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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Service Dogs for Veterans Act of
2009''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF SERVICE DOGS FOR THE TREATMENT OR
              REHABILITATION OF VETERANS WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL
              INJURIES OR DISABILITIES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) The United States owes a profound debt to those who
        have served the United States honorably in the Armed Forces.
            (2) Disabled veterans suffer from a range of physical and
        mental injuries and disabilities.
            (3) In 2008, the Army reported the highest level of
        suicides among its soldiers since it began tracking the rate 28
        years before 2009.
            (4) A scientific study documented in the 2008 Rand Report
        entitled ``Invisible Wounds of War'' estimated that 300,000
        veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi
        Freedom currently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
            (5) Veterans have benefitted in multiple ways from the
        provision of service dogs.
            (6) The Department of Veterans Affairs has been
        successfully placing guide dogs with the blind since 1961.
            (7) Thousands of dogs around the country await adoption.
    (b) Program Required.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
commence a three-year pilot program to assess the benefits,
feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment
or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or
disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder.
    (c) Partnerships.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the pilot
        program by partnering with nonprofit organizations that--
                    (A) have experience providing service dogs to
                individuals with injuries or disabilities;
                    (B) do not charge fees for the dogs, services, or
                lodging that they provide; and
                    (C) are accredited by a generally accepted
                industry-standard accrediting institution.
            (2) Reimbursement of costs.--The Secretary shall reimburse
        partners for costs relating to the pilot program as follows:
                    (A) For the first 50 dogs provided under the pilot
                program, all costs relating to the provision of such
                dogs.
                    (B) For dogs provided under the pilot program after
                the first 50 dogs provided, all costs relating to the
                provision of every other dog.
    (d) Participation.--
            (1) In general.--As part of the pilot program, the
        Secretary shall provide a service dog to a number of veterans
        with physical or mental injuries or disabilities that is
        greater than or equal to the greater of--
                    (A) 200; and
                    (B) the minimum number of such veterans required to
                produce scientifically valid results with respect to
                assessing the benefits and costs of the use of such
                dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of such
                veterans.
            (2) Composition.--The Secretary shall ensure that--
                    (A) half of the participants in the pilot program
                are veterans who suffer primarily from a mental health
                injury or disability; and
                    (B) half of the participants in the pilot program
                are veterans who suffer primarily from a physical
                injury or disability.
    (e) Study.--In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary shall
conduct a scientifically valid research study of the costs and benefits
associated with the use of service dogs for the treatment or
rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or
disabilities. The matters studied shall include the following:
            (1) The therapeutic benefits to such veterans, including
        the quality of life benefits reported by the veterans partaking
        in the pilot program.
            (2) The economic benefits of using service dogs for the
        treatment or rehabilitation of such veterans, including--
                    (A) savings on health care costs, including savings
                relating to reductions in hospitalization and
                reductions in the use of prescription drugs; and
                    (B) productivity and employment gains for the
                veterans.
            (3) The effectiveness of using service dogs to prevent
        suicide.
    (f) Reports.--
            (1) Annual report of the secretary.--After each year of the
        pilot program, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report
        on the findings of the Secretary with respect to the pilot
        program.
            (2) Final report by the national academy of sciences.--Not
        later than 180 days after the date of the completion of the
        pilot program, the National Academy of Sciences shall submit to
        Congress a report on the results of the pilot program.

Output: Service Dogs for Veterans Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to commence a three-year pilot program to assess the benefits, feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with physical or mental injuries or disabilities, including post-traumatic stress disorder. Requires related reports to Congress.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Upper Mississippi Conservation and
River Protection Act of 2012'' or the ``Upper Mississippi CARP Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Alternative technology barrier.--The term ``alternative
        technology barrier'' means--
                    (A) an electric barrier;
                    (B) an acoustic barrier;
                    (C) a bubble barrier; and
                    (D) any other barrier the Secretary determines to
                be appropriate.
            (2) Asian carp.--The term ``Asian carp'' means--
                    (A) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella);
                    (B) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix);
                    (C) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis); and
                    (D) black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus).
            (3) Lock and dam 2.--The term ``Lock and Dam 2'' means the
        lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 815.2 upstream
        of Hastings, Minnesota.
            (4) Lock and dam 4.--The term ``Lock and Dam 4'' means the
        lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 752.8 in Alma,
        Wisconsin.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers.
            (6) Upper st. anthony falls lock and dam.--The term ``Upper
        St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam'' means the lock and dam located
        on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

SEC. 3. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF UPPER ST. ANTHONY
              FALLS LOCK.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility
of temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and
Dam to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi
River in the State of Minnesota.
    (b) Potential Impacts.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and
economic impacts of--
            (1) temporary closure of the lock; and
            (2) continuing to operate the lock.
    (c) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the study in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate
Federal, State, and local entities.
    (d) Public Comment.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall
provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public
comments.
    (e) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study.

SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON USE OF OTHER ASIAN CARP CONTROL MEASURES.

    (a) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility
of implementing control measures at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock
and Dam to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi
River in the State of Minnesota.
    (b) Types of Control Measures.--The study shall include an
examination of--
            (1) permanent closure of the lock;
            (2) modified lock operations;
            (3) the use of an alternative technology barrier; and
            (4) any other control measures the Secretary determines to
        be appropriate.
    (c) Potential Impacts.--In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and
economic impacts of--
            (1) implementing each of the control measures described in
        subsection (b); and
            (2) not implementing any control measures.
    (d) Consultation.--The Secretary shall carry out the study in
consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate
Federal, State, and local entities.
    (e) Public Comment.--In conducting the study, the Secretary shall
provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public
comments.
    (f) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
results of the study.

SEC. 5. CLOSURE OF LOCKS TO PREVENT SPREAD OF ASIAN CARP.

    (a) Discretionary Closure.--The Secretary may close the lock at the
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines in
writing, based on the assessment of potential impacts under section
3(b), that closure of the lock is justified as a method to manage the
threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of
Minnesota.
    (b) Mandatory Closure.--The Secretary shall close the lock at the
Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines that--
            (1) 1 or more live adult Asian carp has been captured above
        Lock and Dam 2; or
            (2) 1 or more juvenile Asian carp has been captured above
        Lock and Dam 4.
    (c) Period of Closure.--If the Secretary closes the lock under this
section, the Secretary may reopen the lock after the Secretary
determines in writing that adequate measures are in place to manage the
threat of Asian carp moving upstream of the Upper St. Anthony Falls
Lock and Dam.
    (d) Emergency Operations.--Nothing in this section shall prevent
the Secretary from carrying out emergency lock operations necessary to
mitigate flood damage.

SEC. 6. ASIAN CARP CONTROL STRATEGY FRAMEWORK.

    The Council on Environmental Quality shall incorporate the Upper
Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St.
Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the
Council.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of Congress that, to the maximum extent
practicable, Federal agencies researching Asian carp control
technologies should partner with State and local shareholders, giving
priority to those collaborative partnerships in which the State and
local shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.

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Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2012 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act - Directs the Chief of Engineers to: (1) study the feasibility of temporarily closing the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, or implementing control measures at the lock, including permanently closing the lock, modifying lock operations, or using an alternative technology barrier, to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in Minnesota; and (2) assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts, of temporarily closing the lock or continuing to operate it and of implementing the control measures or not implementing such measures.

