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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Findings.
Sec. 4. Expansion of biomedical research.
Sec. 5. Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and national
                            patient registry.
Sec. 6. National summit.
Sec. 7. Study and report by the Institute of Medicine.
Sec. 8. Authorization of appropriations.

SEC. 3. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis are autoimmune,
        chronic, inflammatory, painful, disfiguring, and life-altering
        diseases that require life-long sophisticated medical
        intervention and care and have no cure.
            (2) Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis affect as many as
        7,500,000 men, women, and children of all ages and have an
        adverse impact on the quality of life for virtually all
        affected.
            (3) Psoriasis often is overlooked or dismissed because it
        does not cause death. Psoriasis is commonly and incorrectly
        considered by insurers, employers, policymakers, and the public
        as a mere annoyance, a superficial problem, mistakenly thought
        to be contagious and due to poor hygiene. Treatment for
        psoriasis often is categorized, wrongly, as ``life-style'' and
        not ``medically necessary.''
            (4) Psoriasis goes hand-in-hand with myriad co-morbidities
        such as Crohn's disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesity,
        hypertension, heart attack, cardiovascular disease, liver
        disease, and psoriatic arthritis, which occurs in 10 to 30
        percent of people with psoriasis.
            (5) The National Institute of Mental Health funded a study
        that found that psoriasis may cause as much physical and mental
        disability as other major diseases, including cancer,
        arthritis, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and
        depression.
            (6) Psoriasis is associated with elevated rates of
        depression and suicidal ideation.
            (7) The risk of premature death is 50 percent higher for
        individuals with severe psoriasis than for individuals without
        any form of psoriasis.
            (8) Total direct and indirect health care costs of
        psoriasis are calculated at over $11,250,000,000 annually with
        work loss accounting for 40 percent of the cost burden.
            (9) Early diagnosis and treatment of psoriatic arthritis
        may help prevent irreversible joint damage.
            (10) Treating psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis presents a
        challenge for patients and their health care providers because
        no one treatment works for everyone, some treatments lose
        effectiveness over time, many treatments are used in
        combination with others, and all treatments may cause a unique
        set of side effects.
            (11) Although new and more effective treatments finally are
        becoming available, too many people do not yet have access to
        the types of therapies that may make a significant difference
        in the quality of their lives.
            (12) Psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis constitute a
        significant national health issue that deserves a comprehensive
        and coordinated response by Federal and State governments with
        involvement of the health care provider, patient, and public
        health communities.

SEC. 4. EXPANSION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services (in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary''), acting through the Director
of the National Institutes of Health, shall continue to expand and
intensify research and related activities of the Institutes with
respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.
    (b) Research by National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal
and Skin Diseases.--
            (1) In general.--The directors of the National Institute of
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the
        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall
        continue to conduct and support research to expand
        understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for,
        psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, including the following:
                    (A) Basic research to discover the pathogenesis and
                pathophysiology of the disease.
                    (B) Expansion of molecular biology and immunology
                studies, including additional animal models.
                    (C) Global association mapping with single
                nucleotide polymorphisms.
                    (D) Identification of environmental triggers and
                autoantigens in psoriasis.
                    (E) Elucidation of specific immunologic cells and
                their products involved.
                    (F) Pharmcogenetic studies to understand the
                molecular basis for varying patient response to
                treatment.
                    (G) Identification of genetic markers of psoriatic
                arthritis susceptibility.
                    (H) Research to increase understanding of joint
                inflammation and destruction in psoriatic arthritis.
                    (I) Investigator-initiated clinical research for
                the development and evaluation of new treatments,
                including new biological agents.
                    (J) Research to develop enhanced diagnostic tests
                that allow for earlier diagnosis of psoriasis and
                improved outcomes.
                    (K) Research to increase understanding of the
                epidemiology and pathophysiology of co-morbidities
                associated with psoriasis, including shared molecular
                pathways.
            (2) Coordination with other institutes.--In carrying out
        paragraph (1), the directors of the National Institute of
        Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the
        National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shall
        coordinate the activities of such Institutes with the
        activities of other national research institutes and other
        agencies and offices of the National Institutes of Health
        relating to psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis.

SEC. 5. PSORIASIS AND PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS DATA COLLECTION AND NATIONAL
              PATIENT REGISTRY.

    The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention and in collaboration with a national
organization serving people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis,
shall undertake psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and
develop a psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patient registry.

SEC. 6. NATIONAL SUMMIT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary is encouraged to convene a summit
on the Federal Government's current and future efforts, and the
initiatives necessary to fill any gaps, with respect to the conduct or
support of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis research, treatment,
education, quality-of-life, and data collection activities. The summit
should also address psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis related co-
morbidities and should include researchers, public health
professionals, representatives of voluntary health agencies and patient
advocacy organizations, representatives of academic institutions,
representatives from the pharmaceutical and medical research industry,
and Federal and State policymakers, including representatives of the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, and the
National Institutes of Health.
    (b) Focus.--The summit convened under this section should focus
on--
            (1) a broad range of research activities relating to
        biomedical, epidemiological, psychosocial, and rehabilitative
        issues;
            (2) clinical research for the development and evaluation of
        new treatments, including new biological agents;
            (3) translational research;
            (4) information and education programs for health care
        professionals and the public;
            (5) priorities among the programs and activities of the
        various Federal agencies involved in psoriasis and psoriatic
        arthritis and related co-morbidities; and
            (6) challenges, opportunities, and recommendations for
        scientists, clinicians, patients, and voluntary organizations.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the first
day of the summit convened under this section, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress and make publicly available a report that
includes a description of--
            (1) the proceedings at the summit; and
            (2) recommendations related to the research, treatment,
        education, and quality-of-life activities conducted or
        supported by the Federal Government with respect to psoriasis
        and psoriatic arthritis, including psoriasis and psoriatic
        arthritis related co-morbidities.

SEC. 7. STUDY AND REPORT BY THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with
the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study on the following:
            (1) The extent to which public and private insurers cover
        prescription medications and other treatments for psoriasis and
        psoriatic arthritis.
            (2) The payment structures, such as deductibles and co-
        payments, and the amounts and duration of coverage under health
        plans and their adequacy to cover the costs of providing
        ongoing care to, and ensure access for, patients with psoriasis
        and psoriatic arthritis.
            (3) Health plan and insurer coverage policies and
        practices, including life-time caps, and their impact on the
        access of such patients to the best regimen and most
        appropriate care for their particular disease state.
    (b) Report.--The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall
provide for the Institute of Medicine to submit to the Secretary and
the Congress, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment
of this Act, a report containing a description of--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under this section;
        and
            (2) the conclusions and recommendations of the Institute of
        Medicine regarding each of the issues described in paragraphs
        (1) through (3) of subsection (a).

SEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    To carry out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such
sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.

Output:
Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis Research, Cure, and Care Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue to expand and intensify research and related NIH activities with respect to psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Requires the Directors of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to continue to conduct and support research to expand understanding of the causes of, and to find a cure for, psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to undertake psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis data collection and develop a psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis patient registry.

Encourages the Secretary to convene a summit on federal efforts regarding psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis research, treatment, education, quality-of-life, and data collection.

Directs the Secretary to enter into an agreement with the Institutes of Medicine to study insurance coverage of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mentoring for Success Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO SUPPORT MENTORING PROGRAMS.

