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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Charitable
Physicians' Services Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. DEDUCTION FOR QUALIFIED CHARITY CARE.

    (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 199B. QUALIFIED CHARITY CARE.

    ``(a) In General.--There shall be allowed as a deduction for the
taxable year an amount equal to--
            ``(1) in the case of a direct primary care physician, an
        amount equal to the sum of--
                    ``(A) the fee (as published on a publicly available
                website of such physician) for physicians' services
                that are qualified charity care furnished by such
                taxpayer during such year, and
                    ``(B) for each visit by a patient to such physician
                during which qualified charity care is furnished, half
                of so much of the lowest subscription fee of such
                physician that is attributable to a month, and
            ``(2) in the case of any other individual, the unreimbursed
        Medicare-based value of qualified charity care furnished by
        such taxpayer during such year.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            ``(1) Unreimbursed medicare-based value.--The term
        `unreimbursed Medicare-based value' means, with respect to
        physicians' services, the amount payable for such services
        under the physician fee schedule established under section 1848
        of the Social Security Act.
            ``(2) Qualified charity care.--The term `qualified charity
        care' means physicians' services that are furnished--
                    ``(A) without expectation of reimbursement, and
                    ``(B) to an individual enrolled--
                            ``(i) under a State plan under title XIX of
                        the Social Security Act (or a waiver of such
                        plan), or
                            ``(ii) under a State child health plan
                        under title XXI of the Social Security Act (or
                        a waiver of such plan).
            ``(3) Direct primary care physician.--The term `direct
        primary care physician' means a physician (as defined in
        section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act) who provides
        primary care--
                    ``(A) to individuals who have paid a periodic
                subscription fee, and
                    ``(B) in exchange for a fee that is published on a
                publicly available website of such physician.
            ``(4) Physicians' services.--The term `physicians'
        services' has the meaning given such term by section 1861(q) of
        the Social Security Act.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The amount allowed as a deduction under
subsection (a) for a taxable year shall not exceed the gross receipts
attributable to physicians' services furnished by the taxpayer during
the taxable year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VI of
subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 199B. Qualified charity care.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
              PROFESSIONALS.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 the
following:

``SEC. 224A. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE
              PROFESSIONALS.

    ``(a) Limitation on Liability.--A physician shall not be liable
under Federal or State law in any civil action for any harm caused by
an act or omission of such physician, or attending medical personnel
supporting such physician, if such act or omission--
            ``(1) occurs in the course of furnishing qualified charity
        care (as such term is defined in section 199B of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986); and
            ``(2) was not grossly negligent.
    ``(b) Preemption.--This section preempts the laws of a State or any
political subdivision of a State to the extent that such laws are
inconsistent with this section, unless such laws provide greater
protection from liability for a defendant.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Physician.--The term `physician' has the meaning
        given such term by section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act.
            ``(2) Attending medical personnel.--The term `attending
        medical personnel' means an individual who is licensed to
        directly support a physician in furnishing medical services.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any claim filed to the extent that it is with respect to acts
or omissions occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Good Samaritan Charitable Physicians' Services Act of 2018  This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction for direct primary care physicians who provide charity care. The care must be provided without expectation of reimbursement and to an individual enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).  A "direct primary care physician" is a physician who provides primary care: (1) to individuals who have paid a periodic subscription fee, and (2) in exchange for a fee that is published on a publicly available website of the physician.  The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to specify that a physician is not liable under federal or state law for harm caused by an act or omission of the physician, or attending medical personnel supporting the physician, if the act or omission: (1) occurs in the course of furnishing charity care, and (2) was not grossly negligent. The bill preempts laws of a state or a political subdivision of the state that are inconsistent with this provision, unless the laws provide greater protection from liability for a defendant.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Relief Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF PREVIOUSLY
              UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Allowance of Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of
        chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
        refundable personal credits) is amended by redesignating
        section 36 as section 37 and by inserting after section 35 the
        following new section:

``SEC. 36. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF PREVIOUSLY UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a previously uninsured
individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed
by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to the amount
paid by the taxpayer during such taxable year for health insurance
coverage for the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse and dependents.
    ``(b) Limitation.--The amount allowed as a credit under subsection
(a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of
a joint return filed by 2 previously uninsured individuals).
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Previously uninsured individual.--The term
        `previously uninsured individual' means any individual who had
        no health insurance coverage at any time during the 6-month
        period before the earliest date that such individual has health
        insurance coverage by reason of the payments taken into account
        under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health
        insurance coverage' has the meaning given to such term by
        section 9832(b)(1).
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Coordination with other benefits.--The amount which
        would (but for this paragraph) be taken into account by the
        taxpayer under sections 35, 162(l), 213, 220, or 223 for the
        taxable year shall be reduced by the credit allowed by this
        section to the taxpayer for such year.
            ``(2) Denial of credit to dependents.--No credit shall be
        allowed under this section to any individual with respect to
        whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another
        taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in
        which such individual's taxable year begins.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``, 36,'' after ``35''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by striking the last item and inserting the
        following:

``Sec. 36. Health insurance costs of previously uninsured individuals.
``Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

SEC. 3. CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES OF SMALL BUSINESSES.

