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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The United States has been involved militarily, and
        with nation building and reconstruction, in the Islamic
        Republic of Afghanistan since 2001.
            (2) The United States military engagement in Afghanistan
        began in 2001 under a congressional authorization for the use
        of military force against ``those nations, organizations, or
        persons [the President] determines planned, authorized,
        committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on
        September 11, 2001.''.
            (3) On October 2, 2011, United States Navy Seals killed
        Osama Bin Laden, the head of Al-Qaeda, the terrorist
        organization responsible for the September 11, 2001, attacks on
        the United States.
            (4) Since 2001, the United States military and its
        coalition partners have killed or captured tens of thousands of
        Al Qaeda, Taliban, and other insurgents in Afghanistan.
            (5) In 2014, the United States announced the end of 13
        years of combat operations in Afghanistan.
            (6) The war in Afghanistan is the longest war in American
        history.
            (7) According to the Department of Defense, since 2001,
        2,216 United States service members have been killed in
        Afghanistan, and over 20,049 service members have been wounded.
            (8) Since 2001, 150 coalition personnel, including United
        States service members, have been killed by the Afghan security
        forces personnel that American taxpayers are paying to train.
        Another 189 service members have been wounded.
            (9) Over the past 15 years, nearly $800 billion of United
        States taxpayers' money has been spent on Afghanistan.
            (10) The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan
        Reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, has documented billions of
        dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse of American taxpayers hard-
        earned money in Afghanistan, which continues to this day. For
        example:
                    (A) According to a 2016 USA Today article entitled
                ``Report cites wasted Pentagon money in Afghanistan'',
                among the more egregious examples of boondoggles Sopko
                cited included ``importing rare blond Italian goats to
                boost the cashmere industry''. The $6 million program
                included shipping nine male goats to western
                Afghanistan from Italy, setting up a farm, lab, and
                staff to certify their wool.
                    (B) An ongoing SIGAR investigation found that
                American taxpayers are paying as many as 200,000
                fictitious Afghan ``ghost'' soldiers, potentially
                costing hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
            (11) On May 1, 2012, Afghan President Hamid Karzai and
        United States President Barack Obama signed the ``Enduring
        Strategic Partnership Agreement between the Islamic Republic of
        Afghanistan and the United States of America'', which committed
        the United States to supporting the social and economic
        development, and security, of Afghanistan for at least 10
        years. The agreement was submitted to the Afghan Parliament,
        which approved it. However, the agreement was never submitted
        to, voted on, or approved by the Congress of the United States.
            (12) The United States continues to maintain a military
        presence of 8,400 troops in Afghanistan, and continues to
        annually spend roughly $43 billion of American taxpayers' money
        there. That money funds, among other things, America's 15-year-
        long effort to train and equip Afghan military and police
        forces, as well as a variety of reconstruction and foreign aid
        programs.
            (13) General Charles Krulak, 31st Commandant of the United
        States Marine Corps, has stated, ``Attempting to find a true
        military and political answer to the problems in Afghanistan
        would take decades, not years, and drain our nation of precious
        resources . . . with the most precious being our sons and
        daughters. Simply put, the U.S. cannot solve the Afghan problem
        . . . no matter how brave and determined our troops are.''.
            (14) In a January 2017 article in the Wall Street Journal,
        Hamid Karzai, former President of the Islamic Republic of
        Afghanistan from 2004 to 2014, stated, ``The fact is that the
        U.S. presence in Afghanistan has not brought security to us. It
        has caused more extremism.''.
            (15) There has never been a full debate in Congress on
        whether to continue the United States engagement in
        Afghanistan.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES IN
              AFGHANISTAN.

    (a) In General.--No funds may be made available for activities in
Afghanistan after the date that is one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply
with respect to--
            (1) operations of the United States Embassy in Afghanistan;
        or
            (2) intelligence gathering activities.
    (c) Waiver.--The prohibition in subsection (a) may be waived on a
case-by-case basis if--
            (1) the President submits to Congress a certification that
        the availability of funds for the activities described in
        subsection (a) is in the national interests of the United
        States; and
            (2) Congress, within 30 days after receipt of a
        certification under paragraph (1), enacts a joint resolution
        authorizing the availability of funds for the activities
        described in subsection (a).
    (d) Expedited Procedures.--A joint resolution described in
subsection (c)(2) and introduced within the appropriate 30-day period
shall be considered in the Senate and House of Representatives in
accordance with paragraphs (3) through (7) of section 8066(c) of the
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1985 (as contained in Public
Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 1935), except that in applying and administering
such paragraphs--
            (1) references in such paragraphs to the Committees on
        Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
        shall be deemed to be references to the Committee on Foreign
        Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
        Foreign Relations of the Senate, respectively; and
            (2) paragraph (5)(B) of such section 8066(c) shall be
        applied and administered by substituting ``not less than eight
        hours but not more than ten hours'' for ``not more than ten
        hours''.

Output: This bill prohibits making funds available for activities in Afghanistan after one year following enactment of this bill. Such prohibition shall not apply to: (1) operations of the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan, or (2) intelligence gathering activities. Such prohibition may be waived on a case-by-case basis if: (1) the President submits to Congress a certification that the availability of funds for such activities is in U.S. national interests; and (2) Congress, within 30 days after receipt of such certification, enacts a joint resolution authorizing the availability of funds for such activities.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Strengthening Kids' Interest in
Learning and Libraries Act'' or the ``SKILLS Act''.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

    Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this Act an
amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal
of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to
be made to a section or other provision of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.).

         TITLE I--IMPROVING EDUCATION THROUGH SCHOOL LIBRARIES

SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 1002(b)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6302(b)(4)) is amended to read as
follows:
            ``(4) Improving literacy through school libraries.--For the
        purpose of carrying out subpart 4 of part B, there are
        authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for
        fiscal year 2012 and for each of the 5 succeeding fiscal
        years.''.

SEC. 102. STATE PLANS.

    Section 1111(b)(8) (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(8)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting
        ``or include'' after ``describe'';
            (2) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F);
        and
            (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following:
                    ``(E) an assurance that the State educational
                agency will assist local educational agencies in
                developing effective school library programs to provide
                students an opportunity to develop digital literacy
                skills and the knowledge and skills described in the
                challenging academic content standards adopted by the
                State; and''.

SEC. 103. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCY PLANS.

    Section 1112(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 6312(c)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (N), by striking ``and'' after the
        semicolon;
            (2) in subparagraph (O), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(P) assist each school served by the agency and
                assisted under this part in developing effective school
                library programs consistent with section
                1111(b)(8)(E).''.

SEC. 104. SCHOOLWIDE PROGRAMS.

    Section 1114(b)(1)(D) (20 U.S.C. 6314(b)(1)(D)) is amended by
inserting ``school librarians,'' after ``teachers,''.

SEC. 105. TARGETED ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Section 1115(c)(1)(F) (20 U.S.C. 6315(c)(1)(F)) is amended by
inserting ``school librarians,'' after ``teachers,''.

SEC. 106. IMPROVING LITERACY AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS THROUGH
              EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS.