    Title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

                      ``PART M--MENTORING PROGRAMS

``SEC. 10999P. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part, the following definitions apply:
            ``(1) Child with greatest need.--The term `child with
        greatest need' means a child at risk of educational failure,
        dropping out of school, or involvement in criminal or
        delinquent activities, or that has lack of strong positive
        adult role models.
            ``(2) Mentor.--The term `mentor' means an individual who
        works with a child to provide a positive role model for the
        child, to establish a supportive relationship with the child,
        and to provide the child with academic assistance and exposure
        to new experiences and examples of opportunity that enhance the
        ability of the child to become a responsible adult.
            ``(3) State.--The term `State' means each of the several
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

``SEC. 10999Q. PURPOSES.

    ``The purposes of this part are to make assistance available to
promote mentoring programs for children with greatest need--
            ``(1) to assist such children in receiving support and
        guidance from a caring adult;
            ``(2) to improve the academic performance of such children;
            ``(3) to improve interpersonal relationships between such
        children and their peers, teachers, other adults, and family
        members;
            ``(4) to reduce the dropout rate of such children; and
            ``(5) to reduce juvenile delinquency and involvement in
        gangs by such children.

``SEC. 10999R. GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--In accordance with this section, the Secretary
may make grants to eligible entities to assist such entities in
establishing and supporting mentoring programs and activities that--
            ``(1) are designed to link children with greatest need
        (particularly such children living in rural areas, high crime
        areas, or troubled home environments, or such children
        experiencing educational failure) with responsible adults,
        who--
                    ``(A) have received training and support in
                mentoring;
                    ``(B) have been screened using appropriate
                reference checks, child and domestic abuse record
                checks, and criminal background checks; and
                    ``(C) are interested in working with youth; and
            ``(2) are intended to achieve 1 or more of the following
        goals:
                    ``(A) Provide general guidance to children with
                greatest need.
                    ``(B) Promote personal and social responsibility
                among children with greatest need.
                    ``(C) Increase participation by children with
                greatest need in, and enhance their ability to benefit
                from, elementary and secondary education.
                    ``(D) Discourage illegal use of drugs and alcohol,
                violence, use of dangerous weapons, promiscuous
                behavior, and other criminal, harmful, or potentially
                harmful activity by children with greatest need.
                    ``(E) Encourage children with greatest need to
                participate in community service and community
                activities.
                    ``(F) Encourage children with greatest need to set
                goals for themselves or to plan for their futures,
                including encouraging such children to make graduation
                from secondary school a goal and to make plans for
                postsecondary education or training.
                    ``(G) Discourage involvement of children with
                greatest need in gangs.
    ``(b) Eligible Entities.--Each of the following is an entity
eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a):
            ``(1) A local educational agency.
            ``(2) A nonprofit, community-based organization.
            ``(3) A partnership between an agency referred to in
        paragraph (1) and an organization referred to in paragraph (2).
    ``(c) Use of Funds.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each entity receiving a grant under this
        section shall use the grant funds for activities that establish
        or implement a mentoring program, including--
                    ``(A) hiring of mentoring coordinators and support
                staff;
                    ``(B) providing for the professional development of
                mentoring coordinators and support staff;
                    ``(C) recruitment, screening, and training of adult
                mentors;
                    ``(D) reimbursement of schools, if appropriate, for
                the use of school materials or supplies in carrying out
                the program;
                    ``(E) dissemination of outreach materials;
                    ``(F) evaluation of the program using
                scientifically based methods; and
                    ``(G) such other activities as the Secretary may
                reasonably prescribe by rule.
            ``(2) Prohibited uses.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an
        entity receiving a grant under this section may not use the
        grant funds--
                    ``(A) to directly compensate mentors;
                    ``(B) to obtain educational or other materials or
                equipment that would otherwise be used in the ordinary
                course of the entity's operations;
                    ``(C) to support litigation of any kind; or
                    ``(D) for any other purpose reasonably prohibited
                by the Secretary by rule.
    ``(d) Term of Grant.--Each grant made under this section shall be
available for expenditure for a period of 3 years.
    ``(e) Application.--Each eligible entity seeking a grant under this
section shall submit to the Secretary an application that includes--
            ``(1) a description of the mentoring plan the applicant
        proposes to carry out with such grant;
            ``(2) information on the children expected to be served by
        the mentoring program for which such grant is sought;
            ``(3) a description of the mechanism that applicant will
        use to match children with mentors based on the needs of the
        children;
            ``(4) an assurance that no mentor will be assigned to
        mentor so many children that the assignment would undermine
        either the mentor's ability to be an effective mentor or the
        mentor's ability to establish a close relationship (a one-on-
        one relationship, where practicable) with each mentored child;
            ``(5) an assurance that mentoring programs will provide
        children with a variety of experiences and support, including--
                    ``(A) emotional support;
                    ``(B) academic assistance; and
                    ``(C) exposure to experiences that children might
                not otherwise encounter on their own;
            ``(6) an assurance that mentoring programs will be
        monitored to ensure that each child assigned a mentor benefits
        from that assignment and that there will be a provision for the
        assignment of a new mentor if the relationship between the
        original mentor is not beneficial to the child;
            ``(7) information on the method by which mentors and
        children will be recruited to the mentor program;
            ``(8) information on the method by which prospective
        mentors will be screened;
            ``(9) information on the training that will be provided to
        mentors; and
            ``(10) information on the system that the applicant will
        use to manage and monitor information relating to the program's
        reference checks, child and domestic abuse record checks, and
        criminal background checks and to its procedure for matching
        children with mentors.
    ``(f) Selection.--
            ``(1) Competitive basis.--In accordance with this
        subsection, the Secretary shall select grant recipients from
        among qualified applicants on a competitive basis.
            ``(2) Priority.--In selecting grant recipients under
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to each
        applicant that--
                    ``(A) serves children with greatest need living in
                rural areas, high crime areas, or troubled home
                environments, or who attend schools with violence
                problems;
                    ``(B) provides background screening of mentors,
                training of mentors, and technical assistance in
                carrying out mentoring programs;
                    ``(C) proposes a mentoring program under which each
                mentor will be assigned to not more children than the
                mentor can serve effectively; or
                    ``(D) proposes a school-based mentoring program.
            ``(3) Other considerations.--In selecting grant recipients
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall also consider--
                    ``(A) the degree to which the location of the
                programs proposed by each applicant contributes to a
                fair distribution of programs with respect to urban and
                rural locations;
                    ``(B) the quality of the mentoring programs
                proposed by each applicant, including--
                            ``(i) the resources, if any, the applicant
                        will dedicate to providing children with
                        opportunities for job training or postsecondary
                        education;
                            ``(ii) the degree to which parents,
                        teachers, community-based organizations, and
                        the local community have participated, or will
                        participate, in the design and implementation
                        of the applicant's mentoring program;
                            ``(iii) the degree to which the applicant
                        can ensure that mentors will develop
                        longstanding relationships with the children
                        they mentor;
                            ``(iv) the degree to which the applicant
                        will serve children with greatest need in the
                        4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades; and
                            ``(v) the degree to which the program will
                        continue to serve children from the 4th grade
                        through graduation from secondary school; and
                    ``(C) the capability of each applicant to
                effectively implement its mentoring program.
            ``(4) Grant to each state.--Notwithstanding any other
        provision of this subsection, in selecting grant recipients
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall select not less than 1
        grant recipient from each State for which there is a qualified
        applicant.
    ``(g) Model Screening Guidelines.--
            ``(1) In general.--Based on model screening guidelines
        developed by the Office of Juvenile Programs of the Department
        of Justice, the Secretary shall develop and distribute to
        program participants specific model guidelines for the
        screening of mentors who seek to participate in programs to be
        assisted under this part.
            ``(2) Background checks.--The guidelines developed under
        this subsection shall include, at a minimum, a requirement that
        potential mentors be subject to reference checks, child and
        domestic abuse record checks, and criminal background checks.

