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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hospital Price Transparency and
Disclosure Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF HOSPITAL DATA.

    Part B of title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

   ``data reporting by hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers and
                             public posting

    ``Sec. 249.  (a) Semiannual Reporting Requirement.--Not later than
80 days after the end of each semiannual period beginning January 1 or
July 1 (beginning more than one year after the date of the enactment of
this section), a hospital and an ambulatory surgical center shall
report to the Secretary the following data:
            ``(1) In the case of a hospital--
                    ``(A) the frequency of occurrence for such hospital
                during such period of each treatment episode identified
                under subsection (c)(1) for a condition or disease
                selected under subparagraph (A) or (B) of such
                subsection (or updated under subsection (c)(3)),
                furnished in an inpatient or outpatient setting,
                respectively; and
                    ``(B) if care was furnished for such a treatment
                episode by such hospital during such period--
                            ``(i) the total number of such treatment
                        episodes for which care was so furnished by the
                        hospital during such period;
                            ``(ii) the insured individual average
                        charge (as computed under subsection (e)(3)) by
                        the hospital for such treatment episode during
                        such period; and
                            ``(iii) the uninsured individual average
                        charge (as computed under subsection (e)(4)) by
                        the hospital for such treatment episode during
                        such period.
            ``(2) In the case of an ambulatory surgical center--
                    ``(A) the frequency of occurrence for such center
                during such period of each treatment episode identified
                under subsection (c)(1) for a condition or disease
                selected under subparagraph (C) of such subsection (or
                updated under subsection (c)(3)); and
                    ``(B) if care was furnished for such a treatment
                episode by such center during such period--
                            ``(i) the total number of such treatment
                        episodes for which care was so furnished by the
                        center during such period;
                            ``(ii) the insured individual average
                        charge (as computed under subsection (e)(3)) by
                        the center for such episode during such period;
                        and
                            ``(iii) the uninsured individual average
                        charge (as computed under subsection (e)(4)) by
                        the center for such episode during such period.
    ``(b) Public Availability of Data.--
            ``(1) Public posting of data.--The Secretary shall promptly
        post, on the official public Internet site of the Department of
        Health and Human Services, the data reported under subsection
        (a). Such data shall be set forth in a manner that promotes
        charge comparison among hospitals and among ambulatory surgical
        centers.
            ``(2) Notice of availability.--A hospital and an ambulatory
        surgical center shall prominently post at each admission site
        of the hospital or center a notice of the availability of the
        data reported under subsection (a) on the official public
        Internet site under paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Specification of Treatment Episodes.--For purposes of this
section:
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall identify treatment
        episodes for each of the following:
                    ``(A) The 25 conditions and diseases selected by
                the Secretary as being the most frequently treated
                conditions and diseases in a hospital inpatient
                setting.
                    ``(B) The 25 conditions and diseases selected by
                the Secretary as being the most frequently treated
                conditions and diseases in a hospital outpatient
                setting.
                    ``(C) The 25 conditions and diseases selected by
                the Secretary as being the most frequently treated
                conditions and diseases in an ambulatory surgical
                center setting.
            ``(2) Agreement with iom.--In carrying out paragraph (1),
        the Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Institute of
        Medicine to define a treatment episode for any condition or
        disease selected by the Secretary under this subsection.
            ``(3) Updating selection.--The Secretary shall periodically
        update the conditions and diseases selected under paragraph
        (1).
    ``(d) Civil Money Penalty.--The Secretary may impose a civil money
penalty of not more than $10,000 for each knowing violation of
subsection (a) or (b)(2) by a hospital or an ambulatory surgical
center. The provisions of subsection (i)(2) of section 351A shall apply
with respect to civil money penalties under this subsection in the same
manner as such provisions apply to civil money penalties under
subsection (i)(1) of such section.
    ``(e) Administrative Provisions.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe such
        regulations and issue such guidelines as may be required to
        carry out this section.
            ``(2) Classification of services.--The regulations and
        guidelines under paragraph (1) shall include rules on the
        classification of different treatment episodes and the
        assignment of items and procedures to those episodes.
            ``(3) Computation of insured individual average charges.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsections
                (a)(1)(B)(ii) and (a)(2)(B)(ii), an insured individual
                average charge for a treatment episode, with respect to
                a hospital or ambulatory surgical center during a
                period, shall be computed as the average of the rates
                (including any applicable copayment, coinsurance, or
                other costsharing) for such episode that have been
                negotiated by the hospital or ambulatory surgical
                center, respectively, with the 3 most used health
                insurance providers for such hospital or center during
                such period.
                    ``(B) 3 most used health insurance providers.--For
                purposes of subparagraph (A), the 3 most used health
                insurance providers, with respect to a hospital or
                ambulatory surgical center during a period, are the 3
                group health plans or insurance issuers offering health
                insurance coverage--
                            ``(i) that have negotiated with the
                        hospital or center a rate for the treatment
                        episode involved; and
                            ``(ii) the enrollees of which represent the
                        highest number of patients of the hospital or
                        center, respectively.
            ``(4) Computation of uninsured individual average
        charges.--
                    ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsections
                (a)(1)(B)(iii) and (a)(2)(B)(iii), an uninsured
                individual average charge for a treatment episode, with
                respect to a hospital or ambulatory surgical center
                during a period, shall be computed as the average of
                the total amounts charged for such an episode for which
                care was furnished to an uninsured individual by such
                hospital or ambulatory surgical center during such
                period.
                    ``(B) Uninsured individual defined.--For purposes
                of subparagraph (A), the term `uninsured individual'
                means, with respect to care furnished to the individual
                by a hospital or ambulatory surgical center, an
                individual who does not have insurance or other third-
                party contractual benefits that provides payment for
                costs incurred for such care.
            ``(5) Form of report and notice.--The regulations and
        guidelines under paragraph (1) shall specify the electronic
        form and manner by which a hospital or an ambulatory surgical
        center shall report data under subsection (a) and the form for
        posting of notices under subsection (b)(2).
    ``(f) Rules of Construction.--
            ``(1) Non-preemption of state laws.--Nothing in this
        section shall be construed as preempting or otherwise affecting
        any provision of State law relating to the disclosure of
        charges or other information for a hospital or an ambulatory
        surgical center.
            ``(2) Charges.--Nothing in this section shall be construed
        to regulate or set hospital or ambulatory surgical center
        charges.
    ``(g) Hospital and Ambulatory Surgical Center Defined.--For
purposes of this section, the terms `hospital' and `ambulatory surgical
center' have the meaning given such terms by the Secretary.''.

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Hospital Price Transparency and Disclosure Act of 2011 [sic] - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require a hospital or ambulatory surgical center to report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding: (1) the frequency of occurrence of certain treatment episodes for the most frequently treated conditions or diseases in each setting, (2) the total number of treatment episodes for which care was furnished by the hospital or center, and (3) the insured and uninsured average charge by the hospital or center for such treatment episode.

Requires the Secretary to promptly post such information on the HHS website in a manner that promotes charge comparisons among hospitals and among ambulatory surgical centers. Requires a hospital and an ambulatory surgical center to prominently post at each admission site a notice of the availability of such data.

 Authorizes civil penalties for violations of this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of
2015''.

SEC. 2. ALTERNATIVE FUELS.

