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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protection of Young Consumers Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF YOUNG CONSUMERS FROM PRESCREENED CREDIT OFFERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 604(c)(1)(B) of the Fair Credit Reporting
Act (15 U.S.C. 1681(c)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end; and
            (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and
        inserting the following: ``; and
                    ``(iv) the consumer report indicates that the
                consumer is age 21 or older, except that a consumer who
                is at least 18 years of age may elect, in accordance
                with subsection (e)(7), to authorize the consumer
                reporting agency to include the name and address of the
                consumer in any list of names provided by the agency
                pursuant to this paragraph.''.
    (b) Opt-in for Young Consumers.--Section 604(e) of the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681(e)) is amended--
            (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the
        following:
    ``(e) Election of Consumers Regarding Lists.--''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Opt-in for underage consumers.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A consumer who is at least 18
                years of age, but has not attained his or her 21st
                birthday may elect to have the name and address of the
                consumer included in any list provided by a consumer
                reporting agency under subsection (c)(1)(B) in
                connection with a credit or insurance transaction that
                is not initiated by the consumer by notifying the
                agency in accordance with subparagraph (B) that the
                consumer consents to the use of a consumer report
                relating to the consumer in connection with any credit
                or insurance transaction that is not initiated by the
                consumer.
                    ``(B) Manner of notification.--An election by a
                consumer described in subparagraph (A) shall be in
                writing, using a signed notice of election form issued
                or made available electronically by the agency at the
                request of the consumer for purposes of this paragraph.
                    ``(C) Effectiveness of election.--An election by a
                consumer under subparagraph (A) to be included in a
                list provided by a consumer reporting agency--
                            ``(i) shall be effective until the earlier
                        of--
                                    ``(I) the 21st birthday of the
                                consumer; or
                                    ``(II) the date on which the
                                consumer notifies the agency, through
                                the notification system established by
                                the agency under paragraph (5), that
                                the election is no longer effective;
                                and
                            ``(ii) shall be effective with respect to
                        each affiliate of the agency.
                    ``(D) Rule of construction.--An election by a
                consumer under subparagraph (A) to be included in a
                list provided by a consumer reporting agency may not be
                construed to limit the applicability of this subsection
                to any person age 21 or older, and such person may
                elect to be excluded from any such list after the
                attainment of his or her 21st birthday in the manner
                otherwise provided under this subsection.''.

SEC. 3. PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY.

    (a) In General.--Title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

              ``PART D--PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY

``SEC. 4401. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS.

    ``(a) Short Title.--This part may be cited as the `Youth Financial
Education Act'.
    ``(b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            ``(1) In order to succeed in our dynamic American economy,
        young people must obtain the skills, knowledge, and experience
        necessary to manage their personal finances and obtain general
        financial literacy. All young adults should have the
        educational tools necessary to make informed financial
        decisions.
            ``(2) Despite the critical importance of financial literacy
        to young people, the average high school graduate lacks basic
        skills in the management of personal financial affairs. A
        nationwide survey conducted in 2004 by the Jump$tart Coalition
        for Personal Financial Literacy examined the financial
        knowledge of 4,074 12th graders. On average, survey respondents
        answered only 52 percent of the questions correctly, up only
        slightly from the 50 percent average score in 2002.
            ``(3) An evaluation by the National Endowment for Financial
        Education High School Financial Planning Program undertaken
        jointly with the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
        Extension Service of the Department of Agriculture demonstrates
        that as little as 10 hours of classroom instruction can impart
        substantial knowledge and affect significant change in how
        teens handle their money.
            ``(4) State educational leaders have recognized the
        importance of providing a basic financial education to students
        in kindergarten through grade 12 by integrating financial
        education into State educational standards, but by 2004, only 7
        States required students to complete a course that covered
        personal finance before graduating from high school.
            ``(5) Teacher training and professional development are
        critical to achieving youth financial literacy. Teachers should
        be given the tools they need to educate our Nation's youth on
        personal finance and economics.
            ``(6) Personal financial education helps prepare students
        for the workforce and for financial independence by developing
        their sense of individual responsibility, improving their life
        skills, and providing them with a thorough understanding of
        consumer economics that will benefit them for their entire
        lives.
            ``(7) Financial education integrates instruction in
        valuable life skills with instruction in economics, including
        income and taxes, money management, investment and spending,
        and the importance of personal savings.
            ``(8) The consumers and investors of tomorrow are in our
        schools today. The teaching of personal finance should be
        encouraged at all levels of our Nation's educational system,
        from kindergarten through grade 12.

``SEC. 4402. STATE GRANT PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary is authorized to award
grants, from allocations under subsection (c), to State educational
agencies to develop and integrate youth financial education programs
for students in elementary schools and secondary schools.
    ``(b) State Plan.--
            ``(1) Approved state plan required.--To be eligible to
        receive a grant under this section, a State educational agency
        shall submit an application to the Secretary that--
                    ``(A) includes a State plan in accordance with
                paragraph (2); and
                    ``(B) is approved by the Secretary.
            ``(2) State plan contents.--The State plan referred to in
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) a description of how the State educational
                agency will use the grant funds;
                    ``(B) a description of how the programs supported
                by the grant will be coordinated with other relevant
                Federal, State, regional, and local programs; and
                    ``(C) a description of how the State educational
                agency will evaluate program performance.
    ``(c) Allocation of Funds.--
            ``(1) Allocation factors.--Except as otherwise provided in
        paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allocate the amounts made
        available to carry out this section pursuant to subsection (a)
        to each State according to the relative populations in all of
        the States of students in kindergarten through grade 12, as
        determined by the Secretary based on the most recent
        satisfactory data.
            ``(2) Minimum allocation.--Subject to the availability of
        appropriations, and notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State that
        has submitted a plan under subsection (b) that is approved by
        the Secretary shall be allocated a grant under this section
        that is not less than $500,000 for a fiscal year.
            ``(3) Reallocation.--In any fiscal year, the Secretary
        shall reallocate, to States with approved plans under this
        section in accordance with paragraph (1), an allocation under
        this subsection--
                    ``(A) for any State that has not submitted a plan
                under subsection (b); or
                    ``(B) for any State whose plan submitted under
                subsection (b) has been disapproved by the Secretary.
    ``(d) Use of Grant Funds.--
            ``(1) Required uses.--A grant made to a State educational
        agency under this part shall be used--
                    ``(A) to provide funds to local educational
                agencies and public schools to carry out financial
                education programs for students in kindergarten through
                grade 12, based on the concept of achieving financial
                literacy through the teaching of personal financial
                management skills and the basic principles involved
                with earning, spending, saving, and investing;
                    ``(B) to carry out professional development
                programs to prepare teachers and administrators for
                financial education; and
                    ``(C) to monitor and evaluate programs supported
                under subparagraphs (A) and (B).
            ``(2) Limitation on administrative costs.--A State
        educational agency receiving a grant under subsection (a) may
        use not more than 4 percent of the total amount of the grant in
        any fiscal year for the administrative costs of carrying out
        this section.
    ``(e) Report to the Secretary.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State educational agency receiving
        a grant under this section shall transmit a report to the
        Secretary with respect to each fiscal year for which a grant is
        received.
            ``(2) Content of report.--Each report required under
        paragraph (1) shall describe--
                    ``(A) the programs supported by the grant; and
                    ``(B) the results of the State educational agency's
                monitoring and evaluation of such programs.

