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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Residential Energy Savings Act of
2013''.

SEC. 2. STATE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES LOAN
              PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Loans for Residential Building Energy Efficiency Upgrades.--
Part D of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42
U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 367. LOANS FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Consumer-friendly loan repayment approach.--The term
        `consumer-friendly loan repayment approach' means a loan
        repayment method that--
                    ``(A) emphasizes convenience for customers;
                    ``(B) is of low cost to consumers; and
                    ``(C) may tie loan repayment to an existing bill of
                the consumer.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State or territory of the United States;
                and
                    ``(B) an Indian tribal government.
            ``(3) Energy advisor program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `energy advisor
                program' means any program to provide to homeowners or
                residents advice, information, and support in the
                identification, prioritization, and implementation of
                energy efficiency and energy savings measures.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `energy advisor
                program' includes a program that provides--
                            ``(i) interpretation of energy audit
                        reports;
                            ``(ii) assistance in the prioritization of
                        improvements;
                            ``(iii) assistance in finding qualified
                        contractors;
                            ``(iv) assistance in contractor bid
                        reviews;
                            ``(v) education on energy conservation,
                        renewable energy, and energy efficiency;
                            ``(vi) explanations of available incentives
                        and tax credits;
                            ``(vii) assistance in completion of rebate
                        and incentive paperwork; and
                            ``(viii) any other similar type of support.
            ``(4) Energy efficiency.--The term `energy efficiency'
        means a reduction in energy use, including thermal energy for
        heating.
            ``(5) Energy efficiency upgrade.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `energy efficiency
                upgrade' means any project or activity carried out on a
                residential building to increase energy efficiency.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `energy efficiency
                upgrade' includes the installation or improvement of
                renewable energy for heating or electricity generation
                serving a residential building carried out in
                conjunction with an energy efficiency project or
                activity.
            ``(6) Residential building.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `residential building'
                means a building used for residential purposes.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The term `residential building'
                includes--
                            ``(i) a single-family residence;
                            ``(ii) a multifamily residence composed not
                        more than 4 units; and
                            ``(iii) a mixed-use building that includes
                        not more than 4 residential units.
    ``(b) Establishment of Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a program
        under this part under which the Secretary shall make available
        to eligible entities loans for the purpose of establishing or
        expanding programs that provide to residential property owners
        or tenants financing for energy efficiency upgrades of
        residential buildings.
            ``(2) No requirement to participate.--No eligible entity
        shall be required to participate in any manner in the program
        established under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a loan under
        this section, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary
        an application at such time, in such manner, and containing
        such information as the Secretary may require.
            ``(2) Selection.--In selecting eligible entities to receive
        loans under this section, the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) to the maximum extent practicable, ensure--
                            ``(i) that both innovative and established
                        approaches to the challenges of financing
                        energy efficiency upgrades are supported;
                            ``(ii) regional diversity among recipients,
                        including participation by rural States and
                        small States; and
                            ``(iii) significant participation by low-
                        and medium-income families;
                    ``(B) evaluate applications based primarily on--
                            ``(i) the projected reduction in energy
                        use;
                            ``(ii) the extent to which Federal funds
                        are used to leverage additional funding from
                        State, local, philanthropic, private sector,
                        and other sources;
                            ``(iii) the creditworthiness of the
                        eligible entity; and
                            ``(iv) the incorporation of measures, such
                        as on-bill repayment, for making the loan
                        repayment system for recipients of financing as
                        consumer-friendly as practicable; and
                    ``(C) evaluate applications based secondarily on--
                            ``(i) the extent to which the proposed
                        financing program of the eligible entity
                        incorporates best practices for such a program,
                        as determined by the Secretary;
                            ``(ii) whether the eligible entity has
                        created a plan for evaluating the effectiveness
                        of the proposed financing program;
                            ``(iii) the extent to which the proposed
                        financing program incorporates energy advisor
                        programs and support programs designed to
                        increase the effectiveness of the program;
                            ``(iv) the projected quantity of renewable
                        energy to be generated, to the extent that
                        renewable energy generation will be included;
                            ``(v) the extent to which the proposed
                        financing program will be coordinated and
                        marketed with other existing or planned energy
                        efficiency programs administered by--
                                    ``(I) utilities;
                                    ``(II) State, tribal, territorial,
                                or local governments; or
                                    ``(III) community development
                                financial institutions; and
                            ``(vi) such other factors as the Secretary
                        determines to be appropriate.
    ``(d) Term; Interest.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish terms and
        interest rates for loans provided to eligible entities under
        this section in a manner that--
                    ``(A) provides for a high degree of cost recovery;
                and
                    ``(B) ensures that the loans are competitive with,
                or superior to, other forms of financing for similar
                purposes.
            ``(2) Performance incentive.--The Secretary shall establish
        a performance incentive providing a repayment discount for
        eligible entities in an amount equal to not more than the value
        of the interest accrued on the loan provided to the applicable
        eligible entity under this section, based on performance as
        evaluated in accordance with the factors described in
        subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(2).
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity shall use a loan
        provided under this section to establish or expand a financing
        program--
                    ``(A) the purpose of which is to enable residential
                building owners or tenants to conduct energy efficiency
                upgrades of residential buildings;
                    ``(B) that may not require any initial capital,
                excluding fees; and
                    ``(C) that incorporates a consumer-friendly loan
                repayment approach.
            ``(2) Structure of financing program.--The financing
        program of an eligible entity may--
                    ``(A) consist--
                            ``(i) primarily or entirely of a financing
                        program administered by--
                                    ``(I) the applicable State; or
                                    ``(II) a local government, utility,
                                or other entity; or
                            ``(ii) of a combination of programs
                        described in clause (i); and
                    ``(B) rely on financing provided by--
                            ``(i) the eligible entity; or
                            ``(ii) a third party, acting through the
                        eligible entity.
            ``(3) Form of assistance.--Assistance provided by an
        eligible entity under this subsection may be in the form of--
                    ``(A) a revolving loan fund;
                    ``(B) a credit enhancement structure designed to
                mitigate the effects of default; or
                    ``(C) a program that--
                            ``(i) adopts any other approach for
                        providing financing for energy efficiency
                        upgrades producing significant energy
                        efficiency gains;
                            ``(ii) produces a high-leverage ratio of
                        non-Federal funds; and
                            ``(iii) incorporates measures for making
                        the loan repayment system for recipients of
                        financing as consumer-friendly as practicable.
            ``(4) Scope of assistance.--Assistance provided by an
        eligible entity under this subsection may be used to pay for
        costs associated with carrying out an energy efficiency
        upgrade, including materials and labor.
    ``(f) Repayment.--An eligible entity shall repay to the Secretary
the amount of a loan provided under this section, together with--
            ``(1) interest accrued on that amount; and
            ``(2) such fees as the Secretary determines to be necessary
        to recover any portion of the costs of the program under this
        section.
    ``(g) Reports.--
            ``(1) Eligible entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the
                date of receipt of the loan, and annually thereafter
                for the term of the loan, an eligible entity that
                receives a loan under this section shall submit to the
                Secretary a report describing the performance of each
                program and activity carried out using the loan,
                including anonymized loan performance data.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The Secretary, in consultation
                with eligible entities and other stakeholders (such as
                lending institutions and the real estate industry),
                shall establish such requirements for the reports under
                this paragraph as the Secretary determines to be
                appropriate--
                            ``(i) to ensure that the reports are clear,
                        consistent, and straightforward; and
                            ``(ii) taking into account the reporting
                        requirements for similar programs in which the
                        eligible entities are participating, if any.
            ``(2) Secretary.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress
        and make available to the public--
                    ``(A) not less frequently than once each year, a
                report describing the performance of the program under
                this section, including a synthesis and analysis of the
                information provided in the reports submitted to the
                Secretary under paragraph (1)(A); and
                    ``(B) on termination of the program under this
                section, an assessment of the success of, and education
                provided by, the measures carried out by eligible
                entities during the term of the program.
    ``(h) Maximum Amount.--The Secretary may provide to eligible
entities a total of not more than $2,000,000,000 in loans under this
section for the costs of activities described in subsection (e).''.
    (b) Reorganization.--
            (1) In general.--Part D of title III of the Energy Policy
        and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating sections 362, 363, 364, 365,
                and 366 as sections 364, 365, 366, 363, and 362,
                respectively, and moving the sections so as to appear
                in numerical order;
                    (B) in section 362 (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking
                        ``section 367, and'' and inserting ``section
                        367 (as in effect on the day before the date of
                        enactment of the State Energy Efficiency
                        Programs Improvement Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
                        6201 note; Public Law 101-440)); and''; and
                            (ii) in each of paragraphs (4) and (6), by
                        striking ``section 365(e)(1)'' each place it
                        appears and inserting ``section 363(e)(1)'';
                    (C) in section 363 (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in subsection (b), by striking ``the
                        provisions of sections 362 and 364 and
                        subsection (a) of section 363'' and inserting
                        ``sections 364, 365(a), and 366''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (g)(1)(A), in the second
                        sentence, by striking ``section 362'' and
                        inserting ``section 364''; and
                    (D) in section 365 (as so redesignated)--
                            (i) in subsection (a)--
                                    (I) in paragraph (1), by striking
                                ``section 362,'' and inserting
                                ``section 364;''; and
                                    (II) in paragraph (2), by striking
                                ``section 362(b) or (e)'' and inserting
                                ``subsection (b) or (e) of section
                                364''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (b)(2), in the matter
                        preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
                        ``section 362(b) or (e)'' and inserting
                        ``subsection (b) or (e) of section 364''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 391 of the Energy
        Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6371) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(M), by striking ``section
                365(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 363(e)(2)''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (10), by striking ``section 362 of
                this Act'' and inserting ``section 364''.
            (3) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents of the
        Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public
        Law 94-163) is amended by striking the items relating to part D
        of title III and inserting the following:

