that are attributable to the overhead
operations of the plan.
    ``(b) The report shall be submitted each year before the annual
general enrollment period. The Secretary shall make such report
available to other interested persons.''.
    (2) The table of chapters at the beginning of part II of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to
chapter 17 the following new item:

``18. VA Group Health Plan..................................   1801.''.
    (b) Initial Report.--The initial report of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs under section 1806 of title 38, United States Code, as
added by subsection (a), shall be submitted no later than September 30,
1995. The report shall include a cost analysis for the plan and a range
of premiums and copayments that may be implemented under the plan.

SEC. 5. MANAGED CARE SYSTEM OF HEALTH DELIVERY.

    (a) Chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
inserting after section 7306 the following new sections:
``Sec. 7307. Managed care
    ``(a) The Secretary shall administer the health programs of the
Veterans Health Administration through use of the model of medical
practice known as `managed care'.
    ``(b) In implementing a managed care system, the Under Secretary
shall, to the extent possible--
            ``(1) shift the focus of care provided by the Veterans
        Health Administration to primary care;
            ``(2) establish enhanced quality assurance mechanisms; and
            ``(3) establish utilization review procedures to prevent
        inefficient practices.
``Sec. 7308. Veterans Service Areas
    ``The Secretary shall organize the health care delivery services
and resources of the Veterans Health Administration into geographic
regions to be known as Veterans Service Areas.''.
    (b) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7306 the
following new items:

``7307. Managed care.
``7308. Veterans Service Areas.''.
    (c) If, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, the position
of Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs is
vacant, the provisions of section 7308 of title 38, United States Code,
as added by subsection (a), shall not take effect until an individual
is appointed to that position.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs for each of fiscal years 1995 through 1999 (in
constant fiscal year 1995 dollars)--
            (1) $200,000,000 to acquire medical equipment to relieve
        the existing medical equipment backlog in Department of
        Veterans Affairs medical facilities; and
            (2) $500,000,000 for improvements of infrastructure,
        patient care amenities, primary care services, and personnel
        and for medical facility construction projects (subject to
        section 8104 of title 38, United States Code).

Output:
Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1994 - Defines "continuum of health care" and "noninstitutional long-term care" under veterans' health care provisions.  Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide a continuum of health care to veterans eligible for veterans' benefits.
(Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary to provide institutional nursing home care to certain disabled veterans or those in receipt of a veterans' pension.  Allows for recovery of nursing home care costs by the Secretary if the veteran is also eligible for such care through a State plan under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act.
Designates a Department of Veterans Affairs facility as a Medicare provider for purposes of any program administered by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act.  Declares a Department medical center as a Medicare HMO.  Directs the HHS Secretary to reimburse a Department facility or medical center for providing services as a Medicare provider in the case of care for a non-service-connected disability of a veteran eligible for Medicare benefits.
(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to develop a plan to implement the provision of institutional long-term care for veterans who:  (1) have a service-connected disability of less than 50 percent; (2) have an annual income below a formulated amount; (3) have a catastrophic nonservice-connected disability; or (4) require such care as a follow-up to inpatient care.  Outlines, with respect to such care, provisions concerning:  (1) premiums and copayments for covered veterans; (2) the issuance of a long-term care insurance contract; and (3) a report from the Secretary to the Congress on the costs of the plan and the insurance contract and legislation required for plan implementation.
(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to administer a program of health insurance known as the VA Group Health Plan as a managed-care plan meeting specified requirements.  Allows any eligible veteran and his or her spouse or child to be enrolled in the Plan. Provides Plan enrollment requirements.  Prohibits the Plan from imposing a limitation or exclusion of benefits relating to treatment for certain preexisting conditions.  Directs the Secretary to administer the Plan so that no appropriated funds are required for Plan operation.  Requires an annual report to the Congress by the Secretary on Plan operation, as well as an initial report.
(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to administer the health programs of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) through use of a managed care medical practice model, with limitations.  Directs the Secretary to organize the VHA health care delivery and resources into geographic regions known as veterans service areas.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY 1995 through 1999 for:  (1) acquiring medical equipment to relieve existing medical equipment backlogs in Department facilities; and (2) infrastructure improvement, patient care amenities, primary care services and personnel, and medical facility construction projects.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Iran's Access to United
States Dollars Act of 2016''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON FACILITATION OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING
              THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OR IRANIAN PERSONS.

