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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Restoring the Doctors of Our Country
through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014'' or the ``RDOCS-VA
Act of 2014''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Medical facilities of the Department of Veterans
        Affairs are in dire need of more physicians, with a particular
        need for doctors trained in primary care specialties.
            (2) The Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program
        established by chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code,
        provides educational assistance through scholarships and loan
        forgiveness for a range of health professionals, however, it
        does not specifically encourage a commitment to primary care by
        physicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (3) The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) model of
        education and training is a respected and effective way of
        meeting the need of the United States for educated and trained
        officers in the Armed Forces, and it can be applied to train
        and educate physicians to provide primary care services.
            (4) Congress can build off of the Health Professionals
        Educational Assistance Program and the ROTC model to solve the
        primary care shortage by providing full-tuition scholarships to
        students committed to serving the United States as primary care
        doctors at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESTORING THE DOCTORS OF OUR COUNTRY THROUGH
              SCHOLARSHIPS--VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 76 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

    ``SUBCHAPTER VIII--RESTORING THE DOCTORS OF OUR COUNTRY THROUGH
                     SCHOLARSHIPS--VETERANS AFFAIRS

``Sec. 7691. Authority for program
    ``As part of the Educational Assistance Program, the Secretary
shall carry out a scholarship program under this subchapter in order to
provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide
primary health care services at medical facilities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs. The program shall be known as the Restoring the
Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs program
(in this subchapter referred to as the `RDOCS-VA program').
``Sec. 7692. Scholarship program
    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out the RDOCS-VA program, the
Secretary shall award not less than 400 RDOCS-VA scholarships to
individuals who are selected by the Secretary and enter into an
agreement under subsection (b). Under such scholarships, the Secretary
shall pay--
            ``(1) to the participating undergraduate medical program
        all tuition and costs for the undergraduate medical education
        of an RDOCS-VA scholar for a period of study not exceeding 48
        consecutive months; and
            ``(2) to the RDOCS-VA scholar a cost-of-living stipend, in
        an amount determined by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Agreement.--To participate in the RDOCS-VA program, an RDOCS-
VA scholar shall agree to--
            ``(1) be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a
        participating undergraduate medical program in the State of
        residence of the scholar (or if such State of residence
        operates no such program, in a participating undergraduate
        medical program in a State within an associated region);
            ``(2) when enrolled in such program, maintain a minimum
        level of academic standing (to be determined by the Secretary);
            ``(3) complete an accredited residency training program in
        a primary care specialty;
            ``(4) become licensed to practice medicine in the State of
        residence of the scholar;
            ``(5) receive and maintain board certification in a primary
        care specialty; and
            ``(6) complete a five-year post-graduate period of
        employment by the Department of Veterans Affairs performing
        primary care services.
    ``(c) Priority in Awarding Scholarships.--In selecting RDOCS-VA
scholars and awarding scholarships under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall give preference to applicants who--
            ``(1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine
        program; or
            ``(2) elect to complete the period of employment described
        in subsection (b)(6) at a facility of the Department that the
        Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care
        physicians.
    ``(d) Ineligibility for Other Educational Assistance.--An RDOCS-VA
scholar shall not be eligible for other assistance under this chapter
in connection with the education received under the RDOCS-VA program.
``Sec. 7693. Breach of agreement: liability
    ``(a) In General.--An RDOCS-VA scholar (other than a scholar
described in subsection (b)) who fails to accept payment, or instructs
the participating undergraduate medical program in which the scholar is
enrolled not to accept payment, in whole or in part, of a scholarship
under the agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of this title
shall be liable to the United States for liquidated damages in the
amount of $1,500. Such liability is in addition to any period of
obligated service or other obligation or liability under the agreement.
    ``(b) Liability.--(1) An RDOCS-VA scholar shall be liable to the
United States for the amount which has been paid to or on behalf of the
scholar under the agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of this
title if any of the following occurs:
            ``(A) The scholar fails to maintain an acceptable level of
        academic standing described in paragraph (2) of such section
        7692(b).
            ``(B) The scholar is dismissed from the participating
        undergraduate medical program for disciplinary reasons.
            ``(C) The scholar voluntarily terminates the course of
        training in such program before the completion of such program.
            ``(D) The scholar fails to become licensed to practice
        medicine in the State of residence of the scholar during a
        period of time determined under regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary.
    ``(2) Liability under this subsection is in lieu of any service
obligation arising under the agreement of the RDOCS-VA scholar.
    ``(c) Recovery.--(1) If an RDOCS-VA officer breaches the agreement
by failing (for any reason) to complete the period of obligated service
of the officer, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the
officer an amount determined in accordance with the formula described
in section 7617(c)(1) of this title.
    ``(2) Any amount of damages which the United States is entitled to
recover under this section shall be paid to the United States within
the one-year period beginning on the date of the breach of the
agreement.
``Sec. 7694. Reports
    ``The Secretary shall annually submit to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
report on the physician workforce of the Department. Such report shall
include--
            ``(1) the number of scholarships awarded under this
        subchapter during the year covered by the report;
            ``(2) data on the physician shortage of the Department, if
        any, disaggregated by the medical facility of the Department;
        and
            ``(3) a gap analysis of the primary care practitioners
        needed in each medical facility of the Department, and a five-
        and ten-year estimates of the funding needed to close the gap
        through the RDOCS-VA program.
``Sec. 7695. Definitions
    ``In this subchapter:
            ``(1) The term `accelerated track family-medicine program'
        means an appropriately accredited, integrated course of study
        in which a candidate can complete undergraduate medical
        education and graduate medical education in six years.
            ``(2) The term `associated region' means--
                    ``(A) the area encompassing the boundaries of
                Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho;
                    ``(B) the area encompassing the boundaries of
                Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
                Connecticut, and Vermont;
                    ``(C) the area encompassing the boundaries of
                Delaware and Pennsylvania; or
                    ``(D) the area encompassing the boundaries of
                Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia.
            ``(3) The term `board certification' means a certification
        to practice medicine in a specialty, by an appropriate medical
        specialty board.
            ``(4) The term `participating undergraduate medical
        program' means an allopathic or osteopathic undergraduate
        medical program operated by a State.
            ``(5) The term `primary care specialty' means geriatrics,
        gerontology, family medicine, or general internal medicine.
            ``(6) The term `RDOCS-VA officer' means an RDOCS-VA program
        participant who has completed undergraduate medical training,
        but has not yet fulfilled the remaining requirements of the
        scholarship agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of
        this title.
            ``(7) The term `RDOCS-VA scholar' means an individual
        participating in an RDOCS-VA program pursuant to a scholarship
        agreement entered into under section 7692(b) of this title, but
        has not yet completed undergraduate medical education.
            ``(8) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
        States and the District of Columbia.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding after the item relating to section
7684 the following new items:

    ``subchapter viii--restoring the doctors of our country through
                     scholarships--veterans affairs

``7691. Authority for program.
``7692. Scholarship program.
``7693. Breach of agreement: liability.
``7694. Reports.
``7695. Definitions.''.

Output: Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the RDOCS-VA Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Professionals Educational Assistance Program, to carry out a scholarship program to provide for the increased availability of physicians who provide primary health care services at VA medical facilities, which shall be known as the Restoring the Doctors of Our Country through Scholarships-Veterans Affairs (RDOCS-VA) program. Directs the Secretary, under such program, to award not less than 400 scholarships covering all tuition and costs for an undergraduate medical education for a period of study not exceeding 48 consecutive months, and a cost-of-living stipend, to selected individuals who agree to:   be admitted into and maintain enrollment in a participating undergraduate medical program in the scholar's state of residence,  maintain a minimum level of academic standing, complete an accredited residency training program in a primary care specialty, become licensed to practice medicine in the scholar's state of residence, receive and maintain board certification in a primary care specialty, and complete a five-year post-graduate period of employment by the VA performing primary care services.  Directs the Secretary to give preference to applicants who: (1) are enrolled in an accelerated track family-medicine program, or (2) elect to complete the five-year period of employment at a VA facility that the Secretary designates as having an urgent need for primary care physicians.  Sets forth provisions regarding such scholar's liability for breach of agreement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Executive Service Reform Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. LOCALITY PAY ADJUSTMENT LIMITATION.

