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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Accounting for Intangibles
Reexamination (FAIR) Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that, prior to changing existing
rules of accounting for business combinations and intangible assets,
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Accounting
Standards Board should undertake a comprehensive reexamination of the
appropriate methods of accounting for purchased and internally
generated intangibles including goodwill, and should await the results
of related studies of these issues.

SEC. 3. MORATORIUM ON ELIMINATION OF POOLING OF INTERESTS METHOD OF
              ACCOUNTING.

    (a) Continued Validity of Method.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for purposes of any financial statement, report, or
other document required under any of the securities laws, the
availability and use of the pooling of interests method of accounting
for any business combination shall be determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles as in effect on October 1,
2000 .
    (b) Duration of Moratorium.--This section shall take effect upon
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall remain in effect until
90 days after the date of the submission of the report required by
section 4(e).

SEC. 4. FURTHER STUDY.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be known
as the Commission on Financial Accounting for Intangibles (referred to
in this section as the ``Commission'').
    (b) Duties.--The Commission shall--
            (1) consider the general usefulness of financial statements
        prepared under generally accepted accounting principles in
        light of recent trends in the securities markets;
            (2) consider the impact that shortcomings in generally
        accepted accounting principles have on securities market
        volatility, capital allocation, and the investment of
        retirement fund assets, both individual and institutional;
            (3) consider methods to better identify, value, and account
        for purchased and internally generated intangible assets;
            (4) examine the general questions surrounding the role of
        intangible assets in financial reporting in the economy; and
            (5) consider the economic impact that would result if the
        pooling of interests method of accounting for business
        combinations were eliminated.
    (c) Membership.--
            (1) Number and appointment.--
                    (A) The Commission shall be composed of 10
                individuals, of which--
                            (i) 3 shall be appointed by the majority
                        leader of the Senate;
                            (ii) 2 shall be appointed by the minority
                        leader of the Senate;
                            (iii) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker
                        of the House of Representatives; and
                            (iv) 2 shall be appointed by the minority
                        leader of the House of Representatives.
                    (B) From the 10 commissioners appointed, a chairman
                shall be selected jointly by the majority leader of the
                Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
            (2) Qualifications for membership.--
                    (A) Of the members appointed under paragraph
                (1)(A), 4 shall come from the accounting profession.
                    (B) The remainder of such members shall be experts
                capable of carrying out the duties described in this
                section.
            (3) Deadline for appointment.--All members of the
        Commission shall be appointed by no later than December 31,
        2000.
            (4) Terms of appointment.--The term of an appointment to
        the Commission shall be for the life of the Commission.
            (5) Vacancy.--
                    (A) A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled,
                not more than 30 days after notice of the vacancy is
                given to the Commission, in the same manner in which
                the original members were selected.
                    (B) A vacancy shall not affect the power of the
                remaining members to execute the duties of the
                Commission.
    (d) Procedure.--
            (1) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of its
        chairman or a majority of its members.
            (2) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of 7 members of the
        Commission.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 9 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit a report to the
President and Congress which shall contain a detailed statement of the
Commission's recommendations, findings, and conclusions, and may
contain minority or individual member's views.
    (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate not more than 30
days after the date of submission of the report required in subsection
(e).

SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Pooling of interests.--The term ``pooling of
        interests'' refers to the method of accounting for business
        combinations described in the Federal Accounting Standards
        Board's APB Opinion Number 16, Business Combinations, as in
        effect on October 1, 2000.
            (2) Securities laws.--The term ``securities laws'' has the
        meaning given such term in section 3(a)(47) of the Securities
        Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(47)).

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States that the availability and use of the pooling of interests method of accounting for any business combination shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in effect on October 1, 2000.
Establishes the Commission on Financial Accounting for Intangibles to consider specified aspects of: (1) generally accepted accounting principles; (2) intangible assets; and (3) the pooling of interests method of accounting for business combinations.
Instructs the Commission to report its recommendations and conclusions to the President and Congress.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF INADMISSIBLE ARRIVING ALIENS.

    Section 235(b)(1)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking clauses (i) through (iii)
and inserting the following:
                            ``(i) In general.--If an immigration
                        officer determines that an alien (other than an
                        alien described in subparagraph (F)) who is
                        arriving in the United States, or who has not
                        been admitted or paroled into the United States
                        and has not been physically present in the
                        United States continuously for the 4-year
                        period immediately prior to the date of the
                        determination of inadmissibility under this
                        paragraph, is inadmissible under section
                        212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), the officer shall
                        order the alien removed from the United States
                        without further hearing or review, unless--
                                    ``(I) the alien has been charged
                                with a crime;
                                    ``(II) the Secretary determines
                                that the alien presents a significant
                                risk to national security; or
                                    ``(III) the alien indicates an
                                intention to apply for asylum under
                                section 208 or a credible fear of
                                persecution and the officer determines
                                that the alien has been physically
                                present in the United States for less
                                than 1 year.
                            ``(ii) Claims for asylum.--If an
                        immigration officer determines that an alien
                        (other than an alien described in subparagraph
                        (F)) who is arriving in the United States, or
                        who has not been admitted or paroled into the
                        United States and has not been physically
                        present in the United States continuously for
                        the 4-year period immediately prior to the date
                        of the determination of inadmissibility under
                        this paragraph, is inadmissible under section
                        212(a)(6)(C) or 212(a)(7), and the alien
                        indicates either an intention to apply for
                        asylum under section 208 or a credible fear of
                        persecution, the officer shall refer the alien
                        for an interview by an asylum officer under
                        subparagraph (B) if the officer determines that
                        the alien has been physically present in the
                        United States for less than 1 year.''.

SEC. 3. EXPEDITED REMOVAL OF CRIMINAL ALIENS.

    (a) In General.--Section 238 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1228) is amended--
            (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:
        ``expedited removal of criminal aliens'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by amending the subsection heading
        to read as follows: ``Expedited Removal From Correctional
        Facilities'';
            (3) in subsection (b), by amending the subsection heading
        to read as follows: ``Removal of Criminal Aliens'';
            (4) in subsection (b), by striking paragraphs (1) and (2)
        and inserting the following:
            ``(1) The Secretary of Homeland Security may, in the case
        of an alien described in paragraph (2), determine the
        deportability of such alien and issue an order of removal
        pursuant to the procedures set forth in this subsection or
        section 240.
            ``(2) An alien is described in this paragraph if the alien,
        whether or not admitted into the United States--
                    ``(A) was convicted of any criminal offense
                described in subparagraph (A)(iii), (C), or (D) of
                section 237(a)(2); and
                    ``(B) at the time of the commission of the offense
                of which that alien was convicted, that alien was--
                            ``(i) not lawfully admitted for permanent
                        residence; or
                            ``(ii) had permanent resident status on a
                        conditional basis (as described in section
                        216).'';
            (5) in the first subsection (c) (relating to presumption of
        deportability), by striking ``convicted of an aggravated
        felony'' and inserting ``described in paragraph (b)(2)''; and
            (6) by redesignating the second subsection (c) (relating to
        judicial removal) as subsection (d).
    (b) Limit on Injunctive Relief.--Section 242(f)(2) of such Act (8
U.S.C. 1252(f)(2)) is amended by inserting ``or stay, whether
temporarily or otherwise,'' after ``enjoin''.