    Subpart 4 of part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 6383) is amended to read
as follows:

   ``Subpart 4--Improving Literacy and College and Career Readiness
               Through Effective School Library Programs

``SEC. 1251. IMPROVING LITERACY AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS
              THROUGH EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LIBRARY PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this subpart is to improve students'
literacy skills and readiness for higher education and careers, by
providing students with effective school library programs.
    ``(b) Definition of Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term
`eligible entity' means--
            ``(1) a local educational agency in which 20 percent of the
        students served by the local educational agency are from
        families with incomes below the poverty line; or
            ``(2) a consortia of such local educational agencies.
    ``(c) Reservation.--From the funds appropriated under section
1002(b)(4) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reserve--
            ``(1) one-half of 1 percent to award assistance under this
        section to the Bureau of Indian Education to carry out
        activities consistent with the purpose of this subpart; and
            ``(2) one-half of 1 percent to award assistance under this
        section to the outlying areas according to their respective
        needs for assistance under this subpart.
    ``(d) Grants to Local Educational Agencies.--
            ``(1) In general.--From amounts appropriated under section
        1002(b)(4) and not reserved under subsection (c), the Secretary
        shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible
        entities to enable such entities to carry out the authorized
        activities described in subsection (e).
            ``(2) Sufficient size and scope.--The Secretary shall award
        grants under this section of sufficient size and scope to allow
        the eligible entities to carry out effective school library
        programs for which the grant funds are provided.
            ``(3) Distribution.--The Secretary shall ensure that grants
        under this section are equitably distributed among the
        different geographic regions of the United States, and among
        eligible entities serving urban and rural areas.
            ``(4) Duration.--The Secretary shall award grants under
        this section for a period of 3 years.
            ``(5) Local applications.--An eligible entity desiring to
        receive a grant under this section shall submit an application
        to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing
        such information as the Secretary may require. Such application
        shall include, for each school that the eligible entity
        identifies as participating in a grant program under this
        section, the following information:
                    ``(A) a needs assessment relating to the need for
                literacy improvement at all grade levels and the need
                for effective school library programs, based on the age
                and condition of school library resources, including--
                            ``(i) book collections;
                            ``(ii) access to advanced technology;
                            ``(iii) the availability of well-trained,
                        State certified or licensed school librarians;
                        and
                            ``(iv) the current level of coordination
                        and shared planning time among school
                        librarians and classroom teachers;
                    ``(B) a description of which grade spans will be
                served, and an assurance that funding will be
                distributed to serve students in elementary, middle,
                and high schools;
                    ``(C) how the eligible entity will extensively
                involve school librarians, teachers, administrators,
                and parents in the activities assisted under this
                section, and the manner in which the eligible entity
                will carry out the activities described in subsection
                (e) using programs and materials that are grounded in
                scientifically valid research;
                    ``(D) the manner in which the eligible entity will
                effectively coordinate the funds and activities
                provided under this section with Federal, State, and
                local funds and activities under this subpart and other
                literacy, library, technology, and professional
                development funds and activities, including those
                funded through the Institute of Museum and Library
                Services; and
                    ``(E) the manner in which the eligible entity will
                collect and analyze data on the quality and impact of
                activities carried out under this section by schools
                served by the eligible entity.
    ``(e) Local Activities.--Funds under this section may be used to
develop and enhance effective school library programs, which may
include activities to--
            ``(1) acquire up-to-date school library resources,
        including books and reading materials that--
                    ``(A) are appropriate for students in all grade
                levels to be served and for students with special
                learning needs, including students who are limited
                English proficient; and
                    ``(B) engage the interest of readers at all reading
                levels;
            ``(2) acquire and use advanced technology, incorporated
        into the curricula of the school, to develop and enhance the
        digital literacy skills of students;
            ``(3) facilitate Internet links and other resource-sharing
        networks among schools and school libraries, and public and
        academic libraries, where possible;
            ``(4) provide--
                    ``(A) professional development in the acquisition
                of digital literacy skills and literacy instruction
                that is appropriate for all grades, including the
                assessment of student literacy needs, the coordination
                of reading and writing instruction across content
                areas, and training in literacy strategies in all
                content areas for school librarians; and
                    ``(B) activities that foster increased
                collaboration among school librarians, teachers, and
                administrators; and
            ``(5) provide students with access to school libraries
        during nonschool hours, including the hours before and after
        school, during weekends, and during summer vacation periods.
    ``(f) Supplement Not Supplant.--Funds made available under this
section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other Federal,
State, and local funds expended to carry out activities relating to
library, technology, or professional development activities.
    ``(g) Accountability and Reporting.--Each eligible entity that
receives funds under this section for a fiscal year shall prepare and
submit a report to the Secretary regarding how the funding was used and
the extent to which the availability of, the access to, and the use of,
up-to-date school library resources in the elementary schools and
secondary schools served by the eligible entity was increased.''.

    TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
              TEACHERS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, AND PRINCIPALS

SEC. 201. TEACHER, SCHOOL LIBRARIAN, AND PRINCIPAL TRAINING AND
              RECRUITING FUND.

    Title II (20 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in the title heading, by striking ``HIGH QUALITY
        TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS'' and inserting ``HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
        TEACHERS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, AND PRINCIPALS''; and
            (2) in the part heading, by striking ``teacher and
        principal'' and inserting ``teacher, school librarian, and
        principal''.

SEC. 202. PURPOSE.

    Section 2101(1) (20 U.S.C. 6601(1)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) increase student achievement through strategies such
        as--
                    ``(A) improving teacher, school librarian, and
                principal quality; and
                    ``(B) increasing the number of highly effective
                teachers in the classroom, highly effective school
                librarians in the library, and highly effective
                principals and assistant principals in the school;
                and''.

SEC. 203. STATE APPLICATIONS.

    Section 2112(b)(4) (20 U.S.C. 6612(b)(4)) is amended by inserting
``, school librarians,'' before ``and principals''.

SEC. 204. STATE USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 2113(c) (20 U.S.C. 6613(c)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``principals,'' and inserting ``highly
                effective school librarians, and highly qualified
                principals and''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``,
                principals,'' and inserting ``, highly effective school
                librarians, and highly qualified principals''; and
            (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``teachers and
        principals'' each place the term appears and inserting
        ``teachers, school librarians, and principals''.

SEC. 205. LOCAL USE OF FUNDS.

    Section 2123(a) (20 U.S.C. 6623(a)) is amended by inserting after
paragraph (8) the following:
            ``(9)(A) Developing and implementing strategies to assist
        in recruiting and retaining highly effective school librarians;
        and
            ``(B) providing appropriate professional development for
        school librarians, particularly related to skills necessary to
        assist students to improve the students' academic achievement,
        including digital literacy skills and preparation for higher
        education and careers.''.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 9101 (20 U.S.C. 7801) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (16), (17), and (18)
        through (43) as paragraphs (17), (18), and (20) through (45),
        respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
            ``(15) Digital literacy skills.--The term `digital literacy
        skills' has the meaning given the term in section 202 of the
        Museum and Library Services Act.''; and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (18) (as redesignated by
        paragraph (1)) the following:
            ``(19) Effective school library program.--The term
        `effective school library program' means a school library
        program that--
                    ``(A) is staffed by a State certified or licensed
                school librarian;
                    ``(B) has up-to-date books, materials, equipment,
                and technology (including broadband);
                    ``(C) includes regular collaboration between
                classroom teachers and school librarians to assist with
                development and implementation of the curriculum and
                other school reform efforts; and
                    ``(D) supports the development of digital literacy
                skills.''.

SEC. 302. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 2 of the
Act is amended--
            (1) by striking the items relating to subpart 4 of part B
        of title I and inserting the following:

   ``subpart 4--improving literacy and college and career readiness
               through effective school library programs

``Sec. 1251. Improving literacy and college and career readiness
                            through effective school library
                            programs.'';
            (2) by striking the item relating to title II and inserting
        the following:

   ``TITLE II--PREPARING, TRAINING, AND RECRUITING HIGHLY EFFECTIVE
             TEACHERS, SCHOOL LIBRARIANS, AND PRINCIPALS'';

        and
            (3) by striking the item relating to part A of title II and
        inserting the following:

    ``PART A--Teacher, School Librarian, and Principal Training and
                          Recruiting Fund.''.

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Strengthening Kids' Interest in Learning and Libraries Act or SKILLS Act - Amends part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the inclusion of effective school library programs in school improvement programs.

Defines an "effective school library program" as one that: (1) is staffed by a state sanctioned school librarian; (2) has up-to-date materials and technology, including broadband; (3) includes regular collaboration between teachers and school librarians concerning school reform efforts; and (4) supports the development of digital literacy skills.

Replaces the existing program under subpart 4 (Improving Literacy Through School Libraries) of part B of title I of the ESEA with a new program (Improving Literacy and College and Career Readiness Through Effective School Library Programs) awarding competitive three-year grants to local educational agencies (LEAs) to develop and enhance effective school library programs. Makes LEAs eligible for such grants only if at least 20% of their students are impoverished.

