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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Budget Surplus Dividend Act of
1998''.

SEC. 2. 33\1/3\ PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS TO REIMBURSE
              EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES FOR A PORTION OF THEIR SOCIAL
              SECURITY TAXES.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 35 as section 36 and by inserting
after section 34 the following new section:

``SEC. 35. CREDIT FOR PORTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a taxable year to which
this section applies, 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 the taxpayer's social security taxes for
the taxable year.
    ``(b) Taxable Years to Which Section Applies.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2),
        this section shall apply to any taxable year beginning in the
        first calendar year beginning after a fiscal year if there is a
        Federal budget surplus for such fiscal year of more than
        $1,000,000,000.
            ``(2) Social security trust funds required to be solvent
        before credit allowed.--This section shall not apply to any
        taxable year beginning before the date on which the Board of
        Trustees of the Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
        Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund makes the
        solvency determination described in section 5 of the Budget
        Surplus Dividend Act of 1998.
    ``(c) Applicable Percentage.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `applicable percentage' means--
                    ``(A) the base percentage with respect to so much
                of the taxpayer's social security taxes as does not
                exceed $3,000, and
                    ``(B) the phasedown percentage with respect to so
                much of the taxpayer's social security taxes as exceeds
                $3,000.
            ``(2) Base percentage.--The term `base percentage' means,
        for taxable years beginning in a calendar year, the percentage
        which the Secretary estimates will result in a reduction of
        revenues to the Treasury by reason of this section for such
        taxable year equal to 33\1/3\ percent of the Federal
budget surplus for the most recent fiscal year ending before such
calendar year. Proper adjustments shall be made in the percentage
determined under the preceding sentence with respect to any subsequent
fiscal year to the extent that prior estimates were in excess of or
less than the proper percentage.
            ``(3) Phasedown percentage.--The term `phasedown
        percentage' means the base percentage reduced (but not below
        zero) by the number of percentage points which bears the same
        ratio to the base percentage as--
                    ``(A) the excess of the taxpayer's social security
                taxes over $3,000 bears to
                    ``(B) the excess of the maximum social security
                taxes over $3,000.
            ``(4) Maximum social security taxes.--The term `maximum
        social security taxes' means the amount which would be the
        social security taxes of the taxpayer if the amount on which
        such taxes are determined were equal to the maximum amount of
        remuneration which may be taken into account under section
        3101(a).
            ``(5) Special rules.--
                    ``(A) Dollar limitations on per employee basis.--
                The dollar limitations in paragraphs (1) and (3) shall
                be applied on a per employee basis.
                    ``(B) Self-employed individuals.--Paragraphs (1)
                and (3) shall be applied by substituting `$6,000' for
                `$3,000' each place it appears in the case of the taxes
                referred to in subparagraph (C) or (D) of subsection
                (d)(1).
    ``(d) Social Security Taxes.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `social security taxes' means,
        with respect to any taxpayer for any taxable year--
                    ``(A) the taxes imposed by sections 3101 and
                3201(a) (relating to taxes on employees) on amounts
                received by the taxpayer during the calendar year in
                which the taxable year begins,
                    ``(B) the taxes imposed by sections 3111 and
                3221(a) (relating to taxes on employers) on amounts
                paid by the taxpayer during the calendar year in which
                the taxable year begins,
                    ``(C) the taxes imposed by section 1401 on the
                self-employment income of the taxpayer for the taxable
                year, and
                    ``(D) the taxes imposed by section 3211(a)(1) on
                amounts received by the taxpayer during the calendar
                year in which the taxable year begins.
            ``(2) Coordination with special refund of social security
        taxes.--The term `social security taxes' shall not include any
        taxes to the extent the taxpayer is entitled to a special
        refund of such taxes under section 6413(c).
            ``(3) Special rule.--Any amounts paid pursuant to an
        agreement under section 3121(l) (relating to agreements entered
        into by American employers with respect to foreign affiliates)
        which are equivalent to the taxes referred to in paragraph
        (1)(A) shall be treated as taxes referred to in such
        paragraph.''
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart C of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by
striking the item relating to section 35 and inserting the following:

                              ``Sec. 35. Credit for portion of social
                                        security taxes.
                              ``Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.''

SEC. 3. APPROPRIATION TO USE 33\1/3\ PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS
              TO REDUCE OUTSTANDING PUBLIC DEBT.

    There is hereby appropriated for the first fiscal year following
each fiscal year (beginning after this Act takes effect) for which
there is a Federal budget surplus an amount equal to 33\1/3\ percent of
such surplus for purpose of paying at maturity, or to redeem or buy
before maturity, obligations of the Government included in the public
debt. An obligation of the Government that is paid, redeemed, or bought
with funds appropriated by the preceding sentence shall be canceled and
retired and may not be reissued.

SEC. 4. USE 33\1/3\ PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS TO INCREASE
              NONDEFENSE DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

    For the first fiscal year following each fiscal year (beginning
after this Act takes effect) for which there is a Federal budget
surplus, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
increase (on a pro rata basis between the applicable nondefense
categories for that fiscal year) the discretionary spending limit for
new budget authority under section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 by an amount equal to 33\1/3\
percent of such surplus and shall adjust the outlays flowing from that
budget authority accordingly.

SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE BASED ON SOLVENCY OF SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST
              FUNDS.

    This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on
the date on which the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old Age and
Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance
Trust Fund determines (using intermediate assumptions) that both the
Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
Disability Insurance Trust Fund are in close actuarial balance through
the year 2070. Such determination shall be included in the first annual
report of such Board made after such determination is made.

Output: Budget Surplus Dividend Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow, upon a specified determination of budgetary surplus, a credit equal to a certain percentage of a taxpayer's annual social security taxes.    Provides for the use of budgetary surplus to reduce public debt and increase nondefense discretionary spending.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Dangerous Explosives Background
Checks Requirement Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITS AND BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR PURCHASES OF EXPLOSIVES.

