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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Child Care Lending Pilot Act of
2003''.

SEC. 2. CHILD CARE BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM.

    (a) Loans Authorized.--Section 502 of the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by striking ``The Administration'' and
                inserting the following:
    ``(a) Authorization.--The Administration'';
                    (B) by striking ``and such loans'' and inserting
                ``. Such loans'';
                    (C) by striking ``: Provided, however, That the
                foregoing powers shall be subject to the following
                restrictions and limitations:'' and inserting a period;
                and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Restrictions and Limitations.--The authority under subsection
(a) shall be subject to the following restrictions and limitations:'';
and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``Use of proceeds.--'' the
                following:
                    ``(A) In general.--''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(B) Loans to small, non-profit child care
                businesses.--The proceeds of any loan described in
                subsection (a) may be used by the borrower to assist,
                in addition to other eligible small business concerns,
                small, non-profit child care businesses, provided
                that--
                            ``(i) the loan will be used for a sound
                        business purpose that has been approved by the
                        Administration; and
                            ``(ii) each such business receiving
                        financial assistance meets all of the same
                        eligibility requirements applicable to for-
                        profit businesses under this title, except for
                        status as a for-profit business.''.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) Small business administration.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 6 months after the
                date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months
                thereafter until September 30, 2006, the Administrator
                of the Small Business Administration shall submit a
                report on the implementation of the program under
                subsection (a) to--
                            (i) the Committee on Small Business and
                        Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Small Business of the
                        House of Representatives.
                    (B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A)
                shall contain--
                            (i) the date on which the program is
                        implemented;
                            (ii) the date on which the rules are issued
                        pursuant to subsection (c); and
                            (iii) the number and dollar amount of loans
                        under the program applied for, approved, and
                        disbursed during the previous 6 months.
            (2) General accounting office.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than March 31, 2006, the
                Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a
                report on the child care small business loans
                authorized by section 502(b)(1)(B) of the Small
                Business Investment Act of 1958, as added by this Act,
                to--
                            (i) the Committee on Small Business and
                        Entrepreneurship of the Senate; and
                            (ii) the Committee on Small Business of the
                        House of Representatives.
                    (B) Contents.--The report under subparagraph (A)
                shall contain information gathered during the first 2
                years of the loan program, including--
                            (i) an evaluation of the timeliness of the
                        implementation of the loan program;
                            (ii) a description of the effectiveness and
                        ease with which Certified Development
                        Companies, lenders, and small businesses have
                        participated in the loan program;
                            (iii) a description and assessment of how
                        the loan program was marketed;
                            (iv) the number of child care small
                        businesses, categorized by status as a for-
                        profit or non-profit business and a new
                        business or an expanded business, that--
                                    (I) applied for loans under the
                                program;
                                    (II) were approved for loans under
                                the program; and
                                    (III) received loan disbursements
                                under the program.
                            (v) of the businesses under clause
                        (iv)(III)--
                                    (I) the number of such businesses
                                in each State;
                                    (II) the total amount loaned to
                                such businesses under the program; and
                                    (III) the average loan amount and
                                term.
    (c) Rulemaking Authority.--Not later than 120 days after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Small Business
Administration shall issue final rules to carry out the loan program
authorized by section 502(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958, as added by this Act.
    (d) Sunset Provision.--The amendments made by this section shall
remain in effect until September 30, 2006, and shall apply to all loans
authorized by section 502(b)(1)(B) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958, as added by this Act, that are made during the period
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on September
30, 2006.

Output: Child Care Lending Pilot Act of 2003 - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to allow the proceeds of loans made through the Small Business Administration (SBA) to local development companies for plant acquisition, construction, or expansion to be used to assist small, nonprofit child care businesses, provided that: (1) the loan will be used for a sound business purpose approved by the SBA; and (2) each business receiving the assistance meets eligibility requirements applicable to for-profit businesses.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Understanding the True Cost of
College Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. INSTITUTION FINANCIAL AID OFFER FORM.