Output: Immigration Backlog Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to set forth provisions regarding the expedited removal of: (1) inadmissible arriving aliens, and (2) criminal aliens.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage E-Verify Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. VERIFICATION UNDER E-VERIFICATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Fannie Mae.--Subsection (b) of section 302 of the Federal
National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)) is
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(7)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
corporation may not--
            ``(i) refinance, restructure, or modify, or otherwise
        authorize or enter into any agreement for the refinancing,
        restructuring, or modification of any single-family housing
        mortgage that is held by or that backs any security issued by
        the corporation, or
            ``(ii) purchase, or issue any security that is backed by,
        any single-family housing mortgage made for the refinancing,
        restructuring, or modification of the mortgagor's previous
        single-family housing mortgage on the same property,
        unless the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor under
        such mortgage has been confirmed by an inquiry under
        subparagraph (B).
    ``(B) An inquiry under this subparagraph is an inquiry made through
the basic pilot program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note;
commonly referred to as the E-Verify program). Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, lenders for single-family housing mortgages and
the corporation may submit such inquiries regarding the identities and
work eligibility of mortgagors under such mortgages, and may be
provided confirmations and nonconfirmations pursuant to such inquiries,
under such basic pilot program.
    ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `single-family
housing mortgage' means a mortgage that is secured by a 1- to 4-family
residence.''.
    (b) Freddie Mac.--Subsection (a) of section 305 of the Federal Home
Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(6)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Corporation may not--
            ``(i) refinance, restructure, or modify, or otherwise
        authorize or enter into any agreement for the refinancing,
        restructuring, or modification of any single-family housing
        mortgage that is held by or that backs any security issued by
        the Corporation, or
            ``(ii) purchase, or issue any security that is backed by,
        any single-family housing mortgage made for the refinancing,
        restructuring, or modification of the mortgagor's previous
        single-family housing mortgage on the same property,
        unless the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor under
        such mortgage has been confirmed by an inquiry under
        subparagraph (B)
    ``(B) An inquiry under this subparagraph is an inquiry made through
the basic pilot program under section 403(a) of the Illegal Immigration
Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note;
commonly referred to as the E-Verify program). Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, lenders for single-family housing mortgages and
the Corporation may submit such inquiries regarding the identities and
work eligibility of mortgagors under such mortgages, and may be
provided confirmations and nonconfirmations pursuant to such inquiries,
under such basic pilot program.
    ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `single-family
housing mortgage' means a mortgage that is secured by a 1- to 4-family
residence.''.
    (c) FHA.--Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 543. E-VERIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR MODIFICATION OF MORTGAGES.

    ``(a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary may not--
            ``(1) authorize or enter into any agreement for the
        refinancing, restructuring, or modification of any single-
        family housing mortgage that is insured by the Secretary under
        this Act, or
            ``(2) insure any single-family housing mortgage made for
        the refinancing, restructuring, or modification of the
        mortgagor's previous single-family housing mortgage on the same
        property,
unless the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor under such
mortgage has been confirmed by an inquiry under subsection (b).
    ``(b) E-Verify Inquiries.--An inquiry under this subsection is an
inquiry made through the basic pilot program under section 403(a) of
the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
(8 U.S.C. 1324a note; commonly referred to as the E-Verify program).
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, lenders for single-family
housing mortgages and the Secretary may submit such inquiries regarding
the identities and work eligibility of mortgagors under such mortgages,
and may be provided confirmations and nonconfirmations pursuant to such
inquiries, under such basic pilot program.
    ``(c) Single-Family Housing Mortgage.--For purposes of this
paragraph, the term `single-family housing mortgage' means a mortgage
that is secured by a 1- to 4-family residence.''.

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Mortgage E-Verify Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (Freddie Mac) to confirm the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor as a prerequisite to: (1) any refinancing, restructuring, or modification agreement governing a single-family housing mortgage that is held by, or that backs any security issued by, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; or (2) any purchase of, or issuance of any security that is backed by, any single-family housing mortgage made for the refinancing, restructuring, or modification of the mortgagor's previous single-family housing mortgage on the same property.

Identifies the required inquiry as one made through the basic pilot E-Verify program under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.

Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use the E-Verify program to confirm the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor as a prerequisite to single-family housing mortgage insurance issued under the Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Life-Saving Service
Heritage Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States has a long tradition of heroic
        efforts to rescue those in peril on the sea.
            (2) Legislation providing appropriations to the Secretary
        of the Treasury for ``surf boats, rockets, carronades, and
        other necessary apparatus for the better preservation of life
        and property from shipwrecks on the coast of New Jersey,
        between Sandy Hook and Little Egg Harbor'' was approved August
        14, 1848 (9 Stat. 322), and was subsequently extended to
        support volunteer lifesaving efforts on the coast of New Jersey
        between Little Egg Harbor and Cape May, and in other States and
        territories.
            (3) Legislation providing appropriations to the Secretary
        of the Treasury ``for the purpose of more effectively securing
        life and property on the coast of New Jersey and Long Island...
        and to employ crews of experienced surfmen at such stations''
        was approved April 20, 1871 (17 Stat. 12).
            (4) The Life-Saving Service was reorganized by the Congress
        by enactment of the Act entitled ``An Act to organize the Life-
        Saving-Service'', approved June 18, 1878 (chapter 265; 20 Stat.
        163).
            (5) America's lifesaving stations and boats were staffed by
        brave volunteer and professional lifesavers, who risked life
        and limb to rescue shipwrecked passengers and crews.
            (6) Many surviving Life-Saving Service stations are of rare
        architectural significance, yet these historic stations are
        threatened by harsh coastal environments, rapid economic
        development in the coastal zone, neglect, and lack of resources
        for their preservation.
            (7) The heroic actions of Life-Saving Service personnel
        deserve greater recognition, and their contributions to
        America's maritime and architectural history should be
        celebrated through a comprehensive preservation program and
        greater opportunities for the public's education about the
        heritage of the Life-Saving Service and related private and
        public organizations.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to authorize the Secretary
of the Interior to establish a program to inventory, evaluate,
document, and assist in efforts to restore and preserve surviving
lifesaving stations and other structures and artifacts dedicated to our
forefathers' lifesaving efforts.

SEC. 3. UNITED STATES LIFE-SAVING SERVICE STATION PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior, through the
National Maritime Initiative of the National Park Service, shall
establish a program in accordance with this section to inventory,
evaluate, document, and assist efforts to restore and preserve
surviving United States Life-Saving Service stations.
    (b) Inventory, Documentation, and Evaluation.--The Secretary, in
cooperation with the U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association,
shall--
            (1) survey coastal regions of the United States to identify
        and prepare an inventory of surviving historic lifesaving
        stations, boats, and other significant lifesaving equipment;
            (2) document the designs of significant existing structures
        and lifesaving boats for inclusion in the Historic American
        Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record Collection
        in the Library of Congress; and
            (3) evaluate historic lifesaving stations, including--
                    (A) assessing the historic significance, integrity,
                and condition of surviving historic lifesaving
                stations;
                    (B) making recommendations for outstanding examples
                of historic lifesaving stations that should be listed
                on the National Register of Historic Places, or
                designated as National Historic Landmarks; and
                    (C) making recommendations for outstanding examples
                of lifesaving boats to be included in the Historic
                American Engineering Record Collection.
    (c) Technical Assistance, Educational Materials, Research Aids, and
Other Information.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) serve as a clearinghouse of information for persons
        interested in restoring and preserving historic lifesaving
        stations, their boats, and related lifesaving equipment; and
            (2) make available to the public, including through the
        Internet, educational materials, research aids, guides,
        bibliographies, and other information regarding the Life-Saving
        Service, Revenue Cutter Service, and related organizations that
        provided humanitarian assistance to shipwrecked mariners and
        their passengers, including--
                    (A) information on the history and development of
                the Life-Saving Service, the Revenue Cutter Service,
                predecessor private and State lifesaving organizations
                such as the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of
                Massachusetts, and early Coast Guard lifesaving and
                lifeboat stations;
                    (B) technical descriptions of lifesaving boats,
                line-guns, life cars, and beachcarts;
                    (C) the inventory, documentation, and evaluation
                prepared under subsection (b);
                    (D) guidance and technical assistance in the
                listing of historic lifesaving and lifeboat stations on
                the National Register of Historic Places, or their
                designation as National Historic Landmarks; and
                    (E) guidance and technical assistance in the
                listing of historic lifesaving boats in the Historic
                American Engineering Record Collection.
    (d) Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, subject to the availability
        of appropriations, shall make grants to coordinate and assist
        in the restoration and preservation of historic lifesaving
        stations, historic lifesaving boats, and other significant
        lifesaving artifacts.
            (2) Cost share.--The Federal share of the cost of an
        activity carried out with financial assistance under this
        subsection shall not exceed 75 percent of the total cost of the
        activity.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Historic lifesaving station.--The term ``historic
        lifesaving station'' means any land, structure, equipment, or
        other physical artifact or facility formerly under the
        jurisdiction or control of the Life-Saving Service or any
        earlier private or State organizations, including lifesaving
        and lifeboat stations, sailors' refuges, shipwreck survivors'
        cache sites, boats, and beachcarts.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior, acting through the National Maritime
        Initiative of the National Park Service.
            (3) U.S. life-saving service heritage association.--The
        term ``U.S. Life-Saving Service Heritage Association'' means
        the national nonprofit educational organization by that name
        established under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
        for the purposes and objectives of meeting and preserving
        America's lifesaving heritage.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary--
            (1) for use in making grants under subsection (d),
        $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004; and
            (2) for carrying out the other provisions of this section
        $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2004.

