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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Advisory Commission on Tax
Reform and Simplification Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to establish a commission to study and
report back to Congress recommendations on simplifying, reforming, or
replacing the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is overly complex,
        imposes significant burdens on individuals, businesses, and the
        economy, is extremely difficult for the Internal Revenue
        Service to administer, and is in need of fundamental reform and
        simplification.
            (2) Many of the problems encountered by taxpayers in
        dealing with the Internal Revenue Service--especially those
        arising from misunderstandings of the Code--could be eliminated
        or alleviated by fundamental reform and simplification.
            (3) The Internal Revenue Service faces continual difficulty
        in administering an overly lengthy, complex, and confusing tax
        code.
            (4) Taxpayers and tax experts have repeatedly called for a
        simplification of the current tax code.
            (5) The complexity of the current code places a significant
        burden on individual filers, including extensive record
        keeping, time requirements to prepare returns, gaining an
        understanding of the exemptions for which they may qualify, and
        other burdens. This has forced the majority of taxpayers to
        turn to tax professionals to prepare their tax returns.
            (6) Congress is continually modifying and correcting the
        Code, leading to annual uncertainty and only adding to the
        patchwork of complexity and confusion.
            (7) The Federal Government's present fiscal outlook for
        continuing and sustained budget surpluses provides a unique
        opportunity for the Congress to consider measures for
        fundamental reform and simplification of the tax laws.
            (8) Recent efforts to simplify or reform the tax laws have
        not been successful due in part to the difficulty of developing
        broad-based, nonpartisan support for proposals to make such
        changes.

SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TAX REFORM AND
              SIMPLIFICATION.

    (a) In General.--To carry out the purposes of this Act, there is
established within the legislative branch a National Advisory
Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification (in this Act referred to as
the ``Commission''), comprised of 15 members. The membership of the
Commission shall be as follows:
            (1) 3 members appointed by the President, 2 from the
        executive branch of the Government and 1 from private life.
            (2) 4 members appointed by the majority leader of the
        Senate, 1 from Members of the Senate and 3 from private life.
            (3) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of the
        Senate, 1 from Members of the Senate and 1 from private life.
            (4) 4 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives, 1 from Members of the House of Representatives
        and 3 from private life.
            (5) 2 members appointed by the minority leader of the House
        of Representatives, 1 from Members of the House of
        Representatives and 1 from private life.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the
President and congressional leadership should draw from a number of
important areas of expertise in composing the Commission, including tax
experts familiar with corporate tax issues, international tax issues,
small business tax issues, and family and individual tax issues.
    (c) Appointments.--Appointments to the Commission shall be made not
later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. RULES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) Quorum.--Nine members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum for conducting the business of the Commission.
    (b) Initial Meeting.--If, after 60 days from the date of the
enactment of this Act, 5 or more members of the Commission have been
appointed, members who have been appointed may meet and select the
Chair (or Co-chairs) who thereafter shall have the authority to begin
the operations of the Commission, including the hiring of staff.
    (c) Rules.--The Commission may adopt such other rules as it
considers appropriate.
    (d) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its
powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original
appointment was made. Any meeting of the Commission or any subcommittee
thereof may be held in executive session to the extent that the Chair
(Co-Chairs, if elected) or a majority of the members of the Commission
or subcommittee determine appropriate.
    (e) Continuation of Membership.--Any individual who appointed a
member to the Commission by virtue of holding a position described in
section 4 ceases to hold such position before the report of the
Commission is submitted, that member may continue as a member for not
longer than the 30-day period beginning on the date that such
individual ceases to hold such position.

SEC. 6. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The duties of the Commission shall include--
            (1) to conduct, for a period of not to exceed 18 months
        from the date of its first meeting, the review described in
        subsection (b); and
            (2) to submit to the Congress a report of the results of
        such review, including recommendations for fundamental reform
        and simplification of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
        described in section 10.
    (b) Review and Issuing Proposals.--The Commission shall review and,
when applicable, issue proposals on--
            (1) the present structure and provisions of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986, especially with respect to--
                    (A) its impact on the economy (including the impact
                on savings, capital formation, capital investment, and
                international trade);
                    (B) its impact on families and the workforce
                (including issues relating to distribution of tax
                burden and impact on small businesses);
                    (C) the predictability of the tax code from year to
                year;
                    (D) the compliance cost to taxpayers and
                businesses; and
                    (E) the ability of the Internal Revenue Service to
                administer such provisions;
            (2) whether tax systems imposed under the laws of other
        countries could provide more efficient, simple, and fair
        methods of funding the revenue requirements of the Government;
            (3) whether the income tax should be replaced with a tax
        imposed in a different manner or on a different base; and
            (4) whether the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 can be
        simplified, absent wholesale restructuring or replacement
        thereof.

SEC. 7. POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Commission or, on the authorization of the
Commission, any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for the purpose of
carrying out the provisions of this Act, hold such hearings and sit and
act at such times and places, take such testimony, receive such
evidence, and administer such oaths, as the Commission or such
designated subcommittee or designated member may deem advisable.
    (b) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in such
amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to
enable the Commission to discharge its duties under this Act.
    (c) Assistance From Federal Agencies and Offices.--
            (1) Information.--The Commission is authorized to secure
        directly from any executive department, bureau, agency, board,
        commission, office, independent establishment, or
        instrumentality of the Government, as well as from any
        committee or other office of the legislative branch, such
        information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics as it
        requires for the purposes of its review and report. Each such
        department, bureau, agency, board, commission, office,
        establishment, instrumentality, or committee shall, to the
        extent not prohibited by law, furnish such information,
        suggestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the
        Commission, upon request made by the Chair (Co-chairs, if
        elected).
            (2) Treasury department.--The Secretary of the Treasury is
        authorized on a nonreimbursable basis to provide the Commission
        with administrative services, funds, facilities, staff, and
        other support services for the performance of the Commission's
        functions.
            (3) General services administration.--The Administrator of
        General Services shall provide to the Commission on a
        nonreimbursable basis such administrative support services as
        the Commission may request.
            (4) Joint committee on taxation.--The staff of the Joint
        Committee on Taxation is authorized on a nonreimbursable basis
        to provide the Commission with such legal, economic, or policy
        analysis, including revenue estimates, as the Commission may
        request.
            (5) Other assistance.--In addition to the assistance set
        forth in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), departments and
        agencies of the United States are authorized to provide to the
        Commission such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other
        support services as they may deem advisable and as may be
authorized by law.
            (6) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United
        States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions
        as departments and agencies of the United States.
            (7) Gifts.--The Commission may accept, use, and dispose of
        gifts or donations of services or property in carrying out its
        duties under this Act.