    (a) Institution Financial Aid Offer Form.--Section 484 of the
Higher Education Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 1092 note) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
    ``(a) Standard Format.--The Secretary of Education, in consultation
with the heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall develop a standard
format for financial aid offer forms based on recommendations from
representatives of students, students' families, institutions of higher
education, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit
consumer groups.'';
            (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
    ``(b) Key Required Contents for Offer Form.--The standard format
developed under subsection (a) shall include, in a consumer-friendly
manner that is simple and understandable, the following items clearly
separated from each other and listed on the first page of the financial
aid offer form in either electronic or written format:
            ``(1) Information on the student's cost of attendance based
        on the most current costs for the academic period covered by
        the financial aid offer form, including the following:
                    ``(A) Tuition and fees, as determined under section
                472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                1087ll).
                    ``(B) Room and board costs, as determined under
                section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 1087ll).
                    ``(C) Books and supplies, as determined under
                section 472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 1087ll).
                    ``(D) Transportation, as determined under section
                472 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
                1087ll).
                    ``(E) Miscellaneous personal expenses, as
                determined under section 472 of the Higher Education
                Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087ll).
            ``(2) The amount of financial aid that the student does not
        have to repay, such as scholarships, grant aid offered under
        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
        seq.), or grant aid offered by the institution, a State, or an
        outside source to the student for such academic period,
        including a disclosure that the financial aid does not have to
        be repaid and whether the student can expect to receive similar
        amounts of such financial aid for each academic period the
        student is enrolled at the institution.
            ``(3) The net amount that the student, or the student's
        family on behalf of the student, will have to pay for the
        student to attend the institution for such academic period,
        equal to--
                    ``(A) the cost of attendance as described in
                paragraph (1) for the student for such academic period,
                minus
                    ``(B) the amount of financial aid described in
                paragraph (2) that is included in the financial aid
                offer form.
            ``(4) Work study assistance, including a disclosure that
        the aid must be earned by the student and a disclosure that the
        assistance offered is subject to the availability of employment
        opportunities.
            ``(5) The types and amounts of loans under part D or E of
        title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a
        et seq., 1087aa et seq.) that the institution recommends for
        the student for such academic period, a disclosure that such
        loans have to be repaid, a disclosure that the student can
        borrow a lesser amount than the recommended loan amount, a
        clear use of the word `loan' to describe the recommended loan
        amounts, the interest rates, fees, the expected monthly
        repayment amounts assuming a 10-year repayment plan, and the
        total amounts the student will pay over the life of the loans.
            ``(6) Where a student or the student's family can seek
        additional information regarding the financial aid offered,
        including contact information for the institution's financial
        aid office and the Department of Education's website on
        financial aid.
            ``(7) A disclosure that Federal student loans offer
        generally more favorable terms and beneficial repayment options
        than private education loans so students should examine
        available Federal student loan options before applying for
        private education loans, and an explanation to be written by
        the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the heads of
        relevant Federal agencies, of the benefits unique to Federal
        student loans, including various repayment plans, loan
        forgiveness, and loan deferment, and the terms to examine
        carefully if considering a private education loan.
            ``(8) The deadline and summary of the process, if any, for
        accepting the financial aid offered in the financial aid offer
        form.
            ``(9) The academic period covered by the financial aid
        offer form and a clear indication whether the aid offered is
        based on full-time or part-time enrollment.
            ``(10) With respect to institutions where more than 30
        percent of enrolled students borrow loans to pay for their
        education, the institution's most recent cohort default rate,
        as defined in section 435(m) of the Higher Education Act of
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)), compared to the national average
        cohort default rate.
            ``(11) Any other information the Secretary of Education, in
        consultation with the heads of relevant Federal agencies,
        determines necessary so that students and parents can make
        informed loan borrowing decisions, including quality metrics
        such as percentage of students at the institution who take out
        student loans and average debt at graduation for students at
        the institution.''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Other Required Contents for the Offer Form.--The standard
format developed under subsection (a) shall also include the following
information to be included on the financial aid offer form in a concise
format determined by the Secretary of Education, in consultation with
the heads of relevant Federal agencies:
            ``(1) A concise summary of the terms and conditions of
        financial aid recommended under paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) of
        subsection (b) and a method to provide students with additional
        information about such terms and conditions, such as links to
        the supplementary information, including that the student may
        be eligible for longer loan repayment terms.
            ``(2) At the institution's discretion, additional options
        for paying for the net amount listed in subsection (b)(3), such
        as the amount recommended to be paid by the student or
        student's family, Federal Direct PLUS Loans under section 455
        of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e), or
        private education loans. If the institution recommends private
        education loans, as defined in section 140 of the Truth in
        Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1650), the financial aid offer form
        shall contain the additional following disclosures on the offer
        form:
                    ``(A) The availability of, and the student's
                potential eligibility for, Federal financial assistance
                under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20
                U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
                    ``(B) The impact of a proposed private education
                loan on the student's potential eligibility for other
                financial assistance, including Federal financial
                assistance under title IV of the Higher Education Act
                of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).
                    ``(C) The student's ability to select a private
                educational lender of the student's choice.
                    ``(D) The student's right to accept or reject a
                private education loan within the 30-day period
                following a private educational lender's approval of a
                student's application and a student's 3-day right-to-
                cancel period.
                    ``(E) With respect to dependent students, any
                reference to private education loans shall be
                accompanied by information about the recommended family
                contribution and the availability of, and terms and
                conditions associated with, Federal Direct PLUS Loans
                under section 455 of the Higher Education Act of 1965
                (20 U.S.C. 1087e) for the student's parents regardless
                of family income, and of the student's increased
                eligibility for Federal student loans under title IV of
                the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et
                seq.) if the student's parents are not able to borrow
                under the Federal Direct PLUS Loan program.
            ``(3) The following disclosures:
                    ``(A) That the financial aid offer form only
                contains information for 1 academic period and the
                financial aid offered in following academic periods may
                change, unless the institution is offering aid that
                covers multiple academic periods.
                    ``(B) How non-institutional scholarships awarded to
                the student affect the financial aid package offered to
                the student.
                    ``(C) A concise summary of any Federal or
                institutional conditions required to receive and renew
                financial aid and a method to provide students with
                additional information about these conditions, such as
                links to the supplementary information.
    ``(d) Additional Requirements for Financial Aid Offer Form.--In
addition to the requirements listed under subsections (b) and (c), the
financial aid offer form shall meet the following requirements:
            ``(1) Clearly distinguish between the aid offered in
        paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) of subsection (b), by including a
        subtotal for the aid offered in each of such paragraphs and by
        refraining from commingling the different types of aid
        described in such paragraphs.
            ``(2) Use standard definitions and names for the terms
        described in subsection (b) that are developed by the Secretary
        of Education in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal
        agencies, representatives of institutions of higher education,
        nonprofit consumer groups, students, and secondary school and
        higher education guidance counselors, not later than 3 months
        after the date of enactment of the Understanding the True Cost
        of College Act of 2012.
            ``(3) If an institution's recommended Federal student loan
        aid offered in subsection (b)(5) is less than the Federal
        maximum available to the student, the institution shall provide
        additional information on Federal student loans, including the
        types and amounts for which the student is eligible in an
        attached document or webpage.
            ``(4) Use standard formatting and design that the Secretary
        of Education, in consultation with the heads of relevant
        Federal agencies, representatives of institutions of higher
        education, nonprofit consumer groups, students, and secondary
        school and higher education guidance counselors determine is
        appropriate to produce multiple draft financial aid offer
        designs for consumer testing not later than 3 months after the
        date of enactment of the Understanding the True Cost of College
        Act of 2012 to ensure--
                    ``(A) that figures described in paragraphs (1)
                through (5) of subsection (b) are in the same font,
                appear in the same order, and are displayed prominently
                on the first page of the financial aid offer form
                whether produced in written or electronic format; and
                    ``(B) that the other information required in (b)
                and (c) appears in a standard format and design on the
                financial aid offer form.
            ``(5) Include an attestation that the student has accessed
        and read the financial aid offer form, if provided to the
        student in electronic format.
            ``(6) Include language developed by the Secretary of
        Education, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal
        agencies, notifying eligible students that they may be eligible
        for education benefits, and where they can locate more
        information about such benefits, described in the following
        provisions:
                    ``(A) Chapter 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, or 35 of title
                38, United States Code.
                    ``(B) Chapter 101, 105, 106A, 1606, 1607, or 1608
                of title 10, United States Code.
                    ``(C) Section 1784a, 2005, or 2007 of title 10,
                United States Code.
    ``(e) Additional Information.--Nothing in this section shall
preclude an institution from supplementing the financial aid offer form
with additional information so long as such additional information
supplements the financial aid offer form and is not located on the
financial aid offer form.
    ``(f) Consumer Testing.--
            ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 months after the date
        of enactment of the Understanding the True Cost of College Act
        of 2012, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the
        heads of relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a process
        to submit the financial aid offer form developed under this
        section for consumer testing among representatives of students
        (including low-income students, first generation college
        students, adult students, and prospective students), students'
        families (including low-income families, families with first
        generation college students, and families with prospective
        students), institutions of higher education, secondary school
        and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups.
            ``(2) Length of consumer testing.--The Secretary of
        Education shall ensure that the consumer testing lasts no
        longer than 6 months after the process for consumer testing is
        developed under paragraph (1).
            ``(3) Use of results.--The results of consumer testing
        under paragraph (1) shall be used in the final development of
        the financial aid offer form.
            ``(4) Reporting requirement.--Not later than 3 months after
        the date the consumer testing under paragraph (1) concludes,
        the Secretary of Education shall submit to Congress the final
        standard financial aid offer form and a report detailing the
        results of such testing, including whether the Secretary added
        any additional items to the standard financial aid offer form
        pursuant to subsection (b)(10).
            ``(5) Authority to modify.--The Secretary of Education may
        modify the definitions, terms, formatting, and design of the
        financial aid offer form based on the results of consumer
        testing required under this subsection and before finalizing
        the form.''.
    (b) Mandatory Form.--Part B of title I of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

``SEC. 124. USE OF MANDATORY FINANCIAL AID OFFER FORM.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each
institution of higher education that receives Federal financial
assistance under this Act shall use the financial aid offer form
developed under section 484 of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (20
U.S.C. 1092 note) in providing written or electronic financial aid
offers to students enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, the
institution.
    ``(b) Effective Date.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall
take effect 8 months after the Secretary of Education finalizes the
offer form developed under section 484(a) of the Higher Education
Opportunity Act (20 U.S.C. 1092 note).''.

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Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2012 - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to refer to the Secretary of Education's model institution of higher eduction (IHE) financial aid offer form as the standard form.