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

``SEC. 45O. SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH INSURANCE EXPENSES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of a
small employer, the health insurance credit determined under this
section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 35 percent of the
expenses paid by the taxpayer during the taxable year for health
insurance coverage for such year provided under a new health plan for
employees of such employer.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Per employee dollar limitation.--The amount of
        expenses taken into account under subsection (a) with respect
        to any employee for any taxable year shall not exceed--
                    ``(A) $800 in the case of self-only coverage, and
                    ``(B) $2,000 in the case of family coverage.
        In the case of an employee who is covered by a new health plan
        of the employer for only a portion of such taxable year, the
        limitation under the preceding sentence shall be an amount
        which bears the same ratio to such limitation (determined
        without regard to this sentence) as such portion bears to the
        entire taxable year.
            ``(2) Period of coverage.--Expenses may be taken into
        account under subsection (a) only with respect to coverage for
        the 4-year period beginning on the date the employer
        establishes a new health plan.
            ``(3) Employer must bear 65 percent of cost.--Expenses may
        be taken into account under subsection (a) only if at least 65
        percent of the cost of the coverage (without regard to this
        section) is borne by the employer.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Health insurance coverage.--The term `health
        insurance coverage' has the meaning given such term by section
        9832(b)(1).
            ``(2) New health plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `new health plan' means
                any arrangement of the employer which provides health
                insurance coverage to employees if--
                            ``(i) such employer (and any predecessor
                        employer) did not establish or maintain such
                        arrangement (or any similar arrangement) at any
                        time during the 2 taxable years ending prior to
                        the taxable year in which the credit under this
                        section is first allowed, and
                            ``(ii) such arrangement provides health
                        insurance coverage to at least 70 percent of
                        the qualified employees of such employer.
                    ``(B) Qualified employee.--The term `qualified
                employee' means any employee of an employer and shall
                include a leased employee within the meaning of section
                414(n).
            ``(3) Small employer.--The term `small employer' has the
        meaning given to such term by section 4980D(d)(2); except
        that--
                    ``(A) only qualified employees shall be taken into
                account, and
                    ``(B) such section shall be applied by substituting
                `100 employees' for `50 employees'.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Certain rules made applicable.--For purposes of this
        section, rules similar to the rules of section 52 shall apply.
            ``(2) Amounts paid under salary reduction arrangements.--No
        amount paid or incurred pursuant to a salary reduction
        arrangement shall be taken into account under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable
        year beginning in a calendar year after 2008, each dollar
        amount contained in subsection (b) shall be increased by an
        amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
                the taxable year begins, determined by substituting
                `calendar year 2006' for `calendar year 1992' in
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
        Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be
        rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.
    ``(e) Termination.--This section shall not apply to expenses paid
or incurred by an employer with respect to any arrangement established
on or after January 1, 2014.''.
    (b) Credit To Be Part of General Business Credit.--Section 38(b) of
such Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by
striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (30), by striking the period
at the end of paragraph (31) and inserting ``, plus'', and by adding at
the end the following:
            ``(32) in the case of a small employer (as defined in
        section 45O(c)(3)), the health insurance credit determined
        under section 45O(a).''.
    (c) Denial of Double Benefit.--Section 280C of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Credit for Small Business Health Insurance Expenses.--
            ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed for that
        portion of the expenses (otherwise allowable as a deduction)
        taken into account in determining the credit under section 45O
        for the taxable year which is equal to the amount of the credit
        determined for such taxable year under section 45O(a).
            ``(2) Controlled groups.--Persons treated as a single
        employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be
        treated as 1 person for purposes of this section.''.
    (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following:

``Sec. 45O. Small business health insurance expenses.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2007, for arrangements established after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Health Care Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a refundable tax credit up to $1,000 for the health insurance coverage costs of a previously uninsured taxpayer, the taxpayer's spouse, and dependents; and (2) certain small business employers a business tax credit for amounts paid under a new health plan for employee health insurance coverage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women in Trauma Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Researchers have concluded that women may experience
        significant adverse mental health consequences relating to
        trauma exposure, often the result of sexual or domestic
        violence.
            (2) The majority of women suffering from both substance
        abuse and mental health problems have been victims of rape,
        incest, or physical or emotional abuse and hundreds of
        thousands of these same women are also severely beaten by their
        husbands or a significant male intimate. Surveys have indicated
        that approximately 1,500,000 children are physically abused
        each year and 700,000 are victims of sexual abuse.
            (3) Women with serious mental illnesses are over-
        represented in samples that experienced trauma, including
        physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Between 50 and 70
        percent of women hospitalized for psychiatric disorders have a
        history of trauma.
            (4) Even for people whose mental health problems are caused
        by other factors, a history of early physical or sexual abuse
        leads to the earlier onset of their illness, a more severe
        course of illness, and a greater likelihood of suicide and
        other poor outcomes.
            (5) Trauma exposure is generally prevalent in people who
        suffer from mental health and substance abuse problems, and can
        worsen the course and overall impact of these illnesses.
            (6) In a recent study, 97 percent of homeless women with
        mental illness were found to have experienced severe physical
        or sexual abuse and 87 percent experienced this abuse both as
        children and as adults.
            (7) Of women in prisons and jails, 80 to 100 percent have
        been victims of physical and sexual abuse.
            (8) The prevalence of violence- and trauma-related problems
        among women with mental health and substance abuse problems is
        not adequately addressed by most treatment practices.
            (9) There is an urgent need to provide services that
        directly address the issue of trauma for women suffering from
        mental health and substance abuse problems.
            (10) To improve mental health and substance abuse services
        for women, further research to expand the development and
        implementation of trauma-sensitive services is needed as well
        as additional services to improve access to comprehensive
        therapeutic interventions and to the support needed to overcome
        barriers to recovery.

SEC. 3. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WITH HISTORIES OF TRAUMA.

    Subpart 3 of part B of title V of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 290bb-31 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 520K. GRANTS TO IMPROVE TREATMENT FOR WOMEN WITH HISTORIES OF
              TRAUMA.

    ``(a) Research Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through
                the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health
                and in consultation with the Administrator of the
                Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
                Administration, shall award grants, contracts, or
                cooperative agreements to public and nonprofit private
                entities, as well as Indian tribes and tribal
                organizations, for the purpose of building the evidence
                base for new treatment interventions that
                simultaneously address trauma, substance abuse, and
                psychiatric disorders, including depression and anxiety
                disorders (including post-traumatic stress disorder,
                psychotic and dissociative disorders) and the
                integration of existing interventions for the treatment
                of trauma, substance abuse, and psychiatric disorders,
                including depression and anxiety disorders (including
                post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic and
                dissociative disorders).
                    ``(B) Geographical distribution.--The Secretary
                shall ensure that grants, contracts, or cooperative
                agreements awarded pursuant to this paragraph are
                distributed equitably among regions of the country and
                among urban and rural areas.
                    ``(C) Duration of awards.--Grants, contracts, or
                cooperative agreements awarded pursuant to this
                paragraph may not exceed 5 years. Such grants,
                contracts, or agreements may be renewed.
            ``(2) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each entity desiring a grant
                under this subsection shall submit an application to
                the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
                accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
                reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) describe the activities for which
                        assistance under this subsection is sought; and
                            ``(ii) demonstrate that the testing of
                        treatment interventions will be carried out
                        through community-based treatment programs.
            ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $50,000,000
        for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for
        each fiscal year thereafter.
    ``(b) Treatment Grants.--
            ``(1) Grants authorized.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, acting through
                the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental
                Health Services Administration, shall make grants to
                public and nonprofit private entities, including Indian
                tribes and tribal organizations, for the purpose of
                providing comprehensive community-based mental health
                and substance abuse services to women who have
                experienced a history of physical or sexual abuse, or
                other types of trauma.
                    ``(B) Grantmaking considerations.--The Secretary
                shall ensure that--
                            ``(i) grants awarded pursuant to this
                        paragraph are distributed equitably among the
                        regions of the country and among urban and
                        rural areas; and
                            ``(ii) preference is given to applicants
                        with strong ties to minority communities and
                        those that offer services that are culturally
                        and linguistically appropriate.
                    ``(C) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants
                under this paragraph for a period not to exceed 5
                years. Such grants may be renewed.
            ``(2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary, acting through
        the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
        Services Administration, shall provide technical assistance to
        entities awarded grants pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect
        to the implementation of programs described in paragraph (3).
            ``(3) Use of funds.--An entity awarded a grant pursuant to
        paragraph (1) shall--
                    ``(A) establish and operate 1 or more
                multidisciplinary integrated systems of community-based
                care--
                            ``(i) to include medical, social, and
                        behavioral services for the simultaneous and
                        coordinated treatment of trauma, substance
                        abuse, and psychiatric disorders, including
                        depression and anxiety disorders (including
                        post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic, and
                        dissociative disorders);
                            ``(ii) that specifically addresses the
                        impact of trauma on the lives of women
                        receiving services through the grant; and
                            ``(iii) that may include services for
                        children of women who are survivors of trauma;
                    ``(B) establish avenues for the involvement of
                women who access the services described in subparagraph
                (A), in all phases of service delivery and design
                including in the development of individualized
                treatment plans;
                    ``(C) offer specialized and structured treatment
                components addressing trauma that are culture- and
                gender-specific;
                    ``(D) implement collaboration among public and
                private nonprofit entities likely to serve women with
                histories of trauma including rape and domestic
                violence programs, hospital emergency rooms,
                appropriate branches of the criminal justice system,
                low-income housing authorities, substance abuse and
                mental health service providers, consolidated health
                centers, battered women's shelters, and churches and
                other community-based organizations;
                    ``(E) undertake aggressive outreach efforts to
                encourage women from minority communities, in
                particular, to participate; and
                    ``(F) offer educational materials or training,
                through subparagraph (D) or other avenues, to agencies
                and community-based organizations that serve women with
                histories of trauma to increase awareness of the
                devastating impact of chronic exposures to traumatic
                experiences on women's mental health and of the need to
                address this impact in the context of mental health and
                substance abuse treatment.
            ``(4) Access to child care.--An entity awarded a grant
        pursuant to paragraph (1) may use grant funds to provide child
        care, either directly or through an off site, licensed child
        care provider, to women offered services under such grant to
        facilitate participation and address a primary barrier to care.
            ``(5) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each entity desiring a grant
                under this subsection shall submit an application to
                the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
                accompanied by such information as the Secretary may
                reasonably require.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each application submitted
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall--
                            ``(i) describe the activities for which
                        assistance under this subsection is sought; and
                            ``(ii) describe a plan for the rigorous
                        evaluation of such activities, including both
                        process and outcome evaluation, and the
                        submission of the evaluation at the end of the
                        project period.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $100,000,000
        for fiscal year 2003, and such sums as may be necessary for
        each fiscal year thereafter.''.

