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SECTION 1. GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the
        Administrator of General Services.
            (2) General services administration facility.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``General Services
                Administration facility'' means any building,
                structure, or facility, in whole or in part (including
                the associated support systems of the building,
                structure, or facility), that--
                            (i) is constructed (including facilities
                        constructed for lease), renovated, or
                        purchased, in whole or in part, by the
                        Administrator for use by the Federal
                        Government; or
                            (ii) is leased, in whole or in part, by the
                        Administrator for use by the Federal
                        Government--
                                    (I) except as provided in subclause
                                (II), for a term of not less than 5
                                years; or
                                    (II) for a term of less than 5
                                years, if the Administrator determines
                                that use of cost-effective technologies
                                and practices would result in the
                                payback of expenses.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``General Services
                Administration facility'' includes any group of
                buildings, structures, or facilities described in
                subparagraph (A) (including the associated energy-
                consuming support systems of the buildings, structures,
                and facilities).
                    (C) Exemption.--The Administrator may exempt from
                the definition of ``General Services Administration
                facility'' under this paragraph a building, structure,
                or facility that meets the requirements of section
                543(c) of Public Law 95-619 (42 U.S.C. 8253(c)).
    (b) Establishment.--
            (1) In general.--The Administrator shall establish a
        program to accelerate the use of geothermal heat pumps at
        General Services Administration facilities.
            (2) Requirements.--The program established under this
        subsection shall--
                    (A) ensure centralized responsibility for the
                coordination of geothermal heat pump recommendations,
                practices, and activities of all relevant Federal
                agencies;
                    (B) provide technical assistance and operational
                guidance to applicable tenants to achieve the goal
                identified in subsection (c)(2)(B)(ii); and
                    (C) establish methods to track the success of
                Federal departments and agencies with respect to that
                goal.
    (c) Accelerated Use of Geothermal Heat Pump Technologies.--
            (1) Review.--
                    (A) In general.--As part of the program under this
                section, not later than 90 days after the date of
                enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall conduct
                a review of--
                            (i) current use of geothermal heat pump
                        technologies in General Services Administration
                        facilities; and
                            (ii) the availability to managers of
                        General Services Administration facilities of
                        geothermal heat pumps.
                    (B) Requirements.--The review under subparagraph
                (A) shall--
                            (i) examine the use of geothermal heat
                        pumps by Federal agencies in General Services
                        Administration facilities; and
                            (ii) as prepared in consultation with the
                        Administrator of the Environmental Protection
                        Agency, identify geothermal heat pump
                        technology standards that could be used for all
                        types of General Services Administration
                        facilities.
            (2) Replacement.--
                    (A) In general.--As part of the program under this
                section, not later than 180 days after the date of
                enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall
                establish, using available appropriations, a geothermal
                heat pump technology acceleration program to achieve
                maximum feasible replacement of existing heating and
                cooling technologies with geothermal heat pump
                technologies in each General Services Administration
                facility.
                    (B) Acceleration plan timetable.--
                            (i) In general.--To implement the program
                        established under subparagraph (A), not later
                        than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
                        Act, the Administrator shall establish a
                        timetable, including milestones for specific
                        activities needed to replace existing heating
                        and cooling technologies with geothermal heat
                        pump technologies, to the maximum extent
                        feasible (including at the maximum rate
                        feasible), at each General Services
                        Administration facility.
                            (ii) Goal.--The goal of the timetable under
                        clause (i) shall be to complete, using
                        available appropriations, maximum feasible
                        replacement of existing heating and cooling
                        technologies with geothermal heat pump
                        technologies by not later than the date that is
                        5 years after the date of enactment of this
                        Act.
    (d) General Services Administration Facility Geothermal Heat Pump
Technologies and Practices.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator
shall--
            (1) ensure that a manager responsible for accelerating the
        use of geothermal heat pump technologies is designated for each
        General Services Administration facility geothermal heat pump
        technologies and practices facility; and
            (2) submit to Congress a plan, to be implemented to the
        maximum extent feasible (including at the maximum rate
        feasible) using available appropriations, by not later than the
        date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act,
        that--
                    (A) includes an estimate of the funds necessary to
                carry out this section;
                    (B) describes the status of the implementation of
                geothermal heat pump technologies and practices at
                General Services Administration facilities, including--
                            (i) the extent to which programs, including
                        the program established under subsection (b),
                        are being carried out in accordance with this
                        Act; and
                            (ii) the status of funding requests and
                        appropriations for those programs;
                    (C) identifies within the planning, budgeting, and
                construction processes, all types of General Services
                Administration facility-related procedures that inhibit
                new and existing General Services Administration
                facilities from implementing geothermal heat pump
                technologies;
                    (D) recommends language for uniform standards for
                use by Federal agencies in implementing geothermal heat
                pump technologies and practices;
                    (E) in coordination with the Office of Management
                and Budget, reviews the budget process for capital
                programs with respect to alternatives for--
                            (i) permitting Federal agencies to retain
                        all identified savings accrued as a result of
                        the use of geothermal heat pump technologies;
                        and
                            (ii) identifying short- and long-term cost
                        savings that accrue from the use of geothermal
                        heat pump technologies and practices;
                    (F) achieves substantial operational cost savings
                through the application of geothermal heat pump
                technologies; and
                    (G) includes recommendations to address each of the
                matters, and a plan for implementation of each
                recommendation, described in subparagraphs (A) through
                (F).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section, to
remain available until expended.

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Requires the Administrator of General Services to establish a program to accelerate the use of geothermal heat pumps at General Services Administration (GSA) facilities. Requires such program to: (1) ensure centralized responsibility for the coordination of geothermal heat pump recommendations, practices, and activities of all relevant federal agencies; (2) provide technical assistance and operational guidance to tenants to achieve maximum feasible replacement of existing heating and cooling technologies with geothermal heat pump technologies within five years; and (3) establish methods to track the success of federal agencies with respect to that goal.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) review the current use of geothermal heat pump technologies in GSA facilities and the availability of such technologies to facility managers; and (2) establish an acceleration program to achieve maximum feasible replacement of existing heating and cooling technologies with geothermal heat pump technologies in each GSA facility.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) ensure that a manager responsible for accelerating the use of geothermal heat pump technologies is designated for each GSA geothermal heat pump technologies and practices facility; and (2) submit to Congress a plan for implementing, within five years, geothermal heat pump technologies and practices at GSA facilities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Social Security Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF TAXABLE WAGES AND SELF-EMPLOYMENT INCOME ABOVE
              CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFIT BASE AFTER 2013.