Amends part A (Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund) of title II of the ESEA to rename part A the Teacher, School Librarian, and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund. Requires states and LEAs to use funds under the program to train school librarians, and recruit and retain highly effective school librarians.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Alzheimer's disease is a disorder that destroys cells
        in the brain. The disease is the leading cause of dementia, a
        condition that involves gradual memory loss, decline in the
        ability to perform routine tasks, disorientation, difficulty in
        learning, loss of language skills, impairment of judgment, and
        personality changes. As the disease progresses, people with
        Alzheimer's disease become unable to care for themselves. The
        loss of brain cells eventually leads to the failure of other
        systems in the body.
            (2) Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of death
        in the United States and remains the only one of the top ten
        causes of death without an identified way to prevent, cure, or
        slow its progression.
            (3) An estimated 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer's
        disease. With the aging of the baby boomers, the number of
        Americans with Alzheimer's disease will likely reach 13.5
        million in 2050--and could be as high as 16 million.
            (4) An individual will live with the increasingly
        devastating, debilitating, and destructive effects of
        Alzheimer's disease for an average of 4 to 8 years after
        diagnosis, and some live as long as 20 years.
            (5) Alzheimer's disease does not just affect those with the
        disease but takes an emotional, financial, and physical toll on
        caregivers. In 2010, nearly 15 million Americans provided 17
        billion hours of unpaid care to family members and friends with
        Alzheimer's disease and other dementias at a total value of
        over $202 billion.
            (6) In 2011, Medicare is expected to spend $93 billion for
        the care of individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other
        dementias and this amount is projected to increase to $627
        billion in 2050. Medicaid costs is expected to increase nearly
        400 percent, from $37 billion in 2011 to $178 billion in 2050.
            (7) In fiscal year 2010, the Federal Government spent $450
        million on Alzheimer's disease research. For every $100 the
        Federal Government spent on Alzheimer's disease research in
        fiscal year 2010, Medicare and Medicaid spent more than $28,000
        for care for people with Alzheimer's disease.
            (8) Research leading to treatments that delay onset of
        Alzheimer's disease by just five years would cut Federal
        Government spending on the disease by 45 percent in 2050.
            (9) In 2010, Congress passed the National Alzheimer's
        Project Act, which instructs the Department of Health and Human
        Services to develop a strategic plan (referred to in this
        section as the ``National Alzheimer's Project plan'') to
        address the rapidly escalating Alzheimer's disease crisis.
            (10) The annually updated National Alzheimer's Project plan
        must be transmitted to Congress each year and is to include
        outcome-driven objectives, recommendations for priority
        actions, and coordination of all federally funded programs in
        Alzheimer's disease research, care, and services.
            (11) It is expected that the National Alzheimer's Project
        plan will include research priority actions to accelerate the
        development of treatments that would prevent, cure, or slow the
        progression of Alzheimer's disease.
            (12) The medical and research communities have the ideas,
        the technology, and the will, but need the Federal Government
        to commit to an innovative research approach, to find
        breakthroughs that will provide significant returns on
        investment and will save millions of lives.

SEC. 3. REQUIRING A FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH.

    (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 281 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 404I. REQUIRING A FEDERAL COMMITMENT TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
              RESEARCH.

    ``(a) Definition of Alzheimer's.--In this section, the term
`Alzheimer's' means Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
    ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to develop and
execute a scientific research plan to accelerate breakthroughs in
treatments that prevent, cure, or slow the progression of Alzheimer's
disease and reduce the financial burden of Alzheimer's on federally
funded programs and families.
    ``(c) Federal Commitment to Alzheimer's Disease Research.--For the
purpose described in subsection (b), the Director of NIH shall
coordinate and focus all Alzheimer's research activities of the
National Institutes of Health. Such activities shall include the
following:
            ``(1) The establishment of a strategic Alzheimer's research
        plan--
                    ``(A) to expedite therapeutic outcomes for
                individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer's, using
                scientifically based strategic planning, for the
                conduct, coordination, and support of the Alzheimer's
                research portfolio within the Office of the Director of
                NIH and across all Institutes and Centers of the
                National Institutes of Health; and
                    ``(B) that, with respect to such Alzheimer's
                research--
                            ``(i) identifies research opportunities
                        relating to emerging science, knowledge gaps,
                        and priorities of the National Institutes of
                        Health and provides recommendations for
                        conducting such research;
                            ``(ii) identifies opportunities to
                        incorporate Alzheimer's disease research in all
                        relevant aging, neuroscience, basic, clinical,
                        and translational science initiatives carried
                        out by the National Institutes of Health,
                        including initiatives that are trans-National
                        Institutes of Health, innovative, and
                        nontraditional initiatives;
                            ``(iii) improves existing Alzheimer's
                        programs and initiatives at the National
                        Institutes of Health, including consolidation
                        or expansion of program activities, if such
                        consolidation or expansion would improve
                        program efficiencies and research outcomes;
                            ``(iv) identifies gaps in the supporting
                        infrastructure and the coordination of the
                        Alzheimer's research portfolio across the
                        Institutes and Centers of the National
                        Institutes of Health, including the Alzheimer's
                        Disease Centers and Alzheimer's Disease
                        Research Centers and all intramural and
                        extramural Alzheimer's-related activities;
                            ``(v) identifies public-private partnership
                        opportunities to expedite the development of
                        mechanisms for early diagnosis and therapies
                        and assistive technologies for Alzheimer's,
                        including such therapies and technologies that
                        demonstrate high promise of substantially
                        slowing, stopping, or reversing Alzheimer's and
                        reducing the amounts that the Federal
                        Government would spend on the future care
                        provided to individuals who develop
                        Alzheimer's;
                            ``(vi) identifies opportunities to increase
                        research and improve clinical outcomes for
                        women and minority populations at high-risk of
                        developing Alzheimer's; and
                            ``(vii) incorporates the research priority
                        actions identified by the Secretary and
                        Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care,
                        and Services in the report submitted by the
                        Secretary to Congress under section 2(g) of the
                        National Alzheimer's Project Act (42 U.S.C.
                        11225(g)).
            ``(2) The provision of budget estimates, without regard to
        the probability that such amounts so estimated will be
        appropriated, including--
                    ``(A) budget estimates of the amounts required for
                the Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes
                of Health to carry out all Alzheimer's activities
                identified in the strategic research plan developed
                under paragraph (1);
                    ``(B) budget estimates of the amounts required to
                carry out all identified research priority actions
                described in paragraph (1)(B)(vii); and
                    ``(C) identification of funds in the existing
                budget of the National Institutes of Health to
                accomplish Alzheimer's activities identified by the
                strategic research plan developed under paragraph (1).
    ``(d) Public-Private Partnerships.--In providing for Alzheimer's
research activities, the Director of NIH and the Directors of
Institutes and Centers of the National Institutes of Health conducting
Alzheimer's research, shall make available contracts, grants, or
cooperative agreements to facilitate partnerships between public and
private entities, which may include private or public research
institutions, institutions of higher education, medical centers,
biotechnology companies, pharmaceutical companies, disease advocacy
organizations, patient advocacy organizations, or academic research
institutions. Such partnerships may be established for, but not limited
to, any of the following purposes:
            ``(1) To execute the Alzheimer's research plan established
        under subsection (c)(1).
            ``(2) To support the development of diagnostic technologies
        and protocols to encourage early diagnosis of individuals at
        risk for Alzheimer's and to permit the tracking of the
        progression of Alzheimer's in asymptomatic or symptomatic
        populations.
            ``(3) To develop and diffuse data sharing practices that
        accelerate the advancement of knowledge and understanding of
        the pathogenesis, progression, prevention, and treatment of
        Alzheimer's.
    ``(e) Reporting.--
            ``(1) The Director of NIH shall annually report to the
        Secretary, the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care,
        and Services, and the appropriate committees of jurisdiction in
        Congress, on the strategic research plan and budget estimates
        under subsection (c).
            ``(2) The Director of NIH shall, as part of its annual
        request for appropriations to the Office of Management and
        Budget, submit to the Office of Management and Budget and the
        Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
        and the Senate a report which--
                    ``(A) includes budget estimates developed under
                subsection (c)(2);
                    ``(B) subject to subparagraph (C), includes
                requests for amounts to be appropriated for all
                Alzheimer's activities identified in the strategic
                research plan under subsection (c)(1);
                    ``(C) includes, in the case a request is not made
                under subparagraph (C) for an activity identified in
                such strategic research plan, a full justification
                explaining why such request was not made; and
                    ``(D) analyzes the progress made toward
                accelerating breakthroughs in treatments that would
                prevent, cure, or slow the progression of Alzheimer's
                and reducing spending on Alzheimer's care under
                federally funded programs and families and identifies
                any remaining hurdles to accelerating such
                breakthroughs or reducing such financial burden.''.
    (b) Alzheimer's Disease Centers.--Section 445(a)(1) of the Public
Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 285e-2(a)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``, translational'' after ``basic''; and
            (2) by inserting ``and of outcome measures, and disease
        management'' after ``treatment methods''.