Output: Women in Trauma Act of 2002 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health, to award grants to build treatment interventions simultaneously addressing trauma, substance abuse and psychiatric disorders, including the integration of existing interventions.Requires the Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to make grants and provide technical assistance for the provision of comprehensive community-based mental health and substance abuse services to women with a history of physical or sexual abuse or other trauma. Targets minority community services. Requires such services to be multidisciplinary and provide coordinated and simultaneous treatment for multiple issues, be individualized as well as gender- and culture-specific, and include services for children, if needed. Authorizes the use of grant funds for childcare to facilitate participation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act
of 2009''.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS TO ENHANCE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE FIRST-TIME
              HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT.

    (a) Age Limitation.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 36 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Age limitation.--No credit shall be allowed under
        subsection (a) with respect to the purchase of any residence
        unless the taxpayer has attained age 18 as of the date of such
        purchase. In the case of any taxpayer who is married (within
        the meaning of section 7703), the taxpayer shall be treated as
        meeting the age requirement of the preceding sentence if the
        taxpayer or the taxpayer's spouse meets such age
        requirement.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (g) of section 36 of
        such Code is amended by striking ``subsections (c) and
        (f)(4)(D)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(3), (c), and
        (f)(4)(D)''.
    (b) Documentation Requirement.--Subsection (d) of section 36 of
such Code is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting ``, or'',
and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) the taxpayer fails to attach to the return of tax for
        such taxable year a properly executed copy of the settlement
        statement used to complete such purchase.''.
    (c) Restriction on Married Individual Acquiring Residence From
Family of Spouse.--Clause (i) of section 36(c)(3)(A) of such Code is
amended by inserting ``(or, if married, such individual's spouse)''
after ``person acquiring such property''.
    (d) Certain Errors With Respect to the First-Time Homebuyer Tax
Credit Treated as Mathematical or Clerical Errors.--Paragraph (2) of
section 6213(g) of such Code is amended by striking ``and'' at the end
of subparagraph (M), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph
(N) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (N)
the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(O) an entry on a return claiming the credit
                under section 36 if--
                            ``(i) the Secretary obtains information
                        from the person issuing the TIN of the taxpayer
                        that indicates that the taxpayer does not meet
                        the age requirement of section 36(b)(3),
                            ``(ii) information provided to the
                        Secretary by the taxpayer on an income tax
                        return for at least one of the 2 preceding
                        taxable years is inconsistent with eligibility
                        for such credit, or
                            ``(iii) the taxpayer fails to attach to the
                        return the form described in section
                        36(d)(3).''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
        purchases after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Documentation requirement.--The amendments made by
        subsection (b) shall apply to returns for taxable years ending
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (3) Treatment as mathematical and clerical errors.--The
        amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply to returns for
        taxable years ending on or after April 9, 2008.

SEC. 3. CERTAIN TAX RETURN PREPARERS REQUIRED TO FILE RETURNS
              ELECTRONICALLY.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 6011 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(3) Special rule for tax return preparers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall require than
                any individual income tax return prepared by a tax
                return preparer be filed on magnetic media if--
                            ``(i) such return is filed by such tax
                        return preparer, and
                            ``(ii) such tax return preparer is a
                        specified tax return preparer for the calendar
                        year during which such return is filed.
                    ``(B) Specified tax return preparer.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `specified tax return
                preparer' means, with respect to any calendar year, any
                tax return preparer unless such preparer reasonably
                expects to file 100 or fewer individual income tax
                returns during such calendar year.
                    ``(C) Individual income tax return.--For purposes
                of this paragraph, the term `individual income tax
                return' means any return of the tax imposed by subtitle
                A on individuals, estates, or trusts.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 6011(e) of such
Code is amended by striking ``The Secretary may not'' and inserting
``Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary may not''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to returns filed after December 31, 2010.

Output:
Homebuyer Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the first-time homebuyer tax credit, to: (1) deny such credit to taxpayers under the age of 18; (2) require a taxpayer claiming such credit to attach to their returns a properly executed copy of the settlement statement used to purchase their residence; and (3) prohibit a credit for residences acquired from a spouse.

