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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Middle Class Tax
Cut Act''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision,
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; etc.
               TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF

Sec. 101. Temporary extension of 2001 tax relief.
Sec. 102. Temporary extension of 2003 tax relief.
Sec. 103. Temporary extension of 2010 tax relief.
Sec. 104. Temporary extension of election to expense certain
                            depreciable business assets.
                TITLE II--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RELIEF

Sec. 201. Temporary extension of increased alternative minimum tax
                            exemption amount.
Sec. 202. Temporary extension of alternative minimum tax relief for
                            nonrefundable personal credits.
                TITLE III--TREATMENT FOR PAYGO PURPOSES

Sec. 301. Treatment for PAYGO purposes.

               TITLE I--TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TAX RELIEF

SEC. 101. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 2001 TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Temporary Extension.--
            (1) In general.--Section 901(a)(1) of the Economic Growth
        and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 is amended by
        striking ``December 31, 2012'' and inserting ``December 31,
        2013''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the
        Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.
    (b) Application to Certain High-Income Taxpayers.--
            (1) Income tax rates.--
                    (A) Treatment of 25- and 28-percent rate
                brackets.--Paragraph (2) of section 1(i) is amended to
                read as follows:
            ``(2) 25- and 28-percent rate brackets.--The tables under
        subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall be applied--
                    ``(A) by substituting `25%' for `28%' each place it
                appears (before the application of subparagraph (B)),
                and
                    ``(B) by substituting `28%' for `31%' each place it
                appears.''.
                    (B) 33-percent rate bracket.--Subsection (i) of
                section 1 is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as
                paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the
                following new paragraph:
            ``(3) 33-percent rate bracket.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of taxable years
                beginning after December 31, 2012--
                            ``(i) the rate of tax under subsections
                        (a), (b), (c), and (d) on a taxpayer's taxable
                        income in the fourth rate bracket shall be 33
                        percent to the extent such income does not
                        exceed an amount equal to the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the applicable amount, over
                                    ``(II) the dollar amount at which
                                such bracket begins, and
                            ``(ii) the 36 percent rate of tax under
                        such subsections shall apply only to the
                        taxpayer's taxable income in such bracket in
                        excess of the amount to which clause (i)
                        applies.
                    ``(B) Applicable amount.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `applicable amount' means the
                excess of--
                            ``(i) the applicable threshold, over
                            ``(ii) the sum of the following amounts in
                        effect for the taxable year:
                                    ``(I) the basic standard deduction
                                (within the meaning of section
                                63(c)(2)), and
                                    ``(II) the exemption amount (within
                                the meaning of section 151(d)(1)) (or,
                                in the case of subsection (a), 2 such
                                exemption amounts).
                    ``(C) Applicable threshold.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `applicable threshold' means--
                            ``(i) $250,000 in the case of subsection
                        (a),
                            ``(ii) $225,000 in the case of subsection
                        (b),
                            ``(iii) $200,000 in the case of subsections
                        (c), and
                            ``(iv) \1/2\ the amount applicable under
                        clause (i) (after adjustment, if any, under
                        subparagraph (E)) in the case of subsection
                        (d).
                    ``(D) Fourth rate bracket.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, the term `fourth rate bracket' means the
                bracket which would (determined without regard to this
                paragraph) be the 36-percent rate bracket.
                    ``(E) Inflation adjustment.--For purposes of this
                paragraph, with respect to taxable years beginning in
                calendar years after 2012, each of the dollar amounts
                under clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (C)
                shall be adjusted in the same manner as under paragraph
                (1)(C), except that subsection (f)(3)(B) shall be
                applied by substituting `2008' for `1992'.''.
            (2) Phaseout of personal exemptions and itemized
        deductions.--
                    (A) Overall limitation on itemized deductions.--
                Section 68 is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``the applicable amount''
                        the first place it appears in subsection (a)
                        and inserting ``the applicable threshold in
                        effect under section 1(i)(3)'',
                            (ii) by striking ``the applicable amount''
                        in subsection (a)(1) and inserting ``such
                        applicable threshold'',
                            (iii) by striking subsection (b) and
                        redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as
                        subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively,
                        and
                            (iv) by striking subsections (f) and (g).
                    (B) Phaseout of deductions for personal
                exemptions.--
                            (i) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section
                        151(d) is amended--
                                    (I) by striking ``the threshold
                                amount'' in subparagraphs (A) and (B)
                                and inserting ``the applicable
                                threshold in effect under section
                                1(i)(3)'',
                                    (II) by striking subparagraph (C)
                                and redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                                subparagraph (C), and
                                    (III) by striking subparagraphs (E)
                                and (F).
                            (ii) Conforming amendments.--Paragraph (4)
                        of section 151(d) is amended--
                                    (I) by striking subparagraph (B),
                                    (II) by redesignating clauses (i)
                                and (ii) of subparagraph (A) as
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B),
                                respectively, and by indenting such
                                subparagraphs (as so redesignated)
                                accordingly, and
                                    (III) by striking all that precedes
                                ``in a calendar year after 1989,'' and
                                inserting the following:
            ``(4) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable
        year beginning''.
    (c) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided, the amendments
made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2012.
    (d) Application of EGTRRA Sunset.--Each amendment made by
subsection (b) shall be subject to title IX of the Economic Growth and
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to the same extent and in the
same manner as if such amendment was included in title I of such Act.