    (a) Permits for Purchase of Explosives in General.--
            (1) In general.--Section 842 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking subparagraphs
                (A) and (B) and inserting the following:
                    ``(A) to transport, cause to be transported, ship,
                or receive any explosive materials; or
                    ``(B) to distribute explosive materials to any
                person other than a licensee or permittee.''; and
                    (B) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at
                        the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or''
                        and inserting a period; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (3).
            (2) Regulations.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
                date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the
                Treasury shall promulgate final regulations with
                respect to the amendments made by paragraph (1).
                    (B) Notice to states.--On the promulgation of final
                regulations under subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
                the Treasury shall notify the States of the regulations
                in order that the States may consider legislation to
                amend relevant State laws relating to explosives.
    (b) Background Checks.--Section 842 of title 18, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(q) Background Checks.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    ``(A) Chief law enforcement officer.--The term
                `chief law enforcement officer' means the chief of
                police, the sheriff, or an equivalent officer or the
                designee of such an individual.
                    ``(B) System.--The term `system' means the national
                instant criminal background check system established
                under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence
                Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note).
            ``(2) Prohibition.--A licensed importer, licensed
        manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer explosive
        materials to a permitee unless--
                    ``(A) before the completion of the transfer, the
                licensee contacts the system;
                    ``(B)(i) the system provides the licensee with a
                unique identification number; or
                    ``(ii) 5 days on which State offices are open have
                elapsed since the licensee contacted the system, and
                the system has not notified the licensee that the
                receipt of explosive materials by the transferee would
                violate subsection (i);
                    ``(C) the transferor has verified the identity of
                the transferee by examining a valid identification
                document (as defined in section 1028(d)) of the
                transferee containing a photograph of the transferee;
                and
                    ``(D) the transferor has examined the permit issued
                to the transferee under section 843 and recorded the
                permit number on the record of the transfer.
            ``(3) Identification number.--If receipt of explosive
        materials would not violate section 842(i) or State law, the
        system shall--
                    ``(A) assign a unique identification number to the
                transfer; and
                    ``(B) provide the licensee with the number.
            ``(4) Exceptions.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a
        transfer of explosive materials between a licensee and another
        person if, on application of the transferor, the Secretary has
        certified that compliance with paragraph (2)(A) is
        impracticable because--
                    ``(A) the ratio of the number of law enforcement
                officers of the State in which the transfer is to occur
                to the number of square miles of land area of the State
                does not exceed 0.0025;
                    ``(B) the business premises of the licensee at
                which the transfer is to occur are extremely remote in
                relation to the chief law enforcement officer; and
                    ``(C) there is an absence of telecommunications
                facilities in the geographical area in which the
                business premises are located.
            ``(5) Inclusion of identification number.--If the system
        notifies the licensee that the information available to the
        system does not demonstrate that the receipt of explosive
        materials by the transferee would violate subsection (i) or
        State law, and the licensee transfers explosive materials to
        the transferee, the licensee shall include in the record of the
        transfer the unique identification number provided by the
        system with respect to the transfer.
            ``(6) Penalties.--If the licensee knowingly transfers
        explosive materials to another person and knowingly fails to
        comply with paragraph (2) with respect to the transfer, the
        Secretary may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing--
                    ``(A) suspend for not more than 6 months, or
                revoke, any license issued to the licensee under
                section 843; and
                    ``(B) impose on the licensee a civil penalty of not
                more than $5,000.
            ``(7) No liability.--Neither a local government nor an
        employee of the Federal Government or of any State or local
        government, responsible for providing information to the system
        shall be liable in an action at law for damages--
                    ``(A) for failure to prevent the transfer of
                explosive materials to a person whose receipt or
                possession of the explosive material is unlawful under
                this section; or
                    ``(B) for preventing such a transfer to a person
                who may lawfully receive or possess explosive
                materials.
            ``(8) Determination of ineligibility.--
                    ``(A) Written reasons provided on request.--
                            ``(i) In general.--If the system determines
                        that an individual is ineligible to receive
                        explosive materials and the individual requests
                        the system to provide the reasons for the
                        determination, the system shall provide such
                        reasons to the individual, in writing, not
                        later than 5 business days after the date of
                        the request.
                            ``(ii) Ineligibility due to violation.--If
                        the system informs an individual contacting the
                        system that receipt of explosive materials by a
                        prospective transferee would violate subsection
                        (i) or applicable State law, the prospective
                        transferee may request the Attorney General to
                        provide the prospective transferee with the
                        reasons for the determination.
                    ``(B) Treatment of requests.--On receipt of a
                request under subparagraph (A), the Attorney General
                shall immediately comply with the request.
                    ``(C) Submission of additional information.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A prospective transferee
                        may submit to the Attorney General information
to correct, clarify, or supplement records of the system with respect
to the prospective transferee.
                            ``(ii) Action by the attorney general.--
                        After receiving information under clause (i),
                        the Attorney General shall--
                                    ``(I) immediately consider the
                                information;
                                    ``(II) investigate the matter
                                further;
                                    ``(III) correct all erroneous
                                Federal records relating to the
                                prospective transferee; and
                                    ``(IV) give notice of the error to
                                any Federal department or agency or any
                                State that was the source of such
                                erroneous records.''.
    (c) Remedy for Erroneous Denial of Explosive Materials.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 40 of title 18, United States
        Code, is amended by inserting after section 843 the following:
``Sec. 843A. Remedy for erroneous denial of explosive materials
    ``(a) In General.--Any person denied explosive materials under
section 842(q)--
            ``(1) due to the provision of erroneous information
        relating to the person by any State or political subdivision of
        a State or by the national instant criminal background check
        system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun
        Violence Prevention Act (18 U.S.C. 922 note); or
            ``(2) who was not prohibited from receiving explosive
        materials under section 842(i),
may bring an action against an entity described in subsection (b) for
an order directing that the erroneous information be corrected or that
the transfer be approved, as the case may be.
    ``(b) Entities Described.--An entity referred to in subsection (a)
is--
            ``(1) the State or political subdivision responsible for--
                    ``(A) providing the erroneous information referred
                to in subsection (a)(1); or
                    ``(B) denying the transfer of explosives; or
            ``(2) the United States.
    ``(c) Attorney's Fees.--In any action brought under this section,
the court, in its discretion, may allow the prevailing party a
reasonable attorney's fee as part of the costs.''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 40 of
        title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the
        item relating to section 843 the following:

``843A. Remedy for erroneous denial of explosive materials.''.
    (d) Licenses and User Permits.--Section 843(a) of title 18, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``shall be in such form and contain such
        information'' and inserting ``shall include fingerprints and a
        photograph of the applicant, and shall be in such form and
        contain such other information''; and
            (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the
        following: ``Each applicant for a license shall pay for each
        license a fee established by the Secretary in an amount not to
        exceed $300. Each applicant for a permit shall pay for each
        permit a fee established by the Secretary in an amount not to
        exceed $100.''.
    (e) Penalties.--Section 844(a) of title 18, United States Code, is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) violates section 842(q) shall be fined under this
        title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a), (b),
(c), and (e) shall take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of
this Act.

Output: Dangerous Explosives Background Checks Requirement Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit a person other than a Federal explosive materials licensee or permittee from knowingly: (1) transporting, shipping, causing to be transported, or receiving explosive materials (currently, in interstate or foreign commerce, and with a specified exception based on residency in a contiguous State); or (2) distributing explosive materials to any person other than such a licensee or permittee (currently, to any such person who the distributor knows or has reasonable cause to believe does not reside in the same State). Repeals provisions permitting distribution to a resident of the State where distribution is made and in which the licensee is licensed to do business or a State contiguous thereto if permitted by the law of the State of the purchaser's residence.Prohibits a licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer from transferring explosive materials to a permittee unless specified conditions are met, including that: (1) before the completion of the transfer, the licensee contacts the national instant criminal background check system; and (2) either the system provides the licensee with a unique identification number or five days (on which State offices are open) have elapsed since the licensee contacted the system and the system has not notified the licensee that the receipt of explosive materials by the transferee would violate Federal law.Sets forth provisions regarding: (1) penalties; (2) immunity from liability; (3) information to be supplied to individuals determined to be ineligible to receive explosive materials; and (4) the remedy for erroneous denial of explosive materials.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE

    This Act may be cited as the ``Immunization Now Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds, with respect to immunizations against vaccine-
preventable diseases, the following:
            (1) Childhood illnesses that can be prevented by timely
        application of commonly available vaccinations, through a
        program of Federal and local cooperation, are rising at an
        alarming rate.
            (2) The incidence of measles increased 336 percent in 1989,
        increasing to eighteen thousand one hundred ninety three cases
        from three thousand three hundred ninety six in 1988.
            (3) The cost of appropriate immunizations is minimal. One
        estimate places that cost at $130 per child.
            (4) The typical price per dose of a measles, mumps, rubella
        vaccine is approximately $24 to the practitioner and the
        average cost of hospitalization for a child with measles is
        approximately $5,000-$6,000.
            (5) A child who was not immunized from measles died in a
        California hospital after $800,000 was spent in an effort to
        treat the child's measles complications.
            (6) In November 1990 the measles rate for the year had
        already surpassed the rates of other full years since 1978 and
        deaths from measles are the highest since 1971. Measles caused
        more than sixty deaths in 1990, the largest annual number of
        reported cases due to measles in almost two decades.
            (7) Fifty four percent of measles cases occur among
        vaccine-eligible infants and preschool children who have not
        been vaccinated.
            (8) One-third to one-half of children up to age two who
        live in poor, inner-city areas are not properly immunized.
            (9) Preschool children in other Western, industrialized
        nations have significantly higher immunization rates than
        United States children of the same age group.
            (10) There are seven to nine million uninsured children in
        the United States.
            (11) While programs to immunize school-aged children have
        been very successful, preschoolers as a group now make up 47
        percent of measles cases, up from 25 percent in 1988.
            (12) Computerized systems of tracking immunization status
        and utilization from birth have been operationalized in several
        countries, including Great Britain and the Netherlands. Such
        systems can aid in surveillance of immunization status,
        provision of reminders to parents when vaccines are due, and
        monitoring the distribution of vaccines through public and
        private providers.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM REGARDING IMMUNIZATION OF
              INFANTS AGAINST VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASES.