    (a) Determination of Taxable Wages Above Contribution and Benefit
Base After 2013.--
            (1) Amendments to the internal revenue code of 1986.--
        Section 3121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``the
                applicable percentage (determined under subsection
                (c)(1)) of'' before ``that part of the remuneration'';
                and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c) Included
                and Excluded Service.--For purposes of this chapter,
                if'' and inserting the following:
    ``(c) Special Rules for Wages and Employment.--
            ``(1) Applicable percentage of remuneration in determining
        taxable wages.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the
        applicable percentage for a calendar year shall be equal to--
                    ``(A) for 2014, 80 percent;
                    ``(B) for 2015 through 2017, the applicable
                percentage under this paragraph for the previous year,
                decreased by 20 percentage points; and
                    ``(C) for 2018 and each year thereafter, 0 percent.
            ``(2) Included and excluded service.--For purposes of this
        chapter, if''.
            (2) Amendments to the social security act.--Section 209 of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 409) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)(I)--
                            (i) by inserting ``and before 2014'' after
                        ``1974''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``and'' after the
                        semicolon;
                    (B) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(J) The applicable percentage (determined under
                subsection (l)) of that part of remuneration which,
                after remuneration (other than remuneration referred to
                in the succeeding subsections of this section) equal to
                the contribution and benefit base (determined under
                section 230) with respect to employment has been paid
                to an individual during any calendar year after 2013
                with respect to which such contribution and benefit
                base is effective, is paid to such individual during
                such calendar year;''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                subsection:
    ``(l) For purposes of subsection (a)(1)(J), the applicable
percentage for a calendar year shall be equal to--
            ``(1) for 2014, 80 percent;
            ``(2) for 2015 through 2017, the applicable percentage
        under this subsection for the previous year, decreased by 20
        percentage points; and
            ``(3) for 2018 and each year thereafter, 0 percent.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply with respect to remuneration paid in calendar years
        after 2013.
    (b) Determination of Taxable Self-Employment Income Above
Contribution and Benefit Base After 2013.--
            (1) Amendments to the internal revenue code of 1986.--
        Section 1402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``that part
                of the net earnings'' and all that follows through
                ``minus'' and inserting the following: ``an amount
                equal to the applicable percentage (as determined under
                subsection (d)(2)) of that part of the net earnings
                from self-employment which is in excess of the
                difference (not to be less than zero) between (i) an
                amount equal to the contribution and benefit base (as
                determined under section 230 of the Social Security
                Act) which is effective for the calendar year in which
                such taxable year begins, and''; and
                    (B) in subsection (d)--
                            (i) by striking ``(d) Employee and Wages.--
                        The term'' and inserting the following:
    ``(d) Rules and Definitions.--
            ``(1) Employee and wages.--The term''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(2) Applicable percentage of net earnings from self-
        employment in determining taxable self-employment income.--For
        purposes of subsection (b)(1), the applicable percentage for a
        taxable year beginning in any calendar year referred to in such
        paragraph shall be equal to--
                    ``(A) for 2014, 80 percent;
                    ``(B) for 2015 through 2017, the applicable
                percentage under this paragraph for the previous year,
                decreased by 20 percentage points; and
                    ``(C) for 2018 and each year thereafter, 0
                percent.''.
            (2) Amendments to the social security act.--Section 211 of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 411) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(I)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or'' after the
                                semicolon; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``and before
                                2014'' after ``1974'';
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraph (2) as
                        paragraph (3); and
                            (iii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
                        following:
            ``(2) For any taxable year beginning in any calendar year
        after 2013, an amount equal to the applicable percentage (as
        determined under subsection (l)) of that part of net earnings
        from self-employment which is in excess of the difference (not
        to be less than zero) between--
                    ``(A) an amount equal to the contribution and
                benefit base (as determined under section 230) that is
                effective for such calendar year, and
                    ``(B) the amount of the wages paid to such
                individual during such taxable year; or''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) For purposes of subsection (b)(2), the applicable percentage
for a taxable year beginning in any calendar year referred to in such
paragraph shall be equal to--
            ``(1) for 2014, 80 percent;
            ``(2) for 2015 through 2017, the applicable percentage
        under this subsection for the previous year, decreased by 20
        percentage points; and
            ``(3) for 2018 and each year thereafter, 0 percent.''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning during or
        after calendar year 2014.

SEC. 3. ADJUSTMENTS TO BEND POINTS IN DETERMINING PRIMARY INSURANCE
              AMOUNT AND INCLUSION OF SURPLUS EARNINGS FOR BENEFIT
              DETERMINATIONS.

    (a) Inclusion of Surplus Average Indexed Monthly Earnings in
Determination of Primary Insurance Amounts.--
            (1) In general.--Section 215(a)(1)(A) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
                    (A) in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), by inserting
                ``basic'' before ``average indexed monthly earnings''
                each place it appears;
                    (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (C) in clause (iii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
                and
                    (D) by inserting after clause (iii) the following
                new clause:
            ``(iv) 5 percent of the individual's surplus average
        indexed monthly earnings,''.
            (2) Bend point adjustment.--Section 215(a)(1)(B) of such
        Act (42 U.S.C. 415(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv);
                and
                    (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following
                new clause:
            ``(iii) For individuals who initially become eligible for
        old-age or disability insurance benefits, or who die (before
        becoming eligible for such benefits) in any calendar year after
        2018, the amount determined under clause (i) of this
        subparagraph for purposes of subparagraph (A)(i) for such
        calendar year shall be increased by--
                    ``(I) for calendar year 2019, 1 percent;
                    ``(II) for each of calendar years 2020 through
                2032, the percent determined under this clause for the
                preceding year increased by 1 percentage point; and
                    ``(III) for calendar year 2033 and each year
                thereafter, 15 percent.''.
    (b) Basic AIME and Surplus AIME.--
            (1) Basic aime.--Section 215(b)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        415(b)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``basic'' before ``average''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraph
                (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)(A)'' and by
                inserting before the comma the following: ``to the
                extent such total does not exceed the contribution and
                benefit base for the applicable year''.
            (2) Surplus aime.--
                    (A) In general.--Section 215(b)(1) of such Act (as
                amended by paragraph (1)) is amended--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
                        (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
                            (ii) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(b)(1)'';
                        and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following
                        new subparagraph:
    ``(B)(i) An individual's surplus average indexed monthly earnings
shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing--
            ``(I) the total (after adjustment under paragraph (3)(B))
        of such individual's surplus earnings (determined under clause
        (ii)) for such individual's benefit computation years
        (determined under paragraph (2)), by
            ``(II) the number of months in those years.
    ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i) and paragraph (3)(B), an
individual's surplus earnings for a benefit computation year are the
total of such individual's wages paid in and self-employment income
credited to such benefit computation year, to the extent such total
(before adjustment under paragraph (3)(B)) exceeds the contribution and
benefit base for such year.''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--The heading for section
                215(b) of such Act is amended by striking ``Average
                Indexed Monthly Earnings'' and inserting ``Basic
                Average Indexed Monthly Earnings; Surplus Average
                Indexed Monthly Earnings''.
            (3) Adjustment of surplus earnings for purposes of
        determining surplus aime.--Section 215(b)(3) of such Act (42
        U.S.C. 415(b)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph
                (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)'' and by
                inserting ``and determination of basic average indexed
                monthly income'' after ``paragraph (2)'';
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) For purposes of determining under paragraph (1)(B) an
individual's surplus average indexed monthly earnings, the individual's
surplus earnings (described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)) for a benefit
computation year shall be deemed to be equal to the product of--
            ``(i) the individual's surplus earnings for such year (as
        determined without regard to this subparagraph), and
            ``(ii) the quotient described in subparagraph (A)(ii).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to individuals who initially become eligible (within
the meaning of section 215(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act) for
old-age or disability insurance benefits under title II of the Social
Security Act, or who die (before becoming eligible for such benefits),
in any calendar year after 2018.

SEC. 4. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ELDERLY CONSUMERS.

    (a) In General.--The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department
of Labor shall prepare and publish an index for each calendar month to
be known as the ``Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers'' that
indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are
typical for individuals in the United States who have attained early
retirement age (as defined under section 216(l)(2) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(2)) for purposes of an old-age, wife's,
or husband's insurance benefit).
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to
calendar months ending on or after June 30 of the calendar year in
which this Act is enacted.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of
this section.