``SEC. 10999S. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study to identify successful school-based mentoring
programs, and the elements, policies, or procedures of such programs
that can be replicated.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of the Mentoring for Success Act, the Comptroller General shall submit
a report to the Secretary and Congress containing the results of the
study conducted under this section.
    ``(c) Use of Information.--The Secretary shall use information
contained in the report referred to in subsection (b)--
            ``(1) to improve the quality of existing mentoring programs
        assisted under this part and other mentoring programs assisted
        under this Act; and
            ``(2) to develop models for new programs to be assisted or
        carried out under this Act.

``SEC. 10999T. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out section
10999R $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2004.''.

Output: Mentoring for Success Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Secretary of Education to make competitive grants to establish and support mentoring programs and activities designed to link children with greatest need with responsible adults and to achieve specified goals.Makes eligible for such grants: (1) local educational agencies; (2) nonprofit community-based organizations; or (3) partnerships between such an agency and such an organization. Requires selection of at least one grant recipient in each State for which there is a qualified applicant.Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Secretary and to Congress on successful school-based mentoring programs.


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SECTION 1. PROLIFERATOR DESUBSIDIZATION.

    (a) Annual Report.--The Director of Central Intelligence shall
submit an annual report to the Members of Congress specified in
subsection (f) containing the information described in subsection (b).
The first such report shall be submitted not later than 30 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act and subsequent reports shall be
submitted annually thereafter. Each such report shall be submitted in
classified form.
    (b) Identification of Foreign Entities Transferring Items or
Technologies.--Each report shall identify each covered entity which
during the preceding 2 years transferred a controlled item to another
entity for use in any of the following:
            (1) A missile project of concern (as determined by the
        Director of Central Intelligence).
            (2) Activities to develop, produce, stockpile, or deliver
        chemical or biological weapons.
            (3) Nuclear activities in countries that do not maintain
        full scope International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards or
        equivalent full scope safeguards.
    (c) Prohibition of Subsidies for Proliferator Entities.--Subject to
subsection (d), the following shall be applicable with respect to each
entity identified in the most recent report under subsection (a):
            (1) The Export-Import Bank of the United States may not
        issue any guarantee, insurance, or extension of credit, or
        approve any participation in an extension of credit, that would
        be used to conduct business with that entity.
            (2) The Overseas Private Investment Corporation may not
        issue any insurance, reinsurance, or guarantee, or provide any
        financing, that would be used to conduct business with that
        entity.
            (3) No license may be approved for the transfer to that
        entity of--
                    (A) any controlled item;
                    (B) any other item for which a validated license is
                required under section 5, 6(l), or 6(m) of the Export
                Administration Act of 1979 or for which a validated
                license is required under that Act pursuant to section
                309(c) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978;
                    (C) any other item on the United States Munitions
                List; or
                    (D) any other item controlled for export under the
                Atomic Energy Act of 1954.
            (4) The Secretary of Energy may not approve a request under
        section 57b.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to engage,
        directly or indirectly, in the production of special nuclear
        material by that entity.
    (d) Removal of Prohibition.--The prohibition under subsection (c)
shall cease to apply with respect to an entity if the Director of
Central Intelligence submits a certification in writing to the Members
of Congress specified in subsection (f) that the entity has ceased to
make transfers described in subsection (b) and is unlikely to resume
such transfers.
    (e) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
            (1) Controlled item.--(A) The term ``controlled item''
        means any of the following items (including technology):
                    (i) Any item on the MTCR Annex.
                    (ii) An item listed for control by the Australia
                Group.
                    (iii) Any item listed for control by the Nuclear
                Suppliers Group.
            (B) Australia group.--The term ``Australia Group'' means
        the multilateral regime in which the United States participates
        that seeks to prevent the proliferation of chemical and
        biological weapons.
            (C)  MTCR annex.--The term ``MTCR Annex'' has the meaning
        given that term in section 74 of the Arms Export Control Act
        (22 U.S.C. 2797c).
            (D) Nuclear suppliers' group.--The term ``Nuclear
        Suppliers' Group'' means the multilateral arrangement in which
        the United States participates whose purpose is to restrict the
        transfers of items with relevance to the nuclear fuel cycle or
        nuclear explosive applications.
            (2) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means a
        foreign person, corporation, business association, partnership,
        society, trust, or other nongovernmental organization or group
        or any government entity operating as a business. Such term
        includes any successor to any such entity.
            (3) Missile project.--(A) The term ``missile project''
        means a project or facility for the design, development, or
        manufacture of a missile.
            (B) The term ``missile'' has the meaning given that term in
        section 74 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2797c).
    (f) Specified Members of Congress.--The Members of Congress
referred to in this subsection are the following:
            (1) The chairman and ranking minority party member of the
        following committees of the House of Representatives: the
        Committee on International Relations, the Committee on National
        Security, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and
        the Committee on Appropriations.
            (2) The chairman and ranking minority party member of the
        following committees of the Senate: the Committee on Foreign
        Relations, the Committee on Armed Services, the Select
        Committee on Intelligence, the Committee on Appropriations, and
        the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

Output:
Requires the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) to submit to the chairmen and ranking minority members of specified congressional committees an annual report identifying each foreign entity which, during the preceding two years, transferred a controlled item (any of certain items listed on nuclear supplies lists or chemical or biological weapons) to another entity for:  (1) a missile project of concern; (2) activities to develop, produce, stockpile, or deliver chemical or biological weapons; or (3) nuclear activities in countries that do not maintain full International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards or equivalent full scope safeguards.
Prohibits certain economic and export subsidies with respect to identified countries.  Waives such prohibition if the DCI certifies to such members that the entity has ceased to make such transfers and is unlikely to resume doing so.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Arson Deterrence and
Fire Containment Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. MODULAR AIRBORNE FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $15,000,000 for the
modernization or replacement of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting
System used by the United States Forest Service.

SEC. 3. IMPROVEMENT OF FIRE FIGHTING RESPONSE TIME.

    The Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, in
consultation with local fire chiefs, and other fire and arson experts,
shall prepare of study of additional means of improving airborne fire
fighting response time, including whether there are any legal
impediments that (such as private contracting requirements) which
materially delay fire fighting response reaction time. The Forest
Service shall report the results of such study to Congress not later
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. INCREASED CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR ARSONISTS.