    (a) In General.--The President shall not issue any license under
the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et
seq.) that permits a person--
            (1) to conduct an offshore United States dollar clearing
        system for transactions involving the Government of Iran or an
        Iranian person; or
            (2) to provide United States dollars for any offshore
        United States dollar clearing system conducted or overseen by a
        foreign government or a foreign financial institution for
        transactions involving the Government of Iran or an Iranian
        person.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a corporation,
        business association, partnership, trust, society, or any other
        entity.
            (2) Foreign financial institution.--The term ``foreign
        financial institution'' has the meaning of that term as
        determined by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to section
        104(i) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and
        Divestment Act of 2010 (22 U.S.C. 8513(i)).
            (3) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or
        entity.

SEC. 3. REPORTS ON, AND AUTHORIZATION OF IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS WITH
              RESPECT TO, OFFSHORE UNITED STATES DOLLAR CLEARING FOR
              TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN OR IRANIAN
              PERSONS.

    (a) Reports Required.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
        the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once
        every 90 days thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
        submit to the appropriate congressional committees and publish
        in the Federal Register a report that contains--
                    (A) a list of any financial institutions that the
                Secretary has identified as--
                            (i) operating an offshore United States
                        dollar clearing system that conducts
                        transactions involving the Government of Iran
                        or an Iranian person; or
                            (ii) participating in a transaction
                        described in clause (i) through a system
                        described in that clause; and
                    (B) a detailed assessment of the status of efforts
                by the Secretary to prevent the conduct of transactions
                described in subparagraph (A)(i) through systems
                described in that subparagraph.
            (2) Form of report.--Each report submitted under paragraph
        (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
        classified annex.
    (b) Imposition of Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--The President shall, in accordance with
        the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701
        et seq.), block and prohibit all transactions in all property
        and interests in property of any financial institution
        specified in the most recent list submitted under subsection
        (a)(1)(A) if such property and interests in property are in the
        United States, come within the United States, or are or come
        within the possession or control of a United States person.
            (2) Additional sanctions.--The President may impose
        additional sanctions under the International Emergency Economic
        Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) with respect to a financial
        institution that is subject to sanctions under paragraph (1).
    (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' has the meaning given
that term in section 14 of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 (Public Law
104-172; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note).

SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION THAT FREEZING OF ASSETS OF IRANIAN FINANCIAL
              INSTITUTIONS INCLUDES ASSETS IN POSSESSION OR CONTROL OF
              A UNITED STATES PERSON PURSUANT TO A U-TURN TRANSACTION.

    Section 1245(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8513a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The President'' and inserting ``(1) In
        general.--The President''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Treatment of certain transactions.--
                    ``(A) U-turn transactions.--Property that comes
                within the possession or control of a United States
                person pursuant to a transfer of funds that arises
                from, and is ordinarily incident and necessary to give
                effect to, an underlying transaction shall be
                considered to come within the possession or control of
                that person for purposes of paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Book transfers.--A transfer of funds or other
                property for the benefit of an Iranian financial
                institution that is made between accounts of the same
                financial institution shall be considered property or
                interests in property of that Iranian financial
                institution for purposes of paragraph (1) even if that
                Iranian financial institution is not the direct
                recipient of the transfer.''.

Output: Preventing Iran's Access to United States Dollars Act of 2016 This bill prohibits the President from issuing a license that permits a person to:   conduct an offshore U.S. dollar clearing system for transactions involving the government of Iran or an Iranian person, or  provide U.S. dollars for any offshore U.S. dollar clearing system conducted by a foreign government or a foreign financial institution for transactions involving the government of Iran or an Iranian person.  The Department of the Treasury shall report to Congress:  a list of financial institutions operating or participating in an offshore U.S. dollar clearing system that conducts transactions involving the government of Iran or an Iranian person, and  an assessment of Treasury efforts to prevent such transactions.   The President shall block and prohibit all transactions in property and property interests of any listed institution if the property and interests: (1) are in the United States, (2) come within the United States, or (3) are or come within the possession or control of a U.S. person. The President may impose additional sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 is amended to subject to sanctions: (1) u-turn transactions (fund transfers from a foreign bank that pass through a U.S. financial institution and are then transferred to a second foreign bank), and (2) book transfers (fund transfers for the benefit of an Iranian financial institution made between accounts of the same financial institution).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biased IRS Audit Systems Prevention
Act''.

SEC. 2. ENSURING AUDIT TRANSPARENCY AND FAIRNESS.