SEC. 5. COMPUTATION OF COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY
              BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 415(i)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(G), by inserting before the period the
        following: ``, and, with respect to any monthly insurance
        benefit payable under this title, effective for adjustments
        under this subsection to the primary insurance amount on which
        such benefit is based (or to any such benefit under section 227
        or 228), the applicable Consumer Price Index shall be deemed to
        be the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers and such
        primary insurance amount shall be deemed adjusted under this
        subsection using such Index''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and by section 9001''
        and inserting ``, by section 9001'', and by inserting after
        ``1986,'' the following: ``and by section 5(a) of the
        Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013,''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments in Applicable Former Law.--Section
215(i)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act, as in effect in December 1978
and applied in certain cases under the provisions of such Act in effect
after December 1978, is amended by inserting before the period the
following: ``, and, with respect to any monthly insurance benefit
payable under this title, effective for adjustments under this
subsection to the primary insurance amount on which such benefit is
based (or to any such benefit under section 227 or 228), the applicable
Consumer Price Index shall be deemed to be the Consumer Price Index for
Elderly Consumers and such primary insurance amount shall be deemed
adjusted under this subsection using such Index''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to determinations made by the Commissioner of Social Security
under section 215(i)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
415(i)(2)) with respect to cost-of-living computation quarters ending
on or after September 30, 2014.

Output: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe special rules for the determination of taxable wages and self-employment income above the contribution and benefit base after 2013. Amends SSA title II to include surplus average indexed monthly earnings (AIME) in the determination of primary OASDI amounts. Directs the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the Department of Labor to prepare and publish the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-EC) that indicates changes over time in expenditures for consumption which are typical for individuals in the United States who have attained early retirement age for purposes of an old-age, wife's, or husband's insurance benefit. Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to make the CPI-EC the applicable Consumer Price Index (CPI) for computation of cost-of-living increases in OASDI benefits for such individuals.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime
Transportation Security Act of 2004''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
Sec. 2. Enforcement; pier and wharf security costs.
Sec. 3. Security at foreign ports.
Sec. 4. Federal and State commercial maritime transportation training.
Sec. 5. Transportation worker background investigation programs.
Sec. 6. Report on cruise ship security.
Sec. 7. Maritime transportation security plan grants.
Sec. 8. Report on design of maritime security grant programs.

SEC. 2. ENFORCEMENT; PIER AND WHARF SECURITY COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 701 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating the second section 70118 (relating to
        firearms, arrests, and seizure of property), as added by
        section 801(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
        Act of 2004, as section 70119;
            (2) by redesignating the first section 70119 (relating to
        enforcement by State and local officers), as added by section
        801(a) of the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of
        2004, as section 70120;
            (3) by redesignating the second section 70119 (relating to
        civil penalty), as redesignated by section 802(a)(1) of the
        Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004, as section
        70123; and
            (4) by inserting after section 70120 the following:
``Sec. 70121. Enforcement by injunction or withholding of clearance
    ``(a) Injunction.--The United States district courts shall have
jurisdiction to restrain violations of this chapter or of regulations
issued hereunder, for cause shown.
    ``(b) Withholding of Clearance.--
            ``(1) If any owner, agent, master, officer, or person in
        charge of a vessel is liable for a penalty or fine under
        section 70119, or if reasonable cause exists to believe that
        the owner, agent, master, officer, or person in charge may be
        subject to a penalty under section 70119, the Secretary may,
        with respect to such vessel, refuse or revoke any clearance
        required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United
        States (46 U.S.C. App. 91).
            ``(2) Clearance refused or revoked under this subsection
        may be granted upon filing of a bond or other surety
        satisfactory to the Secretary.
``Sec. 70122. Security of piers and wharfs
    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary shall require any uncleared, imported merchandise remaining
on the wharf or pier onto which it was unladen for more than 7 calendar
days, not including any time the imported merchandise was held in
federal custody, to be removed from the wharf or pier and deposited in
the public stores or a general order warehouse, where it shall be
inspected for determination of contents, and thereafter a permit for
its delivery may be granted.
    ``(b) Penalty.--The Secretary may impose an administrative penalty
of $5,000 on the consignee for each bill of lading for general order
merchandise remaining on a wharf or pier in violation of subsection
(a), except that no penalty shall be imposed if the violation was a
result of force majeure.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The chapter analysis for chapter 701 of title 46,
        United States Code, is amended by striking the items following
        the item relating to section 70116 and inserting the following:

        ``70117. In rem liability for civil penalties and certain costs
        ``70118. Withholding of clearance
        ``70119. Firearms, arrests, and seizure of property
        ``70120. Enforcement by State and local officers
        ``70121. Enforcement by injunction or withholding of clearance
        ``70122. Security of piers and wharfs
        ``70123. Civil penalty''.
            (2) Section 70117(a) of title 46, United States Code, is
        amended by striking ``section 70120'' and inserting ``section
        70123''.
            (3) Section 70118(a) of such title is amended by striking
        ``under section 70120,'' and inserting ``under that section,''.

SEC. 3. SECURITY AT FOREIGN PORTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 70109 of title 46, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``The Secretary,'' in subsection (b) and
        inserting ``The Administrator of the Maritime
        Administration,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Foreign Assistance Programs.--The Administrator of the
Maritime Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
shall identify foreign assistance programs that could facilitate
implementation of port security antiterrorism measures in foreign
countries. The Administrator and the Secretary shall establish a
program to utilize those programs that are capable of implementing port
security antiterrorism measures at ports in foreign countries that the
Secretary finds, under section 70108, to lack effective antiterrorism
measures.''.
    (b) Report on Security at Ports in the Caribbean Basin.--Not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation of the Senate and Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the security
of ports in the Caribbean Basin. The report shall include the
following:
            (1) An assessment of the effectiveness of the measures
        employed to improve security at ports in the Caribbean Basin
        and recommendations for any additional measures to improve such
        security.
            (2) An estimate of the number of ports in the Caribbean
        Basin that will not be secured by July 2004, and an estimate of
        the financial impact in the United States of any action taken
        pursuant to section 70110 of title 46, United States Code, that
        affects trade between such ports and the United States.
            (3) An assessment of the additional resources and program
        changes that are necessary to maximize security at ports in the
        Caribbean Basin.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL AND STATE COMMERCIAL MARITIME TRANSPORTATION TRAINING.

    Section 109 of the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 (46
U.S.C. 70101 note) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
        subsections (d) through (g), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Federal and State Commercial Maritime Transportation
Training.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a
curriculum, to be incorporated into the curriculum developed under
subsection (a)(1), to educate and instruct Federal and State officials
on commercial maritime and intermodal transportation. The curriculum
shall be designed to familiarize those officials with commercial
maritime transportation in order to facilitate performance of their
commercial maritime and intermodal transportation security
responsibilities. In developing the standards for the curriculum, the
Secretary shall consult with each agency in the Department of Homeland
Security with maritime security responsibilities to determine areas of
educational need. The Secretary shall also coordinate with the Federal
Law Enforcement Training Center in the development of the curriculum
and the provision of training opportunities for Federal and State law
enforcement officials at appropriate law enforcement training
facilities.''.

SEC. 5. TRANSPORTATION WORKER BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PROGRAMS.