Requires tax return preparers to file tax returns electronically unless they reasonably expect to file 100 or fewer individual income returns in a calendar year.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fight Russian Corruption Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Russian Federation uses corruption as a strategic
        tool to erode democratic governance from within and discredit
        the liberal democratic system, thereby strengthening Russia's
        sphere of influence.
            (2) Russia's ultimate goal is to dissolve the transatlantic
        union by capitalizing on and exacerbating existing tensions
        within European countries.
            (3) In 2016, the Center for Strategic and International
        Studies (CSIS) and the Centre for the Study of Democracy
        concluded that Russia has cultivated an opaque network of
        patronage across the region that it uses to influence and
        direct decision-making. Russia seeks to gain influence over if
        not control of critical state institutions, bodies, and the
        economy and uses this influence to shape national policies and
        decisions.
            (4) Central and Eastern European leaders, including those
        from Romania, the Czech Republic, Latvia, and Poland, have
        warned that Russia engages in economic warfare by using
        politically motivated investments to advance its agenda, and
        seeks to challenge the transatlantic orientation of Central and
        Eastern Europe.
            (5) While countries along Russia's border, especially the
        Baltic countries, Ukraine, and Georgia, are under threat from
        Moscow's malign influence and military aggression, corruption
        is also part of Russia's hybrid warfare strategy to use direct
        and indirect action to coerce, destabilize and exercise malign
        influence over other countries.
            (6) Much like a virus, malign Russian-fueled corruption
        inconspicuously penetrates a country through what appears to be
        a host of legitimate financial transactions.
            (7) According to CSIS, the corruption, often through opaque
        financial transactions, infects various strategic sectors of
        host economies, particularly energy, media, and financial
        sectors. Over time, the host countries' institutions become
        compromised and can no longer self-police or resist Russian
        influence, thereby allowing Russian control over the
        government.
            (8) In France, Austria, Germany, and the United Kingdom,
        Russia directly supports entities that feed directly off lack
        of confidence and trust in democratic systems, which enhances
        the popularity of extreme parties.
            (9) The United States intelligence community concluded that
        Russia deployed similar tactics in the 2016 United States
        elections in order to erode public confidence and trust in the
        United States political system.
            (10) This strategy exploits the inherent openness and
        vulnerabilities within Western capitalist systems. To combat
        it, the United States must support efforts of foreign partner
        countries to investigate corruption and strengthen fiscal
        transparency.
            (11) Only through strengthening Western governance and
        institutions will the United States and its partners thwart
        Russian tactics of corruption and exploitation and prevent
        Russia's virus-like corruption from eroding democracy in the
        United States.

SEC. 3. OFFICE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION RELATING TO ILLICIT RUSSIAN FINANCIAL
              ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE.

    Title I of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22
U.S.C. 2651a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 64. OFFICE OF ANTI-CORRUPTION RELATING TO ILLICIT RUSSIAN
              FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES IN EUROPE.

    ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish within
the Department of State the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to
Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe (in this section
referred to as the `Office').
    ``(b) Head of Office.--The head of the Office shall be the Director
of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in
Europe (in this section referred to as the `Director'). The Director
shall be appointed by Secretary, in consultation with the Assistant
Secretary of State for European Affairs.
    ``(c) Functions.--The Office shall carry out the following
functions:
            ``(1) In coordination with the intelligence community,
        analyze financial networks of the Russian Federation that
        operate in European countries relating to investments in the
        real estate, energy, media, infrastructure, philanthropy, civil
        society, sports, nongovernmental organization, and other
        sectors.
            ``(2) In coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury,
        train United States liaison officers to serve in key United
        States diplomatic and consular posts in European countries to
        cooperate with foreign partners in the uncovering and
        prosecution of illicit Russian financial activity.
    ``(d) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Office shall develop and submit to
        the appropriate congressional committees on an annual basis a
        report on the conduct and results of activities of the Office
        carried out under subsection (c) during the prior year.
            ``(2) Form.--The report required under this subsection
        shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a
        classified annex.
    ``(e) Personnel.--The Secretary of State is authorized to accept
details or assignments of any personnel on a reimbursable or
nonreimbursable basis for the purpose of carrying out this section, and
the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail or assign
personnel of such agency on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis to
the Secretary for purposes of carrying out this section.
    ``(f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--The term
`appropriate congressional committees' means--
            ``(1) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on
        Financial Services of the House of Representatives; and
            ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee
        on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and the Committee on
        Finance of the Senate.''.

SEC. 4. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED MATTERS.

    (a) Authority To Provide Foreign Assistance.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of State is authorized to
        provide assistance to European countries to combat corruption.
            (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance authorized to be
        provided under paragraph (1) may include the following:
                    (A) Support for activities described in paragraphs
                (1) and (2) of section 64(c) of the State Department
                Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (as added by section 3 of
                this Act).
                    (B) Support for and strengthening of foreign
                programs focused on investigative journalism and
                independence of the media environment to expose Russian
                corruption.
                    (C) Support for activities in Europe relating to
                anti-corruption, anti-propaganda, and anti-Russian
                malign influence.
    (b) Matters Relating to NATO.--The Secretary of State shall seek to
work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to carry out
the following actions:
            (1) Elevate anti-corruption as an element of NATO's
        Readiness Action Plan.
            (2) Task the NATO Assistant Secretary General for
        Intelligence and Warning with monitoring Russian influence in
        NATO member states.
            (3) Prioritizing the combating of Russian influence under
        the NATO-European Union framework.
    (c) EU-US Summit.--The Secretary of State, in coordination with the
Secretary of the Treasury, is authorized to host a summit between the
United States and the European Union on preventing undeclared, cross-
border money flows invested in strategic areas or economic sectors of
European countries.

SEC. 5. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall
develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
National Intelligence Estimate on the matters described in subsection
(b).
    (b) Matters Described.--The matters described in this subsection
are the following:
            (1) Any purchases made in the 5-year period ending on the
        date of the enactment of this Act by individuals and entities
        of key sectors in European countries, particularly purchases
        that provide monopolistic control of a sector.
            (2) A detailed analysis of the individuals and entities
        making such purchases, including sources of revenue for each
        individual and entity and any links to the Russian Federation.

SEC. 6. REPORT.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Treasury shall jointly
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the
implementation of this Act.

SEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                Committee on Financial Services of the House of
                Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and
                the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
            (2) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence
        community'' has the meaning given the term in section 3 of the
        National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).

Output: Fight Russian Corruption Act This bill amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require the Department of State to establish the Office of Anti-Corruption relating to Illicit Russian Financial Activities in Europe. Such office shall: (1) analyze financial networks of the Russian Federation operating in European countries that relate to real estate, energy, media, infrastructure, and other sectors; and (2) train U.S. liaison officers to serve in key U.S. diplomatic and consular posts in such countries to cooperate with foreign partners in uncovering and prosecuting illicit Russian financial activity.  The bill authorizes the State Department to provide assistance to European countries to combat corruption, including to support: (1) activities of such office; (2) foreign programs focused on investigative journalism and independence of the media environment to expose Russian corruption; and (3) activities in Europe related to anti-corruption, anti-propoganda, and anti-Russian malign influence.  The State Department shall seek to work with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to: (1) elevate anti-corruption as an element of NATO's Readiness Action Plan, (2) task the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence and Warning with monitoring Russian influence in NATO member states, and (3) prioritize the combating of Russian influence under the NATO-European Union framework. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a National Intelligence Estimate on: (1) purchases made in the last five years by individuals and entities of key sectors in European countries, particularly purchases that provide monopolistic control of a sector; and (2) the individuals and entities making such purchases, including any links to the Russian Federation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citizens Right to Know Act of
2010''.