    (a) Aftermarket Conversions of Motor Vehicles to Alternative
Fuel.--Section 203 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7522) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Older Vehicles.--
            ``(1) In general.--The aftermarket conversion of a vehicle
        to alternative fuel operation shall not--
                    ``(A) be considered tampering under this section if
                the aftermarket conversion system manufacturer or the
                person performing the conversion is able to demonstrate
                that the development and engineering sophistication of
                the conversion technology is--
                            ``(i) matched to an appropriate vehicle or
                        group of vehicles; and
                            ``(ii) well-designed and installed in
                        accordance with good engineering judgment so
                        that the aftermarket conversion system does not
                        degrade emission performance, as compared to
                        the performance of the vehicle or vehicles
                        before the conversion; or
                    ``(B) require the issuance by the Administrator of
                any certificate of conformity.
            ``(2) Label.--The person performing a conversion described
        in paragraph (1) shall affix a label to the motor vehicle
        stating that--
                    ``(A) the vehicle has been equipped with an
                aftermarket conversion system; and
                    ``(B) the installation of that system occurred
                after the initial sale of the vehicle.
            ``(3) No preclusion of orders.--Nothing in this subsection
        may be construed to preclude the Administrator from issuing an
        order to prohibit the manufacture, sale, distribution, or
        installation of an aftermarket conversion system if the
        Administrator has evidence that the installation of the
        aftermarket conversion system on a vehicle degrades emission
        performance.''.
    (b) Biomass Fuels.--Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7545) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(w) Biomass Fuels.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Act, the Administrator may not prohibit or control biomass fuel (as
defined in section 203 of the Biomass Energy and Alcohol Fuels Act of
1980 (42 U.S.C. 8802)) under this Act.''.

SEC. 3. CALCULATION OF AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY.

    (a) Definitions.--Section 32901(a) of title 49, United States Code,
is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (13) through (19) as
        paragraphs (19) through (25);
            (2) by redesignating paragraphs (11) and (12) as paragraphs
        (16) and (17), respectively;
            (3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (13);
            (4) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as
        paragraphs (8), (9), and (10), respectively;
            (5) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) `biodiesel'--
                    ``(A) means liquid fuel derived from biomass that
                meets--
                            ``(i) the registration requirements for
                        fuels and fuel additives established by the
                        Environmental Protection Agency under section
                        211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545); and
                            ``(ii) the requirements of the ASTM
                        Standard D6751; and
                    ``(B) does not include any liquid with respect to
                which a credit may be determined under section 40 of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.'';
            (6) by inserting after paragraph (10), as redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(11) `E85' means a fuel mixture that--
                    ``(A) contains between 51 and 83 percent ethanol;
                and
                    ``(B) meets the specifications of the ASTM Standard
                D5798.;
            ``(12) `flexible fuel vehicle' means a vehicle that has
        been warranted to operate on gasoline, E85, and M85.'';
            (7) by inserting after paragraph (13), as redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(14) `fuel choice enabling manufacturer' means a
        manufacturer whose total fleet of automobiles manufactured for
        the most recent model year for sale in the United States
        contains at least 50 percent fuel choice enabling vehicles.
            ``(15) `fuel choice enabling vehicle' means an automobile
        that--
                    ``(A) has been warranted to operate on natural gas,
                hydrogen, propane, or at least 20 percent biodiesel;
                    ``(B) is a flexible fuel vehicle;
                    ``(C) is a plug-in electric drive vehicle;
                    ``(D) is propelled by a fuel cell that can produce
                power without the use of petroleum or a petroleum-based
                fuel; or
                    ``(E)(i) is propelled by something other than an
                internal combustion engine; and
                    ``(ii) is warranted to operate on something other
                than petroleum-based fuel.'';
            (8) by inserting after paragraph (17), as redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(18) `M85' means a fuel mixture that--
                    ``(A) contains up to 85 percent methanol; and
                    ``(B) meets the specifications of the ASTM
                International Standard D5797.''; and
            (9) by inserting after paragraph (25), as redesignated, the
        following:
            ``(26) `plug-in electric drive vehicle' has the meaning
        given such term in section 508(a) of the Energy Policy Act of
        1992 (42 U.S.C. 13258(a)).''.
    (b) Fuel Choice Enabling Manufacturers.--Chapter 329 of title 49,
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in section 32902, by adding at the end the following:
    ``(l) Deemed Compliance With the Clean Air Act.--If a fuel choice
enabling manufacturer is in compliance with all applicable standards
prescribed under this section for model year 2016 or any subsequent
model year, the automobiles manufactured by such manufacturer in such
model year are deemed to be in compliance with all applicable
greenhouse gas regulations established by the Environmental Protection
Agency pursuant to section 202 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C.
7521).'';
            (2) in section 32903(a), by amending paragraph (2) to read
        as follows:
            ``(2) any of the 5 consecutive model years immediately
        after the model year for which the credits are earned, to the
        extent that such credits are not used under paragraph (1);'';
        and
            (3) in section 32904--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as
                subsections (e) and (f), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (c) the
                following:
    ``(d) Average Fuel Economy Bonus for Fuel Choice Enabling
Manufacturers.--The average fuel economy of a fuel choice enabling
manufacturer for a model year is the sum of--
            ``(1) the average fuel economy of such manufacturer for
        such model year, as otherwise calculated pursuant to this
        section; and
            ``(2) 8 miles per gallon.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply with respect to automobiles manufactured for model year 2016 or
for any subsequent model year.

SEC. 4. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND PER
              ENERGY EQUIVALENT OF DIESEL.

    (a) In General.--Section 4041(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B)--
                    (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                    (B) in clause (ii)--
                            (i) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'';
                            (ii) by striking ``peat), and'' and
                        inserting ``peat) and''; and
                            (iii) by striking the period at the end and
                        inserting ``, and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(iii) in the case of liquefied natural
                        gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a
                        gallon of diesel.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For
                purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent
                of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a
                liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel
                having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating value).
                    ``(D) Administrative provisions.--For purposes of
                applying this title with respect to the taxes imposed
                by this subsection, references to any liquid subject to
                tax under this subsection shall be treated as including
                references to liquefied natural gas subject to tax
                under this paragraph.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to any sale or use of liquefied natural gas after the date that
is 14 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 5. ETHANOL WAIVER.

    Section 211(h)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(h)(4)) is
amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
        ``or more'' after ``10 percent''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``additional alcohol
        or''.