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Requires the Secretary to: (1) serve as a clearinghouse of information for persons interested in restoring and preserving historic lifesaving stations, boats, and related equipment; and (2) make information regarding the Service, the Revenue Cutter Service, and related organizations that provided humanitarian assistance to shipwrecked mariners and passengers available to the public.
Provides for grants, subject to the availability of appropriations, for coordination and assistance in restoration and preservation of historic lifesaving stations, boats, and other artifacts.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Swine Waste Infrastructure and
Natural Environment Act'' or the ``SWINE Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Animal agricultural production represents an important
        part of our Nation's economy and a critical source of income
        for hundreds of thousands of American families.
            (2) Animal agricultural production facilities, including
        combined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), produce millions of
        tons of animal waste annually, the management and disposal of
        which represents an integral part of the animal agricultural
        production process.
            (3) Traditional methods of animal waste disposal,
        especially those associated with ``lagoon and spray-field''
        systems, have been shown by federally funded research to result
        in negative environmental and social externalities, including
        contamination of soil, groundwater, and surface water with
        nitrogen, contamination of air with ammonia, and other threats
        to animal and human health.
            (4) During severe weather events, the risk of negative
        externalities can become particularly acute, as ``lagoons''
        have the potential to overflow or breach their walls and flood
        surrounding communities and waterways with unprocessed animal
        waste.
            (5) In the Southeastern United States, combined animal
        feeding operations dedicated to the production of swine are
        disproportionately located in low-income communities.
            (6) In recent decades, collaborative research and
        development efforts by industry, academia, and the public
        sector have produced numerous superior waste management and
        disposal technologies that have been shown to significantly
        reduce the negative environmental and social externalities
        associated with ``lagoon and spray-field'' systems and, in some
        cases, produce value-added byproducts that can generate new
        revenue for producers.
            (7) The widespread adoption of superior waste management
        and disposal technologies has been inhibited by various social
        and economic factors, including the cost to producers of
        installing and operating such systems.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the conversion of existing ``lagoon and spray-field''
        systems into superior waste management and disposal systems
        would produce significant benefits to the environment and
        public health, including more sustainable agricultural
        operations, improved animal health, and improved resilience
        against severe weather events, and should thus be a goal of
        national policy; and
            (2) the approval of new animal agricultural production
        facilities by Federal or State authorities should be made
        contingent on the adoption of superior waste management and
        disposal systems, as has already occurred in some States.

SEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SWINE WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a
program for certifying environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal
technologies in accordance with this section.
    (b) Standards.--
            (1) Requirements.--In establishing the program under this
        section, the Secretary shall establish standards requiring that
        a swine waste disposal technology, in order to be certified
        under this section--
                    (A) eliminate animal discharge into surface waters
                and groundwater through direct discharge, seepage, or
                runoff;
                    (B) substantially eliminate atmospheric emissions
                of ammonia from swine waste;
                    (C) substantially eliminate the emission of odor
                from swine waste that is detectable beyond the
                boundaries of the parcel or tract of land on which the
                swine farm is located;
                    (D) substantially eliminate the release of disease-
                transmitting vectors and airborne pathogens from swine
                waste;
                    (E) substantially eliminate nutrient and heavy
                metal contamination of soil and groundwater from swine
                waste; and
                    (F) be cost-effective.
            (2) Cost-effectiveness.--In determining whether a
        technology is cost-effective under this section, the
        Secretary--
                    (A) shall consider the full range of subsidies
                available under this Act and other Federal programs,
                and available State and private-sector support;
                    (B) in considering the costs of a technology, may
                include costs associated with adoption of the
                technology and the estimated operation and maintenance
                costs of the technology through the life of technology;
                and
                    (C) may not require parity with the cost of
                existing swine waste disposal technologies and systems.
            (3) Consultation.--In establishing standards under this
        paragraph, the Secretary shall consult with the Administrator
        of the Environmental Protection Agency, the relevant task force
        established under section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture,
        Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and States that have a
        history of widespread use of lagoon and spray technology on
        swine farms.
    (c) Certification.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the
        relevant task force established under section 1672A of the
        Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, shall
        certify a swine waste disposal technology as being
        environmentally sustainable if it meets the standards
        established under subsection (b).
            (2) Eligible technologies.--Swine waste disposal
        technologies that are eligible for certification under this
        subsection include stand-alone waste disposal technology
        platforms and multi-part systems, which may incorporate in-
        ground technology, that meet or exceed, in combination, the
        standards established under this section, as determined by the
        Secretary.

SEC. 4. STATE PERMITTING AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

    Beginning on the effective date of the standards established under
section 2, no State may issue a permit pursuant to any Federal law to a
swine farm that is a concentrated animal feeding operation (as defined
in section 122.23 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations) unless the
swine farm disposes of swine waste only through use of swine waste
disposal technology certified under section 3(c).

SEC. 5. SWINE WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

    (a) In General.--Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.) is amended by inserting
after section 1672 (7 U.S.C. 5925) the following new section:

``SEC. 1672A. SWINE WASTE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.