    (a) In General.--Each infant in the United States--
            (1) who has not reached the infant's second birthday,
            (2) who is a citizen or national of the United States, an
        alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, or other alien
        permanently in the United States under color of law, and
            (3) who is not entitled under a health insurance policy or
        other health benefit plan to receive (or have any payment made
        for the expenses of) any immunization specified under section
        7, is entitled to receive without charge, in accordance with
        this Act, immunizations against vaccine-preventable diseases.
    (b) Implementation Through System of Vouchers.--The entitlement
established in subsection (a) shall be implemented through the use of
vouchers issued under section 5. Such vouchers represent the obligation
of the Federal Government to pay, subject to section 6, the costs of
providing the immunizations specified under section 7 for the infants
for whom the vouchers are issued.

SEC. 4. OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE IMMUNIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Any licensed health care professional or provider
who or which is authorized by law to provide immunizations specified
under section 7 and who or which is engaged in the public or private
practice of pediatrics or family medicine shall provide the
immunizations specified under section 7 that are appropriate for the
age of the infant involved if a voucher issued under section 5 for the
infant is presented to the professional or provider.
    (b) Applicability.--The requirement established in subsection (a)
shall apply to a professional or provider without regard to whether the
professional or provider provides health services as a participant in
the program established in title XVIII of the Social Security Act or
the program established in title XIX of such Act, and without regard to
whether the professional or provider otherwise receives Federal
payments or Federal financial assistance for any purpose.

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF VOUCHERS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
provide for the issuance of vouchers for purposes of section 3(b). Each
such voucher shall--
            (1) bear a seal for purposes of indicating that the voucher
        has been issued for purposes of the entitlement established in
        section 3(a);
            (2) contain the name of the infant for whom the voucher is
        issued and the name and address of not less than one parent of
        the infant;
            (3) in summary form state the principal legal rights and
        obligations arising with respect to the voucher; and
            (4) contain a simple explanation of what immunizations are
        needed and why.
    (b) Eligibility.--A voucher shall not be issued under this section
with respect to an infant unless the infant is described in section
3(a) and an application for the voucher has been made and signed by a
parent of the infant.
    (c) Application for Issuance.--
            (1) Hospitals.--The Secretary shall provide for a process
        by which a hospital, in which an infant eligible for a voucher
        is born, issues the voucher to the parent of the infant at the
        time of birth if the hospital determines, based on information
        supplied by the parent, that the infant is described in section
        3(a). Under the process, the hospital shall complete the
        application for the voucher on behalf of the infant, obtain the
        signature of a parent as to the accuracy of the information
        supplied, and forward the application to the Secretary.
            (2) Community health centers.--The Secretary shall provide
        for a process by which a community health center issues a
        voucher to the parent of an infant if--
                    (A) based upon information supplied by the parent
                to the center, the center determines that the infant is
                described in section 3(a) and a voucher has not been
                previously issued with respect to the infant, and
                    (B) the infant is a patient at the center.
        Under the process, the center shall complete the application
        for the voucher on behalf of the infant, obtain the signature
        of a parent as to the accuracy of the information supplied, and
        forward the application to the Secretary.
            (3) Secretary.--In cases not described in paragraph (1) or
        (2), the Secretary shall provide for direct issuance of a
        voucher to a parent of an infant described in section 3(a) upon
        application by the parent.

SEC. 6. REIMBURSEMENT FOR PROVISION OF IMMUNIZATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In the case of a professional or provider
providing immunizations pursuant to the presentation of vouchers issued
under section 5, the Secretary shall make a single payment to the
professional or provider each quarter of the fiscal year as
reimbursement for the costs of immunizations provided in the preceding
quarter if--
            (1) the professional or provider submits to the Secretary
        the vouchers involved;
            (2) the Secretary determines that the vouchers were
        obtained, and the immunizations involved were provided, in
        accordance with this Act; and
            (3) the vouchers are submitted to the Secretary in
        accordance with such procedures and meet such requirements as
        the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry out paragraph
        (2).
    (b) Amount of Reimbursement.--The Secretary shall establish amounts
of reimbursement that will be provided for types of immunizations
specified under section 7. Each such reimbursement shall include
reimbursement both for the vaccine and for the professional service of
providing the immunization.

SEC. 7. SPECIFICATION OF IMMUNIZATIONS.

    The immunizations specified in this section are such immunizations
as may be established by the Secretary based on the recommendations of
the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice of the Centers for
Disease
Control.

SEC. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.

    (a) Provision of Information Regarding Program.--The Secretary
shall carry out activities--
            (1) to inform the public of the entitlement established in
        section 3(a), including the manner in which an application
        under section 5(c) may be obtained; and
            (2) to inform professionals and providers of their legal
        rights and obligations regarding vouchers issued under section
        5.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall by regulation issue criteria
for carrying out sections 3 through 7. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the final rule shall be issued not later than ninety days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (c) Applicability.--The entitlement established in section 3(a)
shall apply upon the expiration of the forty-five day period beginning
on the date on which the final rule referred to in subsection (b) is
required under such subsection to be issued.
    (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services.
            (2) The term ``parent'' means any parent, step-parent,
        grandparent, or duly appointed guardian.
            (3) The term ``United States'' includes Puerto Rico, Guam,
        the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana
        Islands.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may
be necessary for fiscal year 1994 and each subsequent fiscal year.

SEC. 9. NATIONAL IMMUNIZATION REGISTRY SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control, shall establish a national immunization
registry system (in this section referred to as the ``registry''). The
purpose of the system is to provide for national surveillance of
childhood immunization status through age six.
    (b) 2-Year Research and Demonstration Phase.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to public
        and nonprofit private entities to conduct research and
        demonstration projects aimed at identifying mechanisms and
        structures to develop the registry, including--
                    (A) projects to test methods for collecting birth
                certificate and immunization information in a large
                central data system;
                    (B) projects to evaluate the capacity of public
                health agencies to provide birth certificate and
                immunization information in a cost-effective and
                efficient manner;
                    (C) projects to assess techniques for tracking
                children in mobile populations across geographic areas;
                    (D) projects to explore the feasibility of a
                registry which requires the participation by private
                providers of immunization services; and
                    (E) projects to demonstrate the efficient use of
                registry information in providing immunization status.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $7,000,000 in
        fiscal year 1994 and $12,000,000 in fiscal year 1995.
    (c) Enhancement of Information Systems.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary, based on projects conducted
        under subsection (b), shall expand the registry to cover the
        entire Nation. In doing this, the Secretary shall--
                    (A) develop the capacity to link and process all
                birth certificate records through a central registry;
                    (B) enhance State and local technical capacity to
                provide information through use of resources (such as
                new computer hardware and software or technical
                assistance);
                    (C) promote participation by private providers who
                administer childhood vaccines; and
                    (D) develop mechanisms to collect information on
                all doses of vaccine administered to preschool age
                children in both the public and private sectors.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 in
        fiscal year 1996.
    (d) Full Implementation.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 1997, the
        Secretary shall provide for full implementation of the
        registry. In implementing such registry, the Secretary shall
        provide that--
                    (A) all infants born in the United States are
                registered through birth certificate information that
                relates to immunization tracking and vaccine
                administration;
                    (B) information on doses of vaccines administered
                to all children under six years of age is collected;
                    (C) appropriate notices are provided to parents
                regarding overdue vaccinations; and
                    (D) appropriate records are provided to parents for
                their children entering schools or day care programs.
        The Secretary shall include information on the operation of the
        registry with annual reports submitted to Congress on the
        operation of the vaccine system provided under the other
        provisions of this Act.
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 in
        each fiscal year, beginning with fiscal year 1997.