Output: Fuel Choice and Deregulation Act of 2015 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise provisions concerning alternative fuel. Currently, a change to the original configuration of a certified vehicle or engine, including alternative fuel conversion, may be a potential violation of the Act's prohibition against tampering with devices used to control emissions from vehicles. The bill prohibits the aftermarket conversion of a vehicle to alternative fuel operation from: (1) being considered tampering under the Act if the conversion technology is matched to an appropriate vehicle and does not degrade emission performance, or (2) requiring the issuance by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of any certificate of conformity. The bill also establishes labelling requirements for an aftermarket conversion. The EPA may not prohibit or control biomass fuel under the Act. Biomass fuel is produced by conversion of certain organic matter which is available on a renewable basis. If a fuel choice enabling manufacturer (certain manufacturers of vehicles that operate with alternative fuels) is in compliance with applicable fuel economy standards, the vehicles it makes are deemed to be in compliance with greenhouse gas regulations established by the EPA under the Act. The requirements governing the calculation of average fuel economy are revised, including by giving an average fuel economy bonus for those manufacturers. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to adjust the excise tax on liquefied natural gas to 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.  The Clean Air Act places Reid vapor pressure limitations, or gasoline volatility limits, on gasoline during the summer ozone season. Gasoline blended with 10% ethanol may exceed this limitation by a certain amount under the Act. The bill extends this waiver to gasoline blended with more than 10% ethanol.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Research Financing
Improvement Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this Act, the following definition shall apply:
            (1) Beneficiary industry.--The term ``beneficiary
        industry'' means an industry with respect to which a covered
        research activity is intended to contribute directly to the
        commercial success, advancement, or competitiveness of the
        industry.
            (2) Construction.--With respect to the construction of a
        new Federal research facility, the term ``construction'' means
        the supervising, inspecting, and actual building of the
        facility, and all expenses incidental to those activities.
            (3) Cooperative agreement.--The term ``cooperative
        agreement'' means a cooperative agreement between the Federal
        Government and representatives of a beneficiary industry
        entered into under section 3(a).
            (4) Covered research activity.--The term ``covered research
        activity'' means a research activity conducted by a Federal
        research facility that is intended to contribute directly to
        the commercial success, advancement, or competitiveness of one
        or more beneficiary industries, including--
                    (A) theoretical analysis, experimentation, or the
                systematic study of phenomena or observable facts;
                    (B) the development or testing of basic engineering
                techniques; and
                    (C) the extension of investigative findings or
                theory of a scientific or technical nature into
                practical application for experimental and
                demonstration purposes, including the experimental
                production and testing of models, prototypes,
                equipment, materials, and processes.
            (5) Federal research facility.--The term ``Federal research
        facility''--
                    (A) means any federally funded research and
                development center that is operated by the Federal
                Government or by a contractor;
                    (B) includes any laboratory covered under section
                12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
                1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a); and
                    (C) does not include--
                            (i) any federally funded facility with
                        respect to which the primary mission is to
                        assist industrial concerns in complying with
                        Federal law;
                            (ii) any federally funded facility that
                        conducts research activities that the President
                        determines to be of paramount interest to the
                        United States for reasons of national security;
                        and
                            (iii) any facility covered by Executive
                        Order No. 12344, dated February 1, 1982,
                        pertaining to the naval nuclear propulsion
                        program.
            (6) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means any
        Executive agency, as defined in section 105 of title 5, United
        States Code, the military departments, as defined in section
        102 of such title, and any agency of the legislative branch of
        the Federal Government.
            (7) Industry.--The term ``industry'' means any domestic
        industry--
                    (A) identified by the Secretary of Labor in the
                Standard Industrial Classification Code issued by the
                Secretary of Labor; or
                    (B) identified as a domestic industry by the head
                of a Federal agency.
            (8) New federal research facility.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``new Federal research
                facility'' means a Federal research facility the
                construction of which commences after the date of
                enactment of this Act.
                    (B) Significant expansion included.--The term ``new
                Federal research facility'' includes any significant
                expansion of a Federal research facility that commences
                after the date of enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

    (a) Federal Research Facilities.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, no new Federal research facility may be constructed
to carry out a covered research activity unless the head of the Federal
agency with jurisdiction over the new Federal research facility enters
into a cooperative agreement with appropriate representatives of each
beneficiary industry to be served by the covered research activity to--
            (1) carry out the construction of the new Federal research
        facility; and
            (2) conduct a covered activity at that facility.
    (b) Requirements for Cooperative Agreements.--
            (1) In general.--Each cooperative agreement entered into
        under subsection (a) shall--
                    (A) specify that the beneficiary industries that
                are parties to the cooperative agreement shall pay not
                less than 50 percent of the cost of the construction,
                operation, and maintenance of the new Federal research
                facility that is the subject of the cooperative
                agreement;
                    (B) specify the percentage amount that each
                beneficiary industry referred to in subparagraph (A) is
                required to pay to cover the costs under such
                subparagraph;
                    (C) specify that the agency head may enter into
                such contracts with, and award such grants to
                representatives of the beneficiary industries, as are
                necessary to carry out the cooperative agreement;
                    (D) provide for--
                            (i) the sharing, among beneficiary
                        industries, of certain intellectual property
                        obtained from covered research activities
                        conducted at the new Federal research facility;
                        and
                            (ii) the protection of certain intellectual
                        property of the beneficiary industry used by
                        the Federal Government in carrying out the
                        covered research activities; and
                    (E) specify the conditions under which, and the
                procedures pursuant to which, the Federal Government
                may terminate the construction of the new Federal
                research facility or the covered research activity.
            (2) Percentage amount.--The percentage amount that a
        beneficiary industry shall be required to pay under paragraph
        (1)(B) shall be determined by the head of the Federal agency in
        accordance with a formula developed by the agency head to
        provide for contributions from all beneficiary industries
        served by the new Federal research facility.
    (c) Regulations.--The head of each Federal agency shall promulgate
such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section,
including regulations concerning--
            (1) monitoring the execution of cooperative agreements
        entered into under subsection (a);
            (2) the establishment of procedures regarding financial
        reporting and auditing to ensure that any contract entered into
        under this section or grant award made pursuant to this section
        is used only for the purposes specified in the applicable
        cooperative agreement entered into under subsection (a); and
            (3) the appropriate dissemination of the results of
        research conducted pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered
        into under subsection (a).

Output: Federal Research Financing Improvement Act of 1995 - Prohibits the construction of new Federal research facilities to carry out a covered research activity unless the head of the Federal agency with jurisdiction over the new facility enters into a cooperative agreement for such construction and the conduct of such research with appropriate representatives of each beneficiary industry to be served by the activity.  Requires the beneficiary industries to pay at least half the cost of construction (individual percentages to be determined according to a formula developed by the appropriate Federal agency head).  Requires the agreement to provide for both:  (1) sharing among beneficiary industries of intellectual property obtained from covered research activities; and (2) protection of certain intellectual property used by the Federal Government in carrying out the activities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Peace for Sudan Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The Government of Sudan has engaged in an orchestrated
        campaign of genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and has severely
        restricted humanitarian and human rights workers' access to
        Darfur in an attempt to inflict further harm on the Fur,
        Masalit, and Zaghawa people of Darfur and to prevent the
        collection of evidence of war crimes and crimes against
        humanity.
            (2) As a result of this campaign, as many as 30,000 people
        have been killed, more than 1,000,000 people have been
        displaced within Sudan, and approximately 200,000 have been
        made refugees in Chad.
            (3) As many as 320,000 people may die unless humanitarian
        aid is immediately delivered to the affected individuals.
            (4) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
        issued a report which ``identified... massive human rights
        violations in Darfur perpetrated by the Government of Sudan and
        its proxy militia, which may constitute war crimes and/or
        crimes against humanity''.
            (5) The Government of Chad, under President Idriss Deby,
        has served an important role in facilitating a renewable
        ``humanitarian cease-fire'' between the Government of Sudan and
        the two rebel groups challenging that Government in Darfur, the
        Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation
        Movement, and has been a crucial partner in permitting
        humanitarian assistance to reach refugees who have crossed from
        Darfur to Chad in the tens of thousands.
            (6) The cooperation and mediation of the SPLM is critical
        to bringing about a political settlement between the
        Government, the Sudanese Liberation Army, and the Justice and
        Equality Movement.
            (7) Practical implementation of a comprehensive peace
        agreement between the SPLM and the Government of Sudan is
        impossible without the implementation of a peace agreement for
        Darfur.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term
        ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on
        International Relations of the House of Representatives.
            (2) SPLM.--The term ``SPLM'' means the Sudan People's
        Liberation Movement.

 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE CONFLICT IN
              DARFUR.