    (a) Audit Transparency.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall--
                    (A) not later than the time a taxpayer is notified
                a tax return has been selected for an audit by the
                Internal Revenue Service, provide to the taxpayer
                sufficient information regarding the reason the tax
                return was selected for an audit, and
                    (B) preserve, in accordance with paragraph (3), and
                make available for review by an applicable oversight
                entity, any information or criteria used by the
                Internal Revenue Service in selecting a tax return for
                auditing.
            (2) Information required to be disclosed to the taxpayer.--
        For purposes of paragraph (1)(A):
                    (A) Returns selected based on computer modeling.--
                In the case of any tax return selected for auditing
                based in whole or in part upon computer modeling, the
                information disclosed to the taxpayer shall include a
                description of any data used in such modeling which
                was--
                            (i) provided by the taxpayer, including
                        whether such information was filed
                        electronically by the taxpayer or transcribed
                        from a return which was printed and filed on
                        paper, and
                            (ii) provided from information obtained by
                        the Internal Revenue Service from sources other
                        than the taxpayer.
                    (B) Returns selected other than by computer
                modeling.--In the case of any tax return selected for
                auditing based in whole or in part upon a method other
                than computer modeling, the information disclosed to
                the taxpayer shall include the method employed and any
                data sources used by the examiner, including the
                methodology employed by the examiner for determining
                the validity of such sources.
                    (C) No requirement to disclose identity of another
                taxpayer.--The Secretary is not required to disclose
                the return information (as defined in section 6103(b)
                of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of any person
                other than the taxpayer whose return has been selected
                for audit.
            (3) Methodology for preserving information for oversight.--
        For purposes of paragraph (1)(B)--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary shall document and
                record how many returns are selected for auditing based
                on--
                            (i) randomized selection,
                            (ii) scoring under the Discriminant Index
                        Function System,
                            (iii) a determination by an Internal
                        Revenue Service examiner,
                            (iv) any methodology not described in
                        clauses (i) through (iii), and
                            (v) any combination of methodologies
                        described in clauses (i) through (iv).
                    (B) Internally obtained information.--In the case
                of any tax return which is selected for audit in whole
                or in part based on information obtained by the
                Internal Revenue Service from sources other than the
                taxpayer, the Secretary shall document and record the
                source of such information.
            (4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                    (A) Applicable entity.--The term ``applicable
                oversight entity'' means any entity with responsibility
                for oversight of the activities of the Internal Revenue
                Service, including Congress, the Treasury Inspector
                General for Tax Administration, the Comptroller
                General, the National Taxpayer Advocate, and the
                Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board (as described
                in section 7802 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
                    (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the
                Secretary of the Treasury or such Secretary's delegate.
            (5) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to tax
        returns selected for audit after the date of the enactment of
        this Act.
    (b) Termination of Research Audits.--
            (1) In general.--The Internal Revenue Service may not
        conduct any audit, investigation, or examination of a taxpayer
        that is primarily for the purpose of research.
            (2) Transfer of resources to prevent tax identity theft.--
                    (A) In general.--To the maximum extent possible,
                the Commissioner of Internal Revenue shall repurpose
                resources for the National Research Program to
                combating tax refund fraud and identity theft.
                    (B) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date
                of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of
                Internal Revenue shall submit to Congress a report on
                the resources that have been repurposed pursuant to
                subparagraph (A).

Output: Biased IRS Audit Systems Prevention Act  This bill directs the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to: (1)  provide a taxpayer who is selected for an audit sufficient information regarding the reason the taxpayer's return was selected for an audit and to preserve such information for review; (2) document and record how many returns are selected for audit based on randomized selection, scoring under the Discriminant Index Function System, a determination by an IRS examiner, and other methodologies; and (3) repurpose resources for the National Research Program (taxpayer data collection program) to combat tax refund fraud and identity theft.  The bill prohibits the IRS from conducting any audit, investigation, or examination of a taxpayer that is primarily for research purposes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hurricane Katrina Employment and
Training Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. SPECIAL RULES FOR NATIONAL EMERGENCY GRANTS RELATED TO
              HURRICANE KATRINA.