Output:
Immunization Now Act of 1993 - Entitles each infant in the United States under two years old who does not have other health insurance and who meets other requirements to receive immunizations without charge.
Requires any licensed health care professional to provide immunizations in exchange for vouchers issued through hospitals or community health centers or on direct application by the parent, with quarterly reimbursements to health care providers in amounts set by the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Directs the Secretary to carry out activities to inform the public and health care providers regarding the program.
Authorizes appropriations.
Establishes a national immunization registry system to provide for national surveillance of childhood immunization status through age six.
Mandates grants for research and demonstration projects to identify mechanisms and structures to develop the registry.  Requires certain measures to expand the registry from the projects to cover the entire Nation.  Requires full implementation of the registry by 1997.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. MARKET-DRIVEN INVENTORY SYSTEM.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title I of the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8731 et seq.) is amended by adding at
the end the following:

``SEC. 1211. MARKET-DRIVEN INVENTORY SYSTEM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Inventory cap.--The term `inventory cap' means the
        market commodity-specific limitations on participation in the
        program described in subsection (b)(3).
            ``(2) Market commodity.--The term `market commodity' means
        corn, oats, barley, grain sorghum, wheat, and soybeans.
            ``(3) Program.--The term `program' means the market-driven
        inventory system program established in accordance with this
        section.
            ``(4) Storage period.--The term `storage period' means, for
        a market commodity enrolled in the program, the period that--
                    ``(A) begins on the date of enrollment of the
                market commodity in the program; and
                    ``(B) ends on the date on which the Secretary
                authorizes loan repayment and release under subsection
                (d).
    ``(b) Recourse Loans Available.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), for each of
        the 2014 through 2018 crops of each market commodity, the
        Secretary shall make available recourse loans in accordance
        with this section to producers on a farm that elect to
        participate in the program for 1 or more market commodities.
            ``(2) Enrollment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Enrollment in the program shall
                be voluntary and considered on a rolling basis.
                    ``(B) Limitations.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may
                        implement enrollment restrictions if the market
                        prices of a market commodity are close to the
                        recourse loan rate or the release price
                        described in subsection (d)(2).
                            ``(ii) End of restrictions.--Any enrollment
                        restrictions implemented under clause (i) for a
                        market commodity shall end as soon as the
                        Secretary determines that the 1-month average
                        of the market commodity is below the recourse
                        loan rate for that market commodity.
            ``(3) Inventory cap.--Participation in the program for
        corn, wheat, and soybeans shall be limited to not more than the
        following:
                    ``(A) Corn, 3,000,000,000 bushels.
                    ``(B) Oats, 20,000,000 bushels.
                    ``(C) Barley, 40,000,000 bushels.
                    ``(D) Grain sorghum, 40,000,000 bushels.
                    ``(E) Wheat, 800,000,000 bushels.
                    ``(F) Soybeans, 400,000,000 bushels.
    ``(c) Storage Period.--
            ``(1) In general.--As a condition of participation, for
        each market commodity that the producers on a farm enroll in
        the program, the producers on the farm shall, throughout the
        storage period--
                    ``(A) store the market commodity;
                    ``(B) maintain the market commodity in proper
                condition, as determined by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) not sell or otherwise release into the market
                the market commodity.
            ``(2) Ownership.--During the storage period--
                    ``(A) title to the market commodity shall remain
                with the producers on the farm, subject to the
                conditions on participation described in paragraph (1);
                and
                    ``(B) the Secretary shall have a first lien on the
                market commodity for which a recourse loan under this
                section is received.
            ``(3) Payment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--During the storage period, the
                Secretary shall make storage payments to the producers
                on the farm at a rate of $0.40 per bushel of market
                commodity per crop year.
                    ``(B) Duration.--The Secretary shall terminate the
                making of storage payments for a market commodity to
                producers on a farm on the date on which the release
                price for the market commodity is triggered in
                accordance with subsection (d).
    ``(d) Loan Repayment and Release.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary
        shall authorize loan repayment and release for a market
        commodity on the date on which the release price for that
        market commodity is triggered.
            ``(2) Release price.--The release price for a market
        commodity shall be equal to 160 percent of the applicable
        recourse loan rate described in subsection (e).
            ``(3) Producer options.--Subject to paragraph (4), once the
        Secretary has authorized loan repayment and release for a
        market commodity, the producers on a farm may--
                    ``(A) sell or otherwise release into the market the
                market commodity; or
                    ``(B) continue to store the market commodity, but
                without receiving additional storage payments for the
                market commodity.
            ``(4) Partial release.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Regardless of whether the
                inventory cap for a market commodity has been reached,
                if the Secretary determines, based on available
                information, that the total quantity of the market
                commodity stored is so great that release of all of the
                stored market commodity into the market would depress
                market prices below the release level, the Secretary
                may establish a maximum release quantity to limit the
                sale and release of the stored market commodity.
                    ``(B) Administration.--In the case of a partial
                release described in subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) the producers on a farm that first
                        enrolled in the program shall be eligible first
                        to sell or otherwise release into the market
                        the stored market commodity; and
                            ``(ii) the producers on a farm that do not
                        have the option of selling or otherwise
                        releasing into the market the stored market
                        commodity shall continue to be eligible to
                        receive storage payments for the market
                        commodity.
    ``(e) Recourse Loan Rates.--For purposes of each of the 2014
through 2018 crop years, the recourse loan rate for a market commodity
under this section shall be equal to the following:
            ``(1) Corn, $3.50 per bushel.
            ``(2) Oats, $2.49 per bushel.
            ``(3) Barley, $3.50 per bushel.
            ``(4) Grain sorghum, $3.50 per bushel.
            ``(5) Wheat, $5.28 per bushel.
            ``(6) Soybeans, $8.97 per bushel.
    ``(f) Set-Aside Program.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the inventory cap for a market
        commodity is reached and the market price of the market
        commodity is below the recourse loan rate for the market
        commodity, the Secretary may establish a set-aside program
        under which producers on a farm may remove acres from
        production for the following crop year.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible to enroll acres in the
        set-aside program under paragraph (1), the producers on a farm
        shall be required to have produced the applicable market
        commodity during at least 1 of the last 2 crop years, as
        determined by the Secretary.
            ``(3) Requirements.--
                    ``(A) Cover crop.--
                            ``(i) In general.--As a condition on
                        participation in the set-aside program,
                        producers on a farm shall be required to
                        maintain an approved cover crop on all enrolled
                        acreage.
                            ``(ii) Planting flexibility.--Producers on
                        a farm may plant any crop on acreage not
                        enrolled in the set-aside program.
                    ``(B) Secretarial discretion.--If the Secretary
                establishes a set-aside program under paragraph (1),
                the Secretary shall determine, at the discretion of the
                Secretary--
                            ``(i) the amount of the payment to be made
                        to producers that elect to participate in the
                        set-aside program;
                            ``(ii) the percentage of the total acreage
                        planted to the market commodity that the
                        producers are required to remove from
                        production as a condition of participation; and
                            ``(iii) the extent to which grazing and
                        other noncommercial uses of the land enrolled
                        in the set-aside program shall be permitted.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 1001 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act
        of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8702) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (4)--
                            (i) by striking ``wheat, corn, grain
                        sorghum, barley, oats''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``soybeans''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (8)--
                            (i) by striking ``wheat, corn, grain
                        sorghum, barley, oats''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``soybeans''.
            (2) Section 1103(b) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
        Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8713) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
                and (9); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and
                (10) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4),
                respectively.
            (3) Section 1104(c)(3) of the Food, Conservation, and
        Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8714(c)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D),
                (E), and (I); and
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G), and
                (H) and (J) through (N) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and
                (C) and (D) through (H), respectively.
            (4) Section 1202(c) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
        Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8732(c)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5),
                and (10); and
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) and
                (11) through (19) as paragraphs (1) through (4) and (5)
                through (13), respectively.
    (c) Application.--The amendments made by this section apply
beginning with the 2014 crop of a market commodity (as defined in
section 1211(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (as
added by subsection (a))).

