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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing the Department of
Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015''.

SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE
              SERVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
              CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 715. Senior executives: reduction of benefits of individuals
              convicted of certain crimes
    ``(a) Reduction of Annuity for Removed Employee.--The covered
service of an individual removed from a senior executive position under
section 713 shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating
an annuity with respect to such individual under chapter 83 or chapter
84 of title 5, if the individual is convicted of a felony that
influenced the individual's performance while employed in the senior
executive position.
    ``(b) Reduction of Annuity for Retired Employee.--(1) The Secretary
may order that the covered service of an individual who is subject to a
removal or transfer action under section 713 but who leaves employment
at the Department prior to the issuance of a final decision with
respect to such action shall not be taken into account for purposes of
calculating an annuity with respect to such individual under chapter 83
or chapter 84 of title 5, if the individual is convicted of a felony
that influenced the individual's performance while employed in the
senior executive position.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall make such an order not later than 7 days
after the date on which such individual is convicted of such felony.
    ``(3) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary issues any order
with respect to an individual under paragraph (1), the Director of the
Office of Personnel Management shall recalculate the annuity of the
individual.
    ``(c) Lump-Sum Annuity Credit.--Any individual with respect to whom
an annuity is reduced under subsection (a) or (b) shall be entitled to
be paid so much of such individual's lump-sum credit as is attributable
to the period of covered service.
    ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `covered service' means, with respect to an
        individual subject to a removal or transfer action under
        section 713, the period of service beginning on the date that
        the Secretary determines under such section that such
        individual engaged in activity that gave rise to such action
        and ending on the date that such individual is removed from the
        civil service or leaves employment at the Department prior to
        the issuance of a final decision with respect to such action,
        as the case may be.
            ``(2) The term `lump-sum credit' has the meaning given such
        term in section 8331(8) or section 8401(19) of title 5, as the
        case may be.
            ``(3) The term `senior executive position' has the meaning
        given such term in section 713(g)(3).
            ``(4) The term `service' has the meaning given such term in
        section 8331(12) or section 8401(26) of title 5, as the case
        may be.''.
    (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply
to any action of removal or transfer under section 713 of title 38,
United States Code, commencing on or after the date of enactment of
this section.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``715. Senior executives: reduction of benefits of individuals
                            convicted of certain crimes.''.

SEC. 3. REFORM OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE
              SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Performance Appraisal System.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code,
        as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the
        end the following new section:
``Sec. 717. Senior executives: performance appraisal
    ``(a) Performance Appraisal System.--(1) The performance appraisal
system for individuals employed in senior executive positions in the
Department required by section 4312 of title 5 shall provide, in
addition to the requirements of such section, for five annual summary
ratings of levels of performance as follows:
            ``(A) One outstanding level.
            ``(B) One exceeds fully successful level.
            ``(C) One fully successful level.
            ``(D) One minimally satisfactory level.
            ``(E) One unsatisfactory level.
    ``(2) The following limitations apply to the rating of the
performance of such individuals:
            ``(A) For any year, not more than 10 percent of such
        individuals who receive a performance rating during that year
        may receive the outstanding level under paragraph (1)(A).
            ``(B) For any year, not more than 20 percent of such
        individuals who receive a performance rating during that year
        may receive the exceeds fully successful level under paragraph
        (1)(B).
    ``(3) In evaluating the performance of an individual under the
performance appraisal system, the Secretary shall take into
consideration any complaint or report (including any pending or
published report) submitted by the Inspector General of the Department,
the Comptroller General of the United States, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, or any other appropriate person or entity,
related to any facility or program managed by the individual.
    ``(b) Change of Position.--(1) At least once every five years, the
Secretary shall reassign each individual employed in a senior executive
position to a position at a different location that does not include
the supervision of the same personnel or programs.
    ``(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1)
for any such individual, if the Secretary submits to the Committees on
Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives notice of
the waiver and an explanation of the reasons for the waiver.
    ``(c) Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
House of Representatives a report on the performance appraisal system
of the Department under subsection (a). Each such report shall include,
for the year preceding the year during which the report is submitted,
all documentation concerning each of the following for each individual
employed in a senior executive position in the Department:
            ``(1) The initial performance appraisal.
            ``(2) The higher level review, if requested.
            ``(3) The recommendations of the performance review board.
            ``(4) The final summary review.
            ``(5) The review of the Inspector General of the Department
        of the information described in paragraphs (1) through (4).
    ``(d) Definition of Senior Executive Position.--In this section,
the term `senior executive position' has the meaning given that term in
section 713(g)(3) of this title.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of such chapter is further amended by adding at the
        end the following new item:

``717. Senior executives: performance appraisal.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 4312(b) of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(4) that, in the case of the Department of
                Veterans Affairs, the performance appraisal system
                meets the requirements of section 716 of title 38.''.
    (b) Review of SES Management Training.--
            (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
        enter into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to review
        the management training program for individuals employed in
        senior executive positions (as such term is defined in section
        713(g)(3) of title 38, United States Code) of the Department of
        Veterans Affairs that is being provided as of the date of the
        enactment of this Act. Such review shall include a comparison
        of the training provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs
        to the management training provided for senior executives of
        other Federal departments and agencies and to the management
        training provided to senior executives in the private sector.
        The contract shall provide that the nongovernmental entity must
        complete and submit to the Secretary a report containing the
        findings and conclusions of the review by not later than 180
        days after the date on which the Secretary and the
        nongovernmental entity enter into the contract.
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 60 days after the
        date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph
        (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans'
        Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives the report
        together with a plan for carrying out the recommendations
        contained in the report.

SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR
              EXECUTIVE SERVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is
further amended by adding after section 717 (as added by section 3) the
following new section:
``Sec. 719. Administrative leave limitation and report
    ``(a) Limitation Applicable to Members of the Senior Executive
Service Within the Department of Veterans Affairs.--(1) The Secretary
may not place any covered individual on administrative leave, or any
other type of paid non-duty status, for more than a total of 14 days
during any 365-day period.
    ``(2) The Secretary may waive the limitation under paragraph (1)
and extend the administrative leave or other paid non-duty status of a
covered individual placed on such leave or status under paragraph (1)
if the Secretary submits to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the
Senate and House of Representatives a detailed explanation of the
reasons the individual was placed on administrative leave or other paid
non-duty status and the reasons for the extension of such leave or
status. Such explanation shall include the name of the covered
individual, the location where the individual is employed, and the
individual's job title.
    ``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered individual' means an
individual (as defined in section 713(g)(1)) occupying a senior
executive position (as defined in section 714(g)(3))--
            ``(A) who is subject to an investigation for purposes of
        determining whether such individual should be subject to any
        disciplinary action under this title or title 5; or
            ``(B) against whom any disciplinary action is proposed or
        initiated under this title or title 5.
    ``(b) Report on Administrative Leave.--(1) Not later than 30 days
after the end of each quarter of any calendar year, the Secretary shall
submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a report listing the name of any
employee of the Department (if any) who has been placed on
administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status, for a
period longer than 7 days during such quarter.
    ``(2) Any report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with
respect to any employee listed in such report, the position occupied by
the employee, the number of days of such leave, and the reason that
such employee was placed on such leave.''.
    (b) Application.--
            (1) Administrative leave limitation.--Section 719(a) of
        title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)),
        shall apply to any action of removal or transfer under section
        713 of such title or title 5, United States Code, commencing on
        or after the date of enactment of this section.
            (2) Report.--The report under section 719(b) of such title
        (as added by subsection (a)) shall begin to apply in the
        quarter that ends after the date that is 6 months after the
        date of enactment of this section.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``719. Administrative leave limitation and report.''.