SEC. 2. NOTIFICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

    The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is
amended by inserting after section 17B the following:

``SEC. 17C. NOTIFICATION TO SHAREHOLDERS OF ELECTIONEERING
              COMMUNICATIONS.

    ``(a) Disclosures to Shareholders.--Each issuer, the securities of
which are registered under section 12, or that is subject to the
reporting requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d), that makes or
participates in an electioneering communication shall disclose such
activity, in writing, to each shareholder of the issuer.
    ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term
`electioneering communication' has the same meaning as in section
304(f)(3)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
434(f)(3)(A)).''.

SEC. 3. PRIOR SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF ELECTIONEERING COMMUNICATIONS.

    Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78n)
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) Limitations on Electioneering Communications.--
            ``(1) Prohibition on foreign-owned issuers.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no issuer may make
        or participate in any electioneering communication if 51
        percent or more of the outstanding securities of such issuer
        are owned or controlled by any foreign principal or agent of a
        foreign principal.
            ``(2) Prior shareholder approval required.--Before an
        issuer makes or participates in any electioneering
        communication, as defined in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434(f)(3)(A)),
        the issuer shall obtain prior approval, by majority vote of all
        shareholders, for any such activity. Such vote shall be taken
        with each shareholder entitled to one vote per share of common
        stock held, regardless of any per-share voting rights of an
        outstanding class or classes of common stock under any other
        agreement or provision to the contrary.
            ``(3) Definitions.--As used in this subsection--
                    ``(A) the term `electioneering communication' has
                the same meaning as in section 304(f)(3)(A) of the
                Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
                434(f)(3)(A));
                    ``(B) the terms `foreign principal' and `agent of a
                foreign principal' have the same meanings as in section
                611 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 (11
                U.S.C. 611); and
                    ``(C) the term `issuer' means only those issuers,
                the securities of which are registered under section
                12, or that are subject to the reporting requirements
                of section 13(a) or 15(d).''.

SEC. 4. STAND BY YOUR AD REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Rules for Corporations.--Paragraph (2) of section 318(d) of the
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Any communication'' and inserting the
        following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Any communication''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Special rule for communications by
                corporations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of any
                        communication described in subparagraph (A)
                        which is paid for by a corporation--
                                    ``(I) the audio statement required
                                under this paragraph shall be made by
                                the president or chief executive
                                officer of such corporation and shall
                                identify such individual by name and
                                position; and
                                    ``(II) for purposes of the second
                                sentence of subparagraph (A), the view
                                of the person making the statement
                                shall be a view of such president or
                                chief executive officer.
                            ``(ii) Joint communications.--In the case
                        of any communication described in subparagraph
                        (A) which is paid for by more than 1
                        corporation, the president or chief executive
                        officer described in clause (i) shall be the
                        president or chief executive officer of the
                        corporation which pays for the largest portion
                        of the communication (or, if paid for equally
                        by all such corporations, the president or
                        chief executive officer of the corporation with
                        the highest gross revenue for the calendar year
                        prior to the date on which such communication
                        is made).''.
    (b) Rules for Other Entities.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 318(d) of the
        Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441d(d)), as
        amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Special rules for certain other
                organizations.--In the case of any communication
                described in paragraph (A) which is paid for by an
                organization (other than a corporation), such
                communication shall include, in addition to the other
                requirements of this section, a statement listing the
                name of the 3 persons making the largest aggregate
                contributions to such organization during the 12-month
                period before the date of the communication.''.
            (2) Reporting of contributors on internet.--Section 304 of
        such Act (2 U.S.C. 434) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
    ``(j) Internet Disclosure of Contributors for Certain Radio and
Television Ads.--In addition to any reports required to be filed with
the Commission under this section, any organization (other than a
corporation) which makes a communication to which section 318(d)(2)(C)
applies shall make available on the Internet, by means of a direct link
from the home page of such organization, the following information:
            ``(1) In the case of any such communication made by a
        political committee, the information required under subsection
        (b)(3).
            ``(2) In the case of any communication which is an
        independent expenditure and which is made by a person other
        than a political committee, the information required under
        subsection (c)(2)(C).
            ``(3) In the case of any communication which is an
        electioneering communication and which is made by a person
        other than a political committee, the information required
        under subsection (f)(2)(F).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to communications made after the date of the
enactment of this Act, without regard to whether or not the Federal
Election Commission has promulgated regulations to carry out such
amendments.

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Citizens Right to Know Act of 2010 - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers of securities to disclose to their shareholders electioneering communications they have made or in which they have participated.

Prohibits an issuer from making or participating in any electioneering communication if 51% or more of its outstanding securities are owned or controlled by a foreign principal or agent of a foreign principal.

Requires an issuer to obtain prior approval by majority vote of all shareholders before making or participating in any electioneering communication.

Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require that: (1) audio and television communications be made by the president or chief executive officer of the corporation paying for such communications; and (2) they identify the individual by name and position.

Requires a communication paid for by an organization other than a corporation to include a statement listing the names of the three persons making the largest aggregate contributions to the organization during the 12-month period before the date of the communication.

Sets forth Internet disclosure requirements for contributors to certain radio and television ads that are electioneering communications.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Caribbean Amnesty and Relief Act''.

   TITLE I--CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR RELIEF FROM REMOVAL AND
                     DEPORTATION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS

SEC. 101. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN CARIBBEANS.