SEC. 102. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 2003 TAX RELIEF.

    (a) Extension.--
            (1) In general.--Section 303 of the Jobs and Growth Tax
        Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 is amended by striking
        ``December 31, 2012'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection
        shall take effect as if included in the enactment of the Jobs
        and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
    (b) 20-Percent Capital Gains Rate for Certain High Income
Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 1(h) is amended
        by striking subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraphs
        (D) and (E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F) and by inserting after
        subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) 15 percent of the lesser of--
                            ``(i) so much of the adjusted net capital
                        gain (or, if less, taxable income) as exceeds
                        the amount on which a tax is determined under
                        subparagraph (B), or
                            ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--
                                    ``(I) the amount of taxable income
                                which would (without regard to this
                                paragraph) be taxed at a rate below 36
                                percent, over
                                    ``(II) the sum of the amounts on
                                which a tax is determined under
                                subparagraphs (A) and (B),
                    ``(D) 20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain
                (or, if less, taxable income) in excess of the sum of
                the amounts on which tax is determined under
                subparagraphs (B) and (C),''.
            (2) Minimum tax.--Paragraph (3) of section 55(b) is amended
        by striking subparagraph (C), by redesignating subparagraph (D)
        as subparagraph (E), and by inserting after subparagraph (B)
        the following new subparagraphs:
                    ``(C) 15 percent of the lesser of--
                            ``(i) so much of the adjusted net capital
                        gain (or, if less, taxable excess) as exceeds
                        the amount on which tax is determined under
                        subparagraph (B), or
                            ``(ii) the excess described in section
                        1(h)(1)(C)(ii), plus
                    ``(D) 20 percent of the adjusted net capital gain
                (or, if less, taxable excess) in excess of the sum of
                the amounts on which tax is determined under
                subparagraphs (B) and (C), plus''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The following provisions are each amended by striking
        ``15 percent'' and inserting ``20 percent'':
                    (A) Section 531.
                    (B) Section 541.
                    (C) Section 1445(e)(1).
                    (D) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A).
                    (E) Section 53511(f)(2) of title 46, United States
                Code.
            (2) Sections 1(h)(1)(B) and 55(b)(3)(B) are each amended by
        striking ``5 percent (0 percent in the case of taxable years
        beginning after 2007)'' and inserting ``0 percent''.
            (3) Section 1445(e)(6) is amended by striking ``15 percent
        (20 percent in the case of taxable years beginning after
        December 31, 2010)'' and inserting ``20 percent''.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, the
        amendments made by subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to
        taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.
            (2) Withholding.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)(C)
        and (3) of subsection (c) shall apply to amounts paid on or
        after January 1, 2013.
    (e) Application of JGTRRA Sunset.--Each amendment made by
subsections (b) and (c) shall be subject to section 303 of the Jobs and
Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to the same extent and in
the same manner as if such amendment was included in title III of such
Act.