``SEC. 4403. CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a) Authority.--Subject to the availability of appropriations,
the Secretary shall make a grant to, or execute a contract with, an
eligible entity with substantial experience in the field of financial
education, such as the Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial
Literacy, to establish, operate, and maintain a national clearinghouse
(in this part referred to as the `Clearinghouse') for instructional
materials and information regarding model financial education programs
and best practices.
    ``(b) Eligible Entity.--In this section, the term `eligible entity'
means a national nonprofit organization with a proven record of--
            ``(1) cataloging youth financial literacy materials; and
            ``(2) providing support services and materials to schools
        and other organizations that work to promote youth financial
        literacy.
    ``(c) Application.--An eligible entity desiring to establish,
operate, and maintain the Clearinghouse shall submit an application to
the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such
information, as the Secretary may reasonably require.
    ``(d) Basis and Term.--The Secretary shall make the grant or
contract authorized under subsection (a) on a competitive, merit basis
for a term of 5 years.
    ``(e) Use of Funds.--The Clearinghouse shall use the funds provided
under a grant or contract made under subsection (a)--
            ``(1) to maintain a repository of instructional materials
        and related information regarding financial education programs
        for elementary schools and secondary schools, including
        kindergartens, for use by States, localities, and the general
        public;
            ``(2) to disseminate to States, localities, and the general
        public, through electronic and other means, instructional
        materials and related information regarding financial education
        programs for elementary schools and secondary schools,
        including kindergartens; and
            ``(3) to the extent that resources allow, to provide
        technical assistance to States, localities, and the general
        public on the design, establishment, and implementation of
        financial education programs for elementary schools and
        secondary schools, including kindergartens.
    ``(f) Consultation.--The chief executive officer of the eligible
entity selected to establish and operate the Clearinghouse shall
consult with the Department of the Treasury and the Securities and
Exchange Commission with respect to its activities under subsection
(e).
    ``(g) Submission to Clearinghouse.--Each Federal agency or
department that develops financial educational programs and
instructional materials for such programs shall submit to the
Clearinghouse information on the programs and copies of the materials.
    ``(h) Application of Copyright Laws.--In carrying out this section,
the Clearinghouse shall comply with the provisions of title 17, United
States Code.

``SEC. 4404. EVALUATION AND REPORT.

    ``(a) Performance Measures.--The Secretary shall develop measures
to evaluate the performance of programs assisted under sections 4402
and 4403.
    ``(b) Evaluation According to Performance Measures.--Applying the
performance measures developed under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall evaluate programs assisted under sections 4402 and 4403--
            ``(1) to judge the programs' performance and effectiveness;
            ``(2) to identify which of the programs represent the best
        practices of entities developing financial education programs
        for students in kindergarten through grade 12; and
            ``(3) to identify which of the programs may be replicated
        and used to provide technical assistance to States, localities,
        and the general public.
    ``(c) Report.--
            ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year for which there are
        appropriations under section 4407(a), the Secretary shall
        transmit a report to Congress describing the status of the
        implementation of this part.
            ``(2) Contents of report.--The report required under
        paragraph (1) shall include--
                    ``(A) the results of the evaluation required under
                subsection (b); and
                    ``(B) a description of the programs supported under
                section 4402.

``SEC. 4405. DEFINITIONS.

    ``In this part:
            ``(1) Financial education.--The term `financial education'
        means educational activities and experiences, planned and
        supervised by qualified teachers, that enable students--
                    ``(A) to understand basic economic and consumer
                principles;
                    ``(B) to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary
                to manage personal and household finances; and
                    ``(C) to develop a range of competencies that will
                enable the students to become responsible consumers.
            ``(2) Qualified teacher.--The term `qualified teacher'
        means a teacher who holds a valid teaching certification or is
        considered to be qualified by the State educational agency in
        the State in which the teacher works.

``SEC. 4406. PROHIBITION.

    ``Nothing in this part shall be construed to authorize an officer
or employee of the Federal Government to mandate, direct, or control a
State, local educational agency, or school's specific instructional
content, curriculum, or program of instruction, as a condition of
eligibility to receive funds under this part.

``SEC. 4407. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Authorization.--For the purposes of carrying out this part,
there are authorized to be appropriated $100,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
    ``(b) Limitation on Funds for Clearinghouse.--The Secretary may use
not less than 2 percent and not more than 5 percent of amounts
appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year to carry out
section 4403.
    ``(c) Limitation on Funds for Secretary Evaluation.--The Secretary
may use not more than $200,000 from the amounts appropriated under
subsection (a) for each fiscal year to carry out subsections (a) and
(b) of section 4404.
    ``(d) Limitation on Administrative Costs.--Except as necessary to
carry out subsections (a) and (b) of section 4404 using amounts
described in subsection (c), the Secretary shall not use any portion of
the amounts appropriated under subsection (a) for the costs of
administering this part.''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 note) is amended by
inserting after the item relating to section 4304 the following:

              ``PART D--PROMOTING YOUTH FINANCIAL LITERACY

        ``Sec. 4401. Short title and findings.
        ``Sec. 4402. State grant program.
        ``Sec. 4403. Clearinghouse.
        ``Sec. 4404. Evaluation and report.
        ``Sec. 4405. Definitions.
        ``Sec. 4406. Prohibition.
        ``Sec. 4407. Authorization of appropriations.''.
    (c) GAO Study.--
            (1) Study.--The Comptroller General shall conduct an annual
        study of the effectiveness of the programs and activities
        assisted under part D of title IV of the Elementary and
        Secondary Education Act of 1965.
            (2) Report.--The Comptroller General shall prepare and
        submit to Congress a report on the results of each study
        conducted under paragraph (1). The first such report shall be
        submitted 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and
        subsequent reports shall be submitted each year thereafter.
            (3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may
        be necessary for fiscal year 2007 and each of the 4 succeeding
        fiscal years thereafter.

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Protection of Young Consumers Act of 2006 - Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit consumer reporting agencies from furnishing reports in connection with firm offers of credit or insurance that are not initiated by consumers under age 21. Allows consumers who are at least 18, but not yet 21, to elect, in writing, to have their names and addresses included in any list of names provided by such agencies in connection with such transactions.

Youth Financial Education Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a new title IV part D Promoting Youth Financial Literacy. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to award grants to state educational agencies to implement financial education programs for elementary and secondary school students. Makes a state's allocation proportionate to its share of such students.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) make a competitive five year grant to, or contract with, a national nonprofit organization to establish a national clearinghouse for instructional materials and information on model financial education programs and best practices; and (2) develop and use performance measures to evaluate the financial education programs and clearinghouse established pursuant to this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Compassionate Assistance for Rape
Emergencies Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds as follows:
            (1) It is estimated that 25,000 to 32,000 women become
        pregnant each year as a result of rape or incest. Timely access
        to emergency contraception could help many of these rape
        survivors avoid the additional trauma of facing an unintended
        pregnancy.
            (2) A 1996 study of rape-related pregnancies (published in
        the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology) found that
        50 percent of the pregnancies described in paragraph (1) ended
        in abortion.
            (3) Surveys have shown that many hospitals do not routinely
        provide emergency contraception to women seeking treatment
        after being sexually assaulted.
            (4) The risk of pregnancy after sexual assault has been
        estimated to be 4.7 percent in survivors who were not protected
        by some form of contraception at the time of the attack.
            (5) The Food and Drug Administration has declared emergency
        contraception to be safe and effective in preventing unintended
        pregnancy if taken in the first 72 hours of sex.
            (6) Medical research strongly indicates that the sooner
        emergency contraception is administered, the greater the
        likelihood of preventing unintended pregnancy.
            (7) In light of the safety and effectiveness of emergency
        contraceptive pills, both the American Medical Association and
        the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists have
        endorsed more widespread availability of such pills to women of
        all ages.
            (8) The American College of Emergency Physicians and the
        American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists agree that
        offering emergency contraception to female patients after a
        sexual assault should be considered the standard of care.
            (9) Approximately one-third of women of reproductive age
        remain unaware of emergency contraception. Therefore, women who
        have been sexually assaulted are unlikely to ask for emergency
        contraception.
            (10) It is essential that all hospitals that provide
        emergency medical treatment provide emergency contraception as
        a treatment option to any woman who has been sexually
        assaulted, so that she may prevent an unintended pregnancy.