Output:
Alzheimer's Breakthrough Act of 2011 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to coordinate and focus all Alzheimer's research activities of NIH, which shall include: (1) the establishment of a strategic Alzheimer's research plan to expedite therapeutic outcomes for individuals with or at risk for Alzheimer's; and (2) the provision of budget estimates, without regard to the probability that such amounts will be appropriated, of the amounts required to carry out the strategic plan.

Requires NIH to make available contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements to facilitate partnerships between public and private entities to execute the Alzheimer's research plan, support the development of diagnostic technologies and protocols, and develop and diffuse data sharing practices.

Expands the Alzheimer's Disease Center program to include translational research and research into outcome measures.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits
Protection Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. WINDFALL PROFITS TAX ON CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND PRODUCTS
              THEREOF.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to alcohol, tobacco, and certain other excise taxes) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new chapter:

``CHAPTER 56--WINDFALL PROFITS ON CRUDE OIL, NATURAL GAS, AND PRODUCTS
                                THEREOF

``Sec. 5896. Imposition of tax.
``Sec. 5897. Windfall profit; etc.
``Sec. 5898. Special rules and definitions.

``SEC. 5896. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

    ``In addition to any other tax imposed under this title, there is
hereby imposed on every taxpayer an excise tax in an amount equal to 50
percent of the windfall profit for any taxable year from--
            ``(1) sales of any crude oil, natural gas, or other taxable
        product thereof, and
            ``(2) net gains from transactions of an interest the price
        of which is determined in whole or in part by reference to the
        price of crude oil, natural gas, or other taxable product
        thereof.

``SEC. 5897. WINDFALL PROFIT; ETC.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this chapter, the term
`windfall profit' means the excess of--
            ``(1) the adjusted taxable income of the taxpayer for the
        taxable year, over
            ``(2) the reasonably inflated average profit for such
        taxable year.
    ``(b) Adjusted Taxable Income.--For purposes of this chapter, with
respect to any taxpayer, the adjusted taxable income for any taxable
year is equal to the taxable income for such taxable year (within the
meaning of section 63 and determined without regard to this
subsection)--
            ``(1) increased by any interest expense deduction,
        charitable contribution deduction, and any net operating loss
        deduction carried forward from any prior taxable year, and
            ``(2) reduced by any interest income, dividend income, and
        net operating losses to the extent such losses exceed taxable
        income for the taxable year.
 In the case of any taxpayer which is a foreign corporation, the
adjusted taxable income shall be determined with respect to such income
which is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business
in the United States.
    ``(c) Reasonably Inflated Average Profit.--For purposes of this
chapter, with respect to any applicable taxpayer, the reasonably
inflated average profit for any taxable year is an amount equal to the
average of the adjusted taxable income of such taxpayer for taxable
years beginning during the 2000-2004 taxable year period (determined
without regard to the taxable year with the highest adjusted taxable
income in such period) plus 10 percent of such average.
    ``(d) Taxable Product Thereof.--The term `taxable product thereof'
means any fuel which is a product of crude oil or natural gas.

``SEC. 5898. SPECIAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS.

    ``(a) Withholding and Deposit of Tax.--The Secretary shall provide
such rules as are necessary for the withholding and deposit of the tax
imposed under section 5896.
    ``(b) Records and Information.--Each taxpayer liable for tax under
section 5896 shall keep such records, make such returns, and furnish
such information as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
    ``(c) Return of Windfall Profit Tax.--The Secretary shall provide
for the filing and the time of such filing of the return of the tax
imposed under section 5896.
    ``(d) Businesses Under Common Control.--For purposes of this
chapter, all members of the same controlled group of corporations
(within the meaning of section 267(f)) and all persons under common
control (within the meaning of section 52(b) but determined by treating
an interest of more than 50 percent as a controlling interest) shall be
treated as 1 person.
    ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for subtitle E of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Chapter 56. Windfall profits on crude oil, natural gas, and products
                               thereof''.

    (c) Deductibility of Windfall Profit Tax.--The first sentence of
section 164(a) of such Code (relating to deduction for taxes) is
amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) The windfall profit tax imposed by section 5896.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning in 2005 or 2006.

SEC. 3. USE OF PROCEEDS FROM WINDFALL PROFITS ON CRUDE OIL, NATURAL
              GAS, AND PRODUCTS THEREOF.

    There are hereby appropriated amounts equivalent to the taxes
received in the Treasury under chapter 56 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as follows:
            (1) 50 percent of such amounts, which shall be available
        only for carrying out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act
        of 1981, and
            (2) 50 percent of such amounts, which shall be credited to
        the current appropriation of the Department of Veterans Affairs
        that is available for medical services.

Output:
Consumer Windfall Excess Oil Profits Protection Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax of 50 percent on the windfall profit from sales of any crude oil, natural gas, or related products and the net gains from transactions related to the price of crude oil, natural gas, or related products. Defines "windfall profit" as the excess of taxpayer adjusted taxable income over the reasonably inflated average profit for the taxable year (average of taxpayer adjusted taxable income for 2000-2004, plus 10 percent of such average).

Allows a tax deduction for the payment of any such windfall profit tax.

Appropriates equal amounts of the windfall profit tax generated by this Act to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and to increase funding for Department of Veterans Affairs medical services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize
Competition Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. NANOTECHNOLOGY AWARD PROGRAM.