              ``Part D--State Energy Conservation Programs

``Sec. 361. Findings and purpose.
``Sec. 362. Definitions.
``Sec. 363. General provisions.
``Sec. 364. State energy conservation plans.
``Sec. 365. Federal assistance to States.
``Sec. 366. State energy efficiency goals.
``Sec. 367. Loans for residential building energy efficiency
                            upgrades.''.

SEC. 3. FUNDING.

    (a) Budgetary Effects.--The budgetary effects of this Act, for the
purpose of complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010,
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act, submitted for
printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Senate
Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior
to the vote on passage.
    (b) Advance Appropriations Required.--An authorization of
appropriations under this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be
effective for a fiscal year only to the extent and in the amounts
provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

Output: Residential Energy Savings Act of 2013 - Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of Energy (DOE) to establish a voluntary loan program to provide support to states, U.S. territories, and Indian tribal governments (eligible entities) in establishing or expanding programs that provide to residential property owners or tenants financing for energy efficiency upgrades of residential buildings. Authorizes assistance provided by eligible entities to be in the form of a: (1) revolving loan fund; (2) credit enhancement structure designed to mitigate the effects of default; or (3) program that adopts other approaches for providing financing for upgrades producing significant energy efficiency gains, produces a high-leverage ratio of non-federal funds, and incorporates measures for making the loan repayment system for recipients of financing consumer-friendly. Requires the Secretary to establish a performance incentive providing a repayment discount in an amount equal to no more than the value of the interest accrued on the loan provided, based on performance as evaluated in accordance with specified factors. Makes an authorization of appropriations under this Act effective for a fiscal year only to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in appropriations Acts.