Requires the standard form to include certain additional items, such as: (1) information concerning work study assistance, including its dependence on the availability of employment opportunities; (2) the disclosure that federal student loans offer generally more favorable terms and repayment options than private education loans; (3) the deadline for and a summary of the financial aid acceptance process; (4) the academic period covered by the offer and whether the aid is based on full-time or part-time enrollment; and (5) the IHE's most recent cohort default rate compared to the national average cohort default rate, if more than 30% of the school's students take out student loans.

Requires more detailed information to be included on the form.

Includes among those details, with respect to federal education loans, information: (1) identifying the type and amount of loan recommended for the applicable student; (2) clearly indicating that such loans need to be repaid; (3) disclosing the student's right to borrow less than the recommended amount; and (4) detailing the interest rates, fees, expected monthly repayment amounts, and sums to be paid over the life of such loans.

Requires that certain steps be taken to improve the clarity of the form and provide recipients with access to additional information.

Directs the Secretary, before finalizing the standard form, to submit it to consumer testing among students, their families, IHEs, secondary school and postsecondary counselors, and nonprofit consumer groups.

Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require each IHE receiving federal financial assistance under the Act to use the standard form in providing written or electronic financial aid offers to students enrolled in, or accepted for enrollment in, the IHE.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flexible Refinancing for American
Families Act of 2012''.

SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE 50-YEAR REFINANCING OF MORTGAGES OWNED OR GUARANTEED
              BY FANNIE MAE AND FREDDIE MAC.

    (a) Authority.--The Federal National Mortgage Association and the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall each carry out a program
under this section to provide for the refinancing of qualified
mortgages on single-family housing owned by such enterprise through a
refinancing mortgage having a 50-year term, and for the purchase of and
securitization of such refinancing mortgages, in accordance with this
section and policies and procedures that the Director of the Federal
Housing Finance Agency shall establish. Such program shall require such
refinancing of a qualified mortgage upon the request of the mortgagor
made to the applicable enterprise and a determination by the enterprise
that the mortgage is a qualified mortgage.
    (b) Qualified Mortgage.--For purposes of this section, the term
``qualified mortgage'' means a mortgage, without regard to whether the
mortgagor is current on or in default on payments due under the
mortgage, that--
            (1) is an existing first mortgage that was made for
        purchase of, or refinancing another first mortgage on, a one-
        to four-family dwelling, including a condominium or a share in
        a cooperative ownership housing association, that is occupied
        by the mortgagor as the principal residence of the mortgagor;
            (2) is owned or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage
        Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation; and
            (3) was originated on or before the date of the enactment
        of this Act.
    (c) Refinancing Mortgage.--For purposes of this section, the term
``refinancing mortgage'' means a mortgage that meets the following
requirements:
            (1) Refinancing of qualified mortgage.--The principal loan
        amount repayment of which is secured by the mortgage shall be
        used to satisfy all indebtedness under an existing qualified
        mortgage.
            (2) Single-family housing.--The property that is subject to
        the mortgage shall be the same property that is subject to the
        qualified mortgage being refinanced.
            (3) 50-year term with 30-year call option.--The mortgage
        shall have a term to maturity of 50 years from the date of the
        beginning of the amortization of the mortgage and shall fully
        amortize over such term, except that the mortgagee may, at the
        sole option of the mortgagee, require payment in full of all
        amounts of principal and interest owed under the mortgage on
        the date that is 30 years after the date of the beginning of
        the amortization of the mortgage, but only if the mortgagee
        provides written notice to the mortgagor of such acceleration
        of indebtedness not fewer than 90 days in advance of such
        acceleration.
            (4) Interest rate.--The mortgage shall bear interest at a
        single rate that is fixed for the entire term of the mortgage,
        which shall be equivalent to the premium received by the
        enterprise on the qualified mortgage being refinanced plus the
        cost of selling a newly issued mortgage having comparable risk
        and term to maturity in a mortgage-backed security, as such
        rate may be increased to the extent necessary to cover, over
        the term to maturity of the mortgage, any fee paid to the
        servicer pursuant to subsection (d), the cost of any title
        insurance coverage issued in connection with the mortgage, and,
        as determined by the Director, a portion of any administrative
        costs of the program under this section as may attributable to
        the mortgage.
            (5) Waiver of prepayment penalties.--All penalties for
        prepayment or refinancing of the qualified mortgage that is
        refinanced by the mortgage, and all fees and penalties related
        to the default or delinquency on such mortgage, shall have been
        waived or forgiven.
            (6) Prohibition on borrower fees.--The servicer conducting
        the refinancing shall not charge the mortgagor any fee for the
        refinancing of the qualified mortgage through the refinancing
        mortgage.
            (7) Title insurance.--The fee for title insurance coverage
        issued in connection with the mortgage shall be reasonable in
        comparison with fees for such coverage available in the market
        for mortgages having similar terms.
    (d) Fee to Servicer.--For each qualified mortgage of an enterprise
that the servicer of the qualified mortgage refinances through a
refinancing mortgage pursuant to this section, the enterprise shall pay
the servicer a fee not exceeding $1,000.
    (e) No Appraisal.--The enterprises may not require an appraisal of
the property subject to a refinancing mortgage to be conducted in
connection with such refinancing.
    (f) Termination.--The requirement under subsection (a) for the
enterprises to refinance qualified mortgages shall not apply to any
request for refinancing made after the expiration of the one-year
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (g) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
            (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of
        the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
            (2) Enterprise.--The term ``enterprise'' means the Federal
        National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan
        Mortgage Corporation.
    (h) Regulations.--The Director shall issue any regulations or
guidance necessary to carry out the program under this section.

Output:
Flexible Refinancing for American Families Act of 2012 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to carry out a one-year program providing for the refinancing of qualified single-family housing mortgages it owns through a refinancing mortgage having a 50-year term (and for the purchase of and securitization of such refinancing mortgages) in accordance with this Act and the policies and procedures that the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall establish.

Permits the mortgagee, however, upon written 90-day advance notice to the mortgagor, to require payment in full of a 50-year mortgage only 30 years after the beginning of its amortization.

Defines a qualified mortgage as one, regardless of whether the mortgagor is current on payments due or in default, that: (1) is an existing first mortgage for purchase of, or refinancing another first mortgage on, a one- to four-family dwelling, including a condominium or a share in a cooperative ownership housing association, that is occupied by the mortgagor as principal residence; (2) is owned or guaranteed by the particular GSE; and (3) was originated on or before enactment of this Act.

Specifies the terms and conditions of a refinancing mortgage, including a 50-year term to maturity and a prohibition on borrower fees. Requires waiver or forgiveness of all fees and penalties related to any default or delinquency on the original mortgage.

Requires a GSE to pay a fee of up to $1,000 to the servicer of a qualified mortgage refinance.