SEC. 3. SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; PROVISION BY HOSPITALS OF
              EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES WITHOUT CHARGE.

    (a) In General.--Federal funds may not be provided to a hospital
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act or to a State, with
respect to services of a hospital, under title XIX of such Act, unless
the hospital meets the conditions specified in subsection (b) in the
case of--
            (1) any woman who presents at the hospital and states that
        she is a victim of sexual assault, or is accompanied by someone
        who states she is a victim of sexual assault; and
            (2) any woman who presents at the hospital whom hospital
        personnel have reason to believe is a victim of sexual assault.
    (b) Assistance for Victims.--The conditions specified in this
subsection regarding a hospital and a woman described in subsection (a)
are as follows:
            (1) The hospital promptly provides the woman with medically
        and factually accurate and unbiased written and oral
        information about emergency contraception, including
        information explaining that--
                    (A) emergency contraception has been approved by
                the Food and Drug Administration as an over-the-counter
                medication for women ages 18 and over and is a safe and
                effective way to prevent pregnancy after unprotected
                intercourse or contraceptive failure if taken in a
                timely manner;
                    (B) emergency contraception is more effective the
                sooner it is taken; and
                    (C) emergency contraception does not cause an
                abortion and cannot interrupt an established pregnancy.
            (2) The hospital promptly offers emergency contraception to
        the woman, and promptly provides such contraception to her at
        the hospital on her request.
            (3) The information provided pursuant to paragraph (1) is
        in clear and concise language, is readily comprehensible, and
        meets such conditions regarding the provision of the
        information in languages other than English as the Secretary
        may establish.
            (4) The services described in paragraphs (1) through (3)
        are not denied because of the inability of the woman or her
        family to pay for the services.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``emergency contraception'' means a drug, drug
        regimen, or device that is--
                    (A) approved by the Food and Drug Administration to
                prevent pregnancy; and
                    (B) is used postcoitally.
            (2) The term ``hospital'' has the meaning given such term
        in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1395x(e)), and includes critical access hospitals, as defined
        in section 1861(mm)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)(1)).
            (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services.
            (4) The term ``sexual assault'' means coitus in which the
        woman involved does not consent or lacks the legal capacity to
        consent.
    (d) Effective Date; Agency Criteria.--This section takes effect
upon the expiration of the 180-day period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act. Not later than 30 days prior to the expiration
of such period, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register
criteria for carrying out this section.

Output: Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2007 - Prohibits any federal funds from being provided to a hospital under title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act or to a state, with respect to hospital services, under title XIX (Medicaid) of such Act, unless the hospital meets certain conditions related to a woman who is a victim of sexual assault, including that the hospital: (1) provides the woman with accurate and unbiased information about emergency contraception; (2) offers emergency contraception to the woman; (3) provides the woman such contraception at the hospital on her request; and (4) does not deny any such services because of the inability of the woman or her family to pay.


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SECTION 1. PROVISIONS RELATING TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

    (a) Additional Plans.--
            (1) In general.--Section 8903 of title 5, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) High deductible health plans.--One or more plans
        described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4), which--
                    ``(A) are high deductible health plans (as defined
                by section 220(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of
                1986); and
                    ``(B) provide benefits of the types referred to by
                section 8904(a)(5).''.
            (2) Types of benefits.--Section 8904(a) of such title is
        amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(5) High deductible health plans.--Benefits of the types
        named under paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection or both.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 8903a(a) of such title
        is amended by striking ``section.'' and inserting ``section
        (including plans described by section 8903(5)).''.
    (b) Contributions.--
            (1) Allowing payment of full amount of charge for high
        deductible health plan.--Section 8906(b)(2) of title 5, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``(or 100 percent of the
        subscription charge in the case of a high deductible health
        plan)'' after ``75 percent of the subscription charge''.
            (2) Government contribution to medical savings accounts.--
        Section 8906 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
        adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1) In the case of an employee or annuitant who is enrolled in
a high deductible health plan, if the maximum Government contribution
(as computed under subsection (b)(1)) exceeds the total subscription
charge of the plan in which the employee or annuitant is enrolled,
then, the excess shall be paid into such medical savings account (of
such employee or annuitant) as the employee or annuitant may designate.
    ``(2) Contributions under this subsection shall be made on the same
biweekly (or other periodic) basis as the Government contributions
otherwise being made on behalf of the employee or annuitant involved.
    ``(3) For purposes of carrying out this subsection in the case of
an employee occupying a position on a part-time career employment
basis, the maximum Government contribution shall be equal to the amount
computed with respect to such employee under subsection (b)(3).
    ``(4) Subsections (f), (g), and (h) shall apply with respect to
contributions under this subsection.
    ``(5) A designation under paragraph (1) shall be made in such time
and manner as the Office by regulation requires.
    ``(6) For the purpose of this subsection--
            ``(A) the term `medical savings account' has the meaning
        given such term by section 220(d) of the Internal Revenue Code
        of 1986; and
            ``(B) the term `high deductible health plan' means a high
        deductible health plan described by section 8903(5).''.
            (3) Disregarding high deductible health plans in
        determining level of government contributions.--Section 8906(a)
        of such title is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``plan;'' and
                inserting ``plan described by section 8903(1);'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``plan;'' and
                inserting ``plan described by section 8903(2);'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3) by inserting ``described by
                section 8903(3)'' after ``plans''; and
                    (D) in paragraph (4) by inserting ``described by
                section 8903(4)'' after ``plans''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to contract years beginning after December 31, 1997.

SEC. 2. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.

    (a) In General.--Section 220 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(k) Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan.--For purposes of this
section--
            ``(1) Federal government.--The Federal Government shall be
        treated as a small employer.
            ``(2) Limitation on deduction in case of annuitant, etc.--
        Subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(4) shall not apply in the
        case of an individual who elects coverage under section 8905 or
        8905a of title 5, United States Code, and who is enrolled in a
        high deductible health plan under chapter 89 of such title.
            ``(3) Coordination with exclusion for employer
        contributions.--The amount allowable for a taxable year as a
        deduction under subsection (a) to an individual described in
        paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be reduced (but not
        below zero) by the amount which would (but for section 106(b))
        be includible in such individual's gross income for such
        taxable year. The limitation of the preceding sentence shall be
        in lieu of the limitation of subsection (b)(5).
            ``(4) Numerical limitations and sunset.--
                    ``(A) Subsection (i) shall not apply to an
                individual described in paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) Subsection (j) shall be applied without
                regard to a medical savings account established on
                behalf of an individual described in paragraph (2).''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1997.