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SECTION 1. INCREASED ENFORCEMENT UNDER HORSE PROTECTION ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1821) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as
        paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), respectively;
            (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(1) The term `action device' means any boot, collar,
        chain, roller, or other device that encircles or is placed upon
        the lower extremity of the leg of a horse in such a manner that
        it can--
                    ``(A) rotate around the leg or slide up and down
                the leg, so as to cause friction; or
                    ``(B) strike the hoof, coronet band, fetlock joint,
                or pastern of the horse.'';
            (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by inserting ``,
        including the sponsoring organization and event manager''
        before the period; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6)(A) The term `participate' means engaging in any
        activity with respect to a horse show, horse exhibition, or
        horse sale or auction, including--
                            ``(i) transporting or arranging for the
                        transportation of a horse to or from a horse
                        show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or
                        auction;
                            ``(ii) personally giving instructions to an
                        exhibitor;
                            ``(iii) being knowingly present in a warm-
                        up area, inspection area, or other area at a
                        horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or
                        auction that spectators are not permitted to
                        enter; or
                            ``(iv) financing the participation of other
                        individuals in any horse show, horse
                        exhibition, or horse sale or auction.
            ``(B) Such term does not include spectating.''.
    (b) Findings.--Section 3 of the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C.
1822) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) by inserting ``and soring horses for such
                purposes'' after ``horses in intrastate commerce,'';
                and
                    (B) by inserting ``in many ways, including by
                creating unfair competition, by deceiving the
                spectating public and horse buyers, and by negatively
                impacting horse sales'' before the semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(6) the Inspector General of the Department of
        Agriculture has determined that the program through which the
        Secretary inspects horses is inadequate for preventing the
        soring of show horses; and
            ``(7) despite regulations in effect related to inspection
        for purposes of ensuring that horses are not sore, violations
        of this Act continue to be prevalent.''.
    (c) Horse Shows and Exhibitions.--Section 4 of the Horse Protection
Act (15 U.S.C. 1823) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by striking ``appointed'' and inserting
                ``licensed''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                sentences: ``On the first instance in which the
                Secretary determines that a horse is sore, the
                Secretary shall disqualify the horse from being shown
                or exhibited for a period of not less than 180 days. On
                the second instance in which the Secretary determines
                that such horse is sore, the Secretary shall disqualify
                the horse for a period of not less than one year. On
                the third instance in which the Secretary determines
                that such horse is sore, the Secretary shall disqualify
                the horse for a period of not less than three years.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``appointed'' and
        inserting ``licensed'';
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following
        new subsection:
    ``(c) Licensure, Training, and Assignment of Inspectors; Manner of
Inspection.--(1)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this subsection, the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation
requirements for the Department of Agriculture to license, train,
assign, and oversee persons qualified to detect and diagnose a horse
which is sore or to otherwise inspect horses at horse shows, horse
exhibitions, or horse sales or auctions, to be hired by management of
such events, for the purposes of enforcing this Act.
    ``(B) If the Secretary determines that the performance of a person
licensed in accordance with subparagraph (A) is unsatisfactory, the
Secretary may, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, revoke
the license issued to such person.
    ``(C) Licensure of a person in accordance with the requirements
prescribed under this subsection shall not be construed as authorizing
such person to conduct inspections in a manner other than that
prescribed for inspections by the Secretary (or the Secretary's
representative) under subsection (e) of this section.
    ``(2)(A) Not later than 30 days before the date on which a horse
show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction begins, the management
of such show, exhibition, or sale or auction may notify the Secretary
of the intent of the management to hire a person or persons licensed
under this subsection and selected by the Secretary to conduct
inspections at such show, exhibition, or sale or auction.
    ``(B) After such notification, the Secretary shall assign a person
or persons licensed under this subsection to conduct inspections at the
horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction.
    ``(3) A person licensed by the Secretary to conduct inspections
under this subsection shall issue a citation with respect to any
violation of this Act recorded during an inspection and notify the
Secretary of each such violation not later than five days after the
date on which a citation was issued with respect to such violation.'';
and
            (4) in the heading for subsection (e), by striking
        ``Appointed'' and inserting ``Designated''.
    (d) Unlawful Acts.--Section 5 of the Horse Protection Act (15
U.S.C. 1824) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``or (C) respecting'' and inserting
                ``(C), or (D) respecting''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D)
                causing a horse to become sore or directing another
                person to cause a horse to become sore for the purpose
                of showing, exhibiting, selling, auctioning, or
                offering for sale the horse in any horse show, horse
                exhibition, or horse sale or auction, and (E)'';
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``appoint'' and inserting
        ``hire'';
            (3) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) by striking ``appoint'' and inserting ``hire'';
                and
                    (B) by striking ``qualified'';
            (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``appointed'' and insert
        ``hired'';
            (5) in paragraph (6)--
                    (A) by striking ``appointed'' and inserting
                ``hired''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``that the horse is sore'' after
                ``the Secretary''; and
            (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(12) The use of an action device on any limb of a
        Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse at a
        horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or auction.
            ``(13) The use of a weighted shoe, pad, wedge, hoof band,
        or other device or material at a horse show, horse exhibition,
        or horse sale or auction that--
                    ``(A) is placed on, inserted in, or attached to any
                limb of a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted
                Saddle horse;
                    ``(B) is constructed to artificially alter the gait
                of such a horse; and
                    ``(C) is not strictly protective or therapeutic in
                nature.''.
    (e) Violations and Penalties.--Section 6 of the Horse Protection
Act (15 U.S.C. 1825) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``Except as provided in
                        paragraph (2) of this subsection, any person
                        who knowingly violates section 5'' and
                        inserting ``Any person who knowingly violates
                        section 5 or the regulations issued under such
                        section, including any violation recorded
                        during an inspection conducted in accordance
                        with section 4(c) or 4(e)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``more than $3,000, or
                        imprisoned for not more than one year, or
                        both.'' and inserting ``more than $5,000, or
                        imprisoned for not more than three years, or
                        both, for each such violation.'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking subparagraph (A);
                            (ii) by striking ``(2)''; and
                            (iii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
                        and (C) as paragraphs (2) and (3),
                        respectively, and moving the margins of such
                        paragraphs (as so redesignated) two ems to the
                        left; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(4) Any person who knowingly fails to obey an order of
        disqualification shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not
        more than $5,000 for each failure to obey such an order,
        imprisoned for not more than three years, or both.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``section 5 of this Act''
                        and inserting ``section 5 or the regulations
                        issued under such section''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting
                        ``$4,000''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(5) Any person who fails to pay a licensed inspector
        hired under section 4(c) shall, upon conviction thereof, be
        fined not more than $4,000 for each such violation.''; and
            (3) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by inserting ``, or otherwise
                        participating in any horse show, horse
                        exhibition, or horse sale or auction'' before
                        ``for a period of not less than one year''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``any subsequent'' and
                        inserting ``the second'';
                    (B) by inserting before ``Any person who knowingly
                fails'' the following: ``For the third or any
                subsequent violation, a person may be permanently
                disqualified by order of the Secretary, after notice
                and an opportunity for a hearing before the Secretary,
                from showing or exhibiting any horse, judging or
                managing any horse show, horse exhibition, or horse
                sale or auction, or otherwise participating in any
                horse show, horse exhibition, or horse sale or
                auction.''; and
                    (C) by striking ``$3,000'' each place it appears
                and inserting ``$5,000''.
    (f) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry
out the amendments made by this Act.
    (g) Severability.--If any provision of this Act or any amendment
made by this Act, or the application of a provision to any person or
circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act
and the amendments made by this Act, and the application of the
provisions to any person or circumstance, shall not be affected by the
holding.

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Amends the Horse Protection Act (HPA) to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe regulatory requirements for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to license, train, assign, and oversee persons who are to be hired by the management of horse shows, exhibitions, sales, or auctions and are qualified to detect and diagnose sore horses or otherwise inspect horses at such events. (The soring of horses refers to the application of blistering agents, burns, lacerations, sharp objects, or other substances or devices to a horse's limb to produce a higher gait by making it painful for the horse to step down.)

Replaces the current horse inspector appointment process under which the management of a horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction appoints inspectors with a new process requiring the Secretary to assign USDA-licensed inspectors after receiving notice that management intends to hire such inspectors.

Specifies that the term "management" includes sponsoring organizations and event managers.

Directs the Secretary to disqualify a horse the Secretary determines is sore for specified minimum time periods that increase after the first, second, and third instance.

Prohibits a person from causing or directing a horse to become sore for the purpose of any horse show, exhibition, sale, or auction or allowing any such activity respecting a horse which is sore by the owner of such horse.

Expands a list of activities designated as unlawful conduct under such Act to include a prohibition on showing, exhibiting, selling, or auctioning a Tennessee Walking, a Racking, or a Spotted Saddle horse with: (1) an action device; or (2) a weighted shoe, pad, wedge, hoof band, or other device or material if it is constructed to artificially alter the gait of such horses and is not strictly protective or therapeutic.

 Defines "action device" as any boot, collar, chain, roller, or other device that encircles or is placed upon the lower extremity of the leg of a horse in such a manner that it can: (1) rotate around the leg or slide up and down the leg, so as to cause friction; or (2) strike the hoof, coronet band, fetlock joint, or pastern of the horse.

Increases the maximum criminal penalties and maximum civil liability penalties to the United States for certain HPA violations.

 Expands the categories of activities the Secretary may disqualify a violator of such Act from participating in to include: (1) transporting or arranging for the transportation of a horse to or from a show, exhibition, sale, or auction; (2) personally giving instructions to an exhibitor; (3) being knowingly present in a warm-up area, inspection area, or other area that spectators are not permitted; or (4) financing the participation of other individuals.

 Permits the Secretary to permanently disqualify a person with at least three violations after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Community College to Career Fund
Act''.

SEC. 2. COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO CAREER FUND.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the
end the following:

             ``Subtitle F--Community College to Career Fund

``SEC. 199. COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Grants Authorized.--Not later than the end of the first full
fiscal year after the date of enactment of the Community College to
Career Fund Act, from funds appropriated under section 199A, the
Secretary of Labor (in coordination with the Secretary of Education and
the Secretary of Commerce) shall award competitive grants to eligible
entities described in subsection (b) for the purpose of developing,
offering, improving, and providing educational or career training
programs for workers. The grants shall be awarded for periods of 3
years.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--
            ``(1) Partnerships with employers or an employer or
        industry partnership.--
                    ``(A) General definition.--For purposes of this
                section, an `eligible entity' means any of the entities
                described in subparagraph (B) (or a consortium of any
                of such entities) in partnership with employers or an
                employer or industry partnership representing multiple
                employers.
                    ``(B) Description of entities.--The entities
                described in this subparagraph are--
                            ``(i) a community college;
                            ``(ii) a 4-year public institution of
                        higher education (as defined in section 101(a)
                        of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                        1001(a))) that offers 2-year degrees, and that
                        will use funds provided under this section for
                        activities at the certificate and associate
                        degree levels;
                            ``(iii) a Tribal College or University (as
                        defined in section 316(b) of the Higher
                        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059c(b))); or
                            ``(iv) a public or private nonprofit, 2-
                        year institution of higher education (as
                        defined in section 102 of the Higher Education
                        Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)) in the
                        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the United
                        States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the
                        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,
                        the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
                        Federated States of Micronesia, or the Republic
                        of Palau.
            ``(2) Additional partners.--
                    ``(A) Authorization of additional partners.--In
                addition to partnering with employers or an employer or
                industry partnership representing multiple employers as
                described in paragraph (1)(A), an entity described in
                paragraph (1) may include in the partnership described
                in paragraph (1) one or more of the organizations
                described in subparagraph (B). Each eligible entity
                that includes one or more such organizations shall
                collaborate with the State or local board in the area
                served by the eligible entity.
                    ``(B) Organizations.--The organizations described
                in this subparagraph are as follows:
                            ``(i) A provider of adult education (as
                        defined in section 203) or an institution of
                        higher education (as defined in section 101 of
                        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                        1001)).
                            ``(ii) A community-based organization.
                            ``(iii) A joint labor-management
                        partnership.
                            ``(iv) A State board.
                            ``(v) An elementary school or secondary
                        school, as defined in section 8101 of the
                        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
                        (20 U.S.C. 7801).
                            ``(vi) Any other organization that the
                        Secretaries consider appropriate.
    ``(c) Educational or Career Training Program.--For purposes of this
section, the Governor of the State in which at least one of the
entities described in subsection (b)(1)(B) of an eligible entity is
located shall establish criteria for an educational or career training
program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for which an
eligible entity submits a grant proposal under subsection (d).
    ``(d) Application.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under this
section shall submit an application containing a grant proposal, for an
educational or career training program leading to a recognized
postsecondary credential, to the Secretaries at such time and
containing such information as the Secretaries determine is required,
including--
            ``(1) a detailed description of--
                    ``(A) the extent to which the educational or career
                training program described in the grant proposal fits
                within an overall strategic plan consisting of--
                            ``(i) the State plan described in section
                        102 or 103, for the State involved;
                            ``(ii) the local plan described in section
                        108, for each local area that comprises a
                        significant portion of the area to be served by
                        the eligible entity; and
                            ``(iii) a strategic plan developed by the
                        eligible entity;
                    ``(B) the extent to which the program will meet the
                needs of employers in the area for skilled workers in
                in-demand industry sectors and occupations;
                    ``(C) the extent to which the program will meet the
                educational or career training needs of workers in the
                area;
                    ``(D) the specific educational or career training
                program and how the program meets the criteria
                established under subsection (e), including the manner
                in which the grant will be used to develop, offer,
                improve, and provide the educational or career training
                program;
                    ``(E) any previous experience of the eligible
                entity in providing educational or career training
                programs, the absence of which shall not automatically
                disqualify an eligible institution from receiving a
                grant under this section; and
                    ``(F) how the program leading to the credential
                meets the criteria described in subsection (c); and
            ``(2) a detailed plan on how the entity will ensure that
        the program will meet the performance measures described in
        subsection (g), and an assurance that the entity will annually
        submit to the Secretary information on the performance of the
        program on the performance measures described in subsection
        (g).
    ``(e) Criteria for Award.--
            ``(1) In general.--Grants under this section shall be
        awarded based on criteria established by the Secretaries, that
        include the following:
                    ``(A) A determination of the merits of the grant
                proposal submitted by the eligible entity involved to
                develop, offer, improve, and provide an educational or
                career training program to be made available to
                workers.
                    ``(B) An assessment of the likely employment
                opportunities available in the area to individuals who
                complete an educational or career training program that
                the eligible entity proposes to develop, offer,
                improve, and provide.
                    ``(C) An assessment of prior demand for training
                programs by individuals eligible for training and
                served by the eligible entity, as well as availability
                and capacity of existing (as of the date of the
                assessment) training programs to meet future demand for
                training programs.
            ``(2) Priority.--In awarding grants under this section, the
        Secretaries shall give priority to eligible entities that--
                    ``(A) include a partnership, with employers or an
                employer or industry partnership, that--
                            ``(i) pays a portion of the costs of
                        educational or career training programs; or
                            ``(ii) agrees to hire individuals who have
                        attained a recognized postsecondary credential
                        resulting from the educational or career
                        training program of the eligible entity;
                    ``(B) enter into a partnership with a labor
                organization or labor-management training program to
                provide, through the program, technical expertise for
                occupationally specific education necessary for a
                recognized postsecondary credential leading to a
                skilled occupation in an in-demand industry sector;
                    ``(C) are focused on serving individuals with
                barriers to employment, students who are veterans,
                spouses of member of the Armed Forces, incumbent
                workers who are low-skilled and who need to increase
                their work-related skills;
                    ``(D) include any eligible entities serving areas
                with high unemployment rates; and
                    ``(E) are eligible entities that include an
                institution of higher education eligible for assistance
                under title III or V of the Higher Education Act of
                1965 (20 U.S.C. 1051 et seq.; 20 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.).
    ``(f) Use of Funds.--Grant funds awarded under this section shall
be used for one or more of the following:
            ``(1) The development, offering, improvement, and provision
        of educational or career training programs, that provide
        relevant job training for skilled occupations, that lead to
        recognized postsecondary credentials, that will meet the needs
        of employers in in-demand industry sectors, and that may
        include registered apprenticeship programs, on-the-job training
        programs, and programs that support employers in upgrading the
        skills of their workforce.
            ``(2) The development and implementation of policies and
        programs to expand opportunities for students to earn a
        recognized postsecondary credential, including a degree, in in-
        demand industry sectors and occupations, including by--
                    ``(A) facilitating the transfer of academic credits
                between institutions of higher education, including the
                transfer of academic credits for courses in the same
                field of study;
                    ``(B) expanding articulation agreements and
                policies that guarantee transfers between such
                institutions, including through common course numbering
                and use of a general core curriculum;
                    ``(C) developing or enhancing student support
                services programs; and
                    ``(D) establishing policies and processes for
                assessing and awarding course credit for work-related
                learning.
            ``(3) The creation of career pathway programs that provide
        a sequence of education and occupational training that leads to
        a recognized postsecondary credential, including a degree,
        including programs that--
                    ``(A) blend basic skills and occupational training;
                    ``(B) facilitate means of transitioning
                participants from non-credit occupational, basic
                skills, or developmental coursework to for-credit
                coursework within and across institutions;
                    ``(C) build or enhance linkages, including the
                development of dual enrollment programs and early
                college high schools, between secondary education or
                adult education programs (including programs
                established under the Carl D. Perkins Career and
                Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2301 et
                seq.) and title II of this Act);
                    ``(D) are innovative programs designed to increase
                the provision of training for students, including
                students who are members of the National Guard or
                Reserves, to enter skilled occupations in in-demand
                industry sectors;
                    ``(E) support paid internships that will allow
                students to simultaneously earn credit for work-based
                learning and gain relevant employment experience in an
                in-demand industry sector or occupation, which shall
                include opportunities that transition individuals into
                employment; and
                    ``(F) develop competency-based education programs
                that offer an outcome-oriented approach through which
                recognized postsecondary credentials are awarded based
                on successful demonstration of skills and proficiency.
            ``(4) The development and implementation of--
                    ``(A) a Pay-for-Performance program that leads to a
                recognized postsecondary credential, for which an
                eligible entity agrees to be reimbursed under the grant
                primarily on the basis of achievement of specified
                performance outcomes and criteria agreed to by the
                Secretary; or
                    ``(B) a Pay-for-Success program that leads to a
                recognized postsecondary credential, for which an
                eligible entity--
                            ``(i) enters into a partnership with an
                        investor, such as a philanthropic organization
                        that provides funding for a specific project to
                        address a clear and measurable educational or
                        career training need in the area to be served
                        under the grant; and
                            ``(ii) agrees to be reimbursed under the
                        grant only if the project achieves specified
                        performance outcomes and criteria agreed to by
                        the Secretary.
    ``(g) Performance Measures.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish
        performance measures for the programs carried out under this
        section.
            ``(2)  Measures.--The performance measures shall consist
        of--
                    ``(A) indicators of performance, including the
                number of program participants who are in unsubsidized
                employment during the second quarter after exit from
                the program; and
                    ``(B) a level of performance for each indicator
                described in subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Monitoring progress.--The Secretary shall monitor the
        progress of eligible entities that receive grants under this
        section in ensuring that their programs meet the performance
        measures.