Authorizes the Chief to close the lock upon determining that closure is justified based on the assessment of potential impacts. Requires the Chief to close the lock upon determining that a live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2 or that a juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4. Allows the Chief to reopen the lock upon determining that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat.

Directs the Council on Environmental Quality to incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council.

 Expresses the sense of Congress that federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with state and local shareholders, giving priority to collaborative partnerships in which such shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Coordinating Assistance for TANF
Recipients Act''.

SEC. 2. COORDINATED CASE MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    Section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Coordinated Case Management Demonstration Projects.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to
        States to conduct demonstration projects designed to implement
        and evaluate strategies to provide coordinated case management
        to help individuals receiving assistance under a State program
        funded under this part or any other State program funded with
        qualified State expenditures (as defined in section
        409(a)(7)(B)(i)) increase their employment and self-
        sufficiency.
            ``(2) Application requirements.--The Secretary shall
        require each State that applies for a grant under this
        paragraph to do the following:
                    ``(A) Describe how, using the funds provided under
                this paragraph, the State will develop an individual
                responsibility plan in accordance with section 408(b)
                for each recipient referred to in paragraph (1) of this
                subsection.
                    ``(B) Describe how the State will coordinate the
                development of this plan with other programs and
                agencies providing benefits and services to the
                individual to help the recipient increase the
                employment and self-sufficiency of the recipient.
                    ``(C) Describe how the State will coordinate the
                delivery of the benefits and services to the recipient
                (which may include the use of home visiting models).
                    ``(D) Describe how the State will meet with the
                recipient at least monthly to review the employment
                status of the recipient and status of the participation
                of the recipient in other activities, the benefits and
                services the recipient is receiving, and the progress
                of the recipient toward meeting the goals specified in
                the individual responsibility plan of the recipient.
            ``(3) Use of funds.--A State to which a grant is made under
        this subsection may use the grant for the following purposes:
                    ``(A) To support coordinated case managers in
                completing the activities specified in paragraph (2).
                    ``(B) To provide short-term transitional benefits
                and services to individuals who, due to increased
                employment or earnings, may face disincentives to
                increasing work or earnings due to the phase-out or
                loss of certain benefits.
                    ``(C) To ensure that recipients of services under
                the demonstration project have a choice between 2 or
                more coordinated case management service providers.
                    ``(D) To improve coordination between programs
                serving recipients who are part of the demonstration
                project.
                    ``(E) To improve coordination between information
                technology and other systems to deliver better benefits
                or services to the recipient, except that not more than
                10 percent of the grant amount may be used for this
                purpose.
            ``(4) Evaluation.--The Secretary, in consultation with each
        State conducting a demonstration project under this subsection,
        shall conduct a high-quality evaluation of the demonstration
        project in accordance with the following:
                    ``(A) Evaluator qualifications.--The Secretary may
                not enter into a contract with an evaluator unless the
                evaluator has demonstrated experience in conducting
                rigorous evaluations of program effectiveness
                including, where available and appropriate, well-
                implemented randomized controlled trials.
                    ``(B) Methodologies to be used.--The evaluation of
                a demonstration project shall use experimental designs
                using random assignment or other reliable, evidence-
                based research methodologies that allow for the
                strongest possible causal inferences when random
                assignment is not feasible.
                    ``(C) Public disclosure.--The Secretary shall
                publish the results of the evaluation on the website of
                the Department of Health and Human Services in a
                location easily accessible by the public.
                    ``(D) Limitation on cost of evaluations.--For
                evaluations under this paragraph, the Secretary may not
                obligate more than 20 percent of the funds reserved
                under paragraph (6) for each fiscal year.
            ``(5) Recommendations to congress.--The Secretary shall
        submit recommendations to the Congress on ways to improve case
        management and better coordinate benefits and services across
        programs.
            ``(6) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
        subsection (b) for fiscal year 2016 and each succeeding fiscal
        year, the Secretary shall reserve $300,000,000 to carry out
        this subsection.
            ``(7) Availability of funds.--Funds provided to a State
        under this subsection for a fiscal year shall be expended by
        the State in the fiscal year or in the succeeding fiscal
        year.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendment made by this Act shall take effect on October 1,
2015.

Output: Coordinating Assistance for TANF Recipients Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of the Social Security Act to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to conduct demonstration projects designed to implement and evaluate strategies to provide coordinated case management to help individuals receiving TANF assistance to increase their employment and self-sufficiency.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Comprehensive Hepatitis C
Health Care Act''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE HEPATITIS C HEALTH CARE TESTING AND TREATMENT
              PROGRAM FOR VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 1720E the following new section:
``Sec. 1720F. Hepatitis C testing and treatment
    ``(a)(1) During the first year after the date of the enactment of
this section, the Secretary shall provide a blood test for the
Hepatitis C virus to--
            ``(A) each veteran who served in the active military,
        naval, or air service during the Vietnam era and is enrolled to
        receive care under section 1710 of this title who requests the
        test or is otherwise receiving a physical examination or any
        care or treatment from the Secretary; and
            ``(B) to any other veteran who requests the test.
    ``(2) After the end of the one-year period referred to in paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall provide a blood test for the Hepatitis C virus
to any veteran who presents one or more risk factors for that virus and
who requests the test.
    ``(b) In the case of any veteran who tests positive for the
Hepatitis C virus, the Secretary shall provide an appropriate treatment
protocol for that veteran. Treatment shall be provided under this
subsection without regard to whether the Hepatitis C virus is
determined to be service-connected and without regard to priority group
categorization of the veteran. No copayment may be charged for
treatment under this subsection.
    ``(c) In the case of any veteran who tests positive for the
Hepatitis C virus, the Secretary shall, upon request, perform a liver
biopsy on the veteran as a follow-up test.
    ``(d) In the case of any veteran who tests positive for the
Hepatitis C virus, the Secretary shall, upon request, provide a
Hepatitis C virus genotype test before beginning treatment of the
veteran under subsection (b).
    ``(e)(1) The Secretary shall require that each Department medical
center employ at least one full-time gastroenterologist or hepatologist
to conduct tests for the Hepatitis C virus under this section.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that
each Department medical center has at least one staff member assigned
to work, in coordination with Hepatitis C medical personnel, to
coordinate treatment options for Hepatitis C patients and provide
information for those patients. Such a staff member should preferably
be trained in psychology or psychiatry or be a social worker.
    ``(3) In order to improve treatment provided to veterans with the
Hepatitis C virus, the Secretary shall provide increased training
options to Department health care personnel.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
1720E the following new item:

``1720F. Hepatitis C testing and treatment.''.

SEC. 3. FUNDING FOR HEPATITIS C PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
              AFFAIRS.

    (a) Program Account.--Beginning with fiscal year 2001, amounts
appropriated for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Hepatitis C
detection and treatment shall be provided, within the ``Medical Care''
account, through the ``Specific Purpose'' subaccount, rather than the
``VERA'' subaccount.
    (b) Allocation of Funds to VISNs.--In allocating funds appropriated
for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the ``Medical Care'' account
to the Veterans Integrated Service Networks, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall allocate funds for detection and treatment of the
Hepatitis C virus based upon incidence rates of that virus among
veterans (rather than based upon the overall population of veterans) in
each such network.
    (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Amounts appropriated for the
Department of Veterans Affairs for Hepatitis C detection and treatment
through the ``Specific Purpose'' subaccount may not be used for any
other purpose.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL POLICY.