    Within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security, after consultation with the Secretary
of Transportation, shall transmit a report to the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of Representatives
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure--
            (1) making recommendations (including legislative
        recommendations, if appropriate or necessary) for harmonizing,
        combining, or coordinating requirements, procedures, and
        programs for conducting background checks under section 70105
        of title 46, United States Code, section 5103a(c) of title 49,
        United States Code, section 44936 of title 49, United States
        Code, and other provisions of Federal law or regulations
        requiring background checks for individuals engaged in
        transportation or transportation-related activities;
            (2) setting forth a detailed timeline for implementation of
        such harmonization, combination, or coordination;
            (3) setting forth a plan with a detailed timeline for the
        implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification
        Credential in seaports;
            (4) making recommendations for a waiver and appeals process
        for issuing a transportation security card to an individual
        found otherwise ineligible for such a card under section
        70105(c)(2) and (3) of title 46, United States Code, along with
        recommendations on the appropriate level of funding for such a
        process; and
            (5) making recommendations for how information collected
        through the Transportation Worker Identification Credential
        program may be shared with port officials, terminal operators,
        and other officials responsible for maintaining access control
        while also protecting workers' privacy.

SEC. 6. REPORT ON CRUISE SHIP SECURITY.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit
to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and
the House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure a report on the security of ships and facilities used in
the cruise line industry.
    (b) Content.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
an assessment of security measures employed by the cruise line
industry, including the following:
            (1) An assessment of the security of cruise ships that
        originate at ports in foreign countries.
            (2) An assessment of the security of ports utilized for
        cruise ship docking.
            (3) The costs incurred by the cruise line industry to carry
        out the measures required by the Maritime Transportation
        Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-295; 116 Stat. 2064) and
        the amendments made by that Act.
            (4) The costs of employing canine units and hand-held
        explosive detection wands at ports, including the costs of
        screening passengers and baggage with such methods.
            (5) An assessment of security measures taken by the
        Secretary of Homeland Security to increase the security of the
        cruise line industry and the costs incurred to carry out such
        security measures.
            (6) A description of the need for and the feasibility of
        deploying explosive detection systems and canine units at ports
        used by cruise ships and an assessment of the cost of such
        deployment.
            (7) A summary of the fees paid by passengers of cruise
        ships that are used for inspections and the feasibility of
        creating a dedicated passenger vessel security fund from such
        fees.
            (8) The recommendations of the Secretary, if any, for
        measures that should be carried out to improve security of
        cruise ships that originate at ports in foreign countries.
            (9) The recommendations of the Secretary, if any, on the
        deployment of further measures to improve the security of
        cruise ships, including explosive detection systems, canine
        units, and the use of technology to improve baggage screening,
        and an assessment of the cost of implementing such measures.

SEC. 7. MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SECURITY PLAN GRANTS.

    Section 70107(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for
Border and Transportation Security shall establish a grant program for
making a fair and equitable allocation of funds to implement Area
Maritime Transportation Security Plans and to help fund compliance with
Federal security plans among port authorities, facility operators, and
State and local agencies required to provide security services. Grants
shall be made on the basis of threat-based risk assessments subject to
review and comment by the appropriate Federal Maritime Security
Coordinators and the Maritime Administration. The grant program shall
take into account national security priorities, national economic, and
strategic defense concerns and shall be coordinated with the Director
of the Office of Domestic Preparedness to ensure that the grant process
is consistent with other Department of Homeland Security grant
programs.''.

SEC. 8. REPORT ON DESIGN OF MARITIME SECURITY GRANT PROGRAMS.

    Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Homeland Security shall transmit a report to the Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the House of
Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on the
design of maritime security grant programs that includes
recommendations on--
            (1) whether the grant programs should be discretionary or
        formula based and why;
            (2) requirements for ensuring that Federal funds will not
        be substituted for grantee funds;
            (3) targeting requirements to ensure that funding is
        directed in a manner that reflects a national, risk-based
        perspective on priority needs, the fiscal capacity of
        recipients to fund the improvements without grant funds, and an
        explicit analysis of the impact of minimum funding to small
        ports that could affect funding available for the most
        strategic or economically important ports; and
            (4) matching requirements to ensure that Federal funds
        provide an incentive to grantees for the investment of their
        own funds in the improvements financed in part by Federal
        funds.

            Passed the Senate September 21, 2004.

            Attest:

                                             EMILY J. REYNOLDS,

                                                             Secretary.

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Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2004 - (Sec. 2) Amends Federal shipping law to grant U.S. district courts jurisdiction to restrain violations of certain port security requirements. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to refuse or revoke port clearance to any owner, agent, master, officer, or person in charge of a vessel that is liable for a penalty or fine for violation of such requirements. Allows any refused or revoked clearance to be granted upon filing of a bond or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.

Directs the Secretary to require uncleared, unladen imported merchandise remaining on a wharf or pier for more than seven calendar days (not including any time held in Federal custody) to be removed and deposited in a public store or general order warehouse for inspection, after which a delivery permit may be granted. Authorizes the Secretary to impose an administrative penalty of $5,000 on the consignee for each bill of lading for general order merchandise remaining on a wharf or pier in violation of such requirement (except if the violation was a result of force majeure).

(Sec. 3) Shifts from the Secretary to the Administrator of the Maritime Administration responsibility for assessing antiterrorism measures in foreign ports and notifying foreign government authorities of deficiencies and the steps necessary to improve such measures.

Requires the Administrator to identify foreign assistance programs that could facilitate implementation of port security antiterrorism measures in foreign countries. Directs the Administrator and the Secretary to establish a program to utilize those programs that are capable of implementing port security antiterrorism measures at ports in foreign countries that the Secretary finds to lack effective antiterrorism measures.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS Secretary) to report to specified congressional committees on the security of ports in the Caribbean Basin.

(Sec. 4) Amends the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary to: (1) establish a curriculum to educate and instruct Federal and State officials on commercial maritime and intermodal transportation; and (2) coordinate with the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in the curriculum development and the provision of training opportunities for Federal and State law enforcement officials at appropriate law enforcement training facilities.

(Sec. 5) Directs the DHS Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) recommendations to coordinate background checks for all individuals engaged in transportation activities; and (2) a timeline for implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential in seaports.

(Sec. 6) Directs the DHS Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the security of ships and facilities used in the cruise line industry, including an assessment of certain security measures employed by the industry.

(Sec. 7) Amends Federal shipping law to direct the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security to establish a maritime transportation security plan grant program to implement Area Maritime Transportation Security Plans and help fund compliance with Federal security plans among port authorities, facility operators, and State and local agencies required to provide security devices.

(Sec. 8) Directs the DHS Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on the design of maritime security grant programs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Home Loan Refinance
Opportunity Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF QUALIFIED VETERANS' MORTGAGE BONDS PROGRAM TO
              ALLOW ELIGIBLE VETERANS TO REFINANCE CURRENT HOME LOANS.