Prohibits any requirement of a property appraisal.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Older Workers' Rights Restoration
Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since 1974, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
        1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.) has prohibited States from
        discriminating in employment on the basis of age. In EEOC v.
        Wyoming, 460 U.S. 226 (1983), the Supreme Court upheld
        Congress' constitutional authority to prohibit States from
        discriminating in employment on the basis of age. The
        prohibitions of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
        1967 remain in effect and continue to apply to the States, as
        the prohibitions have for more than 25 years.
            (2) Age discrimination in employment remains a serious
        problem both nationally and among State agencies, and has
        invidious effects on its victims, the labor force, and the
        economy as a whole. For example, age discrimination in
        employment--
                    (A) increases the risk of unemployment among older
                workers, who will as a result be more likely to be
                dependent on government resources;
                    (B) prevents the best use of available labor
                resources;
                    (C) adversely effects the morale and productivity
                of older workers; and
                    (D) perpetuates unwarranted stereotypes about the
                abilities of older workers.
            (3) Private civil suits by the victims of employment
        discrimination have been a crucial tool for enforcement of the
        Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 since the
        enactment of that Act. In Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents,
        120 S. Ct. 631 (2000), however, the Supreme Court held that
        Congress lacks the power under the 14th amendment to the
        Constitution to abrogate State sovereign immunity to suits by
        individuals under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
        1967. The Federal Government has an important interest in
        ensuring that Federal financial assistance is not used to
        subsidize or facilitate violations of the Age Discrimination in
        Employment Act of 1967. Private civil suits are a critical tool
        for advancing that interest.
            (4) As a result of the Kimel decision, although age-based
        discrimination by State employers remains unlawful, the victims
        of such discrimination lack important remedies for vindication
        of their rights that are available to all other employees
        covered under that Act, including employees in the private
        sector, local government, and the Federal Government. Unless a
        State chooses to waive sovereign immunity, or the Equal
        Employment Opportunity Commission brings an action on their
        behalf, State employees victimized by violations of the Age
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 have no adequate
        Federal remedy for violations of that Act. In the absence of
        the deterrent effect that such remedies provide, there is a
        greater likelihood that entities carrying out programs and
        activities receiving Federal financial assistance will use that
        assistance to violate that Act, or that the assistance will
        otherwise subsidize or facilitate violations of that Act.
            (5) Federal law has long treated nondiscrimination
        obligations as a core component of programs or activities that,
        in whole or part, receive Federal financial assistance. That
        assistance should not be used, directly or indirectly, to
        subsidize invidious discrimination. Assuring nondiscrimination
        in employment is a crucial aspect of assuring nondiscrimination
        in those programs and activities.
            (6) Discrimination on the basis of age in programs or
        activities receiving Federal financial assistance is, in
        contexts other than employment, forbidden by the Age
        Discrimination Act of 1975 (42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.). Congress
        determined that it was not necessary for the Age Discrimination
        Act of 1975 to apply to employment discrimination because the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 already forbade
discrimination in employment by, and authorized suits against, State
agencies and other entities that receive Federal financial assistance.
In section 1003 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1986 (42 U.S.C.
2000d-7), Congress required all State recipients of Federal financial
assistance to waive any immunity from suit for discrimination claims
arising under the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. The earlier
limitation in the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, originally intended
only to avoid duplicative coverage and remedies, has in the wake of the
Kimel decision become a serious loophole leaving millions of State
employees without an important Federal remedy for age discrimination,
resulting in the use of Federal financial assistance to subsidize or
facilitate violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967.
            (7) The Supreme Court has upheld Congress' authority to
        condition receipt of Federal financial assistance on acceptance
        by the States or other recipients of conditions regarding or
        related to the use of that assistance, as in Cannon v.
University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 (1979). The Court has further
recognized that Congress may require a State, as a condition of receipt
of Federal financial assistance, to waive the State's sovereign
immunity to suits for a violation of Federal law, as in College Savings
Bank v. Florida Prepaid Postsecondary Education Expense Board, 527 U.S.
666 (1999). In the wake of the Kimel decision, in order to assure
compliance with, and to provide effective remedies for violations of,
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 in State programs or
activities receiving or using Federal financial assistance, and in
order to ensure that Federal financial assistance does not subsidize or
facilitate violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, it is necessary to require such a waiver as a condition of
receipt or use of that assistance.
            (8) A State's receipt or use of Federal financial
        assistance in any program or activity of a State will
        constitute a limited waiver of sovereign immunity under section
        7(g) of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (as
        added by section 4 of this Act). The waiver will not eliminate
        a State's immunity with respect to programs or activities that
        do not receive or use Federal financial assistance. The State
        will waive sovereign immunity only with respect to suits under
        the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 brought by
        employees within the programs or activities that receive or use
        that assistance. With regard to those programs and activities
        that are covered by the waiver, the State employees will be
        accorded only the same remedies that are accorded to other
        covered employees under the Age Discrimination in Employment
        Act of 1967.
            (9) The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that State
        sovereign immunity does not bar suits for prospective
        injunctive relief brought against State officials, as in Ex
        parte Young, 209 U.S. 123 (1908). Clarification of the language
        of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 will
        confirm that that Act authorizes such suits. The injunctive
        relief available in such suits will continue to be no broader
        than the injunctive relief that was available under that Act
        before the Kimel decision, and that is available to all other
        employees under that Act.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide to State employees in programs or activities
        that receive or use Federal financial assistance the same
        rights and remedies for practices violating the Age
        Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 as are available to
        other employees under that Act, and that were available to
        State employees prior to the Supreme Court's decision in Kimel
        v. Florida Board of Regents, 120 S. Ct. 631 (2000);
            (2) to provide that the receipt or use of Federal financial
        assistance for a program or activity constitutes a State waiver
        of sovereign immunity from suits by employees within that
        program or activity for violations of the Age Discrimination in
        Employment Act of 1967; and
            (3) to affirm that suits for injunctive relief are
        available against State officials in their official capacities
        for violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
        1967.

SEC. 4. REMEDIES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

    Section 7 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29
U.S.C. 626) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g)(1)(A) A State's receipt or use of Federal financial
assistance for any program or activity of a State shall constitute a
waiver of sovereign immunity, under the 11th amendment to the
Constitution or otherwise, to a suit brought by an employee of that
program or activity under this Act for equitable, legal, or other
relief authorized under this Act.
    ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `program or activity' has the
meaning given the term in section 309 of the Age Discrimination Act of
1975 (42 U.S.C. 6107).
    ``(2) An official of a State may be sued in the official capacity
of the official by any employee who has complied with the procedures of
subsections (d) and (e), for injunctive relief that is authorized under
this Act. In such a suit the court may award to the prevailing party
those costs authorized by section 722 of the Revised Statutes (42
U.S.C. 1988).''.

SEC. 5. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the
application of such provision or amendment to any person or
circumstance is held to be invalid, the remainder of this Act, the
amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provision or
amendment to another person or circumstance shall not be affected.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    (a) Waiver of Sovereign Immunity.--With respect to a particular
program or activity, section 7(g)(1) of the Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 626(g)(1)) applies to conduct
occurring on or after the day, after the date of enactment of this Act,
on which a State first receives or uses Federal financial assistance
for that program or activity.
    (b) Suits Against Officials.--Section 7(g)(2) of the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 626(g)(2)) applies
to any suit pending on or after the date of enactment of this Act.

Output: Older Workers' Rights Restoration Act of 2001 (sic) - Amends the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to require States to waive their sovereign immunity to lawsuit for violations of such Act against State employees in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance.Allows such State employees to sue: (1) States for equitable, legal, or other authorized relief; and (2) State officials for injunctive relief, as authorized upon compliance with certain procedures, with the award of costs to the prevailing party.Applies such State waiver, following enactment of this Act, to conduct on or after the day the State first receives or uses Federal financial assistance for the program or activity. Applies this Act with respect to injunctive relief against a State official to any suit pending on or after enactment.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Veterans Health Care Access
Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) One out of every six veterans who have returned from
        serving in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi
        Freedom have diagnosable post-traumatic stress disorder.
            (2) The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department
        of Defense face a shortfall of trained mental health
        professionals.
            (3) The demands placed on the Department of Veterans
        Affairs health care system exceed the capacity of that system
        to serve veterans.
            (4) Veterans who live in rural areas serviced by distant
        Department of Veterans Affairs facilities have no option other
        than excessive travel for diagnosis and long-term treatment.
            (5) The variety of mental ailments acquired during or as a
        result of deployment in a war zone frequently require long-
        term, intensive, and highly-personalized care.
            (6) The system of the Veterans Health Administration of the
        Department of Veterans Affairs in effect as of the date of the
        enactment of this Act for providing long-term mental health
        care creates unnecessary and unacceptable stress for veterans
        and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
            (7) The long-term needs associated with mental health
        conditions require a positive change in the way the Department
        of Veterans Affairs provides mental health services.

SEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CERTAIN
              VETERANS OF CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish and carry out a pilot program to provide mental health
counseling to eligible veterans at facilities other than medical
facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
    (b) Eligible Veteran.--For purposes of this section, the term
``eligible veteran'' means a veteran who--
            (1) served on active duty in support of a contingency
        operation, as that term is defined in section 101(13) of title
        10, United States Code;
            (2) is eligible to receive hospital care and medical
        services under section 1710 of title 38, United States Code;
            (3) has been diagnosed with a mental health condition for
        which a certified mental health provider has recommended the
        veteran receive mental health counseling; and
            (4) resides at least 30 miles from a medical facility of
        the Department of Veterans Affairs that employs a full-time
        mental health professional.
    (c) Provision of Vouchers.--
            (1) Vouchers.--
                    (A) Six month supply.--Under the pilot program
                established under subsection (a), upon the request of
                an eligible veteran, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
                shall issue to the eligible veteran a six-month supply
                of vouchers that may be used to provide for full
                payment for counseling services provided by any mental
                health provider on the list established under paragraph
                (2).
                    (B) Additional vouchers.--If a veteran receives a
                supply of vouchers under the preceding sentence and,
                not later than five months after receiving such
                vouchers requests an additional six-month supply of
                vouchers, the Secretary may issue to the veteran an
                additional six-month supplies of vouchers, as the
                Secretary determines is appropriate.
                    (C) Deadline.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
                shall issue the vouchers under this paragraph not later
                than 30 days after the date of the date on which the
                veteran requests the vouchers.
            (2) List of service providers.--The Secretary shall compile
        and maintain a list of mental health care providers, including
        family counseling providers, who have entered into an agreement
        with the Secretary to accept the vouchers issued under
        paragraph (1) as payment in full for visits to the provider for
        mental health counseling.
            (3) Compliance with department protocols.--Each mental
        health care provider on the list maintained by the Secretary
        under paragraph (2) shall comply with applicable protocols of
        the Department of Veterans Affairs before incurring any
        liability on behalf of the Department for the provision of
        services as part of the pilot program.
    (d) Family Counseling.--If a certified mental health provider or
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has recommended that an eligible
veteran and the veteran's family receive family counseling, that
veteran may use a voucher provided under subsection (c) as payment in
full for visits to a family counseling provider on the list maintained
under paragraph (2) of such subsection for such counseling.
    (e) Rate of Provider Reimbursement.--The Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall provide for payment under the voucher of a mental health
provider at the reimbursement rate (if any) in effect under the TRICARE
program under chapter 55, of title 10, United States Code, for such
services (or similar services) of such a provider in the area or, in
the absence of such a reimbursement rate, at the payment rates for such
services (or similar services) in effect under part B of title XVIII of
the Social Security Act. In order to receive payment under a voucher, a
mental health provider shall submit to the Secretary the voucher
bearing the signature of the provider and the veteran who received
counseling from the provider in exchange for the voucher.
    (f) Veterans Integrated Service Networks.--The Secretary shall
carry out the pilot program under this section in Veterans Integrated
Service Networks 1, 4, 7, 12, 17, 20, and 23.
    (g) Termination; Extension.--
    (1) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary to carry out a
pilot program under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is
five years after the date of enactment of this section.
    (2) Study; Extension.--Not later than four years after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
conduct a study on the effectiveness of the pilot program under this
section, in which the Secretary shall recommend whether the program
should be extended or expanded. Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the
Secretary determines the program should be extended or expanded, the
Secretary may extend or expand the existing program.

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Rural Veterans Health Care Access Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) to establish and implement a pilot program to provide mental health counseling services to eligible veterans at non-Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities. Defines "eligible veteran" as one who: (1) served on active duty in support of a contingency operation; (2) is eligible to receive hospital care and medical services; (3) has been diagnosed with a mental health condition and recommended to receive mental health counseling; and (4) resides at least 30 miles from a VA medical facility that employs a full-time mental health professional. Requires the Secretary to issue to an eligible veteran a six-month supply of vouchers to be used to pay for counseling (including family counseling) services provided by the mental health provider.

Requires the Secretary to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the pilot program.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Expand School Meals Act of 2009''.