    (a) Standardized Nationwide Policy.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall develop and implement a standardized policy to be applied
throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system with
respect to the Hepatitis C virus. The policy shall include the testing
protocol for the Hepatitis C virus, treatment options, education and
notification efforts, and establishment of a specific Hepatitis C
diagnosis code for measurement and treatment purposes.
    (b) Outreach.--The Secretary shall, on an annual basis, take
appropriate actions to notify veterans who have not been tested for the
Hepatitis C virus of the need for such testing and the availability of
such testing from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

SEC. 5. HEPATITIS C CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish at least one, and not more than three, Hepatitis C centers of
excellence. Each such center shall be established at a Department of
Veterans Affairs medical center in one of the five geographic service
areas (known as a Veterans Integrated Service Network) with the highest
case rate of Hepatitis C in fiscal year 1999.
    (b) Funding.--Funding for the centers established under subsection
(a) shall be provided from amounts available to the Central Office of
the Department of Veterans Affairs and shall be in addition to amounts
allocated for Hepatitis C pursuant to section 3.

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Provides funding for Department Hepatitis C detection and treatment programs, beginning with FY 2001.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) develop and implement a standardized Department policy with respect to such virus; and (2) annually take appropriate outreach actions to notify untested veterans.
Directs the Secretary to establish at least one and no more than three Hepatitis C centers of excellence within the Department health care network. Provides centers' funding.


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TITLE I--WITHDRAWAL OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OR RECOGNITION

SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
List Act of 1994''.

SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purposes of this title:
        (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
        (2) The term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian or Alaska Native
    tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the
    Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.
        (3) The term ``list'' means the list of recognized tribes
    published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of this title.

SEC. 103. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
        (1) the Constitution, as interpreted by Federal case law,
    invests Congress with plenary authority over Indian Affairs;
        (2) ancillary to that authority, the United States has a trust
    responsibility to recognized Indian tribes, maintains a government-
    to-government relationship with those tribes, and recognizes the
    sovereignty of those tribes;
        (3) Indian tribes presently may be recognized by Act of
    Congress; by the administrative procedures set forth in part 83 of
    the Code of Federal Regulations denominated ``Procedures for
    Establishing that an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian
    Tribe;'' or by a decision of a United States court;
        (4) a tribe which has been recognized in one of these manners
    may not be terminated except by an Act of Congress;
        (5) Congress has expressly repudiated the policy of terminating
    recognized Indian tribes, and has actively sought to restore
    recognition to tribes that previously have been terminated;
        (6) the Secretary of the Interior is charged with the
    responsibility of keeping a list of all federally recognized
    tribes;
        (7) the list published by the Secretary should be accurate,
    regularly updated, and regularly published, since it is used by the
    various departments and agencies of the United States to determine
    the eligibility of certain groups to receive services from the
    United States; and
        (8) the list of federally recognized tribes which the Secretary
    publishes should reflect all of the federally recognized Indian
    tribes in the United States which are eligible for the special
    programs and services provided by the United States to Indians
    because of their status as Indians.

SEC. 104. PUBLICATION OF LIST OF RECOGNIZED TRIBES.

    (a) Publication of the List.--The Secretary shall publish in the
Federal Register a list of all Indian tribes which the Secretary
recognizes to be eligible for the special programs and services
provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as
Indians.
    (b) Frequency of Publication.--The list shall be published within
60 days of enactment of this Act, and annually on or before every
January 30 thereafter.

   TITLE II--CENTRAL COUNCIL OF TLIN- GIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF
                                 ALASKA

SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Tlingit and Haida Status
Clarification Act''.

SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds and declares that--
        (1) the United States has acknowledged the Central Council of
    Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska pursuant to the Act of
    June 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 388, as amended, commonly referred to as
    the ``Jurisdiction Act''), as a federally recognized Indian tribe;
        (2) on October 21, 1993, the Secretary of the Interior
    published a list of federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to
    part 83 of title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations which
    omitted the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
    Alaska;
        (3) the Secretary does not have the authority to terminate the
    federally recognized status of an Indian tribe as determined by
    Congress;
        (4) the Secretary may not administratively diminish the
    privileges and immunities of federally recognized Indian tribes
    without the consent of Congress; and
        (5) the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of
    Alaska continues to be a federally recognized Indian tribe.

SEC. 203. REAFFIRMATION OF TRIBAL STATUS.

    The Congress reaffirms and acknowledges that the Central Council of
Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is a federally recognized
Indian tribe.

SEC. 204. DISCLAIMER.

    (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be interpreted to
diminish or interfere with the government-to-government relationship
between the United States and other federally recognized Alaska Native
tribes, nor to vest any power, authority, or jurisdiction in the
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska over other
federally recognized Alaska Native tribes.
    (b) Constitution of Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian
Tribes of Alaska.--Nothing in this title shall be construed as
codifying the Constitution of the Central Council of the Tlingit and
Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska into Federal law.

SEC. 205. PROHIBITION AGAINST DUPLICATIVE SERVICES.

    Other federally recognized tribes in Southeast Alaska shall have
precedence over the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes
of Alaska in the award of a Federal compact, contract or grant to the
extent that their service population overlaps with that of the Central
Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian tribes of Alaska. In no event shall
dually enrolled members result in duplication of Federal service
funding.

       TITLE III--PASKENTA BAND OF NOMLAKI INDIANS OF CALIFORNIA

SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

    This title may be cited as the ``Paskenta Band Restoration Act''.

SEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this title:
        (1) The term ``Tribe'' means the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki
    Indians of the Paskenta Rancheria of California.
        (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
        (3) The term ``Interim Council'' means the governing body of
    the Tribe specified in section 307.
        (4) The term ``member'' means an individual who meets the
    membership criteria under section 306(b).
        (5) The term ``State'' means the State of California.
        (6) The term ``reservation'' means those lands acquired and
    held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the Tribe
    pursuant to section 305.
        (7) The term ``service area'' means the counties of Tehama and
    Glenn, in the State of California.
    SEC. 303. RESTORATION OF FEDERAL RECOGNITION, RIGHTS, AND
      PRIVILEGES.
    (a) Federal Recognition.--Federal recognition is hereby extended to
the Tribe. Except as otherwise provided in this title, all laws and
regulations of general application to Indians and nations, tribes, or
bands of Indians that are not inconsistent with any specific provision
of this title shall be applicable to the Tribe and its members.
    (b) Restoration of Rights and Privileges.--Except as provided in
subsection (d), all rights and privileges of the Tribe and its members
under any Federal treaty, Executive order, agreement, or statute, or
under any other authority which were diminished or lost under the Act
of August 18, 1958 (Public Law 85-671; 72 Stat. 619), are hereby
restored and the provisions of such Act shall be inapplicable to the
Tribe and its members after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Federal Services and Benefits.--Without regard to the existence
of a reservation, the Tribe and its members shall be eligible, on and
after the date of enactment of this Act, for all Federal services and
benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes or their
members. In the case of Federal services available to members of
federally recognized Indian tribes residing on a reservation, members
of the Tribe residing in the Tribe's service area shall be deemed to be
residing on a reservation.
    (d) Hunting, Fishing, Trapping, and Water Rights.--Nothing in this
title shall expand, reduce, or affect in any manner any hunting,
fishing, trapping, gathering, or water right of the Tribe and its
members.
    (e) Indian Reorganization Act Applicability.--The Act of June 18,
1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), shall be applicable to the Tribe and its
members.
    (f) Certain Rights Not Altered.--Except as specifically provided in
this title, nothing in this title shall alter any property right or
obligation, any contractual right or obligation, or any obligation for
taxes levied.