SEC. 103. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF 2010 TAX RELIEF.

    (a) American Opportunity Tax Credit.--
            (1) In general.--Section 25A(i) is amended by striking ``or
        2012'' and inserting ``2012, or 2013''.
            (2) Treatment of possessions.--Section 1004(c)(1) of
        division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of
        2009 is amended by striking ``and 2012'' each place it appears
        and inserting ``2012, and 2013''.
    (b) Child Tax Credit.--Section 24(d)(4) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 2012'' in the heading and inserting
        ``2012, and 2013'', and
            (2) by striking ``or 2012'' and inserting ``2012, or
        2013''.
    (c) Earned Income Tax Credit.--Section 32(b)(3) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and 2012'' in the heading and inserting
        ``2012, and 2013'', and
            (2) by striking ``or 2012'' and inserting ``2012, or
        2013''.
    (d) Temporary Extension of Rule Disregarding Refunds in the
Administration of Federal Programs and Federally Assisted Programs.--
Subsection (b) of section 6409 is amended by striking ``December 31,
2012'' and inserting ``December 31, 2013''.
    (e) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2012.
            (2) Rule disregarding refunds in the administration of
        certain programs.--The amendment made by subsection (d) shall
        apply to amounts received after December 31, 2012.

SEC. 104. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF ELECTION TO EXPENSE CERTAIN
              DEPRECIABLE BUSINESS ASSETS.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Dollar limitation.--Section 179(b)(1) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (C),
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                subparagraph (E),
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) $250,000 in the case of taxable years
                beginning in 2013, and'', and
                    (D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by
                striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2013''.
            (2) Reduction in limitation.--Section 179(b)(2) is
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (C),
                    (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                subparagraph (E),
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) $800,000 in the case of taxable years
                beginning in 2013, and'', and
                    (D) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by
                striking ``2012'' and inserting ``2013''.
    (b) Computer Software.--Section 179(d)(1)(A)(ii) is amended by
striking ``2013'' and inserting ``2014''.
    (c) Election.--Section 179(c)(2) is amended by striking ``2013''
and inserting ``2014''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

                TITLE II--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RELIEF

SEC. 201. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF INCREASED ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX
              EXEMPTION AMOUNT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 55(d) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$72,450'' and all that follows through
        ``2011'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting ``$78,750 in the
        case of taxable years beginning in 2012'', and
            (2) by striking ``$47,450'' and all that follows through
        ``2011'' in subparagraph (B) and inserting ``$50,600 in the
        case of taxable years beginning in 2012''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.

SEC. 202. TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RELIEF FOR
              NONREFUNDABLE PERSONAL CREDITS.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 26(a) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``or 2011'' and inserting ``2011, or
        2012'', and
            (2) by striking ``2011'' in the heading thereof and
        inserting ``2012''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011.

                TITLE III--TREATMENT FOR PAYGO PURPOSES

SEC. 301. TREATMENT FOR PAYGO PURPOSES.

    The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

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Middle Class Tax Cut Act - Extends through 2013 for a taxpayer whose income is $200,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples filing a joint return): (1) the tax rate reductions and other tax benefits of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) the reduction in the tax rate for dividend and capital gain income enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. Increases income tax rates and phases-out personal exemptions and itemized deductions for certain high-income taxpayers.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 2013: (1) the increased American Opportunity tax credit, (2) the increase in the refundable portion of the child tax credit, (3) the increased earned income tax credit percentage for three or more qualifying children, (4) the disregard of tax refunds in determining eligibility for federal and federally-assisted programs, and (5) the election to expense depreciable business assets.