    (a) Use of Grants for Projects Outside Disaster Area.--Funds
provided to States that submit applications for assistance described in
section 173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane Katrina may be used to
provide disaster relief employment and other assistance under section
173(d)(1) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 2918(d)(1)) on projects that provide
assistance in areas outside of the disaster area (as such term is
defined in section 173(a)(2) of such Act).
    (b) Expanded Eligibility for Disaster Relief Employment.--Funds
provided to States that submit applications for assistance described in
section 173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to address
the effects of Hurricane Katrina may be used to provide disaster relief
employment and other assistance under section 173(d)(1) of such Act, or
public sector employment authorized under subsection (c) of this Act,
to individuals who were unemployed at the time of the emergency or
major disaster involved and to individuals who are without employment
history, in addition to individuals described in section 173(d)(2) of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(d)(2)).
    (c) Authorization for General Public Sector Employment.--Funds
provided to States that submit applications for assistance described in
section 173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to address
the effects of Hurricane Katrina may be used to provide to eligible
individuals temporary employment by public sector entities for a period
not to exceed 6 months in addition to disaster relief employment
described in section 173(d)(1) of such Act.
    (d) Extension of the Duration of Disaster Relief Employment.--The
Secretary of Labor may extend the 6-month maximum duration of
employment under this Act and under section 173(d) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(d)) for not more than an
additional 6 months due to extraordinary circumstances.
    (e) Priority for Disaster Relief Employment Funds.--In awarding
national emergency grants to States under section 173(a)(2) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)(2)) to address the
effects of Hurricane Katrina by providing disaster relief employment,
the Secretary of Labor shall--
            (1) first, give priority to States in which areas that have
        suffered major disasters (as defined in section 102 of the
        Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
        (42 U.S.C. 5122)) are located; and
            (2) second, give priority to the remaining States that have
        been most heavily impacted by the demand for services by
        workers affected by Hurricane Katrina.
    (f) Documentation.--In providing disaster relief employment under
section 173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2918(a)(2)), an entity shall not deny such employment to a worker
affected by Hurricane Katrina because of the worker's inability, due to
the effects of Hurricane Katrina, to provide at the time of application
appropriate documentation of eligibility under section 173(d)(2) of
such Act (29 U.S.C. 2918(d)(2)).
    (g) Eligibility for Needs-Related Payments.--Funds provided to
States that submit applications for asisstance described in section
173(a)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2918(a)(2)) to address the effects of Hurricane Katrina may be used to
provide needs-related payments (described in section 134(e)(3) of such
Act (29 U.S.C. 2864(e)(3))) to individuals described in subsection (b)
who do not qualify for (or have ceased to qualify for) unemployment
compensation, and who are not employed on a project described under
section 173(d) of such Act, for the purpose of enabling such
individuals to participate in activities described in paragraphs (2),
(3), or (4) of section 134(d) of such Act.
    (h) Use of Available Funds.--With the approval of the Secretary of
Labor, any State may use funds that remain available for expenditure
under any grants awarded to the State under section 173 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2918) or under this
section, to provide any assistance authorized under such section 173 or
this section, or personal protective equipment not otherwise available
through public funds or private contributions, to assist workers
affected by Hurricane Katrina, including workers who have relocated
from areas for which an emergency or major disaster (as defined in
section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) was declared, due to the effects of
Hurricane Katrina.
    (i) Expanded Eligibility for Employment and Training Activities.--
            (1) In general.--In awarding national emergency grants
        under section 173(a)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998
        (29 U.S.C. 2918(a)(1)), the Secretary may award such a grant to
        an entity to provide employment and training assistance
        available under section 173(a)(1) of such Act to workers
        affected by Hurricane Katrina, including workers who have
        relocated from areas for which an emergency or major disaster
        (as defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)) was
        declared, due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
            (2) Eligible entity.--In this subsection, the term
        ``entity'' means a State, a local board (as defined in section
        101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801)),
        or an entity described in section 166(c) of such Act (29 U.S.C.
        2911(c)), that submits an application for assistance described
        in section 173(a)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to
        address the effects of Hurricane Katrina.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Mobile One-Stop Centers.--It is the sense of Congress that
States that operate mobile one-stop centers, established as part of
one-stop delivery systems authorized under subtitle B of title I of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2811 et seq.) should, where
possible, make such centers available for use in the areas affected by
Hurricane Katrina, and areas where large numbers of workers affected by
Hurricane Katrina have been relocated.
    (b) Expanded Operational Hours.--It is the sense of Congress that
one-stop operators (as such term is defined in section 101 of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) should increase
access for workers affected by Hurricane Katrina to the one-stop
delivery systems authorized under subtitle B of title I of such Act,
including through the implementation of expanded operational hours at
one-stop centers and on-site services for individuals in temporary
housing locations.

Output:
Hurricane Katrina Employment and Training Assistance Act - Allows national emergency grant funds to states under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) for addressing the effects of Hurricane Katrina (HK) to be used to provide disaster relief employment on projects that provide assistance in areas outside of the HK-disaster area.

Allows such funds to be used to provide disaster relief employment and other WIA assistance, or temporary general public sector employment, to HK-affected individuals, including those who have relocated from states in the disaster area, who were unemployed at the time of the disaster, or who are without employment history, in addition those who meet WIA eligibility requirements.

 Limits such general public sector employment to not more than six months in addition to such disaster relief employment. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, however, to extend the duration of employment under this Act and WIA for up to an additional six months due to extraordinary circumstances.