Output: Amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), for each of the 2014-2018 crops of each market commodity, to make recourse loans available to producers on a farm electing to participate in the program.  Sets forth: (1) the recourse loan rate for corn, oats, barley, grain sorghum, wheat, and soybeans; and (2) market commodity-specific limitations on participation (inventory caps) for such crops. Requires participating producers, until the Secretary authorizes loan repayment and release, to: (1) store and maintain the market commodity, and (2) not sell or otherwise release the commodity into the market. Provides that during such storage period: (1) title to the commodity shall remain with the producers, and (2) the Secretary shall have a first lien on the commodity for which a recourse loan is received. Provides USDA payments to producers at $0.40 per bushel per crop year.  Authorizes the Secretary to establish a partial commodity release if the market release of all of the stored commodity would depress prices below the release level. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a set-aside program under which qualifying producers on a farm may remove acres from production for the following crop year if the inventory cap for a commodity is reached and such commodity's market price is below the recourse loan rate. Requires participating producers to maintain a cover crop on all enrolled acreage.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hire Just One Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. TREATMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE VOUCHER PROGRAMS.

    (a) Use of Unemployment Fund for Employment Assistance Voucher
Program.--
            (1) State law.--Section 3304(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
        subparagraph (F), by inserting ``and'' at the end of
        subparagraph (G), and by adding at the end the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(H) during the 120-day period beginning on the
                date of the enactment of the Hire Just One Act of 2013,
                amounts may be withdrawn for the payment of allowances
                under an employment assistance voucher program (as
                defined in section 3306(v));''.
            (2) Permissible expenditures.--Section 3306(f) of such Code
        is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph
                (5),
                    (B) by redesignating the paragraph relating to the
                self-employment assistance program as paragraph (6) and
                striking the period at the end of such paragraph and
                inserting ``; and'', and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new
                paragraph:
            ``(7) during the 120-day period beginning on the date of
        the enactment of the Hire Just One Act of 2013, amounts may be
        withdrawn for the payment of allowances under an employment
        assistance voucher program (as defined in subsection (v)).''.
    (b) Employment Assistance Voucher Program Defined.--Section 3306 of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(v) Employment Assistance Voucher Program.--For the purposes of
this chapter--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `employment assistance voucher
        program' means a program under which--
                    ``(A) an eligible individual is issued an
                employment assistance voucher,
                    ``(B) upon employment with an employer described in
                paragraph (5)--
                            ``(i) the eligible individual transfers the
                        employment assistance voucher to the employer,
                            ``(ii) the individual ceases to receive
                        unemployment compensation and is paid wages by
                        the employer, and
                            ``(iii) the employer receives payments upon
                        presenting the voucher to the State, and
                    ``(C) the program meets such other requirements as
                the Secretary of Labor determines to be appropriate.
            ``(2) Rules relating to unemployed individuals.--For
        purposes of paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) Compensation.--Compensation pursuant to
                paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall--
                            ``(i) not be less than 200 percent of the
                        unemployment compensation otherwise payable to
                        the individual on the date of the individual's
                        employment under the employment assistance
                        voucher program,
                            ``(ii) not be less than the minimum wage
                        (as specified in section 6 of the Fair Labor
                        Standards Act of 1938),
                            ``(iii) be payable for a period not to
                        exceed the maximum number of remaining weeks of
                        unemployment compensation (including
                        supplemental and emergency) to which the
                        employee would be entitled (but for
                        participating in the employment assistance
                        voucher program), determined as of the date of
                        employment.
                    ``(B) Termination of employment.--If, before the
                end of the period referred to in subparagraph (A)(iii),
                an individual's employment with an employer under the
                employment assistance voucher program is terminated for
                reasons other than cause, the individual is entitled to
                the remaining period of entitlement referred to in
                subparagraph (A)(iii) less the number of weeks of such
                employment.
                    ``(C) Certain requirements not to apply.--State
                requirements relating to availability for work, active
                search for work, and refusal to accept work are not
                applicable to individuals participating in the
                employment assistance voucher program.
            ``(3) Employment assistance voucher.--The term `employment
        assistance voucher' means a voucher--
                    ``(A) obtained by an eligible individual pursuant
                to the State law,
                    ``(B) payable to the employer of the eligible
                individual--
                            ``(i) at a rate determined under State law
                        but not to exceed 90 percent of the amount of
                        unemployment compensation to which the eligible
                        individual is entitled, and
                            ``(ii) on the same schedule as unemployment
                        compensation would be payable to the individual
                        but for employment under the employment
                        assistance voucher program.
            ``(4) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual'
        means an individual who--
                    ``(A) is eligible to receive regular unemployment
                compensation under the State law, extended
                unemployment, or emergency unemployment or would be
                eligible to receive such compensation except for the
                requirements described in paragraph (1)(B),
                    ``(B) is identified pursuant to a State worker
                profiling system as an individual likely to exhaust
                regular unemployment compensation,
                    ``(C) immediately prior to employment by the
                eligible employer, was unemployed for not less than 6
                months, and
                    ``(D) is employed by an eligible employer.
            ``(5) Eligible employer.--The term `eligible employer'
        means an employer who agrees to the terms and conditions of
        employment under the unemployment assistance voucher program
        and who is approved by the State agency.
            ``(6) Treatment of participating individuals under federal
        and state law.--Individuals participating in an unemployment
        assistance voucher program shall be treated as unemployed for
        the purposes of Federal and State laws applicable to
        unemployment compensation, except that wages paid to the
        employee under such program shall be subject to Federal and
        State taxation to the same extent and in the same manner as
        wages generally.
            ``(7) Cost limiter.--A State program shall not be treated
        as an employment assistance voucher program for purposes of
        this chapter unless the program does not result in any cost to
        the Unemployment Trust Fund (established by section 904(a) of
        the Social Security Act) in excess of the cost that would be
        incurred by such State and charged to such Fund, or to any
        Federal funds in the system if the State had not participated
        in such program.
            ``(8) Prevention of employment termination to participate
        in program.--A State program shall not be treated as an
        employment assistance voucher program for purposes of this
        chapter unless the State has in effect measures to prevent
        employers from terminating employment for purposes of
        participating in the employment assistance voucher program.
            ``(9) Prevention in terminating employees during program.--
        A State program shall not be treated as an employment
        assistance voucher program for purposes of this chapter unless
        the State has in effect measures to recoup payments made to an
        employer under the program if the employer has terminated from
        employment more employees during the 120-day period referred to
        in section 3304(a)(4)(H) than the employer has hired under the
        program.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303(a)(5) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 503(a)(5)) is amended by striking ``; and'' and
inserting ``: Provided further, That amounts may be withdrawn for the
payment of allowances under an employment assistance voucher program
(as defined in section 3306(v) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986);
and''.
    (d) State Reports.--Any State operating an employment assistance
voucher program approved by the Secretary of Labor pursuant to section
3304(a)(4)(H) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this
section) shall report annually to the Secretary on the number of
individuals who participate in the program, the operating costs of the
program, compliance with program requirements, and any other relevant
aspects of program operations requested by the Secretary.
    (e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall submit a report
to the Congress with respect to the operation of the employment
assistance voucher program. Such report shall be based on the reports
received from the States pursuant to subsection (d) and include such
other information as the Secretary of Labor determines is appropriate.
    (f) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section and the
amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Hire Just One Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow states, for a 120-day period beginning on the enactment date of this Act, to implement an employment assistance voucher program, in lieu of paying unemployment compensation directly to employees, under which an eligible individual is issued an employment assistance voucher and is hired by a participating employer who receives a subsidy from the state for the wages paid to the employee. Defines an "eligible employee" as an individual who has been unemployed for at least six months, who is eligible for unemployment compensation, and who is likely to exhaust such compensation.  Requires a state program issuing employment assistance vouchers to have in effect measures to recoup subsidies made to an employer if such employer has terminated more employees during the 120-day period than such employer has hired under the program.