    It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United Nations Security Council should immediately
        pass a resolution--
                    (A) condemning the actions of the Government of
                Sudan in Darfur; and
                    (B) setting out specific actions that such
                Government must take to avoid the reimposition of
                sanctions;
            (2) the United States Ambassador at Large for War Crimes
        should travel to the region to investigate allegations of war
        crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide brought against
        the Government of Sudan;
            (3) the President should immediately name a new Special
        Envoy to Sudan whose responsibilities include support for
        conflict mitigation throughout Sudan;
            (4) the SPLM should take advantage of the opportunity
        afforded by the May 26, 2004, signing of the three protocols to
        help broker a political settlement to the conflict in Darfur;
            (5) restrictions pursuant to Executive Order 13067 (50
        U.S.C. 1701 note) should not be lifted unless there is peace in
        Darfur; and
            (6) upon implementation of a peace agreement in Darfur, the
        signing of a comprehensive peace agreement between the SPLM and
        the Government of Sudan, and full cooperation from the
        Government of Sudan on the war against terrorism, the
        Government of the United States should immediately begin
        discussions of the necessary steps to normalize relations with
        Sudan, including the lifting of all economic and political
        sanctions.

SEC. 5. ASSISTANCE FOR SUDAN.

    (a) Humanitarian Assistance for Chad and Darfur.--The President is
authorized to provide $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2005 in assistance to
meet the humanitarian crisis in Chad and Darfur pursuant to section 491
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2292) and section 2 of
the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2601) to
provide shelter, health, water and sanitation, protection of vulnerable
populations, food, and other appropriate relief items.
    (b) Assistance To Support a Comprehensive North-South Peace
Agreement.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to
subsection (d), the President is authorized to provide $800,000,000 in
assistance to support a comprehensive North-South peace agreement in
Sudan for purposes including commercial assistance, infrastructure
rehabilitation, disarmament and demobilization of fighters, and
training and technical assistance to integrate members of the SPLM into
the interim Government of Sudan.
    (c) Certification.--The President shall submit a certification to
the appropriate congressional committees not later than 180 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, that
the Government of Sudan has--
            (1) ensured that the armed forces and the militias, known
        as the Janjaweed, are not attacking civilians;
            (2) taken significant demonstrable and verifiable steps to
        demobilize and disarm the Janjaweed in Darfur;
            (3) ceased harassment of aid workers, including those who
        report human rights abuses, and allowed unfettered humanitarian
        access to Darfur; and
            (4) fully cooperated with the deployment and operation of
        the African Union monitoring team for Darfur.
    (d) Prohibition and Suspension of Assistance.--
            (1) Prohibition.--If the President does not submit the
        certification described in subsection (c) then the President
        may not provide the assistance authorized in subsection (b).
            (2) Suspension.--If, on a date after the President submits
        the certification described in subsection (c), the President
determines such Government has ceased taking such actions, the
President shall immediately suspend the provision of the assistance
authorized in subsection (b) until the date on which the President
certifies that such Government has resumed taking such actions.

SEC. 6. SANCTIONS IN SUPPORT OF PEACE IN DARFUR.

    (a) Measures and Sanctions in Support of Peace.--On the date that
is 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, if the President
has not submitted the certification described in subsection (c)(1)--
            (1) the President shall implement the measures set forth in
        section 6(b)(2) of the Sudan Peace Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 note);
        and
            (2) notwithstanding section 428(b) of the Homeland Security
        Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 236(b)), the Secretary of State shall
        prohibit the granting of a visa to--
                    (A) a senior member of the Government of Sudan;
                    (B) a senior official of the military of Sudan; or
                    (C) a family member of an individual described in
                subparagraph (A) or (B).
    (b) Continuation of Restrictions.--Restrictions against the
Government of Sudan that were imposed pursuant to title III and
sections 508, 512, and 527 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2004 (Division D of Public Law
108-199; 118 Stat. 143) shall remain in place until the President makes
the certification described in subsection (c)(1).
    (c) Certification.--The certification referred to in subsections
(a) and (b) is a certification submitted by the President to the
appropriate congressional committees not later than 30 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, and every 90 days thereafter, that--
                    (A) the armed forces of the Government of Sudan and
                militias allied with such Government have not attacked
                civilians in Sudan since the date of enactment of this
                Act; and
                    (B) the Government of Sudan is allowing unfettered
                humanitarian access to people in Darfur.

 SEC. 7. MULTILATERAL EFFORTS.

    The Secretary of State shall direct the United States Permanent
Representative to the United Nations to pursue a Security Council
Resolution that condemns the Government of Sudan for its actions in
Darfur and calls for--
            (1) accountability for those who are found responsible for
        orchestrating and carrying out the atrocities in Darfur; and
            (2) member states of the United Nations to--
                    (A) freeze the assets of senior members of the
                Government of Sudan and their families held in each
                such member state;
                    (B) cease to import Sudanese oil;
                    (C) restrict the entry or transit of senior members
                of the Government of Sudan and their families through
                each such member state;
                    (D) deny permission for any aircraft registered in
                Sudan to take off from, land in, or overfly each such
                member state; and
                    (E) cease selling arms to the Government of Sudan.

 SEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the
President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
report that includes--
            (1) plans for and resources needed to assist with the
        reconstruction of Sudan to support a comprehensive peace
        agreement between the Government of Sudan and the SPLM,
        including a description of the effect that the crisis in Darfur
        will have on the resources needed;
            (2) contingency plans for the delivery of humanitarian
        assistance through nonmilitary means should the Government of
        Sudan continue to obstruct or delay the international
        humanitarian response for the 2,000,000 Sudanese civilians
        declared vulnerable in Darfur;
            (3) an assessment of the United States military personnel,
        platforms, equipment, and their associated costs required
        (should other efforts fail) to--
                    (A) deliver humanitarian assistance to Darfur; or
                    (B) provide security for the delivery of
                humanitarian assistance; and
            (4) a strategy for providing medical and psycho-social
        assistance to victims of torture and sexual violence in Darfur.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the
President--
            (1) for fiscal year 2005, $200,000,000 to carry out the
        activities described in section 5(a); and
            (2) for fiscal years 2005 through 2008, a total of
        $800,000,000 to carry out the activities described in section
        5(b).
    (b) Reduction of Available Funds.--The amount authorized to be
appropriated under subsection (a)(2) shall be reduced by $50,000,000
180 days after the date of enactment of this Act if the President has
not made the certification described in section 5(c) by the end of that
180-day period, and shall be reduced by an additional $50,000,000 at
the end of each 180-day period thereafter that has ended before the
President has made such certification.

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Comprehensive Peace for Sudan Act - Authorizes the President to provide: (1) humanitarian assistance for Chad and Darfur; and (2) assistance to support a North-South peace agreement in Sudan, contingent upon a continuing certification to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Sudan is acting to demobilize the Janjaweed militia, protect civilians, and cooperate with aid workers and the African Union monitoring team.

Directs the President to take specified sanctions against Sudan and its officials if Sudan has not taken actions necessary for such certification.