    ``(a) Competitive Research and Extension Grants Authorized.--The
Secretary shall make competitive grants to support research and
extension activities specified in subsection (c). The Secretary shall
make the grants in consultation with the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board and the
task force appointed under subsection (b)(2)(A).
    ``(b) Administration.--
            ``(1) In general.--Paragraphs (4) and (7) of subsection (b)
        of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act
        (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to the making of
        grants under this section.
            ``(2) Use of task forces.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To facilitate the making of
                research and extension grants under this section for
                the purpose specified in subsection (c), the Secretary
                shall appoint a task force to make recommendations to
                the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Composition.--A task force established under
                subparagraph (A) shall be composed of representatives
                of each of the following entities:
                            ``(i) Colleges and universities.
                            ``(ii) The Department of Agriculture.
                            ``(iii) The Environmental Protection
                        Agency.
                            ``(iv) The swine production industry.
                            ``(v) A nonprofit organization focused on
                        the environmental effects of swine farm
                        operations.
                            ``(vi) A nonprofit organization focused on
                        the social effects of swine farm operations.
    ``(c) Environmentally Superior Swine Waste Management Technologies
Research and Extension.--Research and extension grants may be made
under this section, with respect to swine waste management technologies
certified under section 3(c) of the SWINE Act, for the purpose of
identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating environmentally superior
waste management technologies for the processing of swine waste.
    ``(d) Priority.--Following the completion of a peer review process
for grant proposals received under this section, the Secretary shall
give priority to those grant proposals that involve one or more of the
following:
            ``(1) The cooperation of multiple entities.
            ``(2) States or regions with a high concentration of spray
        field and lagoon operations.
            ``(3) A reduction in water usage.
            ``(4) The reduction of ammonia and odor emissions, disease-
        transmitting vectors, airborne pathogens, and nutrient and
        heavy metal contamination that exceed the standards established
        for swine waste management technologies certified under section
        3(c) of the SWINE Act with respect to such reduction.
            ``(5) Significant improvement of the health of swine.
            ``(6) The generation of electricity.
            ``(7) Significant increases in nutrient recovery and
        fertilizer production.
            ``(8) Alternative uses of swine waste and the generation of
        renewable energy using such waste, including innovative methods
        and technologies to allow agricultural operators to make use of
        swine waste, such as use as fertilizer, methane digestion,
        composting, and other useful byproducts.
            ``(9) Maximizing nutrition management for swine while
        limiting the risks associated with swine feeding practices
        (such as mineral bypass).
            ``(10) Improvements to water quality and aquatic
        ecosystems, including with respect to mitigating the impact of
        microorganisms of the genus Pfiesteria and other microorganisms
        that are a threat to human or animal health on aquatic food
        webs, especially commercially important aquatic species and
        their habitats.
            ``(11) The advancement of efforts of the Department of
        Agriculture to reduce and eliminate antibiotics in livestock.
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary
for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2028.''.
    (b) Confirming Availability of Pork Promotion Funding.--Section
1620(c)(3)(B)(i) of the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer
Information Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 4809(c)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by
inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, including grants
awarded under section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990''.

SEC. 6. ELIGIBILITY OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SWINE WASTE DISPOSAL
              TECHNOLOGIES UNDER EQIP.

    For purposes of section 1240A(4) of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1(4)), the installation and maintenance on a swine
farm of a swine waste disposal technology certified under section 3(c)
of this Act shall be considered an improvement to eligible land of a
producer that is consistent with the purposes of the environmental
quality incentives program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of
title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1 et
seq.).

SEC. 7. SWINE WASTE DISPOSAL CREDITS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
the following new sections:

``SECTION 45S. SWINE WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGY INSTALLATION CREDIT.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, the swine
waste disposal technology installation credit determined under this
section with respect to a taxpayer for any taxable year is an amount
equal to the sum of--
            ``(1) 4 percent of the qualified installation costs paid or
        incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year, and
            ``(2) 4 percent of such costs paid or incurred by the
        taxpayer during any of the prior four taxable years.
    ``(b) Qualified Installation Cost.--For purposes of this section,
the term `qualified installation cost' means, with respect to a
taxpayer, amounts which are paid or incurred in the ordinary course of
the taxpayer's trade or business to install certified swine waste
disposal technology.
    ``(c) Certified Swine Waste Disposal Technology.--The term
`certified swine waste disposal technology' means environmentally
sustainable technology certified under section 3(c) of the Swine Waste
Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act.

``SEC. 45T. SWINE WASTE DISPOSAL CREDIT.

    ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 38, the swine waste
disposal credit determined under this section with respect to taxpayer
for any taxable year is an amount equal to $100 for each 1,000 pounds
of steady state live weight of swine waste disposed of in the ordinary
course of the taxpayer's trade or business using certified swine waste
disposal technology (as such term is defined in section 45S) by the
taxpayer during the taxable year.
    ``(b) Maximum Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--The aggregate credit determined under
        subsection (a) for any taxable year with respect to any
        taxpayer shall not exceed the qualified costs of the taxpayer
        for such taxable year.
            ``(2) Qualified costs defined.--For purposes of this
        section, the term `qualified costs' means costs paid or
        incurred by a taxpayer to maintain or operate certified swine
        waste disposal technology.''.
    (b) Treatment as General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of
section 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of
paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and
inserting a comma, and by adding at the end the following new
paragraphs:
            ``(37) the swine waste disposal technology installation
        credit determined under section 45S(a), plus
            ``(38) the swine waste disposal credit determined under
        section 45T(a).''.
    (c) Deduction for Unused Credit.--Subsection (c) of section 196 of
such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13),
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting a
comma, and by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(15) the swine waste disposal technology installation
        credit determined under section 45S(a), and
            ``(16) the swine waste disposal credit determined under
        section 45T(a).''.
    (d) Deduction Against AMT.--Subparagraph (B) of section 38(c)(4) of
such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (viii),
by striking the period at the end of clause (ix) and inserting a comma,
and by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                            ``(x) the credit determined under section
                        45S, and
                            ``(xi) the credit determined under section
                        45T.''.
    (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new items:

``Sec. 45S. Swine waste disposal technology installation credit.
``Sec. 45T. Swine waste disposal credit.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred and swine waste disposed of after
December 31, 2017.

SEC. 8. SWINE FARM DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``swine farm'' means a tract of land devoted
to raising 250 or more animals of the porcine species.