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Amends Federal law relating to health insurance for Federal employees to authorize the Office of Personnel Management to contract for or approve one or more high deductible plans providing specified benefits.  Allows the Government contribution for high deductible plans to be 100 percent of the subscription charge.  Requires that, if 60 percent of the average subscription charge exceeds the total subscription charge of an employee's or annuitant's plan, the excess be paid into the employee's or annuitant's medical savings account. Determines that average disregarding high deductible plans.
Amends Internal Revenue Code medical savings account provisions to require, for those provisions, treating the Federal Government as a small employer.  Exempts individuals in high deductible plans from provisions limiting:  (1) the medical savings account deduction to the compensation of the individual (provides for coordination with the exclusion for employer contributions); and (2) the number of taxpayers having medical savings accounts.


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SECTION 1. DECEPTIVE GAMES OF CHANCE MAILINGS ELIMINATION.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Games of
Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998''.
    (b) Nonmailable Matter.--
            (1) In general.--Section 3001 of title 39, United States
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as
                subsections (k) and (l), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after subsection (i) the
                following:
    ``(j)(1) Matter otherwise legally acceptable in the mails that
constitutes a solicitation or offer in connection with the sales
promotion for a product or service or the promotion of a game of skill
that includes the chance or opportunity to win anything of value and
that contains words or symbols that suggest the recipient will, or is
likely to, receive anything of value, shall conform with requirements
prescribed in regulations issued by the Postmaster General.
    ``(2) Matter not in conformance with the regulations prescribed
under paragraph (1) shall not be carried or delivered by mail and shall
be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
    ``(3) Regulations prescribed under paragraph (1) shall require, at
a minimum, that--
            ``(A) promotion of games of chance mailings contain
        notification or disclosure statements, with sufficiently large
        and noticeable type to be effective notice to recipients that--
                    ``(i) any recipient is not obligated to purchase a
                product in order to win;
                    ``(ii) sets out the chances of winning accurately;
                and
                    ``(iii) advises that purchases do not enhance the
                recipient's chances of winning;
            ``(B) games of chance mailings shall be clearly labeled
        to--
                    ``(i) identify such mailings as games of chance
                mailings; and
                    ``(ii) prohibit misleading statements representing
                that recipients are guaranteed winners; and
            ``(C) solicitations in games of chance mailings may not
        represent that the recipient is a member of a selected group
        whose chances of winning are enhanced as a member of that
        group.''.
            (2) False representations.--Section 3005(a) of title 39,
        United States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence by striking ``section
                3001 (d), (h), or (i)'' and inserting ``section 3001
                (d), (h), (i), or (j)''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence by striking ``section
                3001 (d), (h), or (i)'' and inserting ``section 3001
                (d), (h), (i), or (j)''.
    (c) Administrative Subpoenas.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 30 of title 39, United States
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 3016. Administrative subpoenas
    ``(a) Authorization of Use of Subpoenas by Postmaster General.--In
any investigation conducted under this chapter, the Postmaster General
may require by subpoena the production of any records (including books,
papers, documents, and other tangible things which constitute or
contain evidence) which the Postmaster General finds relevant or
material to the investigation.
    ``(b) Service.--(1) A subpoena issued under this section may be
served by a person designated under section 3061 of title 18 at any
place within the territorial jurisdiction of any court of the United
States.
    ``(2) Any such subpoena may be served upon any person who is not to
be found within the territorial jurisdiction of any court of the United
States, in such manner as the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
prescribe for service in a foreign country. To the extent that the
courts of the United States may assert jurisdiction over such
person consistent with due process, the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia shall have the same jurisdiction to take
any action respecting compliance with this section by such person that
such court would have if such person were personally within the
jurisdiction of such court.
    ``(3) Service of any such subpoena may be made by a Postal
Inspector upon a partnership, corporation, association, or other legal
entity by--
            ``(A) delivering a duly executed copy thereof to any
        partner, executive officer, managing agent, or general agent
        thereof, or to any agent thereof authorized by appointment or
        by law to receive service of process on behalf of such
        partnership, corporation, association, or entity;
            ``(B) delivering a duly executed copy thereof to the
        principal office or place of business of the partnership,
        corporation, association, or entity; or
            ``(C) depositing such copy in the United States mails, by
        registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, duly
        addressed to such partnership, corporation, association, or
        entity at its principal office or place of business.
    ``(4) Service of any subpoena may be made upon any natural person
by--
            ``(A) delivering a duly executed copy to the person to be
        served; or
            ``(B) depositing such copy in the United States mails by
        registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, duly
        addressed to such person at his residence or principal office
        or place of business.
    ``(5) A verified return by the individual serving any such subpoena
setting forth the matter of such service shall be proof of such
service. In the case of service by registered or certified mail, such
return shall be accompanied by the return post office receipt of
delivery of such subpoena.
    ``(c) Enforcement.--(1) Whenever any person, partnership,
corporation, association, or entity fails to comply with any subpoena
duly served upon him, the Postmaster General may request that the
Attorney General seek enforcement of the subpoena in the district court
of the United States for any judicial district in which such person
resides, is found, or transacts business, and serve upon such person a
petition for an order of such court for the enforcement of this
section.
    ``(2) Whenever any petition is filed in any district court of the
United States under this section, such court shall have jurisdiction to
hear and determine the matter so presented, and to enter such order or
orders as may be required to carry into effect the provisions of this
section. Any final order entered shall be subject to appeal under
section 1291 of title 28. Any disobedience of any final order entered
under this section by any court shall be punished as contempt.
    ``(d) Disclosure.--Any documentary material provided pursuant to
any subpoena issued under this section shall be exempt from disclosure
under section 552 of title 5.''.
            (2) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this section, the Postal Service shall promulgate
        regulations setting out the procedures the Postal Service will
        use to implement this subsection.
            (3) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
        sections for chapter 30 of title 39, United States Code, is
        amended by adding at the end the following:

``3016. Administrative subpoenas.''.
    (d) Administrative Civil Penalties for Nonmailable Matter
Violations.--Section 3012 of title 39, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e)(1) In any proceeding in which the Postal Service issues an
order under section 3005(a), the Postal Service may assess civil
penalties in an amount of $10,000 per violation for each mailing of
nonmailable matter as defined under any provision of this chapter.
    ``(2) The Postal Service shall prescribe regulations to carry out
the subsection.''.

Output:
Deceptive Games of Chance Mailings Elimination Act of 1998 - Amends Federal postal law concerning nonmailable matter with respect to otherwise legally acceptable matter constituting a solicitation or offer in connection with the promotion of a game of chance that contains words or symbols suggesting the recipient will, or is likely to, receive anything of value.  Requires such matter to conform with specified regulations issued by the Postmaster General before it may be carried or delivered by mail.  Subjects matter violating such regulations to current cease and desist and other postal law sanctions involving false representations and lotteries.
Requires any otherwise legally acceptable matter not in conformance with such regulations to be disposed of as the Postal Service directs.
Authorizes the use of administrative subpoenas by the Postmaster General in any investigation involving nonmailable matter.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jobs for America Act of 2004''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE WORKER ADJUSTMENT AND RETRAINING NOTIFICATION
              ACT.