    (a) Program Established.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish
a program to award prizes to eligible persons described in subsection
(b) for achievement in 1 or more of the following applications of
nanotechnology:
            (1) Improvement of the environment, consistent with the
        Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry of the Environmental
        Protection Agency.
            (2) Development of alternative energy that has the
        potential to lessen the dependence of the United States on
        fossil fuels.
            (3) Improvement of human health, consistent with
        regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration of
        the Department of Health and Human Services.
            (4) Development of consumer products.
            (5) Advancement in the field of nanoelectronics.
    (b) Eligible Person.--An eligible person described in this
subsection is--
            (1) an individual who is--
                    (A) a citizen or legal resident of the United
                States; or
                    (B) a member of a group that includes citizens or
                legal residents of the United States; or
            (2) an entity that is incorporated and maintains its
        primary place of business in the United States.
    (c) Establishment of Board.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall establish
        a board to administer the program established under subsection
        (a).
            (2) Membership.--The board shall be composed of not less
        than 15 and not more than 21 members appointed by the
        President, of whom--
                    (A) not less than 1 shall--
                            (i) be a representative of the interests of
                        academic, business, and nonprofit
                        organizations; and
                            (ii) have expertise in--
                                    (I) the field of nanotechnology; or
                                    (II) administering award
                                competitions; and
                    (B) not less than 1 shall be from each of--
                            (i) the Department of Energy;
                            (ii) the Environmental Protection Agency;
                            (iii) the Food and Drug Administration of
                        the Department of Health and Human Services;
                            (iv) the National Institutes of Health of
                        the Department of Health and Human Services;
                            (v) the National Institute for Occupational
                        Safety and Health of the Department of Health
                        and Human Services;
                            (vi) the National Institute of Standards
                        and Technology of the Department of Commerce;
                        and
                            (vii) the National Science Foundation.
    (d) Awards.--The board established under subsection (c) shall make
awards under the program established under subsection (a) as follows:
            (1) Financial prize.--The board may hold a financial award
        competition and award a financial award in an amount determined
        before the commencement of the competition to the first
        competitor to meet such criteria as the board shall establish.
            (2) Recognition prize.--The board may recognize an eligible
        person for superlative achievement in 1 or more nanotechnology
        applications described in subsection (a). The award shall not
        include any financial remuneration.
    (e) Administration.--
            (1) Contracting.--The board established under subsection
        (c) may contract with a private organization to administer a
        financial award competition described in subsection (d)(1).
            (2) Solicitation of funds.--A member of the board or any
        administering organization with which the board has a contract
        under paragraph (1) may solicit funds from a private person to
        be used for a financial award under subsection (d)(1).
            (3) Limitation on participation of donors.--The board may
        allow a donor who is a private person described in paragraph
        (2) to participate in the determination of criteria for an
        award under subsection (d), but such donor may not solely
        determine the criteria for such award.
            (4) No advantage for donation.--A donor who is a private
        person described in paragraph (2) shall not be entitled to any
        special consideration or advantage with respect to
        participation in a financial award competition under subsection
        (d)(1).
    (f) Intellectual Property.--The Federal Government may not acquire
an intellectual property right in any product or idea by virtue of the
submission of such product or idea in any competition under subsection
(d)(1).
    (g) Liability.--The board established under subsection (c) may
require a competitor in a financial award competition under subsection
(d)(1) to waive liability against the Federal Government for injuries
and damages that result from participation in such competition.
    (h) Annual Report.--Each year, the board established under
subsection (c) shall submit to Congress a report on the program
established under subsection (a).
    (i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated sums for the program established under subsection (a) as
follows:
            (1) For administration of prize competitions under
        subsection (d), $750,000 for each fiscal year.
            (2) For the awarding of a financial prize award under
        subsection (d)(1), in addition to any amounts received under
        subsection (e)(2), $2,000,000 for each fiscal year.

Output:
Nanotechnology Innovation and Prize Competition Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program to award prizes to eligible persons for achievement in one or more applications of nanotechnology for: (1) improvement of the environment, consistent with Twelve Principles of Green Chemistry of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); (2) development of alternative energy that has the potential to lessen the dependence of the United States on fossil fuels; (3) improvement of human health, consistent with regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA); (4) development of consumer products; and (5) advancement in the field of nanoelectronics.

Describes an eligible person as an individual who is: (1) a citizen or legal resident of the United States; (2) a member of a group that includes U.S. citizens or legal residents; or (3) an entity that is incorporated and maintains its primary place of business in the United States.

Requires establishment of a board to administer and make awards under such program by: (1) holding a financial award competition and making an award to the first competitor to meet such criteria as the board shall establish; and (2) recognizing (without financial remuneration) an eligible person for superlative achievement in one or more of the nanotechnology applications described above.

Authorizes the board to contract with a private organization to administer such a financial award competition. Prohibits the federal government from acquiring an intellectual property right in any product or idea by virtue of the submission of such product or idea in any such competition.

Requires the board to submit annual reports to Congress on the nanotechnology award program established by this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security
Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. FUSION CENTER PERSONNEL NEEDS ASSESSMENT.

    Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an
assessment of Department of Homeland Security personnel assigned to
fusion centers pursuant to subsection (c) of section 210A of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h), including an assessment
of whether deploying additional Department personnel to such fusion
centers would enhance the Department's mission under section 101(b) of
such Act and the National Network of Fusion Centers. The assessment
required under this subsection shall include the following:
            (1) Information on the current deployment of the
        Department's personnel to each fusion center.
            (2) Information on the roles and responsibilities of the
        Department's Office of Intelligence and Analysis' intelligence
        officers, intelligence analysts, senior reports officers,
        reports officers, and regional directors deployed to fusion
        centers.
            (3) Information on Federal resources, in addition to
        personnel, provided to each fusion center.
            (4) An analysis of the optimal number of personnel the
        Office of Intelligence and Analysis should deploy to fusion
        centers, including a cost-benefit analysis comparing deployed
        personnel with technological solutions to support information
        sharing.
            (5) An assessment of fusion centers located in
        jurisdictions along land and maritime borders of the United
        States, and the degree to which deploying personnel, as
        appropriate, from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
        Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast Guard to
        such fusion centers would enhance the integrity and security at
        such borders by helping Federal, State, local, and tribal law
        enforcement authorities to identify, investigate, and interdict
        persons, weapons, and related contraband that pose a threat to
        homeland security.
            (6) An assessment of fusion centers located in
        jurisdictions with large and medium hub airports, and the
        degree to which deploying, as appropriate, personnel from the
        Transportation Security Administration to such fusion centers
        would enhance the integrity and security of aviation security.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM FOR STATE AND LOCAL ANALYST CLEARANCES.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that any
program established by the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security to provide eligibility
for access to information classified as Top Secret for State and local
analysts located in fusion centers shall be consistent with the need to
know requirements pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526 (50 U.S.C. 3161
note).
    (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis of the
Department of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Director of
National Intelligence, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland
Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the
Senate a report on the following:
            (1) The process by which the Under Secretary of
        Intelligence and Analysis determines a need to know pursuant to
        Executive Order No. 13526 to sponsor Top Secret clearances for
        appropriate State and local analysts located in fusion centers.
            (2) The effects of such Top Secret clearances on enhancing
        information sharing with State, local, tribal, and territorial
        partners.
            (3) The cost for providing such Top Secret clearances for
        State and local analysts located in fusion centers, including
        training and background investigations.
            (4) The operational security protocols, training,
        management, and risks associated with providing such Top Secret
        clearances for State and local analysts located in fusion
        centers.

SEC. 4. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT.

    The Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department
of Homeland Security, in collaboration with the Chief Information
Officer of the Department and representatives from the National Network
of Fusion Centers, shall conduct an assessment of information systems
(as such term is defined in section 3502 of title 44, United States
Code) used to share homeland security information between the
Department and fusion centers in the National Network of Fusion Centers
and make upgrades to such systems, as appropriate. Such assessment
shall include the following:
            (1) An evaluation of the accessibility and ease of use of
        such systems by fusion centers in the National Network of
        Fusion Centers.
            (2) A review to determine how to establish improved
        interoperability of departmental information systems with
        existing information systems used by fusion centers in the
        National Network of Fusion Centers.
            (3) An evaluation of participation levels of departmental
        components and offices of information systems used to share
        homeland security information with fusion centers in the
        National Network of Fusion Centers.

SEC. 5. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of
Homeland Security shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with
each fusion center in the National Network of Fusion Centers regarding
the type of information fusion centers will provide to the Department
and whether such information may be subject to public disclosure.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Fusion center.--The term ``fusion center'' has the
        meaning given such term in subsection (j) of section 210A of
        the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124h).
            (2) National network of fusion centers.--The term
        ``National Network of Fusion Centers'' means a decentralized
        arrangement of fusion centers intended to enhance individual
        State and urban area fusion centers' ability to leverage the
        capabilities and expertise of all such fusion centers for the
        purpose of enhancing analysis and homeland security information
        sharing nationally.