    (a) Elimination of Refinance Prohibition for Veterans' Bonds.--
Section 143(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
qualified veterans' mortgage bond defined) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``residences'' and
        inserting ``residences or qualified refinancing loans''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``(i)(1),''.
    (b) Definition.--Section 143(l) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to additional requirements for qualified veterans'
mortgage bonds) is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(6) Qualified refinancing loan.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `qualified refinancing loan' means a loan
        that is used to refinance acquisition indebtedness (as defined
        in subclauses (I) and (II) of section 163(h)(3)(B)(i)) for a
        principal residence (within the meaning of section 121).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to bonds issued after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT OF STATE VETERANS LIMIT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 143(l) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to volume limitation) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Limitation adjustment based on inflation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        calendar year after 2010, the limit determined
                        under subparagraph (B) for a State shall be
                        adjusted for such calendar year by multiplying
                        such limit by the inflation adjustment factor
                        for the calendar year.
                            ``(ii) Computation of inflation adjustment
                        factor.--For purposes of clause (i)--
                                    ``(I) In general.--The Secretary
                                shall, not later than each October 1,
                                determine and publish in the Federal
                                Register the inflation adjustment
                                factor for the succeeding calendar year
                                in accordance with this clause.
                                    ``(II) Inflation adjustment
                                factor.--The term `inflation adjustment
                                factor' means, with respect to a
                                calendar year, a fraction the numerator
                                of which is the CMHPI for the second
                                quarter of the calendar year preceding
                                the calendar year for which the
                                adjustment is being made, and the
                                denominator of which is the CMHPI for
                                the second quarter of calendar year
                                2009.
                                    ``(III) CMHPI.--The term `CMHPI'
                                means the Conventional Mortgage Home
                                Price Index compiled by Federal Home
                                Loan Mortgage Corporation. The CMHPI
                                for any quarter shall be the CMHPI
                                first published for such quarter.
                                    ``(IV) Limitation.--No adjustment
                                shall be made under clause (i) for any
                                year in which the fraction in subclause
                                (II) is less than 1.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION OF MATERIALLY HIGHER YIELD FOR MORTGAGES MADE FROM
              QUALIFIED VETERANS' MORTGAGE BONDS.

    (a) Mortgage Yield Limitation Measured Under General Program
Obligation Provisions.--
            (1) Amendment.--Paragraph (3) of section 143(b) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to qualified veterans'
        mortgage bond defined) is amended by inserting ``(other than
        paragraph (2) thereof)'' after ``(g)''.
            (2) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 143(g)(3) of
        the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to requirements
        related to arbitrage) is amended by striking ``1.125 percentage
        points'' and inserting ``1.50 percentage points''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--Section 143(g)(3) of such Code
        (relating to requirements related to arbitrage) is amended in
        the heading for subparagraph (C) by striking ``where issuer
        does not use full 1.125 percentage points under paragraph (2)''
        and inserting ``for certain unused amounts''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to obligations issued after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

Output: Veterans Home Loan Refinance Opportunity Act of 2009 - Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions relating to tax-exempt veterans' mortgage bonds to permit: (1) proceeds from such bonds to refinance residences of veterans (currently, bond financing limited to new mortgages); (2) an annual inflation adjustment after 2010 to the amounts of veterans' mortgage bonds that states may issue; and (3) an increase from 1.125 % to 1.50% in the amount by which interest on veterans' mortgages may exceed the yield on a bond issue.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Corporate Welfare Reduction and Job
Preservation Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Corporations are subject to a tax rate of up to 34
        percent or 35 percent.
            (2) Due to tax deductions, exclusions, and credits, the net
        tax liability actually paid by many corporations is far below
        the real rate. In fact, certain special-interest tax deductions
        and expenditures provide corporations with an extra
        $70,000,000,000 per year. Additionally, direct Government
        subsidies to corporations will amount to $30,000,000,000 per
        year.
            (3) Over the past several years, one of the most serious
        problems affecting the middle-class has been corporate
        downsizing. Many large, wealthy, and profitable corporations
        have reduced the number of their American employees by
        transferring those jobs to foreign countries or have reduced
        the number of their employees in order to realize an immediate
        short-term profit or increase in stock value.
            (4) Between April 3, 1975, and January 31, 1996, the
        relocation of manufacturing operations resulted in over
        4,500,000 workers seeking adjustment assistance for workers
        under chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974. Because
        many displaced workers did not seek assistance, this figure is
        far below the actual number of workers displaced.
            (5) A higher priority should be given to preserving
        American jobs and adding fairness to the Federal tax system by
        closing loopholes and eliminating unnecessary expenditures,
        thus providing additional funds to assist in balancing the
        Federal budget by 2002 while maintaining Medicare and Medicaid
        at acceptable levels.

SEC. 3. REDUCTION OF TAX BENEFITS FOR PROFITABLE LARGE CORPORATIONS
              WHICH REDUCE WORKFORCE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 (relating to corporate distributions and adjustments) is
amended by adding at the end the following new part:

``PART VII--REDUCTION OF TAX BENEFITS FOR PROFITABLE LARGE CORPORATIONS
                         WHICH REDUCE WORKFORCE

                              ``Sec. 386. Reduction of tax benefits for
                                        profitable large corporations
                                        which reduce workforce.

``SEC. 386. REDUCTION OF TAX BENEFITS FOR PROFITABLE LARGE CORPORATIONS
              WHICH REDUCE WORKFORCE.

    ``(a) In General.--For any taxable year, if any profitable large
corporation reduces by 15 percent or more the number of employees who
perform any task or function at any facility in the United States, the
amount of each facility-related tax benefit shall be reduced by 50
percent.
    ``(b) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Facility-related tax benefit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `facility-related tax
                benefit' means--
                            ``(i) any tax benefit to the extent
                        attributable to a facility described in
                        subsection (a), or
                            ``(ii) to the extent that a tax benefit is
                        not attributable to any facility, a pro rata
                        portion of such tax benefit (as determined
                        under regulations prescribed by the Secretary).
                    ``(B) Exception.--Such term shall not include--
                            ``(i) any deduction under section 127 or
                        129 or any other deduction for the cost of
                        employee health care, child care, job training,
                        or retraining, or
                            ``(ii) any other tax benefit (other than
                        wages) which the Secretary determines by
                        regulation to be a tax benefit for costs
                        incurred primarily for the benefit of employees
                        rather than the employer.
            ``(2) Large corporation.--The term `large corporation'
        means a corporation or partnership which is not a small-
        business concern (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small
        Business Act, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
        section).
            ``(3) Profitable.--Any large corporation shall be treated
        as profitable, for any taxable year, if the sum of taxable
        income (if any) for the 5-taxable-year period ending with the
        preceding taxable year (or, if shorter, the period consisting
        of all preceding taxable years of such large corporation)
        equals or exceeds the sum of the net operating losses (if any)
        attributable to such period.
            ``(4) Related persons.--
                    ``(A) In general.--All related persons shall be
                treated as one person.
                    ``(B) Related persons defined.--The term `related
                persons' means--
                            ``(i) persons bearing a relationship
                        described in section 267 or 707(b), and
                            ``(ii) persons treated as a single employer
                        under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52.
            ``(5) Tax benefit.--The term `tax benefit' means a credit,
        deduction, or exclusion allowable under this title.''
    (b) Transmission of Data by Secretary of Labor.--The Secretary of
Labor shall transmit to the Secretary of the Treasury, not less than
annually, a list of corporations and partnerships described in section
386(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section).
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter C of
chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following
new item:

                              ``Part VII. Reduction of tax benefits for
                                        profitable large corporations
                                        which reduce workforce.''
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996.

SEC. 4. ACCELERATION OF LOANS MADE BY CERTAIN GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AS
              PENALTY AGAINST PROFITABLE LARGE CORPORATIONS WHICH
              REDUCE WORKFORCE.