SEC. 304. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

    (a) Plan for Economic Development.--The Secretary shall--
        (1) enter into negotiations with the governing body of the
    Tribe with respect to establishing a plan for economic development
    for the Tribe;
        (2) in accordance with this section and not later than two
    years after the adoption of a tribal constitution as provided in
    section 308, develop such a plan; and
        (3) upon the approval of such plan by the governing body of the
    Tribe, submit such plan to the Congress.
    (b) Restrictions.--Any proposed transfer of real property contained
in the plan developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) shall be
consistent with the requirements of section 305.

SEC. 305. TRANSFER OF LAND TO BE HELD IN TRUST.

    (a) Lands To Be Taken in Trust.--The Secretary shall accept any
real property located in Tehama County, California, for the benefit of
the Tribe if conveyed or otherwise transferred to the Secretary if, at
the time of such conveyance or transfer, there are no adverse legal
claims to such property, including outstanding liens, mortgages, or
taxes owned. The Secretary may accept any additional acreage in the
Tribe's service area pursuant to the authority of the Secretary under
the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.).
    (b) Lands To Be Part of the Reservation.--Subject to the conditions
imposed by this section, any real property conveyed or transferred
under this section shall be taken in the name of the United States in
trust for the Tribe and shall be part of the Tribe's reservation.

SEC. 306. MEMBERSHIP ROLLS.

    (a) Compilation of Tribal Membership Roll.--Within one year after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, after
consultation with the Tribe, compile a membership roll of the Tribe.
    (b) Criteria for Membership.--(1) Until a tribal constitution is
adopted pursuant to section 308, an individual shall be placed on the
membership roll if such individual is living, is not an enrolled member
of another federally recognized Indian tribe, is of Nomlaki Indian
ancestry, and if--
        (A) such individual's name was listed on the Paskenta Indian
    Rancheria distribution roll compiled on February 26, 1959, by the
    Bureau of Indian Affairs and approved by the Secretary of the
    Interior on July 7, 1959, pursuant to Public Law 85-671;
        (B) such individual was not listed on the Paskenta Indian
    Rancheria distribution list, but met the requirements that had to
    be met to be listed on the Paskenta Indian Rancheria list;
        (C) such individual is identified as an Indian from Paskenta in
    any of the official or unofficial rolls of Indians prepared by the
    Bureau of Indian Affairs; or
        (D) such individual is a lineal descendant of an individual,
    living or dead, identified in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
    (2) After adoption of a tribal constitution pursuant to section
308, such tribal constitution shall govern membership in the Tribe.
    (c) Conclusive Proof of Paskenta Indian Ancestry.--For the purpose
of subsection (b), the Secretary shall accept any available evidence
establishing Paskenta Indian ancestry. The Secretary shall accept as
conclusive evidence of Paskenta Indian ancestry, information contained
in the census of the Indians in and near Paskenta, prepared by Special
Indian Agent John J. Terrell, in any other roll or census of Paskenta
Indians prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and in the Paskenta
Indian Rancheria distribution list, compiled by the Bureau of Indian
Affairs on February 26, 1959.

SEC. 307. INTERIM GOVERNMENT.

    Until a new tribal constitution and bylaws are adopted and become
effective under section 308, the Tribe's governing body shall be an
Interim Council. The initial membership of the Interim Council shall
consist of the members of the Tribal Council of the Tribe on the date
of the enactment of this Act, and the Interim Council shall continue to
operate in the manner prescribed for the Tribal Council under the
tribal constitution adopted December 18, 1993. Any new members filling
vacancies on the Interim Council shall meet the membership criteria set
forth in section 306(b) and be elected in the same manner as are Tribal
Council members under the tribal constitution adopted December 18,
1993.

SEC. 308. TRIBAL CONSTITUTION.

    (a) Election; Time and Procedure.--Upon the completion of the
tribal membership roll under section 306(a) and upon the written
request of the Interim Council, the Secretary shall conduct, by secret
ballot, an election for the purpose of adopting a constitution and
bylaws for the Tribe. The election shall be held according to section
16 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 476), except that absentee
balloting shall be permitted regardless of voter residence.
    (b) Election of Tribal Officials; Procedures.--Not later than 120
days after the Tribe adopts a constitution and bylaws under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall conduct an election by secret ballot for the
purpose of electing tribal officials as provided in such tribal
constitution. Such election shall be conducted according to the
procedures specified in subsection (a) except to the extent that such
procedures conflict with the tribal constitution.

SEC. 309. GENERAL PROVISION.

    The Secretary may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
to carry out the provisions of this title.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and
                                               President of the Senate.

