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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Managed Care Integrity Act of
2000''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES AND PROFITS OF MANAGED
              CARE ENTITIES.

    (a) Application To Managed Care Entities.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, each health benefits plan offered by a managed care entity
        shall ensure that, with respect to a contract year, the
        actuarial value of the aggregate benefits provided under the
        plan during such year to enrollees is not less than 85 percent
        of the aggregate amount of payments received from, or on behalf
        of, such enrollees for such year.
            (2) Waiver of requirements.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human
                Services may waive the requirement of paragraph (1) for
                a 12-month period with respect to a waive the
                requirement of paragraph (1) for a 12-month period with
                respect to a managed care entity if the Secretary
                determines, based on the recommendations of the agency
                responsible for licensing such entity (or the health
                care plans of such entity) in a State, that--
                            (i) the solvency of the entity is in
                        jeopardy; or
                            (ii) compliance with the requirement would
                        cause the entity to fail to meet the solvency
                        requirements required for licensure in the
                        State.
                    (B) Renewals.--The Secretary of Health and Human
                Services may renew a waiver under subparagraph (A),
                except that the no waiver may granted for a period in
                excess of 24 months in any 36-month period.
            (3) Administrative costs.--
                    (A) Limitation.--For purposes of this subsection,
                the costs associated with the management and operation
                of a managed care plan (including the costs of
                compensation and personnel fringe benefits, interest
                expenses, costs of occupancy of a facility, and
                marketing costs) shall not be included in determining
                the actuarial value of the aggregate benefits provided
                under the plan.
                    (B) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human
                Services shall promulgate regulations to define ``costs
                associated with the management and operation of a
                manages care plan'' for purposes of subparagraph (A).
            (4) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term
        ``managed care entity'' shall include--
                    (A) managed care entities providing health care
                coverage for individuals under a group health plan or
                individual health insurance coverage;
                    (B) medicaid managed care organizations as defined
                in section 1903(m)(1)(A);
                    (C) managed care entities that provide health care
                coverage for individuals under the Federal Employees
                Health Benefits Program under chapter 89 of title 5,
                United States Code; and
                    (D) managed care entities that provide health care
                coverage for members of the armed forces and their
                families under chapter 55 of title 10, United States
                Code.
            (5) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to contract
        years beginning on or after January 1, 2001.
            (6) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Health and Human
        Services shall develop formal investigation and compliance
        procedures with respect to complaints received by the Secretary
        concerning the failure of a health benefits plan to comply with
        the provisions of this subsection. Under such procedures--
                    (A) the Secretary shall provide the plan with the
                reasonable opportunity to develop and implement a
                corrective action plan to correct the deficiencies that
                were the basis of the complaint received by the
                Secretary; and
                    (B) the Secretary shall provide the plan with
                reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing
                (including the right to appeal an initial decision)
                prior to applying the sanctions described in subsection
                (c).
    (b) Medicare+Choice Organizations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1852 of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395w-25) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new subsection:
    ``(l) Requirement Relating to the Provision of Benefits.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each Medicare+Choice plan offered by a
        Medicare+Choice organization shall ensure that, with respect to
        a contract year, the actuarial value of the aggregate benefits
        provided under the plan during such year to Medicare+Choice
        eligible individuals enrolled in the plan is not less than 85
        percent of the aggregate amount of payments received from, or
        on behalf of, such individuals for such year.
            ``(2) Waiver of requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may waive the
                requirement under paragraph (1) for a 12-month period
                with respect to a Medicare+Choice plan offered by
a Medicare+Choice organization, if the Secretary determines, based,
except for an organization with a waiver under section 1855(a)(2), on
the recommendations of the agency responsible for licensing such plan
in a State, that--
                            ``(i) the solvency of the Medicare+Choice
                        organization is in jeopardy; or
                            ``(ii) compliance with the requirement
                        would cause the Medicare+Choice organization to
                        fail to meet the solvency requirements required
                        for licensure in the State or under this part.
                    ``(B) Renewals.--The Secretary may renew a waiver
                under subparagraph (A), except that no waiver may be
                granted for a period in excess of 24 months in any 36-
                month period.
            ``(3) Administrative costs.--
                    ``(A) Limitation.--For purposes of this subsection,
                the costs associated with the management and operation
                of a Medicare+Choice plan (including the costs of
                compensation and personnel fringe benefits, interest
                expenses, costs of occupancy of a facility, and
                marketing costs) shall not be included in determining
                the actuarial value of the aggregate benefits provided
                under the plan.
                    ``(B) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and
                Human Services shall promulgate regulations to define
                `costs associated with the management and operation of
                a manages care plan' for purposes of subparagraph (A).
            ``(4) Enforcement.--The Secretary of Health and Human
        Services may terminate a contract with a Medicare+Choice
        organization under section 1857 in accordance with formal
        investigation and compliance procedures established by the
        Secretary under which--
                    ``(A) the Secretary provides the organization with
                the reasonable opportunity to develop and implement a
                corrective action plan to correct the deficiencies that
                were the basis of the Secretary's determination under
                this paragraph; and
                    ``(B) the Secretary provides the organization with
                reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing
                (including the right to appeal an initial decision)
                before terminating the contract.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)
        shall apply to contract years beginning on or after January 1,
        2001.
    (c) Sanctions.--
            (1) In general.--If the Secretary of Health and Human
        Services determines that a health benefits plan or a
        Medicare+Choice organization fails substantially to comply with
        the provision of this Act or section 1852(l) of the Social
        Security Act the Secretary may provide, in addition to any
        other remedies authorized by law, for any of the remedies
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Remedies.--The remedies described in this paragraph
        are--
                    (A) civil money penalties of not more than $25,000
                for each determination under paragraph (1) or, with
                respect to such a determination involving
                misrepresentation or falsifying information, of not
                more than $100,000 for each such determination; and
                    (B) with respect to Medicare+Choice organizations--
                            (i) suspension of enrollment of individuals
                        under part C of title XVIII of the Social
                        Security Act after the date the Secretary
                        notifies the organization of a determination
                        under paragraph (1) and until the Secretary is
                        satisfied that the basis for such determination
                        has been corrected and is not likely to recur;
                        or
                            (ii) suspension of payment to the
                        organization under such part for individuals
                        enrolled after the date the Secretary notifies
                        the organization of a determination under
                        paragraph (1) and until the Secretary is
                        satisfied that the basis for such determination
                        has been corrected and is not likely to recur.

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Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop formal investigation and compliance procedures with respect to complaints concerning failures of health benefits plans to comply with this Act.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to apply the requirements of the Managed Care Integrity Act of 2000 to Medicare+Choice organizations.
Sets forth remedies with respect to failures to comply with this Act, including monetary penalties, and, with respect to Medicare+Choice organizations, suspension of enrollment of individuals or payments.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securities Litigation Attorney
Accountability and Transparency Act''.

SEC. 2. DISCLOSURES OF PAYMENTS, FEE ARRANGEMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND
              OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST BETWEEN PLAINTIFF
              AND ATTORNEYS.