    (a) Adjustment of Status.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of any alien
        described in subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney
        General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
        residence, if the alien--
                    (A) applies for such adjustment before April 1,
                2002; and
                    (B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant
                visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States
                for permanent residence, except in determining such
                admissibility the grounds for inadmissibility specified
                in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A) and (7)(A) of section
                212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not
                apply.
            (2) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered
        excluded, deported, removed or ordered to depart voluntarily
        from the United States under any provision of the Immigration
        and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for
        adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien may not
        be required, as a condition of submitting or granting such
        application, to file a separate motion to reopen, reconsider,
        or vacate such an order. If the Attorney General grants the
        application, the Attorney General shall cancel the order. If
        the Attorney General renders a final administrative decision to
        deny the application, the order shall be effective and
        enforceable to the same extent as if the application had not
        been made.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--
            (1) In general.--The benefits provided by subsection (a)
        shall apply to any alien who is a national of countries of the
        Caribbean and who has been physically present in the United
        States for a continuous period, beginning not later than
        September 30, 1996 and ending earlier than the date the
        application for adjustment under such subsection is filed,
        except an alien shall not be considered to have failed to
        maintain continuous physical presence by reason of an absence,
        or absences, from the United States for any periods in the
        aggregate not exceeding 180 days.
            (2) Proof of commencement of continuous presence.--For
        purposes of establishing that the period of continuous physical
        presence referred to in paragraph (1) commenced not later than
        September 30, 1996, an alien--
                    (A) shall demonstrate that the alien, prior to
                September 30, 1996 performed service, or engaged in a
                trade or business, within the United States; or
                    (B) shall make such other demonstration of physical
                presence as the Attorney General may provide for by
                regulation.
    (c) Stay of Removal; Work Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall provide by
        regulation for an alien subject to a final order of deportation
        or removal to seek a stay of such order based on the filing of
        an application under subsection (a).
            (2) During certain proceedings.--Notwithstanding any
        provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney
        General shall not order any alien to be removed from the United
        States, if the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal
proceedings under any provision of such an Act and has applied for
adjustment of status under subsection (a), except where the Attorney
General has rendered a final administrative determination to deny the
application.
            (3) Work authorization.--The Attorney General may authorize
        an alien who has applied for adjustment of status under
        subsection (a) to engage in employment in the United States
        during the pendency of such application and may provide the
        alien with an ``employment authorization'' endorsement or other
        appropriate document signifying authorization of employment,
        except that if such application is pending for a period
        exceeding 180 days, and has not been denied, the Attorney
        General shall authorize such employment.
    (d) Adjustment of Status for Status for Spouses and Children.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of an alien shall
        be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien
        lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if--
                    (A) the alien is a national of a Caribbean country;
                    (B) the spouse, child, or unmarried son or
                daughter, of an alien whose status is adjusted to that
                of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence
                under subsection (a), except that in the case of such
                an unmarried son or daughter, the son or daughter shall
                be required to establish that they have been physically
                present in the United States for a continuous period,
                beginning not later than December 1, 1995, and ending
                not earlier than the date the application for
                adjustment is filed;
                    (C) the alien applies for such adjustment and is
                physically present in the United States on the date the
                application is filed;
                    (D) the alien is otherwise eligible to receive an
                immigrant visa and is otherwise admissible to the
                United States for permanent residence, except in
                determining such admissibility the grounds for
                exclusion specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and
                (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and
                Nationality Act shall not apply; and
                    (E) applies for such adjustment before April 1,
                2002.
            (2) Proof of continuous presence.--For purposes of
        establishing the period of continuous physical presence
        referred to in paragraph (1)(B), an alien--
                    (A) shall demonstrate that such period commenced
                not later than December 1, 1995, in a manner consistent
                with subsection (b)(2); and
                    (B) shall not be considered to have failed to
                maintain continuous physical presence by reason of an
                absence, or absences, from the United States for any
                period in the aggregate not exceeding 180 days.
    (e) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Attorney General
shall provide to applicants for adjustment of status under subsection
(a) the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are
provided to--
            (1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
            (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240
        of such Act.
    (f) Limitation on Judicial Review.--A determination by the Attorney
General as to whether the status of any alien should be adjusted under
this section is final and shall not be subject to review by any court.
    (g) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence pursuant to this section, the Secretary of the State shall
not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to
be issued under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (h) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions.--
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, the
definitions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act shall
apply in the administration of this section. Nothing contained in this
section shall be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or
restrict the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney
General in the administration and enforcement of such Act or any other
law relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization. The fact
that an alien may be eligible to be granted the status of having been
lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section shall not
preclude the alien from seeking such status under any other provision
of law for which the alien may be eligible.

                   TITLE II--VISA FAIRNESS COMMISSION

SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established in the Immigration and Naturalization Service
a commission to be known as the Visa Fairness Commission (hereafter in
this title referred to as the ``Commission''.)

SEC. 202. DUTIES.

    (a) Data Collection.--The Commission, in consultation with the
Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, shall gather
empirical data on economic and racial profiling by the Consular Affairs
office in American embassies and by Customs and immigration inspectors
at US points of entry. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the
Commission and the Director shall, to the extent practicable, avoid
duplication of administration efforts.
    (b) In General.--Section 376 of the Immigration and Nationality Act
(8 U.S.C. 1351) is amended by adding in subsection (a) the following:
            ``(3) Fee waiver--The Secretary of State shall waive the
        visa fee for those who can prove in forma pauperis status.''.

SEC. 203. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15
members appointed by the Director of the INS. Members on the Commission
shall be broadly representative of the ethnic, religious, majority and
minority groups comprising the United States.
    (b) Waiver of Limitation on Executive Schedule Positions.--
Appointments may be made under this section without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code.
    (c) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 8 members appointed maybe
of the same political party.
    (d) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for a term
        of two years, except as provided.
    (e) Basic Pay.--
            (1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        member shall serve without pay.
            (2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
        Members of the Commission who are full-time officers or
        employees of the United States may not receive additional pay,
        allowances, or benefits by reason of their services on the
        Commission.
    (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections
5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    (g) Quorum.--Eight members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (h) Chairman; Vice Chairman.--The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the
Commission shall be designated by the Director of the INS at the time
of the appointment.
    (i) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the
Chairman or a majority of its members.

SEC. 204. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Commission. The Director shall be paid at a rate not
to exceed the rate of basic pay payable for level V of the Executive
Schedule.
    (b) Staff.--Subject to rules prescribed by the Commission, and
without regard to section 5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, the
Director may appoint additional personnel as the Director considers
appropriate.
    (c) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The Director and
staff of the Commission shall be appointed subject to the provisions of
title 5, United State Code, governing appointments in the competitive
service, and shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of chapter
51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to
classification and General Schedule pay rates.
    (d) Experts and Consultants.--Subject to rules prescribed by the
Commission, the Director may procure temporary and intermittent
services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the rate
basic pay payable for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Director, the
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under this Act.

SEC. 205. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Commission, the head of the department
or agency shall furnish that information to the Commission, the head of
that department or agency shall furnish that information to the
Commission.
    (d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property,
both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or
devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for
disbursement upon order of the Chairman.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (f) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of the
Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall provide to the
Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the administrative support
services necessary for the Commission to carry out its responsibilities
under the Act.
    (g) Subpoena Power.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas
        requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the
        production of any evidence relating to any matter under
        investigation by the Commission. The attendance of witnesses
        and the production of evidence may be required from any place
        within the United States at any designated place of hearing
        within the United States.
            (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to
        obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission may
        apply to a United States district court for an order requiring
        that person to appear before the Commission to give testimony,
        produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter under
        investigation. The application may be made within the judicial
        district where the hearing is conducted or where that person is
        found, resides, or transacts business any failure to obey the
        order of the court may be punished by the court as civil
        contempt.
            (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission
        shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued by
        a United States district court under the Federal Rules of Civil
        Procedure for the United States district courts.
            (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which
        application is be made under paragraph (2) may be served in the
        judicial district in which the person required to be served
        resides or may be found.
    (h) Immunity.--Except as provided in this subsection, a person may
not be excused from testifying or from producing evidence pursuant to a
subpoena on the ground that the testimony or evidence required by the
subpoena may tend to incriminate or subject that person to criminal
prosecution. A person, after having claimed the privilege against self-
incrimination, may not be criminally prosecuted by reason of any
transaction, matter, or thing about which that person is compelled to
testify or relating to which that person is compelled to produce
evidence, except that the person may be prosecuted for perjury
committed during the testimony or made in the evidence.
    (i) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for property and
services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5)

SEC. 206. ANNUAL REPORTS.