Output: Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 Requires the reduction of the federal annuities of individuals removed from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Senior Executive Service (SES) if they are convicted of a felony that influenced their performance while employed in such position. Authorizes the VA Secretary to order the reduction of the federal annuities of individuals who were convicted of such a felony and were subject to removal or transfer from the VA SES, but who left the VA before final action was taken.  Reduces such annuities by excluding the covered service performed after the activity that subjects such an individual to transfer or removal occurs. Requires the performance appraisal system for VA SES employees to provide for five specified annual summary ratings of levels of performance. Provides that in any given year no more than: (1) 10% of such employees may receive the outstanding level of performance, and (2) 20% of such employees may receive the exceeds-fully-successful level of performance. Requires the Secretary to take any complaint or report from an appropriate person or entity related to any facility or program managed by an SES employee into account in evaluating that employee's performance.  Directs the Secretary, at least once every five years, to reassign each SES employee to a position at a different location that does not include the supervision of the same personnel or programs. Allows the Secretary to waive such requirement if the Secretary submits to Congress notice of, and the reasons for, such waiver. Directs the Secretary to contract with a nongovernmental entity for a review of the management training program for VA SES employees. Prohibits the Secretary from placing a VA SES employee on administrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status, for more than a total of 14 days during any 365-day period. Allows the Secretary to waive such prohibition with respect to such an employee if the Secretary provides Congress with a detailed explanation of the reasons the employee was placed on such leave or status and the reasons for extending that placement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Homelessness Task Force Act
of 2007''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a task force in the legislative branch to be
known as the ``National Homelessness Task Force'' (in this Act referred
to as the ``Task Force'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES.

    The Task Force, in consultation with relevant heads of Federal
agencies administering Federal programs for homeless individuals that
were in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, including the
Interagency Council on Homelessness, shall conduct the following
activities:
            (1) Review and analyze reports published by Federal, State,
        and local agencies and academic institutions that relate to
        homelessness.
            (2) Evaluate--
                    (A) the effectiveness of Federal programs in
                existence on the date of enactment of this Act that
                address homelessness;
                    (B) the cost-effectiveness of such programs; and
                    (C) the Federal role in interacting and
                coordinating with State and local entities that address
                homelessness.
            (3) Analyze options and make recommendations--
                    (A) to improve Federal programs in existence on the
                date of enactment of this Act that address
                homelessness;
                    (B) for State and local shelter and transitional
                housing programs to reduce the period that people
                remain homeless;
                    (C) for the establishment of an outreach program
                that raises awareness among homeless individuals about
                resources available to such individuals and assists
                such individuals in accessing such resources, which may
                include local service and treatment centers, case
                management agencies, and safe haven services that
                assist homeless individuals with serious mental
                illnesses; and
                    (D) to expand the supply of permanent affordable
                housing for chronically homeless individuals, as well
                as individuals and families with incomes below the
                Federal poverty line.
            (4) Conduct research and develop methods--
                    (A) through consultation with State and local
                agencies, to improve coordination between the
                Interagency Council on Homelessness and Federal
                agencies in existence at the date of enactment of this
                Act which specifically deal with homelessness,
                including the Department of Housing and Urban
                Development, the Department of Health and Human
                Services, and the Department of Veterans Affairs;
                    (B) to minimize the period in which individuals
                remain homeless; and
                    (C) to establish a system that ensures homeless
                individuals have access to employment and job-training
                programs, as well as employment.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Task Force shall be composed of up
to 10 members (in this Act referred to as the ``TF members''). The
Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate may each
appoint, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, up to 5 TF members. Appointments shall be made within 90
days of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Qualifications.--In making appointments under subsection (a),
the appointing authorities described in such subsection may select TF
members from representatives of Federal and State agencies,
commissions, boards, regional agencies, tribes, colleges and
universities, and nongovernmental organizations. Such appointing
authorities shall, to the greatest extent possible, appoint individuals
who are particularly qualified to perform the functions of the Task
Force, by reason of either practical experience or academic expertise
in housing or economic development.
    (c) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--TF members shall serve without
        compensation.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each TF member shall receive travel
        expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in
        accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter 1 of
        chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
    (d) Chairpersons.--The Task Force shall have 2 Chairpersons. From
among the TF members, the majority leader of the Senate and the Speaker
of the House of Representatives shall choose 1 Chairperson, and the
minority leaders from the Senate and the House of Representatives shall
choose the other Chairperson.

SEC. 5. STAFF OF THE TASK FORCE AND EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

    (a) Staff.--Subject to the rules prescribed by the Task Force, the
Chairpersons of the Task Force may appoint from 3 to 6 individuals as
personnel and fix the pay of such personnel as the Chairpersons
consider appropriate.
    (b) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the Task Force,
the Chairpersons may procure temporary and intermittent services in the
manner prescribed in section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code,
but at rates for individuals not to exceed the daily equivalent of the
maximum annual rate of basic pay payable for grade GS-15 of the General
Schedule under section 5332 of such title.
    (c) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the Task Force,
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 Task Force to assist it in performing its duties under this Act.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the Task Force may,
if authorized by the Task Force, take any action that the Task Force is
authorized to take under this Act.
    (b) Obtaining Official Data.--The Task Force may secure directly
from any Federal department or agency information necessary to enable
it to carry out this Act. Upon the request of the Task Force, the head
of that department or agency shall furnish the information to the Task
Force.
    (c) Mails.--The Task Force may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as Federal departments and
agencies.

SEC. 7. REPORTS.

    (a) Initial Report.--Not later than 3 months after the date of
completion of the appointment of the TF members under section 4(a), the
Task Force shall submit to Congress a report describing how the Task
Force will undertake the duties described in section 3.
    (b) Final Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
completion of the appointment of the TF members under section 4(a), the
Task Force shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes the activities of the Task Force conducted
        under section 3; and
            (2) makes recommendations on--
                    (A) long-term goals for Congress to reduce
                homelessness; and
                    (B) strategies for Congress to achieve such goals.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    The Task Force shall terminate 10 days after the date on which the
Task Force submits the final report under section 7(b).

SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
     (a) Affordable Housing.--The term ``affordable housing'' includes
properties for which assistance is provided under section 8 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and single-room
occupancy units.
    (b) Chronically Homeless Individual.--The term ``chronically
homeless individual'' means an unaccompanied, disabled individual with
a disabling condition who has been continually homeless for at least
the duration of 1 year or who has been homeless for 4 or more episodes
in the previous 3 years.
    (c) Disabling Condition.--A ``disabling condition'' means a
diagnosable substance use disorder, serious mental illness,
developmental disability, or chronic physical illness or disability,
including the co-occurrence of 2 or more of such conditions.
    (d) Homeless; Homeless Individual.--The terms ``homeless'' and
``homeless individual'' have the meaning given such terms in section
103 of the McKinney-Vento Act (42 U.S.C. 11302).

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated $2,000,000 to carry out
this Act.

Output: National Homelessness Task Force Act of 2007 - Establishes in the legislative branch a National Homelessness Task Force to: (1) analyze reports by federal, state, and local agencies and academic institutions relating to homelessness; (2) evaluate the effectiveness of federal programs addressing homelessness, particularly their interaction with state and local entities which also address homelessness; (3) analyze options and make recommendations to alleviate the causes and effects of such homelessness; and (4) conduct related research and develop methods to improve, federal, state, and local agency coordination.


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SECTION 1. REVISED GUIDANCE, TERMS OF REFERENCE, AND OBJECTIVES FOR
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING GROUP REVIEWING POSSIBLE
              REPEAL OF CURRENT POLICY CONCERNING HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE
              ARMED FORCES.