Extends for one year: (1) the increased exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT), and (2) the offset against the AMT of certain nonrefundable personal tax credits.

Provides that the budgetary effects of this Act shall not be taken into account under the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.


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SECTION 1. DISABILITY COMPENSATION.

    Section 1114 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$83'' in subsection (a) and inserting
        in lieu thereof ``$85'';
            (2) by striking out ``$157'' in subsection (b) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$162'';
            (3) by striking out ``$240'' in subsection (c) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$247'';
            (4) by striking out ``$342'' in subsection (d) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$352'';
            (5) by striking out ``$487'' in subsection (e) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$502'';
            (6) by striking out ``$614'' in subsection (f) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$632'';
            (7) by striking out ``$776'' in subsection (g) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$799'';
            (8) by striking out ``$897'' in subsection (h) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$924'';
            (9) by striking out ``$1,010'' in subsection (i) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,040'';
            (10) by striking out ``$1,680'' in subsection (j) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,730'';
            (11) by striking out ``$2,089'', ``$68'', and ``$2,927'' in
        subsection (k) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,152'',
        ``$70'', and ``$3,015'', respectively;
            (12) by striking out ``$2,089'' in subsection (l) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,152'';
            (13) by striking out ``$2,302'' in subsection (m) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,371'';
            (14) by striking out ``$2,619'' in subsection (n) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$2,698'';
            (15) by striking out ``$2,927'' each place it appears in
        subsections (o) and (p) and inserting in lieu thereof
        ``$3,015'';
            (16) by striking out ``$1,257'' and ``$1,872'' in
        subsection (r) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,295'' and
        ``$1,928'', respectively; and
            (17) by striking out ``$1,879'' in subsection (s) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$1,935''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS.

    Section 1115(1) of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$100'' in subparagraph (A) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$103'';
            (2) by striking out ``$169'' and ``$52'' in subparagraph
        (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``$174'' and ``$54'',
        respectively;
            (3) by striking out ``$69'' and ``$52'' in subparagraph (C)
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``$71'' and ``$54'',
        respectively;
            (4) by striking out ``$80'' in subparagraph (D) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$82'';
            (5) by striking out ``$185'' in subparagraph (E) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$191''; and
            (6) by striking out ``$155'' in subparagraph (F) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$160''.

SEC. 3. CLOTHING ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS.

    Section 1162 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking out ``$452'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$466.''

SEC. 4. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSES.

    Section 1311 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out the table in subsection (a) and
        inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                            Monthly                              Monthly
``Pay grade                    rate  Pay grade                      rate
    E-1.................       $634  W-4.....................       $911
    E-2.................        654  O-1.....................        803
    E-3.................        672  O-2.....................        829
    E-4.................        714  O-3.....................        888
    E-5.................        732  O-4.....................        939
    E-6.................        749  O-5.....................      1,035
    E-7.................        785  O-6.....................      1,168
    E-8.................        829  O-7.....................      1,262
    E-9.................     \1\866  O-8.....................      1,383
    W-1.................        803  O-9.....................      1,483
    W-2.................        835  O-10....................   \2\1,627
    W-3.................        860

``\1\If the veteran served as sergeant major of the Army, senior
  enlisted advisor of the Navy, chief master sergeant of the Air Force,
  sergeant major of the Marine Corps, or master chief petty officer of
  the Coast Guard, at the applicable time designated by section 402 of
  this title, the surviving spouse's rate shall be $934.
``\2\If the veteran served as Chairman or Vice-Chairman of the Joint
  Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval
  Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Commandant of the Marine
  Corps, or Commandant of the Coast Guard, at the applicable time
  designated by section 402 of this title, the surviving spouse's rate
  shall be $1,744.'';

            (2) by striking out ``$185'' in subsection (c) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$191''; and
            (3) by striking out ``$90'' in subsection (d) and inserting
        in lieu thereof ``$93''.