Output: Swine Waste Infrastructure and Natural Environment Act or the SWINE Act  This bill establishes a program to certify environmentally sustainable swine waste disposal technologies and authorizes related tax credits and grants.  The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must certify technologies that:    eliminate animal discharge into surface waters and groundwater through direct discharge, seepage, or runoff; substantially eliminate atmospheric emissions of ammonia from swine waste;   substantially eliminate the emission of odor from swine waste that is detectable beyond the boundaries of the parcel or tract of land on which the swine farm is located;   substantially eliminate the release of disease-transmitting vectors and airborne pathogens from swine waste;   substantially eliminate nutrient and heavy metal contamination of soil and groundwater from swine waste; and   are cost-effective.   States may not issue permits, pursuant to any federal law, to a swine farm that is a concentrated animal feeding operation unless the farm disposes of swine waste using a certified technology.  The bill amends several agricultural laws to:   require USDA to make competitive grants for activities to identify, evaluate, and demonstrate environmentally superior swine waste management technologies;   permit the Pork Promotion Board to use its funding for activities related to the grants; and  make the installation and maintenance of a certified technology on a swine farm eligible for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program.  The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax credits for: (1) the installation of a certified swine waste disposal technology, and (2) the disposal of swine waste using certified technology.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cure for AIDS Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS; FINDINGS.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) finding a cure is essential to ending the AIDS epidemic
        in the United States and globally;
            (2) AIDS treatment has saved millions of lives and also
        makes it much less likely that HIV infection will be passed to
        a partner;
            (3) access to AIDS treatment in the United States and
        globally needs to continue to be expanded but AIDS treatment is
        not a cure and not the ultimate solution for the tens of
        millions of people living with HIV/AIDS;
            (4) the National Institutes of Health is the leading health
        research organization in the world and has dedicated millions
        of dollars to AIDS cure research;
            (5) to accelerate AIDS cure research and product
        development, it is becoming increasingly important to invest in
        areas that can complement the essential role of the National
        Institutes of Health; and
            (6) a cure will save hundreds of millions of dollars in
        spending and have a powerful positive economic impact globally.
    (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) It is estimated that in 2010 roughly 34,000,000 people
        were living with HIV/AIDS worldwide.
            (2) In the United States, 1,200,000 Americans are estimated
        to be infected with the virus.
            (3) Every 9.5 minutes, a citizen of the United States
        becomes infected with HIV. Roughly 2,700,000 individuals,
        including 390,000 children, became newly infected with HIV in
        2010 alone.
            (4) In fiscal year 2012, the Federal Government spent
        $27,700,000,000 on HIV/AIDS, the largest component being
        services and treatment for people living with HIV/AIDS in the
        United States at a cost of $15,600,000,000. The average
        lifetime cost of HIV treatment is estimated to be $367,134 per
        person.
            (5) In the last two years, discoveries have led to growing
        optimism in the scientific community that a cure for AIDS can
        be found. The eradication of HIV from the body of one
        individual in Germany has led many scientific leaders to
        believe that curing AIDS is now possible. Leading researchers
        believe we are now at the cutting edge of scientific discovery
        for an AIDS cure with a range of novel approaches being
        explored, including stem cells, gene therapy, medications, and
        immune response modifications, such as therapeutic vaccines.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF HIV/AIDS CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED MEDICAL
              RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Research Program.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through
        the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, shall
        establish and support an accelerated research program dedicated
        to the discovery of a cure for HIV/AIDS.
            (2) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the
        research program established under paragraph (1) in
        collaboration with--
                    (A) the Director of the National Institutes of
                Health;
                    (B) the Director of the National Institute of
                Allergy and Infectious Diseases; and
                    (C) any head of a Federal agency that the Secretary
                determines appropriate.
    (b) Scope.--To provide the basis for developing a cure for HIV/
AIDS, the Secretary shall ensure that research conducted under
subsection (a)(1) is highly targeted to address the following
scientific questions and priorities:
            (1) How HIV persists despite antiretroviral therapy.
            (2) Where HIV persists beyond the reach of antiretroviral
        therapy.
            (3) Whether ongoing attempts of the immune system to clear
        the infection actually hinders the ability of the medical
        community to cure infected individuals.
            (4) Why the immune system reduces but does not eliminate
        levels of the virus.
            (5) How to measure ultra-low levels of the virus in the
        body of an infected individual.
            (6) Identifying and testing interventions, such as drugs,
        that may eliminate the virus from infected individuals.
            (7) Identifying and testing interventions, such as
        vaccines, that may help an infected individual permanently
        control the virus without antiretroviral therapy.
    (c) Assistance by Nonprofit Entities.--
            (1) Coordination.--In carrying out the research program
        established under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall
        coordinate with at least one eligible nonprofit entity--
                    (A) whose primary mission is ending the AIDS
                epidemic through innovative research; and
                    (B) that has experience carrying out programs
                dedicated to AIDS cure research.
            (2) Responsibilities.--The Secretary shall ensure that the
        responsibilities of a nonprofit entity selected under paragraph
        (1) include partnering with the Secretary to establish research
        priorities for peer-reviewed funded research pursuant to
        subsection (b).
    (d) Annual Reports.--In each annual report on the Congressionally
Directed Medical Research Program that the Secretary submits to
Congress, the Secretary shall include information on the progress of
the research program established under subsection (a)(1).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017.

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Cure for AIDS Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD), through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program, to establish and support an accelerated research program dedicated to discovering a cure for HIV/AIDS.

Instructs the Secretary to collaborate with the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and other appropriate federal agencies.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that such research is highly targeted, (2) coordinate with at least one eligible nonprofit entity, and (3) ensure that the responsibilities of the non-profit entity include partnering with the Secretary in establishing research priorities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Acid Deposition and Ozone Control
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1)(A) reducing atmospheric nitrogen oxide will reduce
        acidic deposition, and the serious adverse effects of acidic
        deposition on public health, natural resources, building
        structures, and ecosystems; and
            (B) acidic deposition has been demonstrated to result in
        increased morbidity in fish and severe damage to water bodies
        and forest lands;
            (2)(A) reducing atmospheric nitrogen oxide will provide
        further benefits by decreasing ambient levels of tropospheric
        ozone, fine particulate matter, and regional haze associated
        with poor visibility; and
            (B) such conditions have been demonstrated to result in
        severe threats to public health, including lung irritation,
        increased incidence of asthma and bronchitis, and increased
        human morbidity;
            (3)(A) nitrogen deposition into affected watersheds can
        result in excessive nutrient enrichment leading to algal blooms
        and increased biological oxygen demand; and
            (B) such conditions can lead to increased morbidity in
        marine life and severe degradation of economic and recreational
        opportunities;
            (4) additional reductions in sulfur dioxide beyond levels
        currently required by the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et
        seq.) will result in decreases in acidic deposition, regional
        haze, and ambient levels of fine particulates;
            (5) the allowance trading program established in the Clean
        Air Act for the reduction of emissions of sulfur dioxide has
        been highly effective at creating cost-effective control
        measures;
            (6) the technology exists to inexpensively reduce sulfur
        dioxide emissions beyond the levels currently required by the
        Clean Air Act;
            (7) the ozone transport region established by the Clean Air
        Act to reduce long-range transport of ozone does not currently
        include all the States necessary to achieve the intended
        reduction; and
            (8) this Act shall support the Environmental Protection
        Agency's stated objective of controlling ground level ozone
        through regional controls, as developed by the Ozone Transport
        Assessment Group and referred to in the January 10, 1997,
        advanced notice of proposed rulemaking for State implementation
        plans under section 110(k)(5) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
        7410(k)(5)).
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to recognize the scientific evidence that emissions of
        nitrogen oxide present a substantial threat to public health
        and the environment;
            (2) to require reductions in the emission of nitrogen
        oxide;
            (3) to recognize that the means exist to cost-effectively
        reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide beyond the levels currently
        required by the Clean Air Act;
            (4) to require reductions in the emission of sulfur
        dioxide;
            (5) to recognize that tropospheric ozone is a regional
        problem;
            (6) to recognize that the single ozone transport region
        created by the Clean Air Act does not currently include all the
        States necessary to adequately address the problem of ozone;
        and
            (7) to amend the Clean Air Act to expand the membership in
        the ozone transport region by using the best currently
        available science to include those States that contribute to
        ozone levels in noncompliance areas within the current single
        ozone transport region.

SEC. 3. CONTROL OF INTERSTATE OZONE AIR POLLUTION.

    (a) Additional States.--Section 184(a) of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7511c(a)) is amended after the first sentence by inserting the
following: ``The Administrator, using the best available science and
models developed by the Ozone Transport Assessment Group, shall add any
State to the single ozone transport region that contributed 4 parts per
billion or more to ozone via aerial transport to the ozone level of any
noncompliant area in the single ozone transport region for any 1 of the
second through tenth worst ozone days that occurred during the previous
10 years.''.
    (b) Control Measures.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, any control measure adopted under section 184(a)
of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511c(a)) before the date of enactment
of this Act shall apply to any State added to the single ozone
transport region under the second sentence of section 184(a) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511c(a)) after the date of enactment of this
Act.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS.

    Section 184 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511c) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Additional Emissions Reductions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date
        of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall
        promulgate regulations requiring reductions in the emissions of
        nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide in any State added to the
        single ozone transport region under the second sentence of
        subsection (a) to \1/3\ of the 1990 levels by the year 2003.
            ``(2) Affected units.--The regulations shall apply to
        affected units, as defined under section 402.
            ``(3) Allowance program.--The Administrator may establish
        an allowance trading program to carry out this subsection.
            ``(4) Effect on other law.--This subsection shall not
        affect any law (including regulations) that requires a greater
        reduction in emissions of nitrogen oxide or sulfur dioxide than
        is required by this subsection.''.