SEC. 8. STAFF OF THE COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The Chair (Co-Chairs, if elected), in accordance
with rules agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the
compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as may be
necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its functions without
regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing
appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the
provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III or chapter 53 of such title
relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that
no rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the equivalent of
that payable to a person occupying a position at level V of the
Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code.
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the Commission
without reimbursement from the Commission, and such detailee shall
retain the rights, status, and privileges of his or her regular
employment without interruption.
    (b) Consultant Services.--The Commission is authorized to procure
the services of experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily
rate paid a person occupying a position at level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 9. COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.

    (a) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), each
        member of the Commission may be compensated at not to exceed
        the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect
        for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under
        section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day
        during which that member is engaged in the actual performance
        of the duties of the Commission.
            (2) Exception.--Members of the Commission who are officers
        or employees of the United States or Members of Congress shall
        receive no additional pay on account of their service on the
        Commission.
    (b) Travel Expenses.--While away from their homes or regular places
of business in the performance of services for the Commission, members
of the Commission shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem
in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed
intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under
section 5703(b) of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 10. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION; TERMINATION.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the first
meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall submit a report to the
Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Finance of the Senate. The report of the Commission shall
describe the results of its review under section 6(b), shall make such
recommendations for fundamental reform and simplification of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Commission considers appropriate,
and shall describe the expected impact of such recommendations on the
economy and progressivity and general administrability of the tax laws.
    (b) Termination.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission, and all the authorities of
        this Act, shall terminate on the date which is 90 days after
        the date on which the report is required to be submitted under
        subsection (a).
            (2) Concluding activities.--The Commission may use the 90-
        day period referred to in paragraph (1) for the purposes of
        concluding its activities, including providing testimony to
        committees of Congress concerning its report and disseminating
        that report.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the activities of the
Commission. Until such time as funds are specifically appropriated for
such activities, $2,000,000 shall be available from fiscal year 2001
funds appropriated to the Department of the Treasury, ``Departmental
Offices'' account, for the activities of the Commission, to remain
available until expended.

Output: National Advisory Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification Act of 2001 - Establishes within the legislative branch a National Advisory Commission on Tax Reform and Simplification which shall review and, when applicable, issue proposals on: (1) the present structure and provisions of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) whether tax systems imposed under the laws of other countries could provide more efficient, simple, and fair methods of funding the revenue requirements of the Government; (3) whether the income tax should be replaced with a tax imposed in a different manner or on a different base; and (4) whether the Internal Revenue Code can be simplified, absent wholesale restructuring or replacement.Authorizes appropriations for the Commission. Terminates the Commission after the submission of a report.


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SECTION 1. THREE-YEAR MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURES RELATING TO ASSISTANCE
              FOR COUNTRIES NOT COOPERATING WITH UNITED STATES
              COUNTERDRUG EFFORTS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 490A. LIMITATIONS DURING FISCAL YEARS 2002, 2003, AND 2004 ON
              ASSISTANCE FOR COUNTRIES NOT COOPERATING WITH UNITED
              STATES COUNTERDRUG EFFORTS.

    ``(a) Annual Identification of Countries Not Cooperating.--Not
later than November 1 of 2001, 2002, and 2003, the President shall
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report identifying
each country, if any, that the President proposes to be subject to the
provisions of subsection (f) in the fiscal year in which the country is
so identified by reason that such country--
            ``(1) is not cooperating fully with the United States in
        achieving full compliance with the goals and objectives of the
        United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic
        Drugs and Psychotropic Substances;
            ``(2) is not taking adequate steps on its own to achieve
        full compliance with the goals and objectives of the
        Convention; or
            ``(3) is not taking adequate steps to achieve full
        compliance with the goals and objectives of a bilateral
        agreement with the United States on illicit drug control.
    ``(b) Countries Subject to Withholding of Bilateral Assistance and
Opposition to Multilateral Assistance.--
            ``(1) Identification.--Not later than March 1 of 2002,
        2003, and 2004, the President shall submit to the appropriate
        committees of Congress a report identifying each country, if
        any, that shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (f)
        during the fiscal year in which the country is so identified
        under this subsection by reason of its identification in the
        most recent report under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Limitation on countries identified.--A country may be
        identified in a report under paragraph (1) only if the country
        is also identified in the most recent report under subsection
        (a).
    ``(c) Considerations Regarding Cooperation.--In determining whether
or not a country is to be identified in a report under subsection (a)
or (b), the President shall consider the extent to which the country--
            ``(1) has met the goals and objectives of the United
        Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs
        and Psychotropic Substances, including action on such matters
        as illicit cultivation, production, distribution, sale,
        transport, financing, money laundering, asset seizure,
        extradition, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement and
        transit cooperation, precursor chemical control, and demand
        reduction;
            ``(2) has accomplished the goals described in the
        applicable bilateral narcotics control agreement with the
        United States or a multilateral agreement;
            ``(3) has taken legal and law enforcement measures to
        prevent and punish public corruption, especially by senior
        government officials, that facilitates the production,
        processing, or shipment of narcotic and psychotropic drugs and
        other controlled substances, or that discourages the
        investigation or prosecution of such acts; and
            ``(4) in the case of a country that is a producer of licit
        opium--
                    ``(A) maintains licit production and stockpiles of
                opium at levels no higher than those consistent with
                licit market demand; and
                    ``(B) has taken adequate steps to prevent
                significant diversion of its licit cultivation and
                production of opium into illicit markets and to prevent
                illicit cultivation and production of opium.
    ``(d) Omission for National Security Reasons.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President may omit from
        identification in a report under subsection (b) a country
        identified in the most recent report under subsection (a) if
        the President determines that the vital national security
        interests of the United States require that the country be so
        omitted.
            ``(2) Notice to congress.--If the President omits a country
        under paragraph (1) from a report under subsection (b), the
        President shall include in the report under that subsection--
                    ``(A) a full and complete description of the vital
                national security interests of the United States placed
                at risk if the country is not so omitted; and
                    ``(B) a statement weighing the risk described in
                subparagraph (A) against the risk posed to the vital
                national security interests of the United States by
                reason of the failure of the country to cooperate fully
                with the United States in combatting narcotics or to
                take adequate steps to combat narcotics on its own.
    ``(e) Congressional Action.--
            ``(1) In general.--The provisions of subsection (f) shall
        apply to a country in a fiscal year if Congress enacts a joint
        resolution, not later than March 30 of the fiscal year,
        providing that such provisions shall apply to the country in
        the fiscal year.
            ``(2) Covered countries.--A joint resolution referred to in
        paragraph (1) may apply to a country for a fiscal year only if
        the country was not identified in the report in the fiscal year
        under subsection (b).
            ``(3) Senate procedures.--Any joint resolution under this
        subsection shall be considered in the Senate in accordance with
        the provisions of section 601(b) of the International Security
        Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-
        329; 90 Stat. 765), except that for purposes of that section
        the certification referred to in section 601(a)(2)(B) of that
        Act shall be the applicable report of the President under
        subsection (b) of this section.
    ``(f) Withholding of Bilateral Assistance and Opposition to
Multilateral Assistance.--
            ``(1) Bilateral assistance.--Commencing on March 1 of a
        fiscal year in which a country is identified in a report under
        subsection (b), or March 31 in the case of a country covered by
        a joint resolution enacted in accordance with subsection (e),
        fifty percent of the United States assistance allocated to the
        country for the fiscal year in the report required by section
        653 shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure.
            ``(2) Multilateral assistance.--Commencing on March 1 of a
        year in which a country is identified in a report under
        subsection (b), or March 31 in the case of a country covered by
        a joint resolution enacted in accordance with subsection (e),
        the Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States
        Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to
        vote, on and after that date, against any loan or other
        utilization of the funds of such institution for the country.
            ``(3) Multilateral development bank defined.--In this
        subsection, the term `multilateral development bank' means the
        following:
                    ``(A) The International Bank for Reconstruction and
                Development.
                    ``(B) The International Development Association.
                    ``(C) The Inter-American Development Bank.
                    ``(D) The Asian Development Bank.
                    ``(E) The African Development Bank.
                    ``(F) The European Bank for Reconstruction and
                Development.
    ``(g) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
the term `appropriate committees of Congress' means the following:
            ``(1) The Committees on Foreign Relations and
        Appropriations of the Senate.
            ``(2) The Committees on International Relations and
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
    (b) Relationship to Current Certification Process.--Section 490 of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Limitation on Applicability.--This section shall not apply
during fiscal years 2002, 2003, and 2004. For limitations on assistance
during those fiscal years for countries not cooperating with United
States counterdrug efforts see section 490A.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 489(a)(3)(A) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291h(a)(3)(A)) is amended by
inserting after ``under section 490(h)'' the following ``or, in 2002,
2003, and 2004, as otherwise determined by the President for purposes
of this section''.

SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF MAJOR DRUG TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATIONS IN
              INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT.

    Section 489 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.
2291h), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by adding after the flush matter at
        the end of paragraph (7) the following new paragraph (8):
            ``(8) The identity of each organization determined by the
        President to be a major drug trafficking organization,
        including a description of the activities of such organization
        during the 2 fiscal years preceding the fiscal year of the
        report.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Major drug trafficking organization.--The term `major
        drug trafficking organization' means any organization engaged
        in substantial amounts of illicit activity to cultivate,
        produce, manufacture, distribute, sell, finance, or transport
        narcotic drugs, controlled substances, or listed chemicals,
        engages in money laundering or proceeds from such activities,
        or otherwise endeavor or attempt to do so, or to assist, abet,
        conspire, or collude with others to do so.
            ``(2) Narcotic drug; controlled substance; listed
        chemical.--The terms `narcotic drug', `controlled substance',
        and `listed chemical' have the meanings given those terms in
        section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C.
        802).''.

Output: Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to modify, for a three year period, certain procedures for the provision of development assistance to foreign countries not cooperating with U.S. counterdrug efforts. Requires the President, for each fiscal year during such period, to identify to the appropriate congressional committees any country the President proposes to subject (with enactment of a joint resolution by Congress) to the withholding of half of any allocated bilateral assistance, and to opposition to any multilateral assistance to such country, because it is not: (1) cooperating with the United States in achieving full compliance with the goals and objectives of the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances; (2) taking adequate steps on its own to achieve full compliance with the Convention; or (3) taking adequate steps to achieve full compliance with a bilateral agreement with the United States on illicit drug control.Requires the inclusion of the identity of major drug trafficking organizations in the President's annual international narcotics control strategy report.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health
Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Authorization of fiscal year 2012 major medical facility
          projects.
Sec. 3. Modification of authorization for certain major medical facility
          construction projects previously authorized.
Sec. 4. Authorization of fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases.
Sec. 5. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 6. Modification of requirements relating to congressional approval
          of certain medical facility acquisitions.
Sec. 7. Limitation on authority of Secretary of Veterans Affairs to use
          bid savings on major construction projects to expand purpose
          of major medical facility projects.
Sec. 8. Name of Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth clinic, Craig,
          Colorado.
Sec. 9. George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
          Center.
Sec. 10. Extension of certain expiring authorities.
Sec. 11. Authorization of appropriations for comprehensive service
          programs for homeless veterans.
Sec. 12. Reauthorization of appropriations for financial assistance for
          supportive services for very low-income veteran families in
          permanent housing.
Sec. 13. Extension of grant program for homeless veterans with special
          needs.
Sec. 14. Extension of specially adapted housing assistance for
          individuals residing temporarily in housing owned by a family
          member.
Sec. 15. Extension of funding fees.
Sec. 16. Notice and verification of the use of income information from
          other agencies.
Sec. 17. Termination or reduction of certain benefits and services based
          on income information obtained from other agencies.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
PROJECTS.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major
medical facility projects in fiscal year 2012, with each project to be
carried out in the amount specified for each project:
        (1) Construction of seismic corrections for Building 100 at the
    Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Seattle,
    Washington, in an amount not to exceed $51,800,000.
        (2) Construction of seismic corrections and renovation of
    various buildings to include Building 209 for housing facilities
    for homeless veterans at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
    Center in West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed
    $35,500,000.
SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR CERTAIN MAJOR MEDICAL
FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED.
    (a) Modification of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2007 Major Medical
Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in
Fayetteville, Arkansas.--Section 803(3) of the Veterans Benefits,
Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
461) is amended--
        (1) by inserting ``and a parking garage'' after ``clinical
    addition''; and
        (2) by striking ``$56,163,000'' and inserting ``$90,600,000''.
    (b) Modification of Extension of Authorization for Major Medical
Facility Construction Project in Orlando, Florida, Previously
Authorized in Connection With Capital Asset Realignment Initiative.--
Section 802(11) of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information
Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-461), as amended by section
702(b)(4) of the Veterans' Mental Health and Other Care Improvements
Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 122 Stat. 4137), is amended by
inserting ``, including a Simulation, Learning, Education, and Research
Network Center,'' after ``Florida, area''.
    (c) Increase in Amount of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2008 Major
Medical Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center in Palo Alto, California.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may
carry out the major medical facility project at the Department of
Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, for which
amounts were appropriated under chapter 3 of title I of the
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 (Public Law 110-252; 122 Stat.
2326) under the heading ``construction, major projects'' under the
heading ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS'' in an amount not to exceed
$716,600,000.
    (d) Increase in Amount of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2009 Major
Medical Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico.--Section 701(3) of the Veterans' Mental
Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-387; 122
Stat. 4137) is amended by striking ``$225,900,000'' and inserting
``$277,000,000''.
    (e) Increase in Amount of Authorization of Fiscal Year 2007 Major
Medical Facility Project at Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, St. Louis, Missouri.--Section 803(5) of the Veterans Benefits,
Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
461) is amended by striking ``$69,053,000'' and inserting
``$346,300,000''.
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2012 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
LEASES.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following
fiscal year 2012 major medical facility leases at the locations
specified, in an amount not to exceed the amount shown for that
location:
        (1) Columbus, Georgia, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, in an
    amount not to exceed $5,335,000.
        (2) Fort Wayne, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to
    exceed $2,845,000.
        (3) Mobile, Alabama, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to
    exceed $6,565,000.
        (4) Rochester, New York, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to
    exceed $9,232,000.
        (5) Salem, Oregon, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic, in an
    amount not to exceed $2,549,000.
        (6) San Jose, California, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not
    to exceed $9,546,000.
        (7) South Bend, Indiana, Outpatient Clinic, in an amount not to
    exceed $6,731,000.
        (8) Springfield, Missouri, Community-Based Outpatient Clinic,
    in an amount not to exceed $6,489,000.
SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Construction.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the
Construction, Major Projects, account $87,300,000 for the projects
authorized in section 2.
    (b) Modification of Authorization for Certain Major Medical
Facility Construction Projects Previously Authorized.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the
Construction, Major Projects, account $850,070,000 for the projects
authorized in section 3.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations for Medical Facility Leases.--
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs for fiscal year 2012 or the year in which funds are
appropriated for the Medical Facilities account $49,292,000 for the
leases authorized in section 4.
    (d) Limitation.--The projects authorized in sections 2, 3, and 4
may only be carried out using--
        (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2012 pursuant to the
    authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) of this section;
        (2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year before fiscal year 2012 that remain available for
    obligation;
        (3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year after fiscal year 2012 that remain available for
    obligation;
        (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for
    fiscal year 2012 for a category of activity not specific to a
    project;
        (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year before 2012 for a category of activity not specific to
    a project; and