``SEC. 199A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary to carry out the program established by
section 199. Funds appropriated under this subsection shall remain
available until the end of the 5th full fiscal year after the date of
enactment of the Community College to Career Fund Act.
    ``(b) Administrative Cost.--Not more than 5 percent of the amounts
made available under subsection (a) may be used by the Secretaries for
Federal administration the program described in that subsection,
including providing technical assistance and carrying out evaluations
for the program described in that subsection.
    ``(c) Period of Availability.--The funds appropriated pursuant to
subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be available for Federal
obligation for that fiscal year and the succeeding 4 fiscal years.

``SEC. 199B. DEFINITIONS.

    ``For purposes of this subtitle:
            ``(1) Community college.--The term `community college' has
        the meaning given the term `junior or community college' in
        section 312(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        1058(f)).
            ``(2) Educational or career training program.--The term
        `educational or career training program' means--
                    ``(A) a career pathway program, as defined in
                section 3; or
                    ``(B) a program with an integrated education and
                training approach, as defined in section 203.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for the Workforce
Innovation and Opportunity Act is amended by inserting after the items
relating to subtitle E of title I the following:

             ``Subtitle F--Community College to Career Fund

``Sec. 199. Community college and industry partnerships program.
``Sec. 199A. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 199B. Definition.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--This Act, including the amendments made by
this Act, takes effect as if included in the Workforce Innovation and
Opportunity Act.

Output: Community College to Career Fund Act This bill amends the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to direct the Department of Labor to award competitive grants to eligible community colleges, four-year public institutions of higher education, tribal colleges or universities, public or private nonprofit two-year institutions of higher education in specified U.S. territories, or a consortium of any of them, in partnership with employers or an employer or industry partnership representing multiple employers, in order to develop, offer, improve, and provide educational or career training programs for workers. The governor of the state in which at least one of these entities is located shall establish criteria for an educational or career training program leading to a recognized postsecondary credential for which an eligible entity submits a grant proposal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haskell Indian Nations University
and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the provision of culturally sensitive curricula for
        higher education programs at Haskell Indian Nations University
        and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute is consistent
        with the commitment of the Federal Government to the
        fulfillment of treaty obligations to Indian tribes through the
        principle of self-determination and the use of Federal
        resources; and
            (2) giving a greater degree of autonomy to those
        institutions, while maintaining them as an integral part of the
        Bureau of Indian Affairs, will facilitate--
                    (A) the transition of Haskell Indian Nations
                University to a 4-year university; and
                    (B) the administration and improvement of the
                academic program of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic
                Institute.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act--
            (1) Haskell indian nations university.--The term ``Haskell
        Indian Nations University'' means Haskell Indian Nations
        University, located in Lawrence, Kansas.
            (2) Southwestern indian polytechnic institute.--The term
        ``Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute'' means the
        Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, located in
        Albuquerque, New Mexico.
            (3) Respective institutions, etc.--The terms ``respective
        institutions'' and ``institutions to which this Act applies''
        mean Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern
        Indian Polytechnic Institute.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT.

    (a) Inapplicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--Chapters 51,
53, and 63 of title 5, United States Code (relating to classification,
pay, and leave, respectively) and the provisions of such title relating
to the appointment, performance evaluation, promotion, and removal of
civil service employees shall not apply to applicants for employment
with, employees of, or positions in or under either of the institutions
to which this Act applies.
    (b) Alternative Personnel Management Provisions.--
            (1) In general.--The president of each of the respective
        institutions shall by regulation prescribe such personnel
        management provisions as may be necessary, in the interest of
        effective administration, to replace the provisions of law that
        are inapplicable with respect to such institution by reason of
        subsection (a).
            (2) Procedural requirements.--Regulations under this
        subsection--
                    (A) shall be prescribed in consultation with the
                board of regents (or, if none, the governing body) of
                the institution involved and other appropriate
                representative bodies;
                    (B) shall be subject to the requirements of
                subsections (b) through (e) of section 553 of title 5,
                United States Code; and
                    (C) shall not take effect except with the prior
                written approval of the Secretary.
    (c) Specific Substantive Requirements.--Under the regulations
prescribed for an institution under this section--
            (1) no rate of basic pay may, at any time, exceed--
                    (A) in the case of an employee who would otherwise
                be subject to the General Schedule, the maximum rate of
                basic pay then currently payable for grade GS-15 of the
General Schedule (including any amount payable under section 5304 of
title 5, United States Code, or other similar authority for the
locality involved); or
                    (B) in the case of an employee who would otherwise
                be subject to subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 5,
                United States Code (relating to prevailing rate
                systems), the maximum rate of basic pay which (but for
                this section) would then otherwise be currently payable
                under the wage schedule covering such employee;
            (2) section 5307 of title 5, United States Code (relating
        to limitation on certain payments) shall apply, subject to such
        definitional and other modifications as may be necessary in the
        context of the applicable alternative personnel management
        provisions under this section;
            (3) procedures shall be established for the rapid and
        equitable resolution of grievances;
            (4) no employee may be discharged without notice of the
        reasons therefor and opportunity for a hearing under procedures
        that comport with the requirements of due process, except that
        this paragraph shall not apply in the case of an employee
        serving a probationary or trial period under an initial
        appointment; and
            (5) employees serving for a period specified in or
        determinable under an employment agreement shall, except as
        otherwise provided in the agreement, be notified at least 30
        days before the end of such period as to whether their
        employment agreement will be renewed.
    (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
considered to affect the applicability of--
            (1) any provision of law providing for--
                    (A) equal employment opportunity;
                    (B) Indian preference; or
                    (C) veterans' preference;
            (2) any provision of chapter 23 of title 5, United States
        Code, or any other provision of such title, relating to merit
        system principles or prohibited personnel practices; or
            (3) chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code, relating to
        labor-management and employee relations.
    (e) Labor-Management Provisions.--
            (1) Collective-bargaining agreements.--Any collective-
        bargaining agreement in effect on the day before the applicable
        effective date under subsection (f)(1) shall continue to be
        recognized by the institution involved until altered or amended
        pursuant to law.
            (2) Exclusive representative.--Nothing in this Act shall
        affect the right of any labor organization to be accorded (or
        to continue to be accorded) recognition as the exclusive
        representative of any unit of employees.
            (3) Other provisions.--Matters made subject to regulation
        under this section shall not be subject to collective
        bargaining.
    (f) Effective Date.--
            (1) Alternative personnel management provisions.--Any
        alternative personnel management provisions under this section
        shall take effect on such date as may be specified in the
        regulations applicable with respect to the institution
        involved, except that in no event shall the date specified be
        later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Provisions made inapplicable by this section.--
        Subsection (a) shall, with respect to an institution, take
        effect as of the effective date specified with respect to such
        institution under paragraph (1).
    (g) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the alternative personnel management provisions
        under this section shall apply with respect to all applicants
        for employment with, all employees of, and all positions in or
        under the institution involved.
            (2) Current employees not covered except pursuant to a
        voluntary election.--
                    (A) In general.--An employee serving with an
                institution on the day before the applicable effective
                date under subsection (f)(1) shall not be subject to
                such institution's alternative personnel management
                provisions (and shall instead, for purposes of such
                institution, be treated in the same way as if this
                section had not been enacted, notwithstanding
                subsection (a)) unless, before the end of the 5-year
                period beginning on such effective date, such employee
                elects to be covered by such provisions.
                    (B) Procedures.--An election under this paragraph
                shall be made in such form and in such manner as may be
required under the regulations, and shall be irrevocable.
            (3) Transition provisions.--
                    (A) Provisions relating to annual and sick leave.--
                Any individual who--
                            (i) makes an election under paragraph (2),
                        or
                            (ii) on or after the applicable effective
                        date under subsection (f)(1), is transferred,
                        promoted, or reappointed, without a break in
                        service of 3 days or longer, to a position
                        within an institution to which this Act applies
                        from a position with the Federal Government or
                        the government of the District of Columbia,
                shall be credited, for the purpose of the leave system
                provided under regulations prescribed under this
                section, in conformance with the requirements of
                section 6308 of title 5, United States Code, with the
                annual and sick leave to such individual's credit
                immediately before the effective date of such election,
                transfer, promotion, or reappointment, as the case may
                be.
                    (B) Liquidation of remaining leave upon
                termination.--
                            (i) Annual leave.--Upon termination of
                        employment with an institution to which this
                        Act applies, any annual leave remaining to the
                        credit of an individual within the purview of
                        this section shall be liquidated in accordance
                        with section 5551(a) and section 6306 of title
                        5, United States Code.
                            (ii) Sick leave.--Upon termination of
                        employment with an institution to which this
                        Act applies, any sick leave remaining to the
                        credit of an individual within the purview of
                        this section shall be creditable for civil
                        service retirement purposes in accordance with
                        section 8339(m) of title 5, United States Code,
                        except that leave earned or accrued under
                        regulations prescribed under this section shall
                        not be so creditable.
                    (C) Transfer of remaining leave upon transfer,
                promotion, or reemployment.--In the case of an employee
                of an institution to which this Act applies who is
                transferred, promoted, or reappointed, without a break
                in service of 3 days or longer, to a position in the
                Federal Government (or the government of the District
                of Columbia) under a different leave system, any leave
                remaining to the credit of that individual which was
                earned or credited under the regulations prescribed
                under this section shall be transferred to such
                individual's credit in the employing agency on an
                adjusted basis in accordance with section 6308 of title
                5, United States Code.
            (4) Work-study.--Nothing in this section shall be
        considered to apply with respect to a work-study student, as
        defined by the president of the institution involved, in
        writing.