    The Commission shall transmit an annual report to the Director of
the INS and the Congress not later than December 31 of each year. Each
such report shall contain a detailed statement of activities of the
Commission during the fiscal year ending in the year in which such
report is required to be submitted.

SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to complete the study.

Output:
Title II: Visa Fairness Commission
 - Establishes in the Immigration and Naturalization Service the Visa Fairness Commission, which shall gather data on U.S. embassy and port of entry economic and racial profiling. Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to waive the visa fee for aliens who can prove in forma pauperis status.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair International Labor Standards
in Trade and Investment Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. OBJECTIVES; DUTIES OF ILAB.

    (a) Objectives.--The policy objectives of Congress with respect to
international labor issues are as follows:
            (1) Fundamental economic, political, social, technological,
        and cross-cultural changes are proceeding in ways that
        accelerate global integration and interdependence.
            (2) The United States national interest is served by more
        open markets, expanding trade, and investment liberalization
        within the community of nations, balanced by increased respect
        and enforcement of universal human rights as defined in the
        Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the ILO Declaration
        of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
            (3) The American people believe that more open
        international trade, investment, and market access are not ends
        in themselves, but means for attaining greater economic
        justice, social responsibility, and sustainable development in
        both the United States and the global economy.
            (4) A principal objective of the international economic
        policy of the United States is to spread the benefits of trade
        and investment liberalization as broadly as possible within all
        trading nations and not just between them.
            (5) United States international economic policy should
        emphasize the following 4 principal goals:
                    (A) The achievement of steadily increasing
                purchasing power throughout the global economy in
                tandem with expanding global productive capacity that
                leads to--
                            (i) the elimination of abusive child labor;
                            (ii) rising living standards in developing
                        and developed national economies; and
                            (iii) the acceleration of broad-based
                        consumer markets within all trading nations.
                    (B) The discouragement of economic development by
                any nation based on the commercial exploitation of
                child labor and the systematic denial of
                internationally recognized worker rights and core labor
                standards, in order to gain illegitimate competitive
                advantage in international trade and investment.
                    (C) The expansion of global trade and investment,
                not protectionism, based on growing public confidence
                that the rules governing international flows of
                capital, goods, services, technology, and labor are
                structured, in law and practice, to end abusive child
                labor and promote the rights and interests of working
                people as well as those of other parties to
                international agreements.
                    (D) The alleviation of poverty, hunger, abusive
                child labor, and illiteracy through the empowerment of
                working people in all trading nations so that they can
                more fully participate in policy-making and benefit
                equitably from the fruits of their labor in the conduct
                of global trade, investment, and commerce.
    (b) Duties of ILAB.--Under the guidance of the Secretary of Labor,
the International Labor Affairs Bureau shall have the primary
responsibility for advancing the policy objectives and goals set out in
subsection (a) and for coordinating all related United States
activities.

SEC. 3. FUNCTIONS.

    The Secretary of Labor is authorized to act through the
International Labor Affairs Bureau, to carry out the following
activities to promote fair international standards in trade and
investment:
            (1) Represent the United States in the International Labor
        Organization (ILO) and support that Organization's activities,
        consulting with the organizations that represent employers and
        employees in that body.
            (2) Provide bilateral and multilateral technical assistance
        to enable developing countries in particular to--
                    (A) implement core labor standards;
                    (B) strengthen governmental capacity to enforce
                national labor laws and protect internationally
                recognized worker rights; and
                    (C) develop policies to assist workers who are
                adversely affected by shifts in trade and investments
                flows, structural adjustments, and macroeconomic
                changes within national economies and the global
                economy respectively.
            (3) Provide bilateral aid to foreign countries to eliminate
        abusive child labor and other trade and investment-related
        worker rights violations and to support workforce development
        programs to foster broad-based, equitable, and sustainable
        economic development in recipient countries.
            (4) Compile and report annually to Congress, on the extent
        to which each foreign country that has a trade and investment
        agreement with the United States protects the free exercise of
        internationally recognized worker rights, as required under
        United States law, and promotes core labor standards as
        embodied in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and
        Rights at Work.
            (5) Conduct research and analysis on the relationship
        between internationally recognized worker rights and core labor
        standards and the conduct of international, trade, commerce,
        and investment and related trends.

SEC. 4. GRANTS.

    The Secretary of Labor may award grants and enter into cooperative
agreements and contracts to carry out the functions described in
section 3.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secreatry of Labor
such sums as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act.