 Directs the Secretary, in awarding WIA national emergency grants for disaster relief employment, to give priority: (1) first, to states with major disaster areas; and (2) second, to the remaining states that have been most heavily impacted by the demand for services by HK-affected workers.

 Prohibits an entity that is providing such disaster relief employment from denying such employment because of an HK-affected worker's inability, due to HK's effects, to provide documentation of eligibility.

 Allows any state, with the Secretary's approval, to use available WIA national emergency grant funds to assist HK-affected workers, including those who have relocated from states in the HK-disaster area.

 Authorizes the Secretary to award a WIA national emergency grant for employment and training assistance (ETA) for dislocated workers to an eligible entity to provide ETA to HK-affected workers, including workers who have relocated from HK-disaster areas.

 (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) states operating one-stop centers should make them available for use in HK-affected areas and areas where large numbers of HK's victims have been relocated; and (2) one-stop operators should increase access for HK-affected individuals, including through expanded operational hours and on-site services for those in temporary housing locations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Every Child Deserves a Family Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) There is a shortage of qualified individuals willing to
        adopt or foster a child in the child welfare system. As a
        result, thousands of foster children lack a permanent and safe
        home.
            (2) In order to open more homes to foster children, child
        welfare agencies should work to eliminate sexual orientation,
        gender identification, and marital status discrimination and
        bias in adoption and foster care recruitment, selection, and
        placement procedures.
            (3) Of the estimated 500,000 children in the United States
        foster care system, over 129,000 cannot return to their
        original families and are legally free for adoption.
                    (A) Fifty-one thousand children were adopted in
                2007, while 25,000 youth ``aged out'' of the foster
                care system.
                    (B) Research shows that youth who ``age out'' of
                the foster care system are at a high risk for poverty,
                homelessness, incarceration, and early parenthood.
                    (C) Increasing adoption rates, in addition to
                establishing permanency and decreasing risk factors for
                foster youth, can yield annual national cost savings
                between $3,300,000,000 and $6,300,000,000.
            (4) As of 2007, gay, lesbian, and bisexual parents were
        raising 4 percent of all adopted children and fostering for 3
        percent of all foster children. A report from the Evan B.
        Donaldson Institute found that an additional 2,000,000 gay,
        lesbian, and bisexual individuals are interested in adoption.
            (5) According to the Urban Institute, same-sex couples
        raising adopted children tend to be older, more educated, and
        have more economic resources than other adoptive parents.
        Studies confirm that children with same-sex parents have the
        same advantages and same expectations for health, social and
        psychological adjustment, and development as children whose
        parents are heterosexual.
            (6) An Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute study found
        that one-third of child welfare agencies in the United States
        currently reject gay, lesbian, and bisexual applicants, citing
        a conflict with the religious beliefs associated with the
        agency, State law prohibiting placement with gay, lesbian, or
        bisexual parents, or a policy of placing children with married-
        heterosexual only couples.
                    (A) The practice of prohibiting applicants from
                becoming foster parents or adopting children solely on
                the basis of sexual orientation or marital status has
                resulted in reducing the number of qualified adoptive
                and foster parents overall and denying gay, lesbian,
                bisexual, and unmarried relatives the opportunity to
                become foster parents for their own kin, including
                grandchildren, or to adopt their own kin, including
                grandchildren, from foster care.
                    (B) Over 14,000 children are currently in
                placements with gay, lesbian, and bisexual adoptive and
                foster parents. If other States followed the minority
                of States and discriminated against qualified
                individuals because of their sexual orientation or
                marital status, foster care expenditures would increase
                between $87,000,000 and $130,000,000 per year in order
                to pay for additional institutional and group care, as
                well as to recruit and train new foster and adoptive
                parents.
            (7) Some States allow 1 member of a same-sex couple to
        adopt, but do not recognize both members of the couple as the
        child's legal parents. Recognition of joint and second-parent
        adoption provides children with the same rights and security
        that children of heterosexual parents enjoy. These protections
        include access to both parents' health benefits; survivor's,
        Social Security, and child support entitlements; legal grounds
        for either parent to provide consent for medical care,
        education, and other important decisions; as well as the
        establishment of permanency for both parents and child.
            (8) Professional organizations in the fields of medicine,
        law, and child welfare have taken official positions in support
        of the ability of qualified gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
        unmarried couples to foster and adopt, as supported by
        scientific research showing sexual orientation as a
        nondeterminative factor in parental success.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to decrease the length
of time that children wait for permanency with a loving family and to
promote the best interests of children in the child welfare system by
preventing discrimination in adoption and foster care placements based
on sexual orientation, gender identification, or marital status.