    (a) Definition.--Section 2(a) of the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``for--'' and all that
        follows through ``500 employees'' in clause (ii), and inserting
        ``for at least 50 employees'';
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period and inserting
        ``; and''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(9) the term `offshoring of jobs' means any action taken
        by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or
        transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which
        results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15
        or more employees.''.
    (b) Determinations With Respect to Employment Loss.--Section 3(d)
of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C.
2102(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``each of which'' and inserting ``1 or more
        of which''; and
            (2) by striking ``within any 90-day period'' and inserting
        ``within any 180-day period''.
    (c) Notice.--Section 3 of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2102) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                striking ``60-day'' and inserting ``90-day''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (C) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and
                inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by inserting after paragraph (2), the
                following:
            ``(3) to the Secretary of Labor.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``60-day'' each place
        that such appears and inserting ``90-day''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Notice for Offshoring of Jobs.--In the case of a notice under
subsection (a) regarding the offshoring of jobs, the notice shall
include, in addition to the information otherwise required by the
Secretary with respect to other notices under such subsection,
information concerning--
            ``(1) the number of jobs affected;
            ``(2) the location to which work or facilities are being
        shifted or transferred; and
            ``(3) the reasons that such shifting or transferring of
        work or facilities is occurring.''.
    (d) Technical Amendments.--The Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``plant closing or mass layoff'' each place
        that such appears and inserting ``plant closing, mass layoff,
        or offshoring of jobs'';
            (2) by striking ``closing or layoff'' each place that such
        appears and inserting ``closing, layoff, or offshoring''; and
            (3) in section 3--
                    (A) in the section heading by striking ``plant
                closings and mass layoffs'' and inserting ``plant
                closings, mass layoffs, and offshoring of jobs'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``closing
                or mass layoff'' and inserting ``closing, layoff, or
                offshoring''; and
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``section
                2(a)(2) or (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or
                (9) of section 2(a)''.
    (e) Civil Actions Against Employers.--Section 5(a) of the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2104(a)) is
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``60 days'' and inserting
        ``90 days'';
            (2) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by striking ``and'';
            (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the period and
        inserting ``; and'';
            (4) in paragraph (1), by inserting after subparagraph (B)
        the following:
            ``(C) any other consequential damages incurred by the
        aggrieved employee as a result of the violation of section 3 of
        this Act.'';
            (5) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``State or'' after
        ``with respect to a'';
            (6) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
        ``If the court determines that an employer acted in bad faith
        in an attempt to evade the requirements of this Act, the court
        may, in its discretion, award to persons seeking to enforce
        this Act, treble damages.''; and
            (7) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``, a State,'' after ``a
        representative of employees''.
    (f) Posting of Employee Rights.--The Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 11. POSTING OF NOTICE OF RIGHTS.

    ``(a) Development.--Not later than 60 days after the date of
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Labor shall develop a
notice of employee rights under this Act for posting by employers.
    ``(b) Posting.--Each employer shall post in a conspicuous place in
places of employment the notice of the rights of employees as developed
by the Secretary under subsection (a).''.
    (g) Annual Report.--The Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), as amended by subsection
(d), is further amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 12. CONTENTS OF ANNUAL REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY OF LABOR.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor shall collect and compile
statistics based on the information submitted to the Secretary under
subsections (a)(3) and (e) of section 3.
    ``(b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date on which each
regular session of Congress commences, the Secretary of Labor shall
prepare and submit to the President and the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on the offshoring of jobs (as defined in section
2(a)(9)). Each such report shall include information concerning--
            ``(1) the number of jobs affected by offshoring;
            ``(2) the locations to which work or facilities are being
        shifted or transferred;
            ``(3) the reasons why such shifts and transfers are
        occurring; and
            ``(4) any other relevant data compiled under subsection
        (a).''.

Output:
Jobs for America Act of 2004 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to provide protections for employees relating to the offshoring of jobs.

Revises the definition of mass layoff to mean a reduction in force which is not the result of a plant closing and results in an employment loss at the single site of employment for a 30-day period for at least 50 employees.

Defines offshoring of jobs as any action taken by an employer the effect of which is to create, shift, or transfer work or facilities outside the United States and which results in an employment loss during any 30 day period for 15 or more employees.

Sets forth requirements for notices for offshoring of jobs.

Establishes requirements for posting of notice of rights by employers and for contents of annual reports by the Secretary of Labor.

Revises provisions relating to: (1) determinations with respect to employment loss; and (2) civil actions against employers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Consumer Utilities Turnback (CUT)
Trust Fund Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The overall net income for the production of
        electricity for California consumers increased 333 percent
        between the second quarters of 1999 and 2000.
            (2) The California Public Utilities Commission approved a
        rate hike for individual and business consumers between 7 and
        15 percent.
            (3) Electricity prices are expected to continue to rise as
        a result of climbing natural gas prices.
            (4) Consumers are paying higher prices for electricity
        while profits for producers are reaching record levels.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to transfer windfall
profits from the production of domestic electricity to fund assistance,
in the form of rebates, for individual and business consumers.

SEC. 3. WINDFALL PROFIT ADJUSTMENT ON DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to miscellaneous excise taxes) is amended by inserting after
chapter 44 the following new chapter:

   ``CHAPTER 45--WINDFALL PROFIT ADJUSTMENT ON DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY
                               PRODUCTION

                              ``Sec. 4986. Imposition of tax.

``SEC. 4986. IMPOSITION OF TAX.

    ``(a) In General.--In addition to any other tax imposed under this
title, an excise tax is imposed on the windfall profit from the sale of
electricity produced from a facility located in the United States at a
rate equal to 100 percent of such windfall profit.
    ``(b) Windfall Profit.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `windfall profit' means, with
        respect to the sale of electricity, so much of the profit from
        such sale as exceeds a reasonable profit from such sale
        determined for the calendar year in which such sale occurs.
            ``(2) Reasonable profit.--The term `reasonable profit'
        means, with respect to any calendar year, the average of the
        reasonable profit determinations made by State public utility
        commissions for such year as calculated by the Federal Energy
        Regulatory Commission.
    ``(c) Tax Paid by Producer.--The tax imposed by this section shall
be paid by the producer selling the electricity.
    ``(d) Definitions and Other Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Producer.--The term `producer' means the holder of
        the economic interest with respect to the electricity.
            ``(2) Other administrative provisions.--For purposes of
        subtitle F, any tax imposed by this section shall be treated as
        a tax imposed by subtitle A.
    ``(e) Records and Information.--Each taxpayer liable for tax under
this section shall keep such records, make such returns, and furnish
such statements and other information (to the Secretary and to other
persons having an interest in sale of the production of electricity)
with respect to such sale as the Secretary may by regulations
prescribe.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this
section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 275(a)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by inserting ``45,'' after ``44,''.
            (2) Section 6103(d)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``45,'' after ``44,''.
            (3) Section 6302(b) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``or 33'' and inserting ``33, or 45''.
            (4) Section 6416(a)(1) of such Code is amended by inserting
        ``, or chapter 45 (relating to windfall profit adjustment on
        domestic electricity production),''.
            (5) Section 6416(d) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``or 32'' and inserting ``32, or 45''.
            (6) The table of chapters of subtitle D of such Code is
        amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 44 the
        following:

                              ``Chapter 45. Windfall profit adjustment
                                        on electricity production.''.

SEC. 4. ALLOCATION OF REVENUES FROM WINDFALL PROFIT ADJUSTMENT ON
              ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION TO INDIVIDUAL AND BUSINESS
              CONSUMERS.