Directs the Secretary of State to require the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations to pursue a Security Council Resolution condemning Sudan for its actions in Darfur and calling for: (1) accountability for those responsible for the atrocities in Darfur; and (2) member states of the United Nations to freeze the assets of senior members of the Government of Sudan, cease importing Sudanese oil, restrict the entry or transit of senior members of the Government of Sudan, and cease selling arms to the Government of Sudan.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Technical Education Creates High-
Paying Careers Act of 2016'' or the ``TECH Careers Act''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by inserting before section 201 the following:

                     ``PART A--TECH PREP PROGRAM'';

        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new part:

          ``PART B--AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM

``SEC. 221. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN TECHNICAL TRAINING GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorization.--The Secretary of Education, in
coordination with the Secretary of Labor, shall develop and implement a
grant program, to be known as the American Technical Training Grant
Program, to award competitive grants to eligible entities for
supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training
programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into
and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill,
high-wage, or high-demand occupations.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--For purposes of this part,
the term `eligible entity' means an institution of higher education
that offers career and technical education programs that can be
completed in 2 years or less or a consortium of such institutions.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity that desires a grant under
this part shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in
such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
require.
    ``(d) Selection Criteria.--In awarding grants under this part, the
Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--
            ``(1) would serve a large proportion of job training
        program participants who are from economically disadvantaged
        families;
            ``(2) would provide training for an industry sector or
        occupation in high demand;
            ``(3) demonstrate potential for a high percentage of job
        training program participants to secure employment after
        completion of such entity's job training program; or
            ``(4) meet such other criteria as the Secretary considers
        appropriate.
    ``(e) Partnerships.--
            ``(1) Required partnerships.--Before awarding a grant to an
        eligible entity under this part, the Secretary shall verify
        that the eligible entity has entered into a partnership
        agreement with--
                    ``(A) a local workforce development board;
                    ``(B) an employer with a workforce need in a high-
                skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry;
                    ``(C) an industry organization or other
                intermediary representing the industry sector or
                occupation for which the job training program provides
                training; and
                    ``(D) an institution of higher education that--
                            ``(i) offers a baccalaureate degree; and
                            ``(ii) has an articulation agreement with
                        the eligible entity.
            ``(2) Separate entities not required.--In meeting the
        partnership requirements of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of
        paragraph (1), an eligible entity shall not be required to
        partner with a separate entity for purposes of each such
        subparagraph.
            ``(3) Additional partnerships.--In addition to being in the
        partnerships described in paragraph (1), an eligible entity may
        be in a partnership with--
                    ``(A) a nonprofit organization or other training
                provider, including an apprenticeship program
                registered with the Department of Labor;
                    ``(B) a community-based organization;
                    ``(C) a State, regional, or local economic
                development agency;
                    ``(D) a secondary school; or
                    ``(E) a local educational agency.
    ``(f) Required Uses of Funds.--An eligible entity that receives a
grant under this part shall use the grant funds to--
            ``(1) establish, redesign, or expand a job training program
        that--
                    ``(A) leads to an industry recognized credential or
                certification at the post-secondary level or to an
                associate degree;
                    ``(B) trains job training program participants for
                a regionally in-demand industry sector or occupation;
                    ``(C) addresses through embedded remediation the
                needs of job training program participants for
                remediation or attainment of basic skills;
                    ``(D) provides academic credit to job training
                program participants for prior learning, if applicable,
                including academic credit for courses completed in a
                foreign country by a foreign professional or
                recognition of such professional's foreign degree or
                certification;
                    ``(E) provides student support services, such as
                career guidance and academic counseling, intake
                assessments to determine program fit, and other
                services; and
                    ``(F) is accessible to nontraditional students
                through alternative scheduling;
            ``(2) conduct high quality, independent evaluations of the
        job training program's activities; and
            ``(3) provide work-based learning opportunities for job
        training program participants.
    ``(g) Allowable Uses of Funds.--In addition to the required uses of
funds under subsection (f), an eligible entity that receives a grant
under this part may also use the grant funds to support the job
training program by--
            ``(1) developing the program curriculum;
            ``(2) engaging employers or industries hire job training
        program participants;
            ``(3) purchasing supplies;
            ``(4) supporting the professional development of faculty,
        administrators, and career guidance and academic counselors;
            ``(5) supporting faculty salaries;
            ``(6) providing tuition assistance counseling and financial
        aid counseling services;
            ``(7) providing services that target disconnected youth;
            ``(8) providing childcare for the children of program
        participants during classes, internships, or other activities
        relating to the job training program;
            ``(9) providing program participants with transportation to
        classes, internships, or other activities relating to the job
        training program; and
            ``(10) carrying out any other permissible activity
        consistent with the purposes of this part, as approved by the
        Secretary.
    ``(h) Grant Amount.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of a grant to an eligible
        entity for a fiscal year shall not exceed $5,000,000.
            ``(2) Considerations.--In determining the amount of a grant
        to be awarded to an eligible entity under this part, the
        Secretary shall consider--
                    ``(A) if the grant is for the initial start-up of a
                job training program or for the expansion of an
                existing model, with smaller grants awarded for the
                initial start-up and larger grants awarded for the
                expansion of an existing model; and
                    ``(B) in the case of an application for the
                expansion of an existing job training program, the
                extent to which the job training program demonstrates
                evidence of effectiveness.
            ``(3) Measuring effectiveness.--For purposes of paragraph
        (2)(B), the measure of effectiveness shall include the
        graduation rates, job placement rates, and wages earned by
        graduates of the job training program.
    ``(i) Grant Duration.--
            ``(1) Maximum grant period.--The Secretary shall make a
        grant award under this part for a period of not more than 3
        years.
            ``(2) Maximum grant extension.--If an eligible entity that
        receives a grant under this part makes substantial progress
        based on the accountability and performance indicators
        described in subsection (j), the Secretary may extend a grant
        award for not more than 2 additional years.
    ``(j) Accountability and Performance Indicators.--
            ``(1) Required accountability and performance indicators.--
        An eligible entity shall provide annually to the Secretary data
        on the eligible entity's job training program carried out under
        this part, including--
                    ``(A) the number of program participants;
                    ``(B) for such program participants, the core
                indicators of performance described in clauses (i)
                through (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B);
                    ``(C) the median earnings of program participants
                who have completed the job training program, measured
                at the time at which postsecondary student placement
                rates are measured under clause (iv) of section
                113(b)(2)(B); and
                    ``(D) the percentage of program participants who
                have completed the job training program and who, at the
                time at which postsecondary student placement rates are
                measured under clause (iv) of section 113(b)(2)(B), are
                employed by an employer that meets the requirement
                under subsection (e)(1)(b).
            ``(2) Disaggregation of accountability and performance
        indicators.--Such data shall be disaggregated by--
                    ``(A) race and ethnicity;
                    ``(B) gender;
                    ``(C) disability status;
                    ``(D) sexual orientation;
                    ``(E) English proficiency;
                    ``(F) status as economically disadvantaged;
                    ``(G) status as an individual preparing for
                employment in a non-traditional field, including
                individuals from a racial, ethnic, or national origin
                group that is underrepresented in such field; and
                    ``(H) status as a military-connected student.
            ``(3) Student privacy.--The report to the Secretary
        required under paragraph (1) shall only include data to the
        extent that such data are sufficient to yield statistically
        reliable information that does not reveal personally
        identifiable information about an individual student.
            ``(4) Publication of data.--The Secretary shall aggregate
        the data received under paragraph (1) and publish such
        aggregation so that it is reasonably available to the public.
            ``(5) Funds reserved for data collection and
        dissemination.--An eligible entity that receives a grant under
        this part may reserve not more than 3 percent of the grant
        amount to administer the collection, disaggregation, and
        reporting of the data received under paragraph (1).
    ``(k) Reserved Funds.--
            ``(1) Funds reserved for rural, tribal, or outlying
        areas.--The Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 percent and
        not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under
        subsection (n) to carry out this part for a fiscal year for
        making awards to eligible entities located in rural, tribal, or
        outlying areas.
            ``(2) Funds reserved for historically black colleges and
        universities and other minority-serving institutions.--The
        Secretary shall reserve not less than 1 percent and not more
        than 10 percent of the funds appropriated under subsection (n)
        to carry out this part for a fiscal year for making awards to
        eligible entities listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of
        section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
        1067q(a)).
    ``(l) Matching Requirement.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each eligible entity that receives a
        grant under this part shall secure, toward the cost of
        establishing, redesigning, or expanding a job training program
        under this part, from non-Federal sources, an amount as
        determined by the Secretary for such eligible entity.
            ``(2) Non-federal contribution.--The non-Federal
        contribution may be--
                    ``(A) in cash or in the form of in-kind
                contributions that are directly related to the purpose
                for which the grant was made; and
                    ``(B) from a State government, local government, or
                private person.
    ``(m) Federal Funds To Supplement, Not Supplant, Non-Federal
Funds.--An eligible entity receiving a grant under this part shall use
Federal funds received under this part only to supplement the funds
that would, in the absence of such Federal funds, be made available
from non-Federal sources for the support of the job training programs
assisted under this part, and not to supplant such funds.
    ``(n) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this part--
            ``(1) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; and
            ``(2) such sums as may be necessary for subsequent fiscal
        years.