SEC. 3. EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY.

    (a) Activities.--
            (1) Prohibition.--An entity that receives Federal
        assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care
        placements may not--
                    (A) categorically deny to any person the
                opportunity to become an adoptive or a foster parent
                solely on the basis of the sexual orientation, gender
                identification, or marital status of the person;
                    (B) delay or deny the placement of a child for
                adoption or into foster care, or otherwise discriminate
                in making a placement decision, solely on the basis of
                the sexual orientation, gender identification, or
                marital status of any prospective adoptive or foster
                parent; or
                    (C) deny or limit the parental rights of an
                adoptive parent based on the adoptive parent's sexual
                orientation, gender identification, or marital status.
            (2) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``placement
        decision'' means the decision to place, or to delay or deny the
        placement of, a child in a foster care or an adoptive home, and
        includes the decision of the agency or entity involved to seek
        the termination of birth parent rights or otherwise make a
        child legally available for adoptive placement.
    (b) Equitable Relief.--Any individual who is aggrieved by an action
in violation of subsection (a) may bring an action seeking relief in a
United States district court of appropriate jurisdiction.
    (c) Federal Guidance.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall publish guidance to concerned entities with respect to compliance
with this section.
    (d) Deadline for Compliance.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
        entity that receives Federal assistance and is involved with
        adoption or foster care placements shall comply with this
        section not later than 6 months after publication of the
        guidance referred to in subsection (c), or 1 year after the
        date of the enactment of this Act, whichever occurs first.
            (2) Authority to extend deadline.--If a State demonstrates
        to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services that it is necessary to amend State statutory law in
        order to change a particular practice that is inconsistent with
        this section, the Secretary may extend the compliance date for
        the State a reasonable number of days after the close of the
        first State legislative session beginning after the date the
        guidance referred to in subsection (c) is published.
            (3) Authority to withhold funds.--If a State fails to
        comply with this section, the Secretary may withhold payment to
        the State of amounts otherwise payable to the State under part
        B or E of title IV of the Social Security Act, to the extent
        the Secretary deems the withholding necessary to induce the
        State into compliance with this section.
    (e) GAO Study.--
            (1) In general.--Within 5 years after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
        States shall conduct a study to determine whether the States
        have substantially complied with this Act, including
        specifically whether the States have--
                    (A) eliminated policies, practices, or statutes
                that deny to any otherwise qualified person the
                opportunity to become an adoptive or foster parent
                solely on the basis of the sexual orientation, gender
                identification, or marital status of the person;
                    (B) removed all program, policy, or statutory
                barriers that delay or deny the placement of a child
                for adoption or into foster care, or otherwise
                discriminate in making a placement decision, solely on
                the basis of the sexual orientation, gender
                identification, or marital status of any qualified,
                prospective adoptive or foster parent; and
                    (C) eliminated all policies, practices, or statutes
                that deny or limit the parental rights of an adoptive
                parent based on the adoptive parent's sexual
                orientation, gender identification, or marital status.
            (2) Report to the congress.--Within 1 year after completing
        the study required by paragraph (1), the Comptroller General
        shall submit to the Congress a written report that contains the
        results of the study.

Output:
Every Child Deserves a Family Act - Prohibits an entity that receives federal assistance and is involved in adoption or foster care placements from discriminating against prospective adoptive or foster parents solely on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identification, or martial status.

Requires a General Accounting Office study and report to Congress on whether states have substantially complied with this Act in eliminating policies, practices, or statutes that deny adoption rights on the basis of these criteria.