    (a) Establishment of Consumer Utilities Turnback Trust Fund.--
Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to establishment of trust funds) is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:

``SEC. 9511. CONSUMER UTILITIES TURNBACK TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the Treasury
of the United States a trust fund to be known as the `Consumer
Utilities Turnback Trust Fund', consisting of such amounts as may be
appropriated or credited to such Trust Fund as provided in this section
or section 9602(b).
    ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are appropriated to the Consumer
        Utilities Turnback Trust Fund amounts equivalent to the net
        revenues received in the Treasury from the taxes imposed by
        section 4986.
            ``(2) Net revenues.--The term `net revenues' means the
        amount estimated by the Secretary based on the excess of--
                    ``(A) the taxes received in the Treasury as
                described in paragraph (1), over
                    ``(B) the decrease in the tax imposed by chapter 1
                resulting from the imposition of the taxes described in
                paragraph (1).
    ``(c) Expenditures From Consumer Utilities Turnback Trust Fund.--
Amounts in the Consumer Utilities Turnback Trust Fund shall be
available, without further appropriation, for rebates for individual
and business electricity consumers as provided by the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, after the Commission has received from the
Governor of any State a petition to fund such rebates. The funds must
be spent within the fiscal year in which such funds were made
available.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter A
of chapter 98 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

        ``Sec. 9511. Consumer Utilities Turnback Trust Fund.''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall apply to sales after December
31, 2000.

Output: Consumer Utilities Turnback (CUT) Trust Fund Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose an excise tax on the windfall profit from the sale of electricity produced from a facility located in the United States at a rate equal to 100 percent of such windfall profit.Establishes the Consumer Utilities Turnback Trust Fund into which shall be appropriated revenues from such tax. Provides that amounts in the Fund shall be available, without further appropriation, for specified rebates for individual and business electricity consumers.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Alternative Liquid Transportation
Fuel Promotion Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Biomass.--The term ``biomass'' means any organic
        material other than oil and natural gas (or any product
        thereof).
            (2) Coal.--The term ``coal'' means any carbonized or
        semicarbonized matter, including peat and biomass.
            (3) Coal-to-liquid.--The term ``coal-to-liquid'' means--
                    (A) with respect to a process or technology, the
                use of the coal resources of the United States, using
                the class of chemical reactions known as Fischer-
                Tropsch, to produce synthetic fuel suitable for
                transportation; and
                    (B) with respect to a facility, the portion of a
                facility related to the Fischer-Tropsch process,
                Fischer-Tropsch finished fuel production, or the
                capture, transportation, or sequestration of byproducts
                of the use of coal at the Fischer-Tropsch facility,
                including carbon emissions.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Energy.

SEC. 3. COAL-TO-LIQUID FUEL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligible Projects.--Section 1703(b) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (42 U.S.C. 16513(b)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
            ``(11) Large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities (as defined in
        section 2 of the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel
        Promotion Act of 2006), that use coal resources of the United
        States to produce not less than 5,000 barrels a day of liquid
        transportation fuel.''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1704 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16514) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
    ``(c) Coal-to-Liquid Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
        such sums as are necessary to provide the cost of guarantees
        for projects involving large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities
        under section 1703(b)(11).
            ``(2) Limitations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--No loan guarantees shall be
                provided under this title for projects described in
                paragraph (1) after (as determined by the Secretary)--
                            ``(i) the tenth such loan guarantee is
                        issued under this title; or
                            ``(ii) production capacity covered by such
                        loan guarantees reaches 100,000 barrels per day
                        of coal-to-liquid fuel.
                    ``(B) Individual projects.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A loan guarantee may be
                        provided under this title for any large-scale
                        coal-to-liquid facility described in paragraph
                        (1) that produces no more than 20,000 barrels
                        of coal-to-liquid fuel per day.
                            ``(ii) Non-federal funding requirement.--To
                        be eligible for a loan guarantee under this
                        title, a large-scale coal-to-liquid facility
                        described in paragraph (1) that produces more
                        than 20,000 barrels of coal-to-liquid fuel per
                        day shall be required to provide non-Federal
                        funding for the proportional cost of the loan
                        guarantee for production that exceeds 20,000
                        barrels of coal-to-liquid fuel per day.''.

SEC. 4. COAL-TO-LIQUID FACILITIES LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Definition of Eligible Recipient.--In this section, the term
``eligible recipient'' means an individual, organization, or other
entity that owns, operates, or plans to construct a coal-to-liquid
facility that will produce at least 5,000 barrels per day of coal-to-
liquid fuel.
    (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a program under
which the Secretary shall provide loans, in a total amount not to
exceed $20,000,000, for use by eligible recipients to pay the Federal
share of the cost of obtaining any services necessary for the planning,
permitting, and construction of a coal-to-liquid facility.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a loan under subsection
(b), an owner or operator of a coal-to-liquid facility shall submit to
the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Non-Federal Match.--To be eligible to receive a loan under this
section, an eligible recipient shall use non-Federal funds to provide a
dollar-for-dollar match of the amount of the loan.
    (e) Repayment of Loan.--
            (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a loan under
        this section, an eligible recipient shall agree to repay the
        original amount of the loan to the Secretary not later than 5
        years after the date of the receipt of the loan.
            (2) Source of funds.--Repayment of a loan under paragraph
        (1) may be made from any financing or assistance received for
        the construction of a coal-to-liquid facility described in
        subsection (a), including a loan guarantee provided under
        section 1703(b)(11) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
        16513(b)(11)).
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000, to remain
available until expended.

SEC. 5. STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE.

    (a) Development, Operation, and Maintenance of Reserve.--Section
159 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6239) is
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (j), (k), and
        (l) as subsections (a), (b), (e), (f), and (g), respectively;
        and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (b) (as redesignated by
        paragraph (1)) the following:
    ``(c) Study of Maintaining Coal-to-Liquid Products in Reserve.--Not
later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Alternative Liquid
Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006, the Secretary shall--
            ``(1) conduct a study of the feasibility and suitability of
        maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Reserve; and
            ``(2) submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural
        Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and
        Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing
        the results of the study.
    ``(d) Construction or Lease of Storage Facilities.--As soon as
practicable after the date of enactment of the Alternative Liquid
Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006, the Secretary may construct
or lease 1 or more storage facilities--
            ``(1) in the vicinity of pipeline infrastructure and at
        least 1 military base; but
            ``(2) outside the boundaries of any State on the coast of
        the Gulf of Mexico.''.
    (b) Petroleum Products for Storage in Reserve.--Section 160 of the
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6240) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting a semicolon at
                the end;
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
                end;
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the
                end and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) coal-to-liquid products (as defined in section 2 of
        the Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of
        2006), as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, in a
        quantity not to exceed 20 percent of the total quantity of
        petroleum products in the Reserve.'';
            (2) in subsection (b), by redesignating paragraphs (3)
        through (5) as paragraphs (2) through (4), respectively; and
            (3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as subsections
        (d) and (e), respectively.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 167 of the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6247) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; and
                    (B) in paragraph (2) (as redesignated by
                subparagraph (A)), by striking ``section 160(f)'' and
                inserting ``section 160(e)''; and
            (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
        (1), by striking ``section 160(f)'' and inserting ``section
        160(e)''.

Output:
Alternative Liquid Transportation Fuel Promotion Act of 2006 - Amends the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to declare eligible for a federal loan guarantee commitment large-scale coal-to-liquid facilities that use coal resources of the United States to produce at least 5,000 barrels a day of liquid transportation fuel.

Directs the Secretary of Energy to establish a federal loan program to pay the federal share of the cost of obtaining any services necessary for the planning, permitting, and construction of a coal-to-liquid facility.

Amends the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to direct the Secretary to study and report to certain congressional committees on the feasibility and suitability of maintaining coal-to-liquid products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

Authorizes the Secretary to construct or lease storage facilities in the vicinity of pipeline infrastructure and at least one military base, but outside the boundaries of any state on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Tax Simplification Act of
2005''.

SEC. 2. PERMANENT REDUCTION IN CAPITAL GAINS RATES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
              CORPORATIONS.