SEC. 5. DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) DIC for Orphan Children.--Section 1313(a) of title 38, United
States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$310'' in paragraph (1) and inserting
        in lieu thereof ``$319'';
            (2) by striking out ``$447'' in paragraph (2) and inserting
        in lieu thereof ``$460'';
            (3) by striking out ``$578'' in paragraph (3) and inserting
        in lieu thereof ``$595''; and
            (4) by striking out ``$578'' and ``$114'' in paragraph (4)
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``$595'' and ``$117'',
        respectively.
    (b) Supplemental DIC for Disabled Adult Children.--Section 1314 of
such title is amended--
            (1) by striking out ``$185'' in subsection (a) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$191'';
            (2) by striking out ``$310'' in subsection (b) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$319''; and
            (3) by striking out ``$157'' in subsection (c) and
        inserting in lieu thereof ``$162''.

SEC. 6. TECHNICAL CORRECTION RELATING TO THE FINANCING OF DISCOUNT
              POINTS.

    Section 3703(c)(4)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended
in the second sentence by striking out ``Discount'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``Except in the case of a loan for the purpose specified
in section 3710(a)(8) or 3712(a)(1)(F) of this title, discount''.

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Increases the rates of:  (1) veterans' disability compensation; (2) additional compensation for veterans' dependents; (3) the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans; (4) dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children; and (5) supplemental dependency and indemnity compensation for disabled adult children.
Makes a technical correction relating to the financing of discount points for certain veterans' loans.
Deletes the requirement that adjustments in adjustable rate mortgages guaranteed to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs occur on the anniversary of the date on which the loan was closed.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the people of the United States feel a deep debt of
        gratitude to Franklin Delano Roosevelt for his leadership in
        America's struggle for peace, well-being, and human dignity;
            (2) Franklin Delano Roosevelt served his country as the
        thirty-second President from 1932 until his death in 1945, and
        is the only United States President elected to 4 terms in
        office;
            (3) Franklin Delano Roosevelt served the State of New York
        as Governor from 1928 through 1932;
            (4) Franklin Delano Roosevelt served his country as the
        United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 through
        1920;
            (5) Franklin Delano Roosevelt piloted the American people
        through the economic chaos of the Great Depression;
            (6) Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as our commander in chief,
        led the American people through the turmoil of World War II;
            (7) Franklin Delano Roosevelt established Social Security,
        thus providing all Americans with a more abundant and secure
        life;
            (8) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the author of ``The Four
        Freedoms: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from
        Want, and Freedom from Fear'';
            (9) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the founder of the
        National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, parent
        organization of the March of Dimes;
            (10) Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the chief architect of
        the United Nations;
            (11) after many years of planning, the Franklin Delano
        Roosevelt Memorial will soon join the memorials of Washington,
        Jefferson, and Lincoln as a tribute to another great American
        leader;
            (12) the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial will be a
        series of 4 large outdoor rooms encompassing over 7 acres, and
        will be situated between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials in
        Washington, D.C.; and
            (13) in 1997, the Nation will celebrate the public opening
        of this magnificent memorial, honoring one of our greatest
        Presidents.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Half Dollar Silver Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and
issue not more than 500,000 half dollar coins, each of which shall--
            (1) weigh 12.50 grams;
            (2) have a diameter of 30.61 millimeters; and
            (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
    (b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
    (c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5134 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.

SEC. 4. SOURCES OF BULLION.

    The Secretary shall obtain silver for minting coins under this Act
only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical
Materials Stock Piling Act.