SEC. 2. FREE LUNCH ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 9(b)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(1)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (D);
            (2) by striking ``(b)(1)(A) Not'' and inserting the
        following:
    ``(b) Income Eligibility Guidelines.--
            ``(1) Establishment.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not'';
            (3) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``and
                reduced price'';
                    (B) by striking ``The income guidelines for
                determining eligibility for free lunches shall be 130
                percent'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(B) Free lunches.--The income guidelines for
                determining eligibility for free lunches shall be 185
                percent.'';
                    (C) by striking the third sentence; and
                    (D) by striking ``The Office'' and inserting the
                following:
                    ``(C) Frequency of revisions.--The Office''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (D) (as redesignated by paragraph
        (1))--
                    (A) by striking ``(D) The'' and inserting the
                following:
                    ``(D) Amount of revisions.--The''; and
                    (B) by striking ``subparagraph (A) of this
                paragraph'' and inserting ``subparagraph (C)''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 9 of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (b)--
                            (i) by striking ``free and reduced price''
                        each place it appears (other than paragraph
                        (7)) and inserting ``free'';
                            (ii) by striking ``free or reduced price''
                        each place it appears and inserting ``free'';
                            (iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking
                        ``, and shall contain'' and all that follows
                        through ``or reduced price lunches'';
                            (iv) in paragraph (3)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (E)(iii), by
                                striking ``free or reduced-price'' each
                                place it appears and inserting
                                ``free''; and
                                    (II) in subparagraph (F)--
                                            (aa) in clause (i), by
                                        striking ``Subject to clauses
                                        (ii) and (iii)'' and inserting
                                        ``Subject to clause (ii),'';
                                            (bb) in clause (ii)(II), by
                                        striking ``133 percent'' both
                                        places it appears in items (aa)
                                        and (bb) and inserting ``185
                                        percent'';
                                            (cc) by striking clause
                                        (iii); and
                                            (dd) by redesignating
                                        clauses (iv) and (v) as clauses
                                        (iii) and (iv), respectively;
                            (v) in paragraph (7)--
                                    (I) in the paragraph heading, by
                                striking ``and reduced price'' and
                                inserting ``meals'';
                                    (II) by striking ``and reduced
                                price policy'' each place it appears
                                and inserting ``meals policy''; and
                                    (III) in subparagraph (B), by
                                striking ``and reduced price meals''
                                and inserting ``meals'';
                            (vi) in paragraph (9)--
                                    (I) in the paragraph heading, by
                                striking ``and reduced price'';
                                    (II) by striking subparagraph (B);
                                and
                                    (III) by redesignating subparagraph
                                (C) as subparagraph (B);
                            (vii) in paragraph (10), by striking ``or a
                        reduced price lunch''; and
                            (viii) in paragraph (11), in the first
                        sentence, by striking ``or reduced price
                        lunches'';
                    (B) in subsection (c), in the third sentence, by
                striking ``or at a reduced cost'';
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``or reduced
                price'' each place it appears; and
                    (D) in subsection (e), by striking ``, reduced
                price,''.
            (2) Section 11 of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                    (I) in subparagraph (A), by
                                striking ``and the product obtained by
                                multiplying'' and all that follows
                                through ``for such fiscal year'';
                                    (II) in subparagraph (B)--
                                            (aa) by striking ``or
                                        reduced price lunches'' the
                                        first place it appears;
                                            (bb) by striking ``or
                                        reduced price lunches, as the
                                        case may be''; and
                                            (cc) by striking ``and
                                        reduced price lunches'';
                                    (III) in subparagraph (C)--
                                            (aa) in clause (ii), by
                                        striking ``or reduced price
                                        lunches or breakfasts'' each
                                        place it appears; and
                                            (bb) in clause (iii), by
                                        striking ``or reduced price'';
                                        and
                                    (IV) in subparagraph (D), by
                                striking ``and reduced price lunches''
                                each place it appears in clauses (iii)
                                and (iv);
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and
                        the special assistance factor for reduced
                        price'' and all that follows through ``free
                        lunches''; and
                            (iii) in paragraph (3)(B)(iii)(I), by
                        striking ``or reduced price'';
                    (B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by
                striking ``and reduced price'';
                    (C) in subsection (d), by striking ``and the
                average number of children who received reduced price
                lunches'' each place it appears paragraphs (1) and (2);
                and
                    (D) in subsection (e)--
                            (i) in the second sentence, by striking ``,
                        and shall serve meals at a reduced price'' and
                        all that follows through ``such section''; and
                            (ii) in the third sentence, by striking
                        ``or reduced priced''.
            (3) Section 12(l)(4) of the Richard B. Russell National
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)(4)) is amended--
                    (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and reduced
                price'';
                    (B) by striking subparagraph (D);
                    (C) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``or reduced
                price''; and
                    (D) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (M)
                as subparagraphs (D) through (L).
            (4) Section 13 of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1)(C)--
                                    (I) by striking ``or reduced
                                price''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``and reduced
                                price''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or
                        reduced price''; and
                    (B) in subsection (f)(3), by striking ``or reduced
                price''.
            (5) Section 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), by striking ``or
                reduced price'';
                    (B) in subsection (c)--
                            (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(as
                        calculated on the day before the date of
                        enactment of the Expand School Meals Act of
                        2009)'' after ``lunches, reduced price
                        lunches'';
                            (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``(as
                        calculated on the day before the date of
                        enactment of the Expand School Meals Act of
                        2009)'' after ``breakfasts, reduced price
                        breakfasts''; and
                            (iii) by striking paragraph (4) and
                        inserting the following:
            ``(4) Determinations.--
                    ``(A) Free meals.--Determinations with regard to
                eligibility for free meals and supplements shall be
                made in accordance with the income eligibility
                guidelines for free lunches under section 9.
                    ``(B) Reduced price meals.--Determinations with
                regard to eligibility for reduced price meals and
                supplements shall be made in accordance with the income
                eligibility guidelines for reduced price lunches under
                section 9, as in effect on the day before the date of
                enactment of the Expand School Meals Act of 2009.'';
                    (C) in subsection (f)(3)--
                            (i) by striking ``or reduced price'' each
                        place it appears; and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iii)(II)(aa), in
                        the item heading, by striking ``or reduced
                        price''; and
                    (D) in subsection (r)(1)(B), by striking ``or
                reduced price''.
            (6) Section 17A(c)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)(1)) is amended in the
        matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking ``or reduced
        price''.
            (7) Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769) is amended by striking subsection
        (i).
            (8) Section 19 of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769a) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``or reduced price'' each place it
                appears; and
                    (B) by striking ``and reduced price'' each place it
                appears.
            (9) Section 20(b) of the Richard B. Russell National School
        Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b(b)) is amended by striking ``and
        reduced price''.
            (10) Section 21(a)(1)(B) of the Richard B. Russell National
        School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769b-1(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
                    (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking
                ``or reduced price''; and
                    (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``and reduced
                price''.
    (c) Transition Rules.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out
the amendments made by paragraphs (2) and (8) of subsection (b) in
accordance with transition rules established by the Secretary.

SEC. 3. FREE BREAKFAST ELIGIBILITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1733) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)(i)(II)--
                                    (I) by striking ``, for reduced
                                price breakfasts,''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``or reduced
                                price'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                    (I) in the third sentence, by
                                striking ``or reduced price''; and
                                    (II) by striking the second
                                sentence;
                            (iii) by striking subparagraph (C);
                            (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and
                        (E) as subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively;
                        and
                            (v) in subparagraph (D) (as so
                        redesignated)--
                                    (I) in the subparagraph heading, by
                                striking ``and reduced price'' and
                                inserting ``meals'';
                                    (II) by striking ``and reduced
                                price policy'' each place it appears
                                and inserting ``meals policy''; and
                                    (III) by striking ``and reduced
                                price meals'' and inserting ``meals'';
                                and
                    (B) in paragraph (2)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or
                        reduced price''; and
                            (ii) by striking subparagraph (C); and
            (2) in subsections (d)(1)(A) and (e)(1)(A), by striking
        ``or at a reduced price'' each place it appears.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
        1776) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (e)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``or
                reduced price''; and
                    (B) in subsection (i), by striking ``and reduced
                price'' each place it appears in paragraphs (2)(B)(iii)
                and (3)(B)(i).
            (2) Section 17(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Child Nutrition Act of
        1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``and
        reduced price''.
            (3) Section 20(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
        U.S.C. 1789(b)) is amended by striking ``and reduced-price''.

Output: Expand School Meals Act of 2009 - Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to expand eligibility for free meals under the school lunch and breakfast programs to children whose family income falls at or below 185% of the federal poverty guidelines. (This makes children who are currently eligible for reduced price meals eligible for free meals.)


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Chesapeake Bay Program
Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005''.

SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING
              REQUIREMENTS.

    Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1267) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (l);
            (2) in subsection (e)(7), by inserting ``by the Federal
        Government or a State government'' after ``funded'' each place
        it appears; and
            (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the following:
    ``(j) Environmental Accountability.--
            ``(1) Implementation plan.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after
                the date of enactment of this paragraph, the
                Administrator shall complete a plan for achieving the
                nutrient and sediment reduction goals described in the
                agreement entered into by the Chesapeake Executive
                Council entitled `Chesapeake 2000' and dated June 28,
                2000.
                    ``(B) Inclusions.--The plan shall include--
                            ``(i) a timeline identifying--
                                    ``(I) annual goals for achieving
                                the overall nutrient and sediment
                                reduction goals; and
                                    ``(II) the estimated annual costs
                                of reaching the annual goals identified
                                under subclause (I);
                            ``(ii) a description of any measure,
                        including monitoring or modeling, that the
                        Administrator will use to assess progress made
                        toward achieving a goal described in
                        subparagraph (A) in--
                                    ``(I) each jurisdictional tributary
                                strategy basin of the Chesapeake Bay;
                                and
                                    ``(II) the Chesapeake Bay watershed
                                as a whole; and
                            ``(iii) a description of any Federal or
                        non-Federal activity necessary to achieve the
                        nutrient and sediment reduction goals,
                        including an identification of any party that
                        is responsible for carrying out the activity.
            ``(2) Annual tributary health report card.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than January 31 of
                each year, the Administrator shall publish and widely
                circulate a `tributary health report card' to evaluate,
                based on monitoring and modeling data, progress made
                during the preceding year (including any practice
                implemented during the year), and overall progress
                made, in achieving and maintaining nutrient and
                sediment reduction goals for each major tributary of
                the Chesapeake Bay and each separable segment of such a
                tributary.
                    ``(B) Baseline.--The baseline for the report card
                (referred to in this paragraph as the `baseline') shall
                be the tributary cap load allocation agreement numbered
                EPA 903-R-03-007, dated December 2003, and entitled
                `Setting and Allocating the Chesapeake Bay Basin
                Nutrient and Sediment Loads: The Collaborative Process,
                Technical Tools and Innovative Approaches'.
                    ``(C) Inclusions.--The report card shall include,
                for each jurisdictional tributary strategy basin of the
                Chesapeake Bay--
                            ``(i) an identification of the total
                        allocation of nutrients and sediments under the
                        baseline;
                            ``(ii) the monitored and modeled quantities
                        of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment
                        reductions achieved during the preceding year,
                        expressed numerically and as a percentage of
                        reduction;
                            ``(iii) a list (organized from least to
                        most progress made) that ranks the comparative
                        progress made, based on the percentage of
                        reduction under clause (ii), by each
                        jurisdictional tributary strategy basin toward
                        meeting the annual allocation goal of that
                        jurisdictional tributary strategy basin for
                        nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment; and
                            ``(iv) to the maximum extent practicable,
                        an identification of the principal sources of
                        pollutants of the tributaries, including
                        airborne sources of pollutants.
                    ``(D) Use of data; consideration.--In preparing the
                report, the Administrator shall--
                            ``(i) use monitoring data and data
                        submitted under paragraph (3)(A); and
                            ``(ii) take into consideration drought and
                        wet weather conditions.
            ``(3) Actions by states.--
                    ``(A) Submission of information.--Not later than
                December 31 of each year, each of the States of
                Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
                and West Virginia and the District of Columbia shall
                submit to the Administrator information describing, for
                each jurisdictional tributary strategy basin of the
                Chesapeake Bay located in the State or District, for
                the preceding year--
                            ``(i) the nutrient and sediment cap load
                        allocation of the jurisdictional tributary
                        strategy basin;
                            ``(ii) the principal sources of nutrients
                        and sediment in the jurisdictional tributary
                        strategy basin, by category;
                            ``(iii) for each category of pollutant
                        source, the technologies or practices used to
                        achieve reductions, including levels of best
                        management practices implementation and sewage
                        treatment plant upgrades; and
                            ``(iv) any Federal, State, or non-Federal
                        funding used to implement a technology or
                        practice described in clause (iii).
                    ``(B) Audit.--Not later than 1 year after the date
                of enactment of this subparagraph, and triennially
                thereafter, the Inspector General of the Environmental
                Protection Agency shall audit the information submitted
                by States under subparagraph (A) for accuracy.
                    ``(C) Failure to act.--The Administrator shall not
                make a grant to a State under this Act if the State
                fails to submit any information in accordance with
                subparagraph (A).
    ``(k) Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) Office of management and budget.--
                    ``(A) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days
                after the date of enactment of this subsection, the
                Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
                submit to the appropriate committees of the Senate and
                the House of Representatives a report describing the
                feasibility and advisability of--
                            ``(i) combining into a single fund certain
                        or all funds (including formula and grant
                        funds) made available to each Federal agency to
                        carry out restoration activities relating to
                        the Chesapeake Bay; and
                            ``(ii) notwithstanding any issue relating
                        to jurisdiction, distributing amounts from that
                        fund in accordance with the priority of water
                        quality improvement activities identified under
                        the Chesapeake Bay Program.
                    ``(B) Annual report.--Not later than February 15 of
                each year, the Director of the Office of Management and
                Budget shall submit to the appropriate committees of
                the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
                containing--
                            ``(i) an interagency crosscut budget that
                        displays the proposed budget for use by each
                        Federal agency in carrying out restoration
                        activities relating to the Chesapeake Bay for
                        the following fiscal year; and
                            ``(ii) a detailed accounting of all funds
                        received and obligated by Federal and State
                        governments (including formula and grant funds,
                        such as State revolving loan funds and
                        agriculture conservation funds) to achieve the
                        objectives of the Chesapeake Bay Program during
                        the preceding fiscal year.
            ``(2) Environmental protection agency.--Not later than
        April 15 of each year, the Administrator, in cooperation with
        appropriate Federal agencies, as determined by the
        Administrator, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
        the Senate and the House of Representatives a report
        containing--
                    ``(A)(i) an estimate of the reduction in levels of
                nutrients and sediments in the Chesapeake Bay and its
                tributaries; and
                    ``(ii) a comparison of each estimated reduction
                under clause (i) and the appropriate annual goal
                described in the implementation plan under subsection
                (j)(1);
                    ``(B) based on review by the Administrator of the
                budget and implementation plans of each Federal agency,
                and any tributary strategy of an appropriate State
                agency--
                            ``(i) an estimate of the reductions in
                        pollutants likely to occur as a result of each
                        program of an agency under this section during
                        the subsequent 1-year and 5-year periods,
                        including--
                                    ``(I) an analysis of the success or
                                failure of each program in achieving
                                nutrient and sediment reduction; and
                                    ``(II) an estimated timeline during
                                which a reduction in nutrient and
                                sediment pollution will occur; and
                            ``(ii) accounting for other trend data, an
                        estimate of the actual reduction in the
                        quantities of nutrients and sediments in the
                        Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries from all
                        sources that has occurred over the preceding 1-
                        year and 5-year periods; and
                    ``(C) the technical basis and reliability of each
                estimate under this paragraph.''.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 117 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1267) is amended by striking subsection (l) (as redesignated by section
2) and inserting the following:
    ``(l) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2006 through 2010, to remain available until expended.''.

Output:
Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Environmental Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) complete a plan for achieving the nutrient and sediment reduction goals described in the Chesapeake 2000 Agreement; (2) publish and circulate an annual tributary health report card to evaluate progress made in achieving and maintaining nutrient and sediment reduction goals for each major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay; and (3) make annual reports to Congress on nutrient and sediment reduction in the Chesapeake Bay.

Requires the states of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia and the District of Columbia to submit information to the Administrator annually on actions taken by such states to achieve nutrient and sediment reductions in the Chesapeake Bay.

Directs the Office of Management and Budget to report to Congress on the funding of restoration activities in the Chesapeake Bay.

Increases and extends through FY2010 the authorization of appropriations for the Chesapeake Bay Program.