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Acid Deposition and Ozone Control Act of 1997 - Amends the Clean Air Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to add to the single ozone transport region (comprised of the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area including the District of Columbia) any State that contributed at least four parts per billion to ozone via aerial transport to the ozone level of any noncompliant area in the region for any one of the second through tenth worst ozone days that occurred during the previous ten years. Applies to any State so added, not later than 18 months after enactment of this Act, any control measure adopted under the ozone transport regions provisions.
Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations requiring nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions reductions in any State added under this Act to one-third of 1990 levels by the year 2003.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Readjustment Counseling Service
Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF THE READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE IN THE
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7305 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new
        paragraph (7):
            ``(7) A Readjustment Counseling Service.''.
    (b) Organization.--The Readjustment Counseling Service shall have
the organizational structure and administrative structure of that
service as such structures were in existence on January 1, 1993.
    (c) Revision of Organizational Structure.--(1) The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs may not alter or revise the organizational structure
or the administrative structure of the Readjustment Counseling Service
until--
            (A) the Secretary has submitted to the Committees on
        Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a
        report containing a full and complete statement of the proposed
        alteration or revision; and
            (B) a period of 60 days has elapsed after the date on which
        the report is received by the committees.
    (2) In the computation of the 60-day period under paragraph (1)(B),
there shall be excluded any day on which either House of Congress is
not in session because of an adjournment of more than 3 calendar days
to a day certain.
    (d) Budget Information Relating to the Service.--Each budget
submitted to the Congress by the President under section 1105 of title
31, United States Code, shall set forth the amount requested in the
budget for the operation of the Readjustment Counseling Service in the
fiscal year covered by the budget and shall set forth separately the
amount requested for administrative oversight of the activities of the
service (including the amount requested for funding of the Advisory
Committee on Veteran Readjustment Counseling).

SEC. 3. DIRECTOR OF THE READJUSTMENT COUNSELING SERVICE.

    (a) Director.--Section 7306(b) of title 38, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
            (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3)
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) one shall be a person who (A)(i) is a qualified
        psychiatrist, (ii) is a qualified psychologist holding a
        diploma as a doctorate in clinical or counseling psychology
        from an authority approved by the American Psychological
        Association and has successfully undergone an internship
        approved by that association, (iii) is a qualified holder of a
        master in social work degree, or (iv) is a registered nurse
        holding a master of science in nursing degree in psychiatric
        nursing or any other mental-health related degree approved by
        the Secretary, and (B) has at least 3 years of clinical
        experience and 2 years of administrative experience in the
        Readjustment Counseling Service or other comparable mental
        health care counseling service (as determined by the
        Secretary), who shall be the director of the Readjustment
        Counseling Service.''.
    (b) Organizational Requirement.--The Director of the Readjustment
Counseling Service shall report to the Under Secretary for Health
through the Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Clinical
Programs.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR READJUSTMENT COUNSELING AND
              CERTAIN RELATED COUNSELING SERVICES.

    (a) Readjustment Counseling.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 1712A
of title 38, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Upon the request of any veteran, the Secretary shall, within
the limits of Department facilities, furnish counseling to such veteran
to assist such veteran in readjusting to civilian life. Such counseling
shall include a general mental and psychological assessment to
ascertain whether such veteran has mental or psychological problems
associated with readjustment to civilian life.''.
    (2) Subsection (c) of such section is repealed.
    (b) Other Counseling.--Such section is further amended by inserting
after subsection (b) the following new subsection (c):
    ``(c) The Secretary may provide the counseling services described
in section 1701(6)(B)(ii) of this title to the surviving parents,
spouse, and children of any member of the Armed Forces who dies while
serving on active duty or from a condition (as determined by the
Secretary) incurred in or aggravated by such service.''.
    (c) Authority To Contract for Counseling Services.--Subsection (e)
of such section is amended by striking out ``subsections (a) and (b)''
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsections (a),
(b), and (c)''.

SEC. 5. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PATIENT RECORDS IN THE READJUSTMENT
              COUNSELING SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
records of the identity, diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment of any
patient or subject of the Readjustment Counseling Service of the
Department of Veterans Affairs, or of any patient or subject provided
readjustment counseling services under a contract with the Department,
may be disclosed only as follows:
            (1) By written consent of the patient or subject, only for
        the purpose for which such consent is granted.
            (2) To medical personnel to the extent necessary to meet a
        bona fide medical emergency.
            (3) To personnel of the Department other than personnel of
        the service, if such disclosure is determined by an appropriate
        member of the service to be necessary to avert an imminent
        danger to the patient or subject, or to another person.
            (4) If authorized by an appropriate order of a court of
        competent jurisdiction granted after application showing good
        cause therefor (with such cause to be determined according to
        the elements set forth in section 7332(b)(2)(D) of title 38,
        United States Code).
    (b) Fines.--Any person who violates a provision of subsection (a)
shall be fined in accordance with subsections (f) and (g) of section
7332 of title 38, United States Code.

SEC. 6. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE READJUSTMENT OF VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38,
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1712B the
following:
``Sec. 1712C. Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Counseling
    ``(a)(1) There is in the Department the Advisory Committee on
Veteran Readjustment Counseling (hereinafter in this section referred
to as the `Committee').
    ``(2) The Committee shall consist of 18 members--
            ``(A) the members of the Committee shall be appointed by
        the Secretary and shall include individuals who are recognized
        authorities in fields pertinent to the social, psychological,
        economic, or educational readjustment of veterans. An officer
        or employee of the United States may not be appointed as a
        member of the Committee under this paragraph;
            ``(B) at least 12 of whom are veterans of the Vietnam era
        or other period of war; and
            ``(C) who have experience with the provision of veterans
        benefits and services by the Department.
    ``(3) The Secretary shall seek to ensure that members appointed to
the Committee include persons from a wide variety of geographic areas
and ethnic backgrounds, persons from veterans service organizations,
minorities, and women.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall determine the terms of service and pay
and allowances of the members of the Committee, except that a term of
service may not exceed two years. The Secretary may reappoint any
member for additional terms of service.
    ``(b)(1) The Secretary shall, on a regular basis, consult with and
seek the advice of the Committee with respect to the provision by the
Department of benefits and services to veterans in order to assist
veterans in the readjustment to civilian life.
    ``(2)(A) In providing advice to the Secretary under this
subsection, the Committee shall--
            ``(i) assemble and review information relating to the needs
        of veterans in readjusting to civilian life;
            ``(ii) provide information relating to the nature and
        character of psychological problems arising from military
        service;
            ``(iii) provide an on-going assessment of the effectiveness
        of the policies, organizational structures, and services of the
        Department in assisting veterans in readjusting to civilian
        life; and
            ``(iv) provide on-going advice on the most appropriate
        means of responding to the readjustment needs of future
        veterans.
    ``(B) In carrying out its duties under subparagraph (A), the
Committee shall take into special account veterans of the Vietnam era,
and the readjustment needs of such veterans.
    ``(c)(1) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Committee shall
submit to the Secretary a report on the programs and activities of the
Department that relate to the readjustment of veterans to civilian
life. Each such report shall include--
            ``(A) an assessment of the needs of veterans with respect
        to readjustment to civilian life;
            ``(B) a review of the programs and activities of the
        Department designed to meet such needs; and
            ``(C) such recommendations (including recommendations for
        administrative and legislative action) as the Committee
        considers appropriate.
    ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the receipt of each report under
paragraph (1), the Secretary shall transmit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a copy of
the report, together with any comments and recommendations concerning
the report that the Secretary considers appropriate.
    ``(3) The Committee may also submit to the Secretary such other
reports and recommendations as the Committee considers appropriate.
    ``(4) The Secretary shall submit with each annual report submitted
to the Congress pursuant to section 529 of this title a summary of all
reports and recommendations of the Committee submitted to the Secretary
since the previous annual report of the Secretary submitted pursuant to
that section.
    ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall apply to the
activities of the Committee under this section.
    ``(2) Section 14 of such Act shall not apply to the Committee.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such
title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1712B
the following:

``1712C. Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Counseling.''.
    (b) Original Members.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) of
section 1712C(a)(2) of such title (as added by subsection (a)), the
members of the Advisory Committee on the Readjustment of Vietnam and
Other War Veterans on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
the original members of the advisory committee recognized under such
section.
    (2) The original members shall so serve until the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs carries out appointments under such subsection (a)(2).
The Secretary shall carry out such appointments as soon after such date
as is practicable. The Secretary may make such appointments from among
such original members.