    Section 5304(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) to
        (E)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (D), and (E)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) The applicable maximum under this subsection shall be level
II of the Executive Schedule for positions under subsection (h)(1) (B)
and (C).''.

SEC. 3. RATES OF PAY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) by striking section 5382 and inserting the following:
``Sec. 5382. Establishment of rates of pay for the Senior Executive
              Service
    ``(a) Subject to regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel
Management, there shall be established a range of rates of basic pay
for the Senior Executive Service, and each senior executive shall be
paid at 1 of the rates within the range, based on individual
performance, contribution to the agency's performance, or both.
    ``(b) The lowest rate of the range shall not be less than the
minimum rate of basic pay payable under section 5376, and the highest
rate shall not exceed the rate for level III of the Executive Schedule.
Comparability payments under section 5304 or 5304a may be paid in
addition to the highest rate under this subsection.
    ``(c) The payment of the rates under this section shall not be
subject to the pay limitation of section 5306(e) or 5373.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Table of sections.--The table of sections for chapter
        53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the
        item relating to section 5382 and inserting the following:

``5382. Establishment of rates of pay for the Senior Executive
                            Service.''.
            (2) Setting and adjustment of senior executive service
        pay.--Section 5383 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``which of the
                rates established under section 5382 of this title''
                and inserting ``which of the rates within the range
                established under section 5382''; and
                    (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``for any pay
                adjustment under section 5382 of this title'' and
                inserting ``as provided in regulations prescribed by
                the Office under section 5385''.
            (3) Limitations on pay fixed by administrative actions.--
        Chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in section 5306(e)--
                            (i) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)''; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to any authority under
section 5376 or 5382.''; and
                    (B) in section 5373(a), by striking paragraph (4)
                and inserting the following:
            ``(4) section 4802, 5376, or 5382.''.

SEC. 4. RATES OF PAY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES.

    Section 5372(b)(1)(C) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``level IV'' each place it appears and
        inserting ``level III''; and
            (2) by adding after the period the following:
        ``Comparability payments under section 5304 or 5304a may be
        paid in addition to the highest rate under this
        subparagraph.''.

SEC. 5. RATES OF PAY FOR CONTRACT APPEALS BOARD MEMBERS.

    Section 5372a of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``level IV'' and
        inserting ``level III''; and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and
        inserting after subsection (b) the following:
    ``(c) Comparability payments under section 5304 or 5304a may be
paid in addition to the rates under subsection (b).''.

SEC. 6. RATES OF PAY FOR CERTAIN SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS.

    Section 5376(b)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``level IV'' and
        inserting ``level III''; and
            (2) by adding after the sentence following subparagraph (B)
        the following: ``Comparability payments under section 5304 or
        5304a may be paid in addition to the highest rate under
        subparagraph (B).''.

SEC. 7. EXPANDED SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE LIMITED APPOINTMENT
              AUTHORITY.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 3132 of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking paragraph (5), and inserting the
                following:
            ``(5) `limited appointee' means an individual appointed to
        a Senior Executive Service position to meet a short-term
        staffing need, as determined by the Office of Personnel
        Management;'';
                    (B) by striking paragraph (6) and redesignating
                paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as paragraphs (6), (7),
                and (8), respectively; and
                    (C) by amending paragraph (7) as so redesignated to
                read as follows:
            ``(7) `career reserved position' means a position
        designated under subsection (b) which may be filled only by--
                    ``(A) a career appointee; or
                    ``(B) a limited appointee who, immediately before
                entering the career reserved position, was serving
                under a career or career-conditional appointment
                outside the Senior Executive Service (or an appointment
                of equivalent tenure, as determined by the Office of
                Personnel Management), or whose limited appointment to
                a career reserved position is approved in advance by
                the Office of Personnel Management;''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``For the purpose of
        paragraph (8) of subsection (a) of this section,'' and
        inserting ``For the purpose of paragraph (7) of subsection
        (a),''.
    (b) Noncareer and Limited Appointments.--Section 3394 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 3394. Noncareer and limited appointments
    ``(a) Each noncareer appointee and limited appointee shall meet the
qualifications of the position to which appointed, as determined in
writing by the appointing authority.
    ``(b) An individual may not be appointed as a limited appointee
without the prior approval of the exercise of such appointment
authority by the Office of Personnel Management.
    ``(c) The duration of a limited appointment shall be--
            ``(1) 4 years or less to a Senior Executive Service
        position the duties of which will expire at the end of such
        term; or
            ``(2) 12 months or less to a Senior Executive Service
        position the duties of which are continuing.
    ``(d) In rare circumstances, the Office of Personnel Management may
authorize an extension of a limited appointment under--
            ``(1) subsection (c)(1) for a period not to exceed 2 years;
        and
            ``(2) subsection (c)(2) for a period not to exceed 12
        months.
    ``(e) A limited appointee who has been appointed from a career or
career-conditional appointment outside the Senior Executive Service
shall have reemployment rights in the agency from which appointed, or
in another agency, under requirements and conditions established by the
Office of Personnel Management. The Office shall have the authority to
direct such placement in any agency.''.
    (c) Reassignment and Transfer.--Section 3395 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and
inserting the following:
    ``(b) Notwithstanding section 3394(b)--
            ``(1) a limited appointee serving under a term prescribed
        under section 3394(c)(1) may be reassigned to another Senior
        Executive Service position in the same agency, the duties of
        which will expire at the end of a term of 4 years or less,
        except that the appointee may not serve in 1 or more positions
        in such agency under such appointment in excess of 4 years,
        unless an extension has been approved by the Office; and
            ``(2) a limited appointee serving under a term prescribed
        under section 3394(c)(2) may be reassigned to another
        continuing Senior Executive Service position in the same
        agency, except that the appointee may not serve in 1 or more
        positions in such agency under such appointment in excess of 12
        months, unless an extension has been approved by the Office.
    ``(c) A limited appointee may not serve more than 7 consecutive
years under any combination of limited appointments.''.

SEC. 8. ANNUAL LEAVE ENHANCEMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6303(a) of title 5, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
            ``(4) one day for each full biweekly pay period for an
        employee in a position paid under section 5376 or 5383, or for
        an employee in an equivalent category for which the minimum
        rate of basic pay is greater than the rate payable at GS-15,
        step 10.''.
    (b) Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management shall
prescribe regulations to carry out the amendments made by this
subsection.

SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of enactment of
this Act.

Output: Senior Executive Service Reform Act of 2003 - Establishes level II of the Executive Schedule as the maximum annual rate of pay, including comparability pay adjustments, for Senior Executive Service (SES) positions, including positions in the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration.Requires establishment of a range of rates of basic pay for the SES, requiring each senior executive to be paid at one of such rates based on individual performance, contribution to the agency's performance, or both. Provides a minimum and maximum rates.Provides pay rate increases for administrative law judges, Contract Appeals Board members, and certain senior level positions by raising the Executive Schedule level on which their pay is based.Removes the authority for the appointment of limited emergency appointees. Sets duration limits for limited appointees, allowing the Office of Personnel Management to exceed such limits in rare circumstances. Outlines reemployment rights and reassignment and transfer authority for limited appointees.Provides one day of annual leave for each full biweekly pay period for positions classified above GS-15, senior executives, and any employee with a minimum rate of basic pay greater than the GS-15, step 10 rate.