``SEC. 222. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Career pathway.--The term `career pathway' has the
        meaning given that term in the section 3 of the Workforce
        Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
            ``(2) Disconnected youth.--The term `disconnected youth'
        has the meaning given that term in section 526(a) of the
        Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (42 U.S.C. 12301 note).
            ``(3) In-demand industry sector or occupation.--The term
        `in-demand industry sector or occupation' has the meaning given
        that term in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and
        Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102).
            ``(4) Institution of higher education.--The term
        `institution of higher education' has the meaning given that
        term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
        U.S.C. 1001), except that such term shall not include
        proprietary institutions of higher education.
            ``(5) Military-connected student.--The term `military-
        connected student' means a student that is the child of a
        person serving in the Armed Forces.
            ``(6) Nontraditional student.--The term `nontraditional
        student' has the meaning given that term in section 861(b) of
        the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1161q(b)).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20
U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended--
            (1) by inserting before the item relating to section 201
        the following new item:

                     ``Part A--Tech Prep Program'';

        and
            (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 206 the
        following new items:

          ``Part B--American Technical Training Grant Program

``Sec. 221. Establishment of American Technical Training Grant Program.
``Sec. 222. Definitions.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Part A of title II of the Carl D.
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2371 et
seq.), as designated by this Act, is amended by striking ``this title''
each place it appears and inserting ``this part''.

Output: Technical Education Creates High-Paying Careers Act of 2016 or the TECH Careers Act This bill amends the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 to direct the Department of Education (ED), in coordination with the Department of Labor, to develop and implement an American Technical Training Grant Program awarding competitive three-year grants of up to $5 million per fiscal year to eligible entities for supporting the establishment, redesign, or expansion of job training programs that enable economically disadvantaged students to enter into and advance along career pathways that lead to jobs in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations. The entities eligible for such grants must be institutions of higher education offering career and technical education programs that can be completed in two years or less (or a consortium of such institutions), but only if they enter a partnership agreement with:   a local workforce development board; an employer with a workforce need in a high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand industry; an industry organization or other intermediary representing the industry sector or occupation for which the job training program provides training; and an institution of higher education that offers a baccalaureate degree and also has an articulation agreement with the eligible entity.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Reform Act of 1994''.

SEC. 2. MAXIMUM DOLLAR AMOUNT.

    Subparagraph (A) of the first sentence of section 203(b)(2) of the
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)) is amended by striking
clause (ii) and all that follows through ``1992;'' and inserting the
following:
                            ``(ii) 85 percent of the dollar amount
                        limitation determined under section 305(a)(2)
                        of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
                        Act for a residence of the applicable size;
                except that the applicable dollar amount limitation in
                effect under this subparagraph (A) for any area may not
                be less than the greater of--
                            ``(I) the dollar amount limitation in
                        effect under this section for the area on the
                        date of enactment of the FHA Reform Act of
                        1994; or
                            ``(II) the applicable average area purchase
                        price determined under section 143(e)(2) of the
                        Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as adjusted by
                        the Secretary to reflect a single amount using
                        purchase prices for residences that have been
                        previously occupied, and for residences that
                        have not been so occupied, which amount shall
                        be adjusted by the Secretary annually on the
                        basis of the Constant Quality Housing Price
                        Index;''.

SEC. 3. MAXIMUM LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO.

    Section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1709(b)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(including such initial service charges,
        appraisal, inspection, and other fees as the Secretary shall
        approve)'' the first place it appears;
            (2) by striking subparagraph (B) of the first sentence and
        inserting the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) except as otherwise provided in this
                paragraph (2), not to exceed an amount equal to the sum
                of--
                            ``(i) 99 percent of $50,000 of the
                        appraised value of the property, as of the date
                        the mortgage is accepted for insurance;
                            ``(ii) 96 percent of such value in excess
                        of $50,000 but not in excess of $125,000; and
                            ``(iii) 94 percent of such value in excess
                        of $125,000.'';
            (3) by striking the second sentence of the matter that
        follows subparagraph (B) of the first sentence; and
            (4) by striking penultimate undesignated paragraph.

SEC. 4. SINGLE FAMILY RISK-SHARING MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1707 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