SEC. 7. PLAN FOR EXPANSION OF VIETNAM VETERAN RESOURCE CENTER PILOT
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Requirement.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House
of Representatives a plan for the expansion of the Vietnam Veteran
Resource Center program established pursuant to the amendment made by
section 105 of the Veterans' Administration Health-Care Amendments of
1985 (Public Law 99-166; 99 Stat. 944). The plan shall include a
schedule for the implementation of the program at or through all
Department of Veterans Affairs readjustment counseling centers.
    (2) The Secretary shall submit the plan not later than 4 months
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Department of Veterans
Affairs readjustment counseling centers'' has the same meaning given
the term ``center'' in section 1712A(i)(1) of title 38, United States
Code.

SEC. 8. VETERAN CENTER HEALTH-CARE PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Program.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 17 of title 38, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1720E. Veteran center health-care pilot program
    ``(a) The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program for the
provision of health-related services to eligible veterans at
readjustment counseling centers. The Secretary shall carry out the
pilot program in accordance with this section.
    ``(b)(1) In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall--
            ``(A) identify not less than 12 or more than 15
        readjustment counseling centers at which to provide health-
        related services under the pilot program; and
            ``(B) provide such services to eligible veterans at such
        centers in accordance with paragraph (2).
    ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall provide health-related services under
the pilot program as follows:
            ``(i) At five or more readjustment counseling centers
        identified under paragraph (1)(A), by providing not less than
        20 hours per week of basic ambulatory services and health-care
        screening through qualified personnel.
            ``(ii) At five or more such centers, by providing not less
        than 40 hours per week of full-range ambulatory services
        through qualified personnel.
            ``(iii) At two or more such centers, by providing not less
        than 120 hours per week of physician services through qualified
        personnel.
    ``(B) In determining the location of the readjustment counseling
centers at which to provide health-related services under the pilot
program, the Secretary shall select centers that are located in a
variety of geographic areas and that serve veterans of a variety of
economic, social, and ethnic backgrounds.
    ``(c)(1) The Secretary shall commence the provision of health-
related services at readjustment counseling centers under this section
not later than six months after the date of the enactment of the
Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1993.
    ``(2) The pilot program shall terminate two years after the date on
which the Secretary commences the provision of services under paragraph
(1).
    ``(d) For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `Department general health-care facility'
        has the meaning given such term in section 1712A(i)(2) of this
        title;
            ``(2) the term `eligible veteran' means any veteran
        eligible for outpatient services under paragraph (1), (2), or
        (3) of section 1712(a) of this title; and
            ``(3) the term `readjustment counseling center' has the
        same meaning given the term `center' in section 1712A(i)(1) of
        this title.''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720D the
following:

``1720E. Veteran center health-care pilot program.''.
    (b) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to
Congress a report on the veteran center health-care pilot program
established under section 1720E of title 38, United States Code (as
added by subsection (a)). The report shall include the following:
            (A) A description of the program, including information
        on--
                    (i) the number of veterans provided health-related
                services under the program;
                    (ii) the number of such veterans referred to
                Department of Veterans Affairs general health-care
                facilities in order to provide health care services to
                such veterans; and
                    (iii) the cost to the Department of the program.
            (B) An analysis of the effectiveness of the health-related
        services provided to veterans under the program.
            (C) The recommendations of the Secretary for means of
        improving the program, and an estimate of the cost to the
        Department of implementing such recommendations.
            (D) Such other information as the Secretary considers
        appropriate.
    (2) The Secretary shall submit the report not later than three
months after the termination of the pilot program.

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Readjustment Counseling Service Amendments of 1993 - Includes a Readjustment Counseling Service (RCS) as part of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from altering or revising the organizational structure of RCS until he or she has notified specified congressional committees and 60 days have elapsed since such notification.  Requires RCS budget information to be included annually in the President's budget submitted to the Congress.
Outlines eligibility requirements for one of the Assistant Under Secretaries for Health in the Department, including at least three years of clinical experience and two years of administrative experience in RCS or other comparable mental health care counseling service.  Makes such a qualified person the director of RCS.
Directs the Secretary, upon the request of any veteran (currently, only veterans discharged or released from active duty but not otherwise eligible for such counseling), to furnish counseling in readjusting to civilian life.  Allows the provision of counseling to survivors of members of the armed forces who die while serving on active duty or from a condition incurred or aggravated by military service.
Provides for the confidentiality of the records of any patient of RCS, permitting disclosure only in specific limited circumstances.
Establishes in the Department the Advisory Committee on Veteran Readjustment Counseling to perform advisory services with respect to veterans' readjustment, taking into special account Vietnam era veterans.  Requires specified reports from the Advisory Committee and the Secretary.
Directs the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees a plan for the expansion of the Vietnam Veteran Resource Center program as established under prior law.
Directs the Secretary to carry out and report to the Congress on a pilot program for the provision of health-related services to eligible veterans at readjustment counseling centers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Annuity Safety and Security Under
Reasonable Enforcement Act of 2013'' or the ``ASSURE Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. CONSIDERATION OF FEDERAL AND MILITARY PENSIONS IN EXTENSIONS OF
              CREDIT.

    The Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 104(3), by inserting after ``other than''
        the following: ``payments described under section 126(a) and'';
            (2) by inserting after section 125 the following:
``Sec. 126. Payments in consideration of Federal and military pensions
    ``(a) Disclosure.--The Bureau shall issue regulations requiring any
payment to a benefit recipient, whether or not such payment is an
extension of credit, that diminishes the benefit recipient's ability to
control the payments from their Federal or military pension in any way,
to be treated as an extension of credit for purposes of the disclosures
required under this title.
    ``(b) Interest Rate Cap.--With respect to a payment to a benefit
recipient described under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) if such payment is an extension of consumer credit, a
        creditor may not impose an annual percentage rate of interest
        greater than the Federal funds rate plus 6 percent; and
            ``(2) if such payment is not an extension of consumer
        credit, the Bureau shall issue regulations requiring that the
        aggregate amount of cash and property paid in exchange for such
        payment may not exceed an amount that is equivalent to the
        interest rate described under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Benefit recipient.--The term `benefit recipient'
        means a person who is entitled to payments under a Federal or
        military pension.
            ``(2) Federal or military pension.--The term `Federal or
        military pension' means--
                    ``(A) a benefit described under section 5301(a) of
                title 38, United States Code;
                    ``(B) retired pay to an enlisted member of the
                Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps; and
                    ``(C) an annuity described under section 8345 or
                8465 of title 5, United States Code.
            ``(3) Federal funds rate.--For purposes of this section,
        the term `Federal funds rate' means the Federal funds rate
        published in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release on
        selected interest rates (daily or weekly), and commonly
        referred to as the H.15 release (or any successor
        publication).''; and
            (3) in the table of contents for chapter 2 of such Act, by
        inserting after the item relating to section 125 the following:

``126. Consideration of Federal pensions in extensions of credit''.

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ASSIGNMENTS; PRIVATE RIGHTS OF ACTIONS.