SEC. 5. DELEGATION OF PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY.

    The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations
therefor, delegate to the president of each of the respective
institutions procurement and contracting authority with respect to the
conduct of the administrative functions of such institution.

SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to each of the respective
institutions for fiscal year 1998, and for each fiscal year
thereafter--
            (1) the amount of funds made available by appropriations as
        operations funding for the administration of such institution
        for fiscal year 1997; and
            (2) such additional sums as may be necessary for the
        operation of such institution pursuant to this Act.

Output:
Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute.  Directs the president of each of the respective institutions to prescribe by regulation alternative personnel management provisions.  Disallows covering current employees except pursuant to a voluntary election.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to delegate to the president of each of the respective institutions procurement authority with respect to the conduct of the administrative functions of the university.
Authorizes as appropriations to each of the respective institutions for FY 1998, and for each fiscal year thereafter:  (1) the amount of funds made available by appropriations as operations funding for the administration of such institution for FY 1997; and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary for the operation of such institution pursuant to this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nursing Home Residential Security
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OR DISCHARGES OF NURSING FACILITY
              RESIDENTS IN THE CASE OF VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM
              PARTICIPATION UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 1919(c)(2) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1396r(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Continuing rights in case of voluntary
                withdrawal from participation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In the case of a nursing
                        facility that voluntarily withdraws from
                        participation in a State plan under this title
                        but continues to provide services of the type
                        provided by nursing facilities--
                                    ``(I) the facility's voluntary
                                withdrawal from participation is not an
                                acceptable basis for the transfer or
                                discharge of residents of the facility
                                who were residing in the facility on
                                the day before the effective date of
                                the withdrawal (including those
                                residents who were not entitled to
                                medical assistance as of such day);
                                    ``(II) the provisions of this
                                section continue to apply to such
                                residents until the date of their
                                discharge from the facility; and
                                    ``(III) in the case of each
                                individual who begins residence in the
                                facility after the effective date of
                                such withdrawal, the facility shall
                                provide notice orally and in a
                                prominent manner in writing on a
                                separate page at the time the
                                individual begins residence of the
                                information described in clause (ii)
                                and shall obtain from each such
                                individual at such time an
                                acknowledgment of receipt of such
                                information that is in writing, signed
                                by the individual, and separate from
                                other documents signed by such
                                individual.
                        Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed
                        as affecting any requirement of a participation
                        agreement that a nursing facility provide
                        advance notice to the State or the Secretary,
                        or both, of its intention to terminate the
                        agreement.
                            ``(ii) Information for new residents.--The
                        information described in this clause for a
                        resident is the following:
                                    ``(I) The facility is not
                                participating in the program under this
                                title with respect to that resident.
                                    ``(II) The facility may transfer or
                                discharge the resident from the
                                facility at such time as the resident
                                is unable to pay the charges of the
                                facility, even though the resident may
                                have become eligible for medical
                                assistance for nursing facility
                                services under this title.
                            ``(iii) Continuation of payments and
                        oversight authority.--Notwithstanding any other
                        provision of this title, with respect to the
                        residents described in clause (i)(I), a
                        participation agreement of a facility described
                        in clause (i) is deemed to continue in effect
                        under such plan after the effective date of the
                        facility's voluntary withdrawal from
                        participation under the State plan for purposes
                        of--
                                    ``(I) receiving payments under the
                                State plan for nursing facility
                                services provided to such residents;
                                    ``(II) maintaining compliance with
                                all applicable requirements of this
                                title; and
                                    ``(III) continuing to apply the
                                survey, certification, and enforcement
                                authority provided under subsections
                                (g) and (h) (including involuntary
                                termination of a participation
                                agreement deemed continued under this
                                clause).
                            ``(iv) No application to new residents.--
                        This paragraph (other than subclause (III) of
                        clause (i)) shall not apply to an individual
                        who begins residence in a facility on or after
                        the effective date of the withdrawal from
                        participation under this subparagraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies
to voluntary withdrawals from participation occurring on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Nursing Home Residential Security Act of 1999 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to establish certain restrictions on transfers or discharges of nursing facility residents in the case of voluntary withdrawal from Medicaid participation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Unemployment Insurance
Amendments Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. WAITING PERIOD FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