            Passed the House of Representatives November 2, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Department of Homeland Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Comptroller General to conduct an assessment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel assigned to fusion centers established under the Homeland Security Act of 2002. (A fusion center serves as a focal point within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial, and private sector partners.) The assessment must include information on:   the current deployment of such personnel to each fusion center; the roles and responsibilities of DHS's Office of Intelligence and Analysis intelligence officers and analysts, reports officers, and regional directors deployed to such centers;   federal resources, in addition to personnel, provided to each center; an analysis of the optimal number of personnel the Office of Intelligence and Analysis should deploy to such centers, including a cost-benefit analysis comparing deployed personnel with technological solutions to support information sharing; fusion centers located in jurisdictions along land and maritime borders of the United States and the degree to which deploying personnel from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Coast Guard to such centers would enhance the integrity and security at such borders; and  fusion centers located in jurisdictions with large and medium hub airports and the degree to which deploying personnel from the Transportation Security Administration to such centers would enhance aviation security.  (Sec. 3) The bill expresses the sense of Congress that any program established by DHS's Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis to provide eligibility for access to information classified as Top Secret for state and local analysts located in fusion centers shall be consistent with the need-to-know requirements pursuant to Executive Order No. 13526. The Under Secretary must submit to specified congressional committees a report on:  the process by which the Under Secretary determines a need to know to sponsor Top Secret clearances for appropriate state and local analysts located in fusion centers; the effects of such Top Secret clearances on enhancing information sharing with state, local, tribal, and territorial partners; the cost for providing such Top Secret clearances for such analysts, including training and background investigations; and the operational security protocols, training, management, and risks associated with providing such Top Secret clearances.  (Sec. 4) The Under Secretary, in collaboration with the Chief Information Officer of DHS and representatives from the National Network of Fusion Centers, shall conduct an assessment of information systems used to share homeland security information between DHS and fusion centers in the Network and make appropriate upgrades to such systems. Such assessment shall include:  an evaluation of the accessibility and ease of use of such systems by Network fusion centers; a review to determine how to establish improved interoperability of departmental information systems with existing information systems used by Network fusion centers; and an evaluation of participation levels of departmental components and offices of information systems used to share homeland security information with Network fusion centers.  (Sec. 5) The Under Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with each Network fusion centers regarding the type of information fusion centers will provide to DHS and whether such information may be subject to public disclosure.


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SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.

    The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and
        Programs Affecting Alaska Natives (hereafter in this Act
        referred to as the ``Alaska Natives Commission'') was
        established by the Indian Law Enforcement Act (42 U.S.C. 2991a
        note) following--
                    (A) the publication in 1989 of the report entitled
                ``Report on the Status of Alaska Natives: A Call for
                Action by the Alaska Federation of Natives''; and
                    (B) extensive congressional hearings that focused
                on the need for the first comprehensive assessment of
                the social, cultural, and economic condition of 86,000
                Alaska Natives since the enactment of the Alaska Native
                Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
            (2)(A) The 14-member Alaska Natives Commission held--
                    (i) 15 regional hearings throughout Alaska between
                July 1992 and October 1993; and
                    (ii) 2 statewide hearings in Anchorage, Alaska,
                coinciding with the conventions of 1992 and 1993 of the
                Alaska Federation of Natives.
            (B) In May 1994, the Alaska Natives Commission issued a 3-
        volume, 440-page report.
            (3) As required by the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act,
        the report referred to in paragraph (2) was formally conveyed
        to the Congress, the President of the United States, and the
        Governor of Alaska.
            (4) The Alaska Natives Commission found that many Alaska
        Native individuals, families, and communities were experiencing
        a social, cultural, and economic crisis marked by rampant
        unemployment, the lack of economic opportunity, alcohol abuse,
        depression, and morbidity and mortality rates that were
        described by health care professionals as staggering.
            (5) The Alaska Natives Commission found that due to the
        high rate of unemployment and lack of economic opportunities
        for Alaska Natives, government programs for the poor have
        become the foundation of many village economies.
            (6) Displacing traditional Alaska Native social safety
        nets, the programs referred to in paragraph (5) (that were
        developed with well-meaning intentions) have--
                    (A) undermined the healthy interdependence and
                self-sufficiency of Alaska Native tribes and families;
                and
                    (B) placed Alaska Native tribes and families at
                risk of becoming permanent dependents of the Federal
                Government.
            (7) Despite the seemingly insurmountable problems referred
        to in the preceding paragraphs, the Alaska Natives Commission
        found that Alaska Natives, building on the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act, had commenced a unique process of critical
        self-examination that, if supported by the Congress through
        innovative legislation and effective public administration at
        all levels, including traditional Native governance, could
        provide the basis for an Alaska Native social, cultural,
        economic, and spiritual renewal.
            (8) The Alaska Natives Commission recognized that the key
        to the future well-being of Alaska Natives resided in--
                    (A) the systematic resumption of responsibility by
                Alaska Natives for the well-being of the members of
                Alaska Native tribes;
                    (B) the strengthening of the economies of Alaska
                Natives;
                    (C) the strengthening, operation, and control of
                their systems of governance, social services,
                education, health care, and law enforcement; and
                    (D) exercising rights that Alaska Natives have as a
                result of the special relationship of Alaska Natives
                with the Federal Government and as citizens of the
                United States and Alaska.
            (9) The Alaska Natives Commission recognized that the
        following 3 basic principles must be respected in addressing
        the myriad of problems facing Alaska Natives--
                    (A) self-reliance;
                    (B) self-determination; and
                    (C) the integrity of Native cultures.
            (10) There is a need to address the problems confronting
        Alaska Natives referred to in the preceding paragraphs.
            (11) The problems referred to in paragraph (10) should be
        addressed rapidly, with certainty, and in conformity with the
        real economic, social, and cultural needs of Alaska Natives.
            (12) The Congress--
                    (A) retains and has exercised its constitutional
                authority over Native affairs in Alaska subsequent to
                the Treaty of Cession of Alaska to the United States;
                and
                    (B) through this Act, exercises that authority.

SEC. 2. ALASKA NATIVE IMPLEMENTATION STUDY.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the Alaska Natives Commission adopted certain
        recommendations that raise important policy questions that--
                    (A) are unresolved in Alaska; and
                    (B) require further study and review before
                Congress considers legislation to implement solutions
                to address these recommendations; and
            (2) the Alaska Federation of Natives is the representative
        body of statewide Alaska Native interests that is best suited
        to further investigate and report to Congress with proposals to
        implement the recommendations of the Alaska Natives Commission.
    (b) Grant.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Interior shall make a
        grant to the Alaska Federation of Natives to--
                    (A) conduct a study under this section; and
                    (B) submit the report to the persons and entities
                specified in subsection (e).
            (2) Condition for grant.--The grant under paragraph (1) may
        only be made if the Alaska Federation of Natives enters into an
        agreement with the Secretary of the Interior that states that
as a condition to receive the grant, the Alaska Federation of Natives
will abide by the approval of requirements of this section.
    (c) Study.--Pursuant to subsection (b), the Alaska Federation of
Natives shall--
            (1) examine the recommendations of the Alaska Natives
        Commission;
            (2) examine initiatives in the United States, Canada, and
        other governments for successful approaches to addressing the
        issues that are similar to the issues addressed by the Alaska
        Natives Commission;
            (3) conduct hearings within the Alaska Native community on
        further approaches that could be used to implement the
        recommendations of the Alaska Natives Commission; and
            (4) provide recommended legislation and submit other
        recommendations to the Congress concerning actions the Congress
        should take to implement such recommendations.
    (d) Consideration of Local Control.--In developing its
recommendations pursuant to subsection (c)(4), the Alaska Federation of
Natives shall give specific attention to the ways in which the
recommendations may be achieved at the local level with maximum local
control of the implementation of the recommendations.
    (e) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
        which a grant is made under subsection (b), the Alaska
        Federation of Natives shall submit a report on the study
        conducted under this section, together with the recommendations
        developed pursuant to subsection (c)(4), to--
                    (A) the President;
                    (B) the Congress; and
                    (C) the Governor and the legislature of the State
                of Alaska.
            (2) Availability.--The Alaska Federation of Natives shall
        make the report submitted to Congress under paragraph (1)
        available to Alaska Native villages and organizations and to
        the general public.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior, $350,000 for the grant
under subsection (b).
    (g) Additional State Funding.--The Congress encourages the State of
Alaska to provide the additional funding necessary for the completion
of the study under this section.
    (h) Alaska Native Defined.--For purposes of the study conducted
under this Act, the term ``Alaska Native'' shall have the meaning
provided the term ``Native'' under section 3(b) of the Alaska Native
Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602(b)).