    (a) OPIC Loans.--Section 235 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
(22 U.S.C. 2195) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Limitations on Assistance to Profitable Large Corporations
That Reduce Workforce.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a facility-related tax benefit of an
        entity for a taxable year is reduced by reason of section
        386(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, then--
                    ``(A) the entity shall immediately repay to the
                Corporation the amount of any loan made by the
                Corporation to the entity under section 234;
                    ``(B) any insurance policy provided by the
                Corporation to the entity under such section is
                rescinded; and
                    ``(C) until the Secretary of the Treasury
                determines that the activity on the basis of which the
                facility-related tax benefit of the entity was so
                reduced has ceased, the Corporation may not, during the
                immediately succeeding taxable year of the entity,
                extend credit, participate in an extension of credit,
                or provide any insurance, directly to the entity under
                such section.
            ``(2) Effect of failure to repay loan.--Interest shall
        accrue on any amount required by paragraph (1)(A) to be repaid
        to the Corporation at a rate of 10 percent per month.''.
    (b) Export-Import Bank Loans.--Section 2 of the Export-Import Bank
Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(f) Limitations on Assistance to Profitable Large Corporations
That Reduce Workforce.--
            ``(1) In general.--If a facility-related tax benefit of an
        entity for a taxable year is reduced by reason of section
        386(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, then--
                    ``(A) the entity shall immediately repay to the
                Bank the amount of any loan made by the Bank to the
                entity;
                    ``(B) any insurance policy provided by the Bank to
                the entity is rescinded; and
                    ``(C) until the Secretary of the Treasury
                determines that the activity on the basis of which the
                facility-related tax benefit of the entity was so
                reduced has ceased, the Bank may not, during the
                immediately succeeding taxable year of the entity,
                extend credit, participate in an extension of credit,
                or provide any insurance, directly to the entity.
            ``(2) Effect of failure to repay loan.--Interest shall
        accrue on any amount required by paragraph (1)(A) to be repaid
        to the Bank at a rate of 10 percent per month.''.

Output: Corporate Welfare Reduction and Job Preservation Act of 1996 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that if any profitable large corporation reduces by 15 percent or more the number of employees who perform any task or function at any facility in the United States, the amount of each facility-related tax benefit shall be reduced by 50 percent.  Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to require, if a facility-related tax benefit of an entity is reduced, the acceleration of the repayment of any loan and the termination of any insurance policy provided by certain Government entities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITING LOW-INCOME SUBSIDIES UNDER THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION
              DRUG PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-14 of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395w-114) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
    ``(e) Expedited Application and Eligibility Process.--
            ``(1) Expedited process.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner of Social
                Security shall provide for an expedited process under
                this subsection for the qualification for low-income
                assistance under this section through a request to the
                Secretary of the Treasury as provided in subparagraph
                (B) for information described in section 6103(l)(21) of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Such process shall
                be conducted in cooperation with the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Currently eligible individuals.--The
                Commissioner of Social Security shall, as soon as
                practicable after implementation of subparagraph (A),
                screen such individual for eligibility for the low-
                income subsidy provided under this section through such
                a request to the Secretary of the Treasury.
            ``(2) Notification of potentially eligible individuals.--
        Under such process, in the case of each individual identified
        under paragraph (1) who has not otherwise applied for, or been
        determined eligible for, benefits under this section (or who
        has applied for and been determined ineligible for such
        benefits based only on excess resources), the Commissioner of
        Social Security shall send a notification that the individual
        is likely eligible for low-income subsidies under this section.
        Such notification shall include the following:
                    ``(A) Application information.--Information on how
                to apply for such low-income subsidies.
                    ``(B) Description of the lis benefit.--A
                description of the low-income subsidies available under
                this section.
                    ``(C) Information on state health insurance
                programs.--Information on--
                            ``(i) the State Health Insurance Assistance
                        Program for the State in which the individual
                        is located; and
                            ``(ii) how the individual may contact such
                        Program in order to obtain assistance regarding
                        enrollment and benefits under this part.
                    ``(D) Attestation.--An application form that
                provides for a signed attestation, under penalty of
                law, as to the amount of income and assets of the
                individual and constitutes an application for the low-
                income subsidies under this section. Such form--
                            ``(i) shall not require the submittal of
                        additional documentation regarding income or
                        assets;
                            ``(ii) shall permit the appointment of a
                        personal representative described in paragraph
                        (4); and
                            ``(iii) shall allow for the specification
                        of a language (other than English) that is
                        preferred by the individual for subsequent
                        communications with respect to the individual
                        under this part.
        If a State is doing its own outreach to low-income seniors
        regarding enrollment and low-income subsidies under this part,
        such process shall be coordinated with the State's outreach
        effort.
            ``(3) Hold-harmless.--Under such process, if an individual
        in good faith and in the absence of fraud executes an
        attestation described in paragraph (2)(D) and is provided low-
        income subsidies under this section on the basis of such
        attestation, if the individual is subsequently found not
        eligible for such subsidies, there shall be no recovery made
        against the individual because of such subsidies improperly
        paid.
            ``(4) Use of authorized representative.--Under such
        process, with proper authorization (which may be part of the
        attestation form described in paragraph (2)(D)), an individual
        may authorize another individual to act as the individual's
        personal representative with respect to communications under
        this part and the enrollment of the individual under a
        prescription drug plan (or MA-PD plan) and for low-income
        subsidies under this section.
            ``(5) Use of preferred language in subsequent
        communications.--In the case an attestation described in
        paragraph (2)(D) is completed and in which a language other
        than English is specified under clause (iii) of such paragraph,
        the Commissioner of Social Security shall provide that
        subsequent communications to the individual under this part
        shall be in such language.
            ``(6) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be
        construed as precluding the Commissioner of Social Security or
        the Secretary from taking additional outreach efforts to enroll
        eligible individuals under this part and to provide low-income
        subsidies to eligible individuals.''.
    (b) Disclosure of Return Information for Purposes of Determining
Individuals Eligible for Subsidies Under Medicare Part D.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(21) Disclosure of return information to carry out
        medicare part d subsidies.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon
                written request from the Commissioner of Social
                Security under section 1860D-14(e)(1) of the Social
                Security Act, disclose to officers and employees of the
                Social Security Administration return information of a
                taxpayer who (according to the records of the
                Secretary) may be eligible for a subsidy under section
                1860D-14 of the Social Security Act. Such return
                information shall be limited to--
                            ``(i) taxpayer identity information with
                        respect to such taxpayer,
                            ``(ii) the filing status of such taxpayer,
                            ``(iii) the gross income of such taxpayer,
                            ``(iv) such other information relating to
                        the liability of the taxpayer as is prescribed
                        by the Secretary by regulation as might
                        indicate the eligibility of such taxpayer for a
                        subsidy under section 1860D-14 of the Social
                        Security Act, and
                            ``(v) the taxable year with respect to
                        which the preceding information relates.
                    ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed
                information.--Return information disclosed under this
                paragraph may be used by officers and employees of the
                Social Security Administration only for the purposes of
                identifying eligible individuals for, and, if
                applicable, administering--
                            ``(i) low-income subsidies under section
                        1860D-14 of the Social Security Act, and
                            ``(ii) the Medicare Savings Program
                        implemented under clauses (i), (iii), and (iv)
                        of section 1902(a)(10)(E) of such Act.
                    ``(C) Termination.--Return information may not be
                disclosed under this paragraph after the date that is
                one year after the date of the enactment of this
                paragraph.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Paragraph (4) of section
        6103(p) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(14) or (17)'' in the matter
                preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(14), (17),
                or (21)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``(15) or (17)'' in subparagraph
                (F)(ii) and inserting ``(15), (17), or (21)''.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF RESOURCE STANDARDS FOR DETERMINATION OF
              ELIGIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME SUBSIDY.