    Subparagraph (A) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(A) Payment of Unemployment Benefits.--
        ``(i) Generally.--Except as otherwise provided in this
    subparagraph, benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee
    for each day of unemployment in excess of 4 during any registration
    period within a period of continuing unemployment.
        ``(ii) Waiting period for first registration period.-- Benefits
    shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day of
    unemployment in excess of 7 during that employee's first
    registration period in a period of continuing unemployment if such
    period of continuing unemployment is the employee's initial period
    of continuing unemployment commencing in the benefit year.
        ``(iii) Strikes.--
            ``(I) Initial 14-day waiting period.--If the Board finds
        that a qualified employee has a period of continuing
        unemployment that includes days of unemployment due to a
        stoppage of work because of a strike in the establishment,
        premises, or enterprise at which such employee was last
        employed, no benefits shall be payable for such employee's
        first 14 days of unemployment due to such stoppage of work.
            ``(II) Subsequent days of unemployment.--For subsequent
        days of unemployment due to the same stoppage of work, benefits
        shall be payable as provided in clause (i) of this
        subparagraph.
            ``(III) Subsequent periods of continuing unemployment.--If
        such period of continuing unemployment ends by reason of clause
        (v) but the stoppage of work continues, the waiting period
        established in clause (ii) shall apply to the employee's first
        registration period in a new period of continuing unemployment
        based upon the same stoppage of work.
        ``(iv) Definition of period of continuing unemployment.--Except
    as limited by clause (v), for the purposes of this subparagraph,
    the term `period of continuing unemployment' means--
            ``(I) a single registration period that includes more than
        4 days of unemployment;
            ``(II) a series of consecutive registration periods, each
        of which includes more than 4 days of unemployment; or
            ``(III) a series of successive registration periods, each
        of which includes more than 4 days of unemployment, if each
        succeeding registration period begins within 15 days after the
        last day of the immediately preceding registration period.
        ``(v) Special rule regarding end of period.--For purposes of
    applying clause (ii), a period of continuing unemployment ends when
    an employee exhausts rights to unemployment benefits under
    subsection (c) of this section.
        ``(vi) Limit on amount of benefits.--No benefits shall be
    payable to an otherwise eligible employee for any day of
    unemployment in a registration period where the total amount of the
    remuneration (as defined in section 1(j)) payable or accruing to
    him for days within such registration period exceeds the amount of
    the base year monthly compensation base. For purposes of the
    preceding sentence, an employee's remuneration shall be deemed to
    include the gross amount of any remuneration that would have become
    payable to that employee but did not become payable because that
    employee was not ready or willing to perform suitable work
    available to that employee on any day within such registration
    period.''.

SEC. 3. WAITING PERIOD FOR SICKNESS BENEFITS.

    Subparagraph (B) of section 2(a)(1) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(1)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(B) Payment of Sickness Benefits.--
        ``(i) Generally.--Except as otherwise provided in this
    subparagraph, benefits shall be payable to any qualified employee
    for each day of sickness after the 4th consecutive day of sickness
    in a period of continuing sickness but excluding 4 days of sickness
    in any registration period in such period of continuing sickness.
        ``(ii) Waiting period for first registration period.--Benefits
    shall be payable to any qualified employee for each day of sickness
    in excess of 7 during that employee's first registration period in
    a period of continuing sickness if such period of continuing
    sickness is the employee's initial period of continuing sickness
    commencing in the benefit year. For the purposes of this clause,
    the first registration period in a period of continuing sickness is
    that registration period that first begins with 4 consecutive days
    of sickness and includes more than 4 days of sickness.
        ``(iii) Definition of period of continuing sickness.--For the
    purposes of this subparagraph, a period of continuing sickness
    means--
            ``(I) a period of consecutive days of sickness, whether
        from 1 or more causes; or
            ``(II) a period of successive days of sickness due to a
        single cause without interruption of more than 90 consecutive
        days which are not days of sickness.
        ``(iv) Special rule regarding end of period.--For purposes of
    applying clause (ii), a period of continuing sickness ends when an
    employee exhausts rights to sickness benefits under subsection (c)
    of this section.''.

SEC. 4. MAXIMUM DAILY BENEFIT RATE.

    Paragraph (3) of section 2(a) of the Railroad Unemployment
Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(3) The maximum daily benefit rate computed by the Board under
section 12(r)(2) shall be the product of the monthly compensation base,
as computed under section 1(i)(2) for the base year immediately
preceding the beginning of the benefit year, multiplied by 5 percent.
If the maximum daily benefit rate so computed is not a multiple of $1,
it shall be rounded down to the nearest multiple of $1.''.

SEC. 5. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF DAYS FOR BENEFITS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(c)) is amended to read as
follows:
    ``(c) Maximum Number of Days for Benefits.--
        ``(1) Normal benefits.--
            ``(A) Generally.--The maximum number of days of
        unemployment within a benefit year for which benefits may be
        paid to an employee shall be 130, and the maximum number of
        days of sickness within a benefit year for which benefits may
        be paid to an employee shall be 130.
            ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount of benefits that may be
        paid to an employee for days of unemployment within a benefit
        year shall in no case exceed the employee's compensation in the
        base year; and the total amount of benefits that may be paid to
        an employee for days of sickness within a benefit year shall in
        no case exceed the employee's compensation in the base year,
        except that notwithstanding section 1(i), in determining the
        employee's compensation in the base year for the purpose of
        this sentence, any money remuneration paid to the employee for
        services rendered as an employee shall be taken into account
        that is not in excess of an amount that bears the same ratio to
        $775 as the monthly compensation base for that year as computed
        under section 1(i) bears to $600.
        ``(2) Extended benefits.--
            ``(A) Generally.--With respect to an employee who has 10 or
        more years of service as defined in section 1(f) of the
        Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, who did not voluntarily retire
        and (in a case involving exhaustion of rights to normal
        benefits for days of unemployment) did not voluntarily leave
        work without good cause, and who had current rights to normal
        benefits for days of unemployment or days of sickness in a
        benefit year but has exhausted such rights, the benefit year in
        which such rights are exhausted shall be deemed not to be ended
        until the last day of the extended benefit period determined
        under this paragraph, and extended unemployment benefits or
        extended sickness benefits (depending on the type of normal
        benefit rights exhausted) may be paid for not more than 65 days
        of unemployment or 65 days of sickness within such extended
        benefit period.
            ``(B) Beginning date.--An employee's extended benefit
        period shall begin on the employee's first day of unemployment
        or first day of sickness, as the case may be, following the day
        on which the employee exhausts the employee's then current
        rights to normal benefits for days of unemployment or days of
        sickness and shall continue for 7 consecutive 14-day periods,
        each of which shall constitute a registration period, but no
        such extended benefit period shall extend beyond the beginning
        of the first registration period in a benefit year in which the
        employee is again qualified for benefits in accordance with
        section 3 on the basis of compensation earned after the first
        of such consecutive 14-day periods has begun.
            ``(C) Termination when employee reaches age of 65.--
        Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, an
        extended benefit period for sickness benefits shall terminate
        on the day next preceding the date on which the employee
        attains age 65, except that it may continue for the purpose of
        paying benefits for days of unemployment.
        ``(3) Accelerated benefits.--
            ``(A) General rule.--With respect to an employee who has 10
        or more years of service as defined in section 1(f) of the
        Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, who did not voluntarily
        retire, and (in a case involving unemployment benefits) did not
        voluntarily leave work without good cause, who has 14 or more
        consecutive days of unemployment, or 14 or more consecutive
        days of sickness, and who is not a qualified employee with
        respect to the general benefit year current when such
        unemployment or sickness commences but is or becomes a
        qualified employee for the next succeeding general benefit
        year, such succeeding general benefit year shall, in that
        employee's case, begin on the first day of the month in which
        such unemployment or sickness commences.
            ``(B) Exception.--In the case of a succeeding benefit year
        beginning in accordance with subparagraph (A) by reason of
        sickness, such sentence shall not operate to permit the payment
        of benefits in the period provided for in such sentence for any
        day of sickness beginning with the date on which the employee
        attains age 65, and continuing through the day preceding the
        first day of the next succeeding general benefit year.
            ``(C) Determination of age.--For the purposes of this
        subsection, the Board may rely on evidence of age available in
        its records and files at the time determinations of age are
        made.''.
    (b) Repeal of Deadwood Provision.--Section 2(h) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 352(h)) is repealed.
    (c) Repeal of Expired Provision.--Section 17 of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act (45 U.S.C. 368), relating to payment of
supplemental unemployment benefits, is repealed.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of
the enactment of this Act.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output:
Railroad Unemployment Insurance Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to revise and reduce the waiting period for unemployment benefits.  Repeals the prohibition against payment of benefits for days of unemployment during the first thirteen-day period of unemployment registration within a benefit year in which the employee has more than four days of unemployment. Permits payment of such benefits to an employee after seven days of unemployment during such first registration period during a time of continued unemployment, if such period is the employee's initial period of continuing unemployment in that benefit year.  Prohibits payment of benefits during a registration period in excess of an employee's monthly compensation base for the applicable base year.
Applies the seven-day waiting period allowance and requirements, where a period of continuing employment is due to a strike-related work stoppage, to an employee's first registration period following exhaustion of benefit rights in a new period of continuing employment based upon the same work stoppage.  (Currently, such waiting period would be 14 days.)  Defines period of continuing unemployment.
Makes similar revisions to, and reductions in, the waiting period for sickness benefits.  Repeals the prohibition against payment of benefits for days of sickness during the first thirteen-day registration period within a benefit year in which the employee has both four consecutive days of sickness and more than four days of sickness.  Permits payment of such benefits to an employee for each day in excess of seven during such first registration period in a period of continuing sickness if that registration period begins with four consecutive days of sickness and includes more than four days of sickness.  Waives such waiting period for the first registration period in any subsequent period of continuing sickness beginning in the same benefit year.  Defines period of continuing sickness.
Repeals the current formula for calculating the maximum daily benefit rate to make such rate five percent of the monthly compensation base.
Repeals the eligibility for extended unemployment benefits of employees with less than ten years of service.  Reduces from to 65 days the maximum number of extended unemployment or sickness benefit days for employees with 15 or more years of service (thus limiting to 65 the maximum number of such extended benefit days for all employees with ten or more years of service).
Repeals the entitlement to supplemental unemployment benefits of certain employees with less than ten years of service.