    (a) Malicious Use of Fire or Explosive.--
            (1) Federal property.--Subsection (f) of section 844 of
        title 18, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(f)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``shall be imprisoned for not more
                than ten years'' and all that follows through the end
                of the subsection and inserting the following:
``shall, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    ``(2) If a circumstance exists that is listed below, the punishment
for an offense under this subsection shall be as follows:
            ``(A) If the damage caused by the offense exceeds
        $1,000,000, the offender shall be subject to a fine under this
        title and imprisoned for not less than 5 nor more than 20
        years.
            ``(B) If the life of any person (other than the offender)
        is placed in jeopardy as a result of the offense, or the damage
        caused by the offense exceeds $10,000,000, the offender shall
        be subject to a fine under this title and imprisoned for not
        less than 8 nor more than 30 years.
            ``(C) If personal injury results to any person (other than
        the offender) or the damage caused by the offense exceeds
        $25,000,000, the offender shall be subject to a fine under this
        title and imprisoned for not less than 10 nor more than 40
        years.
            ``(D) If the death of any person results the offender
        shall--
                    ``(i) be subject to a fine under this title and
                imprisoned for any term of years greater than 25 (or
                imprisonment for life); and
                    ``(ii) also be subject to the death penalty as
                provided in section 34 of this title.''.
            (2) Interstate commerce.--Subsection (i) of section 844 of
        title 18, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``shall be imprisoned for not more
                than ten years'' and all that follows through the end
                of the subsection and inserting the following:
``shall, except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, be
fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
    ``(2) If a circumstance exists that is listed below, the punishment
for an offense under this subsection shall be as follows:
            ``(A) If the damage caused by the offense exceeds
        $1,000,000, the offender shall be subject to a fine under this
        title and imprisoned for not less than 5 nor more than 20
        years.
            ``(B) If the life of any person (other than the offender)
        is placed in jeopardy as a result of the offense, or the damage
        caused by the offense exceeds $10,000,000, the offender shall
        be subject to a fine under this title and imprisoned for not
        less than 8 nor more than 30 years.
            ``(C) If personal injury results to any person (other than
        the offender) or the damage caused by the offense exceeds
        $25,000,000, the offender shall be subject to a fine under this
        title and imprisoned for not less than 10 nor more than 40
        years.
            ``(D) If the death of any person results the offender
        shall--
                    ``(i) be subject to a fine under this title and
                imprisoned for any term of years greater than 25 (or
                imprisonment for life); and
                    ``(ii) also be subject to the death penalty as
                provided in section 34 of this title.''.
    (b) Reckless or Negligent Use of Fire or Explosive.--Section 844 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(k)(1) Whoever recklessly engages in conduct that would be
prohibited by subsection (f) or (i) of this section if such conduct
were engaged in maliciously, and as a result a dwelling (other than
that of the offender) is destroyed or a person (other than the
offender) is injured, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not
more than one year, or both. If the court does not sentence a person
convicted under this section to imprisonment, the court shall as a
minimum sentence such person to probation with a condition that such
person perform not less than 400 nor more than 2000 hours of community
service. In any juvenile proceeding, a juvenile who has been
adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for conduct which if committed by an
adult would be a violation of this subsection shall be required to
spend at least one week in an residential institution for the
confinement of juvenile delinquents and to perform not less than 400
nor more than 2000 hours of community service.
    ``(2) Whoever negligently engages in conduct that would be
prohibited by subsection (f) or (i) of this section if such conduct
were engaged in maliciously shall be fined under this title or
imprisoned not more than one month, or both. If the court does not
sentence a person convicted under this section to imprisonment, the
court shall as a minimum sentence such person to probation with a
condition that such person perform not less than 100 nor more than 1000
hours of community service. In any juvenile proceeding, a juvenile who
has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for conduct which if
committed by an adult would be a violation of this subsection shall be
required to spend at least two days in an residential institution for
the confinement of juvenile delinquents and to perform not less than
100 nor more than 1000 hours of community service.''.

SEC. 5. ELIMINATION OF FIRE HAZARDS.

    The Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, in
consultation with local fire chiefs, and other fire and arson experts,
shall prepare a study of whether there are any Federal legal
impediments that prevent homeowners, local governments, and other
interested parties from clearing highly flammable fire hazards,
including brush weeds that may provide fuel for dangerous fires. The
Forest Service shall report the results of such study to Congress not
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 6. DEFENSE CONVERSION FOR STRENGTHENING PRIVATE FIRE FIGHTING
              CAPABILITIES.

    Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Federal
Aviation Administration, shall report to Congress on--
            (1) how more use could be made of excess military cargo,
        other planes available to the Forest Service, and private fire
        fighting contractors; and
            (2) how to reform Federal aviation regulations to allow
        full effective use of such planes for fire fighting purposes.

SEC. 7. INSURING FIRE FIGHTING WATER SUPPLY AND BACKUP POWER.

    The Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture, in
consultation with local fire chiefs, and other fire and arson experts,
shall prepare a study of the potential feasibility of building
additional roads and backup power supplies for assuring water pressure
and water availability in national forest areas to increase fire
fighting effectiveness. The Forest Service shall report the results of
such study to Congress not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. REVENUE OFFSET.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall reduce by 5 percent the below-cost direct loans of
the Farmers Home Administration for each of fiscal years 1994 through
1998.

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Comprehensive Arson Deterrence and Fire Containment Act of 1993 - Authorizes appropriations for the modernization or replacement of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System used by the United States Forest Service.
Directs the Forest Service to study and report to the Congress on additional means of improving airborne fire fighting response time, including whether there are any legal impediments which materially delay fire fighting response reaction time.
Increases penalties for the malicious use of fire or an explosive if:  (1) the damage caused by the offense exceeds $1 million (between five and 20 years' imprisonment); (2) the life of any person is placed in jeopardy as a result of the offense or the damage caused exceeds $10 million (between eight and 30 years' imprisonment); (3) personal injury results to any person or the damage caused exceeds $25 million (between ten and 40 years' imprisonment); and (4) death of any person results (over 25 years' imprisonment, life imprisonment, or the death penalty).
Sets forth:  (1) analogous provisions regarding malicious use of fire or an explosive to damage or destroy any building, vehicle, or other property used in interstate or foreign commerce or in any activity affecting such commerce; and (2) penalties for reckless or negligent use of fire or an explosive.
Directs the Forest Service to study and report to the Congress on whether there are any Federal legal impediments that prevent homeowners, local governments, and other interested parties from clearing highly flammable fire hazards, including brush weeds, that may provide fuel for dangerous fires.
Requires the Secretary of Defense to report to the Congress on: (1) how greater use could be made of excess military cargo planes, other plans available to the Forest Service, and private fire fighting contractors; and (2) how to reform Federal aviation regulations to allow full effective use of such planes for fire fighting purposes.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Housing, Awareness, and
Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum
Disorders Act of 2008'' or the ``Helping HANDS for Autism Act of
2008''.

                   TITLE I--AUTISM NAVIGATOR PROGRAM

SEC. 101. AUTISM NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.

    Part R of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280i et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 399DD the
following:

``SEC. 399DD-1. AUTISM NAVIGATOR PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Authorization of Grant Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, in coordination with the
        Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of
        Education, shall establish a demonstration grant program to
        award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to
        develop an autism navigator program to create a more efficient,
        effective, coordinated use of the health, housing, education,
        and social service systems for individuals with an autism
        spectrum disorder.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In this section, the term
                `eligible entity' means an entity that has--
                            ``(i) not less than 2 years experience
                        serving the autism community in an advocacy or
                        service capacity; and
                            ``(ii) a--
                                    ``(I) behaviorist with at least a
                                master's degree on staff or in a
                                consultation capacity who has
                                experience in applied behavioral
                                analysis;
                                    ``(II) Board Certified Behavior
                                Analyst on staff;
                                    ``(III) special educator with
                                training in autism spectrum disorders
                                on staff;
                                    ``(IV) rehabilitation professional
                                with training in autism spectrum
                                disorders on staff; or
                                    ``(V) master's level professional
                                with training in autism spectrum
                                disorders on staff.
                    ``(B) Secretary's determination.--Notwithstanding
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary may determine who
                qualifies as an eligible entity under this section.
    ``(b) Application for a Grant.--
            ``(1) In general.--An eligible entity that desires a grant
        under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary
        at such time, in such manner and form, and containing such
        information, agreements, and assurances as the Secretary
        determines to be necessary to carry out this section.
            ``(2) Outreach services.--An application submitted under
        paragraph (1) shall contain an assurance that the applicant
        will provide ongoing outreach activities while receiving a
        grant under this section, in a manner that is culturally
        competent for the population served, to inform the public and
        the specific community that the autism navigator is serving, of
        the services under the grant.
    ``(c) Development of Autism Navigator Program.--
            ``(1) Autism navigators.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall determine
                the functions of autism navigators under this section.
                    ``(B) Types of functions.--The functions of an
                autism navigator under this section may include--
                            ``(i) with respect to an individual with an
                        autism spectrum disorder and such individual's
                        family--
                                    ``(I) coordinating and scheduling
                                appointments and referrals, community
                                outreach, assistance with
                                transportation, housing or education
                                arrangements, and assistance with
                                insurance issues and other barriers to
                                care;
                                    ``(II) case management and
                                psychosocial assessment and care or
                                information and referral to such
                                services;
                                    ``(III) contact and care
                                coordination of health care, including
                                psychosocial assessment and care, and
                                other community services, provider
                                referrals, financial support and
                                service coordination, including
                                transportation, housing, and education;
                                    ``(IV) determining coverage under
                                health insurance and health plans for
                                all services;
                                    ``(V) aiding with health insurance
                                coverage issues; and
                                    ``(VI) ensuring the initiation,
                                continuation, or sustained access to
                                care prescribed by the individual's
                                health care providers;
                            ``(ii) facilitating partnerships within the
                        healthcare and advocacy community to assist
                        outreach to the underserved autism community;
                            ``(iii) notifying individuals and their
                        families as to autism clinical trials and, on
                        request, facilitating enrollment of eligible
                        individuals;
                            ``(iv) anticipating, identifying, and
                        helping individuals with an autism spectrum
                        disorder overcome barriers in accessing and
                        securing appropriate services in a timely
                        manner;
                            ``(v) coordinating with State departments
                        responsible for human services, education,
                        health and senior services, housing, community
                        affairs, and labor in providing services to
                        individuals with an autism spectrum disorder
                        and their families;
                            ``(vi) identifying caregiver supports for
                        those caring for individuals with an autism
                        spectrum disorder, including mentoring, support
                        groups, community resources, and legal
                        consultation;
                            ``(vii) identifying, mentoring, and
                        supporting culturally sensitive caregivers of
                        individuals with an autism spectrum disorder;
                        and
                            ``(viii) serving as a reliable, expert
                        resource for advice, support, and direction to
                        access early intervention services under part C
                        of the Individuals with Disabilities Education
                        Act (20 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), health insurance
                        (public or private), housing programs,
                        financial security programs, Medicare services
                        under title XVIII of the Social Security Act,
                        and Medicaid services under title XIX of the
                        Social Security Act.
            ``(2) Development of program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An eligible entity that receives
                a grant under this section shall develop an autism
                navigator program that will recruit, employ, train,
                assign, and supervise autism navigators.
                    ``(B) Duration of grants.--A grant provided under
                this section shall be--
                            ``(i) for a period of not more than 5
                        years; and
                            ``(ii) subject to annual approval by the
                        Secretary and subject to the availability of
                        appropriations for the fiscal year involved.
                    ``(C) No limitation on number of grants.--Nothing
                in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the
                number of grants that may be made to an eligible
                entity.
            ``(3) Outreach.--An autism navigator program developed
        under paragraph (2) shall reach out to appropriate doctor's
        offices and treatment centers to encourage such doctors and
        centers to refer individuals with an autism spectrum disorder
        to such program, which will offer autism navigation services
        described in this subsection.
            ``(4) Training and preparation.--An autism navigator
        program developed under paragraph (2) shall train and prepare
        autism navigators as follows:
                    ``(A) Autism navigators shall have direct knowledge
                of the communities they serve and provide services to
                such communities in a culturally competent manner.
                    ``(B) Autism navigators shall be informed about
                health insurance systems and other community services,
                and be able to aid individuals in resolving access
                issues.
                    ``(C) Autism navigators shall have direct knowledge
                of the unique needs of individuals with an autism
                spectrum disorder and the current evidence-based
                practices that are available to such individuals
                through Federal programs and in the State.
            ``(5) Managing care.--An autism navigator program developed
        under paragraph (2) shall assign autism navigators, in
        accordance with applicable criteria of the Secretary, for--
                    ``(A) managing the care of individuals with an
                autism spectrum disorder; and
                    ``(B) assisting such individuals and families with
                navigating the life service continuum.
            ``(6) Centralized access.--An autism navigator program
        developed under paragraph (2) shall provide centralized access
        for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder to multiple
        Federal and State activities and programs related to autism
        spectrum disorders, including such activities and programs
        carried out by--
                    ``(A) the Administration for Children and Families;
                    ``(B) the Centers for Disease Control and
                Prevention;
                    ``(C) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services;
                    ``(D) the Collaborative Programs of Excellence in
                Autism;
                    ``(E) the Department of Health and Human Services;
                    ``(F) the Health Resources and Services
                Administration;
                    ``(G) the Interagency Autism Coordinating
                Committee;
                    ``(H) the National Institutes of Health;
                    ``(I) the National Institute of Mental Health;
                    ``(J) the Studies to Advance Autism Research and
                Treatment;
                    ``(K) the Department of Housing and Urban
                Development;
                    ``(L) the Department of Education; and
                    ``(M) the Department of Labor.
            ``(7) Data collection and report.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Each recipient of a grant under
                this section shall--
                            ``(i) collect specific autism data that
                        records navigation services provided to each
                        individual served by the autism navigator
                        program; and
                            ``(ii) establish and implement procedures
                        and protocols, consistent with applicable
                        Federal and State laws, to ensure the
                        confidentiality of all information shared by a
                        participant in the program, the participant's
                        personal representative, and the participant's
                        health care providers, group health plans, or
                        health insurance insurers.
                    ``(B) Disclosure of information.--A recipient of a
                grant under this section may, consistent with
                applicable Federal and State confidentiality laws,
                collect, use, or disclose aggregate information that is
                not individually identifiable.
                    ``(C) Report.--Each recipient of a grant under this
                section shall submit an annual report to the Secretary
                that--
                            ``(i) summarizes and analyzes the data
                        collected under subparagraph (A)(i); and
                            ``(ii) provides information on needs for
                        navigation services, types of access
                        difficulties resolved, sources of repeated
                        resolution, and flaws in the system of access,
                        including insurance barriers.
    ``(d) Evaluations.--The Secretary shall provide, directly or
through grants or contracts, for evaluations to determine the effects
of the services of autism navigators.
    ``(e) Coordination With Other Programs.--The Secretary shall
coordinate the demonstration grant program authorized under this
section with programs authorized under the Children's Health Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-310), the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law
109-416), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), the
Medicaid home- and community-based service waivers program under
section 1915(c) of the Social Security Act, title XIX of the Social
Security Act, and other appropriate programs.
    ``(f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to require payment for navigation services or to require
payment for other services in cases where such other services are
provided free of charge.''.

                       TITLE II--AUTISM AWARENESS

SEC. 201. TRAINING OF FIRST RESPONDERS IN THE RECOGNITION OF AUTISM.

    (a) Development of Curriculum.--The Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention and in consultation with the heads of other
appropriate Federal agencies, shall develop, demonstrate, and
disseminate a standard curriculum for the training of first responders
in assisting individuals (and their families) with autism and other
cognitive behavioral disabilities during potential and actual
emergencies.
    (b) Training Grants.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services,
in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention and in consultation with the heads of other appropriate
Federal agencies, shall award grants to States and local governments to
train first responders (including the police, fire departments,
emergency medical technicians, and other paid or volunteer first
responders) in providing assistance to individuals with autism and
other cognitive impairments in potential and actual emergency
situations.
    (c) Requirement.--Training carried out under this section shall
inform first responders of the risks associated with autism and other
cognitive behavioral disabilities, as well as provide instruction in
appropriate autism recognition and response techniques.

                      TITLE III--HOME OF THEIR OWN

SEC. 301. HOME OF THEIR OWN.

    (a) Task Force.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall
convene a task force comprised of appropriate national and State autism
advocacy groups, recipients of funds from the Department of Housing and
Urban Development for housing for adults with an autism spectrum
disorder, and community-based organizations that serve adults with an
autism spectrum disorder.
    (b) Establishment of Grant Program.--The task force described in
subsection (a) shall establish a housing demonstration grant program to
award grants to entities (including States, localities, public and
private partnerships, and community nonprofit and for-profit
organizations) to enable such entities to provide a housing program for
adults with an autism spectrum disorder, with the goal of providing
individualized housing and services to such adults.