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SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE A RULE RELATING TO ERGONOMICS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The National Academy of Sciences issued a report
        entitled `Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Workplace--Low Back
        and Upper Extremities' on January 18, 2001. The report was
        issued after the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
        promulgated a final rule relating to ergonomics (published at
        65 Fed. Reg. 68261 (2000)).
            (2) According to the National Academy of Sciences,
        musculoskeletal disorders of the low back and upper extremities
        are an important and costly national health problem. An
        estimated 1,000,000 workers each year lose time from work as a
        result of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
            (3) Conservative estimates of the economic burden imposed
        by work-related musculoskeletal disorders, as measured by
        compensation costs, lost wages, and lost productivity, are
        between $45,000,000,000 and $54,000,000,000 annually.
            (4) Congress enacted the Occupational Safety and Health Act
        of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) to `assure so far as possible
        every working man and woman in the Nation safe and healthful
        working conditions,' and charged the Secretary of Labor with
        implementing the Act to accomplish this purpose.
            (5) Promulgation of a standard on workplace ergonomics is
        needed to address a serious workplace safety and health problem
        and to protect working men and women from work-related
        musculoskeletal disorders. Any workplace ergonomics standard
        should take into account the cost and feasibility of compliance
        with such requirements and the sound science of the National
        Academy of Sciences report.
    (b) Authority to Issue Rule.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this
        Act, the Secretary of Labor shall, in accordance with section 6
        of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.
        655), issue a final rule relating to ergonomics. The standard
        under the final rule shall take effect not later than 90 days
        after the date on which the rule is promulgated.
            (2) Requirements for standard.--The standard described in
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) address work-related musculoskeletal disorders
                and workplace ergonomic hazards;
                    (B) not apply to musculoskeletal disorders that are
                not related to work;
                    (C) set forth in clear terms--
                            (i) the circumstances under which an
                        employer is required to take action to address
                        ergonomic hazards;
                            (ii) the measures required of an employer
                        under the standard; and
                            (iii) the compliance obligations of an
                        employer under the standard;
                    (D) emphasize the prevention of injuries before
                they occur; and
                    (E) cover all industries where workers are exposed
                to workplace ergonomic hazards and there are
                economically and technologically feasible measures to
                control these hazards.
            (3) Basis for standard.--The standard described in
        paragraph (1) shall be based upon--
                    (A) the best available evidence, including the
                complete record of evidence assembled by the Department
                of Labor on ergonomics in Docket S-777, initiated
                August 3, 1992; and
                    (B) employer and industry practices that have
                effectively reduced exposures to ergonomic hazards and
                the occurrence of work-related musculoskeletal
                disorders.
        In promulgating the standard, the Secretary shall consider
        existing standards on ergonomics or preventing work-related
        musculoskeletal disorders established by national consensus or
        recognized private standard setting organizations, States, and
        other countries.
            (4) Authorization.--Paragraph (1) shall be considered a
        specific authorization by Congress in accordance with section
        801(b)(2) of title 5, United States Code, with respect to the
        issuance of a new ergonomic rule.
            (5) Prohibition.--In issuing a new rule under this
        subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall ensure that nothing in
        the rule expands the application of State workers' compensation
        laws.
            (6) Standard setting authority.--Nothing in this subsection
        shall be construed to restrict or alter the authority of the
        Secretary of Labor under the Occupational Safety and Health Act
        of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) to adopt health or safety
        standards (as defined in section 3(8) (29 U.S.C. 652(8)) of
        such Act) pursuant to section 6 (29 U.S.C. 655) of such Act.
            (7) Information and training materials.--The Secretary of
        Labor shall, prior to the date on which the new rule under this
        subsection becomes effective, develop information and training
        materials, and implement an outreach program and other
        initiatives, to provide compliance assistance to employers and
        employees concerning the new rule and the requirements under
        the rule.

Output: Directs the Secretary of Labor, in accordance with specified provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, to issue a final rule relating to ergonomics.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Windfall Oil Profits For Heating
Assistance Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The overall net income for the 14 major petroleum
        companies more than doubled in the second quarter of 2000
        relative to the second quarter of 1999, to $10,300,000,000.
            (2) In the second quarter of 2000, BP Amoco reported
        profits of $2,870,000,000, Chevron Corporation reported profits
        of $1,140,000,000, Conoco reported profits of $460,000,000,
        Exxon Mobil Corporation reported profits of $4,530,000,000,
        Marathon Oil Company reported profits of $367,000,000, Phillips
        Petroleum Company reported profits of $439,000,000, Royal
        Dutch/Shell Group reported profits of $3,150,000,000, and
        Texaco, Inc. reported profits of $641,000,000.
            (3) When compared to the second quarter of 1999, the
        profits in the second quarter of 2000 increased 133 percent for
        BP Amoco, 136 percent for Chevron, 205 percent for Conoco, 123
        percent for Exxon Mobil, 208 percent for Marathon, 275 percent
        for Phillips, 96 percent for Shell, and 124 percent for Texaco.
            (4) The profits in the second quarter of 2000 for BP Amoco,
        Chevron, Conoco, Exxon Mobil, and Shell were record quarterly
        profits for these oil companies.
            (5) In the first quarter of 2000, ARCO reported profits of
        $333,000,000, BP Amoco reported profits of $2,680,000,000,
        Chevron reported profits of $1,100,000,000, Conoco reported
        profits of $391,000,000, Exxon Mobil reported profits of
        $3,350,000,000, Phillips reported profits of $250,000,000,
        Shell reported profits of $3,130,000,000, and Texaco reported
        profits of $602,000,000.
            (6) When compared to the first quarter of 1999, the profits
        in the first quarter of 2000 increased 136 percent for ARCO,
        296 percent for BP Amoco, 291 percent for Chevron, 371 percent
        for Conoco, 108 percent for Exxon Mobil, 257 percent for
        Phillips, 117 percent for Shell, and 473 percent for Texaco.
            (7) The profits in the first quarter of 2000 for BP Amoco,
        Conoco, Exxon Mobil, and Shell were record quarterly profits.
            (8) On June 19, 2000, gasoline prices hit all-time highs
        across the United States, with a national average of $1.68 per
        gallon, according to the Energy Information Administration.
            (9) On September 22, 2000, the Department of Energy
        estimated that heating oil inventories nationwide are 36
        percent lower than in 1999, in the East such inventories are 40
        percent lower than in 1999, and in New England such inventories
        are 65 percent lower than in 1999.
            (10) American consumers continue to pay sky-high gasoline
        prices and home heating oil prices are expected to hit an all-
        time high in the winter of 2000-2001 while the oil industry
        continues to reap record profits.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to transfer windfall
profits from the oil industry to fund heating assistance for consumers
and small business owners.