    (a) Modification of Guidance and Terms of Reference.--
            (1) Modification required.--As specified in paragraph (2)
        and subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall modify the
        guidance and terms of reference issued on March 2, 2010, in
        connection with the establishment of the Department of Defense
        working group (in this section referred to as the ``working
        group'') to conduct a comprehensive review of the possible
        repeal of section 654 of title 10, United States Code, which
        codifies United States policy concerning homosexuality in the
        Armed Forces (in this section referred to as ``section 654'').
            (2) Evaluation.--In making the modifications required by
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the final report
        of the working group provides a comprehensive and objective
        evaluation of--
                    (A) whether application of section 654 has or is
                undermining military readiness in any significant way;
                    (B) whether repeal or amendment of section 654 will
                improve military readiness in significant, measurable
                ways; and
                    (C) what the implications for and effects on
                military readiness, cohesion, morale, good order, and
                discipline are entailed as a result of repeal or
                amendment of section 654.
            (3) Scope of evaluation.--The evaluation described in
        paragraph (2) shall encompass the regular and reserve
        components, military family members and dependents, and matters
        of expanded eligibility of retirees and their families and
        dependents for Federal benefits as a result of military service
        before any repeal of such section.
    (b) Expanded Objectives.--In addition to the requirements
established by the terms of reference issued on March 2, 2010, the
working group shall examine and report to the Secretary of Defense on
the following matters:
            (1) Whether the findings contained in subsection (a) of
        section 654 remain valid.
            (2) Whether section 654 has hindered, in a measurably
        significant way, the ability of the Armed Forces to recruit and
        retain a sufficient number of qualified personnel to meet
        service manpower requirements.
            (3) Whether section 654 has hindered the ability of any
        component, especially the Army, the Marine Corps, and the Army
        National Guard, to increase manpower, especially during
        wartime.
            (4) Whether the discharge of personnel under section 654
        has had a measurably significant impact on military readiness
        or on the ability of the Armed Forces to carry out their
        wartime missions since September 11, 2001.
            (5) Given the numbers of personnel discharged under section
        654 since enactment of the section on November 30, 1993,
        compared to the total number of personnel separated from the
        Armed Forces for all reasons since that date, whether
        discharges under section 654 have been a significant source of
        attrition for the Armed Forces.
            (6) Whether repeal of section 654 is a military necessity
        for sustaining future military readiness and effectiveness.
            (7) The extent to which, and how, repeal of section 654
        would improve military readiness, cohesion, morale, good order,
        and discipline.
            (8) The extent to which repeal of section 654 would have
        negative impacts on military readiness, cohesion, morale, good
        order, and discipline; the nature and extent of the negative
        impacts; whether the negative impacts would be of short
        duration or an extended duration; and what measures will be
        necessary to negate or mitigate the anticipated negative
        impacts of repeal.
            (9) Whether, and how, repeal of section 654 would improve
        military family readiness, and the measures necessary to ensure
        that a repeal of section 654 would not degrade military family
        readiness.
            (10) The extent to which repeal of section 654 would affect
        the propensity of prospective recruits to enlist in the Armed
        Forces and the propensity of influencers (such as parents,
        coaches, teachers, and religious leaders) to recommend military
        service.
            (11) The extent to which repeal of section 654 would affect
        retention, especially whether repeal of section 654 would
        significantly improve the ability of the Armed Forces to retain
        personnel to meet manpower requirements.
            (12) Assuming repeal of section 654, the extent to which
        pay and benefits (such as health care, military housing, and
        survivor benefits) and other support (such as spouse employment
        preferences, education and training, and dependent education)
        currently provided by the Department of Defense to married
        couples and families should be provided to the domestic
        partners, spouses and dependents of gay and lesbian personnel,
        and the extent to which those benefits should be any different
        than the benefits provided to military spouses and dependents,
        and the extent to which those benefits could be provided by
        policy or executive order without statutory changes.
            (13) The extent to which Federal laws, including those
        regulating the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department
        of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services,
        the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and Department of Defense
        and Department of Veterans affairs policies would have to be
        changed in order for a repeal of section 654 to be effective in
        promoting the readiness, morale, cohesion, welfare and
        discipline of members of the Armed Forces and their families
        and dependents.
            (14) Whether a statute prohibiting discrimination on the
        basis of sexual orientation, such as proposed in H.R. 1283 of
        the 111th Congress, would be necessary or desirable as part of
        the repeal of section 654; and, if the nondiscrimination policy
        set out in such bill were enacted into law, given such bill's
        proposed statutory definition of sexual orientation, an
        evaluation of--
                    (A) the Department of Defense and Armed Forces
                polices that would have to be changed and the nature of
                the changes;
                    (B) the legal and practical implementation
                challenges associated with such changes, especially for
                commanders and leaders;
                    (C) the measures required to overcome those
                challenges; and
                    (D) the effect such a nondiscrimination statute
                would have on current military billeting and housing
                policies and practices.
            (15) Assuming repeal of section 654--
                    (A) whether the Defense of Marriage Act (Public Law
                104-199; 1 U.S.C. 7) and the associated provision of
                such H.R. 1283 would create a significant difference in
                the pay, benefits, and other forms of support from the
                Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans
                Affairs, and other Federal departments that could be
                provided to legally married heterosexual military
                couples, families and dependents and the pay, benefits,
                and other forms of support that could be provided to
                legally married military gay couples, families and
                dependents;
                    (B) explain the nature and extent of those
                differences;
                    (C) explain the extent to which the limitations on
                benefits resulting from the Defense of Marriage Act
                would affect military readiness, cohesion, morale, and
                good order and discipline; and
                    (D) explain the extent to which this diversity of
                benefits would affect military family readiness,
                morale, welfare, and cohesion.
            (16) To effectively implement a repeal of section 654,
        whether the Defense of Marriage Act should be repealed or
        amended, and explain the basis for the conclusion.
            (17) The extent to which, and the nature and objectives of,
        education and training measures and programs that would be
        required, upon repeal of section 654, for members of the Armed
        Forces, their families, and dependents.
            (18) The projected costs of a repeal of section 654,
        including costs attributable to changes in military barracks,
        housing policies, and military construction considered
        necessary to accommodate various sexual orientations.
            (19) The extent to which, upon repeal of section 654, gay
        and lesbian military retirees, their families, and dependents
        should be made eligible retroactively for Federal benefits in
        the same manner as the benefits received by heterosexual
        military retirees, their families, and dependents as a result
        of service in the Armed Forces, and if so, what benefits should
        be provided and at what estimated cost.
    (c) Methodology.--
            (1) Use of in-house resources.--The surveys, polling,
        studies, updates or revisions, and analysis conducted by or for
        the working group, and instruments designed to conduct such
        surveys, polling, studies, updates or revisions, and analysis,
        shall primarily, if not exclusively, employ the in-house
        capabilities of the Department of Defense.
            (2) Restriction.--If the Secretary of Defense or the
        working group determines that required surveys, polling, focus
        groups, and analysis cannot be conducted solely using in-house
        capabilities of the Department of Defense, the Secretary and
        the working group may not for those purposes employ, or use the
        survey instruments or data from, any organization that has
        previously done any survey, polling, or analysis work on
        matters related to a potential repeal of section 654 or the
        Department of Defense policy that preceded enactment of section
        654.
    (d) Revised Reporting Requirement and Time Lines.--Not later than
six months after the working group provides its final report to the
Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report
containing--
            (1) the report and recommendations of the working group, as
        modified as required by subsections (a) and (b);
            (2) the comments and recommendations of the Chief of Staff
        of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of Staff
        of the Air Force, and the Commandant of the Marine Corps
        regarding the conclusions and recommendations of the working
        group; and
            (3) the conclusions and recommendations of the Secretary of
        Defense, including a comprehensive proposal for all Federal
        legislation required to be enacted or amended should section
        654 be repealed.