        (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year after 2012 for a category of activity not specific to a
    project.
SEC. 6. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL
OF CERTAIN MEDICAL FACILITY ACQUISITIONS.
    Section 8104 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) in subsection (b)--
            (A) in paragraph (1)--
                (i) by striking ``detailed description'' and inserting
            ``detailed estimate of the total costs'';
                (ii) by striking ``a description of the consideration''
            and inserting ``a detailed report of the consideration'';
            and
                (iii) by adding at the end the following: ``Such
            detailed estimate shall include an identification of each
            of the following:
            ``(A) Total construction costs.
            ``(B) Activation costs.
            ``(C) Special purpose alterations (lump-sum payment) costs.
            ``(D) Number of personnel.
            ``(E) Total costs of ancillary services, equipment, and all
        other items.'';
            (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and redesignating
        paragraphs (4) through (8) as paragraphs (2) through (6),
        respectively;
            (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by striking ``a
        five-year period and a ten-year period'' and inserting ``a
        five-year period, a ten-year period, and a twenty-year
        period'';
            (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by inserting
        before the period at the end the following: ``, including
        information on projected changes in workload and utilization
        over a five-year period, a ten-year period, and a twenty-year
        period'';
            (E) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated--
                (i) by striking ``Current and projected'' and inserting
            ``Projected''; and
                (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the
            following: ``(including and identifying both recurring and
            non-recurring costs (including activation costs and total
            costs of ancillary services, equipment and all other
            items)) over a five-year period, a ten-year period, and a
            twenty-year period''; and
            (F) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated--
                (i) by striking ``a description of each alternative to
            construction of the facility that was considered.'' and
            inserting ``each of the following:''; and
                (ii) by adding at the end the following new
            subparagraphs:
            ``(A) A detailed estimate of the total costs (including
        total construction costs, activation costs, special purpose
        alterations (lump-sum payment) costs, number of personnel and
        total costs of ancillary services, equipment and all other
        items) for each alternative to construction of the facility
        that was considered.
            ``(B) A comparison of total costs to total benefits for
        each such alternative.
            ``(C) An explanation of why the preferred alternative is
        the most effective means to achieve the stated project goals
        and the most cost-effective alternative.''; and
        (2) in subsection (d)--
            (A) by striking ``major medical facility project'' each
        place it appears and inserting ``major construction project'';
        and
            (B) in paragraph (2)--
                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``major medical
            facility projects'' and inserting ``major construction
            projects''; and
                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``major medical
            facility'' and inserting ``major construction project''.
SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TO USE
BID SAVINGS ON MAJOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO EXPAND PURPOSE OF MAJOR
MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS.
    Section 8104(d)(2) of title 38, United States Code, as amended by
section 6, is further amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
    ``(C) The Secretary may not obligate an amount under subparagraph
(A) to expand the purpose of a major construction project except
pursuant to a provision of law enacted after the date on which the
Secretary submits to the committees described in subparagraph (B)
notice of the following:
        ``(i) The major construction project that is the source of the
    bid savings.
        ``(ii) The major construction project for which the Secretary
    intends to expand the purpose.
        ``(iii) A description of such expansion of purpose.
        ``(iv) The amounts the Secretary intends to obligate to expand
    the purpose.''.
SEC. 8. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS TELEHEALTH CLINIC,
CRAIG, COLORADO.
    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth
clinic in Craig, Colorado, shall after the date of the enactment of
this Act be known and designated as the ``Major William Edward Adams
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the clinic
referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to
the ``Major William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs
Clinic''.
SEC. 9. GEORGE H. O'BRIEN, JR., DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL
CENTER.
    (a) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs medical center
located in Big Spring, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of
this Act be known and designated as the ``George H. O'Brien, Jr.,
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map,
document, record, or other paper of the United States to the Department
of Veterans Affairs medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall
be considered to be a reference to the ``George H. O'Brien, Jr.,
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center''.
  SEC. 10. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES.
    (a) Recovery Audits for Certain Contracts.--Section 1703(d)(4) of
title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30,
2013'' and inserting ``September 30, 2020''.
    (b) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Programs.--Section
2021(e)(1)(F) of such title is amended by striking ``2011'' and
inserting ``2012''.
    (c) Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seriously Mentally Ill and
Homeless Veterans.--Section 2031(b) of such title is amended by
striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (d) Additional Services for Seriously Mentally Ill and Homeless
Veterans.--Section 2033(d) of such title is amended by striking
``December 31, 2011'' and inserting ``December 31, 2012''.
    (e) Housing Assistance for Homeless Veterans.--Section 2041(c) of
such title is amended by striking ``December 31, 2011'' and inserting
``December 31, 2012''.
    (f) Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans.--Section 2066(d) of
such title is amended by striking ``December 30, 2011'' and inserting
``December 31, 2012''.
    (g) Authority To Transfer Real Property.--Section 8118(a)(5) of
such title is amended by striking ``the date that is seven years after
the date of the enactment of this section'' and inserting ``December
31, 2018''.
  SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE
      PROGRAMS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS.
    Section 2013 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
        (1) by striking ``subchapter'' and all that follows through the
    period at the end and inserting the following: ``subchapter amounts
    as follows:''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
        ``(1) $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2009.
        ``(2) $175,100,000 for fiscal year 2010.
        ``(3) $217,700,000 for fiscal year 2011.
        ``(4) $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.
        ``(5) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each subsequent
    fiscal year.''.
  SEC. 12. REAUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
      FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES IN
      PERMANENT HOUSING.
    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 2044 is amended--
        (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following new
    subparagraph:
        ``(D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.''; and
        (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``2011'' and inserting
    ``2012''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of such subsection is
further amended by striking ``carry out subsection (a), (b), and (c)''
and inserting ``carry out subsections (a), (b), and (c)''.
  SEC. 13. EXTENSION OF GRANT PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS VETERANS WITH
      SPECIAL NEEDS.
    Section 2061(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''.
  SEC. 14. EXTENSION OF SPECIALLY ADAPTED HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR
      INDIVIDUALS RESIDING TEMPORARILY IN HOUSING OWNED BY A FAMILY
      MEMBER.
    Section 2102A(e) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``2011'' and inserting ``2012''.
  SEC. 15. EXTENSION OF FUNDING FEES.
    Section 3729(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``October 1, 2011'' each place it occurs and inserting
``November 18, 2011''.
  SEC. 16. NOTICE AND VERIFICATION OF THE USE OF INCOME INFORMATION
      FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
    Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``November 18, 2011''.
  SEC. 17. TERMINATION OR REDUCTION OF CERTAIN BENEFITS AND SERVICES
      BASED ON INCOME INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OTHER AGENCIES.
    (a) Title 38.--Section 5317A(d) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by striking ``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``November 18,
2011''.
    (b) Social Security Act.--Section 453(j)(11)(G) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 653(j)(11)(G)) is amended by striking
``September 30, 2011'' and inserting ``November 18, 2011''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 20, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes, within specified amounts, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain FY2012 major medical facility construction projects (projects) at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Seattle, Washington and West Los Angeles, California.