Output:
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a grant to the Alaska Federation of Natives to further investigate and report to the Congress with proposals to implement the recommendations of the Alaska Natives Commission.
Authorizes appropriations.
Encourages additional State funding for the completion of the study.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commission on Closure and Relocation
of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the Commission on
Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex (in this Act
referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission shall carry out the following:
            (1) Comprehensive plan for closing the lorton correctional
        complex by 2010.--Because of the serious operational and safety
        problems at the Lorton Correctional Complex which adversely
        affect the inmates of the complex, employees of the District of
        Columbia Department of Corrections, and residents of the
        District of Columbia and Fairfax County, Virginia, the
        Commission shall develop a comprehensive plan for closing the
        Lorton Correctional Complex by the year 2010 and in the plan
        shall identify and recommend options for the use of the land on
        which the complex is located.
            (2) Plan for new prison facilities located within the
        district of columbia.--The Commission shall develop a
        comprehensive plan for the establishment of new model prison
        facilities within the District of Columbia to replace the
        Lorton Correctional Complex when it is closed in accordance
        with the plan developed under paragraph (1). The plan shall
        identify and recommend--
                    (A) appropriate sites for the new prison
                facilities,
                    (B) strategies for financing, including Federal
                funding for, the new facilities,
                    (C) plans for expeditiously phasing in the
                operations of the new facilities, and
                    (D) plans for ensuring that the new facilities will
                be models in education, vocational training, and
                rehabilitation of the inmates of the facilities.
            (3) Steps for improving operations at the lorton
        correctional complex.--The Commission, using existing
        knowledge, resources and experience, shall identify and
        recommend appropriate strategies for improving the
        effectiveness and safety of operations at the Lorton
        Correctional Complex before it is closed under the plan
        developed under paragraph (1) and the new facilities are
        established under the plan developed under paragraph (2).

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 21
members appointed as follows:
            (1) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors shall appoint 9
        members.
            (2) The Mayor of the District of Columbia shall appoint 9
        members.
            (3) The President shall appoint 3 members.
    (b) Requirements for Certain Members.--
            (1) Members appointed by the fairfax county board of
        supervisors.--Of the members of the Commission appointed under
        subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) at least one member shall be an individual who
                is a member of a local civic association in northern
                Virginia,
                    (B) at least one member shall be an employee of the
                Virginia Department of Corrections who is knowledgeable
                about the establishment of new prison facilities,
                    (C) at least one member shall be a member of the
                Fairfax County Board of Supervisors,
                    (D) at least one member shall be a member of a
                chamber of commerce in northern Virginia,
                    (E) at least one member shall be an employee of the
                Fairfax County Sheriff's Department, and
                    (F) at least one member shall be an employee of the
                Fairfax County Police Department.
            (2) Members appointed by the mayor of the district of
        columbia.--Of the members of the Commission appointed under
        subsection (a)(2)--
                    (A) at least one member shall be a member of a
                local civic association in the District of Columbia,
                    (B) at least one member shall be an employee of the
                District of Columbia Department of Corrections who is
                knowledgeable about the establishment of new prison
                facilities,
                    (C) at least one member shall be either the Mayor
                of the District of Columbia or a member of the District
                of Columbia City Council,
                    (D) at least one member shall be a member of a
                chamber of commerce in the District of Columbia or the
                Washington Board of Trade, and
                    (E) at least 2 members shall be employees of the
                District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department.
            (3) Members appointed by the president.--Of the members of
        the Commission appointed under subsection (a)(3)--
                    (A) one member shall be the Director of the Bureau
                of Prisons, and
                    (B) one member shall be the Director of the
                National Institute of Corrections.
    (c) Continuation of Membership.--
            (1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if
        a member was appointed to the Commission because the member was
        an officer or employee of any government or if member is
        appointed to the Commission and later becomes an officer or
        employee of a government, that member may continue as a member
        for not longer than the 30-day period beginning on the date
        that member ceases to be such an officer or employee or becomes
        such an officer or employee, as the case may be.
            (2) Exception.--Service as a member of the Commission shall
        not be discontinued because of paragraph (1) if an individual
        has served as a member of the Commission for not less than 3
        months.
    (d) Terms.--Each member of the Commission shall be appointed for
the life of the Commission.
    (e) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring
before the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor
was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of that term. A
member may serve after the expiration of that member's term until a
successor has taken office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
    (f) Compensation.--Members of the Commission may not receive
additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on
the Commission.
    (g) Quorum.--11 members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum
but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (h) Chairperson; Vice Chairperson.--The Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson of the Commission shall be elected by a majority of the
members of the Commission.

SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall, without regard to section
5311(b) of title 5, United States Code, have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Commission and paid at the rate of basic pay payable
for level III of the Executive Schedule.
    (b) Appointment and Pay of Staff.--The Commission may appoint
personnel as it considers appropriate without regard to the provisions
of title 5, United States Code, governing appointment to the
competitive service. Such personnel shall be paid in accordance with
the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title
5, United States Code, relating to classification and General Schedule
pay rates.
    (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure temporary
and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United
States Code.
    (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the Commission, the
head of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a reimbursable
basis, any of the personnel of that department or agency to the
Commission to assist it in carrying out its duties under section 3.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate. The Commission may administer oaths or affirmations to
witnesses appearing before it.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action which
the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from any
department or agency of the United States information necessary to
enable it to carry out section 3. Upon request of the Chairperson or
Vice Chairperson of the Commission, the head of that department or
agency shall furnish that information to the Commission to the extent
otherwise permitted by law.
    (d) Gifts and Donations.--The Commission may accept, use, and
dispose of gifts or donations of services or property.
    (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as other departments and
agencies of the United States.
    (f) Administrative Support Services.--The Administrator of General
Services shall provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, such
administrative support services as the Commission may request.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Interim Reports.--The Commission shall submit to the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and
appropriate Committees of Congress interim reports. Such reports shall
be submitted at the end of the 6th and 12th month after the date of the
enactment of this Act.
    (b) Final Report.--The Commission shall transmit a final report to
the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, the Mayor of the District of
Columbia, the President, and appropriate committees of the Congress not
later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. The
final report shall contain a detailed statement of the findings and
conclusions of the Commission, together with its recommendations for
legislation or administrative actions it considers appropriate.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate 90 days after submitting its final
report pursuant to section 7.

SEC. 9. AUTHORIZATION.

    To carry out this Act there is authorized to be appropriated an
amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

Output:
Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex Act - Establishes the Commission on Closure and Relocation of the Lorton Correctional Complex to:  (1) develop comprehensive plans for closing the Complex by the year 2010, including options for the use of the land on which the complex is located, and establishing new model prison facilities within the District of Columbia to replace the Complex; and (2) identify and recommend appropriate strategies for improving the effectiveness and safety of the Complex's operations until it is closed and the new facilities are established.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans
Inpatient Care Act of 2013''.