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SECTION 1. MEDICARE TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv);
            (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of clause (v) and
        inserting ``, or''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
            ``(vi) a hospital that--
                    ``(I) is located in a State which ranks (according
                to the National Cancer Institute's statistics published
                in May 2005 for 2001 and 2002) first among all States
                in the incidence of prostate cancer, third in the
                incidence rate for non-Hodgkins lymphoma, fourth in the
                incidence rates for thyroid cancer and ovarian cancer,
                and third in the highest death rates from uterine
                cancer and breast cancer;
                    ``(II) is located in a State that, as of December
                31, 2005, had only one center under section 414 of the
                Public Health Service Act that has been designated by
                the National Cancer Institute as a comprehensive center
                currently serving all 21 counties in the most densely
                populated State in the nation, serving more than 70,000
                patient visits annually;
                    ``(III) as of December 31, 2005, served as the
                teaching and clinical care, research and training
                hospital for the Center described in subclause (II),
                providing significant financial and operational support
                to such Center;
                    ``(IV) as of December 31, 2005, served as a core
                and essential element in such Center which conducts
                more than 130 clinical trial activities, national
                cooperative group studies, investigator-initiated and
                peer review studies and received during 2003 at least
                $80,000,000 in research grant awards;
                    ``(V) as of December 31, 2005, can demonstrate that
                it has been a unique and an integral component of such
                Center since such Center's inception;
                    ``(VI) as of December 31, 2005, includes dedicated
                patient care units organized primarily for the
                treatment of and research on cancer with approximately
                125 beds, 75 percent of which are dedicated to cancer
                patients, and contains a radiation oncology department
                as well as specialized emergency services for oncology
                patients;
                    ``(VII) as of December 31, 2003, is identified as
                the focus of the Center's inpatient activities in the
                Center's application as an NCI-designated comprehensive
                cancer center and shares the NCI comprehensive cancer
                designation with the Center; and
                    ``(VIII) as of December 31, 2005, has been
                recognized with a certificate of approval by the
                American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer;''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1886(d)(3)(E) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(3)(E)) is amended by striking ``clause (v)'' and
inserting ``clauses (v) and (vi)''.
    (c) Payment.--
            (1) Application to cost reporting periods.--Any
        classification by reason of section 1886(d)(1)(B)(vi) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(vi)) (as added
        by subsection (a)) shall apply to all cost reporting periods
        beginning on or after January 1, 2005.
            (2) Base target amount.--Notwithstanding section
        1886(b)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395ww(b)(3)(E), in the case of a hospital described in section
        1886(d)(1)(B)(vi) of the Social Security Act, as added by
        subsection (a), such hospital shall be permitted to resubmit
        the 2005 Medicare 2552 cost report incorporating a cancer
        hospital sub-provider number, and apply the Medicare ratio-of-
        cost-to-charge settlement methodology for outpatient cancer
        services. In the case of such hospital the PPS cancer exemption
        under section 1886(b)(3)(E)(i) of such Act for the first cost
        reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2005, shall
        be the allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services
        (referred to in subclause (I) of such section) for such first
        cost reporting period.
            (3) Deadline for payments.--Any payments owed to a hospital
        as a result of this section for periods occurring before the
        date of the enactment of this Act shall be made expeditiously,
        but in no event later than 1 year after such date of enactment.
    (d) Maintenance of Exemption.--Once admitted as a PPS cancer-exempt
hospital, a hospital described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(vi) of the
Social Security Act shall retain that status as long as the Center
referred to in such section remains a comprehensive cancer center.

Output: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act, with respect to inpatient hospital service payments to certain hospitals (subsection (d) hospitals) on the basis of prospective rates, to exclude certain cancer hospitals from the meaning of subsection (d) hospital.


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SECTION 1. TAX TREATMENT OF ALASKA NATIVE SETTLEMENT TRUSTS.

    (a) Tax Exemption.--Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(28) A trust which--
                    ``(A) constitutes a Settlement Trust under section
                39 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
                U.S.C. 1629e), and
                    ``(B) with respect to which an election under
                subsection (p)(2) is in effect.''
    (b) Special Rules Relating to Taxation of Alaska Native Settlement
Trusts.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after
subsection (o) the following new subsection:
    ``(p) Special Rules for Taxation of Alaska Native Settlement
Trusts.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the
        following rules shall apply in the case of a Settlement Trust:
                    ``(A) Electing trust.--If an election under
                paragraph (2) is in effect for any taxable year--
                            ``(i) no amount shall be includible in the
                        gross income of a beneficiary of the Settlement
                        Trust by reason of a contribution to the
                        Settlement Trust made during such taxable year,
                        and
                            ``(ii) except as provided in this
                        subsection, the provisions of subchapter J and
                        section 1(e) shall not apply to the Settlement
                        Trust and its beneficiaries for such taxable
                        year.
                    ``(B) Nonelecting trust.--If an election is not in
                effect under paragraph (2) for any taxable year, the
                provisions of subchapter J and section 1(e) shall apply
                to the Settlement Trust and its beneficiaries for such
                taxable year.
            ``(2) One-time election.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A Settlement Trust may elect to
                have the provisions of this subsection and subsection
                (c)(28) apply to the trust and its beneficiaries.
                    ``(B) Time and method of election.--An election
                under subparagraph (A) shall be made--
                            ``(i) before the due date (including
                        extensions) for filing the Settlement Trust's
                        return of tax for the 1st taxable year of the
                        Settlement Trust ending after the date of the
                        enactment of this subsection, and
                            ``(ii) by attaching to such return of tax a
                        statement specifically providing for such
                        election.
                    ``(C) Period election in effect.--Except as
                provided in paragraph (3), an election under
                subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) shall apply to the 1st taxable year
                        described in subparagraph (B)(i) and all
                        subsequent taxable years, and
                            ``(ii) may not be revoked once it is made.
            ``(3) Special rules where transfer restrictions modified.--
                    ``(A) Transfer of beneficial interests.--If, at any
                time, a beneficial interest in a Settlement Trust may
                be disposed of in a manner which would not be permitted
                by section 7(h) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
                Act (43 U.S.C. 1606(h)) if the interest were Settlement
                Common Stock--
                            ``(i) no election may be made under
                        paragraph (2)(A) with respect to such trust,
                        and
                            ``(ii) if an election under paragraph
                        (2)(A) is in effect as of such time--
                                    ``(I) such election is revoked as
                                of the 1st day of the taxable year
                                following the taxable year in which
                                such disposition is first permitted,
                                and
                                    ``(II) there is hereby imposed on
                                such trust a tax equal to the product
                                of the fair market value of the assets
                                held by the trust as of the close of
                                the taxable year in which such
                                disposition is first permitted and the
                                highest rate of tax under section 1(e)
                                for such taxable year.
                The tax imposed by clause (ii)(II) shall be in lieu of
                any other tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable
                year.
                    ``(B) Stock in corporation.--If--
                            ``(i) the Settlement Common Stock in any
                        Native Corporation which transferred assets to
                        a Settlement Trust making an election under
                        paragraph (2)(A) may be disposed of in a manner
                        not permitted by section 7(h) of the Alaska
                        Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
                        1606(h)), and
                            ``(ii) at any time after such disposition
                        of stock is first permitted, such corporation
                        transfers assets to such trust,
                clause (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be applied to
                such trust on and after the date of the transfer in the
                same manner as if the trust permitted dispositions of
                beneficial interests in the trust in a manner not
                permitted by such section 7(h).
                    ``(C) Administrative provisions.--For purposes of
                subtitle F, any tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)
                shall be treated as an excise tax with respect to which
                the deficiency procedures of such subtitle apply.
            ``(4) Distribution requirement on electing settlement
        trust.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If an election is in effect
                under paragraph (2) for any taxable year, a Settlement
                Trust shall distribute at least 55 percent of its
                adjusted taxable income for such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Tax imposed if insufficient distribution.--If
                a Settlement Trust fails to meet the distribution
                requirement of subparagraph (A) for any taxable year,
                then, notwithstanding subsection (c)(28), a tax shall
                be imposed on the trust under section 1(e) on an amount
                of taxable income equal to the amount of such failure.
                    ``(C) Designation of distribution.--Solely for
                purposes of meeting the requirements of this paragraph,
                a Settlement Trust may elect to treat any distribution
                (or portion) during the 65-day period following the
                close of any taxable year as made on the last day of
                such taxable year. Any such distribution (or portion)
                may not be taken into account under this paragraph for
                any other taxable year.
                    ``(D) Adjusted taxable income.--For purposes of
                this paragraph, the term `adjusted taxable income'
                means taxable income determined under section 641(b)
                without regard to any deduction under section 651 or
                661.
            ``(5) Tax treatment of distributions to beneficiaries.--
                    ``(A) Electing trust.--If an election is in effect
                under paragraph (2) for any taxable year, any
                distribution to a beneficiary shall be included in
                gross income of the beneficiary as ordinary income.
                    ``(B) Nonelecting trusts.--Any distribution to a
                beneficiary from a Settlement Trust not described in
subparagraph (A) shall be includible in income as provided under
subchapter J.
            ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    ``(A) Native corporation.--The term `Native
                Corporation' has the meaning given such term by section
                3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43
                U.S.C. 1602(m)).
                    ``(B) Settlement trust.--The term `Settlement
                Trust' means a trust which constitutes a Settlement
                Trust under section 39 of the Alaska Native Claims
                Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1629e).''
    (c) Withholding on Distributions by Electing ANCSA Settlement
Trusts.--Section 3402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(t) Tax Withholding on Distributions by Electing ANCSA Settlement
Trusts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any Settlement Trust (as defined in
        section 501(p)(6)(B)) which is exempt from income tax under
        section 501(c)(28) (in this subsection referred to as an
        `electing trust') and which makes a payment to any beneficiary
        shall deduct and withhold from such payment a tax in an amount
        equal to such payment's proportionate share of the annualized
        tax.
            ``(2) Exception.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall
        not apply to any payment to the extent that such payment, when
        annualized, does not exceed an amount equal to the amount in
        effect under section 6012(a)(1)(A)(i) for taxable years
        beginning in the calendar year in which the payment is made.
            ``(3) Annualized tax.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the
        term `annualized tax' means, with respect to any payment, the
        amount of tax which would be imposed by section 1(c)
        (determined without regard to any rate of tax in excess of 31
        percent) on an amount of taxable income equal to the excess
        of--
                    ``(A) the annualized amount of such payment, over
                    ``(B) the amount determined under paragraph (2).
            ``(4) Annualization.--For purposes of this subsection,
        amounts shall be annualized in the manner prescribed by the
        Secretary.
            ``(5) No application to third party payments.--This
        subsection shall not apply in the case of a payment made,
        pursuant to the written terms of the trust agreement governing
        an electing trust, directly to third parties to provide
        educational, funeral, or medical benefits.
            ``(6) Alternate withholding procedures.--At the election of
        an electing trust, the tax imposed by this subsection on any
        payment made by such trust shall be determined in accordance
        with such tables or computational procedures as may be
        specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary (in lieu
        of in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3)).
            ``(7) Coordination with other sections.--For purposes of
        this chapter and so much of subtitle F as relates to this
        chapter, payments which are subject to withholding under this
        subsection shall be treated as if they were wages paid by an
        employer to an employee.''
    (d) Reporting.--Section 6041 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Application to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.--In the case
of any distribution from a Settlement Trust (as defined in section
501(p)(6)(B)) to a beneficiary, this section shall apply, except that--
            ``(1) this section shall apply to such distribution without
        regard to the amount thereof,
            ``(2) the Settlement Trust shall include on any return or
        statement required by this section information as to the
        character of such distribution (if applicable) and the amount
        of tax imposed by chapter 1 which has been deducted and
        withheld from such distribution, and
            ``(3) the filing of any return or statement required by
        this section shall satisfy any requirement to file any other
        form or schedule under this title with respect to distributive
        share information (including any form or schedule to be
        included with the trust's tax return).''
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years of Settlement Trusts ending after the date of
the enactment of this Act and to contributions to such trusts after
such date.