 (Sec. 3) Modifies authorizations for certain previously authorized projects in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the Orlando, Florida area, Palo Alto, California, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and St. Louis, Missouri.

 (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out FY2012 major medical facility leases (leases) at specified outpatient and community-based outpatient clinics in Alabama, California, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, New York, and Oregon.

 (Sec. 5) Authorizes appropriations for such projects and leases. Provides project and lease funding limitations.

 (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to include in the prospectus required to be submitted to Congress with a request for funding of a major medical facility project or lease: (1) a detailed estimate of the total costs of the medical facility including the number of personnel and itemized costs for construction, activation, special purpose alteration, ancillary services, and equipment; and (2) data concerning demographics, workload, utilization, and operating costs over a 5-, 10-, and 20-year period. Requires further, in the case of a proposed new or replacement facility, a detailed: (1) report of the consideration given to acquiring an existing facility by lease or purchase and to the sharing of health-care resources with the Department of Defense (DOD), and (2) total cost estimate and a cost-benefit comparison for each considered alternative to construction of the facility and an explanation of why the preferred alternative is the most effective means to achieve the stated project goals.

 (Sec. 7) Prohibits the Secretary from using bid savings on a major construction project to expand the purpose of such a project until after submitting specified information to the congressional veterans committees, including the major project that is the source of the bid savings and the major project for which the Secretary intends to expand the purpose.

 (Sec. 8) Designates the VA telehealth clinic in Craig, Colorado, as the "Major William Edward Adams Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic."

(Sec. 9) Designates the VA medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the "George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."

 (Sec. 10) Extends through 2012 specified authority for: (1) treatment, rehabilitation, and additional services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans, (2) housing assistance for homeless veterans, and (3) the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans. Extends through FY2012 the authority of the Secretary of Labor to conduct homeless veterans reintegration programs. Extends through 2018 the authority for transfers of real property under the Secretary's jurisdiction or control. Extends to September 30, 2020, the recovery audit program for certain fee basis and other medical services contracts concerning non-VA care and services for veterans and beneficiaries.

 (Sec. 11) Increases authorized amounts for the VA comprehensive service programs for FY2012. Provides a reduced amount for FY2013 and thereafter.

(Sec. 12) Increases and extends through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for the VA program of financial assistance for supportive services for very low-income veteran families residing in permanent housing.

(Sec. 13) Extends through: (1) FY2012 a VA grant program for homeless veterans with special needs, and (2) the end of 2012 specially adapted housing assistance for disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member.

(Sec. 15) Extends through November 18, 2011, VA authority to: (1) charge a loan fee for certain subsequent housing loans made to veterans, and (2) verify veterans' income information from the Secretary of the Treasury or the Commissioner of Social Security.

(Sec. 17) Extends through November 18, 2011, VA authority to verify veterans' income information through the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) before terminating or reducing certain benefits and services. Makes a conforming amendment to part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act authorizing the release of such information by the HHS Secretary.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; POLICY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Fishing is an important and traditional recreational
        activity in which 36,000,000 Americans 16 years old and older
        participate.
            (2) Hunting is an important and traditional recreational
        activity in which 14,000,000 Americans 16 years old and older
        participate.
            (3) Survey data from a recent comprehensive 3-year study
        entitled ``Factors Related to Hunting and Fishing Participation
        in the United States'' suggest that an overwhelming majority of
        Americans approved of fishing and hunting.
            (4) Anglers and hunters have been and continue to be among
        the foremost supporters of sound wildlife management and
        conservation practices in the United States.
            (5) Persons who hunt or fish and organizations related to
        those activities provide direct assistance to wildlife managers
        and enforcement officers of Federal, State, and local
        governments.
            (6) Funds raised through license, permit, and stamp
        purchases, as well as through excise taxes on goods used by
        anglers and hunters, have generated more than $6,000,000,000
        for wildlife research and management.
            (7) Fishing and hunting are essential components of
        effective wildlife management, in that they tend to reduce
        conflicts between people and wildlife and provide incentives
        for the conservation of wildlife and habitats and ecosystems on
        which wildlife depends.
            (8) Each State has established one or more agencies staffed
        by professionally trained fish and wildlife management
        personnel, has legal authority to manage the fish and wildlife
        found within the State, and carries out sound programs of fish
        and wildlife management.
    (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that in
performing duties under Federal law, all Federal agencies that have
authority to manage a natural resource or the Federal public land and
water on which a natural resource depends shall exercise the authority,
consistent with section 3(e), in a manner so as to support, promote,
and enhance hunting and fishing opportunities to the extent permitted
under State law and regulation and in accordance with applicable
Federal law.

SEC. 3. TAKING OF FISH AND WILDLIFE ON FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS.