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Helping Housing, Awareness, and Navigation Demonstration Services for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorders Act of 2008 or the Helping HANDS for Autism Act of 2008 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS Secretary), in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD Secretary) and the Secretary of Education, to establish a demonstration program to award grants to eligible entities to develop an autism navigator program to create a more efficient, effective, coordinated use of the health, housing, education, and social service systems for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder.

Requires: (1) an eligible entity that receives a grant to develop an autism navigator program that will recruit, employ, train, assign, and supervise autism navigators; and (2) the HHS Secretary to provide for evaluations to determine the effects of navigator services.

Directs the HHS Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to: (1) develop, demonstrate, and disseminate a standard curriculum for training first responders in assisting individuals with autism and other cognitive behavioral disabilities and their families during emergencies; and (2) award grants to states and local governments to train first responders in providing assistance to such individuals in emergency situations.

Requires the HUD Secretary to convene a task force to establish a housing demonstration grant program to award grants to entities to provide a program aimed at providing individualized housing and services to adults with an autism spectrum disorder.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Pension Fairness
Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF FERS REVISED AND FURTHER REVISED ANNUITANT
              CATEGORIES.

    (a) Repeal of Annuity Computation.--Section 8415 of title 5, United
States Code, is amended by striking subsection (d).
    (b) Repeal of Annuitant Categories.--Section 8422(a)(3) of title 5,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``other than revised annuity employees or
        further revised annuity employees''; and
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
    (c) Repeal of Government Contributions.--Section 8423(a) of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
            ``(2) In determining any normal-cost percentage to be
        applied under this subsection, amounts provided for under
        section 8422 shall be taken into account.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 8401 of title 5, United States
Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (35)(B), by striking the semi-colon at the
        end and inserting ``; and'';
            (2) in paragraph (36), by striking ``; and'' at the end and
        inserting a period; and
            (3) by striking paragraphs (37) and (38).
    (e) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply on the first day of the first pay period beginning after
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Treatment of former revised or further revised
        annuitants.--Any individual who, as of the date of enactment of
        this Act, was a revised annuity employee or a further revised
        annuity employee (but for the amendments made by this section)
        shall be deemed to be an employee or Member (as those terms are
        defined in section 8401 of title 5, United States Code) for
        purposes of chapter 84 of such title.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF FOREIGN SERVICE REVISED OR FURTHER REVISED ANNUITY
              PARTICIPANT CATEGORIES.

    (a) Repeal of Annuitant Categories.--Section 856(a) of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071e(a)) is amended by striking
paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
    ``(2) The applicable percentage for a participant other than a
revised annuity participant or a further revised annuity participant
shall be as follows:

                            ``7.5   Before January 1, 1999.
                             7.75   January 1, 1999, to December 31,
                                     1999.
                              7.9   January 1, 2000, to December 31,
                                     2000.
                             7.55   After January 11, 2003.''.

    (b) Government Contribution.--Section 857 of the Foreign Service
Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4071f) is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 852 of such Act is amended (22
U.S.C. 4071a)--
            (1) by striking paragraphs (7) and (8); and
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) as
        paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.
    (d) Application.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply on the first day of the first pay period beginning after
        the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Treatment of former revised or further revised
        annuitants.--Any individual who, as of the date of enactment of
        this Act, was a revised annuity participant or a further
        revised annuity participant (but for the amendments made by
        this section) shall be deemed to be a participant (as that term
        is defined in section 852 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
        (22 U.S.C. 4071a)) for purposes of the Foreign Service pension
        system.

SEC. 4. TREATMENT OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS MANAGED AND CONTROLLED IN THE
              UNITED STATES AS DOMESTIC CORPORATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by
inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection:
    ``(p) Certain Corporations Managed and Controlled in the United
States Treated as Domestic for Income Tax.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), in
        the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2) if--
                    ``(A) the corporation would not otherwise be
                treated as a domestic corporation for purposes of this
                title, but
                    ``(B) the management and control of the corporation
                occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the
                United States,
        then, solely for purposes of chapter 1 (and any other provision
        of this title relating to chapter 1), the corporation shall be
        treated as a domestic corporation.
            ``(2) Corporation described.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A corporation is described in
                this paragraph if--
                            ``(i) the stock of such corporation is
                        regularly traded on an established securities
                        market, or
                            ``(ii) the aggregate gross assets of such
                        corporation (or any predecessor thereof),
                        including assets under management for
                        investors, whether held directly or indirectly,
                        at any time during the taxable year or any
                        preceding taxable year is $50,000,000 or more.
                    ``(B) General exception.--A corporation shall not
                be treated as described in this paragraph if--
                            ``(i) such corporation was treated as a
                        corporation described in this paragraph in a
                        preceding taxable year,
                            ``(ii) such corporation--
                                    ``(I) is not regularly traded on an
                                established securities market, and
                                    ``(II) has, and is reasonably
                                expected to continue to have, aggregate
                                gross assets (including assets under
                                management for investors, whether held
                                directly or indirectly) of less than
                                $50,000,000, and
                            ``(iii) the Secretary grants a waiver to
                        such corporation under this subparagraph.
            ``(3) Management and control.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe
                regulations for purposes of determining cases in which
                the management and control of a corporation is to be
                treated as occurring primarily within the United
                States.
                    ``(B) Executive officers and senior management.--
                Such regulations shall provide that--
                            ``(i) the management and control of a
                        corporation shall be treated as occurring
                        primarily within the United States if
                        substantially all of the executive officers and
                        senior management of the corporation who
                        exercise day-to-day responsibility for making
                        decisions involving strategic, financial, and
                        operational policies of the corporation are
                        located primarily within the United States, and
                            ``(ii) individuals who are not executive
                        officers and senior management of the
                        corporation (including individuals who are
                        officers or employees of other corporations in
                        the same chain of corporations as the
                        corporation) shall be treated as executive
                        officers and senior management if such
                        individuals exercise the day-to-day
                        responsibilities of the corporation described
                        in clause (i).
                    ``(C) Corporations primarily holding investment
                assets.--Such regulations shall also provide that the
                management and control of a corporation shall be
                treated as occurring primarily within the United States
                if--
                            ``(i) the assets of such corporation
                        (directly or indirectly) consist primarily of
                        assets being managed on behalf of investors,
                        and
                            ``(ii) decisions about how to invest the
                        assets are made in the United States.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date which is 2 years
after the date of the enactment of this Act, whether or not regulations
are issued under section 7701(p)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as added by this section.