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Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the tax treatment of Settlement Trusts established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Exempts from income taxation any such Settlement Trust electing coverage by this Act.  Declares that for an electing trust: (1) no amount shall be includible in the gross income of a Settlement Trust beneficiary by reason of a contribution to the Settlement Trust during such taxable year; and (2) the ordinary requirements for taxation of trusts and beneficiaries shall not apply.
Requires an electing trust to distribute at least 55 percent of its adjusted taxable income each taxable year.  Imposes a tax on a trust, in the amount of the failure, if the distribution is insufficient.
Includes in the beneficiary's gross income, as ordinary income, any distribution from an electing trust (only when the actual distribution is received).  Provides that distributions from the trust will be taxable as ordinary income even if the distribution represents a return of capital.  Requires tax withholding on trust distributions over a certain amount.


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SECTION 1. RECOURSE LOANS FOR PROCESSORS OF SUGARCANE AND SUGAR BEETS
              AND REDUCTION IN LOAN RATES.

    (a) Gradual Reduction in Loan Rates.--
            (1) Sugarcane processor loans.--Section 156(a) of the
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is
        amended by striking ``equal to 18 cents per pound for raw cane
        sugar.'' and inserting the following: ``, per pound for raw
        cane sugar, equal to the following:
            ``(1) In the case of raw cane sugar processed from the
        1996, 1997, or 1998 crop, $0.18.
            ``(2) In the case of raw cane sugar processed from the 1999
        crop, $0.17.
            ``(3) In the case of raw cane sugar processed from the 2000
        crop, $0.16.
            ``(4) In the case of raw cane sugar processed from the 2001
        crop, $0.15.
            ``(5) In the case of raw cane sugar processed from the 2002
        crop, $0.14.''.
            (2) Sugar beet processor loans.--Section 156(b) of the
        Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272(b)) is
        amended by striking ``equal to 22.9 cents per pound for refined
        beet sugar.'' and inserting the following: ``, per pound of
        refined beet sugar, that reflects--
            ``(1) an amount that bears the same relation to the loan
        rate in effect under subsection (a) for a crop as the weighted
        average of producer returns for sugar beets bears to the
        weighted average of producer returns for sugarcane, expressed
        on a cents per pound basis for refined beet sugar and raw cane
        sugar, for the most recent 5-year period for which data are
        available; and
            ``(2) an amount that covers sugar beet processor fixed
        marketing expenses.''.
    (b) Conversion to Recourse Loans.--Section 156(e) of the
Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``only'' after ``this
        section''; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
        following:
            ``(2) National loan rates.--Recourse loans under this
        section shall be made available at all locations nationally at
        the rates specified in this section, without adjustment to
        provide regional differentials.''.
    (c) Conversion to Private Sector Financing.--Section 156 of the
Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j);
            (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
    ``(i) Conversion to Private Sector Financing.--Notwithstanding any
other provision of law--
            ``(1) no processor of any of the 2003 or subsequent crops
        of sugarcane or sugar beets shall be eligible for a loan under
        this section with respect to the crops; and
            ``(2) the Secretary may not make price support available,
        whether in the form of loans, payments, purchases, or other
        operations, for any of the 2003 and subsequent crops of sugar
        beets and sugarcane by using the funds of the Commodity Credit
        Corporation or other funds available to the Secretary.''; and
            (3) in subsection (j) (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) by
        striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsections (f) and
        (i)''.
    (d) Termination of Marketing Quotas and Allotments.--
            (1) Termination.--Part VII of subtitle B of title III of
        the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa et
        seq.) is repealed.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 344(f)(2) of the
        Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is
        amended by striking ``sugar cane for sugar, sugar beets for
        sugar,''.
    (e) Other Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Price support for nonbasic agricultural commodities.--
                    (A) Designated nonbasic agricultural commodities.--
                Section 201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7
                U.S.C. 1446(a)) is amended by striking ``milk, sugar
                beets, and sugarcane'' and inserting ``, and milk''.
                    (B) Other nonbasic agricultural commodities.--
                Section 301 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C.
                1447) is amended by inserting ``(other than sugarcane
                and sugar beets)'' after ``title II''.
            (2) Powers of commodity credit corporation.--Section 5(a)
        of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C.
        714c(a)) is amended by inserting ``(except for the 2003 and
        subsequent crops of sugarcane and sugar beets)'' after
        ``agricultural commodities''.
            (3) Section 32 activities.--Section 32 of the Act of August
        24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), is amended in the second sentence of
        the first paragraph by inserting ``(other than sugarcane and
        sugar beets)'' after ``commodity'' the last place it appears.
    (f) Assurance of Adequate Supplies of Sugar.--Section 902 of the
Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1446g note; Public Law 99-198) is
amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--Beginning with the quota year for sugar imports
that begins after the 1998/1999 quota year, the President shall use all
authorities available to the President as may be necessary to enable
the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that adequate supplies of raw
cane sugar are made available to the United States market at prices
that are not greater than the higher of--
            ``(1) the world sugar price (adjusted to a delivered
        basis); or
            ``(2) the raw cane sugar loan rate in effect under section
        156 of the Agricultural Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7272),
        plus interest.''.