    (a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 21D(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
            ``(10) Disclosures regarding payments.--
                    ``(A) Sworn certifications required.--In any
                private action arising under this title, each plaintiff
                and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn
                certifications, which shall be personally signed by
                such plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and
                filed with the complaint, that identify any direct or
                indirect payment, or promise of any payment, by such
                attorney, or any person affiliated with such attorney,
                to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such
                plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any
                recovery, except as ordered or approved by the court in
                accordance with paragraph (4). Upon disclosure of any
                such payment or promise of payment, the court shall
                disqualify the attorney from representing the
                plaintiff.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the term `payment' shall include the transfer of money
                and any other thing of value, including the provision
                of services, other than representation of the plaintiff
                in the private action arising under this title.
            ``(11) Disclosures regarding legal representations.--In any
        private action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications,
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that
        identifies the nature and terms of any legal representation
        provided by such attorney, or any person affiliated with such
        attorney, to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such
        plaintiff other than the representation of the plaintiff in the
        private action arising under this title. The court may allow
        such certifications to be made under seal. The court shall make
        a determination whether the nature or terms of the fee
        arrangement for any other matter influenced the selection and
        retention of counsel in any private action arising under this
        title and, if the court so finds, shall disqualify the attorney
        from representing the plaintiff in any such action.
            ``(12) Disclosures regarding contributions.--In any private
        action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications,
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that
        identifies any contribution made within five years prior to the
        filing of the complaint by such attorney, any person affiliated
        with such attorney, or any political action committee
        controlled by such attorney, to any elected official with
        authority to retain counsel for such plaintiff or to select or
        appoint, influence the selection or appointment of, or oversee
        any individual or group of individuals with that authority.
            ``(13) Disclosure regarding other conflicts of interest.--
        In any private action arising under this title, each plaintiff
        and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn
        certifications, which shall be personally signed by such
        plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and filed with the
        complaint, that identifies any other conflict of interest
        (other than one specified in paragraphs (10) through (12))
        between such attorney and such plaintiff. The court shall make
        a determination of whether such conflict is sufficient to
        disqualify the attorney from representing the plaintiff.''.
    (b) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 27(a) of the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77z-1(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
            ``(9) Disclosures regarding payments.--
                    ``(A) Sworn certifications required.--In any
                private action arising under this title, each plaintiff
                and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn
                certifications, which shall be personally signed by
                such plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and
                filed with the complaint, that identify any direct or
                indirect payment, or promise of any payment, by such
                attorney, or any person affiliated with such attorney,
                to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such
                plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any
                recovery, except as ordered or approved by the court in
                accordance with paragraph (4). Upon disclosure of any
                such payment or promise of payment, the court shall
                disqualify the attorney from representing the
                plaintiff.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph,
                the term `payment' shall include the transfer of money
                and any other thing of value, including the provision
                of services, other than representation of the plaintiff
                in the private action arising under this title.
            ``(10) Disclosures regarding legal representations.--In any
        private action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications,
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that
        identifies the nature and terms of any legal representation
        provided by such attorney, or any person affiliated with such
        attorney, to such plaintiff, or any person affiliated with such
        plaintiff other than the representation of the plaintiff in the
        private action arising under this title. The court may allow
        such certifications to be made under seal. The court shall make
        a determination whether the nature or terms of the fee
        arrangement for any other matter influenced the selection and
        retention of counsel in any private action arising under this
        title and, if the court so finds, shall disqualify the attorney
        from representing the plaintiff in any such action.
            ``(11) Disclosures regarding contributions.--In any private
        action arising under this title, each plaintiff and any
        attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn certifications,
        which shall be personally signed by such plaintiff and such
        attorney, respectively, and filed with the complaint, that
        identifies any contribution made within five years prior to the
        filing of the complaint by such attorney, any person affiliated
        with such attorney, or any political action committee
        controlled by such attorney, to any elected official with
        authority to retain counsel for such plaintiff or to select or
        appoint, influence the selection or appointment of, or oversee
        any individual or group of individuals with that authority.
            ``(12) Disclosure regarding other conflicts of interest.--
        In any private action arising under this title, each plaintiff
        and any attorney for such plaintiff shall provide sworn
        certifications, which shall be personally signed by such
        plaintiff and such attorney, respectively, and filed with the
        complaint, that identifies any other conflict of interest
        (other than one specified in paragraphs (9) through (11))
        between such attorney and such plaintiff. The court shall make
        a determination of whether such conflict is sufficient to
        disqualify the attorney from representing the plaintiff.''.

SEC. 3. SELECTION OF LEAD COUNSEL.

    (a) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Section 21D(a)(3)(B)(v) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u-4(a)(3)(B)(v)) is
amended by adding at the end the following: ``In exercising the
discretion of the court over the approval of lead counsel, the court
shall employ a competitive bidding process as one of the criteria in
the selection and retention of counsel for the most adequate plaintiff,
unless the court determines on the record that such a process is not
feasible.''.
    (b) Securities Act of 1933.--Section 27(a)(3)(B)(v) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77z-1(a)(3)(B)(v)) is amended by
adding at the end the following: ``In exercising the discretion of the
court over the approval of lead counsel, the court shall employ a
competitive bidding process as one of the criteria in the selection and
retention of counsel for the most adequate plaintiff, unless the court
determines on the record that such a process is not feasible.''.

SEC. 4. STUDY OF AVERAGE HOURLY FEES IN SECURITIES CLASS ACTIONS.

    (a) Study and Review Required.--The Comptroller General of the
United States shall conduct a study and review of fee awards to lead
counsel in securities class actions over the 5-year period preceding
the date of enactment of this Act to determine the effective average
hourly rate for lead counsel in such actions.
    (b) Report Required.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives on
the results of the study and review required by this section. The
Comptroller General shall submit an updated study every 3 years
thereafter.
    (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term
``securities class action'' means a private class action arising under
the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77 et seq.) or the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) that is brought as a
plaintiff class action pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure.

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Securities Litigation Attorney Accountability and Transparency Act - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933 to require plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney to provide sworn, signed certifications that identify any actual or promised payment by the attorney to the plaintiff, beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any recovery.

Requires similar plaintiff and plaintiff's attorney certifications regarding: (1) legal representations; (2) contributions; and (3) conflicts of interest.

Requires the court, in exercising discretion over the approval of lead counsel, to employ a competitive bidding process as one of the criteria (unless the court determines that such a process is not feasible).

Instructs the Comptroller General to study and report to certain congressional committees on average hourly fees in securities class actions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting
Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2015'' or the ``SCREEN
Act of 2015''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Maintaining calendar year 2015 Medicare reimbursement rates for
                            colonoscopy procedures for providers
                            participating in colorectal cancer
                            screening quality improvement registry.
Sec. 4. Eliminating Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing for certain
                            colorectal cancer screenings, colorectal
                            cancer screenings with therapeutic effect,
                            and follow-up diagnostic colorectal cancer
                            screenings covered under Medicare.
Sec. 5. Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of
                            a pre-operative visit prior to screening
                            colonoscopy and hepatitis C screening.
Sec. 6. Budget neutrality.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
        death among men and women combined in the United States.
            (2) In 2015, more than 130,000 Americans will be diagnosed
        with colorectal cancer, and nearly 50,000 Americans are
        expected to die from it.
            (3) Approximately 60 percent of colorectal cancer cases and
        70 percent of colorectal cancer deaths occur in those aged 65
        and older.
            (4) Colorectal cancer screening colonoscopies allow for the
        detection and removal of polyps before they progress to
        colorectal cancer, as well as early detection of colorectal
        cancer when treatment can be most effective.
            (5) According to a 2012 study published in the New England
        Journal of Medicine, removing precancerous polyps through
        colonoscopy could reduce the number of colorectal cancer deaths
        by 53 percent.
            (6) Although colorectal cancer is highly preventable with
        appropriate screening, one in three adults between the ages of
        50 and 75 years are not up to date with recommended colorectal
        cancer screening.
            (7) Over 200 organizations have committed to eliminating
        colorectal cancer as a major health problem in the United
        States and are working toward a shared goal of screening 80
        percent of eligible Americans by 2018.
            (8) Hepatitis C is a liver disease that causes inflammation
        of the liver and results from infection with the Hepatitis C
        virus. Chronic Hepatitis C infection can lead to serious health
        problems, including liver damage, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
        It is the leading cause of liver transplants in the United
        States.
            (9) According to the Centers for Disease Control and
        Prevention (CDC), more than 75 percent of adults infected with
        the Hepatitis C virus in the United States were born between
        1945 and 1965.
            (10) The CDC estimates that up to 75 percent of individuals
        with Hepatitis C do not know that they are infected.
            (11) The CDC and the United States Preventive Services Task
        Force (USPSTF) recommend a one-time screening for Hepatitis C
        for all individuals born between 1945 and 1965.
            (12) A recent study suggests that offering Hepatitis C
        screening to patients in connection with screening
        colonoscopies may be an effective means of increasing Hepatitis
        C screening rates among individuals born between 1945 and 1965.