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SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Title 38, United States Code, authorizes the Secretary
        of Veterans Affairs to furnish hospital and domiciliary care,
        medical services, nursing home care, and related services to
        eligible and enrolled veterans, but such services can only be
        provided to the extent that appropriated resources and
        facilities are available for such purposes.
            (2) For 19 out of the past 21 fiscal years, Congress has
        not appropriated funds for medical care provided by the
        Department of Veterans Affairs before the commencement of the
        new fiscal year, causing the Department great challenges in
        planning and managing health care for enrolled veterans, to the
        detriment of those veterans.
            (3) The cumulative effects of insufficient, late and
        unpredictable health care funding endanger the viability of the
        system and the specialized health care resources the Department
        has developed to maintain and improve the health of the
        Nation's sick and disabled veterans.
            (4) Approved appropriation levels for the health care
        programs of the Department have too often proven insufficient
        over the past decade, requiring the Secretary of Veterans
        Affairs to ration health care services and Congress to approve
        supplemental appropriations.
            (5) Providing sufficient, timely, and predictable funding
        would ensure the government meets its obligation to provide
        health care to sick and disabled veterans and ensure that all
        veterans enrolled for care in the Department of Veterans
        Affairs health care system have ready access to timely, quality
        services.
            (6) Providing sufficient, timely, and predictable funding
        to the veterans health care system would eliminate year-to-year
        uncertainty on funding levels that has prevented the Department
        of Veterans Affairs from being able to adequately plan for and
        meet the needs of veterans who are enrolled in the Department
        health care system.

SEC. 2. TWO-FISCAL YEAR BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL CARE
              ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Two-Fiscal Year Budget Authority.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code,
        is amended by inserting after section 113 the following new
        section:
``Sec. 113A. Two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care
              accounts
    ``(a) In General.--Beginning with fiscal year 2010, new
discretionary budget authority provided in an appropriations Act for
the appropriations accounts of the Department specified in subsection
(b) shall be made available for the fiscal year involved and shall
include new discretionary budget authority first available after the
end of such fiscal year for the subsequent fiscal year.
    ``(b) Medical Care Accounts.--The medical care accounts of the
Department specified in this subsection are the medical care accounts
of the Veterans Health Administration as follows:
            ``(1) Medical Services.
            ``(2) Medical Administration.
            ``(3) Medical Facilities.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
        beginning of chapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting
        after the item relating to section 113 the following new item:

``113A. Two-fiscal year budget authority for certain medical care
                            accounts.''.

SEC. 3. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES STUDY ON ADEQUACY AND
              ACCURACY OF BASELINE MODEL PROJECTIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT
              OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Study of Adequacy and Accuracy of Baseline Model Projections.--
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of
the adequacy and accuracy of the budget projections made by the
Enrollee Health Care Projection Model, or its equivalent, as utilized
for the purpose of estimating and projecting health care expenditures
of the Department of Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as
the ``Model'') with respect to the fiscal year involved and the
subsequent four fiscal years.
    (b) Reports.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than the date of each year in
        2010, 2011, and 2012, on which the President submits the budget
        request for the next fiscal year under section 1105 of title
        31, United States Code, the Comptroller General shall submit to
        the appropriate committees of Congress and to the Secretary a
        report.
            (2) Elements.--Each report under this paragraph shall
        include, for the fiscal year beginning in the year in which
        such report is submitted, the following:
                    (A) A statement whether the amount requested in the
                budget of President for expenditures of the Department
                for health care in such fiscal year is consistent with
                anticipated expenditures of the Department for health
                care in such fiscal year as determined utilizing the
                Model.
                    (B) The basis for such statement.
                    (C) Such additional information as the Comptroller
                General determines appropriate.
            (3) Availability to the public.--Each report submitted
        under this subsection shall also be made available to the
        public.
            (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
        means--
                    (A) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs,
                Appropriations, and the Budget of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committees on Veterans' Affairs,
                Appropriations, and the Budget of the House of
                Representatives.

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Requires, beginning with FY2010, a two-fiscal-year budget authority for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Administration; and (3) Medical Facilities.

Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures.


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SECTION 1. STUDY AND REPORT ON FILING REQUIREMENTS UNDER UNIVERSAL
              SERVICE FUND PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``Administrative Procedure Act'' means
        subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code;
            (2) the term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Communications Commission;
            (3) the term ``covered carrier'' means an eligible
        telecommunications carrier or service provider that receives
        universal service support under sections 214(e) and 254 of the
        Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e) and 254) for the
        provision of service under a Universal Service Fund program;
        and
            (4) the term ``Universal Service Fund program'' means each
        program of the Commission set forth under part 54 of title 47,
        Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto,
        including--
                    (A) the Connect America Fund set forth under
                subpart D of that part;
                    (B) the Lifeline program set forth under subpart E
                of that part;
                    (C) the E-Rate program set forth under subpart F of
                that part;
                    (D) the Rural Health Care program set forth under
                subpart G of that part;
                    (E) the Remote Areas Fund set forth under subpart J
                of that part;
                    (F) the Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support
                program set forth under subpart K of that part;
                    (G) the Mobility Fund set forth under subpart L of
                that part; and
                    (H) the High Cost Loop Support for Rate-of-Return
                Carriers program set forth under subpart M of that
                part.
    (b) Study and Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States
shall conduct a study and submit to the Commission, the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report, which
shall include--
            (1) an analysis of the filing requirements for covered
        carriers participating in a Universal Service Fund program,
        including any filings required by the Universal Service
        Administrative Company;
            (2) an analysis of the financial impact of those filing
        requirements on covered carriers participating in a Universal
        Service Fund program; and
            (3) recommendations, if any, on how to consolidate
        redundant filing requirements for covered carriers
        participating in a Universal Service Fund program.
    (c) Rulemaking.--
            (1) New or ongoing rulemaking.--Except as provided in
        paragraph (3), not later than 60 days after the date on which
        the report is submitted under subsection (b), the Commission
        shall--
                    (A)(i) initiate a rulemaking to consolidate
                redundant filing requirements for covered carriers
                participating in a Universal Service Fund program; and
                    (ii) incorporate into the rulemaking under clause
                (i), and as part of that rulemaking seek comment on,
                the recommendations described in subsection (b)(3), if
                any, except to the extent that doing so would violate
                the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act;
                or
                    (B) incorporate into an ongoing rulemaking relating
                to consolidating redundant filing requirements of the
                Commission, and as part of that rulemaking seek comment
                on, the recommendations described in subsection (b)(3),
                if any, except to the extent that doing so would
                violate the requirements of the Administrative
                Procedure Act.
            (2) Waste, fraud, and abuse.--In a rulemaking in which the
        Commission is required under paragraph (1) to seek comment on
        the recommendations described in subsection (b)(3), if any, the
        Commission shall also seek comment on and consider whether the
        benefit of each recommendation is outweighed by any potential
        increased risk of waste, fraud, and abuse in the Universal
        Service Fund program affected by the recommendation.
            (3) Previous rulemaking.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if,
        on or before the date on which the report is submitted under
        subsection (b), the Commission completes a rulemaking to
        consolidate redundant filing requirements for covered carriers
        participating in a Universal Service Fund program.

            Passed the Senate January 10, 2018.

            Attest:

                                                JULIE E. ADAMS,

                                                             Secretary.

Output: (Sec. 1) This bill requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress on the filing requirements for telecommunications carriers or service providers that receive Universal Service Fund support under the Communications Act of 1934 to provide service to qualifying low-income consumers, rural or high-cost areas, rural health care providers, schools, or libraries under the Connect America Fund, Lifeline, E-Rate, Rural Health Care, Remote Areas Fund, Connect America Fund Broadband Loop Support, Mobility Fund, and High Cost Loop Support for Rate-of-Return Carriers programs. The report must analyze the financial impact of those filing requirements and provide any recommendations on how to consolidate redundant filing requirements. After receiving the GAO's report, the FCC must initiate a rulemaking to consolidate redundant filing requirements and incorporate any GAO recommendations that would not violate the Administrative Procedure Act into such rulemaking or any ongoing rulemakings.