Output:
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
     Title I:  Withdrawal of Acknowledgement of Recognition
     Title II:  Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes
          of Alaska
     Title III:  Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
Title I:  Withdrawal of Acknowledgement of Recognition
 - Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to publish an annual list of federally recognized Indian tribes.
Title II:  Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska
 - Tlingit and Haida Status Clarification Act - States that the Congress reaffirms and acknowledges that the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is a federally recognized Indian tribe.
Title III:  Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
 - Paskenta Band Restoration Act - Extends Federal recognition and restores rights and privileges of the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of the Paskenta Rancheria of California.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Social Security Protection Act of
2011''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Social Security is the most successful and reliable
        social program in our Nation's history.
            (2) For 75 years, through good times and bad, Social
        Security has reliably kept millions of senior citizens,
        individuals with disabilities, and children out of poverty.
            (3) Before President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social
        Security Act into law on August 14, 1935, approximately half of
        the senior citizens in the United States lived in poverty; less
        than 10 percent of seniors live in poverty today.
            (4) Social Security has succeeded in protecting working
        Americans and their families from devastating drops in
        household income due to lost wages resulting from retirement,
        disability, or the death of a spouse or parent.
            (5) More than 53,000,000 Americans receive Social Security
        benefits, including 36,500,000 retirees and their spouses,
        9,200,000 veterans, 8,200,000 disabled individuals and their
        spouses, 4,500,000 surviving spouses of deceased workers, and
        4,300,000 dependent children.
            (6) Social Security has never contributed to the Federal
        budget deficit or the national debt, and benefit cuts should
        not be proposed as a solution to reducing the Federal budget
        deficit.
            (7) Social Security is not in a crisis or going bankrupt,
        as the Social Security Trust Funds have been running surpluses
        for the last quarter of a century.
            (8) According to the Social Security Administration, the
        Social Security Trust Funds currently maintain a
        $2,600,000,000,000 surplus that is project to grow to
        $4,200,000,000,000 by 2023.
            (9) According to the Social Security Administration, even
        if no changes are made to the Social Security program, full
        benefits will be available to every recipient until 2037, with
        enough funding remaining after that date to pay about 78
        percent of promised benefits.
            (10) According to the Social Security Administration,
        ``money flowing into the [Social Security] trust funds is
        invested in U.S. Government securities . . . the investments
        held by the trust funds are backed by the full faith and credit
        of the U.S. Government. The Government has always repaid Social
        Security, with interest.''.
            (11) All workers who contribute into Social Security
        through the 12.4 percent payroll tax, which is divided equally
        between employees and employers on income up to $106,800,
        deserve to have a dignified and secure retirement.
            (12) Social Security provides the majority of income for
        two-thirds of the elderly population in the United States, with
        approximately one-third of elderly individuals receiving nearly
        all of their income from Social Security.
            (13) Overall, Social Security benefits for retirees
        currently average a modest $14,000 a year, with the average for
        women receiving benefits being less than $12,000 per year.
            (14) Nearly 1 out of every 4 adult Social Security
        beneficiaries has served in the United States military.
            (15) Social Security is not solely a retirement program, as
        it also serves as a disability insurance program for American
        workers who become permanently disabled and unable to work.
            (16) The Social Security Disability Insurance program is a
        critical lifeline for millions of American workers, as a 20-
        year-old worker faces a 30 percent chance of becoming disabled
        before reaching retirement age.
            (17) Proposals to privatize the Social Security program
        would jeopardize the security of millions of Americans by
        subjecting them to the ups-and-downs of the volatile stock
        market as the source of their retirement benefits.
            (18) Raising the retirement age would jeopardize the
        retirement future of millions of American workers, particularly
        those in physically demanding jobs as well as lower-income
        women, African-Americans, and Latinos, all of whom have a much
        lower life expectancy than wealthier Americans.
            (19) Social Security benefits have already been cut by 13
        percent, as the Normal Retirement Age was raised in 1983 from
        65 years of age to 67 years of age by 2022.
            (20) According to the Social Security Administration,
        raising the retirement age for future retirees would reduce
        benefits by 6 to 7 percent for each year that the Normal
        Retirement Age is raised.
            (21) Reducing cost-of-living adjustments for current or
        future Social Security beneficiaries would force millions of
        such individuals to choose between heating their homes, putting
        food on the table, or paying for their prescription drugs.
            (22) Social Security is a promise that this Nation cannot
        afford to break.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON CHANGES TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAM FOR
              CURRENT AND FUTURE BENEFICIARIES.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it
shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to
consider, for purposes of the old-age, survivors, and disability
insurance benefits program established under title II of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), any legislation that--
            (1) increases the retirement age (as defined in section
        216(l)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(1))) or
        the early retirement age (as defined in section 216(l)(2) of
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 416(l)(2))) for individuals
        receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act on
        or after the date of enactment of this Act;
            (2) reduces cost-of-living increases for individuals
        receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act on
        or after the date of enactment of this Act, as determined under
        section 215(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 415(i));
            (3) reduces benefit payment amounts for individuals
        receiving benefits under title II of the Social Security Act on
        or after the date of enactment of this Act; or
            (4) creates private retirement accounts for any of the
        benefits individuals receive under title II of the Social
        Security Act on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Waiver or Suspension.--
            (1) In the senate.--The provisions of this section may be
        waived or suspended in the Senate only by the affirmative vote
        of two-thirds of the Members, present and voting.
            (2) In the house.--The provisions of this section may be
        waived or suspended in the House of Representatives only by a
        rule or order proposing only to waive such provisions by an
        affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Members, present and
        voting.
    (c) Point of Order Protection.--In the House of Representatives, it
shall not be in order to consider a rule or order that waives the
application of paragraph (2) of subsection (b).
    (d) Motion To Suspend.--It shall not be in order for the Speaker to
entertain a motion to suspend the application of this section under
clause 1 of rule XV of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

Output: Social Security Protection Act of 2011 - Makes it out of order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any legislation that: (1) increases the retirement age or the early retirement age for individuals receiving benefits under title II (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act on or after the enactment of this Act; (2) reduces cost-of-living increases for them; (3) reduces benefit payment amounts for them; or (4) creates private retirement accounts for any of the OSADI benefits they receive.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Americans Giving care to Elders
(AGE) Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR ELDERCARE EXPENSES.

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

``SEC. 25E. EXPENSES FOR ELDERCARE.

    ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual for which
        there are 1 or more qualifying individuals (as defined in
        subsection (b)(1)) with respect to such individual, there shall
        be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this chapter
        for the taxable year an amount equal to the applicable
        percentage of the eldercare expenses (as defined in subsection
        (b)(2)) paid by such individual during the taxable year.
            ``(2) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of
        paragraph (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 20
        percent reduced (but not below zero) by 1 percentage point for
        each $4,000 (or fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's
        adjusted gross income for the taxable year exceeds $120,000.
    ``(b) Definitions of Qualifying Individual and Eldercare
Expenses.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Qualifying individual.--The term `qualifying
        individual' means the father or mother of the taxpayer or an
        ancestor of such father or mother, who requires assistance with
        activities of daily living.
            ``(2) Eldercare expenses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `eldercare expenses'
                means amounts paid for expenses for the care of a
                qualifying individual.
                    ``(B) Care centers.--Eldercare expenses described
                in subparagraph (A) which are incurred for services
                provided outside the taxpayer's household by a care
                center (as defined in subparagraph (C)) shall be taken
                into account only if such center complies with all
                applicable laws and regulations of a State or unit of
                local government.
                    ``(C) Care center defined.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `care center' means any facility
                which--
                            ``(i) provides care for more than six
                        individuals, and
                            ``(ii) receives a fee, payment, or grant
                        for providing services for any of the
                        individuals (regardless of whether such
                        facility is operated for profit).
    ``(c) Dollar Limit on Amount Creditable.--
            ``(1) In general.--The amount of the eldercare expenses
        incurred during any taxable year which may be taken into
        account under subsection (a) shall not exceed $6,000.
            ``(2) Coordination with dependent care assistance
        exclusion.--The dollar amount in paragraph (1) shall be reduced
        by the aggregate amount excluded from gross income under
        section 129 for the taxable year.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Payments to related individuals.--No credit shall be
        allowed under subsection (a) for any amount paid to an
        individual--
                    ``(A) with respect to whom, for the taxable year, a
                deduction under section 151(c) (relating to deduction
                for personal exemptions for dependents) is allowable
                either to the taxpayer or his spouse, or
                    ``(B) who is a child of the taxpayer (within the
                meaning of section 152(f)(1)) who has not attained the
                age of 19 at the close of the taxable year.
        For purposes of this paragraph, the term `taxable year' means
        the taxable year of the taxpayer in which the service is
        performed.
            ``(2) Identifying information required with respect to
        service provider.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection
        (a) for any amount paid to any person unless--
                    ``(A) the name, address, and taxpayer
                identification number of such person are included on
                the return claiming the credit, or
                    ``(B) if such person is an organization described
                in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section
                501(a), the name and address of such person are
                included on the return claiming the credit.
        In the case of a failure to provide the information required
        under the preceding sentence, the preceding sentence shall not
        apply if it is shown that the taxpayer exercised due diligence
        in attempting to provide the information so required.
            ``(3) Identifying information required with respect to
        qualifying individuals.--No credit shall be allowed under
        subsection (a) with respect to any qualifying individual unless
        the taxpayer identification number of such individual is
        included on the return claiming the credit.
            ``(4) Married couples must file joint return.--Rules
        similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 21(e)
        shall apply.
    ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No credit shall be allowed under
subsection (a) for any amount with respect to which a credit is allowed
under section 21.
    ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations
as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart A of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 25D the
following new item:

``Sec. 25E. Expenses for eldercare.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 213(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        (relating to exclusion of amounts allowed for care of certain
        dependents) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``or section 25E'' after ``section
                21'', and
                    (B) by inserting ``and Elders'' after ``Certain
                Dependents'' in the heading.
            (2) Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code (relating to
        mathematical or clerical error) is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``, section 25E (relating to
                expenses for care of elders),'' after ``(relating to
                expenses for household and dependent care services
                necessary for gainful employment)'' in subparagraph
                (H), and
                    (B) by inserting ``25E,'' after ``24,'' in
                subparagraph (L).
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of
this Act.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION AND INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE NATIONAL FAMILY
              CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM.