SEC. 3. MAINTAINING CALENDAR YEAR 2015 MEDICARE REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR
              COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURES FOR PROVIDERS PARTICIPATING IN
              COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING QUALITY IMPROVEMENT REGISTRY.

    Section 1834(d)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395m(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Maintaining calendar year 2015 reimbursement
                rates for qualifying cancer screening tests furnished
                by qualifying providers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--With respect to a
                        qualifying cancer screening test furnished
                        during each of 2016, 2017, and 2018, by a
                        qualifying provider, the amount of payment to
                        such provider for such test under section 1833
                        or section 1848 shall be equal to the amount of
                        payment for such test under such section 1833
                        or 1848 during 2015.
                            ``(ii) Qualifying cancer screening test.--
                        For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
                        `qualifying cancer screening test' means an
                        optical screening colonoscopy (as described in
                        section 1861(pp)(1)(C)).
                            ``(iii) Qualifying provider defined.--For
                        purposes of this subparagraph, the term
                        `qualifying provider' means, with respect to a
                        qualifying cancer screening test, an individual
                        or entity--
                                    ``(I) that is eligible for payment
                                for such test under section 1833 or
                                section 1848; and
                                    ``(II) that--
                                            ``(aa) participates in a
                                        nationally recognized quality
                                        improvement registry with
                                        respect to such test; and
                                            ``(bb) demonstrates, to the
                                        satisfaction of the Secretary,
                                        based on the information in
                                        such registry, that the tests
                                        were provided by such
                                        individual or entity in
                                        accordance with accepted
                                        outcomes-based quality
                                        measures.''.

SEC. 4. ELIMINATING MEDICARE BENEFICIARY COST-SHARING FOR CERTAIN
              COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS, COLORECTAL CANCER
              SCREENINGS WITH THERAPEUTIC EFFECT, AND FOLLOW-UP
              DIAGNOSTIC COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENINGS COVERED UNDER
              MEDICARE.

    (a) Waiver of Cost-Sharing.--Section 1833(a)(1)(Y) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)(Y)) is amended by inserting ``,
including colorectal cancer screening tests covered under this part
described in section 1861(pp)(1)(C) (regardless of the code that is
billed for the establishment of a diagnosis as a result of the
screening test, for the removal of tissue or other matter during the
screening test, or for a follow-up procedure that is furnished in
connection with, or as a result of, the initial screening test)'' after
``or population''.
    (b) Waiver of Application of Deductible.--Section 1833(b) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1) of the first sentence, by striking
        ``individual.'' and inserting ``individual, including
        colorectal cancer screening tests covered under this part
        described in section 1861(pp)(1)(C)''; and
            (2) by striking the last sentence and inserting the
        following: ``Subsection (a)(1)(Y) and paragraph (1) of the
        first sentence of this subsection shall apply with respect to a
        colorectal cancer screening test covered under this part
        described in section 1861(pp)(1)(C), regardless of the code
        that is billed for the establishment of a diagnosis as a result
        of the screening test, for the removal of tissue or other
        matter during the screening test, or for a follow-up procedure
        that is furnished in connection with, or as a result of, the
        initial screening test.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to tests and procedures performed on or after January 1, 2016.

SEC. 5. MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
              A PRE-OPERATIVE VISIT PRIOR TO SCREENING COLONOSCOPY AND
              HEPATITIS C SCREENING.

    Section 1115A(b)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1315a(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in the last sentence of subparagraph (A), by inserting
        ``, and shall include the model described in subparagraph (D)''
        before the period at the end; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) Medicare demonstration project to evaluate
                the effectiveness of a pre-operative visit prior to
                screening colonoscopy and hepatitis c screening.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The model described in
                        this subparagraph is a demonstration project
                        under title XVIII to evaluate the effectiveness
                        of a pre-operative visit with the provider
                        performing the procedure prior to screening
                        colonoscopy to--
                                    ``(I) ease any patient concern or
                                fears with respect to the procedure and
                                answer any questions relating to the
                                screening;
                                    ``(II) ensure quality examinations
                                and avoid unnecessary repeat
                                examinations by educating individuals
                                on the importance of following pre-
                                procedure instructions, such as bowel
                                preparation, and addressing the
                                individual's family history of or
                                predisposition to colorectal cancer;
                                and
                                    ``(III) increase Hepatitis C Virus
                                (HCV) screening rates among Medicare
                                beneficiaries by educating individuals
                                about the importance of such screening
                                during the pre-operative visit and
                                having the pre-operative visit fulfill
                                the referral requirement for such
                                screening under title XVIII, allowing
                                patients to be screened for colorectal
                                cancer and HCV at the same time.
                            ``(ii) Consultation.--The Secretary shall
                        consult with stakeholders who would be
                        providing the pre-operative visit under the
                        model described in this subparagraph on the
                        implementation of such model, including payment
                        for services furnished under the model.''.

SEC. 6. BUDGET NEUTRALITY.

    (a) Adjustment of Physician Fee Schedule Conversion Factor.--The
Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as
the ``Secretary'') shall reduce the conversion factor established under
subsection (d) of section 1848 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395w-4) for each year (beginning with 2016) to the extent necessary to
reduce expenditures under such section for items and services furnished
during the year in the aggregate by the net offset amount determined
under subsection (c)(5) attributable to such section for the year.
    (b) Adjustment of HOPD Conversion Factor.--The Secretary shall
reduce the conversion factor established under paragraph (3)(C) of
section 1833(t) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(t)) for
each year (beginning with 2016) to the extent necessary to reduce
expenditures under such section for items and services furnished during
the year in the aggregate by the net offset amount determined under
subsection (c)(5) attributable to such section for the year.
    (c) Determinations Relating to Expenditures.--For purposes of this
section, before the beginning of each year (beginning with 2016) at the
time conversion factors described in subsections (a) and (b) are
established for the year, the Secretary shall determine--
            (1) the amount of the gross additional expenditures under
        title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)
        estimated to result from the implementation of sections 3 and 4
        for items and services furnished during the year;
            (2) the amount of any offsetting reductions in expenditures
        under such title (such as reductions in payments for inpatient
        hospital services) for such year attributable to the
        implementation of such sections;
            (3) the amount (if any) by which the amount of the gross
        additional expenditures determined under paragraph (1) for the
        year exceeds the amount of offsetting reductions determined
        under paragraph (2) for the year;
            (4) of the gross additional expenditures determined under
        paragraph (1) for the year that are attributable to
        expenditures under sections 1848 and 1833(t) of such Act, the
        ratio of such expenditures that are attributable to each
        respective section; and
            (5) with respect to section 1848 and section 1833(t) of
        such Act, a net offset amount for the year equal to the product
        of--
                    (A) the amount of the net additional expenditures
                for the year determined under paragraph (3); and
                    (B) the ratio determined under paragraph (4)
                attributable to the respective section.