Output:
Amends the Agricultural Market Transition Act with respect to the sugar program to: (1) reduce sugarcane loan rates through crop year 2002; (2) revise the sugar beet loan rate; (3) eliminate nonrecourse loans; and (4) eliminate sugar price supports after crop year 2002.
Amends the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to repeal sugar and crystalline fructose marketing quota and allotment provisions.
Amends the Food Security Act of 1985, beginning after the 1998- 1999 quota year, to direct the President to use all available authority to ensure that U.S. market raw sugar shall be available at not more than the higher of the world sugar price or the U.S. loan rate.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Program Improvements Act
of 1994''.

 TITLE I_REPORTING AND STAGGERED ISSUANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS ON RESERVATIONS

SEC. 101. BUDGETING AND MONTHLY REPORTING ON RESERVATIONS.

    (a) In General._Section 6(c)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)) is amended_
        (1) in subparagraph (A)_
            (A) by striking clause (ii); and
            (B) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii)
        and (iii), respectively; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(C) A State agency may require periodic reporting on a monthly
    basis by households residing on a reservation only if_
            ``(i) the State agency reinstates benefits, without
        requiring a new application, for any household residing on a
        reservation that submits a report not later than 1 month after
        the end of the month in which benefits would otherwise be
        provided;
            ``(ii) the State agency does not delay, reduce, suspend, or
        terminate the allotment of a household that submits a report not
        later than 1 month after the end of the month in which the
        report is due;
            ``(iii) on the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the
        State agency requires households residing on a reservation to
        file periodic reports on a monthly basis; and
            ``(iv) the certification period for households residing on a
        reservation that are required to file periodic reports on a
        monthly basis is 2 years, unless the State demonstrates just
        cause to the Secretary for a shorter certification period.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments._
        (1) The second sentence of section 3(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C.
    2012(c)) is amended by striking ``For'' and inserting ``Except as
    provided in section 6(c)(1)(C), for''.
        (2) Section 5(f)(2)(C) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(f)(2)(C)) is
    amended by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv)'' and
    inserting ``clauses (i), (ii), and (iii)''.

SEC. 102. STAGGERED ISSUANCES ON RESERVATIONS.

    Section 7(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(1))
is amended by striking the second sentence and inserting the following
new sentence: ``Upon the request of the tribal organization that
exercises governmental jurisdiction over the reservation, the State
agency shall stagger the issuance of benefits for eligible households
located on reservations for at least 15 days of a month.''.
    SEC. 103. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD STAMP
      PROGRAM BY TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS.
    (a) Study._The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study of the feasibility and desirability of_
        (1) increasing the opportunity for a tribal organization of an
    Indian tribe to administer the food stamp program established under
    the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) in connection
    with members of the tribe by_
            (A) modifying the requirements established under sections
        3(n)(2) and 11(d) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(n)(2) and 2020(d));
            (B) modifying or eliminating the cost-sharing requirements
        established for the tribal organization under section 16(a) of
        such Act (7 U.S.C. 2025); and
            (C) taking such other actions as the Comptroller General
        considers appropriate; and
        (2) permitting the tribal organization to establish reasonable
    and appropriate requirements with respect to issuance, reporting,
    and certification requirements under the food stamp program for
    members of the tribe.
    (b) Report._Not later than December 1, 1994, the Comptroller General
shall report the results of the study required under subsection (a) to
the Committee on Agriculture, and the Subcommittee on Native American
Affairs of the Committee on Natural Resources, of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry, and the Committee on Indian Affairs, of the Senate, so that
the results of the study may be considered by the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate during the
reauthorization of the food stamp program during 1995.

SEC. 104. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 908 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102-237; 7 U.S.C. 2015 note) is
repealed.
    (b) Section 6(c)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2015(c)(4)) is amended by striking ``Any'' and inserting ``Except as
provided in paragraph (1)(C), any''.

     TITLE II_ACCESS TO RETAIL FOOD STORES BY FOOD STAMP HOUSEHOLDS

SEC. 201. FOOD STAMP ACT DEFINITIONS.

    Section 3 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended_
        (1) in subsection (k)_
            (A) by striking ``means (1) an establishment'' and all that
        follows through ``spices, (2) an establishment'' and inserting
        the following: ``means_
        ``(1) an establishment or house-to-house trade route that sells
    food for home preparation and consumption and_
            ``(A) offers for sale, on a continuous basis, a variety of
        foods in each of the 4 categories of staple foods specified in
        subsection (u)(1), including perishable foods in at least 2 of
        the categories; or
            ``(B) has over 50 percent of the total sales of the
        establishment or route in staple foods,
    as determined by visual inspection, sales records, purchase records,
    counting of stockkeeping units, or other inventory or accounting
    recordkeeping methods that are customary or reasonable in the retail
    food industry;
        ``(2) an establishment'';
            (B) by striking ``section, (3) a store'' and inserting the
        following: ``section;
        ``(3) a store''; and
            (C) by striking ``section, and (4) any private'' and
        inserting the following: ``section; and
        ``(4) any private''; and
        (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(u)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), `staple foods' means
foods (as defined in subsection (g)) in the following categories:
        ``(A) Meat, poultry, or fish.
        ``(B) Bread or cereals.
        ``(C) Vegetables or fruits.
        ``(D) Dairy products.
    ``(2) `Staple foods' do not include accessory food items, such as
coffee, tea, cocoa, carbonated and uncarbonated drinks, candy,
condiments, and spices.''.

SEC. 202. PERIODIC NOTICE.

    Paragraph (2) of section 9(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing for_
        ``(A) the periodic reauthorization of retail food stores and
    wholesale food concerns; and
        ``(B) periodic notice to participating retail food stores and
    wholesale food concerns of the definitions of `retail food store',
    `staple foods', `eligible foods', and `perishable foods'.''.
    SEC. 203. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED BY RETAIL FOOD
      STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.
    Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is
amended_
        (1) in the second sentence, by inserting after ``disclosed to
    and used by'' the following: ``Federal law enforcement and
    investigative agencies and law enforcement and investigative
    agencies of a State government for the purposes of administering or
    enforcing this Act or any other Federal or State law and the
    regulations issued under this Act or such law, and'';
        (2) by inserting after the second sentence the following new
    sentence: ``Any person who publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes
    known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by Federal law
    (including a regulation) any information obtained under this
    subsection shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not
    more than 1 year, or both.''; and
        (3) in the last sentence, by striking ``Such purposes shall not
    exclude'' and inserting the following: ``The regulations shall
    establish the criteria to be used by the Secretary to determine
    whether the information is needed. The regulations shall not
    prohibit''.
    SEC. 204. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TESTING ACTIVITIES DIRECTED AT
      TRAFFICKING IN COUPONS.
    Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(l) The Secretary shall use up to $4,000,000 of the funds provided
in advance in appropriations Acts for projects authorized by this
section to conduct demonstration projects in which State or local food
stamp agencies test innovative ideas for working with State or local law
enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute coupon trafficking.''.