       ``single family risk-sharing with state and local agencies

    ``Sec. 256. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Act inconsistent with this section, the Secretary may insure and
make commitments to insure under this section mortgages on single
family properties under risk-sharing mortgage insurance programs
established with 1 or more States or agencies. Only mortgages executed
in connection with the acquisition of a single family property or for
the refinancing of a mortgage insured under this section shall be
eligible. Under such programs, the Secretary shall insure a portion of
the mortgage and the State or local agency shall insure the remainder.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of the program under this section are
(1) to increase the availability of single family mortgage financing in
areas where there is need for mortgage insurance under this Act that
cannot be met due to particularly high average median house prices in
the area, and (2) to foster arrangements with State and local agencies
to share the risk of mortgage insurance.
    ``(c) Applications.--
            ``(1) Approval.--The Secretary may approve an application
        submitted by a State or local agency to establish a risk-
        sharing program under this section, based on a determination
        that the State or local agency demonstrates that (A) it has the
        legal authority under State law and, where applicable, local
        law, to participate in the risk-sharing mortgage insurance
        program, (B) it has carried out, or has the potential to carry
        out, a financially sound, efficient, and effective mortgage
        insurance program, and (C) it has the ongoing administrative
        and financial capacity necessary to carry out a program under
        this section.
            ``(2) Cancellation of approval.--For a violation of
        requirements and procedures under the risk-sharing agreement
        between the State or local agency and the Secretary or for
        other good cause, the Secretary may cancel approval of a State
        or local agency under this section by giving notice to the
        State or local agency. The cancellation shall be effective upon
        receipt of the notice by the agency or at a later date
        specified by the Secretary. A decision by the Secretary to
        cancel approval shall be final and conclusive and shall not be
        subject to judicial review.
    ``(d) Delegation of Authority To Insure to State and Local
Agencies.--Pursuant to a risk-sharing agreement with a State or local
agency, the Secretary shall delegate the authority to insure and make
commitments to insure the portion of mortgages to be insured by the
Secretary under this section to the State or local agency. The risk-
sharing agreement shall contain such other matters as the Secretary and
the State or local agency agree.
    ``(e) Underwriting Standards and Loan Terms and Conditions.--The
State or local agency shall adopt underwriting standards and loan terms
and conditions for purposes of underwriting loans to be insured under
this section without regard to requirements of this Act other than this
section, section 203(g), and section 203(r)(2), subject to review and
approval by the Secretary.
    ``(f) Mortgage Insurance Premiums.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--The State or local agency shall require
        the payment of mortgage insurance premiums by mortgagors.
            ``(2) Shares.--The Secretary shall establish policies and
        procedures for the sharing of premiums between the Secretary
        and the State or local agency, based on the relative risk to,
        and administrative costs of, the Secretary and the State or
        local agency. The share paid to the Secretary shall not be less
        than an amount necessary to cover the risk to, and
        administrative costs of, the Secretary.
    ``(g) Limitations on Principal Mortgage Amount.--
            ``(1) Insured portion.--The portion of the mortgage insured
        under this section by the Secretary may not exceed an amount
        equal to the lesser of (A) 80 percent of the appraised value of
        the property, or (B) the maximum amount the Secretary may
        insure under section 203(b) of this Act for the area (but not
        including any amount for a mortgage insurance premium).
            ``(2) Total principal amount.--The total principal amount
        of a mortgage insured under this section by the Secretary and
        the State or local agency (A) shall exceed the maximum amount
        the Secretary may insure under subparagraph (A) of the first
        sentence of section 203(b)(2) of this Act for the area, and (B)
        may not exceed the conforming loan limitation determined under
        section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
        Act for a residence of the applicable size, as adjusted
        annually.
            ``(3) Loan-to-value ratio.--The principal obligation of a
        mortgage may not exceed an amount determined in accordance with
        subparagraph (B) of the first sentence of section 203(b)(2) of
        this Act plus the mortgage insurance premium.
            ``(4) Refinancing mortgages.--Notwithstanding paragraph
        (2)(A) or (3), in the case of refinancing of an existing
        mortgage insured under this section, the principal obligation
        of a refinancing mortgage may not exceed the outstanding
        principal balance of the existing mortgage plus any mortgage
        insurance premium.
    ``(h) Insurance Claims.--
            ``(1) Procedure.--In the case of a default and foreclosure
        of a mortgage insured under this section, the mortgagee may
        file a claim with the State or local agency for insurance
        benefits in accordance with requirements established by the
        State or local agency and approved by the Secretary. The agency
        shall pay the full amount of the claim owed to the mortgagee.
        If the loss on the insured mortgage exceeds the amount of
        insurance by the agency, the Secretary shall reimburse the
        agency for the difference.
            ``(2) General insurance fund.--The insurance of a mortgage
        under this section by the Secretary shall be an obligation of
        the General Insurance Fund created pursuant to section 519 of
        this Act.
    ``(i) Inapplicability of the Assignment Program.--Section 230 shall
not apply to mortgages insured under the program authorized by this
section.
    ``(j) Restriction on GNMA Securitization.--The Government National
Mortgage Association shall not securitize any loans insured under this
section.
    ``(k) Definitions.--As used in this section:
            ``(1) The term `local agency' means an agency of a unit of
        general local government, as defined by the Secretary, that has
        the authority to insure mortgages and to participate with the
        Secretary in the single family risk-sharing program under this
        section, or an agency or instrumentality of a local agency if
        the agency or instrumentality has such authority.
            ``(2) The term `State agency' means an agency of a State
        that has the authority to insure mortgages and to participate
        with the Secretary in the single family risk-sharing program
        under this section, or an agency or instrumentality of a State
        agency if the agency or instrumentality has such authority.
            ``(3) The term `single family property' means a property
        upon which there is located a dwelling designed principally for
        occupancy by 1 family, and includes a condominium and a
        cooperative.
            ``(4) The term `State' means the several States, the
        Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam,
        the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, American Samoa, and
        the Virgin Islands.''.
    (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may implement the program authorized by the amendment made under
subsection (a) by entering into risk-sharing agreements negotiated with
State agencies, notwithstanding any otherwise applicable requirement
for regulations or notice published in the Federal Register and
notwithstanding any otherwise applicable regulations of the Secretary.

Output: FHA Reform Act of 1994 - Amends the National Housing Act to:  (1) revise single family housing insurance mortgage limitations; and (2) authorize a single family risk-sharing mortgage insurance program with State and local agencies.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of
2002''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF 1993 INCOME TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS.

    (a) Restoration of Prior Law Formula.--Subsection (a) of section 86
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) In General.--Gross income for the taxable year of any
taxpayer described in subsection (b) (notwithstanding section 207 of
the Social Security Act) includes Social Security benefits in an amount
equal to the lesser of--
            ``(1) one-half of the Social Security benefits received
        during the taxable year, or
            ``(2) one-half of the excess described in subsection
        (b)(1).''.
    (b) Repeal of Adjusted Base Amount.--Subsection (c) of section 86
of such Code is amended to read as follows:
    ``(c) Base Amount.--For purposes of this section, the term `base
amount' means--
            ``(1) except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
        $25,000,
            ``(2) $32,000 in the case of a joint return, and
            ``(3) zero in the case of a taxpayer who--
                    ``(A) is married as of the close of the taxable
                year (within the meaning of section 7703) but does not
                file a joint return for such year, and
                    ``(B) does not live apart from his spouse at all
                times during the taxable year.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 871(a)(3) of such Code is
        amended by striking ``85 percent'' and inserting ``50
        percent''.
            (2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1) of the Social
        Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) is amended--
                    (i) by striking ``(A) There'' and inserting
                ``There'';
                    (ii) by striking ``(i)'' immediately following
                ``amounts equivalent to''; and
                    (iii) by striking ``, less (ii)'' and all that
                follows and inserting a period.
            (B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended
        by striking subparagraph (B).
            (C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended
        by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraph
        (C) as subparagraph (B).
            (D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended
        in the first sentence by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and
        inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
        taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.
            (2) Subsection (c)(1).--The amendment made by subsection
        (c)(1) shall apply to benefits paid after December 31, 2001.
            (3) Subsection (c)(2).--The amendments made by subsection
        (c)(2) shall apply to tax liabilities for taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2001.
    (e) Maintenance of Transfers to Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the
        Hospital Insurance Trust Fund established under section 1817 of
        the Social Security Act amounts equal to the reduction in
        revenues to the Treasury by reason of the enactment of this
        Act. Amounts appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be
        transferred from the general fund at such times and in such
        manner as to replicate to the extent possible the transfers
        which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had this Act not
        been enacted.
            (2) Reports.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the
        Secretary's delegate shall annually report to the Committee on
        Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the
        Committee on Finance of the Senate the amounts and timing of
        the transfers under this subsection.

SEC. 3. AGE FOR BEGINNING MANDATORY DISTRIBUTIONS INCREASED TO 80.