Output: Supporting Colorectal Examination and Education Now Act of 2015 or the SCREEN Act of 2015 This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSAct) to maintain calendar year 2015 Medicare reimbursement rates for colonoscopy procedures for providers participating in colorectal cancer screening quality improvement registry. Medicare beneficiary cost-sharing is eliminated for colorectal cancer screening tests, for the removal of tissue or other matter during the screening test, or for a follow-up procedure. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation shall test a payment and service delivery model that is a demonstration project to evaluate the effectiveness of a pre-operative visit before screening colonoscopy and hepatitis C screening. The Secretary of Health and Human Services must reduce the physician fee schedule conversion factor and the hospital outpatient department conversion factor to the extent necessary to reduce expenditures for related items and services to achieve budget-neutral results.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) A native of New Jersey, Jerry Lewis is a gifted
        comedian and has been a fixture in the entertainment community
        for more than 5 decades.
            (2) Born Joseph Levitch on March 16, 1926, in Newark, New
        Jersey, Jerry Lewis began his career by performing in local
        nightclubs.
            (3) With his hope of breaking into show business fading,
        Jerry Lewis was encouraged by his fellow comedians to continue
        his act, and soon thereafter, he formed a show business
        partnership with Dean Martin that would skyrocket both to fame.
        While performing with Martin in New York City, the pair was
        approached by a motion picture executive who offered them a
        contract with Paramount Pictures. They went on to make 16 major
        motion pictures during their 10-year partnership.
            (4) Jerry Lewis' talent and enthusiasm kept America
        laughing during some of the most turbulent periods in our
        history, World War II, the Cold War, and the assassinations of
        President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. One
        of the most successful performers in show business, Jerry Lewis
        has received worldwide acclaim for his unique ability and style
        with both comedy and drama. He has been the star of stage,
        screen, radio, television, print, and recordings. He is
        considered among the elite in the history of comedy.
            (5) But aside from his comic persona, Jerry Lewis has been
        an active champion for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
        since the early 1950s. In 1966, he began the ``Jerry Lewis MDA
        Labor Day Telethon,'' an annual television program that
        benefits children and adults affected by muscular dystrophy and
        related neuromuscular diseases. Now in its 41st year, the show,
        which is broadcast on some 200 stations nationwide, including
        Puerto Rico, and worldwide on the Internet, raises tens of
        millions of dollars annually.
            (6) Jerry Lewis summed up why he devotes so much of his
        time and energy to this cause with the words: ``I shall pass
        through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do
        or any kindness that I can show to any human being let me do it
        now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this
        way again.''.
            (7) Jerry Lewis has received numerous awards for his
        outstanding service to our Nation. He was nominated for the
        Nobel Peace Prize for his dedication to the Muscular Dystrophy
        Association.
            (8) In June of 1978, the communications industry honored
        Jerry Lewis with the National Association of Television Program
        Executives Award of the Year for his humanitarian efforts in
        raising funds to combat neuromuscular diseases. Among his
        numerous awards are induction into the French Legion of Honor
        as ``Legion Commander,'' the Murray-Green Award for Community
        Service, the highest honor that the AFL-CIO bestows upon an
        individual, the American Medical Association Lifetime
        Achievement Award, and the Governor's Award (Emmy) from the
        Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
            (9) In September of 1976, the United States Senate
        unanimously adopted a resolution expressing their appreciation
        of his philanthropic endeavors and in particular his fight to
        find a cure for muscular dystrophy. In February 2001, Jerry
        Lewis led a delegation of MDA scientists and clients to testify
        before a subcommittee of the United States Senate resulting in
        the introduction and subsequent passage of the MD-Care Act
        (Public Law 107-84; 115 Stat. 823), a first step toward
        securing a dramatic boost in Federal funding for research into
        all forms of muscular dystrophy.
            (10) Joining the ranks of distinguished Congressional Gold
        Medal recipients would be a fitting accolade to this consummate
        entertainer, world-renowned humanitarian and ``living legend''
        who has served for some 5 decades as National Chairman of the
        Muscular Dystrophy Association.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.

    (a) Presentation Authorized.--The President Pro Tempore of the
Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives are authorized
to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Jerry Lewis, in
recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (in this
Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal with
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the
Secretary.

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal
struck pursuant to section 2 at a price sufficient to cover the cost
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.

SEC. 4. STATUS AS NATIONAL MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of
title 31, United States Code, all medals struck pursuant to this Act
shall be considered numismatic items.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such
sums as may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medals struck
pursuant to this Act.
    (b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

Output: Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to comedian Jerry Lewis in recognition of his outstanding service to the Nation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness
Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS OF CERTAIN HAITIAN NATIONALS.

    (a) Adjustment of Status.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of any alien
        described in subsection (b) shall be adjusted by the Attorney
        General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
        residence, if the alien--
                    (A) applies for such adjustment before April 1,
                2000; and
                    (B) is otherwise eligible to receive an immigrant
                visa and is otherwise admissible to the United States
                for permanent residence, except in determining such
                admissibility the grounds for inadmissibility specified
                in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and (7)(A) of section
                212(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not
                apply.
            (2) Relationship of application to certain orders.--An
        alien present in the United States who has been ordered
        excluded, deported, removed, or ordered to depart voluntarily
        from the United States, under any provision of the Immigration
        and Nationality Act may, notwithstanding such order, apply for
        adjustment of status under paragraph (1). Such an alien may not
        be required, as a condition on submitting or granting such
        application, to file a motion to reopen, reconsider, or vacate
        such order. If the Attorney General grants the application, the
        Attorney General shall cancel the order. If the Attorney
        General renders a final administrative decision to deny the
        application, the order shall be effective and enforceable to
        the same extent as if the application had not been made.
    (b) Aliens Eligible for Adjustment of Status.--The benefits
provided by subsection (a) shall apply to any alien who is a national
of Haiti--
            (1) who filed for asylum before December 31, 1995, was
        paroled into the United States prior to December 31, 1995,
        after having been identified as having a credible fear of
        persecution, or was paroled into the United States for emergent
        reasons or reasons deemed strictly in the public interest; and
            (2) has been physically present in the United States for at
        least 1 year and is physically present in the United States on
        the date the application for such adjustment is filed, except
        an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain
        continuous physical presence by reason of an absence, or
        absences, from the United States for any periods in the
        aggregate not exceeding 180 days.
    (c) Stay of Removal.--
            (1) In general.--The Attorney General shall provide by
        regulation for an alien subject to a final order of
        deportation, removal, or exclusion to seek a stay of such order
        based on the filing of an application under subsection (a).
            (2) During certain proceedings.--Notwithstanding any
        provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the Attorney
        General shall not order any alien to be removed from the United
        States, if the alien is in exclusion, deportation, or removal
        proceedings under any provision of such Act and raises as a
        defense to such an order the eligibility of the alien to apply
        for adjustment of status under subsection (a), except where the
        Attorney General has rendered a final administrative
        determination to deny the application.
            (3) Work authorization.--The Attorney General may authorize
        an alien who has applied for adjustment of status under
        subsection (a) to engage in employment in the United States
        during the pendency of such application and may provide the
        alien with an ``employment authorized'' endorsement or other
        appropriate document signifying authorization of employment,
        except that if such application is pending for a period
        exceeding 180 days, and has not been denied, the Attorney
        General shall authorize such employment.
    (d) Adjustment of Status for Spouses and Children.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 245(c) of the
        Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of an alien shall
        be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien
        lawfully admitted for permanent residence, if--
                    (A) the alien is a national of Haiti;
                    (B) the alien is the spouse, child, or unmarried
                son or daughter, of an alien whose status is adjusted
                to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent
                residence under subsection (a), except that in the case
                of such an unmarried son or daughter, the son or
                daughter shall be required to establish that they have
                been physically present in the United States for at
                least 1 year;
                    (C) the alien applies for such adjustment and is
                physically present in the United States on the date the
                application is filed; and
                    (D) the alien is otherwise eligible to receive an
                immigrant visa and is otherwise admissible to the
                United States for permanent residence, except in
                determining such admissibility the grounds for
                exclusion specified in paragraphs (4), (5), (6)(A), and
                (7)(A) of section 212(a) of the Immigration and
                Nationality Act shall not apply.
            (2) Proof of continuous presence.--For purposes of
        establishing the period of continuous physical presence
        referred to in paragraph (1)(B), an alien shall not be
        considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical
        presence by reason of an absence, or absences, from the United
        States for any periods in aggregate not exceeding 180 days.
    (e) Availability of Administrative Review.--The Attorney General
shall provide to applicants for adjustment of status under subsection
(a) the same right to, and procedures for, administrative review as are
provided to--
            (1) applicants for adjustment of status under section 245
        of the Immigration and Nationality Act; or
            (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240
        of such Act.
    (f) Limitation on Judicial Review.--A determination by the Attorney
General as to whether the status of any alien should be adjusted under
this section is final and shall not be subject to review by any court.
    (g) No Offset in Number of Visas Available.--When an alien is
granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent
residence pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall not be
required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be
issued under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
    (h) Application of Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions.--
Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Act, the definitions
contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply in the
administration of this section. Nothing contained in this Act shall be
held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or restrict the powers,
duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in the
administration and enforcement of such Act or any other law relating to
immigration, nationality, or naturalization. The fact that an alien may
be eligible to be granted the status of having been lawfully admitted
for permanent residence under this section shall not preclude the alien
from seeking such status under any other provision of law for which the
alien may be eligible.