SEC. 205. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY.

    An establishment or house-to-house trade route that is otherwise
authorized to accept and redeem coupons under the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) on the day before the date of enactment of this
Act shall be considered to meet the definition of ``retail food store''
in section 3(k) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) (as amended by section
201) until the earlier of_
        (1) the periodic reauthorization of the establishment or route;
    or
        (2) such time as the eligibility of the establishment or route
    for continued participation in the food stamp program is evaluated
    for any reason.

SEC. 206. REPORT ON IMPACT ON RETAIL FOOD STORES.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall prepare and submit to the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the
impact of the amendments made by sections 201 and 202 on the involvement
of retail food stores in the food stamp program established under the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), including a description
of_
        (1) the numbers and types of stores that were newly authorized
    to participate in the food stamp program after implementation of the
    amendments;
        (2) the numbers and types of stores that were withdrawn from the
    food stamp program after implementation of the amendments;
        (3) the procedures used by the Secretary, and the adequacy of
    the procedures used, to determine the eligibility of stores to
    participate in the food stamp program and to authorize and
    reauthorize the stores to participate in the food stamp program;
        (4) the adequacy of the guidance provided by the Secretary to
    retail food stores concerning_
            (A) the definitions of ``retail food store'', ``staple
        foods'', ``eligible foods'', and ``perishable foods'' for
        purposes of the food stamp program; and
            (B) eligibility criteria for stores to participate in the
        food stamp program; and
        (5) an assessment of whether the amendment to the definition of
    ``retail food store'' under section 3(k) of such Act (as amended by
    section 201(1)) has had an adverse effect on the integrity of the
    food stamp program.

                                Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Reporting and Staggered Issuance for Households
          on Reservations
     Title II:  Access to Retail Food Stores by Food Stamp
          Households
Food Stamp Program Improvements Act of 1994 -
Title I:  Reporting and Staggered Issuance for Households on Reservations
 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to:  (1) permit a State to require periodic reporting by migrant or seasonal farmworker households; and (2) set forth conditions under which a State may require such reporting for reservation households.
Provides for staggered food stamp issuances on reservations.
Requires a General Accounting Office study and report on tribal organization administration of the food stamp program.
Title II:  Access to Retail Food Stores by Food Stamp Households
 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to:  (1) redefine "retail food store"; and (2) define "staple foods."
Expands the use and disclosure of information provided by retail and wholesale food concerns to include Federal and State law enforcement and investigative agencies.
Requires demonstration projects to test innovative activities directed at coupon trafficking.
Continues program eligibility for establishments or house-to-house trade routes currently authorized to accept food stamps.
Requires a report on the impact of this Act on retail store program participation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CATCH LIMITS REQUIREMENT FOR GULF OF MEXICO RED
              SNAPPER FISHERY.

    Subsection (d) of section 407 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1883) is repealed.

SEC. 3. STATE JURISDICTION OVER FISHERIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

    Section 306(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1856(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(3) Notwithstanding section 3(11) and subsection (a) of this
section, for purposes of managing fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, the
seaward boundary of a coastal State in the Gulf of Mexico is a line 9
nautical miles seaward from the baseline from which the territorial sea
of the United States is measured.''.

SEC. 4. STOCK ASSESSMENTS USED FOR FISHERIES MANAGED UNDER GULF OF
              MEXICO COUNCIL'S REEF FISH MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    (a) In General.--Title IV of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1884) is amended by adding
at the end the following:

``SEC. 409. STOCK ASSESSMENTS USED FOR FISHERIES MANAGED UNDER GULF OF
              MEXICO COUNCIL'S REEF FISH MANAGEMENT PLAN.

    ``(a) In General.--The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
shall conduct all fishery stock assessments used for management
purposes by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council for the
fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan.
    ``(b) Use of Other Information and Assets.--
            ``(1) In general.--Such fishery assessments shall--
                    ``(A) incorporate fisheries survey information
                collected by university researchers; and
                    ``(B) to the extent practicable, use State,
                university, and private assets to conduct fisheries
                surveys.
            ``(2) Surveys at artificial reefs.--Any such fishery stock
        assessment conducted after the date of the enactment of the
        Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in
        Fisheries Management Act shall incorporate fishery surveys
        conducted, and other relevant fisheries information collected,
        on and around natural and artificial reefs.
    ``(c) Constituent and Stakeholder Participation.--Each such fishery
assessment shall--
            ``(1) emphasize constituent and stakeholder participation
        in the development of the assessment;
            ``(2) contain all of the raw data used in the assessment
        and a description of the methods used to collect that data; and
            ``(3) employ an assessment process that is transparent and
        includes--
                    ``(A) both dependent and independent data
                collection methods;
                    ``(B) a rigorous and independent scientific review
                of the completed fishery stock assessment; and
                    ``(C) a panel of independent experts to review the
                data and assessment and make recommendations on the
                most appropriate values of critical population and
                management quantities.
    ``(d) Funding.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, subject to the
        availability of appropriations, shall provide to the Gulf of
        Mexico Marine Fisheries Commission appropriate funding for all
        necessary stock assessments concerning the Gulf of Mexico red
        snapper fishery.
            ``(2) No additional appropriations authorized.--This
        subsection shall not be construed to increase the amount that
        is authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year.''.

SEC. 5. DATA COLLECTION.

    Section 401(g)(3)(C) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1881(g)(3)(G)) is amended by striking
``and'' after the semicolon at the end of clause (iv), by striking the
period at the end of clause (v) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding
at the end the following:
                            ``(vi) in the case of each fishery in the
                        Gulf of Mexico, taking into consideration all
                        data collection activities related to fishery
                        effort that are undertaken by the marine
                        resources division of each relevant State of
                        the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
                        Council.''.

SEC. 6. MEMBERSHIP OF GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

    Section 302 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (E) and
        inserting the following:
                    ``(E) Gulf of mexico council.--
                            ``(i) The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
                        Council shall consist of the States of Texas,
                        Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida
                        and shall have authority over the fisheries in
                        the Gulf of Mexico seaward of such States
                        (except as provided in paragraph (3)). The Gulf
                        Council shall have 16 voting members,
                        including--
                                    ``(I) 2 members appointed by the
                                Governor of each such State in
                                accordance with the requirements that
                                apply under subsection (b)(2) with
                                respect to appointments by the
                                Secretary;
                                    ``(II) the principal State official
                                of each such State with marine fishery
                                management responsibility and expertise
                                in such State;
                                    ``(III) the regional director of
                                the National Marine Fisheries Service
                                for the Gulf of Mexico geographic area,
                                or the regional director's designee;
                                and
                                    ``(IV) 1 at-large member who shall
                                be appointed, on a rotating basis, by
                                the Governor of a State on the Council,
                                except that no governor may make
                                consecutive appointments under this
                                subclause.
                            ``(ii) Except as provided in clauses (iii),
                        (iv), (v), and (vi), a governor shall make
                        appointments under this subparagraph in
                        accordance with the requirements that apply
                        under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph,
                        paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, and
                        subsection (b) with respect to appointments by
                        the Secretary.
                            ``(iii) The following provisions of
                        subsection (b)(2) shall not apply with respect
                        to appointments under this subparagraph:
                                    ``(I) The last sentence of
                                subparagraph (A).
                                    ``(II) Subparagraphs (C) and (E),
                                but a governor may not appoint an
                                individual who would not be eligible to
                                be included in a list submitted to the
                                Secretary under those subparagraphs.
                            ``(iv)(I) In making appointments under this
                        subparagraph, each Governor must consider--
                                    ``(aa) at least 1 nominee each from
                                the commercial, recreational, and
                                charter fishing sectors; and
                                    ``(bb) at least 1 other individual
                                who is knowledgeable regarding the
                                conservation and management of
                                fisheries resources in the jurisdiction
                                of the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                                Management Council.
                            ``(II) For purposes of clause (i) an
                        individual who owns or operates a fish farm
                        outside of the United States shall not be
                        considered to be a representative of the
                        commercial or recreational fishing sector.
                            ``(v) A governor shall notify the Secretary
                        before making each appointment under this
                        subparagraph. The Secretary shall publish
                        notice of such appointment by not later than 45
                        days before the first day on which the
                        appointee takes office as a member of the
                        Council.
                            ``(vi) Subsection (b)(3) shall be applied
                        with respect to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                        Management Council by substituting `a Governor
                        in accordance with subsection (a)(1)(E)' for
                        `the Secretary in accordance with paragraphs
                        (2) and (5)'.''; and
            (2) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B)(iii), by inserting ``(other
                than the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council)''
                after ``each Council''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), in the first sentence, by
                inserting ``(other than the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
                Management Council)'' after ``each Council''.