SEC. 5. MODIFICATIONS TO RULES RELATING TO INVERTED CORPORATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7874 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(b) Inverted Corporations Treated as Domestic Corporations.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 7701(a)(4), a
        foreign corporation shall be treated for purposes of this title
        as a domestic corporation if--
                    ``(A) such corporation would be a surrogate foreign
                corporation if subsection (a)(2) were applied by
                substituting `80 percent' for `60 percent', or
                    ``(B) such corporation is an inverted domestic
                corporation.
            ``(2) Inverted domestic corporation.--For purposes of this
        subsection, a foreign corporation shall be treated as an
        inverted domestic corporation if, pursuant to a plan (or a
        series of related transactions)--
                    ``(A) the entity completes after May 8, 2014, the
                direct or indirect acquisition of--
                            ``(i) substantially all of the properties
                        held directly or indirectly by a domestic
                        corporation, or
                            ``(ii) substantially all of the assets of,
                        or substantially all of the properties
                        constituting a trade or business of, a domestic
                        partnership, and
                    ``(B) after the acquisition, either--
                            ``(i) more than 50 percent of the stock (by
                        vote or value) of the entity is held--
                                    ``(I) in the case of an acquisition
                                with respect to a domestic corporation,
                                by former shareholders of the domestic
                                corporation by reason of holding stock
                                in the domestic corporation, or
                                    ``(II) in the case of an
                                acquisition with respect to a domestic
                                partnership, by former partners of the
                                domestic partnership by reason of
                                holding a capital or profits interest
                                in the domestic partnership, or
                            ``(ii) the management and control of the
                        expanded affiliated group which includes the
                        entity occurs, directly or indirectly,
                        primarily within the United States, and such
                        expanded affiliated group has significant
                        domestic business activities.
            ``(3) Exception for corporations with substantial business
        activities in foreign country of organization.--A foreign
        corporation described in paragraph (2) shall not be treated as
        an inverted domestic corporation if after the acquisition the
        expanded affiliated group which includes the entity has
        substantial business activities in the foreign country in which
        or under the law of which the entity is created or organized
        when compared to the total business activities of such expanded
        affiliated group. For purposes of subsection (a)(2)(B)(iii) and
        the preceding sentence, the term `substantial business
        activities' shall have the meaning given such term under
        regulations in effect on May 8, 2014, except that the Secretary
        may issue regulations increasing the threshold percent in any
        of the tests under such regulations for determining if business
        activities constitute substantial business activities for
        purposes of this paragraph.
            ``(4) Management and control.--For purposes of paragraph
        (2)(B)(ii)--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe
                regulations for purposes of determining cases in which
                the management and control of an expanded affiliated
                group is to be treated as occurring, directly or
                indirectly, primarily within the United States. The
                regulations prescribed under the preceding sentence
                shall apply to periods after May 8, 2014.
                    ``(B) Executive officers and senior management.--
                Such regulations shall provide that the management and
                control of an expanded affiliated group shall be
                treated as occurring, directly or indirectly, primarily
                within the United States if substantially all of the
                executive officers and senior management of the
                expanded affiliated group who exercise day-to-day
                responsibility for making decisions involving
                strategic, financial, and operational policies of the
                expanded affiliated group are based or primarily
                located within the United States. Individuals who in
                fact exercise such day-to-day responsibilities shall be
                treated as executive officers and senior management
                regardless of their title.
            ``(5) Significant domestic business activities.--For
        purposes of paragraph (2)(B)(ii), an expanded affiliated group
        has significant domestic business activities if at least 25
        percent of--
                    ``(A) the employees of the group are based in the
                United States,
                    ``(B) the employee compensation incurred by the
                group is incurred with respect to employees based in
                the United States,
                    ``(C) the assets of the group are located in the
                United States, or
                    ``(D) the income of the group is derived in the
                United States,
        determined in the same manner as such determinations are made
        for purposes of determining substantial business activities
        under regulations referred to in paragraph (3) as in effect on
        May 8, 2014, but applied by treating all references in such
        regulations to `foreign country' and `relevant foreign country'
        as references to `the United States'. The Secretary may issue
        regulations decreasing the threshold percent in any of the
        tests under such regulations for determining if business
        activities constitute significant domestic business activities
        for purposes of this paragraph.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Clause (i) of section 7874(a)(2)(B) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``after March 4, 2003,'' and inserting
        ``after March 4, 2003, and before May 9, 2014,''.
            (2) Subsection (c) of section 7874 of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) by striking ``subsection
                        (a)(2)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``subsections
                        (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)'', and
                            (ii) by inserting ``or (b)(2)(A)'' after
                        ``(a)(2)(B)(i)'' in subparagraph (B),
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``or
                (b)(2)(B)(i), as the case may be,'' after
                ``(a)(2)(B)(ii)'',
                    (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``subsection
                (a)(2)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``subsections
                (a)(2)(B)(ii) and (b)(2)(B)(i)'', and
                    (D) in paragraph (6), by inserting ``or inverted
                domestic corporation, as the case may be,'' after
                ``surrogate foreign corporation''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after May 8, 2014.

Output: Federal Employee Pension Fairness Act of 2015 Repeals provisions requiring federal employees, including foreign service employees, who began service after 2012 to pay an increased contribution (4.4%) for funding their annuities under the Federal Employees Retirement System. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) treat certain foreign corporations managed and controlled primarily in the United States as domestic corporations for U.S. tax purposes; and (2) revise rules for the taxation of inverted corporations (i.e., U.S. corporations that acquire foreign companies to reincorporate in a foreign jurisdiction with lower income tax rates than the United States).


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SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCIES FROM SEQUESTRATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 255(f) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 905(f)) is amended to
read as follows:
    ``(f) Exemption of National Security Agencies.--The programs,
budget accounts, and activities of the following departments, agencies,
and elements shall be exempt from reduction under any order issued
under this part:
            ``(1) The Department of Defense.
            ``(2) Each element of the intelligence community (as
        defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
        U.S.C. 3003)).
            ``(3) The Department of State.
            ``(4) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
            ``(5) The Department of Homeland Security.
            ``(6) The National Nuclear Security Administration.''.
    (b) Implementation of Enforcement.--Section 251(a)(2) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
901(a)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Each non-exempt account'' and inserting
        the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B),
                each non-exempt account''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Implementation with respect to national
                security agencies.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Office of Management
                        and Budget shall determine the uniform
                        percentage necessary to eliminate a breach
                        within a category without regard to section
                        255(f).
                            ``(ii) Rule of construction.--Nothing in
                        clause (i) or section 255(f) shall be construed
                        to require the elimination of any portion of a
                        breach that is not eliminated by operation of
                        clause (i) and section 255(f).''.
    (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) is
amended--
            (1) in section 251 (2 U.S.C. 901)--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) by striking paragraph (3);
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5),
                        (6), and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and
                        (6), respectively;
                            (iii) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated,
                        by striking ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and
                        inserting ``paragraph (2)''; and
                            (iv) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated,
                        by striking ``paragraphs (2) through (4)'' and
                        inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``section
                254(e), (f), or (g)'' and inserting ``subsection (d),
                (e), or (f) of section 254'';
            (2) in section 254 (2 U.S.C. 904(a))--
                    (A) in the table in subsection (a), by striking the
                item relating to notification regarding military
                personnel;
                    (B) by striking subsection (d);
                    (C) by redesignating subsections (e) through (j) as
                subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and
                    (D) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
                            (i) by striking ``paragraph (f)(2)'' and
                        inserting ``subsection (e)(2)''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``paragraphs (f)(2) and
                        (f)(4)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (4)
                        of subsection (e)'';
            (3) in section 256 (2 U.S.C. 906), by striking subsection
        (g) and inserting the following:
    ``(g) Federal Pay.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of any order issued under
        section 254, Federal pay under a statutory pay system shall be
        subject to reduction under an order in the same manner as other
        administrative expense components of the Federal budget; except
        that no such order may reduce or have the effect of reducing
        the rate of pay to which any individual is entitled under any
        such statutory pay system (as increased by any amount payable
        under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or section
        302 of the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990) or
        any increase in rates of pay which is scheduled to take effect
        under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, or any other
        provision of law.
            ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `statutory pay system' shall have the meaning given that
        term in section 5302(1) of title 5, United States Code.''; and
            (4) in section 258(a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``section 254(i)'' and inserting
                ``section 254(h)''; and
                    (B) by striking ``section 254(j)'' and inserting
                ``section 254(i)''.
    (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
with respect to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.)
for fiscal year 2017 or any fiscal year thereafter.