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Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act of 1997 - Provides for the permanent resident status adjustment of certain Haitian nationals (and their spouses and children) who were paroled into the United States or filed for amnesty before a specified date.
Sets forth stay of removal and work authorization provisions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee Compensation
Protection Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUANCE OF CIVILIAN PAY DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Continuance of Pay.--Subchapter III of chapter 55 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by redesignating section 5527 as section
5528 and inserting after section 5526 the following:
``Sec. 5527. Continuance of pay during periods of lapsed appropriations
    ``(a) For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `period of lapsed appropriations', when used
        with respect to an employee, means any period during which
        appropriations are not available due to the absence of the
        timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution appropriating
        funds for the employing agency of the employee;
            ``(2) the term `employee' means an individual employed (or
        holding office) in or under an agency;
            ``(3) the term `agency' means--
                    ``(A) an Executive agency;
                    ``(B) the judicial branch;
                    ``(C) the Library of Congress;
                    ``(D) the Government Printing Office;
                    ``(E) the legislative branch (excluding any agency
                otherwise referred to in this paragraph); and
                    ``(F) the government of the District of Columbia;
            ``(4) the term `pay' means--
                    ``(A) basic pay;
                    ``(B) premium pay;
                    ``(C) agency contributions for retirement and life
                and health insurance; and
                    ``(D) any other element of aggregate compensation,
                including allowances, differentials, bonuses, awards,
                and other similar cash payments; and
            ``(5) the term `furlough' means the placing of an employee
        in a temporary status without duties and pay because of lack of
        work or funds or other nondisciplinary reasons.
    ``(b) For any period of lapsed appropriations, there are
appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the pay of any employee
who--
            ``(1) performs service as an employee during the period of
        lapsed appropriations; or
            ``(2) is prevented from serving during such period by
        reason of having been furloughed due to a lapse in
        appropriations.
    ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 31, any employee who
is furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations shall be paid for the
period during which such employee is so furloughed.
    ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the pay payable to an employee
for any period during which such employee is furloughed shall be the
pay that would have been payable to such employee for such period had
such employee not been furloughed.
    ``(d) For purposes of carrying out section 5528 with respect to
this section, any reference in section 5528(b) to an agency outside the
executive branch shall be construed based on the definition of `agency'
under subsection (a).
    ``(e) Expenditures made for any fiscal year pursuant to this
section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or
authorization whenever the regular appropriation bill becomes law.
    ``(f) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall
terminate on September 30, 1996.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) The heading for
subchapter III of chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, is amended
by striking ``AND ASSIGNMENT'' and inserting ``ASSIGNMENT, AND
CONTINUANCE''.
    (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of title
5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5527 and inserting the following:

``5527. Continuance of pay during periods of lapsed appropriations.
``5528. Regulations.''.
    (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of title
5, United States Code, is further amended by striking ``AND
ASSIGNMENT'' in the item relating to subchapter III and inserting
``ASSIGNMENT, AND CONTINUANCE''.

SEC. 3. CONTINUANCE OF MILITARY PAY DURING PERIODS OF LAPSED
              APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Continuance of Pay.--Chapter 19 of title 37, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1015. Continuance of pay during periods of lapsed appropriations
    ``(a) For the purposes of this section--
            ``(1) the term `pay', with respect to a member of a
        uniformed service, means the pay and allowances of such member;
        and
            ``(2) the term `period of lapsed appropriations', when used
        with respect to any member, means any period during which
        appropriations are not available due to the absence of the
        timely enactment of any Act or joint resolution appropriating
        funds for the uniformed service of that member.
    ``(b) For any period of lapsed appropriations, there are
appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, such sums as may be necessary for the pay of any member
serving as a member of a uniformed service during the period of lapsed
appropriations.
    ``(c) Expenditures made for any fiscal year pursuant to this
section shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or
authorization whenever the regular appropriation bill becomes law.
    ``(d) This section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and
terminate on September 30, 1996.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at
the beginning of chapter 19 of title 37, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after the item relating to section 1014 the following:

``1015. Continuance of pay during periods of lapsed appropriations.''.

Output: Federal Employee Compensation Protection Act of 1995 - Amends Federal civil service and armed forces law to provide for the temporary continuance of basic civilian and military pay and associated benefits and allowances of Federal and District of Columbia personnel during any period of lapsed appropriations in which they perform service or are furloughed due to the failure to timely enact appropriations legislation for the employee's agency.  Appropriates funds for such purposes, which shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization whenever the regular appropriation bill becomes law.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Drivers Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) hand-held personal wireless devices are not only
        instrumentalities and channels of interstate commerce, but
        products of interstate commerce;
            (2) for those reasons, regulation of the use of hand-held
        mobile telephones and personal wireless devices is covered by
        the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce as
        enumerated in article I, section 8 of the Constitution;
            (3) additionally, the Supreme Court held in South Dakota v.
        Dole, 483 U.S. 203 (June 23, 1987), that Congress may condition
        Federal highway funding on State compliance with certain
        conditions;
            (4) according to a National Highway Traffic Safety
        Administration (NHTSA) driver distraction may be grouped into
        manual, visual, and cognitive distractions;
            (5) according to Cisco Systems Inc., North American mobile
        broadband traffic will grow fifty times between 2009-2014;
            (6) and according to CTIA, the main factors driving the
        rise in the use of mobile traffic include the increasing
        availability and capabilities of smartphones, and new form
        factors (such as tablets), for consumers;
            (7) as of the date of enactment of this Act, only 8 States
        and the District of Columbia ban mobile device use for all
        drivers;
            (8) the Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, has
        recognized the significance of increased driver distraction as
        a result of wireless devices by launching an aggressive
        educational campaign, issuing Department regulations, and
        consecutive ``Distracted Driving Summits'' with affected
        industries;
            (9) it is necessary, therefore, for Congress to act to
        protect the safety of all people in the United States on
        highways, roads, and railways in the United States; and
            (10) Federal legislation to address the problem of
        distracted driving is necessary to ensure that national minimum
        standards of protection exist uniformly.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON DISTRACT DRIVING.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a
comprehensive study on distracted driving, including cognitive
distraction when driving. The study should also include driver
distraction impacts on young, inexperienced drivers and build upon past
reports and findings that the Department has conducted.
    (b) Report Findings.--Not later than 2 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report regarding
the findings of the study under subsection (a) to the appropriate
committees of Congress, including any recommendations to revise the
requirement for minimum penalties under section 167(b)(2) of title 23,
United States Code.