Output: Red Snapper Regulatory Reform Act  This bill amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to revise requirements on fishing and fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. The bill repeals a requirement that red snapper fishery management plans, plan amendments, or regulation submitted by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council contain catch limits. State jurisdiction over fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico is expanded to nine nautical miles. The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission must conduct all fishery stock assessments for fisheries managed under the Council's Reef Fish Management Plan. Stock assessments must: (1) incorporate fisheries survey information collected by universities; (2) use state, university, and private assets to conduct surveys; (3) incorporate surveys conducted on natural and artificial reefs; and (4) emphasize constituent and stakeholder participation in the development of the assessment. The program created to improve the quality and accuracy of information generated by the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey must take into consideration all fishery effort data collection activities undertaken by the marine resources division of each relevant state of the Council. Members of the Council are no longer appointed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consistency, Accuracy,
Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to improve the quality and value of
health care by increasing the safety and accuracy of medical imaging
examinations and radiation therapy procedures, thereby reducing
duplication of services and decreasing costs.

SEC. 3. QUALITY OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY.

    Part F of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

           ``Subpart 4--Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy

``SEC. 355. QUALITY OF MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY.

    ``(a) Qualified Personnel.--
            ``(1) In general.--Effective 42 months after the date of
        enactment of this section, personnel who perform or plan the
        technical component of either medical imaging examinations or
        radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes shall be
        fully qualified under this section to perform or plan such
        services.
            ``(2) Qualifications.--Individuals qualified to perform or
        plan the technical component of medical imaging examinations or
        radiation therapy procedures shall--
                    ``(A) possess current certification in the medical
                imaging or radiation therapy modality or service they
                plan or perform from a certification organization
                designated under subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) if a State requires the possession of
                licensure, certification, or registration, possess
                current State licensure or certifications where such
                services and modalities are within the scope of
                practice as defined by the State for such profession.
            ``(3) State licensure, certification, or registration.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be
                construed to diminish the authority of a State to
                define requirements for licensure, certification, or
                registration, the requirements for practice, or the
                scope of practice of personnel.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not take any
                action under this section that would require licensure
                by a State of personnel who perform or plan the
                technical component of medical imaging examinations or
                radiation therapy procedures.
            ``(4) Exemptions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The qualification standards
                described in this subsection and the payment provisions
                in section 1848(b)(4)(E) of the Social Security Act
                shall not apply to physicians (as defined in section
                1861(r) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
                1395x(r))) or to nurse practitioners and physician
                assistants (each as defined in section 1861(aa)(5) of
                the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(5))). Such
                practitioners shall not be included under the terms
                `personnel' or `qualified personnel' for purposes of
                this section.
                    ``(B) Individuals currently enrolled.--Individuals
                currently enrolled in a nuclear medicine, radiation
                therapy, or medical physicist training or certification
                program as of the date the Secretary publishes the list
                of approved certification organizations shall have 6
                months from the date of completion of the training
                program to become fully qualified as required under
                subsection (a).
    ``(b) Designation of Certification Organizations.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program
        for designating medical imaging or radiation therapy
        certification organizations that the Secretary determines have
        established appropriate procedures and programs for certifying
        personnel as qualified to furnish medical imaging or radiation
        therapy services. In establishing such program, the Secretary
        shall consult with professional organizations and recognized
        experts in the technical component of medical imaging and
        radiation therapy services.
            ``(2) Factors.--
                    ``(A) In general.--When designating certification
                organizations under this subsection, and when reviewing
                or modifying the list of designated organizations for
                the purposes of paragraph (4)(B), the Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall consider--
                                    ``(I) whether the certification
                                organization has established a process
                                for the timely integration of new
                                medical imaging or radiation therapy
                                services into the organization's
                                certification program;
                                    ``(II) whether the certification
                                organization has established education
                                and continuing education requirements
                                for individuals certified by the
                                organization;
                                    ``(III) whether the certification
                                organization is a nonprofit
                                organization;
                                    ``(IV) whether the certification
                                organization requires completion of a
                                certification examination as a
                                prerequisite for certification; and
                                    ``(V) whether the certification
                                organization has been accredited by an
                                accrediting body (as defined in
                                subparagraph (B)) that is approved by
                                the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) may consider--
                                    ``(I) whether the certification
                                organization has established reasonable
                                fees to be charged to those applying
                                for certification; and
                                    ``(II) the ability of the
                                certification organization to review
                                applications for certification in a
                                timely manner.
                    ``(B) Accrediting body.--For purposes of this
                section, the term `accrediting body' means and
                organization that--
                            ``(i) is a nonprofit organization;
                            ``(ii) is a national or international
                        organization with accreditation programs for
                        examinations leading to certification by
                        certification organizations; and
                            ``(iii) has established standards for
                        recordkeeping and to minimize the possibility
                        of conflicts of interest.
            ``(3) Equivalent education, training, and experience.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section,
                the Secretary shall, through regulation, provide a
                process for individuals whose training or experience
                are determined to be equal to, or in excess of, those
                of a graduate of an accredited educational program in
                that specialty to demonstrate their experience meets
                the educational standards for qualified personnel in
                their imaging modality or radiation therapy procedures.
                Such process may include documentation of items such
                as--
                            ``(i) years and type of experience;
                            ``(ii) a list of settings where experience
                        was obtained; and
                            ``(iii) verification of experience by
                        supervising physicians or clinically qualified
                        hospital personnel.
                    ``(B) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall not
                recognize any individual as having met the educational
                standards applicable under this paragraph based on
                experience pursuant to the authority of subparagraph
                (A) unless such individual was performing or planning
                the technical component of medical imaging examinations
                or radiation therapy treatments prior to the date of
                enactment of this section.
            ``(4) Process.--
                    ``(A) Regulations.--Not later than 12 months after
                the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary
                shall promulgate regulations for designating
                certification organizations pursuant to this
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Designations and list.--Not later than 18
                months after the date of enactment of this section, the
                Secretary shall make determinations regarding all
                certification organizations that have applied for
                designation pursuant to the regulations promulgated
                under subparagraph (A), and shall publish a list of all
                certification organizations that have received a
                designation.
                    ``(C) Periodic review and revision.--The Secretary
                shall periodically review the list under subparagraph
                (B), taking into account the factors established under
                paragraph (2). After such review, the Secretary may, by
                regulation, modify the list of certification
                organizations that have received such designation.
                    ``(D) Withdrawal of approval.--The Secretary may
                withdraw the approval of a certification organization
                listed under subparagraph (B) if the Secretary
                determines that the body no longer meets the
                requirements of subsection (b).
                    ``(E) Certifications prior to removal from list.--
                If the Secretary removes a certification organization
                from the list of certification organizations designated
                under subparagraph (B), any individual who was
                certified by the certification organization during or
                before the period beginning on the date on which the
                certification organization was designated as a
                certification organization under such subparagraph, and
                ending 12 months from the date on which the
                certification organization is removed from such list,
                shall be considered to have been certified by a
                certification organization designated by the Secretary
                under such subparagraph for the remaining period that
                such certification is in effect.
    ``(c) Alternative Standards for Rural and Underserved Areas.--The
chief executive officer of a State may submit to the Secretary a
statement declaring that the requirements described in subsection (a)
are inappropriate for application for medical imaging examinations or
radiation therapy procedures that are performed and planned in a
geographic area that is determined by the Medicare Geographic
Classification Review Board to be a `rural area' or that is designated
as a health professional shortage area. Upon receipt of such statement,
if the Secretary deems it appropriate, the Secretary may waive the
standards described in subsection (a) or develop alternative standards
for such rural areas or health professional shortage areas.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section, individuals who provide medical imaging examinations
relating to mammograms shall continue to meet the regulations
applicable under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992.
    ``(e) Definition.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) Medical imaging.--The term `medical imaging' means
        any examination or procedure used to visualize tissues, organs,
        or physiologic processes in humans for the purpose of
        detecting, diagnosing, treating, or impacting the progression
        of disease or illness. For purposes of this section, such term
        does not include routine dental or ophthalmologic diagnostic
        procedures or ultrasound guidance of vascular access
        procedures.
            ``(2) Perform.--The term `perform', with respect to medical
        imaging or radiation therapy, means--
                    ``(A) the act of directly exposing a patient to
                radiation, including ionizing or radio frequency
                radiation, to ultrasound, or to a magnetic field for
                purposes of medical imaging or for purposes of
                radiation therapy; and
                    ``(B) the act of positioning a patient to receive
                such an exposure.
            ``(3) Plan.--The term `plan', with respect to medical
        imaging or radiation therapy, means the act of preparing for
        the performance of such a procedure on a patient by evaluating
        site-specific information, based on measurement and
        verification of radiation dose distribution, computer analysis,
        or direct measurement of dose, in order to customize the
        procedure for the patient.
            ``(4) Radiation therapy.--The term `radiation therapy'
        means any procedure or article intended for use in the cure,
        mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans that
        achieves its intended purpose through the emission of ionizing
        or non-ionizing radiation.''.