    (a) Increasing the Alternative Resource Standard.--Section 1860D-
14(a)(3)(E)(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
114(a)(3)(E)(i)) is amended--
            (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subclause (II)--
                    (A) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting
                ``2007'';
                    (B) by striking ``in this subclause (or subclause
                (I)) for the previous year'' and inserting ``in
                subclause (I) for 2006'';
                    (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                a semicolon; and
                    (D) by inserting before the flush sentence at the
                end the following new subclauses:
                                    ``(III) for 2008, $27,500 (or
                                $55,000 in the case of the combined
                                value of the individual's assets or
                                resources and the assets or resources
                                of the individual's spouse); and
                                    ``(IV) for a subsequent year the
                                dollar amounts specified in this
                                subclause (or subclause (III)) for the
                                previous year increased by the annual
                                percentage increase in the consumer
                                price index (all items; U.S. city
                                average) as of September of such
                                previous year.''; and
            (3) in the flush sentence at the end, by inserting ``or
        (IV)'' after ``subclause (II)''.
    (b) Exemptions From Resources.--Section 1860D-14(a)(3) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)(3)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D), in the matter preceding clause
        (i), by inserting ``subject to the additional exclusions
        provided under subparagraph (G)'' before ``)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (E)(i), in the matter preceding
        subclause (I), by inserting ``subject to the additional
        exclusions provided under subparagraph (G)'' before ``)''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(G) Additional exclusions.--In determining the
                resources of an individual (and their eligible spouse,
                if any) under section 1613 for purposes of
                subparagraphs (D) and (E) the following additional
                exclusions shall apply:
                            ``(i) Life insurance policy.--No part of
                        the value of any life insurance policy shall be
                        taken into account.
                            ``(ii) In-kind contributions.--No in-kind
                        contribution shall be taken into account.
                            ``(iii) Pension or retirement plan.--No
                        balance in any pension or retirement plan shall
                        be taken into account.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. INDEXING DEDUCTIBLE AND COST-SHARING ABOVE ANNUAL OUT-OF-POCKET
              THRESHOLD FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INCOME BELOW 150 PERCENT
              OF POVERTY LINE.

    (a) Indexing Deductible.--Section 1860D-14(a)(4)(B) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)(4)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in clause (ii)--
                    (A) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting
                ``2008'';
                    (B) by striking ``this clause (or clause (i)) for
                the previous year'' and inserting ``clause (i) for
                2007''; and
                    (C) by striking ``involved.'' and inserting
                ``involved; and'';
            (3) by adding after clause (ii) the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) for 2008 and each succeeding year,
                        the amount determined under this subparagraph
                        for the previous year increased by the annual
                        percentage increase in the consumer price index
                        (all items; U.S. city average) as of September
                        of such previous year.''; and
            (4) in the flush sentence at the end, by striking ``clause
        (i) or (ii)'' and inserting ``clause (i), (ii), or (iii)''.
    (b) Indexing Cost-Sharing.--Section 1860D-14(a) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)) is amended-
            (1) in paragraph (1)(D)(iii), by striking ``exceed the
        copayment amount'' and all that follows through the period at
        the end and inserting ``exceed--
                                    ``(I) for 2006 and 2007, the
                                copayment amount specified under
                                section 1860D-2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I) for the
                                drug and year involved; and
                                    ``(II) for 2008 and each succeeding
                                year, the amount determined under this
                                subparagraph for the previous year
                                increased by the annual percentage
                                increase in the consumer price index
                                (all items; U.S. city average) as of
                                September of such previous year.''; and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ``exceed the copayment
        or coinsurance amount'' and all that follows through the period
        at the end and inserting ``exceed--
                            ``(i) for 2006 and 2007, the copayment or
                        coinsurance amount specified under section
                        1860D-2(b)(4)(A)(i)(I) for the drug and year
                        involved; and
                            ``(ii) for 2008 and each succeeding year,
                        the amount determined under this clause for the
                        previous year increased by the annual
                        percentage increase in the consumer price index
                        (all items; U.S. city average) as of September
                        of such previous year.''.

SEC. 5. NO IMPACT ON ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS UNDER OTHER PROGRAMS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1860D-14(a)(3) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395w-114(a)(3)), as amended by section 3(c)(3), is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause
        (i), by striking ``subparagraph (F)'' and inserting
        ``subparagraphs (F) and (H)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(H) No impact on eligibility for benefits under
                other programs.--The availability of premium and cost-
                sharing subsidies under this section shall not be
                treated as benefits or otherwise taken into account in
                determining an individual's eligibility for, or the
                amount of benefits under, any other Federal program.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of enactment of this Act.

Output:
Part D Equity for Low-Income Seniors Act of 2007 - Amends part D (Voluntary Prescription Drug Benefit Program) of title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to direct the Commissioner of Social Security to provide for an expedited process for the qualification for low-income assistance through a request to the Secretary of the Treasury for tax return and other information.

Increases the alternative resource standard for determination of eligibility for a low-income subsidy for 2008, indexed for inflation for succeeding years.

Requires indexing of deductibles and cost-sharing above the annual out-of-pocket threshold for individuals with income below 150% of the poverty line.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Local Environmental Improvement
Facilitation Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT CIVIL PENALTIES TO
              FUND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS.

    Section 309 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1319) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Use of Civil Penalties To Fund Community Environmental
Projects.--
            ``(1) Election.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        this Act or any other law, in the case of a civil or
        administrative penalty assessed against an individual,
        corporation, partnership, or association (referred to in this
        subsection as a `private person') under this Act, the private
        person may elect to--
                    ``(A) pay the amount of the penalty to the Treasury
                of the United States for deposit into the special
                account described in section 3113(d) of title 31,
                United States Code, for payment of public debt
                obligations; or
                    ``(B)(i) pay an amount not to exceed $500,000 of
                the penalty to carry out a community environmental
                project through an agreement entered into in accordance
                with paragraph (2); and
                    ``(ii) pay the remaining amount of the penalty in
                accordance with subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Agreements to carry out community environmental
        projects.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a private person makes the
                election described in paragraph (1)(B), the private
                person, after consultation with and obtaining the
                concurrence of the State and each political subdivision
                of the State within the jurisdiction of which the
                violation that resulted in the penalty occurred, shall
                enter into an agreement with the parties described in
                subparagraph (B) to pay the amount described in
                paragraph (1)(B)(i) to an appropriate person in order
                that the person may carry out 1 or more environmental
                projects described in subparagraph (C). A separate
                agreement shall be entered into with respect to each
                penalty for which an election is made as described in
                paragraph (1)(B).
                    ``(B) Parties.--The parties to an agreement
                referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be the private
                person, the Administrator, and each person that is to
                carry out the environmental project.
                    ``(C) Environmental projects.--An environmental
                project referred to in subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) shall be described in the agreement,
                        which description shall include the type and
                        scope of the project and the time period in
                        which the project is to be carried out;
                            ``(ii) shall be carried out within a city
                        or county in which the violation occurred;
                            ``(iii) shall bear a relationship to the
                        nature of the violation;
                            ``(iv) may not be inconsistent with any
                        Federal or State law;
                            ``(v) may not duplicate an activity or
                        project for which Congress has specifically
                        appropriated funds; and
                            ``(vi) may not consist of--
                                    ``(I) a monetary contribution to
                                environmental research conducted at a
                                college or university;
                                    ``(II) a study or assessment
                                (including a pollution prevention
                                assessment, a site assessment, an
                                environmental management system audit,
                                or a compliance audit) without a
                                commitment by a party to the agreement
                                or by another person or Federal entity
                                to implement the results of the study
                                or assessment; or
                                    ``(III) a project that is being
                                funded through a low-interest Federal
                                loan, a Federal contract, or a Federal
                                grant.
                    ``(D) Oversight.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Administrator shall
                        ensure that an environmental project that is
                        the subject of an agreement entered into under
                        this subsection is carried out in accordance
                        with the terms of the agreement.
                            ``(ii) Enforcement.--If the Administrator
                        determines that a private person that elected
                        under paragraph (1)(B) to enter into an
                        agreement fails to carry out the environmental
                        project in accordance with the agreement, the
                        Administrator may terminate the agreement and
                        require the private person to pay all or part
                        of the penalty amount described in paragraph
                        (1)(B)(i) as if no election had been made.''.