Output:
Directs the Secretary of Defense to modify the guidance and terms of reference issued in connection with the establishment of a Department of Defense (DOD) working group tasked to conduct a review of the possible repeal of federal law containing the U.S. policy concerning homosexuality in the Armed Forces (commonly referred to as the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy). Requires the final report of the working group to include an evaluation of: (1) whether the current policy is significantly undermining military readiness; (2) whether its repeal will significantly improve military readiness; and (3) what implications for and effects on military readiness, cohesion, morale, good order, and discipline are entailed as a result of its repeal or amendment. Outlines expanded report objectives, including determining the policy's effect on recruitment and manpower requirements.

Requires the Secretary, after the final report of the working group, to report to the congressional defense committees on the working group's report and recommendations, the Secretary's conclusions and recommendations, and the comments and recommendations of the chiefs of staff of the military departments.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Sovereignty Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) In response to a California Supreme Court decision that
        overturned Proposition 5, the passage of which in 1998
        confirmed gaming rights for California tribes, the United
        States attorney declared that all tribal gaming in California
        must cease unless Tribal-State compacts were signed by October
        13, 1999.
            (2) It is estimated that Indian gaming in California
        directly supports more than 16,000 jobs and indirectly supports
        another 34,000 jobs in California, while it has reduced welfare
        payments by $50,000,000.
            (3) Faced with the prospect that their most valuable
        economic assets would be shut down, 61 California tribes were
        essentially forced to sign gaming compacts with California
        Governor Gray Davis.
            (4) The Governor of California acted in bad faith by
        conditioning those compacts on the tribes' signing separate
        labor agreements that could result in the forced intrusion by
        labor unions on sovereign tribal lands and the unprecedented
        unionization of Indian casino employees.
            (5) The United States Constitution recognizes Indian tribes
        as sovereign governmental entities.
            (6) Indian tribes have an inherent right to govern
        themselves consistent with the United States Constitution,
        treaties, laws, and court decisions.
            (7) The National Labor Relations Board has held that
        tribally-owned and operated businesses located on Indian lands
        are exempt from the National Labor Relations Act under the
        Act's exemption for government entities.
            (8) The labor agreements forced on the tribes in California
        establish jurisdiction outside of the National Labor Relations
        Board and would instead be enforceable in State court.
            (9) By signing these labor agreements, California tribes
        were forced to cede their sovereignty and their constitutional
        rights to the State of California in order to save their
        enterprises from being shut down by the United States
        Department of Justice.
            (10) The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was established to
        ``[promote] tribal economic development'' and ``for the
        regulation of gaming by an Indian tribe adequate to shield it
        from organized crime . . . and to ensure that the Indian tribe
        is the primary beneficiary of the gaming operation''.
            (11) Labor agreements have never been part of Tribal-State
        compacts outside California and could undermine the stated
        purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
            (12) The situation in California is part of a broader
        attack on tribal sovereignty led by labor-backed interests.
            (13) The recently-released report of the National Gambling
        Impact Study Commission, at the insistence of commission member
        John Wilhelm, president of the Hotel Employee and Restaurant
        Employee International Union, recommends that Indian tribes
        voluntarily enter into agreements with organized labor that
        could lead to the unionization of Indian casino employees, and
        states that if the tribes do not reach such agreements within a
        ``reasonable period of time'' that ``Congress should enact
        legislation establishing'' labor organizing rights, essentially
        forcing the tribes to unionize their casino employees.
            (14) The decision to allow access to tribal employees and
        the unionization of tribally owned and operated casinos located
        on tribal lands should be determined solely by the individual
        sovereign tribes, not the State or Federal Government.
            (15) Amending the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to ensure
        that Indian tribes cannot be forced to provide access to or
        otherwise unionize their casino employees as a condition of
        obtaining a federally approved Tribal-State gaming compact
        under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act would protect the
        constitutional rights of all federally recognized tribes and
        honor the Federal Government's treaty obligations to Native
        Americans, and would ensure that no tribe could be forced into
        any labor agreement against its will.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON LABOR AGREEMENTS AS PART OF TRIBAL-STATE
              COMPACTS.

    Section 11(d)(3) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C.
2710(d)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) No Tribal-State compact negotiated under
                subparagraph (A) shall include, or be conditioned by
                another agreement which includes, any provision
                relating to labor terms or conditions (including terms
                or conditions related to free association, organizing,
                or collective bargaining) for employees of tribally
                owned businesses located on Indian lands. Any such
                provision entered into before, on, or after the date of
                the enactment of this subparagraph shall be null and
                void. If such a provision is included in, or otherwise
                is purported to condition the effectiveness of, a
                Tribal-State compact, such provision shall be deemed as
                severed from and not conditioning the effectiveness of
                the Tribal-State compact which shall remain in force as
                if such provision had never been executed.''.

Output: Tribal Sovereignty Protection Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit negotiated Tribal-State compacts from including, or being conditioned upon, any provision relating to labor terms or conditions for employees of tribally owned businesses located on Indian lands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Genetic Research Privacy Protection
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RESEARCH SUBJECTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 301 of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Protection of Privacy of Individuals Who Are Research
Subjects.--
            ``(1) Issuance of certificate.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If a person is engaged in
                biomedical, behavioral, clinical, or other research, in
                which identifiable, sensitive information is collected
                (including research on mental health and research on
                the use and effect of alcohol and other psychoactive
                drugs), the Secretary, in coordination with other
                Departments, as applicable--
                            ``(i) shall issue to such person a
                        certificate of confidentiality to protect the
                        privacy of individuals who are the subjects of
                        such research if the research is funded wholly
                        or in part by the Federal Government; and
                            ``(ii) may, upon application by a person
                        engaged in research, issue to such person a
                        certificate of confidentiality to protect the
                        privacy of such individuals if the research is
                        not so funded.
                    ``(B) Result of certificate.--Except as provided in
                subparagraph (C), any person to whom a certificate is
                issued under subparagraph (A) to protect the privacy of
                individuals described in such subparagraph shall not
                disclose or provide to any other person not connected
                with the research the name of such an individual or any
                information, document, or biospecimen that contains
                identifiable, sensitive information about such an
                individual and that was created or compiled for
                purposes of the research.
                    ``(C) Exceptions.--The disclosure prohibition in
                subparagraph (B) shall not apply to disclosure or use
                that is--
                            ``(i) required by Federal, State, or local
                        laws, excluding instances described in
                        subparagraph (D);
                            ``(ii) necessary for the medical treatment
                        of the individual to whom the information,
                        document, or biospecimen pertains;
                            ``(iii) made with the consent of the
                        individual to whom the information, document,
                        or biospecimen pertains; or
                            ``(iv) made for the purposes of other
                        scientific research that is in compliance with
                        applicable Federal regulations governing the
                        protection of human subjects in research.
                    ``(D) Prohibition on compelling disclosure.--Any
                person to whom a certificate is issued under
                subparagraph (A) to protect the privacy of an
                individual described in such subparagraph shall not, in
                any Federal, State, or local civil, criminal,
                administrative, legislative, or other proceeding,
                disclose or provide the name of such individual or any
                such information, document, or biospecimen that
                contains identifiable, sensitive information about the
                individual and that was created or compiled for
                purposes of the research.
                    ``(E) Immunity.--Identifiable, sensitive
                information protected under subparagraph (A), and all
                copies thereof, shall be immune from the legal process,
                and shall not, without the consent of the individual to
                whom the information pertains, be admissible as
                evidence or used for any purpose in any action, suit,
                or other judicial, legislative, or administrative
                proceeding.
                    ``(F) Terms of protection.--Identifiable, sensitive
                information collected by a person to whom a certificate
                has been issued under subparagraph (A), and all copies
                thereof, shall be subject to the protections afforded
                by this section for perpetuity.
                    ``(G) Minimizing administrative burden.--The
                Secretary shall take steps to minimize the burden to
                researchers, streamline the process, and reduce the
                time it takes to comply with the requirements of this
                subsection.
            ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection
        shall be construed to limit the access of an individual who is
        a subject of research to information about himself or herself
        collected during such individual's participation in the
        research.
            ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the
        term `identifiable, sensitive information' means information
        that is about an individual and that is gathered or used during
        the course of research described in paragraph (1)(A) and--
                    ``(A) through which an individual is identified; or
                    ``(B) for which there is a risk, as determined by
                current scientific practices or statistical methods,
                that some combination of the information, the request,
                and other available data sources could be used to
                deduce the identity of an individual.''.
    (b) Applicability.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act,
all persons engaged in research and authorized by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services to protect information under section 301(d)
of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241(d)) prior to the date
of enactment of this Act shall be subject to the requirements of such
section (as amended by this Act).

SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF IDENTIFIABLE, SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

    Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f)(1) The Secretary may exempt from disclosure under section
552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, biomedical information that
is about an individual and that is gathered or used during the course
of biomedical research if--
            ``(A) an individual is identified; or
            ``(B) there is a risk, as determined by current scientific
        practices or statistical methods, that some combination of the
        information, the request, and other available data sources
        could be used to deduce the identity of an individual.
    ``(2)(A) Each determination of the Secretary under paragraph (1) to
exempt information from disclosure shall be made in writing and
accompanied by a statement of the basis for the determination.
    ``(B) Each such determination and statement of basis shall be
available to the public, upon request, through the Office of the Chief
FOIA Officer of the Department of Health and Human Services.
    ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit a
research participant's access to information about such participant
collected during the participant's participation in the research.''.

Output: Genetic Research Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions regarding disclosure by researchers of the identifiable, sensitive information of research subjects. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must prohibit researchers from disclosing such information from federally funded research to persons not connected to the research. Researchers may apply to have other research covered by this prohibition. Disclosures of such information are permitted if required by law, necessary for the medical treatment of the research subject, made with the consent of the subject, or made for the purposes of other research that is in compliance with regulations regarding protection of subjects. HHS may exempt identifiable information collected for biomedical research from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Voter Turnout Enhancement Study
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the right of citizens of the United States to vote is a
        fundamental right;
            (2) Federal, State, and local governments have a duty to
        promote the exercise of the right to vote to the greatest
        extent possible;
            (3) the power to tax is only guardedly granted to Federal,
        State, and local governments by the citizens of the United
        States;
            (4) the only regular contact that most Americans have with
        their government consists of filing personal income tax returns
        and voting in Federal, State, and local elections;
            (5) in 1992, almost 115,000,000 Federal income tax returns
        were filed by individuals and couples, but only approximately
        104,000,000 votes were cast in the year's presidential
        election; and
            (6) more closely tying the rights of individuals as voters
        to their obligations as taxpayers will provide additional
        incentives for individuals to both participate in the electoral
        process and scrutinize the costs and benefits of government
        policies.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the Voter Turnout
Enhancement Study Commission (in this Act referred to as the
``Commission'').

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 9
members appointed as follows:
            (1) 3 members appointed by the President.
            (2) 3 members appointed by the President pro tempore of the
        Senate, upon the joint recommendation of the majority leader
        and the minority leader of the Senate.
            (3) 3 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives, upon the joint recommendation of the Speaker
        and the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
    (b) Political Affiliation.--Not more than 2 of the 3 members of the
Commission appointed under any 1 paragraph of subsection (a) may be of
the same political party.
    (c) Time of Appointment.--Members of the Commission shall be
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act.
    (d) Terms.--Members of the Commission shall be appointed to serve
for the life of the Commission.
    (e) Vacancies.-- Any vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in
the same manner as the original appointment.
    (f) Compensation.--
            (1) Rate of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2),
        members of the Commission shall serve without pay.
            (2) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall
        be entitled to receive travel expenses, including per diem in
        lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5,
        United States Code, for persons employed intermittently in the
        Government service.
    (g) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission shall
constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold a hearing.
    (h) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--The Commission shall select
a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson from among its members.
    (i) Meetings.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the call of
        the Chairperson or a majority of its members.
            (2) Initial meeting.--The Commission shall hold its initial
        meeting not later than 30 days after the date on which all
        members of the Commission have been appointed.

SEC. 5. DUTIES.

    (a) Study.--The Commission shall conduct a comprehensive study of
all matters relating to the possibility of changing the filing date for
Federal income tax returns to the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in
November. The study shall include an analysis of--
            (1) the costs and benefits of the change in filing date;
        and
            (2) the likelihood that establishment of a single date on
        which individuals can fulfill obligations of citizenship as
        both electors and taxpayers will increase participation in
        Federal, State, and local elections.
    (b) Consultation.--The Commission shall consult with Governors,
Federal and State election officials, the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, and any other person, agency, or entity that the Commission
determines to be appropriate.

SEC. 6. POWERS.

    (a) Hearings.--The Commission may hold the hearings, sit and act at
the times and places, take the testimony, and receive the information
that the Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of
this Act.
    (b) Mails.--the Commission may use the United States mails in the
same manner and under the same conditions as any other Federal
department or agency.
    (c) Powers of Members and Agents.--Any member or agent of the
Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any action that
the Commission is authorized to take under this section.
    (d) Requests for Official Information.--The Commission may request
from a Federal department or agency information necessary to enable the
Commission to carry out this Act. The head of the department or agency
shall provide the information to the Commission unless release of the
information to the public by the agency is prohibited by law.

SEC. 7. STAFF ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    Upon the request of the Commission or the Chairperson of the
Commission, the head of any Federal department or agency may detail any
of the personnel of the department or agency to the Commission to
assist the Commission to carry out this Act.

SEC. 8. REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act,
the Commission shall submit to the President and the Congress a report
that contains--
            (1) a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of
        the study required by section 5; and
            (2) recommendations of the Commission regarding any
        legislation or administrative action the Commission considers
        appropriate.

SEC. 9. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate upon the submission of the report
required by section 8.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be
necessary to carry out this Act.

Output: Voter Turnout Enhancement Study Commission Act - Establishes the Voter Turnout Enhancement Study Commission to examine the possibility of changing the filing date of Federal income tax returns to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November (election day).  Terminates the Commission upon submission of a required report.  Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Workforce Reduction and
Realignment Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established an independent commission to be known as the
``Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission'' (hereinafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. PURPOSE OF COMMISSION.

    (a) In General.--The purpose of the Commission is to develop and
submit, to the President and the Congress, recommendations for reducing
the number of Federal employees nationwide, in non-defense-related
agencies, by 250,000.
    (b) Requirements.--The recommendations of the Commission--
            (1) shall be based on data which shall be supplied by
        Federal agencies; and
            (2) shall be developed in a manner so as to improve
        Government efficiency.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--
            (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 8
        members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and
        consent of the Senate.
            (2) Nominations.--The President shall transmit to the
        Senate his nominations for appointment to the Commission no
        later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Consultation.--In selecting individuals for nomination for
appointment to the Commission, the President shall consult with--
            (1) the Speaker of the House of Representatives concerning
        the appointment of 2 members;
            (2) the majority leader of the Senate concerning the
        appointment of 1 member;
            (3) the minority leader of the House of Representatives
        concerning the appointment of 1 member; and
            (4) the minority leader of the Senate concerning the
        appointment of 1 member.
    (c) Chairman.--At the time the President nominates individuals for
appointment to the Commission, the President shall designate 1 such
individual to serve as Chairman of the Commission.
    (d) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
    (e) Meetings.--
            (1) Frequency.--The Commission shall meet at the call of
        the Chairman or a majority of its members.
            (2) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Commission shall be
        open to the public.
    (f) Pay.--Each member shall be paid at the rate equal to the daily
equivalent of the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule
under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day during
which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested
in the Commission.

SEC. 5. STAFF.