    Section 303(e)(2) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3023(e)(2)), as amended by the Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006,
is further amended by striking ``$166,500,000 for fiscal year 2008''
and all that follows through ``for fiscal year 2011'' and inserting
``$250,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.''.

SEC. 4. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON FAMILY CAREGIVING.

    (a) In General.--Part A of title IV of the Older Americans Act of
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3032 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 423. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON FAMILY CAREGIVING.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Public or private nonprofit entity.--The term `public
        or private nonprofit entity' means--
                    ``(A) a State, a political subdivision of a State,
                or an agency or instrumentality of such a State or
                political subdivision; or
                    ``(B) a nonprofit entity that is described in
                section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such
                Code.
            ``(2) State.--The term `State' means 1 of the 50 States.
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall award a grant to or enter into a cooperative agreement with a
public or private nonprofit entity to establish a National Resource
Center on Family Caregiving (referred to in this section as the
`Center').
    ``(c) Purposes of National Resource Center.--The Center shall--
            ``(1) identify, develop, and disseminate information on
        best practices for and evidence-based models of family
        caregiver support programs;
            ``(2) provide timely information on policy and program
        updates relating to family caregivers;
            ``(3) partner with related organizations to disseminate
        practical strategies and tools to support families in their
        caregiving roles;
            ``(4) convene educational programs and web-based seminars
        on family caregiver issues and program development; and
            ``(5) provide a comprehensive Internet website with a
        national searchable database on family caregiver programs and
        resources in the States.
    ``(d) Authorization.--There is authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $12,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2011.''.
    (b) Technical Amendments.--
            (1) Section 431(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3033(a)) is
        amended by striking ``or contract'' the first place it appears
        and inserting ``or contract (including a cooperative
        agreement)''.
            (2) Section 432(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3033a(a)) is
        amended by striking ``and contracts'' and inserting ``and
        contracts (including cooperative agreements)''.

Output:
Americans Giving care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow caregivers a tax credit for up to $6,000 of the eldercare expenses incurred for their parents (or ancestors of such parents).

Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to: (1) increase funding for the National Family Caregiver Support Program through FY2011; and (2) establish a National Resource Center on Family Caregiving to provide information on and support for family caregiver support programs.


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SECTION 1. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST
              THE DONATION OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES UNMARKETABLE
              UNDER MARKETING ORDERS.

    (a) Donation Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish
a program to encourage and assist producers, processors, and other
handlers of agricultural commodities described in subsection (b) to
donate such commodities to selected food banks, soup kitchens, and
homeless shelters in the United States to assist the homeless and
needy.
    (b) Agricultural Commodities for Donation.--The agricultural
commodities eligible for donation under the program established under
subsection (a) are agricultural commodities that, while still fit for
human consumption, are unmarketable because of grade, size, or quality
restrictions imposed by a marketing order issued under section 8c of
the Agricultural Adjustment Act (reenacted with amendments by the
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937) (7 U.S.C. 608c) or by a
marketing order or plan issued under another law relating to the
research and promotion of a specific agricultural commodity.
    (c) Selection of Participants.--The Secretary of Agriculture may
enter into agreements with producers, processors, and other handlers of
agricultural commodities described in subsection (b) who offer to make
such commodities available for donation under the program established
under subsection (a). As part of such an agreement, the Secretary may
agree to pay all or part of the costs incurred to harvest, handle,
package, or process the agricultural commodity to be donated if the
Secretary determines that--
            (1) the commodity would likely not be harvested, handled,
        packaged, or processed in the absence of the payment; and
            (2) volunteer harvesters or voluntary handling, packaging,
        or processing services are unavailable or unfeasible.
    (d) Eligible Food Banks, Soup Kitchens, and Homeless Shelters.--
            (1) Nomination by local governments.--Local governments in
        a State may nominate food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless
        shelters for selection to receive agricultural commodities
        under the program established under subsection (a). The
        nominations shall be submitted to the State official appointed
        by the chief executive of the State to receive such
        nominations.
            (2) State plan.--The State official referred to in
        paragraph (1) shall prepare a donation plan for the State based
        upon the nominations submitted under such paragraph. The
        official shall submit the plan to the Secretary of Agriculture
        at such times as the Secretary may require.
            (3) Selection by secretary.--Based upon the agricultural
        commodities and funds available for the program for a year, the
        Secretary of Agriculture shall review the submitted plans and
        select food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters in each
        State to receive agricultural commodities under the program. If
        the State official referred to in paragraph (1) is not
        appointed for a State, the Secretary may establish an
        alternative method for the selection of food banks, soup
        kitchens, and homeless shelters in that State to receive
        agricultural commodities under the program.
            (4) Consultation.--The nomination and selection of food
        banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters under this
        subsection should be made after consultation with nonprofit
        organizations serving the homeless and needy and with other
        interested persons.
    (e) Distribution of Donated Agricultural Commodities.--The
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Secretary of
Transportation, shall enter into contracts with persons to collect,
store, and distribute agricultural commodities made available for
donation under the program established under subsection (a). Contracts
under this subsection shall be awarded on a competitive basis and may
be for such term as the Secretary of Agriculture considers to be
appropriate.
    (f) Funds for Program.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall use
funds available for the purposes of section 32 of the Act entitled ``An
Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for other
purposes.'', approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to carry out the
program established under subsection (a), including the cost of
contracts entered into under subsection (e). Notwithstanding any other
provision of such section, the amount devoted to this program for a
fiscal year shall be equal to at least 25 percent of the unobligated
balance remaining under such section at the end of the preceding fiscal
year.
    (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
            (1) The term ``food bank'' means a public or charitable
        institution that maintains an established operation involving
        the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products of
        food or edible commodities, to food pantries, soup kitchens,
        hunger relief centers, or other food or feeding centers that
        provide meals or food to homeless or needy individuals on a
        regular basis.
            (2) The term ``soup kitchen'' means a public or charitable
        institution that maintains an established feeding operation to
        provide meals for individuals and families who do not have
        access to food and who are nutritionally at risk, such as the
        homeless, the elderly, and the impoverished.
            (3) The term ``homeless shelter'' means a public or
        charitable institution that maintains an established feeding
        operation to provide meals to homeless or needy individuals as
        part of a regular program to provide shelter, bedding, health
        care services, drug and alcohol abuse counseling, or
        occupational training to such individuals.

Output: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to encourage and assist producers, processors, and other handlers of agricultural commodities to donate edible but unmarketable commodities to selected U.S. food banks, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Savings for Seniors Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. INTERIM PROTECTIONS FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND SURPLUS.