Output:
Local Environmental Improvement Facilitation Act - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide that, in the case of a civil or administrative penalty assessed against an individual, corporation, partnership, or association (private person), the private person may elect to pay:  (1) the amount of the penalty to the Treasury for deposit into a special account for payment of public debt obligations; or (2) an amount not to exceed $500,000 of the penalty to carry out a community environmental project in accordance with this Act, with the remainder to be paid into the Treasury's special account.
Requires a private person who makes the latter election, after consulting with and obtaining the concurrence of the State and each political subdivision of the State within which the violation occurred, to enter into an agreement to pay the prescribed amount to an appropriate person to carry out one or more environmental projects. Requires a separate agreement to be entered into with respect to each penalty for which an election is made.
Sets forth provisions regarding:  (1) suitable environmental projects; and (2) oversight.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Equity and Access under the
Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014'' or as the ``HEAL
Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Insurance coverage reduces harmful health disparities
        by alleviating cost barriers to and increasing utilization of
        basic preventive health services, especially among low-income
        and underserved populations, and especially among women.
            (2) Based solely on their immigration status, many
        immigrants and their families face legal restrictions on their
        ability to obtain health insurance coverage through Medicaid,
        CHIP, and Health Insurance Exchanges.
            (3) Lack of health insurance contributes to persistent
        disparities in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of
        negative health outcomes borne by immigrants and their
        families.
            (4) Immigrant women are disproportionately of reproductive
        age, low-income, and lacking health insurance coverage. Legal
        barriers to affordable health insurance coverage therefore
        particularly exacerbate their risk of negative sexual,
        reproductive, and maternal health outcomes, with lasting health
        and economic consequences for immigrant women, their families,
        and society as a whole.
            (5) Denying coverage or imposing waiting periods for
        coverage unfairly hinders the ability of immigrants to take
        responsibility for their own health and economic well-being and
        that of their families. To fully and productively participate
        in society, access to health care is fundamental, which for
        women includes access to the services necessary to plan whether
        and when to have a child.
            (6) The population of immigrant families in the United
        States is expected to continue to grow. Indeed one in five
        children in the United States is part of an immigrant family.
        It is therefore in the nation's shared public health and
        economic interest to remove legal barriers to affordable health
        insurance coverage based on immigration status.

SEC. 3. REMOVING BARRIERS TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR LAWFULLY PRESENT
              INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Medicaid.--Section 1903(v)(4) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396b(v)(4)) is amended--
            (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
    ``(A) Notwithstanding sections 401(a), 402(b), 403, and 421 of the
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
1996, payment shall be made under this section for care and services
that are furnished to aliens, including those described in paragraph
(1), if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for medical
assistance under the State plan approved under this title (other than
the requirement of the receipt of aid or assistance under title IV,
supplemental security income benefits under title XVI, or a State
supplementary payment), and are lawfully present in the United
States.'';
            (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) by striking ``a State that has elected to
                provide medical assistance to a category of aliens
                under subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``aliens
                provided medical assistance pursuant to subparagraph
                (A)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``to such category'' and inserting
                ``to such alien''; and
            (3) in subparagraph (C)--
                    (A) by striking ``an election by the State under
                subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``the application of
                subparagraph (A)'';
                    (B) by inserting ``or be lawfully present'' after
                ``lawfully reside''; and
                    (C) by inserting ``or present'' after ``lawfully
                residing'' each place it appears.
    (b) CHIP.--Subparagraph (J) of section 2107(e)(1) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397gg(e)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(J) Paragraph (4) of section 1903(v) (relating to
                lawfully present individuals).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date
        of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to services
        furnished on or after the date that is 90 days after such date
        of the enactment.
            (2) Exception if state legislation required.--In the case
        of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX, or a
        State child health plan under title XXI, of the Social Security
        Act which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines
        requires State legislation (other than legislation
        appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet the
        additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this
        section, the respective State plan shall not be regarded as
        failing to comply with the requirements of such title solely on
        the basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements
        before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning
        after the close of the first regular session of the State
        legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this
        Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a
        State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such
        session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the
        State legislature.

SEC. 4. REMOVING BARRIERS TO HEALTH COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS GRANTED
              DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS.

    (a) In General.--For the purposes of eligibility under any of the
provisions referred to in subsection (b), individuals granted deferred
action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals process of the
Department of Homeland Security, as described in the memorandum of the
Secretary of Homeland Security on June 15, 2012, shall be considered
lawfully present in the United States.
    (b) Provisions Described.--The provisions described in this
subsection are the following:
            (1) Exchange eligibility.--Section 1311 of the Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031).
            (2) Reduced cost-sharing eligibility.--Section 1402 of the
        Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18071).
            (3) Premium subsidy eligibility.--Section 36B of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
            (4) Medicaid and chip eligibility.--Titles XIX and XXI of
        the Social Security Act, including under section 1903(v) of
        such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(v)).
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Transition through special enrollment period.--In the
        case of an individual described in subsection (a) who, before
        the first day of the first annual open enrollment period under
        subparagraph (B) of section 1311(c)(6) of the Patient
        Protection and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6))
        beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, is
        granted deferred action described in subsection (a) and who, as
        a result of such subsection, qualifies for a subsidy described
        in paragraph (2) or (3) of such subsection, the Secretary of
        Health and Human Services shall establish a special enrollment
        period under section 1311(c)(6)(C) of such Act during which
        such individual may enroll in qualified health plans through
        Exchanges under title I of such Act and qualify for such a
        subsidy. For such an individual who has been granted deferred
        action as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such
        special enrollment period shall begin not later than 90 days
        after such date of enactment. Nothing in this paragraph shall
        be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary to
        establish additional special enrollment periods under section
        1311(c)(6)(C) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
        (42 U.S.C. 18031(c)(6)(C)).

Output: Health Equity and Access under the Law for Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 or the HEAL Immigrant Women and Families Act of 2014 - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act to extend Medicaid and CHIP coverage to aliens lawfully present in the United States.  Makes individuals granted deferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals process eligible for: (1) health care exchanges and reduced cost sharing under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (2) premium subsidies under the Internal Revenue Code, and (3) Medicaid and CHIP.