SEC. 4. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES WHILE USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE
              DEVICE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 167. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES USING A HAND-HELD MOBILE
              DEVICE.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section the following definitions
apply:
            ``(1) Hand-held mobile device.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `hand-held mobile
                device' means a mobile telephone or other personal
                wireless communication device that is meant for use
                with at least 1 hand.
                    ``(B) Exclusions.--The term `hand-held mobile
                device' does not include--
                            ``(i) a voice-operated, vehicle-integrated,
                        or any device that requires the use of either
                        hand to activate or deactivate a feature or
                        function, or use in a hands-free manner; or
                            ``(ii) a global positioning system, not
                        integrated in a motor vehicle, that is voice-
                        activated or used to view directions, except
                        that if the system requires instructions to be
                        inputted manually by hand, the motor vehicle
                        must not be moving or idling.
            ``(2) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means--
                    ``(A) a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power
                and manufactured primarily for use on public highways;
                and
                    ``(B) a railcar or other component of a fixed
                guideway system that is not subject to regulation by
                the Federal Railroad Administration.
    ``(b) Requirements and Withholding of Apportionments for
Noncompliance.--
            ``(1) In general.--On October 1 of the second fiscal year
        beginning after the date of promulgation of the regulations
        under subsection (d), and annually thereafter, the Secretary
        shall withhold 25 percent of the amount required to be
        apportioned to any State under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and
        (4) of section 104(b) for the fiscal year if the Secretary
        determines that the State does not meet the requirement under
        paragraph (2) of this subsection as of that date.
            ``(2) Requirement.--A State shall meet the requirement
        under this paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing
        a law that--
                    ``(A) except in the event of an emergency,
                prohibits an operator, on a public road, of a moving or
                idling motor vehicle from using a hand-held mobile
                device; and
                    ``(B) requires, upon conviction of a violation of
                such State law, the imposition of penalties in
                accordance with the requirements for minimum penalties
                described in the regulations issued under subsection
                (d).
    ``(c) Recovery of Funds Withheld.--All funds withheld under this
section from apportionment to a State for 1 or more fiscal years shall
be available for apportionment to the State immediately upon a
determination by the Secretary that the State meets the requirement
under paragraph (2).
    ``(d) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue regulations to
carry out this section, including requirements for minimum penalties
for violations of the prohibition under subsection (b)(2) (A) and (B)
that--
            ``(1) specify a minimum penalty for a first offense; and
            ``(2) stipulate that penalties shall be graduated for
        repeat offenses.''.
    (b) Technical Amendment.--The analysis of chapter 1 of title such
title is amended by adding after section 166 the following:

``167. Operation of motor vehicles using a hand-held mobile device.''.

Output:
Safe Drivers Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to study distracted driving, including cognitive distraction when driving and driver distraction impacts on young, inexperienced drivers.

Requires the Secretary to withhold 25% of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway program funds for the fiscal year if the state has not enacted or is not enforcing a law that: (1) prohibits, except in an emergency, an operator of a moving or idling motor vehicle on a public road from using a hand-held mobile device (other than a voice-activated, vehicle-integrated or similar device, or a global positioning system [GPS] which is not vehicle-integrated); and (2) requires, upon conviction of a violation of such prohibition, the imposition of certain minimum penalties.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Economic Growth and Reducing
Unemployment Act''.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012.

             Corporation for National and Community Service

                           operating expenses

    For an additional amount for the Corporation for National and
Community Service to carry out the National and Community Service Act
of 1990, and notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g),
501(a)(4)(C), 501(a)(4)(E), and 501(a)(5)(F) of such Act,
$7,892,775,570: Provided, That of such amount up to 1 percent of
program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant
application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and
electronic management of the grants cycle: Provided further, That
$1,878,275,570, to remain available until expended, shall be paid to
the National Service Trust for expenses authorized under subtitle D of
title I of such Act: Provided further, That in addition to the amounts
provided in the previous proviso, the Corporation may transfer funds
from the amounts allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of
such Act, upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support
the activities of national service participants and after notice is
transmitted to the Congress: Provided further, That $9,800,000 shall be
available for expenses to carry out sections 112(e), 179A, and 198O and
subtitle J of title I of such Act, notwithstanding section 501(a)(6) of
such Act: Provided further, That $15,000,000 shall be available for
grants to public or private nonprofit institutions to increase the
participation of individuals with disabilities in national service and
for demonstration activities in furtherance of this purpose,
notwithstanding section 129(k)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That
$8,000,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State Service
Commissions, under section 126(a) of such Act and notwithstanding
section 501(a)(5)(B) of such Act.

                         salaries and expenses

    For an additional amount for necessary expenses of administration
as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the National and Community
Service Act of 1990 including payment of salaries, authorized travel,
hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants
authorized under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code,
$37,500,000.

                      office of inspector general

    For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the Office of
Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978,
$8,000,000.

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT.

    The funds appropriated in this section shall be used by the
Corporation toward the goal of increasing the number of national
service positions approved under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act
to 500,000. In carrying out this section, the Corporation shall give
preference to national service programs which propose to use full-time
national service positions.

SEC. 4. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PAYROLL TAX FORGIVENESS.

    (a) Extension.--Paragraph (1) of section 3111(d) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting ``or on the day after the
date of the enactment of the Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment
Act of 2011 and ending on December 31, 2012,'' after ``December 31,
2010,''.
    (b) Modification.--
            (1) Unemployment requirement.--Subparagraph (B) of section
        3111(d)(3) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) certifies by signed affidavit (under
                penalties of perjury) that such individual, during the
                entire 27-week period ending on the hiring date--
                            ``(i) was in receipt of unemployment
                        compensation under State or Federal law, or
                            ``(ii) was unemployed and would have been
                        so in receipt but for having exhausted the
                        right to such unemployment compensation during
                        such period.''.
            (2) Limitation.--Subsection (d) of section 3111 of such
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Limitation.--The aggregate reduction in tax imposed
        under subsection (a) by reason of paragraph (1) with respect to
        each qualified individual in the employer's employ shall not
        exceed $5,000.''.
    (c) Application to Railroad Retirement Taxes.--
            (1) Extension.--Paragraph (1) of section 3221(c) of such
        Code is amended by inserting ``or on the day after the date of
        the enactment of the Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment
        Act of 2011 and ending on December 31, 2012,'' after ``December
        31, 2010,''.
            (2) Modification.--
                    (A) Unemployment requirement.--Subparagraph (B) of
                section 3221(c)(3) of such Code is amended to read as
                follows:
                    ``(B) certifies by signed affidavit (under
                penalties of perjury) that such individual, during the
                entire 27-week period ending on the hiring date--
                            ``(i) was in receipt of unemployment
                        compensation under State or Federal law, or
                            ``(ii) was unemployed and would have been
                        so in receipt but for having exhausted the
                        right to such unemployment compensation during
                        such period.''.
            (3) Limitation.--Subsection (c) of section 3221 of such
        Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(6) Limitation.--The aggregate reduction in tax imposed
        under subsection (a) by reason of paragraph (1) with respect to
        each qualified individual in the employer's employ shall not
        exceed $5,000.''.
    (d) Special Rule for Certain Calendar Quarters.--For purposes of
section 3111(d) and 3221(c) of such Code, if the day after the date of
the enactment of this Act is not the first day of a calendar quarter,
then rules similar to the rules of section 3111(d)(5) and 3221(c)(5) of
such Code, respectively, shall apply with respect to the last calendar
quarter beginning before such day.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this subsection shall apply to wages paid
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Railroad retirement taxes.--The amendments made by
        subsection (d) shall apply to compensation paid after the date
        of the enactment of this Act.