    (a) In General.--Federal public land and water shall be open to
access and use for fishing and hunting except--
            (1) as limited by the State in which the Federal public
        land or water is located; or
            (2) as limited by the Federal agency responsible for the
        Federal public land or water--
                    (A) for reasons of national security;
                    (B) for reasons of public safety; or
                    (C) for reasons specifically authorized in
                applicable statutes.
    (b) Limitations on Terms of Federal Closure to Fishing or
Hunting.--
            (1) Limitation on duration.--Any closure of Federal public
        land or water to fishing or hunting may continue in effect only
        during the period in which the specific circumstances for which
        the closure is established exist.
            (2) Rule of construction.--Any authority of a Federal
        agency to close particular land or water to hunting or fishing
        shall not be construed as authority to protect or manage fish
        or wildlife.
    (c) Certain Federal Public Land and Water Administered by the
National Park Service.--Nothing in this Act shall compel the opening to
hunting or fishing of national parks or national monuments administered
by the National Park Service.
    (d) No Priority.--This section does not require a Federal agency to
give preference to fishing or hunting over other uses of Federal public
land or water or land or water management priorities established in
Federal law.
    (e) Authority of the States.--
            (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act impairs the primacy of
        State authority in regulating the taking of fish and wildlife
        on land or water within the State, including Federal public
        land or water.
            (2) Federal authority.--Except as expressly provided by Act
        of Congress, the authority of a Federal agency regarding the
        taking of fish and wildlife on Federal public land or water
        managed by the Federal agency shall be no greater than the
        rights of a private owner of land or water.

SEC. 4. PROTECTION OF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPORTSMEN'S TRUST ACCOUNTS.

    (a) Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act.--The Act entitled ``An
Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-
restoration projects, and for other purposes'', approved September
2, 1937 (16 U.S.C. 669 et seq.; commonly known as the Federal Aid in
Wildlife Restoration Act), is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Secretary of Agriculture'' each place it
        appears and inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''; and
            (2) in section 4 by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) The amount of funding made available to the Secretary of the
Interior for expenses under this section shall not be available for use
as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior.''.
    (b) Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act.--Section 4 of the Act
entitled ``An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the
States in fish restoration and management projects, and for other
purposes'', approved August 9, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 777c; commonly known as
the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act), is amended by adding at the
end the following:
    ``(f) The amount of funding made available to the Secretary of the
Interior for expenses under this section shall not be available for use
as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense under the
authority of the Secretary of the Interior.''.

SEC. 5. EVALUATION OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT EFFECTS.

    (a) Statement.--No Federal agency action that may significantly
diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on
Federal public land or water shall be effective until the agency
prepares a detailed statement evaluating the effect of the action on
fishing and hunting.
    (b) Notice and Hearing.--Before taking an action described in
subsection (a), a Federal agency shall--
            (1) provide notice of the proposed agency action to the
        appropriate State agency responsible for the conduct or
        oversight of fish and wildlife management; and
            (2) conduct a public hearing in the vicinity of the
        proposed action.
    (c) Judicial Review.--An individual or entity that may be adversely
affected by a loss of fishing or hunting opportunities on Federal
public land or water as a result of an agency action described in
subsection (a) may bring a civil action in a United States district
court for review of the adequacy of the statement required in
subsection (a).
    (d) Emergencies.--Nothing in this section precludes an agency from
exercising statutory authority to close Federal public land or water in
an emergency or other exigent circumstances.
    (e) Effect on Other Law.--Nothing in this section affects or has
application to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.) or
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.).

SEC. 6. CIVIL ACTIONS.

    (a) Intervention.--A person interested in participating in fishing
or hunting shall be entitled to intervene as a matter of right in a
civil action brought under any other Federal law relating to the use of
any Federal public land or water in which the plaintiff seeks an order
that would require the use (or nonuse) of the land or water in such a
manner as to impair access to or use of the land or water for the
purpose of fishing or hunting as required by this Act.
    (b) Consideration of Interests.--If an intervenor under subsection
(a) shows that the application of another Federal law as sought by the
plaintiff would be likely to impair access to or use of the Federal
public land or water for the purpose of fishing or hunting as required
by this Act, the court shall not grant the relief sought unless the
plaintiff shows that the interest intended to be advanced by the other
Federal law clearly outweighs the interest of protecting access to and
use of Federal public land or water for fishing and hunting.
    (c) State Deemed Indispensable Party.--In any civil action brought
in any United States district court under any other Federal law
relating to the use of any Federal public land or water, a State is
deemed an indispensable party if management by the State of fish and
resident wildlife, including hunting and fishing, would be curtailed or
if opportunities provided by the State for hunting and fishing would be
reduced or eliminated by a grant of preliminary or final relief.

SEC. 7. STANDING TO BRING A CIVIL ACTION.

    An individual who is licensed by a State to engage in fishing or
hunting, or an organization representing the interests of such
individuals, may bring a civil action in a United States district court
to seek declaratory or injunctive relief regarding the implementation
of any provision of this Act, including a declaration that a civil
action brought by another person may significantly disrupt or eliminate
opportunities for fishing or hunting and an injunction against the
prosecution of the civil action.

SEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Hunting and fishing.--For any State, the terms
        ``hunting'' and ``fishing'' include all means and methods of
        taking fish and wildlife as authorized and regulated by the
        State agency responsible for the conduct or oversight of fish
        and wildlife management.
            (2) Federal public land or water.--The term ``Federal
        public land or water''--
                    (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means
                all lands and waters owned in fee by the United States
                and all property interests owned by the United States
                in land or water, including easements, that are
                administered by--
                            (i) the Secretary of the Interior through
                        the Bureau of Land Management, the United
                        States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National
                        Park Service, or the Bureau of Reclamation;
                            (ii) the Secretary of Agriculture through
                        the United States Forest Service; or
                            (iii) the Secretary of Defense through the
                        United States Army Corps of Engineers or
                        pursuant to the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670a et
                        seq.); and
                    (B) does not include any land or water, or interest
                in land or water, that is part of a national park or
                national monument, administered by the National Park
                Service.

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Sportsmen's Bill of Rights Act - Requires Federal public land and water to be open to access and use for fishing and hunting except as limited by:  (1) the State involved; or (2) the responsible Federal agency for reasons of national security, public safety, or specific authorization.  Allows such land to be closed only during the period in which the reasons for such closure exist.
Amends the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior of Puerto Rico (currently the Secretary of Agriculture of Puerto Rico) in wildlife-restoration projects. Prohibits funds made available to the Secretary for expenses in the administration and execution of wildlife-restoration projects under such Act and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act from being used as a supplement to decreased funding for any other expense of the Secretary.
Prohibits a Federal agency's action that may significantly diminish opportunities or access to engage in fishing or hunting on Federal public land or water until the agency prepares a detailed statement evaluating the action's effect on fishing and hunting. Provides for judicial review of such action.
Provides for intervention by an interested person in a civil action relating to the use of Federal public land or water for fishing or hunting.
Provides standing to seek declaratory or injunctive relief regarding the implementation of this Act for an individual licensed to engage in fishing or hunting, or an organization representing the interests of such individuals.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``VA Major
Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of
2012''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to title 38, United States Code.
Sec. 3. Scoring of budgetary effects.