    (a) Repeal of Sunset of Reduction in Capital Gains Rates for
Individuals.--Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2003 shall not apply to section 301 of such Act.
    (b) Further Reduction in and Simplification of Capital Gains Rates
for Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--If a taxpayer has a net capital gain for
        any taxable year, the tax imposed by this section for such
        taxable year shall not exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) a tax computed at the rates and in the same
                manner as if this subsection had not been enacted on
                taxable income reduced by the net capital gain, and
                    ``(B) 15 percent of the excess (if any) of--
                            ``(i) the net capital gain (or, if less,
                        taxable income), over
                            ``(ii) the amount of taxable income which
                        would (without regard to this paragraph) be
                        taxed at a rate below 25 percent.''.
            (2) Alternative minimum tax.--Paragraph (3) of section
        55(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of
        noncorporate taxpayers.--The amount determined under the first
        sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) shall not exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amount determined under such first
                sentence computed at the rates and in the same manner
                as if this paragraph had not been enacted on the
                taxable excess reduced by the net capital gain, plus
                    ``(B) the amount determined under section
                1(h)(1)(B).''.
            (3) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A)(i) Subsection (h) of section 1 of such Code is
                amended by striking paragraphs (3) through (8) and by
                redesignating paragraphs (9), (10), and (11) as
                paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively.
                    (ii) Sections 163(d)(4)(B), 854(b)(5), and
                857(c)(2)(D) of such Code are each amended by striking
                ``section 1(h)(11)(B)'' and inserting ``section
                1(h)(5)(B)''.
                    (iii) Sections 301(f)(4), 306(a)(1)(D), 584(c),
                702(a)(5), 854(a), and 854(b)(2) of such Code are each
                amended by striking ``section 1(h)(11)'' and inserting
                ``section 1(h)(5)''.
                    (iv) The heading of section 857(c)(2) of such Code
                is amended by striking ``Section 1(h)(11)'' and
                inserting ``Section 1(h)(5)''.
                    (B) Section 4985(a)(1) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``section 1(h)(1)(C)'' and inserting ``section
                1(h)(1)(B)''.
    (c) Reduced Capital Gains Rate for Corporations.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1201 of such Code is amended by
        striking ``35 percent'' both places it appears and inserting
        ``15 percent''.
            (2) Alternative minimum tax.--Section 55(b) of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Maximum rate of tax on net capital gain of
        corporations.--The amount determined under paragraph (1)(B)(i)
        shall not exceed the sum of--
                    ``(A) the amount determined under such paragraph
                computed at the rates and in the same manner as if this
                paragraph had not been enacted on the taxable excess
                reduced by the net capital gain, plus
                    ``(B) the amount determined under section 1201.''.
            (3) Technical amendments.--
                    (A) Section 1445(e)(1) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``35 percent (or, to the extent provided in
                regulations, 15 percent)'' and inserting ``15
                percent''.
                    (B) Section 1445(e)(2) of such Code is amended by
                striking ``35 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''.
                    (C) Section 7518(g)(6)(A) of such Code is amended
                by striking ``(34 percent in the case of a
                corporation)''.
                    (D) Section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant Marine
                Act, 1936 is amended by striking ``(34 percent in the
                case of a corporation)''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection
        (c)(3)(B) shall apply to amounts paid after the date of the
        enactment of this Act.

Output:
Investment Tax Simplification Act of 2005 - Makes permanent the reduction in individual capital gains tax rates enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the maximum capital gains tax rates for individuals and corporations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Health Literacy Act of
2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Low health literacy is a problem for half of all
        American adults, or 100,000,000 individuals.
            (2) Health literacy problems impact health care cost,
        quality of care, and health outcomes.
            (3) Ensuring that individuals have health literacy skills
        is critical to their ability to function effectively as
        patients and health care consumers.
            (4) Health literacy skills are needed to communicate with
        health care providers, to understand self-care instructions, to
        understand and complete medical forms, to comply with treatment
        regimens, and to complete a host of other important health care
        tasks.
            (5) Low health literacy costs billions of dollars each year
        in avoidable health care expenses, the majority of which is
        borne by the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
            (6) The elderly and chronically ill are among those most
        at-risk of low health literacy. Those with the greatest health
        care needs are the heaviest users of health care and may be
        least able to respond to their health situation.
            (7) The Institute of Medicine's landmark report published
        in 2004, ``Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion'',
        identifies health literacy as ``critical to successful health
        care''.
            (8) Former Surgeon General Carmona concluded that ``health
        literacy can save lives, save money, and improve the health and
        well-being of millions of Americans''.

SEC. 3. HEALTH LITERACY: STRATEGIC PLANNING, RESEARCH AND COORDINATION.

    Part A of title IX of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 299
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 904. HEALTH LITERACY: STRATEGIC PLANNING, RESEARCH AND
              COORDINATION.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Health literacy.--The term `health literacy' means an
        individual's ability to obtain, process, and understand basic
        health information and services needed to make appropriate
        health care decisions.
            ``(2) Center.--The term `Center' means the Health Literacy
        Implementation Center established under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Health Literacy Implementation Center.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--The Director shall establish within
        the Agency a Health Literacy Implementation Center, to be
        headed by a Director to be appointed by the Secretary, to
        enhance efforts to help eliminate the problem of low health
        literacy by improving measurements, research, development, and
        information dissemination.
            ``(2) Duties.--The Center shall--
                    ``(A) gather health literacy resources from public
                and private sources and make such resources available
                to researchers, health care providers, and the general
                public;
                    ``(B) sponsor demonstration and evaluation projects
                to establish the feasibility and utility of health
                literacy interventions and tools in various settings;
                    ``(C) develop the next generation of health
                literacy interventions and tools, including curricula,
                measures, and health information decision support, with
                specific attention placed on elementary and secondary
                schools, colleges and universities (including community
                colleges), and adult and vocational education programs
                and language barriers and cultural differences that
                contribute to low health literacy rates;
                    ``(D) identify and fill research gaps relating to
                health literacy that have direct applicability to
                quality improvement;
                    ``(E) assist appropriate Federal agencies in
                establishing specific objectives and strategies for
                carrying out the purpose of the Center and in
                monitoring the programs of such agencies;
                    ``(F) enter into implementation partnerships with
                organizations and agencies, including the Centers for
                Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Joint Commission on
                the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and the
                National Committee for Quality Assurance, to promote
                the adoption of interventions and tools developed under
                this section; and
                    ``(G) enter into an interagency agreement with the
                Secretary of Education to facilitate the coordination
                of Federal health literacy activities within the
                Department of Health and Human Services and the
                Department of Education.
            ``(3) Public meetings.--The Center shall convene at least
        one annual public meeting to help raise awareness about the
        problem of health literacy and Federal and State efforts to
        address the issue. The Center shall invite representatives from
        the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department
        of Education, State officials, private sector groups, and other
        interested parties involved in health literacy activities.
            ``(4) Report.--The Center shall annually submit to Congress
        a report that includes--
                    ``(A) a comprehensive and detailed description of
                the operations, activities, financial condition, and
                accomplishments of the Center in the field of health
                literacy; and
                    ``(B) a description of how plans for the operation
                of the Center for the succeeding fiscal year will
                facilitate achievement of the goals of the Center.
            ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, such sums as
        may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
    ``(c) State Health Literacy Resource Centers.--
            ``(1) Grants.--The Director of the Center shall award
        grants to States to provide for the establishment of a network
        of State or regional health literacy resource centers to
        facilitate efforts to eliminate low health literacy.
            ``(2) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under
        subsection (a), a State shall submit to the Director of the
        Center an application at such time, in such manner, and
        containing such information as the Director may require,
        including a description of how the State will structure and
        provide services through the resource center established under
        the grant.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--A State shall use amounts received
        under a grant under this section to--
                    ``(A) support efforts to better understand the
                nature and scope of low health literacy among the
                State's population;
                    ``(B) assist public and private efforts in the
                State in coordinating and delivering health literacy
                services;
                    ``(C) encourage State and local government and
                industry partnerships to coordinate efforts to address
                low health literacy;
                    ``(D) provide technical and policy assistance to
                State and local governments and service providers; and
                    ``(E) monitor and evaluate programs conducted under
                this grant.
            ``(4) Meetings.--A State health literacy resource center
        shall meet at least once each year to share models of best
        practices. A summary report with respect to such meeting shall
        be made available to the public to facilitate the dissemination
        of effective State-based practices
            ``(5) Report.--Not later than September 30, or each fiscal
        year for which a grant is received by a State under this
        section, the State shall submit to the Director of the Center a
        report that shall describe the programs supported by the grant
        and the results of monitoring and evaluation of those programs.
            ``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated to carry out this subsection, $10,000,000
        for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.''.