Output: Fair International Labor Standards in Trade and Investment Act of 2001 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, through the International Labor Affairs Bureau, to promote fair international standards in trade and investment by: (1) representing the United States in the International Labor Organization (ILO), supporting ILO activities, and consulting with organizations that represent employers and employees in ILO; (2) providing bilateral and multilateral technical assistance to enable developing countries in particular to implement core labor standards, strengthen governmental capacity to enforce national labor laws and protect internationally recognized worker rights, and develop policies to assist workers who are adversely affected by shifts in trade and investments flows, structural adjustments, and macroeconomic changes within national economies and the global economy; (3) providing bilateral aid to foreign countries to eliminate abusive child labor and other trade and investment-related worker rights violations and to support workforce development programs to foster broad-based, equitable, and sustainable economic development in recipient countries; (4) compiling and reporting annually to Congress on the extent to which each foreign country that has a trade and investment agreement with the United States protects the free exercise of internationally recognized worker rights as required under U.S. law, and promotes core labor standards as embodied in the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work; (5) conducting research and analysis on the relationship between internationally recognized worker rights and core labor standards and the conduct of international, trade, commerce, and investment and related trends; and (6) making grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to carry out such functions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
    This Act may be cited as the ``United States Army Commemorative
Coin Act of 2008''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the United States Army, founded in 1775, has served this
    country well for over 230 years;
        (2) the United States Army has played a decisive role in
    protecting and defending freedom throughout the history of the
    United States, from the Colonial period to today, in wartime and in
    peace, and has consistently answered the call to serve the American
    people at home and abroad since the Revolutionary War;
        (3) the sacrifice of the American soldier, of all ranks, since
    the earliest days of the Republic has been immense and is deserving
    of the unique recognition bestowed by commemorative coinage;
        (4) the Army, the Nation's oldest and largest military service,
    is the only service branch that currently does not have a
    comprehensive national museum celebrating, preserving, and
    displaying its heritage and honoring its veterans;
        (5) the National Museum of the United States Army will be--
            (A) the Army's only service-wide, national museum honoring
        all soldiers, of all ranks, in all branches since 1775; and
            (B) located at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, across the Potomac
        River from the Nation's Capitol, a 10-minute drive from Mount
        Vernon, the home of the Army's first Commander-in-Chief, and
        astride the Civil War's decisive Washington-Richmond corridor;
        (6) the Army Historical Foundation (hereafter in this Act
    referred to as the ``Foundation''), founded in 1983--
            (A) is dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of
        the American soldier; and
            (B) seeks to educate future Americans to fully appreciate
        the sacrifices that generations of American soldiers have made
        to safeguard the freedoms of this Nation;
        (7) the completion and opening to the public of the National
    Museum of the United States Army will immeasurably help in
    fulfilling that mission;
        (8) the Foundation is a nongovernmental, member-based, and
    publicly supported nonprofit organization that is dependent on
    funds from members, donations, and grants for support;
        (9) the Foundation uses such support to help create the
    National Museum of the United States Army, refurbish historical
    Army buildings, acquire and conserve Army historical art and
    artifacts, support Army history educational programs, for research,
    and publication of historical materials on the American soldier,
    and to provide support and counsel to private and governmental
    organizations committed to the same goals as the Foundation;
        (10) in 2000, the Secretary of the Army designated the
    Foundation as its primary partner in the building of the National
    Museum of the United States Army; and
        (11) the Foundation is actively engaged in executing a major
    capital campaign to support the National Museum of the United
    States Army.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
    (a) Denominations.--In recognition and celebration of the founding
of the United States Army in 1775, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the following
coins:
        (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 100,000 $5 coins, which
    shall--
            (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
            (C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.
        (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 500,000 $1 coins, which
    shall--
            (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
            (C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
        (3) Half dollar clad coins.--Not more than 750,000 half dollar
    coins, which shall--
            (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
            (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
            (C) be minted to the specifications for half dollar coins,
        contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of
title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
    (a) Design Requirements.--
        (1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this Act
    shall be emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the
    United States Army, and its role in American society from the
    Colonial period to today.
        (2) Designations and inscriptions.--On each coin minted under
    this Act, there shall be--
            (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
            (B) an inscription of the year ``2011''; and
            (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
        Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall--
        (1) contain motifs that specifically honor the American soldier
    of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, such designs
    to be consistent with the traditions and heritage of the United
    States Army, the mission and goals of the National Museum of the
    United States Army, and the missions and goals of the Foundation;
        (2) be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the
    Secretary of the Army, the Foundation, and the Commission of Fine
    Arts; and
        (3) be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
    (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
    (b) Mint Facilities.--For each of the 3 coins minted under this
Act, at least 1 facility of the United States Mint shall be used to
strike proof quality coins, while at least 1 other such facility shall
be used to strike the uncirculated quality coins.
    (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1,
2011.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
        (1) the face value of the coins;
        (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect to such
    coins; and
        (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
    labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
    marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
        (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for
    the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such coins.
        (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders under
    paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall
include a surcharge as follows:
        (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.
        (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.
        (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dollar coin.
    (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of
coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to
the Foundation to help finance the National Museum of the United States
Army.
    (c) Audits.--The Foundation shall be subject to the audit
requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code,
with regard to the amounts received by the Foundation under subsection
(b).
    (d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as numismatic items emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the U.S. Army, and its role in American society from the Colonial period to today.

Requires the design for such coins to contain motifs that honor specifically the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, consistent with the traditions and heritage of the U.S. Army, the mission and goals of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, and the missions and goals of the Army Historical Foundation.

Restricts coin issuance to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2011.

Requires all surcharges from coin sales to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Foundation to help finance the National Museum of the U.S. Army.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient Access to Disposable Medical
Technology Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. COVERAGE OF CERTAIN DISPOSABLE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES UNDER THE
              MEDICARE PROGRAM.

    (a) Coverage.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395x) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

               ``Substitute Disposable Medical Technology

    ``(iii) The term `substitute disposable medical technology' means
medical equipment that--
            ``(1) is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical
        purpose;
            ``(2) would otherwise be covered as durable medical
        equipment under this title but for the fact that such equipment
        is not durable (as defined by the Secretary for purposes of
        coverage of durable medical equipment under this title); and
            ``(3) the Secretary determines substitutes for durable
        medical equipment.''.
    (b) Payment Provisions.--Section 1834(a) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(23) Special payment rule for substitute disposable
        medical technologies.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions
        of this subsection, the Secretary shall determine the payment
        amount under this subsection for a substitute disposable
        medical technology (as defined in section 1861(iii)), and for
        any services and supplies used in conjunction with such
        technology, in accordance with the following:
                    ``(A) Single payment amount.--The Secretary shall
                determine a single payment amount that shall be paid
                for a substitute disposable medical technology and for
                any services and supplies used in conjunction with such
                technology. A payment for such a technology and for any
                such services and supplies that is made in the amount
                of such single payment amount shall constitute full
                payment under this title for such technology and such
                services and supplies.
                    ``(B) Calculation of payment amount.--The single
                payment amount described in subparagraph (A) for a
                substitute disposable medical technology and for any
                services and supplies used in conjunction with such
                technology shall be calculated by--
                            ``(i) calculating the sum of the amounts of
                        payment that otherwise would be made under this
                        section for--
                                    ``(I) the item of durable medical
                                equipment for which the Secretary
                                determines, pursuant to section
                                1861(iii)(3), that such substitute
                                disposable medical technology
                                substitutes; and
                                    ``(II) all services and supplies
                                used in conjunction with such item of
                                durable medical equipment;
                            ``(ii) calculating the amount that is 95
                        percent of the sum calculated under clause (i);
                        and
                            ``(iii) calculating the single payment
                        amount for the substitute disposable medical
                        technology and for any services and supplies
                        used in conjunction with such technology such
                        that the sum of the payments under this
                        subsection for--
                                    ``(I) all substitute disposable
                                medical technologies that the Secretary
                                determines, pursuant to section
                                1861(iii)(3), will be necessary to
                                provide a substitute for the item of
                                durable medical equipment described in
                                clause (i)(I); and
                                    ``(II) any services and supplies
                                used in conjunction with such
                                technologies;
                        is equal to the amount calculated under clause
                        (ii).
                    ``(C) Lump-sum payment.--The single payment amount
                described in subparagraph (A) for a substitute
                disposable medical technology and for any services and
                supplies used in conjunction with such technology shall
                be made in a lump-sum amount.''.
    (c) Nonapplication of Competitive Acquisition.--Section
1847(a)(7)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-3(a)(7)(B))
is amended--
            (1) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) that are substitute disposable
                        medical technologies (as defined in section
                        1861(n)(2)(B)).''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to items and services furnished on or after the date
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this section.

Output: Patient Access to Disposable Medical Technology Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to cover substitute disposable medical technology, subject it to a special payment rule, and exempt it from competitive acquisition.