SEC. 2. INPATIENT HEALTH CARE FACILITY AT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
              AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY IN HARLINGEN, TEXAS.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The current and future health care needs of veterans
        residing in Far South Texas are not being fully met by the
        Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (2) According to recent census data, more than 108,000
        veterans reside in Far South Texas.
            (3) Travel times for veterans from the Valley Coastal Bend
        area from their homes to the nearest Department of Veterans
        Affairs hospital for acute inpatient health care can exceed six
        hours.
            (4) Even with the significant travel times, veterans from
        Far South Texas demonstrate a high demand for health care
        services from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (5) Ongoing overseas deployments of members of the Armed
        Forces from Texas, including members of the Armed Forces on
        active duty, members of the Texas National Guard, and members
        of the other reserve components of the Armed Forces, will
        continue to increase demand for medical services provided by
        the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (6) The Department of Veterans Affairs employs an annual
        Strategic Capital Investment Planning process to ``enable the
        VA to continually adapt to changes in demographics, medical and
        information technology, and health care delivery'', which
        results in the development of a multi-year investment plan that
        determines where gaps in services exist or are projected and
        develops an appropriate solution to meet those gaps.
            (7) According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, final
        approval of the Strategic Capital Investment Planning priority
        list serves as the ``building block'' of the annual budget
        request for the Department.
            (8) Arturo ``Treto'' Garza, a veteran who served in the
        Marine Corps, rose to the rank of Sergeant, and served two
        tours in the Vietnam War, passed away on October 3, 2012.
            (9) Treto Garza, who was also a former co-chairman of the
        Veterans Alliance of the Rio Grande Valley, tirelessly fought
        to improve health care services for veterans in the Rio Grande
        Valley, with his efforts successfully leading to the creation
        of the South Texas VA Health Care Center at Harlingen, located
        in Harlingen, Texas.
    (b) Redesignation of South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs
Health Care Center.--
            (1) In general.--The South Texas Department of Veterans
        Affairs Health Care Center at Harlingen, located in Harlingen,
        Texas, is redesignated as the ``Treto Garza South Texas
        Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
        medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs referred
        to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
        ``Treto Garza South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health
        Care Center''.
    (c) Requirement of Full-Service Inpatient Facility.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
        ensure that the Treto Garza South Texas Department of Veterans
        Affairs Health Care Center includes a full-service inpatient
        health care facility of the Department and shall modify the
        existing facility as necessary to meet that requirement.
            (2) Plan to expand facility capabilities.--The Secretary
        shall include in the annual Strategic Capital Investment Plan
        of the Department a project to expand the capabilities of the
        Treto Garza South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health
        Care Center by adding the following:
                    (A) Inpatient capability for 50 beds with
                appropriate administrative, clinical, diagnostic, and
                ancillary services needed for support.
                    (B) An urgent care center.
                    (C) The capability to provide a full range of
                services to meet the needs of women veterans.
    (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee
on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs of the House of Representatives a report detailing a plan to
implement the requirements in subsection (c), including an estimate of
the cost of required actions and the time necessary for the completion
of those actions.
    (e) Far South Texas Defined.--In this section, the term ``Far South
Texas'' means the following counties in Texas: Aransas, Bee, Brooks,
Calhoun, Cameron, DeWitt, Dimmit, Duval, Goliad, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jim
Hogg, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr,
Victoria, Webb, Willacy, Zapata.

Output: Treto Garza Far South Texas Veterans Inpatient Care Act of 2013 - Redesignates the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas, as the "Treto Garza South Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Center." Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) ensure that such Center includes a full-service inpatient health care facility, (2) modify the existing facility to meet such requirement, and (3) include in the annual VA strategic capital investment plan a project to expand the Center's capabilities to provide increased inpatient capacity, an urgent care center, and a full range of services for women veterans.


Input:
That subsections (b),
(d), (f), (h), (j), and (k) of section 203 of the Social Security Act
are repealed.
    Sec. 2. (a) Subsection (c) of section 203 of the Social Security
Act is redesignated as subsection (b); and such subsection as so
redesignated is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``Noncovered Work Outside the United
        States or'' in the heading;
            (2) by striking out paragraph (1);
            (3) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
            (4) by striking out ``For purposes of paragraphs (2), (3),
        and (4)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``For purposes of
        paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''; and
            (5) by striking out the last sentence.
    (b) Subsection (e) of such section 203 is redesignated as
subsection (c); and such subsection as so redesignated is amended by
striking out ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``subsection (b)''.
    (c) Subsection (g) of such section 203 is redesignated as
subsection (d); and such subsection as so redesignated is amended by
striking out ``subsection (c)'' each place it appears and inserting in
lieu thereof ``subsection (b)''.
    (d) Subsection (i) of such section 203 is redesignated as
subsection (e); and such subsection as so redesignated is amended by
striking out ``subsection (b), (c), (g), or (h)'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``subsection (b) or (d)''.
    (e) Subsection (l) of such section 203 is redesignated as
subsection (f); and such subsection as so redesignated is amended by
striking out ``subsection (g) or (h)(1)(A)'' and inserting in lieu
thereof ``subsection (d)''.
    Sec. 3. (a) Section 202(j)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act is
amended by striking out clause (iv), and by redesignating clause (v) as
clause (iv).
    (b) Section 202(n)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out
``Sections 203 (b), (c), and (d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Section 203(b)''.
    (c)(1) Section 202(q)(5)(B) of such Act is amended by striking out
``section 203(c)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section
203(b)(1)''.
    (2) Section 202(q)(7)(A) of such Act is amended by striking out
``deductions under section 203(b), 203(c)(1), 203(d)(1), or 222(b)''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``deductions on account of work under
section 203 or deductions under section 222(b)''.
    (d)(1) Section 202(s)(1) of such Act is amended by striking out
``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section 203(c)'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 203(b)''.
    (2) Section 202(s)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out ``The
last sentence of subsection (c) of section 203, subsection (f)(1)(C) of
section 203, and subsections'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Subsections''.
    (e) Section 202(t)(7) of such Act is amended by striking out
``Subsections (b), (c), and (d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``Subsection (b)''.
    (f) Section 202(w)(2)(B)(ii) of such Act is amended to read as
follows:
                            ``(ii) such individual (I) was not entitled
                        to an old-age insurance benefit, (II) suffered
                        deductions, in amounts equal to the amount of
                        such benefit, under section 203(b) as in effect
                        in the month or months involved, or (III) would
                        have suffered deductions on account of work, in
                        amounts equal to the amount of such benefit (as
                        determined under regulations of the Secretary),
                        under subsections (b) through (l) of section
                        203 as in effect immediately prior to the
                        enactment of this clause (III) if such
                        subsections (other than paragraph (8) of
                        subsection (f)) had remained in effect through
                        such month or months.''.
    (g) Section 203(a)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act is amended by striking
out ``and subsections (b), (c), and (d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof
``and subsection (b)''.
    (h) Section 208(a)(3) of such Act is amended by striking out
``under section 203(f) of this title for purposes of deductions from
benefits'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``under section 203 for
purposes of deductions from benefits on account of work''.
    (i) Clause (I) in the last sentence of section 215(b)(2)(A) of such
Act is amended by striking out ``no earnings as described in section
203(f)(5) in such year'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``no wages, and
no net earnings from self-employment (in excess of net loss from self-
employment), in such year''.
    (j) Section 215(g) of such Act is amended by striking out ``and any
deduction under section 203(b)''.
    (k) The third sentence of section 223(d)(4) of such Act is amended
by striking out ``the exempt amount under section 203(f)(8) which is
applicable to individuals described in subparagraph (D) thereof'' and
inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``an amount equal to the
exempt amount which would have been applicable under section 203(f)(8),
to individuals described in subparagraph (D) thereof, if subsections
(b) through (l) of section 203 as in effect in December 1984 had
remained in effect through the month in which such earnings were
derived''.
    (l) Section 1612(a) of such Act is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``as determined under section
        203(f)(5)(C)'' in paragraph (1)(A) and inserting in lieu
        thereof ``as defined in the last sentence of this subsection'',
        and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new
        sentence: ``For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term
        ``wages'' means wages as defined in section 209, but computed
        without regard to the limitations as to amounts of remuneration
        specified in subsections (a), (g)(2), (g)(3), (h)(2), and (j)
        of such section; and in making such computation services which
        do not constitute employment as defined in section 210,
        performed within the United States by an individual as an
        employee or performed outside the United States in the active
        military or naval service of the United States, shall be deemed
        to be employment as so defined if the remuneration for such
        services is not includible in computing the individual's net
        earnings or net loss from self-employment for purposes of title
        II; but such term does not include (i) the amount of any
        payment made to or on behalf of an employee or any of his
        dependents (including any amount paid by an employer for
        insurance or annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such
        payment) on account of retirement, or (ii) any payment or
        series of payments by an employer to an employee or any of his
        dependents upon or after the termination of the employee's
        employment relationship because of retirement after attaining
        an age specified in a plan referred to in section 209(m)(2) or
        in a pension plan of the employer.''.
    (m) Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 is amended by
striking out subsections (f) and (g)(2).
    Sec. 4. The amendments and repeals made by this Act shall be
effective with respect to taxable years ending on and after the date of
the enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn without incurring a reduction in benefits.