    (a) In General.--Section 201(d) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 402(d)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``It shall be the duty'' and inserting
        ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be the
        duty''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2)(A) There is established in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors
Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account. As
soon as practicable after each fiscal year after fiscal year 2017, the
Managing Trustee shall transfer to the Account, from amounts otherwise
available in the Trust Fund, amounts equivalent to the social security
surplus for such fiscal year. Such amounts shall be transferred from
time to time to the Account, such amounts to be determined on the basis
of estimates by the Managing Trustee, and proper adjustments shall be
made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates
were in excess of or were less than the correct amount.
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `social security
surplus' means, for any fiscal year, the excess, if any, of--
            ``(i) the sum of--
                    ``(I) the taxes imposed for such fiscal year by
                chapter 21 (other than sections 3101(b) and 3111(b)) of
                the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to wages
                (as defined in section 3121 of such Code) reported to
                the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegates pursuant
                to subtitle F of such Code, as determined by the
                Secretary of the Treasury by applying the applicable
                rates of tax under such chapter 21 (other than sections
                3101(b) and 3111(b)) to such wages, less the amounts
                specified in clause (1) of subsection (b) of this
                section for such fiscal year,
                    ``(II) the taxes imposed by chapter 2 (other than
                section 1401(b)) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
                with respect to self-employment income (as defined in
                section 1402 of such Code) reported to the Secretary of
                the Treasury on tax returns under subtitle F of such
                Code, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury by
                applying the applicable rate of tax under such chapter
                (other than section 1401(b)) to such self-employment
                income, less the amounts specified in clause (2) of
                subsection (b) of this section for such fiscal year,
                and
                    ``(III) the amount equivalent to the aggregate
                increase in tax liabilities under chapter 1 of the
                Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is attributable to
                the application of sections 86 and 871(a)(3) of such
                Code to payments from the Trust Fund, over
            ``(ii) the sum of--
                    ``(I) benefits paid from the Trust Fund during the
                fiscal year, and
                    ``(II) amounts authorized to be made available from
                the Trust Fund under subsection (g) of this section
                which are paid from the Trust Fund during such fiscal
                year.
    ``(C) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the balance in the Account
shall not be available for investment by the Managing Trustee.
    ``(D)(i) The preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply
with respect to fiscal years commencing with or after the first fiscal
year, after fiscal year 2017, for which a provision of Federal law
takes effect and authorizes, for amounts in the Trust Fund, an
investment vehicle other than obligations of the United States
resulting in the transfer of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of
the Treasury.
    ``(ii) A provision of Federal law shall be deemed to meet the
requirements of clause (i) if such provision includes the the
following: `This Act shall be considered to be a provision of Federal
law meeting the requirements of section 201(d)(2)(D)(i) of the Social
Security Act.'.''.

SEC. 3. SOCIAL SECURITY INVESTMENT COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch of
the Government a Social Security Investment Commission.
    (b) Study and Report.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall conduct a study to
ascertain the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, other than investment in
the form of obligations of the United States resulting in the transfer
of Trust Fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury. Not later
than October 1, 2017, the Commission shall submit a report to the
President and to each House of the Congress setting forth its
recommendations for such vehicles for investment, together with
proposals for such administrative and legislative changes as the
Commission determines necessary to authorize and implement such
recommendations.
    (c) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of--
            (1) 3 members appointed by the President, of whom 1 shall
        be designated by the President as Chairman;
            (2) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives;
            (3) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the House
        of Representatives;
            (4) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the
        Senate; and
            (5) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the
        Senate.
    (d) Membership Requirements.--Members of the Commission shall have
substantial experience, training, and expertise in the management of
financial investments and pension benefit plans.
    (e) Length of Appointments.--Members of the Commission shall serve
for the life of the Commission. A vacancy on the Commission shall be
filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made and
shall be subject to any conditions that applied with respect to the
original appointment.
    (f) Administrative Provisions.--
            (1) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet--
                    (A) not less than once during each month; and
                    (B) at additional times at the call of the
                Chairman.
            (2) Exercise of powers.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall perform the
                functions and exercise the powers of the Commission on
                a majority vote of a quorum of the Commission. Three
                members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for
                the transaction of business.
                    (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall
                not impair the authority of a quorum of the Commission
                to perform the functions and exercise the powers of the
                Commission.
    (g) Compensation.--
            (1) In general.--Each member of the Commission who is not
        an officer or employee of the Federal Government shall be
        compensated at the daily rate of basic pay for level IV of the
        Executive Schedule for each day during which such member is
        engaged in performing a function of the Commission.
            (2) Expenses.--A member of the Commission shall be paid
        travel, per diem, and other necessary expenses under subchapter
        I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, while traveling
        away from such member's home or regular place of business in
        the performance of the duties of the Commission.
    (h) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the
date of the submission of its report pursuant to subsection (b).

Output: Savings for Seniors Act of 2017  This bill amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to establish in the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund a Social Security Surplus Protection Account. The Managing Trustee of the Social Security trust funds (the Secretary of the Treasury) must: (1) transfer annual Social Security surpluses to the account; and (2) may not invest the balance in the account until a law takes effect after FY2017 that authorizes, for amounts in the trust fund, an investment vehicle other than U.S. obligations resulting in the transfer of trust fund assets to the general fund of the Treasury.   The bill establishes in the executive branch a commission to study the most effective vehicles for investment of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund other than investments in the form of U.S. obligations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flight 93 National Memorial Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) on September 11, 2001, passengers and crewmembers of
        United Airlines Flight 93 courageously gave their lives to
        prevent a planned attack on the Capital of the United States;
            (2) thousands of people have visited the crash site since
        September 11, 2001, drawn by the heroic action and sacrifice of
        the passengers and crewmembers aboard Flight 93;
            (3) many people in the United States are concerned about
        the future disposition of the crash site, including--
                    (A) grieving families of the passengers and
                crewmembers;
                    (B) the people of the region where the crash site
                is located; and
                    (C) citizens throughout the United States;
            (4) many of those people are involved in the formation of
        the Flight 93 Task Force, a broad, inclusive organization
        established to provide a voice for all parties interested in
        and concerned about the crash site;
            (5) the crash site commemorates Flight 93 and is a profound
        symbol of American patriotism and spontaneous leadership by
        citizens of the United States;
            (6) a memorial of the crash site should--
                    (A) recognize the victims of the crash in an
                appropriate manner; and
                    (B) address the interests and concerns of
                interested parties; and
            (7) it is appropriate that the crash site of Flight 93 be
        designated as a unit of the National Park System.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to establish a memorial to honor the passengers and
        crewmembers aboard United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11,
        2001;
            (2) to establish the Flight 93 Advisory Commission to
        assist in the formulation of plans for the memorial, including
        the nature, design, and construction of the memorial; and
            (3) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
        administer the memorial, coordinate and facilitate the
        activities of the Flight 93 Advisory Commission, and provide
        technical and financial assistance to the Flight 93 Task Force.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Flight
        93 Advisory Commission established by section (4)(b).
            (2) Crash site.--The term ``crash site'' means the site in
        Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where
        United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001.
            (3) Memorial.--The term ``Memorial'' means the memorial to
        the passengers and crewmembers of United Airlines Flight 93
        established by section 4(a).
            (4) Passenger or crewmember.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``passenger or
                crewmember'' means a passenger or crewmember aboard
                United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``passenger or
                crewmember'' does not include a terrorist aboard United
                Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
            (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
            (6) Task Force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the Flight
        93 Task Force.