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Economic Growth and Reducing Unemployment Act - Appropriates additional amounts in FY2012 for the Corporation for National and Community Service for carrying out the National and Community Service Act of 1990. Requires appropriated funds to be used to increase the number of national service positions under such Act to 500,000.

Appropriates additional amounts in FY2012 for the Office of Inspector General for carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend the suspension of employment and railroad retirement taxes through December 31, 2012.  Limits the aggregate reduction in taxes from such suspension to $5,000 per employee.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital
Requirements Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF MORTGAGE SERVICING ASSETS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Banking institution.--The term ``banking institution''
        means an insured depository institution, Federal credit union,
        State credit union, bank holding company, or savings and loan
        holding company.
            (2) Basel iii capital requirements.--The term ``Basel III
        capital requirements'' means the Global Regulatory Framework
        for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems issued by the
        Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on December 16, 2010, as
        revised on June 1, 2011.
            (3) Federal banking agencies.--The term ``Federal banking
        agencies'' means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
        System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the
        Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit
        Union Administration.
            (4) Mortgage servicing assets.--The term ``mortgage
        servicing assets'' means those assets that result from
        contracts to service loans secured by real estate, where such
        loans are owned by third parties.
            (5) NCUA capital requirements.--The term ``NCUA capital
        requirements'' means the proposed rule of the National Credit
        Union Administration entitled ``Risk-Based Capital'' (80 Fed.
        Reg. 4340 (January 27, 2015)).
            (6) Other definitions.--
                    (A) Banking definitions.--The terms ``bank holding
                company'', ``insured depository institution'', and
                ``savings and loan holding company'' have the meanings
                given those terms in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
                Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).
                    (B) Credit union definitions.--The terms ``Federal
                credit union'' and ``State credit union'' have the
                meanings given those terms in section 101 of the
                Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1752).
    (b) Study of the Appropriate Capital for Mortgage Servicing
Assets.--
            (1) In general.--The Federal banking agencies shall jointly
        conduct a study of the appropriate capital requirements for
        mortgage servicing assets for banking institutions.
            (2) Issues to be studied.--The study required under
        paragraph (1) shall include, with a specific focus on banking
        institutions--
                    (A) the risk to banking institutions of holding
                mortgage servicing assets;
                    (B) the history of the market for mortgage
                servicing assets, including in particular the market
                for those assets in the period of the financial crisis;
                    (C) the ability of banking institutions to
                establish a value for mortgage servicing assets of the
                institution through periodic sales or other means;
                    (D) regulatory approaches to mortgage servicing
                assets and capital requirements that may be used to
                address concerns about the value of and ability to sell
                mortgage servicing assets;
                    (E) the impact of imposing the Basel III capital
                requirements and the NCUA capital requirements on
                banking institutions on the ability of those
                institutions--
                            (i) to compete in the mortgage servicing
                        business, including the need for economies of
                        scale to compete in that business; and
                            (ii) to provide service to consumers to
                        whom the institutions have made mortgage loans;
                    (F) an analysis of what the mortgage servicing
                marketplace would look like if the Basel III capital
                requirements and the NCUA capital requirements on
                mortgage servicing assets--
                            (i) were fully implemented; and
                            (ii) applied to both banking institutions
                        and nondepository residential mortgage loan
                        servicers;
                    (G) the significance of problems with mortgage
                servicing assets, if any, in banking institution
                failures and problem banking institutions, including
                specifically identifying failed banking institutions
                where mortgage servicing assets contributed to the
                failure; and
                    (H) an analysis of the relevance of the Basel III
                capital requirements and the NCUA capital requirements
                on mortgage servicing assets to the banking systems of
                other significantly developed countries.
            (3) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the
        date of enactment of this Act, the Federal banking agencies
        shall submit to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services
        of the House of Representatives a report containing--
                    (A) the results of the study required under
                paragraph (1);
                    (B) any analysis on the specific issue of mortgage
                servicing assets undertaken by the Federal banking
                agencies before finalizing regulations implementing the
                Basel III capital requirements and the NCUA capital
                requirements; and
                    (C) any recommendations for legislative or
                regulatory actions that would address concerns about
                the value of and ability to sell and the ability of
                banking institutions to hold mortgage servicing assets.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015  This bill directs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration to study jointly the appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for banking institutions.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Security for Life Act of
2004''.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FOR LIFETIME ANNUITY PAYMENTS.