    (a) Qualified Pension Plans.--Subparagraphs (B)(iv) and (C) of
section 401(a)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to
required distributions) are each amended by striking ``70\1/2\'' each
place it appears and inserting ``80''.
    (b) Individual Retirement Plans.--
            (1) Paragraph (1) of section 219(d) of such Code is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``70\1/2\'' in the text and
                inserting ``80'', and
                    (B) by striking ``70\1/2\'' in the heading and
                inserting ``80''.
            (2) Subsection (b) of section 408 of such Code is amended
        by striking ``70\1/2\'' and inserting ``80''.
    (c) Roth IRA's.--Paragraph (4) of section 408A(c) of such Code is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``70\1/2\'' in the text and inserting
        ``80'', and
            (2) by striking ``70\1/2\'' in the heading and inserting
        ``80''.
    (d) Section 457  Plans.--Clause (i) of section 457(d)(1)(A) of such
Code is amended by striking ``70\1/2\'' and inserting ``80''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Seniors' Retirement Recovery Act of 2002 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the 1993 income tax increase on Social Security benefits. Appropriates, from the general fund, to the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund amounts equal to the reduction in revenue lost because of the repeal.Increases the age at which pension and retirement distributions must begin from 70 1/2 to 80.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increased Individual Retirement
Accounts for All Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN AMOUNT OF MAXIMUM CONTRIBUTIONS ALLOWABLE TO
              DEDUCTIBLE, TRADITIONAL, AND ROTH IRAS.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 219(b)(1) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to maximum amount of deduction)
is amended by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
    (b) Catch-Up Contributions for Individuals 50 or Older.--Subsection
(b) of section 219 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Catch-up contributions for individuals 50 or older.--
        In the case of an individual who has attained the age of 50
        before the close of the taxable year, paragraph (1)(A) shall be
        applied by substituting `$7,500' for the dollar amount in
        effect under such paragraph. This paragraph shall not apply for
        any taxable year in which the dollar amount in effect under
        paragraph (1)(A) is equal to or greater than $7,500.''.
    (c) Cost-of-Living Adjustment.--Subsection (b) of section 219 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Cost-of-living adjustment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year
                beginning in a calendar year after 2001, the $5,000
                amount under paragraph (1) 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 2000'
                        for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
                        thereof.
                            ``(ii) Rounding rules.--If any amount after
                        adjustment under clause (i) is not a multiple
                        of $500, such amount shall be rounded to the
                        next higher multiple of $500.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 408(a)(1) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``in excess of $2,000 on behalf of any individual'' and
        inserting ``on behalf of any individual in excess of the amount
        in effect for such taxable year under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
            (2) Section 408(b)(2)(B) of such Code is amended by
        striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``the dollar amount in effect
        under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
            (3) Section 408(b) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``$2,000'' in the matter following paragraph (4) and inserting
        ``the dollar amount in effect under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
            (4) Section 408(j) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``$2,000''.
            (5) Section 408(p)(8) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``$2,000'' and inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under
        section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.

SEC. 3. NONREFUNDABLE CREDIT TO CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS FOR ELECTIVE
              DEFERRALS AND IRA CONTRIBUTIONS.

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

``SEC. 25B. ELECTIVE DEFERRALS AND IRA CONTRIBUTIONS BY CERTAIN
              INDIVIDUALS.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an eligible individual,
        there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by
        this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to the
        applicable percentage of so much of the qualified retirement
        savings contributions of the eligible individual for the
        taxable year as do not exceed the dollar amount in effect for
        such taxable year under section 219(b)(1)(A).
            ``(2) Reduction for receipt of certain retirement
        distributions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount allowed as a credit
                under paragraph (1) shall be reduced (but not below
                zero) by the amount the eligible individual received,
                with respect to the taxable year, during the testing
                period in--
                            ``(i) any distribution from a qualified
                        retirement plan (as defined in section
                        4974(c)), or from an eligible deferred
                        compensation plan (as defined in section
                        457(b)), which is includible in gross income,
                        or
                            ``(ii) any distribution from a Roth IRA
                        which is not a qualified rollover contribution
                        (as defined in section 408A(e)) to a Roth IRA.
                    ``(B) Testing period.--For purposes of subparagraph
                (A), the testing period, with respect to a taxable
                year, is the period which includes--
                            ``(i) such taxable year,
                            ``(ii) the 2 preceding taxable years, and
                            ``(iii) the period after such taxable year
                        and before the due date (without extensions)
                        for filing the return of tax for such taxable
                        year.
    ``(b) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this section, the
applicable percentage is the percentage determined in accordance with
the following table:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    Adjusted Gross Income
-------------------------------------------------------------
    Joint return           Head of a        All other cases   Applicable
---------------------      household     -------------------- percentage
                     --------------------
   Over     Not over    Over    Not over    Over    Not over
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$0         $20,000    $0        $15,000   $0        $10,000          50
 20,000     25,000     15,000    18,750    10,000    12,500          30
 25,000     30,000     18,750    22,500    12,500    15,000          25
 30,000     35,000     22,500    26,250    15,000    17,500          20
 35,000     40,000     26,250    30,000    17,500    20,000          15
 40,000     45,000     30,000    33,750    20,000    22,500          10
 45,000     50,000     33,750    37,500    22,500    25,000           5
 50,000    .........   37,500   ........   25,000   ........          0
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ``(c) Eligible Individual.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means any
        individual if--
                    ``(A) such individual has attained the age of 18 as
                of the close of the taxable year, and
                    ``(B) the compensation (as defined in section
                219(f)(1)) includible in the gross income of the
                individual (or, in the case of a joint return, of the
                taxpayer) for such taxable year is at least $5,000.
            ``(2) Dependents and full-time students not eligible.--The
        term `eligible individual' shall not include--
                    ``(A) any individual with respect to whom a
                deduction under section 151 is allowable to another
                taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar
                year in which such individual's taxable year begins,
                and
                    ``(B) any individual who is a student (as defined
                in section 151(c)(4)).
    ``(d) Qualified Retirement Savings Contributions.--For purposes of
this section, the term `qualified retirement savings contributions'
means the sum of--
            ``(1) the amount of the qualified retirement contributions
        (as defined in section 219(e)) for the benefit of the eligible
        individual,
            ``(2) the amount of the elective deferrals (as defined in
        section 414(u)(2)(C)) of such individual, and
            ``(3) the amount of voluntary employee contributions by
        such individual to any qualified retirement plan (as defined in
        section 4974(c)).
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Treatment of distributions received by spouse of
        individual.--For purposes of determining whether an individual
        is an eligible individual for any taxable year and for the
        reduction under subsection (a)(2), any distribution received by
        the spouse of such individual shall be treated as received by
        such individual if such individual and spouse file a joint
        return for such taxable year and for the taxable year during
        which the spouse receives the distribution.
            ``(2) Adjusted gross income.--For purposes of this section,
        adjusted gross income shall be determined without regard to
        sections 911, 931, and 933.
            ``(3) Investment in the contract.--Notwithstanding any
        other provision of law, a qualified retirement savings
        contribution shall not fail to be included in determining the
        investment in the contract for purposes of section 72 by reason
        of the credit under this section.
    ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to taxable years
beginning after December 31, 2005.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25A the
following new item:

                              ``Sec. 25B. Elective deferrals and IRA
                                        contributions by certain
                                        individuals.''.
    (c) Reporting Requirements.--
            (1) Annual report required.--The Secretary of the Treasury
        shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Ways and
        Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Finance of the Senate regarding the number of individuals who
        claim the credit under section 25B of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986 (as added by this section).
            (2) Effect of credit on pension coverage.--Not later than 4
        years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
        Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a report to the
        committees specified in paragraph (1) on the effect of the
        credit under section 25B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        (as added by this section) on pension coverage of individuals
        in the workforce, including expansion of coverage for low- and
        moderate-income workers, levels of pension benefits, quality of
        coverage, workers' access to and participation in plans, and
        retirement security.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2000.

Output: Increased Individual Retirement Accounts for All Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the annual limitation on deductible contributions to individual retirement accounts (IRAs) to $5,000 and provide a cost-of-living adjustment to such amount; (2) provide for increased "catch-up" contributions for individuals aged 50 or older; and (3) until December 31, 2005, allow a nonrefundable credit to certain individuals for elective deferrals and IRA contributions.