SEC. 5. DESIGN OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The obverse side of each coin minted under
        this Act shall bear a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
        the thirty-second President of the United States. The reverse
        side of each coin shall be emblematic of the Franklin Delano
        Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
        under this Act there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the value of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year ``1997''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
        Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission and the
        Commission of Fine Arts; and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory
        Committee.
    (c) Additions and Alterations.--No addition or alteration to the
design selected in accordance with subsection (b) shall be made without
the approval of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission.

SEC. 6. ISSUANCE OF COINS.

    (a) Quality and Mint Facility.--The coins authorized under this Act
may be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities and shall be struck
at the United States Bullion Depository at West Point.
    (b) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act only during the period beginning on January 1, 1997, and
ending on December 31, 1997.

SEC. 7. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
            (1) the face value of the coins;
            (2) the surcharge provided in subsection (d) with respect
        to such coins; and
            (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
        labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
        marketing, and shipping).
    (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
    (c) Prepaid Orders.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
        for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
    (d) Surcharges.--All sales shall include a surcharge of $3 per
coin.

SEC. 8. GENERAL WAIVER OF PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no provision
of law governing procurement or public contracts shall be applicable to
the procurement of goods and services necessary for carrying out the
provisions of this Act.
    (b) Equal Employment Opportunity.--Subsection (a) shall not relieve
any person entering into a contract under the authority of this Act
from complying with any law relating to equal employment opportunity.

SEC. 9. DISTRIBUTION OF SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All surcharges received by the Secretary from the
sale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary as follows:
            (1) An amount equal to 50 percent of the total surcharges
        shall be paid to the National Park Foundation Restricted
        Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
            (2) An amount equal to 50 percent of the total surcharges
        shall be paid to the National Park Service Restricted
        Construction Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt
        Memorial.
    (b) Audits.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
have the right to examine such books, records, documents, and other
data of the accounts referred to in subsection (a) as may be related to
the expenditures of amounts paid under such subsection.

SEC. 10. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    (a) No Net Cost to the Government.--The Secretary shall take such
actions as may be necessary to ensure that minting and issuing coins
under this Act will not result in any net cost to the United States
Government.
    (b) Payment for Coins.--A coin shall not be issued under this Act
unless the Secretary has received--
            (1) full payment for the coin;
            (2) security satisfactory to the Secretary to indemnify the
        United States for full payment; or
            (3) a guarantee of full payment satisfactory to the
        Secretary from a depository institution whose deposits are
        insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the
        National Credit Union Administration Board.