SEC. 4. STANDARDS FOR MEDICAL IMAGING AND RADIATION THERAPY.

    Section 1848(b)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
4(b)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Standards for medical imaging and radiation
                therapy.--With respect to expenses incurred for the
                planning and performing of the technical component of
                medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy
                procedures (as defined in subsection (f) of section 355
                of the Public Health Service Act) furnished on or after
                42 months after date of enactment of the Consistency,
                Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical
                Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012, payment
                shall be made under this section only if the
                examination or procedure is planned or performed by an
                individual who meets the standards established by the
                Secretary under such section 355.''.

SEC. 5. REPORT ON THE EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit
to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, a report on the
effects of this Act.
    (b) Requirements.--The report under subsection (a) shall include
the types and numbers of individuals qualified to perform or plan the
technical component of medical imaging or radiation therapy services
for whom standards have been developed, the impact of such standards on
diagnostic accuracy and patient safety, and the availability and cost
of services. Entities reimbursed for technical services through
programs operating under the authority of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services shall be required to contribute data to such report.

Output:
Consistency, Accuracy, Responsibility, and Excellence in Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Act of 2012 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require personnel who perform or plan the technical component of either medical imaging examinations or radiation therapy procedures for medical purposes to possess, effective 42 months after enactment of this Act: (1) certification in each medical imaging or radiation therapy modality and service they plan or perform from a certification organization designated under this Act; and (2) state licensure or certification where such services and modalities are within the scope of practice as defined by the state for such profession, if the state requires licensure, certification, or registration. Exempts physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants from the requirements of this Act. Gives individuals who are enrolled in specified training or certification programs when the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes the list of approved certification organizations an additional six months from the date of completion of the training program to become fully qualified under this Act.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a program for designating certification organizations after consideration of specified criteria; (2) provide a process for individuals whose training or experience is determined to be equal to, or in excess of, that of a graduate of an accredited educational program in that specialty to demonstrate that their experience meets the educational standards for qualified personnel in their imaging modality or radiation therapy procedures; and (3) publish a list of designated certification organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to waive standards under this Act or to develop alternative standards for rural or health professional shortage areas as appropriate.

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to allow Medicare payment for medical imaging and radiation therapy services furnished on or after 42 months after enactment of this Act, only if the examination or procedure is planned or performed by an individual who meets this Act's requirements.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Ending Housing Discrimination
Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Servicemembers and veterans have given the United
        States the ultimate commitment to preserve freedom and national
        security.
            (2) Those who are serving or have served in the Armed
        Forces deserve the maximum protection possible from
        discrimination based upon their military service.
            (3) Veterans have historically suffered from homelessness
        at a higher rate than the general population and ending this
        disgrace should be a national priority.
            (4) Those who are wearing or have worn the uniform of the
        United States should be entitled to Federal protection from
        housing discrimination.

SEC. 3. ENDING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SERVICEMEMBERS AND
              VETERANS.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 802 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
3602) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) `Servicemember or veteran' means an individual who serves or
served in the Armed Forces, including in the National Guard or the
Reserves (or in the National Guard in State status under title 32,
United States Code), except that such term does not include an
individual who was discharged or released from service under
dishonorable conditions.''.
    (b) Discrimination in the Sale or Rental of Housing and Other
Prohibited Practices.--Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C.
3604) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or because the person
        is a servicemember or veteran'' after ``national origin'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or because the person
        is a servicemember or veteran'' after ``national origin'';
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or because a person
        is a servicemember or veteran,'' after ``national origin,'';
        and
            (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, or because the
        person is a servicemember or veteran,'' after ``national
        origin''.
    (c) Discrimination in Residential Real Estate-Related
Transactions.--Section 805 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or because the person
        is a servicemember or veteran'' after ``national origin''; and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``, or familial status''
        and inserting ``familial status, or whether a person is a
        servicemember or veteran''.
    (d) Discrimination in the Provision of Brokerage Services.--Section
806 of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended by inserting
``or because a person is a servicemember or veteran'' after ``national
origin''.
    (e) Religious Organization or Private Club Exemption.--Section
807(a) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(a)) is amended, in the
first sentence by inserting ``or to persons who are not servicemembers
or veterans'' after ``national origin''.
    (f) Administration.--Section 808(e)(6) of the Fair Housing Act (42
U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)) is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting
``(including whether such persons and households are or include
servicemembers or veterans)'' after ``persons and households''.
    (g) Prevention of Discrimination.--Section 901 of the Civil Rights
Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3631) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or because the
        person is a servicemember or veteran (as such term is defined
        in section 802 of this Act),'' after ``national origin'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``or because a
        person is a servicemember or veteran (as such term is defined
        in section 802 of this Act),'' after ``national origin,''; and
            (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or because a person
        is a servicemember or veteran (as such term is defined in
        section 802 of this Act),'' after ``national origin,''.
    (h) Rule of Construction.--The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 821. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING TO THE TREATMENT OF
              SERVICEMEMBERS AND VETERANS.

    ``(a) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed
to prohibit any person from--
            ``(1) making available to an individual a benefit with
        respect to a dwelling, a residential real estate-related
        transaction (as defined in section 805 of this Act), or a
        service described in section 806 of this Act because the
        individual is a servicemember or veteran; or
            ``(2) selling or renting a dwelling only to servicemembers
        or veterans.
    ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term `benefit'
includes a term, condition, privilege, promotion, discount, or other
favorable treatment (including an advertisement for such treatment)
having the purpose or effect of providing an advantage to a
servicemember or veteran.''.

Output:
Ending Housing Discrimination Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2012 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit housing discrimination against servicemembers or veterans with respect to: (1) the sale or rental of housing, (2) residential real estate-related transactions, and (3) the provision of brokerage services.

Prohibits religious organizations engaging in housing transactions from giving preferences to persons of the same religion in cases where membership in such religion is restricted to persons who are not members of the uniformed services.

Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to impose a fine, imprisonment, or both on persons who violate prohibitions on housing discrimination under such Act against members of the uniformed services.