                  TITLE I--CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorization of fiscal year 2013 major medical facility
          projects.
Sec. 102. Authorization of major medical facility project in Miami,
          Florida.
Sec. 103. Authorization of appropriations.

          TITLE II--EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES

Sec. 201. Extension of authority to calculate the net value of real
          property securing a defaulted loan for purposes of
          liquidation.
Sec. 202. Extension of authority for operation of the Department of
          Veterans Affairs regional office in Manila, the Republic of
          the Philippines.
Sec. 203. Extension of authority to provide treatment, rehabilitation,
          and certain other services for seriously mentally ill and
          homeless veterans.
Sec. 204. Extension of authority to provide expanded services to
          homeless veterans.
Sec. 205. Extension of authority to provide housing assistance for
          homeless veterans.
Sec. 206. Extension of authority for the Advisory Committee on Homeless
          Veterans.
Sec. 207. Extension of authority for the performance of medical
          disability examinations by contract physicians.
SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.
    Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of title 38, United States
Code.
SEC. 3. SCORING OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
    The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of complying
with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional
Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that
such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.

                  TITLE I--CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

    SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF FISCAL YEAR 2013 MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY
      PROJECTS.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major
medical facility projects in fiscal year 2013 in the amount specified
for each project:
        (1) Construction of a mental health building at the Department
    of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, in an
    amount not to exceed $222,000,000.
        (2) Construction of a spinal cord injury center at the
    Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, in an
    amount not to exceed $155,200,000.
    SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT IN MIAMI,
      FLORIDA.
    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
the major medical facility project described in subsection (b) in an
amount not to exceed a total of $41,000,000.
    (b) Project Described.--The major medical facility project
described in this subsection is the renovation of the surgical suite
and operating rooms at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Miami, Florida.
    SEC. 103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
    (a) Authorization of Appropriations for Construction.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for
fiscal year 2013 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the
Construction, Major Projects, account $377,200,000 for the projects
authorized in section 101.
    (b) Limitation.--In addition to any limitations under section 8104
of title 38, United States Code, or other provision of law that apply
to the projects authorized in section 101 and 102, such projects may
only be carried out using--
        (1) funds appropriated for fiscal year 2013 pursuant to the
    authorization of appropriations in subsection (a) of this section;
        (2) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year before fiscal year 2013 that remain available for
    obligation;
        (3) funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year after fiscal year 2013 that remain available for
    obligation;
        (4) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for
    fiscal year 2013 for a category of activity not specific to a
    project;
        (5) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year before 2013 for a category of activity not specific to
    a project; and
        (6) funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a
    fiscal year after 2013 for a category of activity not specific to a
    project.

          TITLE II--EXTENSIONS OF CERTAIN EXPIRING AUTHORITIES

    SEC. 201. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CALCULATE THE NET VALUE OF REAL
      PROPERTY SECURING A DEFAULTED LOAN FOR PURPOSES OF LIQUIDATION.
    Section 3732(c)(11) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2012'' and
inserting ``October 1, 2013''.
    SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
      VETERANS AFFAIRS REGIONAL OFFICE IN MANILA, THE REPUBLIC OF THE
      PHILIPPINES.
    Section 315(b) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2013''. Such section 315 shall be carried out
as amended by this section notwithstanding the date described in
section 151 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013.
    SEC. 203. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TREATMENT,
      REHABILITATION, AND CERTAIN OTHER SERVICES FOR SERIOUSLY MENTALLY
      ILL AND HOMELESS VETERANS.
    Section 2031(b) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    SEC. 204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EXPANDED SERVICES TO
      HOMELESS VETERANS.
    Section 2033(d) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    SEC. 205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR
      HOMELESS VETERANS.
    Section 2041(c) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    SEC. 206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON
      HOMELESS VETERANS.
    Section 2066(d) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and
inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    SEC. 207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF MEDICAL
      DISABILITY EXAMINATIONS BY CONTRACT PHYSICIANS.
    Section 704(c) of the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (38 U.S.C. 5101
note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2012'' and inserting
``December 31, 2013''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output:
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 19, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012 - Title I: Construction Authorizations - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2013 at VA medical centers in: (1) Seattle, Washington; (2) Dallas, Texas; and (3) Miami, Florida.

Authorizes appropriations for such projects. Provides project funding limitations.

Title II: Extensions of Certain Expiring Authorities - Extends through FY2013 VA default procedures with respect to guaranteed loans to veterans.

Extends through 2013 VA authority: (1) to operate a regional office in the Republic of the Philippines; (2) to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and related services for seriously mentally ill and homeless veterans; (3) to provide expanded services and housing assistance to homeless veterans; (4) for the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans; and (5) to use contract physicians to perform VA medical disability examinations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity
Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR HOUSING LOANS FOR MEMBERS OF THE
              SELECTED RESERVE.

    Section 3702(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``and ending on September 30, 2009,''.

SEC. 3. UNIFORM HOME LOAN GUARANTY FEES FOR QUALIFYING MEMBERS OF THE
              SELECTED RESERVE AND ACTIVE DUTY VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 3729(b) of title 38,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The loan fee table referred to in paragraph (1) is as
follows:

                            ``LOAN FEE TABLE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Type of loan                   Veteran        Other obligor
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A)(i) Initial loan described in                 2.00                NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 0-down,
 or any other initial loan described
 in section 3710(a) other than with
 5-down or 10-down (closed before
 October 1, 2011)...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(A)(ii) Initial loan described in                1.25                NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 0-down,
 or any other initial loan described
 in section 3710(a) other than with
 5-down or 10-down (closed on or
 after October 1, 2011).............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B)(i) Subsequent loan described in              3.30                NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 0-down,
 or any other subsequent loan
 described in section 3710(a)
 (closed before October 1, 2011)....
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B)(ii) Subsequent loan described in             2.15                NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 0-down,
 or any other subsequent loan
 described in section 3710(a)
 (closed on or after October 1, 2011
 and before October 1, 2013)........
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B)(iii) Subsequent loan described               1.25                NA
 in section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 0-down,
 or any other subsequent loan
 described in section 3710(a)
 (closed on or after October 1,
 2013)..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(C)(i) Loan described in section                 1.50                NA
 3710(a) to purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 5-down (closed before
 October 1, 2011)...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(C)(ii) Loan described in section                0.75                NA
 3710(a) to purchase or construct a
 dwelling with 5-down (closed on or
 after October 1, 2011).............
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(D)(i) Initial loan described in                 1.25                NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 10-down
 (closed before October 1, 2011)....
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(D)(ii) Initial loan described in                0.50                NA
 section 3710(a) to purchase or
 construct a dwelling with 10-down
 (closed on or after October 1,
 2011)..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(E) Interest rate reduction                      0.50                NA
 refinancing loan...................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(F) Direct loan under section 3711..             1.00                NA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(G) Manufactured home loan under                 1.00                NA
 section 3712 (other than an
 interest rate reduction refinancing
 loan)..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(H) Loan to Native American veteran              1.25                NA
 under section 3762 (other than an
 interest rate reduction refinancing
 loan)..............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(I) Loan assumption under section                0.50              0.50
 3714...............................
------------------------------------------------------------------------
(J) Loan under section 3733(a)......             2.25           2.25''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph (4)(A) of such section is
amended to read as follows:
            ``(A) The term `veteran' means any veteran eligible for the
        benefits of this chapter.''.
    (2) Paragraph (4) of such section is amended by striking
subparagraph (B) and redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (F),
(G), (H), and (I) as subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), and
(H), respectively.