    The Commission may appoint and fix the pay of such personnel as it
considers appropriate, except that not more than \1/3\ of the personnel
employed by or detailed to the Commission may be on detail from a
Federal agency.

SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Relating to the Commission.--The Commission shall transmit a
report to the President and the Congress not later than 90 days after
the Commission is appointed. Such report shall contain the
recommendations of the Commission (as described in section 3(a)),
including recommendations relating to any legislation or other measures
which the Commission considers necessary, with particular attention to
the methodology used by the Commission.
    (b) Relating to the President.--The President shall transmit a
written report to the Congress, not later than 10 days after receiving
the report of the Commission, in which the President shall indicate--
            (1) approval, in which case the Congress shall introduce
        these recommendations as a joint resolution; or
            (2) disapproval, in which case the President shall submit
        changes to the Commission within 10 days; the Commission shall
        then have an additional 10 days to consider these changes and
        submit their final report to Congress.

SEC. 7. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF COMMISSION REPORT.

    (a) Terms of the Resolution.--For the purposes of this Act, the
term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution which is
introduced within a 10-day period beginning on the date on which the
President or the Commission transmits the report to Congress and--
            (1) which does not have a preamble;
            (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as
        follows: ``That Congress approves the recommendations of the
        Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission as
        submitted by the President on __________________ '', the blank
        space being filled by the appropriate date; and
            (3) the title of which is as follows: ``Joint resolution
        approving the recommendations of the Federal Workforce
        Reduction and Realignment Commission.''.
    (b) Referral.--A resolution described in subsection (a) that is
introduced in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service of the House of
Representatives. A resolution described in subsection (a) introduced in
the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs
of the Senate.
    (c) Discharge.--If the committee to which a resolution described in
subsection (a) is referred has not reported such resolution (or an
identical resolution) by the end of the 20-day period beginning on the
date on which the President transmits a report to the Congress under
section 6(b), such committee shall be, at the end of such period,
discharged from further consideration of such resolution, and such
resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar of the House
involved.
    (d) Consideration.--(1) On or after the third day after the date on
which the committee to which the resolution is referred has reported,
or has been discharged, it shall be in order for any Member of the
respective House to move to proceed to the consideration of the
resolution (but only on the day after the calendar day on which such
Member announces to the House concerned the Member's intention to do
so). All points of order against the resolution and against
consideration of the resolution are waived. The motion is highly
privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in the
Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to amendment, or
to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to proceed to the consideration
of other business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion
is agreed to or disagreed to is not in order. If a motion to proceed to
the consideration of the resolution is agreed to, the respective House
shall immediately proceed to consideration of the joint resolution
without intervening motion, order, or other business, and the
resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the respective House
until disposed of.
    (2) Debate on the resolution, and on all debatable motions and
appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 2
hours, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those
opposing the resolution. An amendment to the resolution is not in
order. A motion to further limit debate is in order and not debatable.
A motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of
other business, or a motion to recommit the resolution is not in order.
A motion to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or
disagreed to is not in order.
    (3) Immediately following conclusion of the debate on a resolution
described in subsection (a) and a single quorum call at the conclusion
of the debate is requested in accordance with the rules of the
appropriate House, the vote on final passage of the resolution shall
occur.
    (4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the
application of the rules of the Senate or the House of Representatives,
as the case may be, to the procedure relating to a resolution described
in subsection (a) shall be decided without debate.
    (e) Consideration by the Other House.--(1) If, before the passage
by one House of a resolution of that House described in subsection (a),
that House receives from the other House a resolution described in
subsection (a), then the following procedures shall apply:
            (A) The resolution of the other House shall not be referred
        to a committee and may not be considered in the House receiving
        it except in the case of final passage as provided in
        subparagraph (B)(ii).
            (B) With respect to a resolution described in subsection
        (a) of the House receiving the resolution--
                    (i) the procedure in that House shall be the same
                as if no resolution had been received from the other
                House; but
                    (ii) the vote on final passage shall be on the
                resolution of the other House.
    (2) Upon disposition of the resolution received from the other
House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the resolution that
originated in the receiving House.
    (f) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
        that House in the case of a resolution described in subsection
        (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it
        is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
        House.

SEC. 8. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate as of the date on which it transmit
its final report under section 6(b)(2).

Output: Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission Act - Establishes an independent Federal Workforce Reduction and Realignment Commission to develop and submit to the President and the Congress recommendations for reducing the number of Federal employees nationwide in non-defense-related agencies by 250,000.


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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS.

    The Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the establishment of the
Lowell National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and for other purposes'' approved June 5, 1978 (92 Stat. 290; 16 U.S.C.
410cc et seq.), is amended as follows:
            (1) In section 103(a)(2), by striking ``$33,600,000'' and
        inserting ``$43,930,000''. The amendment made by this paragraph
        shall take effect on October 1, 1994.
            (2) In section 203, by adding at the end thereof the
        following new subsection:
    ``(c) Loan and Grant Agreements.--Upon termination of the
Commission, the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service,
shall assume all responsibilities of the Commission for administration
and oversight of the loan and grant agreements under section 303.''.
            (3) In section 205, by adding at the end thereof the
        following new subsection:
    ``(e) Leasing Authority.--(1) In addition to other available
authorities, the Secretary may, in his discretion, negotiate and enter
into leases, as appropriate, with any person, firm, association,
organization, corporation or governmental entity for the use of any
property within the Park and Preservation District in accordance with
the General Management Plan and any of the purposes set forth in
section 1 of this Act.
    ``(2) Any leases entered into under this subsection shall be
subject to such procedures, terms, conditions and restrictions as the
Secretary deems necessary. The Secretary is authorized to negotiate and
enter into leases or other agreements, at fair market value and without
regard to section 321 of chapter 314 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40
U.S.C. 303b). For purposes of any such lease or other agreements, the
Secretary may adjust the rental by taking into account any amounts to
be expended by the lessee for preservation, maintenance, restoration,
improvement, repair and related expenses with respect to the leased
properties.
    ``(3) Surplus proceeds from leases entered into under section 111
of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470h-3) with
respect to property in the Park and Preservation District, and all
proceeds from all other leases entered into under this subsection,
shall be retained by the Secretary, remain available until expended,
and, subject to appropriation, be used to offset the costs of
preservation, interpretation, restoration, maintenance, improvement,
repair, and related expenses, including administration related to such
expenses, incurred by the Secretary with respect to properties within
the Park and Preservation District, with the balance used to offset
other costs incurred by the Secretary in the administration of the
Park.
    ``(4) Each lessee of a lease entered into under this subsection
shall keep such records as the Secretary may prescribe to enable the
Secretary to determine that all terms of the lease have been, and are
being, faithfully performed.
    ``(5) The Secretary shall annually prepare and submit to Congress a
report on property leased under this subsection.''.
            (4) In section 301(i), by striking ``seventeen'' and
        inserting ``22''.
            (5) In section 303(a), by amending paragraph (1) to read as
        follows:
            ``(1) The loan to the corporation shall have a maturity of
        35 years. At the end of such period, the corporation shall
        repay to the Secretary of the Treasury (in a lump sum) for
        deposit in the general fund of the Treasury the full amount of
        the loan and any additional amounts accruing to the corporation
        pursuant to this subsection excepting principal and interest
        losses occasioned by loan defaults after all reasonable efforts
        at collection have been completed plus those amounts expended
        by the Corporation for reasonable administrative expenses. The
        Commission is further authorized to renegotiate the terms and
        conditions respecting loan repayment of the agreement dated
        December 8, 1980, with the Lowell Development and Financial
        Corporation. The authority provided in this paragraph shall be
        available only to the extent that appropriations for a subsidy
        cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
        of 1974, are made in advance.''.
            (6) In section 305(g), by inserting before the period at
        the end thereof ``for administration by the National Park
        Service in accordance with the general management plan''.
            (7) By adding after section 307 the following:

``SEC. 308. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    ``(a) Establishment of Advisory Committee.--Upon the termination of
the Commission, the Secretary shall establish a committee to be known
as the Lowell National Historical Park Advisory Committee (hereinafter
in this section referred to as the `Advisory Committee').
    ``(b) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed of 15
members appointed by the Secretary.
    ``(c) Chairperson.--The Advisory Committee shall designate one of
its members as Chairperson.
    ``(d) Quorum.--Eight members of the Advisory Committee shall
constitute a quorum. The Advisory Committee shall act and advise by
affirmative vote of a majority of the members voting at a meeting at
which a quorum is present. The Advisory Committee shall meet on a
regular basis. Notice of meetings and agenda shall be published in
local newspapers which have a distribution which generally covers the
area affected by the park and preservation district. Advisory Committee
meetings shall be held at locations and in such a manner as to ensure
adequate public involvement.
    ``(e) Functions.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the Secretary
on the operation, maintenance, development, and programming of the park
and preservation district.
    ``(f) Support and Technical Services.--In order to provide staff
support and technical services to assist the Advisory Committee in
carrying out its duties under this Act, upon request of the Advisory
Committee, the Secretary is authorized to detail any personnel of the
National Park Service to the Advisory Committee.
    ``(g) Per Diem.--Members of the Advisory Committee shall serve
without compensation but shall be entitled to travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in Government service under section
5703 of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(h) FACA.--The provisions of section 14(b) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix; 86 Stat. 776), are hereby
waived with respect to the Advisory Committee.
    ``(i) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the Advisory Committee shall be
filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Any member may serve after the expiration of his term until his
successor is appointed.
    ``(j) Termination.--The Advisory Committee shall terminate on June
5, 2010.

``SEC. 309. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.

    ``(a) Deadline.--No later than January 1, 1996, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct the audit described in
subsection (b) and submit to Congress a report concerning the results
of such audit.
    ``(b) Audit.--The audit required by subsection (a) shall deal only
with those activities and expenditures authorized by this Act and
shall--
            ``(1) review the authorities of the National Park Service
        and the Lowell Historic Park Advisory Commission and compare
        them with those of similar units of the National Park System;
            ``(2) undertake a detailed assessment of all major Federal
        expenditures made by the National Park Service and the Lowell
        Historic Park Advisory Commission;
            ``(3) examine all loans made by the Lowell Development and
        Financial Corporation related to the Lowell National Historical
        Park and document the status of those loans which have not been
        fully repaid;
            ``(4) identify the extent of non-Federal investment that
        has been generated because of Federal spending authorized by
        this Act; and
            ``(5) review all Federal activities and expenditures
        associated with renovating the Nesmith House and give the
        current status of that effort.''.
            (8) By adding at the end the following:

                        ``TITLE IV--BUY AMERICAN

``SEC. 401. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

    ``(a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to
the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products purchased
with funds made available pursuant to this Act should be American made.
    ``(b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance to, or
entering into any contract with, any entity using funds made available
pursuant to this Act, the Commission, to the greatest extent
practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing the
statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.''.

            Passed the House of Representatives September 26, 1994.

            Attest:

                                           DONNALD K. ANDERSON,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Increases the authorization of appropriations for the Secretary of the Interior to make available to the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission to carry out activities relating to the Lowell National Historical Park and the Lowell Historic Preservation District in Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary, acting through the National Park Service, to assume all responsibilities for administration and oversight of the loan and grant agreements between the Commission and the Lowell Development and Financial Corporation upon termination of the Commission. Authorizes the Secretary to negotiate and enter into leases, with any person, firm, association, organization, corporation, or governmental entity for the use of any property within the Park and Preservation District in accordance with the General Management Plan for the Park. Requires the Secretary to retain and use the surplus proceeds from leases entered into under the National Historic Preservation Act and proceeds from leases entered into under this Act to offset the costs of preservation, interpretation, restoration, maintenance, improvement, repair, and related expenses incurred by the Secretary concerning properties within the Park and Preservation District. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress on property leased under this Act. Extends the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission until the year 2000. Revises provisions of the terms for loan agreements between the Commission and the Corporation.  Authorizes the Commission to renegotiate the terms and conditions respecting loan repayment of the agreement dated December 8, 1980, with the Corporation.  Makes such authority available only to the extent that appropriations for a subsidy cost, as defined in specified provisions of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance. Directs the Secretary, upon the termination of the Commission, to establish the Lowell National Historical Park Advisory Committee to advise on the operation, maintenance, development, and programming of the Park and Preservation District. Requires the Comptroller General to audit and report to the Congress on the activities and expenditures authorized by this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that only American-made equipment and products should be purchased with funds made available pursuant to this Act.  Requires the Commission to notify entities receiving financial assistance or contracts under this Act of this congressional statement.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Retirement Equity for Pentagon
Police Heroes Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. PENTAGON FORCE PROTECTION AGENCY.

    (a) Amendments Relating to the Civil Service Retirement System.--
            (1) Definitions.--
                    (A) Civil service retirement system.--Section 8331
                of title 5 United States Code is amended--
                            (i) in paragraph (30), by striking ``and''
                        at the end;
                            (ii) in paragraph (31), by striking the
                        period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(32) `Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer' means an
        employee appointed to perform law enforcement and security
        functions under section 2674(b) of title 10 whose permanent
        duty station is the Pentagon Reservation and who occupies a
        position in job series 0083, or any successor position, for
        which the rate of basic pay is fixed in accordance with
        paragraph (2) of such section.''.
            (2) Deductions, contributions, and deposits.--Section 8334
        of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(1)(A), by striking ``or
                customs and border protection officer,'' and inserting
                ``customs and border protection officer, or Pentagon
                Force Protection Agency officer,''; and
                    (B) in the table contained in subsection (c), by
                adding at the end the following:

``Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer                7.5   After the date of enactment of the Pentagon
                                                                 Force Protection Agency Retirement Act of
                                                                 2011.''.

            (3) Mandatory separation.--Section 8835(b)(1) of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by
        striking ``or customs and border protection officer'' and
        inserting ``customs and border protection officer, or Pentagon
        Force Protection Agency officer''.
            (4) Immediate retirement.--Section 8336 of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``or customs
                and border protection officer'' and inserting ``customs
                and border protection officer, or Pentagon Force
                Protection Agency officer''; and
                    (B) in subsections (m) and (n), by striking ``or as
                a customs and border protection officer,'' and
                inserting ``as a customs and border protection officer,
                or as a Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer,''.
    (b) Amendments Relating to the Federal Employees' Retirement
System.--
            (1) Definitions.--Section 8401 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (35), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (B) in paragraph (36), by striking the period at
                the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(37) `Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer' means an
        employee appointed to perform law enforcement and security
        functions under section 2674(b) of title 10 whose permanent
        duty station is the Pentagon Reservation and who occupies a
        position in job series 0083, or any successor position, for
        which the rate of basic pay is fixed in accordance with
        paragraph (2) of such section.''.
            (2) Immediate retirement.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of
        section 8412(d) of title 5, United States Code, are amended by
        striking ``or customs and border protection officer,'' and
        inserting ``customs and border protection officer, or Pentagon
        Force Protection Agency officer,''.
            (3) Computation of basic annuity.--Section 8415(h)(2) of
        title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or
        customs and border protection officer'' and inserting ``customs
        and border protection officer, or Pentagon Force Protection
        Agency officer.''.
            (4) Deductions from pay.--The table contained in section
        8422(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding
        at the end the following:

``Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer                7.5   After the date of enactment of the Pentagon
                                                                 Force Protection Agency Retirement Act of
                                                                 2011.''.