    (a) Lifetime Annuity Payments Under Annuity Contracts.--Section
72(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exclusion
ratio) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of lifetime annuity
                payments received under one or more annuity contracts
                in any taxable year, gross income shall not include 50
                percent of the portion of lifetime annuity payments
                otherwise includible (without regard to this paragraph)
                in gross income under this section. For purposes of the
                preceding sentence, the amount excludible from gross
                income in any taxable year shall not exceed $20,000.
                    ``(B) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of
                taxable years beginning after December 31, 2005, the
                $20,000 amount in subparagraph (A) shall be increased
                by an amount equal to--
                            ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the
                        calendar year in which the taxable year begins,
                        determined by substituting `calendar year 2004'
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
                        thereof.
                If any amount as increased under the preceding sentence
                is not a multiple of $500, such amount shall be rounded
                to the next lower multiple of $500.
                    ``(C) Application of paragraph.--Subparagraph (A)
                shall not apply to--
                            ``(i) any amount received under an eligible
                        deferred compensation plan (as defined in
                        section 457(b)) or under a qualified retirement
                        plan (as defined in section 4974(c)),
                            ``(ii) any amount paid under an annuity
                        contract that is received by the beneficiary
                        under the contract--
                                    ``(I) after the death of the
                                annuitant in the case of payments
                                described in subsection
                                (c)(5)(A)(ii)(III), unless the
                                beneficiary is the surviving spouse of
                                the annuitant, or
                                    ``(II) after the death of the
                                annuitant and joint annuitant in the
                                case of payments described in
                                subsection (c)(5)(A)(ii)(IV), unless
                                the beneficiary is the surviving spouse
                                of the last to die of the annuitant and
                                the joint annuitant, or
                            ``(iii) any annuity contract that is a
                        qualified funding asset (as defined in section
                        130(d)), but without regard to whether there is
                        a qualified assignment.
                    ``(D) Investment in the contract.--For purposes of
                this section, the investment in the contract shall be
                determined without regard to this paragraph.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of section 72 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
            ``(5) Lifetime annuity payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsection
                (b)(5), the term `lifetime annuity payment' means any
                amount received as an annuity under any portion of an
                annuity contract, but only if--
                            ``(i) the only person (or persons in the
                        case of payments described in subclause (II) or
                        (IV) of clause (ii)) legally entitled (by
                        operation of the contract, a trust, or other
                        legally enforceable means) to receive such
                        amount during the life of the annuitant or
                        joint annuitant is such annuitant or joint
                        annuitant, and
                            ``(ii) such amount is part of a series of
                        substantially equal periodic payments made not
                        less frequently than annually over--
                                    ``(I) the life of the annuitant,
                                    ``(II) the lives of the annuitant
                                and a joint annuitant, but only if the
                                annuitant is the spouse of the joint
                                annuitant as of the annuity starting
                                date or the difference in age between
                                the annuitant and joint annuitant is 15
                                years or less,
                                    ``(III) the life of the annuitant
                                with a minimum period of payments or
                                with a minimum amount that must be paid
                                in any event, or
                                    ``(IV) the lives of the annuitant
                                and a joint annuitant with a minimum
                                period of payments or with a minimum
                                amount that must be paid in any event,
                                but only if the annuitant is the spouse
                                of the joint annuitant as of the
                                annuity starting date or the difference
                                in age between the annuitant and joint
                                annuitant is 15 years or less.
                            ``(iii) Exceptions.--For purposes of clause
                        (ii), annuity payments shall not fail to be
                        treated as part of a series of substantially
                        equal periodic payments--
                                    ``(I) because the amount of the
                                periodic payments may vary in
                                accordance with investment experience,
                                reallocations among investment options,
                                actuarial gains or losses, cost of
                                living indices, a constant percentage
                                applied not less frequently than
                                annually, or similar fluctuating
                                criteria,
                                    ``(II) due to the existence of, or
                                modification of the duration of, a
                                provision in the contract permitting a
                                lump sum withdrawal after the annuity
                                starting date, or
                                    ``(III) because the period between
                                each such payment is lengthened or
                                shortened, but only if at all times
                                such period is no longer than one
                                calendar year.
                    ``(B) Annuity contract.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A) and subsections (b)(5) and (w), the
                term `annuity contract' means a commercial annuity (as
                defined by section 3405(e)(6)), other than an endowment
                or life insurance contract.
                    ``(C) Minimum period of payments.--For purposes of
                subparagraph (A), the term `minimum period of payments'
                means a guaranteed term of payments that does not
                exceed the greater of 10 years or--
                            ``(i) the life expectancy of the annuitant
                        as of the annuity starting date, in the case of
                        lifetime annuity payments described in
                        subparagraph (A)(ii)(III), or
                            ``(ii) the life expectancy of the annuitant
                        and joint annuitant as of the annuity starting
                        date, in the case of lifetime annuity payments
                        described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV).
                For purposes of this subparagraph, life expectancy
                shall be computed with reference to the tables
                prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph (3). For
                purposes of subsection (w)(1)(C)(ii), the permissible
                minimum period of payments shall be determined as of
                the annuity starting date and reduced by one for each
                subsequent year.
                    ``(D) Minimum amount that must be paid in any
                event.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
                `minimum amount that must be paid in any event' means
                an amount payable to the designated beneficiary under
                an annuity contract that is in the nature of a refund
                and does not exceed the greater of the amount applied
                to produce the lifetime annuity payments under the
                contract or the amount, if any, available for
                withdrawal under the contract on the date of death.''.
    (c) Recapture Tax for Lifetime Annuity Payments.--Section 72 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection
(w) as subsection (x) and by inserting after subsection (v) the
following new subsection:
    ``(w) Recapture Tax for Modifications to or Reductions in Lifetime
Annuity Payments.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any amount received under an annuity
        contract is excluded from income by reason of subsection (b)(5)
        (relating to lifetime annuity payments), and--
                    ``(A) the series of payments under such contract is
                subsequently modified so any future payments are not
                lifetime annuity payments,
                    ``(B) after the date of receipt of the first
                lifetime annuity payment under the contract an
                annuitant receives a lump sum and thereafter is to
                receive annuity payments in a reduced amount under the
                contract, or
                    ``(C) after the date of receipt of the first
                lifetime annuity payment under the contract the dollar
                amount of any subsequent annuity payment is reduced and
                a lump sum is not paid in connection with the
                reduction, unless such reduction is--
                            ``(i) due to an event described in
                        subsection (c)(5)(A)(iii), or
                            ``(ii) due to the addition of, or increase
                        in, a minimum period of payments within the
                        meaning of subsection (c)(5)(C) or a minimum
                        amount that must be paid in any event (within
                        the meaning of subsection (c)(5)(D)),
        then gross income for the first taxable year in which such
        modification or reduction occurs shall be increased by the
        recapture amount.
            ``(2) Recapture amount.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection,
                the recapture amount shall be the amount, determined
                under rules prescribed by the Secretary, equal to the
                amount that (but for subsection (b)(5)) would have been
                includible in the taxpayer's gross income if the
                modification or reduction described in paragraph (1)
                had been in effect at all times, plus interest for the
                deferral period at the underpayment rate established by
                section 6621.
                    ``(B) Deferral period.--For purposes of this
                subsection, the term `deferral period' means the period
                beginning with the taxable year in which (without
                regard to subsection (b)(5)) the payment would have
                been includible in gross income and ending with the
                taxable year in which the modification described in
                paragraph (1) occurs.
            ``(3) Exceptions to recapture tax.--Paragraph (1) shall not
        apply in the case of any modification or reduction that occurs
        because an annuitant--
                    ``(A) dies or becomes disabled (within the meaning
                of subsection (m)(7)),
                    ``(B) becomes a chronically ill individual within
                the meaning of section 7702B(c)(2), or
                    ``(C) encounters hardship.''.
    (d) Lifetime Distributions of Life Insurance Death Benefits.--
            (1) In general.--Section 101(d) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 (relating to payment of life insurance proceeds at
        a date later than death) is amended by adding at the end the
        following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Exclusion for lifetime annuity payments.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of amounts to which
                this subsection applies, gross income shall not include
                the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 50 percent of the portion of lifetime
                        annuity payments otherwise includible in gross
                        income under this section (determined without
                        regard to this paragraph), or
                            ``(ii) the amount in effect under section
                        72(b)(5).
                    ``(B) Rules of section 72(b)(5) to apply.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, rules similar to the rules
                of section 72(b)(5) and section 72(w) shall apply,
                substituting the term `beneficiary of the life
                insurance contract' for the term `annuitant' wherever
                it appears, and substituting the term `life insurance
                contract' for the term `annuity contract' wherever it
                appears.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 101(d)(1) of such Code
        is amended by inserting ``or paragraph (4)'' after ``to the
        extent not excluded by the preceding sentence''.
    (e) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall
        apply to amounts received in calendar years beginning after the
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special rule for existing contracts.--In the case of a
        contract in force on the date of the enactment of this Act that
        does not satisfy the requirements of section 72(c)(5)(A) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this section), or
        requirements similar to such section 72(c)(5)(A) in the case of
        a life insurance contract), any modification to such contract
        (including a change in ownership) or to the payments thereunder
        that is made to satisfy the requirements of such section (or
        similar requirements) shall not result in the recognition of
        any gain or loss, any amount being included in gross income, or
        any addition to tax that otherwise might result from such
        modification, but only if the modification is completed prior
        to the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of
        this Act.

Output: Retirement Security for Life Act of 2004 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an exclusion from gross income for 50 percent of the amount otherwise includible in gross income as guaranteed payments from certain annuity or life insurance contracts. Limits the amount of such exclusion to $20,000 in any taxable year. Provides for an inflation adjustment of the $20,000 limitation beginning in 2006.