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SECTION 1. INCREASED EXCLUSION AND OTHER MODIFICATIONS APPLICABLE TO
              QUALIFIED SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.

    (a) Increased Exclusion.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (50-percent exclusion for gain
        from certain small business stock) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``75
                percent'', and
                    (B) by striking ``50-Percent'' in the heading and
                inserting ``75-Percent''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Paragraph (8) of section 1(h) of such Code is
                amended to read as follows:
            ``(8) Section 1202 gain.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `section 1202 gain' means an amount equal to 25
        percent of the gain which would be excluded from gross income
        under section 1202(a) without regard to the 75 percent
        limitation in such section.''
                    (B) The heading for section 1202 of such Code is
                amended by striking ``50-percent'' and inserting ``75-
                percent''.
                    (C) The table of sections for part I of subchapter
                P of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking
                ``50-percent'' in the item relating to section 1202 and
                inserting ``75-percent''.
    (b) Reduction in Holding Period.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of such
        Code is amended by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``3
        years''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsections (g)(2)(A) and
        (j)(1)(A) of section 1202 of such Code are each amended by
        striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``3 years''.
    (c) Exclusion Available to Corporations.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 1202 of such
        Code is amended by striking ``other than a corporation''.
            (2) Technical amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 1202 of
        such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Stock held among members of controlled group not
        eligible.--Stock of a member of a parent-subsidiary controlled
        group (as defined in subsection (d)(3)) shall not be treated as
        qualified small business stock while held by another member of
        such group.''
    (d) Repeal of Minimum Tax Preference.--
            (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 57 of such Code
        (relating to items of tax preference) is amended by striking
        paragraph (7).
            (2) Technical amendment.--Subclause (II) of section
        53(d)(1)(B)(ii) of such Code is amended by striking ``, (5),
        and (7)'' and inserting ``and (5)''.
    (e) Stock of Larger Businesses Eligible for Exclusion.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1202(d) of such
        Code (defining qualified small business) is amended by striking
        ``$50,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting
        ``$300,000,000''.
            (2) Inflation adjustment.--Section 1202(d) of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) Inflation adjustment of asset limitation.--In the
        case of stock issued in any calendar year after 1999, the
        $300,000,000 amount contained in paragraph (1) shall be
        increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) 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 1998' for `calendar year 1992' in
                subparagraph (B) thereof.
        If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a
        multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the
        nearest multiple of $10,000.''
    (f) Repeal of Per-Issuer Limitation.--Section 1202 of such Code is
amended by striking subsection (b).
    (g) Other Modifications.--
            (1) Repeal of working capital limitation.--Section
        1202(e)(6) of such Code (relating to working capital) is
        amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``2 years''
                and inserting ``5 years''; and
                    (B) by striking the last sentence.
            (2) Exception from redemption rules where business
        purpose.--Section 1202(c)(3) of such Code (relating to certain
        purchases by corporation of its own stock) is amended by adding
        at the end the following:
                    ``(D) Waiver where business purpose.--A purchase of
                stock by the issuing corporation shall be disregarded
                for purposes of subparagraph (B) if the issuing
                corporation establishes that there was a business
                purpose for such purchase and one of the principal
                purposes of the purchase was not to avoid the
                limitations of this section.''
    (h) Qualified Trade or Business.--Section 1202(e)(3) of such Code
(defining qualified trade or business) is amended by inserting ``and''
at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking ``, and'' at the end of
subparagraph (D) and inserting a period, and by striking subparagraph
(E).
    (i) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section apply to stock issued after the
        date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Special rule.--The amendments made by subsections (a),
        (c), (e), (f), and (g)(1) apply to stock issued after August
        10, 1993.

SEC. 2. INCREASED EXCLUSION FOR INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS; EXCEPTION FROM
              ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.

    (a) Increased Exclusion.--Subsection (d) of section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to $100,000 per year
limitation) is amended by striking ``$100,000'' each place it appears
and inserting ``$200,000''.
    (b) Exception From Alternative Minimum Tax.--Subsection (b) of
section 56 of such Code is amended by striking paragraph (3).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to options exercised in calendar years beginning after the date
of the enactment of this Act.

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Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions concerning the exclusion of gain from certain small business stock to, among other things:  (1) increase from 50 to 75 percent the amount of gain excluded from the sale certain small business stock; (2) reduce from five to three years the holding period applicable to such a sale; (3) make such exclusion available to corporations; and (4) make the stock of larger businesses eligible.
Doubles the annual limitation on incentive stock options.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Telemedicine and Medical
Informatics Demonstration Act of 1996''.

SEC. 2. INFORMATICS, TELEMEDICINE, AND EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

    (a) Purpose and Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--Under section 1142 of the Social Security
        Act and consistent with this section, the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services, through the Agency for Health Care Policy
        and Research, shall make a grant to an eligible grantee to
        provide for a project to demonstrate the application of high-
        capacity computing and advanced networks to the provision of
        health care to both residents of medically underserved rural
        areas and residents of medically underserved inner-city areas.
            (2) Focus.--The project shall focus on--
                    (A) improvements in primary care (and prevention of
                complications) for those residents with diabetes
                (mellitus), and
                    (B) those residents who are Medicare beneficiaries.
            (3) Duration of project.--The project shall be conducted
        over a 4-year period.
            (4) Authorization of appropriations; medicare and medicaid
        waiver authority.--The total amount of Federal expenditures
        that may be provided pursuant to this section under the project
        shall not exceed $30,000,000. Subject to such limitation, the
        Secretary may waive such provisions of title XVIII and XIX of
        the Social Security Act as may be appropriate in order to
        permit and demonstrate the provision of Medicare and Medicaid
        funding under the project.
    (b) Objectives of Project.--The objectives of the project include
the following:
            (1) Improving patient access to and compliance with
        appropriate care guidelines for chronic diseases through direct
        telecommunications link with information networks in order to
        improve patient quality-of-life and reduce overall health care
        costs.
            (2) Developing a curriculum to train, and providing
        standards for credentialing and licensure of, health
        professionals (particularly primary care health professionals)
        in the use of medical informatics and telecommunciations.
            (3) Demonstrating the application of advanced technologies,
        such as video-conferencing from a patient's home, remote
        monitoring of a patient's medical condition, interventional
        informatics, and applying individualized, automated care
        guidelines, to assist primary care providers in assisting
        patients with chronic illnesses in a home setting.
            (4) Application of medical informatics to residents with
        limited English language skills.
            (5) Developing standards in the application of telemedicine
        and medical informatics.
            (6) Developing a model for the cost-effective delivery of
        primary and related care both in a managed care environment and
        in a fee-for-service environment.
    (c) Eligible Grantee.--For purposes of this section, the term
``eligible grantee'' means a consortium that includes at least one
tertiary care hospital, at least one medical school, and at least one
regional telecommunications provider and that meets the following
requirements:
            (1) The consortium is located in an area with a high
        concentration of medical schools and tertiary care facilities
        and has appropriate arrangements (within or outside the
        consortium) with such schools and facilities, universities, and
        telecommunications providers, in order to conduct the project.
            (2) The consortium submits to the Secretary an application
        at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
        as the Secretary may require, including a description of the
        use to which the consortium would apply any amounts received
        under the project and the source and amount of non-Federal
        contribution towards the project.
            (3) The consortium demonstrates that it will provide for a
        contribution toward the project from non-Federal funds or
        resources in an amount that is not less than 50 percent of the
        total amount to be expended in carrying out the project.
    (d) Use of Funds.--
            (1) In general.--Federal payments made available to an
        eligible grantee under this section shall be used for the
        development and operation of telemedicine and medical
        informatics systems and related activities under the project.
            (2) Specific uses permitted.--Such payments may be used for
        any of the following:
                    (A) The acquisition of telemedicine equipment for
                use in patients' homes (but only in the case of
                patients located in medically underserved areas).
                    (B) Curriculum development and training of health
                professionals in medical informatics and telemedicine.
                    (C) Payment of telecommunications costs (including
                salaries and maintenance of equipment), including costs
                of telecommunications between patients' homes and the
                eligible grantee and between the grantee and other
                entities under the arrangements described in subsection
                (c)(1).
                    (D) Payments to practitioners and providers under
                the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
            (3) Prohibited uses.--Such payments may not be used for any
        of the following:
                    (A) The purchase or installation of transmission
                equipment (other than such equipment used by health
                professionals to deliver medical informatics services
                under the project).
                    (B) The establishment or operation of a
                telecommunications common carrier network.
                    (C) Construction (except for minor renovations
                related to the installation of reimbursable equipment)
                or the acquisition or building of real property.
    (e) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Ways
and Means and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the
Committees on Finance and Labor and Human Resources of the Senate
interim reports on the project and a final report on the project within
6 months after the conclusion of the project. The final report shall
include an evaluation of the impact of the use of telemedicine and
medical informatics on improving access of medicare and medicaid
beneficiaries to health care services, on reducing the costs of such
services, and on improving the quality of life of such beneficiaries.
    (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) Interventional informatics.--The term ``interventional
        informatics'' means using information technology and virtual
        reality technology to intervene in patient care.
            (2) Medical informatics.--The term ``medical informatics''
        means the storage, retrieval, and use of biomedical and related
        information for problem solving and decision-making through
        computing and communications technologies.
            (3) Project.--The term ``project'' means the demonstration
        project under this section.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Health and Human Services.