            (5) Government contributions.--Paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (3)
        of section 8423(a) of title 5, United States Code, are amended
        by inserting ``Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers,''
        after ``customs and border protection officers,'' each place it
        appears.
            (6) Mandatory separation.--Section 8425(b)(1) of title 5,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or customs and border protection
                officers who'' and inserting ``customs and border
                protection officer, or Pentagon Force Protection Agency
                officers who''; and
                    (B) by striking ``or customs and border protection
                officer as the case'' and inserting ``customs and
                border protection officer, or Pentagon Force Protection
                Agency officer, as the case''.
    (c) Maximum Age for Original Appointment.--Section 3307 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) The Secretary of Defense may determine and fix the maximum
age limit for an original appointment to a position as a Pentagon Force
Protection Agency officer, as defined by section 8401(37).''.
    (d) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out the
amendments made by this section shall be prescribed by the Director of
the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Secretary
of Defense.
    (e) Effective Date; Transition Rules.--
            (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by this section
        shall become effective on the first day of the first pay period
        beginning at least 6 months after the date of the enactment of
        this Act.
            (2) Transition rules.--
                    (A) Nonapplicability of mandatory separation
                provisions to certain individuals.--The amendments made
                by subsections (a)(3) and (b)(6), respectively, shall
                not apply to an individual first appointed as a
                Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer before the
                effective date under paragraph (1).
                    (B) Treatment of prior pentagon force protection
                agency officer service.--Nothing in this section or any
                amendment made by this section shall be considered to
                apply with respect to any service performed as a
                Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer before the
                effective date under paragraph (1).
                    (C) Minimum annuity amount.--The annuity of an
                individual serving as a Pentagon Force Protection
                Agency officer on the effective date under paragraph
                (1) pursuant to an appointment made before that date
                shall, to the extent that its computation is based on
                service rendered as a Pentagon Force Protection Agency
                officer on or after that date, be at least equal to the
                amount that would be payable--
                            (i) to the extent that such service is
                        subject to the Civil Service Retirement System,
                        by applying section 8339(d) of title 5, United
                        States Code, with respect to such service; and
                            (ii) to the extent that such service is
                        subject to the Federal Employees' Retirement
                        System, by applying section 8415(d) of title 5,
                        United States Code, with respect to such
                        service.
                    (D) Rule of construction.--Nothing in the amendment
                made by subsection (c) shall be considered to apply
                with respect to any appointment made before the
                effective date under paragraph (1).
            (3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term
        ``Pentagon Force Protection Agency officer'' has the meaning
        given such term by section 8331(32) or 8401(37) of title 5,
        United States Code (as amended by this Act).
            (4) Exclusion.--Nothing in this Act or any amendment made
        by this Act shall be considered to afford any election or to
        otherwise apply with respect to any individual who, as of the
        day before the date of the enactment of this Act--
                    (A) holds a position within the Pentagon Force
                Protection Agency; and
                    (B) is considered a law enforcement officer for
                purposes of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84
                of title 5, United States Code, by virtue of such
                position.

Output: Retirement Equity for Pentagon Police Heroes Act of 2011 - Makes provisions of the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) relating to retirement contributions, annuity computations, and mandatory separation applicable to Pentagon Force Protection Agency officers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Outreach Grants
Amendments Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM OF GRANTS FOR RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH.

    Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

             ``Part P--Rural Health Outreach Grant Program

``SEC. 399B. RURAL HEALTH OUTREACH GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to demonstrate new
and innovative models of outreach and health care services delivery in
rural areas that lack basic health services. Grants will be awarded for
one of the following: direct provision of health services to rural
populations (especially for those who are not currently receiving those
services), or to enhance access to and utilization of existing
available services.
    ``(b) Missions of the Outreach Projects.--Projects under subsection
(a) should be designed to address the needs of a wide range of
populations living in rural communities including, but not limited to,
the poor, farmers, farm workers, senior citizens, individuals with
disabilities, pregnant women, infants, adolescents, and rural
populations with special health care needs. The program could include
projects to:
            ``(1) Provide, enhance, or revitalize emergency medical
        services in rural communities.
            ``(2) Provide ambulatory health and/or mental health
        services in health professional shortage areas and in frontier
        areas.
            ``(3) Enhance the health and safety of farmers through
        direct health services for farm families, and migrant and
        seasonal farm workers.
            ``(4) Provide direct health services to enhance health care
        services to senior citizens.
            ``(5) Provide direct health services that will reduce
        infant mortality in rural communities.
    ``(c) Composition of Program.--
            ``(1) Consortium arrangements.--Participation in the
        program established in subsection (a) requires the formation of
        consortium arrangements among three or more separate and
        distinct entities to carry out an outreach project.
            ``(2) Certain requirements.--
                    ``(A) A consortium under paragraph (1) must be
                composed of three or more existing health care
                providers or a combination of three or more health care
                and social service providers. Consortium members may
                include such entities as: hospitals, public health
                agencies, home health providers, mental health centers,
                rural health clinics, social service agencies, health
                profession(s) schools, educational institutions,
                emergency medical centers/providers, and community and
                migrant health centers.
                    ``(B) All public and private entities, both
                nonprofit and for-profit may participate as members of
                a consortium arrangement under paragraph (1).
                    ``(C) A grant under subsection (a) will be made to
                only one entity in a consortium under paragraph (1).
                The grant recipient must be a nonprofit or public
                entity which meets one of the following requirements:
                            ``(i) Applicants must be located outside of
                        a Metropolitan Statistical Area as defined by
                        the Federal Government.
                            ``(ii) Applicant must be located in a rural
                        census tract. (This provision applies to
                        counties that are technically classified as
                        Metropolitan Statistical Areas or considered as
                        part of a Metropolitan Statistical Area but
                        large parts of the counties are rural.)
                        Organizations located in the rural areas of the
                        counties mentioned previously are eligible for
                        participation in the program.
    ``(d) Review Criteria.--An outreach application under this section
may be evaluated based on the following criteria:
            ``(1) The extent to which the applicant has proposed a new
        and innovative approach to health care in the rural area.
        Services shall be directed as population groups that are
        unserved or underserved.
            ``(2) The extent to which the applicant has justified and
        documented the needs for the project and developed measurable
        goals for meeting the needs.
            ``(3) The extent to which the applicant has clearly defined
        the roles and responsibilities for each member of the
        consortium and developed a workable plan for managing the
        consortium's activities.
            ``(4) The level of local commitment and involvement with
        the project, including the extent of cost participation by the
        applicant and/or other organizations.
            ``(5) The feasibility of the project to continue after
        Federal grant support is completed.
            ``(6) The extent of the evaluation component.
    ``(e) How Project Funds Are To Be Expended.--
            ``(1) Grantees under subsection (a) will be required to use
        at least 85 percent of the total amount awarded for outreach
        and care services.
            ``(2) 60 percent of funds must be spent in rural areas.
        This provision is designed accordingly--when a consortium is
        purchasing goods and services, priority should be given to
        purchases in rural areas.
            ``(3) Grant funds may not be used for purchase,
        construction, or renovation of real property or to support the
        delivery of inpatient services.
            ``(4) Grant funds may be used for equipment and vehicles
        when such equipment is essential to carrying out the outreach
        project.
            ``(5) Individual grant awards will be limited to a total
        amount of $300,000 per year. Projects will be federally funded
        for three years.
            ``(6) Applicants must demonstrate that existing levels of
        institutional and other support are not reduced or supplanted
        by the availability of these grant funds.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of carrying
out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000
for fiscal year 1994, and such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal
year thereafter.''.

Output:
Rural Health Outreach Grants Amendments Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants to demonstrate new and innovative models of outreach and health care services delivery in rural areas that lack basic health services.
Conditions grants on formation of consortia of at least three health care providers or at least three social service providers.
Authorizes appropriations.