            Passed the House of Representatives May 21, 2003.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output:
Selected Reserve Home Loan Equity Act - Makes permanent (currently expires at the end of FY 2009) the authority for individuals who complete six years of service in the Selected Reserve to receive home loans guaranteed, insured, or made through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Prescribes uniform fees for members of the Selected Reserve and veterans eligible for such home loans through qualifying active duty service. (Currently, separate fees apply to active duty veterans and reservists.)


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Native American $1 Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(r) Redesign and Issuance of Circulating $1 Coins Honoring Native
Americans and the Important Contributions Made by Indian Tribes and
Individual Native Americans in United States History.--
            ``(1) Redesign beginning in 2009.--Effective beginning
        January 1, 2009, notwithstanding subsection (d), in addition to
        the coins to be issued pursuant to subsection (n), and in
        accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall mint and
        issue $1 coins that--
                    ``(A) have as the designs on the obverse the so-
                called `Sakakawea design'; and
                    ``(B) have a design on the reverse selected in
                accordance with paragraph (2)(A), subject to paragraph
                (3)(A).
            ``(2) Design requirements.--The $1 coins issued in
        accordance with paragraph (1) shall meet the following design
        requirements:
                    ``(A) Coin reverse.--The design on the reverse
                shall bear--
                            ``(i) images celebrating the important
                        contributions made by Indian tribes and
                        individual Native Americans to the development
                        of the United States and the history of the
                        United States;
                            ``(ii) the inscription `$1' ; and
                            ``(iii) the inscription `United States of
                        America'.
                    ``(B) Coin obverse.--The design on the obverse
                shall--
                            ``(i) be chosen by the Secretary, after
                        consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts
                        and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory
                        Committee; and
                            ``(ii) contain the so-called `Sakakawea
                        design' and the inscription `Liberty'.
                    ``(C) Edge-incused inscriptions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The inscription of the
                        year of minting and issuance of the coin and
                        the inscriptions `E Pluribus Unum' and `In God
                        We Trust' shall be edge-incused into the coin.
                            ``(ii) Preservation of distinctive edge.--
                        The edge-incusing of the inscriptions under
                        clause (i) on coins issued under this
                        subsection shall be done in a manner that
                        preserves the distinctive edge of the coin so
                        that the denomination of the coin is readily
                        discernible, including by individuals who are
                        blind or visually impaired.
                    ``(D) Reverse design selection.--The designs
                selected for the reverse of the coins described under
                this subsection--
                            ``(i) shall be chosen by the Secretary
                        after consultation with the Committee on Indian
                        Affairs of the Senate, the Congressional Native
                        American Caucus of the House of
                        Representatives, the Commission of Fine Arts,
                        and the National Congress of American Indians;
                            ``(ii) shall be reviewed by the Citizens
                        Coinage Advisory Committee;
                            ``(iii) may depict individuals and events
                        such as--
                                    ``(I) the creation of Cherokee
                                written language;
                                    ``(II) the Iroquois Confederacy;
                                    ``(III) Wampanoag Chief Massasoit;
                                    ``(IV) the `Pueblo Revolt';
                                    ``(V) Olympian Jim Thorpe;
                                    ``(VI) Ely S. Parker, a general on
                                the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant
                                and later head of the Bureau of Indian
                                Affairs; and
                                    ``(VII) code talkers who served the
                                United States Armed Forces during World
                                War I and World War II; and
                            ``(iv) in the case of a design depicting
                        the contribution of an individual Native
                        American to the development of the United
                        States and the history of the United States,
                        shall not depict the individual in a size such
                        that the coin could be considered to be a `2-
                        headed' coin.
            ``(3) Issuance of coins commemorating 1 native american
        event during each year.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each design for the reverse of
                the $1 coins issued during each year shall be
                emblematic of 1 important Native American or Native
                American contribution each year.
                    ``(B) Issuance period.--Each $1 coin minted with a
                design on the reverse in accordance with this
                subsection for any year shall be issued during the 1-
                year period beginning on January 1 of that year and
                shall be available throughout the entire 1-year period.
                    ``(C) Order of issuance of designs.--Each coin
                issued under this subsection commemorating Native
                Americans and their contributions--
                            ``(i) shall be issued, to the maximum
                        extent practicable, in the chronological order
                        in which the Native Americans lived or the
                        events occurred, until the termination of the
                        coin program described in subsection (n); and
                            ``(ii) thereafter shall be issued in any
                        order determined to be appropriate by the
                        Secretary, after consultation with the
                        Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the
                        Congressional Native American Caucus of the
                        House of Representatives, and the National
                        Congress of American Indians.
            ``(4) Issuance of numismatic coins.--The Secretary may mint
        and issue such number of $1 coins of each design selected under
        this subsection in uncirculated and proof qualities as the
        Secretary determines to be appropriate.
            ``(5) Quantity.--The number of $1 coins minted and issued
        in a year with the design in accordance with this subsection
        shall be not less than 20 percent of the total number of $1
        coins minted and issued in such year under this subsection and
        subsection (n).''.
    (b) Marketing Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall carry
        out a cost-effective, continuing campaign to encourage
        commercial enterprises to accept and dispense $1 coins that
        have as designs on the obverse the so-called ``Sakakawea
        design''.
            (2) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to
        Congress an annual report on the success of the efforts
        described in paragraph (1).

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Presidential $1 Coin Program.--Section 5112(n) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking the paragraph designation and
                heading and all that follows through ``Notwithstanding
                subsection (d)'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) Redesign beginning in 2007.--Notwithstanding
        subsection (d)'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
                    (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting
                the subparagraphs appropriately; and
            (2) by striking ``Sacagawea-design'' each place it appears
        and inserting ``Sakakawea-design''.
    (b) Removal of Barriers to Circulation of $1 Coin.--Section 5112(p)
of title 31, United States Code, is amended in paragraphs (3)(C) and
(5) by striking ``Sacagawea-design'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Sakakawea-design''.

Output: Native American $1 Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins in commemoration of Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States. Requires the issuance of such coins during each year to be emblematic of one important Native American or Native American contribution.