    (a) Veterans Benefits.--Section 5301 of title 38, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Private Right of Action.--
            ``(1) In general.--A benefit recipient may bring an action
        against a pension assignee in the appropriate Federal or State
        court and recover--
                    ``(A) three times the damages suffered due to the
                assignment made in violation of this section;
                    ``(B) court costs; and
                    ``(C) reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses.
            ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
                    ``(A) Benefit recipient.--The term `benefit
                recipient' means a person with respect to which
                payments of benefits described under this section are
                due or are to become due.
                    ``(B) Pension assignee.--With respect to a benefit
                recipient, the term `pension assignee' means a person
                who has been assigned the benefits of the benefit
                recipient in violation of this section.''.
    (b) Military Retired Pay.--Section 701 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Clarification on Non-Assignment of Retired Pay for Enlisted
Members.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subsection (c), in
        any case where an enlisted member is entitled to retired pay
        and enters into an agreement with another person under which
        agreement such other person acquires for consideration the
        right to receive payment of such retired pay, whether by
        payment from the member to such other person, deposit into an
        account from which such other person may make withdrawals, or
        otherwise, such agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment
        and is prohibited. Any agreement or arrangement for collateral
        for security for an agreement that is prohibited under the
        previous sentence is also prohibited.
            ``(2) Private right of action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A retired pay recipient may
                bring an action against a retired pay assignee in the
                appropriate Federal or State court and recover--
                            ``(i) three times the damages suffered due
                        to the assignment of retired pay made in
                        violation of this section;
                            ``(ii) court costs; and
                            ``(iii) reasonable attorneys' fees and
                        expenses.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this
                subsection:
                            ``(i) Retired pay recipient.--The term
                        `retired pay recipient' means a person with
                        respect to which retired pay described under
                        this section is due or is to become due.
                            ``(ii) Retired pay assignee.--With respect
                        to a retired pay recipient, the term `retired
                        pay assignee' means a person who has been
                        assigned or allotted the retired pay of the
                        retired pay recipient in violation of this
                        section.''.
    (c) CSRS Annuities.--Section 8345(h) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(h) Non-Assignment of Annuities.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual entitled to an annuity
        from the Fund may not make allotments or assignments of amounts
        from such annuity.
            ``(2) Construction.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) in any case where an individual entitled to
                an annuity from the Fund enters into an agreement with
                another person under which agreement such other person
                acquires for consideration the right to receive payment
                of such annuity, whether by payment from the individual
                to such other person, deposit into an account from
                which such other person may make withdrawals, or
                otherwise, such agreement shall be deemed to be an
                assignment and is prohibited; and
                    ``(B) any agreement or arrangement for collateral
                for security for an agreement that is prohibited under
                subparagraph (A) is also prohibited.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to
        amounts used to pay dues to unions or other employee
        organizations.
            ``(4) Private right of action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An annuity recipient may bring
                an action against an annuity assignee in the
                appropriate Federal or State court and recover--
                            ``(i) three times the damages suffered due
                        to the assignment made in violation of this
                        subsection or the regulations issued pursuant
                        to this subsection;
                            ``(ii) court costs; and
                            ``(iii) reasonable attorneys' fees and
                        expenses.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Annuity assignee.--With respect to an
                        annuity recipient, the term `annuity assignee'
                        means a person who has been assigned or
                        allotted all or part of an annuity from the
                        Fund in violation of this subsection or the
                        regulations issued pursuant to this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Annuity recipient.--The term
                        `annuity recipient' means an individual
                        entitled to an annuity from the Fund.''.
    (d) FERS Annuities.--Section 8465(b) of title 5, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Non-Assignment of Annuities.--
            ``(1) In general.--An individual entitled to an annuity
        from the Fund may not make allotments or assignments of amounts
        from such annuity.
            ``(2) Construction.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) in any case where an individual entitled to
                an annuity from the Fund enters into an agreement with
                another person under which agreement such other person
                acquires for consideration the right to receive payment
                of such annuity, whether by payment from the individual
                to such other person, deposit into an account from
                which such other person may make withdrawals, or
                otherwise, such agreement shall be deemed to be an
                assignment and is prohibited; and
                    ``(B) any agreement or arrangement for collateral
                for security for an agreement that is prohibited under
                subparagraph (A) is also prohibited.
            ``(3) Exception.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to
        amounts used to pay dues to unions or other employee
        organizations.
            ``(4) Private right of action.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An annuity recipient may bring
                an action against an annuity assignee in the
                appropriate Federal or State court and recover--
                            ``(i) three times the damages suffered due
                        to the assignment made in violation of this
                        subsection or the regulations issued pursuant
                        to this subsection;
                            ``(ii) court costs; and
                            ``(iii) reasonable attorneys' fees and
                        expenses.
                    ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph:
                            ``(i) Annuity assignee.--With respect to an
                        annuity recipient, the term `annuity assignee'
                        means a person who has been assigned or
                        allotted all or part of an annuity from the
                        Fund in violation of this subsection or the
                        regulations issued pursuant to this subsection.
                            ``(ii) Annuity recipient.--The term
                        `annuity recipient' means an individual
                        entitled to an annuity from the Fund.''.

SEC. 4. BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION PROVISIONS.

    (a) Regulation of Federal or Military Pension-Related Products.--
Section 1032(f) of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 (12
U.S.C. 5532(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Regulation of Federal or Military Pension-Related Products.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Bureau shall issue regulations to
        require a person offering a Federal or military pension-related
        product to provide additional disclosures when advertising or
        selling such product, sufficient to allow consumers to
        understand how their pension relates to the product.
            ``(2) Definitions defined.--For purposes of this
        subsection:
                    ``(A) Federal or military pension.--The term
                `Federal or military pension' means--
                            ``(i) a benefit described under section
                        5301(a) of title 38, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) retired pay to an enlisted member of
                        the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps; and
                            ``(iii) an annuity described under section
                        8345 or 8465 of title 5, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Federal or military pension-related
                product.--The term `Federal or military pension-related
                product' means a financial product or service related
                to a Federal or military pension, including any
                extension of credit if the creditor, when determining a
                consumer's ability to repay the extension of credit,
                takes the pension into consideration.''.
    (b) Study by the Bureau.--
            (1) In general.--The Bureau of Consumer Financial
        Protection shall carry out a study of financial products and
        services that target military retirees and Federal employee
        retirees.
            (2) Report.--Not later than the end of the 3-month period
        beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bureau
        shall issue a report to the Congress containing all findings
        and determinations made in carrying out the study required
        under this subsection.

Output: Annuity Safety and Security Under Reasonable Enforcement Act of 2013 or the ASSURE Act of 2013 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to direct the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to issue regulations requiring any payment to a recipient of a federal or military pension (a benefit recipient) that diminishes the benefit recipient's ability to control payments from such pension to be treated as an extension of credit. Requires financial institutions to include the terms of such credit in consumer information disclosures. Prohibits the annual percentage rate of interest on such arrangements from exceeding the federal funds rate plus 6% or an equivalent aggregate amount of cash and property.  Specifies conditions under which payment of consideration in exchange for the retired pay of enlisted military members is prohibited from assignment under veterans' benefits laws. Prohibits individuals from making allotments or assignments from annuities under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS), including any agreement under which another person acquires for consideration the right to receive payment from such annuities as well as any arrangement for collateral for security for such an agreement. Exempts union dues or payments to employee organizations from such prohibitions. Authorizes benefit recipients, individuals entitled to military retired pay, and annuity recipients to bring a private legal action in federal or state court against an assignee engaging in prohibited assignments. Amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to direct the CFPB to issue regulations requiring persons offering federal or military pension-related products to provide additional disclosures when advertising or selling such products to allow consumers to understand how their pension relates to the product.