Output: Medicare Telemedicine and Medical Informatics Demonstration Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, to make a grant to a consortium meeting specified criteria to provide for a project for the development and operation of telemedicine and medical informatics systems to demonstrate the application of high-capacity computing and advanced networks to the provision of health care to residents of medically underserved rural and inner-city areas.  Requires the project to focus on Medicare beneficiaries and on improvements in primary care (and prevention of complications) for residents with diabetes (mellitus).  Lists project objectives, which include improving patient access to and compliance with appropriate care guidelines for chronic diseases through direct telecommunications link with information networks in order to improve patient quality-of-life and reduce overall health care costs. Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Highway Infrastructure Privatization
Act''.

SEC. 2. TAX-EXEMPT FINANCING OF QUALIFIED HIGHWAY INFRASTRUCTURE
              CONSTRUCTION.

    (a) Treatment as Exempt Facility Bond.--Subsection (a) of section
142 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exempt facility
bond) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (11), by
striking the period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``,
or'', and by adding at the end the following:
            ``(13) qualified highway infrastructure projects.''
    (b) Qualified Highway Infrastructure Projects.--Section 142 of such
Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Qualified Highway Infrastructure Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(13), the
        term `qualified highway infrastructure project' means a
        project--
                    ``(A) for the construction or reconstruction of a
                highway, and
                    ``(B) designated under paragraph (2) as an eligible
                pilot project.
            ``(2) Eligible pilot project.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation,
                in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury,
                shall select not more than 15 highway infrastructure
                projects to be pilot projects eligible for tax-exempt
                financing.
                    ``(B) Eligibility criteria.--The Secretary of
                Transportation shall establish criteria for the
                selection of projects under subparagraph (A), except
                that no project may be selected unless the project--
                            ``(i) serves the general public;
                            ``(ii) is necessary to evaluate the
                        potential of the private sector's participation
                        in the provision of the highway infrastructure
                        of the United States;
                            ``(iii) is located on publicly owned
                        rights-of-way;
                            ``(iv) is publicly owned or the ownership
                        of the highway constructed or reconstructed
                        under the project reverts to the public; and
                            ``(v) is consistent with a transportation
                        plan developed pursuant to section 134(g) or
                        135(e) of title 23, United States Code.
            ``(3) Aggregate face amount of tax-exempt financing.--
                    ``(A) In general.--An issue shall not be treated as
                an issue described in subsection (a)(13) if the
                aggregate face amount of bonds issued pursuant thereto
                (when added to the aggregate face amount of bonds
                previously so issued and outstanding) exceeds
                $15,000,000,000.
                    ``(B) Allocation.--The Secretary of Transportation
                shall allocate the amount described in subparagraph (A)
                among the eligible pilot projects designated under
                paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Reallocation.--If any portion of an
                allocation under subparagraph (B) is unused on the date
                which is 3 years after such allocation, the Secretary
                of Transportation may reallocate such portion among the
                remaining eligible pilot projects.''
    (c) Exemption From General State Volume Caps.--Paragraph (3) of
section 146(g) of such Code (relating to exception for certain bonds)
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or (12)'' and inserting ``(12), or
        (13)'', and
            (2) by striking ``and environmental enhancements of
        hydroelectric generating facilities'' and inserting
        ``environmental enhancements of hydroelectric generating
        facilities, and qualified highway infrastructure projects''.
    (d) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the earlier of--
                    (A) one year after either one-half of the projects
                authorized under section 142(k) of the Internal Revenue
                Code of 1986 have been identified or one-half of the
                total bonds allowable for such projects under such
                section have been issued, or
                    (B) seven years after the date of the enactment of
                this Act,
        the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the
        Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the Committees on
        Finance and Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the
        Committees on Ways and Means and Transportation and
        Infrastructure of the House of Representatives the report
        described in paragraph (2).
            (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
        evaluate the overall success of the program conducted pursuant
        to the amendments made by this Act, including--
                    (A) a description of each project,
                    (B) the extent to which such projects used new
                technologies, construction techniques, or innovative
                cost controls which resulted in savings in building the
                project, and
                    (C) the use and efficiency of the Federal tax
                subsidy provided by the bond financing.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output:
Highway Infrastructure Privatization Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for the treatment of a qualified highway infrastructure project bond as an exempt facility bond.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to select no more than 15 highway infrastructure projects as pilot projects eligible for tax-exempt financing.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Spending Control Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

    (a) Discretionary Spending Limits.--(1) Section 251(c)(2) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by
inserting a dash after ``2005'', by redesignating the remaining portion
of such paragraph as subparagraph (B) and by moving it two ems to the
right, and by inserting after the dash the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) for the general purpose discretionary
                category: $____ in new budget authority and $____ in
                outlays; and''.
    (2) Section 251(c)(3) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is amended by inserting a dash after ``2006'', by
redesignating the remaining portion of such paragraph as subparagraph
(B) and by moving it two ems to the right, and by inserting after the
dash the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) for the general purpose discretionary
                category: $____ in new budget authority and $____ in
                outlays; and''.
    (3) Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) through
(9) as paragraphs (7) through (12) and inserting after paragraph (3)
the following new paragraphs:
            ``(4) with respect to fiscal year 2007 for the general
        purpose discretionary category: $____ in new budget authority
        and $____ in outlays;
            ``(5) with respect to fiscal year 2008 for the general
        purpose discretionary category: $____ in new budget authority
        and $____ in outlays; and
            ``(6) with respect to fiscal year 2009 for the general
        purpose discretionary category: $____ in new budget authority
        and $____ in outlays;''.
    (b) Advance Appropriations.--Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end
the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Advance Appropriations.--In any of fiscal years 2005 through
2009, discretionary advance appropriations provided in appropriation
Acts in excess of $____ shall be counted against the discretionary
spending limits for the fiscal year for which the appropriation Act
containing the advance appropriation is enacted.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO REQUIREMENT.