SEC. 4. INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY AND REPORT.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter
into a contract with the Institute of Medicine to conduct a study to
identify opportunities within the Department of Health and Human
Services to improve the public's health literacy through the Medicare
and Medicaid programs under titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 and 1396 et seq.) and at the Food and Drug
Administration.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Institute of Medicine shall submit to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the appropriate committees of Congress, a
report concerning the results of the study conducted under subsection
(a).

Output:
National Health Literacy Act of 2007 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to establish within the Agency a Health Literacy Implementation Center to enhance efforts to eliminate low health literacy by improving measurements, research, development, and information dissemination. Defines "health literacy" as an individual's ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health care decisions.

Directs the Center to: (1) make health literacy resources available to researchers, health care providers, and the public; (2) sponsor demonstration and evaluation projects; (3) develop the next generation of health literacy interventions and tools; (4) identify and fill research gaps relating to health literacy that have direct applicability to quality improvement; (5) assist federal agencies in establishing specific objectives and strategies for carrying out the Center's purpose and in monitoring programs; (6) enter into implementation partnerships to promote adoption of literacy interventions and tools; and (7) enter into an interagency agreement to facilitate coordination of health literacy activities within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Education.

Requires: (1) the Center to convene at least one annual public meeting to help raise awareness about the problem of health literacy and federal and state efforts to address the issue; (2) the Director of the Center to award grants to states to provide for the establishment of a network of state or regional health literacy resource centers; (3) a state health literacy resource center to meet at least annually to share a model of best practices; and (4) the HHS Secretary to contract with the Institute of Medicine to identify opportunities within HHS to improve the public's health literacy through the Medicare and Medicaid programs and at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Rural
Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Payment increases for rural ambulance services.
Sec. 3. Basing rural areas on population density by postal zip codes.
Sec. 4. Requiring use of recent data for calculation of budget
                            neutrality adjustment.
Sec. 5. Exemption of ambulance suppliers from certain provider
                            designation rules.
Sec. 6. Calculation of separate rates for ground and air ambulance
                            services.

SEC. 2. PAYMENT INCREASES FOR RURAL AMBULANCE SERVICES.

    (a) 20 Percent Increase.--Section 1834(l) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395m(l)), as amended by sections 205(a) and 221(a) of
the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection
Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-482, 486), as enacted into law by section
1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (8), as added by such
        section 221(a), as paragraph (9), and
            (2) by inserting after that paragraph the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(10) Increase for rural ambulance services.--Effective
        for ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2002,
        for which the transportation originates in a rural area or
        tract to which paragraph (9) applies, notwithstanding the
        previous provisions of this subsection, the Secretary shall
        provide for an additional payment for such services equal to 20
        percent of the payment amount otherwise made under this section
        for such services.''.
    (b) Increase in Mileage Rates for First 50 Miles.--Paragraph (9) of
that section, as so redesignated under subsection (a)(1), is amended--
            (1) in the heading, by striking ``Transitional assistance''
        and inserting ``Mileage assistance'';
            (2) by striking ``furnished on or after July 1, 2001, and
        before January 1, 2004,'';
            (3) by striking ``that,'' and inserting ``that--'';
            (4) by designating the remaining text of paragraph (9) that
        follows ``that--'' a new subparagraph (B) and indenting such
        subparagraph 2 ems to the right;
            (5) in such subparagraph (B), by striking ``with respect to
        the payment rate for mileage for a trip above 17 miles, and up
        to 50 miles, the rate otherwise established shall be
        increased'' and inserting ``for ambulance services furnished on
        or after July 1, 2001, the payment rate otherwise established
        for mileage for a trip above 17 miles, and up to 50 miles,
        shall be increased''; and
            (6) by inserting before such subparagraph (B) the following
        new subparagraph:
                    ``(A) for ambulance services furnished on or after
                January 1, 2002, the payment rate otherwise established
                for mileage for the first 17 miles of a trip
                transporting a patient shall be increased by $7.50 per
                mile; and''.
    (c) Nonapplication of Initial Budget Neutrality Provisions.--The
provisions of section 1834(l)(3)(A) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(3)(A)) do not apply with respect to the amendments made
by this section.

SEC. 3. BASING RURAL AREAS ON POPULATION DENSITY BY POSTAL ZIP CODES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(l) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(l)) is amended in paragraph (9), as so redesignated by
section 2(a)(1), by striking ``(as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D))''
and all that follows through ``(57 Fed. Reg. 6725))'' and inserting
``(as determined under an area classification system established by the
Secretary that is based on population density within postal zip code
areas)''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall establish the classification system described in the amendment
made by subsection (a) by not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act. Such amendment shall apply to services furnished
on or after such date, not later than 30 days after the establishment
of such system, as the Secretary shall provide by regulation.

SEC. 4. REQUIRING USE OF RECENT DATA FOR CALCULATION OF BUDGET
              NEUTRALITY ADJUSTMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 1834(l)(3) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395m(l)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
            (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
        and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
        subparagraph:
                    ``(B) in making the determination under
                subparagraph (A), use data from the most recent year
                for which such data are available, but may not use data
                from a year that preceded the two-year period ending on
                the date of the implementation of the fee schedule
                under this subsection; and''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to ambulance services furnished on or after January 1, 2003.

SEC. 5. EXEMPTION OF AMBULANCE SUPPLIERS FROM CERTAIN PROVIDER
              DESIGNATION RULES.

    In applying the regulation for requirements for determination that
a facility or organization has provider-based status under section
413.65 of title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, the Secretary of
Health and Human Services shall not apply the regulation with respect
to ambulance services.

SEC. 6. CALCULATION OF SEPARATE RATES FOR GROUND AND AIR AMBULANCE
              SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Section 1861(v)(1)(U) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(U)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``In carrying out the first sentence, upon request of a
hospital, the Secretary shall determine and apply separately the
reasonable costs of ground and air ambulance services.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to ambulance services furnished on or after the date of the
enactment of this Act.

Output: Medicare Rural Ambulance Service Improvement Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA), as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase by 20 percent the payment under Medicare for rural ambulance services. Increases by $7.50 per mile the payment rate for the first 17 miles of an ambulance trip transporting a patient.Provides for determination of rural areas based on population density by postal zip codes.Requires the use of recent data for calculation of budget neutrality adjustments to payments for ambulance services.Exempts ambulance suppliers from certain provider designation rules.Directs the Secretary to determine and apply separately the reasonable costs of ground and air ambulance services.