SEC. 4. MEMORIAL TO HONOR THE PASSENGERS AND CREWMEMBERS OF FLIGHT 93.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established as a unit of the National
Park System a memorial at the crash site to honor the passengers and
crewmembers of Flight 93.
    (b) Advisory Commission.--
            (1) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be
        known as the ``Flight 93 Advisory Commission''.
            (2) Membership.--The Commission shall be composed of--
                    (A) the Director of the National Park Service; and
                    (B) 14 members, appointed by the Secretary, from
                among persons recommended by the Task Force.
            (3) Term; vacancies.--
                    (A) Term.--A member of the Commission shall be
                appointed for the life of the Commission.
                    (B) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission--
                            (i) shall not affect the powers of the
                        Commission; and
                            (ii) shall be filled in the same manner as
                        the original appointment was made.
            (4) Meetings.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall meet at the
                call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members.
                    (B) Frequency.--The Commission shall meet not less
                than quarterly.
                    (C) Notice.--Notice of meetings and the agenda for
                the meetings shall be published in--
                            (i) newspapers in and around Somerset
                        County, Pennsylvania; and
                            (ii) the Federal Register.
                    (D) Open meetings.--Meetings of the Commission
                shall be subject to section 552b of title 5, United
                States Code.
            (5) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission
        shall constitute a quorum.
            (6) Chairperson.--The Commission shall select a Chairperson
        from among the members of the Commission.
            (7) Duties.--The Commission shall--
                    (A) not later than 3 years after the date of
                enactment of this Act, submit to the Secretary and
                Congress a report that contains recommendations for the
                planning, design, construction, and long-term
                management of the memorial;
                    (B) advise the Secretary on--
                            (i) the boundaries of the memorial; and
                            (ii) the development of a management plan
                        for the memorial;
                    (C) consult with the Task Force, the State of
                Pennsylvania, and other interested parties, as
                appropriate;
                    (D) support the efforts of the Task Force; and
                    (E) involve the public in the planning and design
                of the memorial.
            (8) Powers.--The Commission may--
                    (A) make expenditures for services and materials
                appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section;
                    (B) accept donations for use in carrying out this
                section and for other expenses associated with the
                memorial, including the construction of the memorial;
                    (C) hold hearings and enter into contracts,
                including contracts for personal services;
                    (D) by a vote of the majority of the Commission,
                delegate any duties that the Commission determines to
                be appropriate to employees of the National Park
                Service; and
                    (E) conduct any other activities necessary to carry
                out this Act.
            (9) Compensation.--A member of the Commission shall serve
        without compensation, but may be reimbursed for expenses
        incurred in carrying out the duties of the Commission.
            (10) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate on the
        dedication of the memorial.
    (c) Duties of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) administer the memorial as a unit of the National Park
        Service in accordance with--
                    (A) this Act; and
                    (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the
                National Park System;
            (2) provide advice to the Commission on the collection,
        storage, and archiving of information and materials relating to
        the crash or the crash site;
            (3) consult with and assist the Commission in--
                    (A) providing information to the public;
                    (B) interpreting any information relating to the
                crash or the crash site;
                    (C) conducting oral history interviews; and
                    (D) conducting public meetings and forums;
            (4) participate in the development of plans for the design
        and construction of the memorial;
            (5) provide to the Commission--
                    (A) assistance in designing and managing exhibits,
                collections, or activities at the memorial;
                    (B) project management assistance for design and
                construction activities; and
                    (C) staff and other forms of administrative
                support;
            (6) acquire from willing sellers the land or interests in
        land for the memorial by donation, purchase with donated or
        appropriated funds, or exchange; and
            (7) provide the Commission any other assistance that the
        Commission may require to carry out this Act.

            Passed the Senate September 10, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                             Secretary.
107th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2136

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 AN ACT

   To establish a memorial in the State of Pennsylvania to honor the
  passengers and crewmembers of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001,
  gave their lives to prevent a planned attack on the Capital of the
                             United States.

Output: Flight 93 National Memorial Act - Establishes at the site in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed on September 11, 2001, and as a unit of the National Park System a memorial to honor the passengers and crewmembers who died.Establishes a Flight 93 Advisory Commission to recommend planning, design, construction, and long-term management of the memorial.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hire Now Tax Cut Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. PAYROLL TAX FORGIVENESS FOR HIRING UNEMPLOYED WORKERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3111 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Special Exemption for Certain Individuals Hired in 2010.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to wages
        paid by a qualified employer with respect to employment during
        the period beginning on the day after the date of the enactment
        of this subsection and ending on December 31, 2010, of any
        qualified individual for services performed--
                    ``(A) in a trade or business of such qualified
                employer, or
                    ``(B) in the case of a qualified employer exempt
                from tax under section 501(a), in furtherance of the
                activities related to the purpose or function
                constituting the basis of the employer's exemption
                under section 501.
            ``(2) Qualified employer.--For purposes of this subsection,
        the term `qualified employer' means any employer other than the
        United States, any State, any local government, or any
        instrumentality of the foregoing.
            ``(3) Qualified individual.--For purposes of this
        subsection, the term `qualified individual' means any
        individual who--
                    ``(A) begins employment with a qualified employer
                after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011,
                    ``(B) certifies by signed affidavit, under
                penalties of perjury, that such individual has not been
                employed for more than 40 hours during the 60-day
                period ending on the date such individual begins such
                employment,
                    ``(C) is not employed by the qualified employer to
                replace another employee of such employer unless such
                other employee separated from employment voluntarily or
                for cause, and
                    ``(D) is not an individual described in section
                51(i)(1) (applied by substituting `qualified employer'
                for `taxpayer' each place it appears).
            ``(4) Election.--A qualified employer may elect to have
        this subsection not apply. Such election shall be made in such
        manner as the Secretary may require.''.
    (b) Coordination With Work Opportunity Credit.--Section 51(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Coordination with payroll tax forgiveness.--The term
        `wages' shall not include any amount paid or incurred to a
        qualified individual (as defined in section 3111(d)(3)) during
        the 1-year period beginning on the hiring date of such
        individual by a qualified employer (as defined in section
        3111(d)) unless such qualified employer makes an election not
        to have section 3111(d) apply.''.
    (c) Transfers to Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust
Fund.--There are hereby appropriated to the Federal Old-Age and
Survivors Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund
established under section 201 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
401) amounts equal to the reduction in revenues to the Treasury by
reason of the amendments made by subsection (a). Amounts appropriated
by the preceding sentence shall be transferred from the general fund at
such times and in such manner as to replicate to the extent possible
the transfers which would have occurred to such Trust Fund had such
amendments not been enacted.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to wages paid after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. BUSINESS CREDIT FOR RETENTION OF CERTAIN NEWLY HIRED
              INDIVIDUALS IN 2010.

    (a) In General.--In the case of any taxable year ending after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the current year business credit
determined under section 38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for
such taxable year shall be increased by an amount equal to the product
of--
            (1) $1,000, and
            (2) the number of retained workers with respect to which
        subsection (b)(2) is first satisfied during such taxable year.
    (b) Retained Worker.--For purposes of this section, the term
``retained worker'' means any qualified individual (as defined in
section 3111(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986)--
            (1) who was employed by the taxpayer on any date during the
        taxable year,
            (2) who was so employed by the taxpayer for a period of not
        less than 52 consecutive weeks, and
            (3) whose wages for such employment during the last 26
        weeks of such period equaled at least 80 percent of such wages
        for the first 26 weeks of such period.

Output:
Hire Now Tax Cut Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) exempt for-profit and nonprofit employers from social security taxes in 2010 for new employees who are hired after February 3, 2010, and before January 1, 2011, and who certify that they have not worked more than 40 hours during the last 60 days; and (2) allow an increase in the general business tax credit for the retention of such employees for at least one year at specified wage levels.

Appropriates to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund under title II of the Social Security Act amounts necessary to cover any reduction in revenues resulting from the tax exemptions provided by this Act.