    (a) Purpose.--Section 252(a) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assure that any
legislation that is enacted before October 1, 2009, that causes a net
increase in direct spending will trigger an offsetting
sequestration.''.
    (b) Timing.--Section 252(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``any net deficit
increase'' and all that follows through ``2002,'' and by inserting
``any net increase in direct spending enacted before October 1,
2009,''.
    (c) Calculation of Direct Spending Increase.--Section 252(b)(2) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``deficit'' the first place it appears and
        inserting ``direct spending'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and receipts'';
            (3) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``and receipts''; and
            (4) by amending the heading to read as follows:
        ``Calculation of direct spending increase.--''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 252(c) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is
amended to read as follows: ``Eliminating a Direct Spending Increase.--
''.
    (2) Paragraphs (1), (2), and (4) of section 252(d) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended by
striking ``or receipts'' each place it appears.
    (3) Section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``or receipts'' and by
striking ``, outlays, and receipts'' and inserting ``and outlays''.
    (4) Section 254(c)(3) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is amended--
            (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``net deficit increase
        or decrease'' and by inserting ``net increase or decrease in
        direct spending'';
            (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``amount of deficit
        increase or decrease'' and by inserting ``increase or decrease
        in direct spending''; and
            (C) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``a deficit increase''
        and by inserting ``an increase in direct spending''.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end
the following new paragraphs:
            ``(20) The term `advance appropriation' means
        appropriations that first become available one fiscal year or
        more beyond the fiscal year for which an appropriation Act
        making such funds available is enacted.
            ``(21)(A) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the term
        `emergency requirement' means any provision that provides new
        budget authority and resulting outlays for a situation that
        poses a threat to life, property, or national security and is--
                    ``(i) sudden, quickly coming into being, and not
                building up over time;
                    ``(ii) an urgent, pressing, and compelling need
                requiring immediate action;
                    ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (B), unforeseen,
                unpredictable, and unanticipated; and
                    ``(iv) not permanent, temporary in nature.
            ``(B) An emergency that is part of an aggregate level of
        anticipated emergencies, particularly when normally estimated
        in advance, is not unforeseen.''.
    (b) Contingency Operations Related to Global War on Terrorism.--
Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(I) Contingency operations related to global war
                on terrorism.--If supplemental appropriations for
                discretionary accounts are enacted for contingency
                operations related to the global war on terrorism that,
                pursuant to this subparagraph, the President designates
                as a contingency operation related to the global war on
                terrorism and the Congress so designates in statute,
                the adjustment shall be the total of such
                appropriations in discretionary accounts so designated
                and the outlays flowing in all fiscal years from such
                appropriations.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section
250(c)(4)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 is amended to read as follows: ``The general purpose
discretionary category shall consist of accounts designated in the
joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference
report on the Spending Control Act of 2004.''.

SEC. 5. PROJECTIONS UNDER SECTION 257.

    Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following
new paragraph:
            ``(7) Emergencies.--New budgetary resources designated
        under section 251(b)(2)(A) or 251(b)(2)(I) shall not be assumed
        beyond the fiscal year for which they have been enacted.''.

SEC. 6. EXCEPTION FOR OUTLAY COMPONENTS OF EXPIRING RECEIPTS
              LEGISLATION.

    Section 252(d)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of
subparagraph (A), by striking the period and inserting ``; and'' at the
end of subparagraph (B), and by adding at the end the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(C) extending provisions in the Economic Growth
                and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 or provisions
                in sections 101 through 104, section 202, or sections
                301 and 302 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
                Reconciliation Act of 2003.''.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    Subsections (c)(2) and (f)(2)(A) of section 254 of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended by
striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2009''.

SEC. 8. EXPIRATION.

    Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 is amended by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2009'' and
by striking ``2006'' and inserting ``2013''.

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO THE BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY
              DEFICIT CONTROL ACT OF 1985.

    Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 250(a), strike ``SEC. 256. GENERAL AND
        SPECIAL SEQUESTRATION RULES'' and insert ``Sec. 256. General
        and special sequestration rules'' in the item relating to
        section 256.
            (2) In subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), and (K) of
        section 250(c)(4), insert ``subparagraph'' after ``described
        in'' each place it appears.
            (3) In section 250(c)(18), insert ``of'' after
        ``expenses''.
            (4) In section 251(b)(1)(A), strike ``committees'' the
        first place it appears and insert ``Committees''.
            (5) In section 251(b)(1)(C)(i), strike ``fiscal years'' and
        insert ``fiscal year''.
            (6) In section 251(b)(1)(D)(ii), strike ``fiscal years''
        and insert ``fiscal year''.
            (7) In section 252(b)(2)(B), insert ``the'' before ``budget
        year''.
            (8) In section 252(c)(1)(C)(i), strike ``paragraph (1)''
        and insert ``subsection (b)''.
            (9) In section 254(c)(3)(A), strike ``subsection'' and
        insert ``section''.
            (10) In section 254(f)(4), strike ``subsection'' and insert
        ``section'' and strike ``sequesterable'' and insert
        ``sequestrable''.
            (11) In section 255(g)(1)(B), move the fourteenth
        undesignated clause 2 ems to the right.
            (12) In section 255(g)(2), insert ``and'' after the
        semicolon at the end of the next-to-last undesignated clause.
            (13) In section 255(h)--
                    (A) strike ``and'' after the semicolon in the ninth
                undesignated clause;
                    (B) insert ``and'' after the semicolon at the end
                of the tenth undesignated clause; and
                    (C) strike the semicolon at the end and insert a
                period.
            (14) In section 256(k)(1), strike ``paragraph (5)'' and
        insert ``paragraph (6)''.
            (15) In section 257(b)(2)(A)(i), strike ``differenes'' and
        insert ``differences''.

Output:
Spending Control Act of 2004 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to establish for FY 2005 through 2009 unspecified discretionary spending limits (spending caps) for the general purpose discretionary category in new budget authority and outlays.

Provides that, in any of such fiscal years, discretionary advance appropriations provided in appropriation Acts in excess of an unspecified amount shall be counted against the discretionary spending limits for the fiscal year for which the appropriation Act containing the advance appropriation is enacted.

Extends PAY-AS-YOU-GO requirements through FY 2009 to provide for an offsetting sequestration for direct spending (currently, direct spending and receipts) legislation that is enacted before October 1, 2009, that causes a net increase in direct spending (currently, net deficit increase).

Modifies the formula used to calculate the amount of direct spending (currently, deficit) increase to exclude receipts.

Provides that, if supplemental appropriations for discretionary accounts are enacted for contingency operations related to the global war on terrorism that the President designates and Congress so designates in statute, the adjustment shall be the total of such appropriations in discretionary accounts so designated and the outlays flowing in all fiscal years from them.

States that the general purpose discretionary category shall consist of accounts designated in the joint explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference report on this Act.

Makes revisions to the baseline calculation for discretionary appropriations to prohibit the assumption beyond the fiscal year for which they have been enacted of any new budget resources designated by the President and by Congress in statute for emergency appropriations or for supplemental appropriations for contingency operations related to global war on terrorism.

Requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cost estimates on direct spending or receipts legislation to exclude any amount resulting from extending provisions in the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 or in the Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 relating to certain individual tax rate reductions, tax benefits to children, and marriage penalty relief.

Requires the estimates set forth in the discretionary sequestration preview reports and such final reports issued by OMB and the Congressional Budget Office to include the current year and each subsequent year through FY 2009.

Extends: (1) certain budget enforcement requirements through FY 2009; and (2) PAY-AS-YOU-GO requirements through FY 2013.