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SECTION 1. REDUCTION IN LIMITATION AMOUNT APPLICABLE TO NONPARTY
              MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTIONS IN
              ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICE.

    Section 315(a)(2)(A) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971
(2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting after ``$5,000'' the
following: ``, except that, in the case of a nonparty multicandidate
political committee, the limitation under this subparagraph shall be
$1,000''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF NONPARTY MULTICANDIDATE POLITICAL COMMITTEE
              BUNDLING OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES.

    Section 315 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
441a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(i) No nonparty multicandidate political committee may act as an
intermediary or conduit with respect to a contribution to a candidate
for Federal office.''.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF LEADERSHIP COMMITTEES.

    Section 302 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C.
432) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j) A candidate for Federal office may not establish, maintain,
finance, or control a political committee, other than the principal
campaign committee of the candidate.''.

SEC. 4. INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE
              OF REPRESENTATIVES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefundable
personal credits) is amended by inserting before section 25 the
following new section:

``SEC. 24. CONTRIBUTIONS TO CANDIDATES FOR THE HOUSE OF
              REPRESENTATIVES.

    ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of an individual, there shall be
allowed, subject to the limitations in subsection (b), as a credit
against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year, an amount
equal to all local congressional political contributions for which
payment is made by the taxpayer within the taxable year.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--The credit allowed by subsection (a)
        for a taxable year shall not exceed $100 ($200 in the case of a
        joint return).
            ``(2) Verification.--A credit shall be allowed by
        subsection (a) with respect to any local congressional
        political contribution only if the contribution is verified in
        the manner prescribed by the Secretary in regulations.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Local congressional political contribution.--The term
        `local congressional political contribution' means a
        contribution or gift of money to--
                    ``(A) a local congressional candidate, or
                    ``(B) a committee, association, or organization
                (whether or not incorporated) organized and operated
                exclusively for the purpose of influencing (or
                attempting to influence) the nomination or election of
                a local congressional candidate,
        for use to further the candidacy of such candidate for
        nomination or election to the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) Local congressional candidate.--The term `local
        congressional candidate' means a candidate in any primary,
        general, or special election for nomination or election to the
        House of Representatives for the congressional district in
        which the principal residence of the taxpayer is located.
            ``(3) Candidate.--The term `candidate' means an individual
        who--
                    ``(A) publicly announces before the close of the
                calendar year following the calendar year in which the
                contribution or gift is made that the individual is a
                candidate for nomination or election to the House of
                Representatives, and
                    ``(B) meets the qualification prescribed by law to
                hold such office.
            ``(4) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence'
        has the same meaning as when used in section 1034.
    ``(d) Cross Reference.--

                              ``For disallowance of credits to estates
and trusts, see section 642(j).''
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 642 of such Code (relating to special rules for
        credits and deductions) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
    ``(j) Political Contributions.--An estate or trust shall not be
allowed the credit for contributions to candidates for the House of
Representatives provided by section 24.''
            (2) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting
        before the item relating to section 25 the following new item.

                              ``Sec. 24. Contributions to candidates
                                        for the House of
                                        Representatives.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to amounts paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF CERTAIN CHANGES IN THE MINIMUM TAX RELATING TO
              DEPLETION AND INTANGIBLE DRILLING COSTS.

    (a) Restoration of Minimum Tax Preference for Depletion and
Intangible Drilling Costs for Independent Producers and Royalty
Owners.--Section 1915 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (and the
amendments made by such section) are hereby repealed, and the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied and administered as if such
section (and amendments) had never been enacted.
    (b) Repeal of Minimum Tax Deduction Based On Intangible Drilling
Cost Preference.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 56(h)(1) of
        such Code (relating to adjustment based on energy preferences),
        as in effect after the application of subsection (a), is
        amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) 50 percent of the marginal production
                depletion preference, or''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Subsection (h) of section 56 of such Code, as
                so in effect, is amended by striking paragraphs (3),
                (4), and (6) and by redesignating paragraphs (5), (7),
                and (8) as paragraphs (3), (4) and (5), respectively.
                    (B) Paragraph (4) of section 56(h) of such Code (as
                so redesignated by subparagraph (A)) is amended to read
                as follows:
            ``(4) Special rule.--For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B) and
        (3), alternative minimum taxable income shall be determined
        without regard to the deduction allowable under this subsection
        and the alternative tax net operating deduction under
        subsection (a)(4).''
                    (C) Clause (ii) of section 59(a)(2)(A) of such Code
                is amended by striking ``alternative tax energy
                preference''.
                    (D) Paragraph (1) of section 59A(b) of such Code is
                amended by striking ``alternative tax energy
                preference''.
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection
        shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Transfer of Definition.--Section 301 of the Federal Election
Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
    ``(20) The term `multicandidate political committee' means a
political committee which has been registered under section 303 for a
period of not less than 6 months, which has received contributions from
more than 50 persons, and, except for any State political party
organization, has made contributions to 5 or more candidates for
Federal office.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 315(a)(4) of the Federal
Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 441a(a)(4)) is amended by
striking out the second sentence.

Output:
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to decrease the limitation on contributions to candidates for Federal office by a multicandidate political committee (PAC).  Prohibits a nonparty committee from acting as an intermediary or conduit (to facilitate bundling) with respect to such contributions.
Prohibits a candidate for Federal office from establishing, maintaining, financing, or controlling a political committee (leadership committee) other than the principal campaign committee.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for congressional campaign contributions to candidates for the House of Representatives.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the minimum tax deduction based on intangible drilling cost preferences.