SEC. 3. WINDFALL PROFITS ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

    ``CHAPTER 55--WINDFALL PROFITS ON CRUDE OIL AND PRODUCTS THEREOF

                              ``Sec. 5886. Imposition of tax.

``SEC. 5886. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

    ``(a) In General.--An excise tax is hereby imposed on the windfall
profit from any domestic crude oil or other taxable product removed
from the premises during the taxable year at a rate equal to 100
percent of such windfall profit.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Premises.--The term `premises' has the same meaning
        as when used for purposes of determining gross income from
        property under section 613.
            ``(2) Producer.--The term `producer' means the holder of
        the economic interest with respect to the crude oil or taxable
        product.
            ``(3) Reasonable profit.--The term `reasonable profit'
        means the amount determined by the Chairman of the Federal
        Trade Commission to be a reasonable profit on the crude oil or
        taxable product.
            ``(4) Taxable product.--The term `taxable product' means
        any fuel which is a product of crude oil.
            ``(5) Windfall profit.--The term `windfall profit' means,
        with respect to any removal of crude oil or taxable product, so
        much of the profit on such removal as exceeds a reasonable
        profit.
    ``(c) Liability for Payment of Tax.--The tax imposed by subsection
(a) shall be paid by the producer of the crude oil or taxable product.
    ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle E of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

                              ``Chapter 55. Windfall profits on crude
                                        oil and products thereof.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to crude oil or other products removed from the premises on or
after January 1, 2000.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATION OF
              REASONABLE PROFITS.

    (a) Investigation of Oil Industry Profits.--The Chairman of the
Federal Trade Commission shall investigate the profits of the oil
industry, including the 14 major petroleum companies, on the sale in
the United States of any crude oil or other taxable product (as defined
in section 5886(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made after
January 1, 1999.
    (b) Determination of Reasonable Oil Industry Profits.--The Federal
Trade Commission shall make reasonable profit determinations for
purposes of applying section 5886 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to windfall profit on crude oil and products thereof).
    (c) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Federal Trade Commission such funds as are necessary to carry out this
section.

SEC. 5. ALLOCATION OF REVENUES FROM WINDFALL OIL PROFITS ADJUSTMENT TO
              HEATING ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Establishment of Trust Fund.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of
subtitle I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
establishment of trust funds) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 9511. WINDFALL OIL PROFITS TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Windfall Oil
Profits Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated
or credited to the Windfall Oil Profits Trust Fund as provided in this
section.
    ``(b) Transfers to Windfall Oil Profits Trust Fund.--There are
hereby appropriated to the Windfall Oil Profits Trust Fund amounts
equivalent to the taxes received in the Treasury under section 5886.
    ``(c) Expenditures From Windfall Oil Profits Trust Fund.--Amounts
in the Windfall Oil Profits Trust Fund shall be available, as provided
by appropriations Acts, for making expenditures--
            ``(1) in an amount not to exceed 75 percent of amounts
        transferred under subsection (b), for heating assistance for
        consumers, and
            ``(2) in an amount not to exceed 25 percent of amounts
        transferred under subsection (b), for heating assistance for
        small businesses.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter A of
chapter 98 of subtitle I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

        ``Sec. 9511. Windfall oil profits trust fund.''

Output:
Directs the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the profits of the oil industry and make reasonable profit determinations. Authorizes appropriations.
Establishes the Windfall Oil Profits Trust Fund consisting amounts equivalent to the taxes received pursuant to the excise tax established by this Act. Provides for expenditures from the Fund for heating assistance to consumers and small businesses.