Output: This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt national security agencies from sequestration, which is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.  The exemption applies to the Department of Defense, each element of the intelligence community, the Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, and the National Nuclear Security Administration.


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SECTION 1. 2-YEAR EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION OF HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF
              SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

    (a) Extension.--Section 162(l)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1995''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN TAXES ON TOBACCO PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Cigars.--Subsection (a) of section 5701 of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax on cigars) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$1.125 cents per thousand (93.75
                cents per thousand on cigars removed during 1991 and
                1992)'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$1.359 per
                thousand''; and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
                following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Large cigars.--On cigars weighing more than 3 pounds
        per thousand, a tax equal to 15.41 percent of the price for
        which sold but not more than $36.25 per thousand.''
            (2) Cigarettes.--Subsection (b) of section 5701 of such
        Code (relating to rate of tax on cigarettes) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$12 per thousand ($10 per
                thousand on cigarettes removed during 1991 and 1992)''
                in paragraph (1) and inserting ``$14.50 per thousand'';
                and
                    (B) by striking ``$25.20 per thousand ($21 per
                thousand on cigarettes removed during 1991 and 1992)''
                in paragraph (2) and inserting ``$30.45 per thousand''.
            (3) Cigarette papers.--Subsection (c) of section 5701 of
        such Code (relating to rate of tax on cigarette papers) is
        amended by striking ``0.75 cent (0.625 cent on cigarette papers
        removed during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting ``0.91 cent''.
            (4) Cigarette tubes.--Subsection (d) of section 5701 of
        such Code (relating to rate of tax on cigarette tubes) is
        amended by striking ``1.5 cents (1.25 cents on cigarette tubes
        removed during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting ``1.81 cents''.
            (5) Snuff.--Paragraph (1) of section 5701(e) of such Code
        (relating to rate of tax on smokeless tobacco) is amended by
        striking ``36 cents (30 cents on snuff removed during 1991 or
        1992)'' and inserting ``43.50 cents''.
            (6) Chewing tobacco.--Paragraph (2) of section 5701(e) of
        such Code is amended by striking ``12 cents (10 cents on
        chewing tobacco removed during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting
        ``14.5 cents''.
            (7) Pipe tobacco.--Subsection (f) of section 5701 of such
        Code (relating to rate of tax on pipe tobacco) is amended by
        striking ``67.5 cents (56.25 cents on chewing tobacco removed
        during 1991 or 1992)'' and inserting ``81.6 cents''.
    (b) Floor Stocks.--
            (1) Imposition of tax.--On cigars, cigarettes, cigarette
        paper, cigarette tubes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe
        tobacco manufactured in or imported into the United States
        which is removed before January 1, 1995, and held on such date
        for sale by any person, there shall be imposed the following
        taxes:
                    (A) Small cigars.--On cigars, weighing not more
                than 3 pounds per thousand, 23.4 cents per thousand.
                    (B) Large cigars.--On cigars, weighing more than 3
                pounds per thousand, a tax equal to 2.66 percent of the
                price for which sold, but not more than $6.25 per
                thousand.
                    (C) Small cigarettes.--On cigarettes, weighing not
                more than 3 pounds per thousand, $2.50 per thousand.
                    (D) Large cigarettes.--On cigarettes, weighing more
                than 3 pounds per thousand, $5.25 per thousand; except
                that, if more than 6\1/2\ inches in length, they shall
                be taxable at the rate prescribed for cigarettes
                weighing not more than 3 pounds per thousand, counting
                each 2\3/4\ inches, or fraction thereof, of the length
                of each as one cigarette.
                    (E) Cigarette papers.--On cigarette papers, 0.16
                cent for each 50 papers or fractional part thereof;
                except that, if cigarette papers measure more than 6\1/
                2\ inches in length, they shall be taxable at the rate
                prescribed, counting each 2\3/4\ inches, or fraction
                thereof, of the length of each as one cigarette paper.
                    (F) Cigarette tubes.--On cigarette tubes, 0.31 cent
                for each 50 tubes or fractional part thereof; except
                that, if cigarette tubes measure more than 6\1/2\
                inches in length, they shall be taxable at the rate
                prescribed, counting each 2\3/4\ inches, or fraction
                thereof, of the length of each as one cigarette tube.
                    (G) Snuff.--On snuff, 7.5 cents per pound and a
                proportionate tax at the like rate on all fractional
                parts of a pound.
                    (H) Chewing tobacco.--On chewing tobacco, 2.5 cents
                per pound and a proportionate tax at the like rate on
                all fractional parts of a pound.
                    (I) Pipe tobacco.--On pipe tobacco, 14.1 cents per
                pound and a proportionate tax at the like rate on all
                fractional parts of a pound.
            (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
                    (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding cigars,
                cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigarette tubes, snuff,
                chewing tobacco, and pipe tobacco on January 1, 1995,
                to which any tax imposed by paragraph (1) applies shall
                be liable for such tax.
                    (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by
                paragraph (1) shall be treated as a tax imposed under
                section 5701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and
                shall be due and payable on February 15, 1995, in the
                same manner as the tax imposed under such section is
                payable with respect to cigars, cigarettes, cigarette
                paper, cigarette tubes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and
                pipe tobacco removed on January 1, 1995.
            (3) Cigars, cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigarette tubes,
        snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe tobacco.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the terms ``cigar'', ``cigarette'', ``cigarette
        paper'', ``cigarette tubes'', ``snuff'', ``chewing tobacco'',
        and ``pipe tobacco'' shall have the meaning given to such terms
        by subsections (a), (b), (e), and (g), paragraphs (2) and (3)
        of subsection (n), and subsection (o) of section 5702 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, respectively.
            (4) Exception for retail stocks.--The taxes imposed by
        paragraph (1) shall not apply to cigars, cigarettes, cigarette
        paper, cigarette tubes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe
        tobacco in retail stocks held on January 1, 1995, at the place
        where intended to be sold at retail.
            (5) Foreign trade zones.--Notwithstanding the Act of June
        18, 1934 (19 U.S.C. 81a et seq.) or any other provision of
        law--
                    (A) cigars, cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigarette
                tubes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe tobacco--
                            (i) on which taxes imposed by Federal law
                        are determined, or customs duties are
                        liquidated, by a customs officer pursuant to a
                        request made under the first proviso of section
                        3(a) of the Act of June 18, 1934 (19 U.S.C.
                        81c(a)) before January 1, 1995, and
                            (ii) which are entered into the customs
                        territory of the United States on or after
                        January 1, 1995, from a foreign trade zone, and
                    (B) cigars, cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigarette
                tubes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe tobacco which--
                            (i) are placed under the supervision of a
                        customs officer pursuant to the provisions of
                        the second proviso of section 3(a) of the Act
                        of June 18, 1934 (19 U.S.C. 81c(a)) before
                        January 1, 1995, and
                            (ii) are entered into the customs territory
                        of the United States on or after January 1,
                        1995, from a foreign trade zone,
        shall be subject to the tax imposed by paragraph (1) and such
        cigars, cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigarette tubes, snuff,
        chewing tobacco, and pipe tobacco shall, for purposes of
        paragraph (1), be treated as being held on January 1, 1995, for
        sale.
            (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section
        shall apply with respect to cigars, cigarettes, cigarette
        paper, cigarette tubes, snuff, chewing tobacco, and pipe
        tobacco removed after December 31, 1994.

Output:
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals until December 31, 1995.
Increases the excise tax on:  (1) cigars; (2) cigarettes; (3) cigarette papers and tubes; (4) snuff; and (5) chewing and pipe tobacco.  Imposes a tax on the floor stocks of such tobacco products which are removed before January 1, 1995.  Imposes such tax on such products entered into the United States from foreign trade zones before such date.