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1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative half-dollar silver coins whose obverse side shall bear a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and whose reverse side shall be emblematic of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Mandates that the design for the coins shall be:  (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts; and (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee.
Declares that:  (1) the coins shall be struck at the U.S. Bullion Depository at West Point; and (2) may be issued only from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
Requires the Secretary to distribute proceeds from surcharges in equal allocations to:  (1) the National Park Foundation Restricted Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; and (2) the National Park Service Restricted Construction Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Microcredit for Self-Sufficiency Act
of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) More than 1,000,000,000 people in the developing world
        are living in severe poverty.
            (2) According to the United Nations Children's Fund, the
        mortality for children under the age of 5 is 10 percent in all
        developing countries and nearly 20 percent in the poorest
        countries.
            (3) Nearly 33,000 children die each day from malnutrition
        and disease which is largely preventable.
            (4)(A) Women in poverty generally have larger work loads
        and less access to educational and economic opportunities than
        their male counterparts.
            (B) Directly aiding the poorest of the poor, especially
        women, in the developing world has a positive effect not only
        on family incomes, but also on child nutrition, health, and
        education, since women tend to reinvest income in their
        families.
            (5)(A) The poor in the developing world, particularly
        women, generally lack stable employment and social safety nets.
            (B) Many women turn to self-employment to generate a
        substantial portion of their livelihood.
            (C) These poor entrepreneurs are often trapped in poverty
        because they cannot obtain credit at reasonable rates to build
        their asset base or expand their otherwise viable self-
        employment activities.
            (D) Many of the poor are forced to pay interest rates as
        high as 10 percent per day to money lenders.
            (6)(A) On February 2-4, 1997, an international Microcredit
        Summit was held in Washington, D.C., to launch a plan to expand
        access to credit for self-employment and other financial and
        business services to 100,000,000 of the world's poorest
        families, especially the women of those families, by 2005.
            (B) With an average of 5 people to a family, achieving this
        goal will mean that the benefits of microcredit will reach
        nearly half of the world's more than 1,000,000,000 absolute
        poor.
            (7)(A) The poor are able to expand their incomes and their
        businesses dramatically when they have access to loans at
        reasonable interest rates.
            (B) Through the development of self-sustaining microcredit
        programs, poor people themselves can lead the fight against
        hunger and poverty.
            (8)(A) Nongovernmental organizations such as the Grameen
        Bank, Accion International, and the Foundation for
        International Community Assistance (FINCA) have been successful
        in lending directly to the very poor.
            (B) These institutions generate repayment rates averaging
        95 percent or higher.
            (9)(A) Microcredit institutions not only reduce poverty,
        but also reduce the dependency on foreign assistance.
            (B) Interest income on a credit portfolio can be used to
        pay recurring institutional costs, assuring that the long-term
        development is sustained.
            (10) Microcredit institutions leverage foreign assistance
        resources because loans are recycled, generating new benefits
        to program participants.
            (11) The development of sustainable microcredit
        institutions that provide credit and training, and mobilize
        domestic savings, are critical to a global strategy of poverty
        reduction and broad-based economic development.
            (12)(A) In 1994, AID launched a Microenterprise Initiative
        in consultation with Congress.
            (B) The Initiative was committed to expanding funding for
        AID's microenterprise programs, provided funding of
        $137,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and set a goal that, by the
        end of fiscal year 1996, half of all microenterprise resources
        would support programs and institutions providing credit to the
poorest with loans under $300.
            (C) In fiscal year 1996, total funding for microenterprise
        activities fell to $111,000,000 of which only 39 percent was
        used for programs benefiting the poorest with loans under $300.
            (D) Increased investment in microcredit institutions
        serving the poorest is critical to achieving the Microcredit
        Summit's goal.
            (E) AID's funding for microenterprise activities in the
        developing world should be expanded to $160,000,000 for fiscal
        year 1999 to parallel the growing capacity of microcredit
        institutions in the developing world.
            (13) Providing the United States share of the global
        investment needed to achieve the goal of the Microcredit Summit
        will require only a modest increase in United States funding
        for international microcredit programs, with an increased focus
        on institutions serving the poorest.
            (14)(A) In order to reach tens of millions of the poorest
        with microcredit, it is crucial to expand and replicate
        successful microcredit institutions.
            (B) Microcredit institutions need assistance in developing
        their institutional capacity to expand their services and tap
        commercial sources of capital.
            (15) PVOs and other nongovernmental organizations have
        demonstrated competence in developing networks of local
        microcredit institutions that can reach large numbers of the
        very poor, and help the very poor achieve financial
        sustainability.
            (16) Since AID has developed very effective partnerships
        with PVOs and other nongovernmental organizations, AID should
        place a priority on investing in PVOs and other nongovernmental
        organizations through AID's central funding mechanisms.
            (17) By expanding and replicating successful microcredit
        institutions, AID should be able to assure the creation of a
        global infrastructure to provide financial services to the
        world's poorest families.
            (18)(A) AID can provide leadership among bilateral and
        multilateral development aid agencies as such agencies expand
        their support of microenterprise for the poorest.
            (B) AID should seek to improve the coordination of efforts
        at the operational level to promote the best practices for
        providing financial services to the poor and to ensure that
        adequate institutional capacity is developed.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to provide for the continuation and expansion of AID's
        commitment to develop microcredit institutions;
            (2) to make microenterprise development the centerpiece of
        the overall economic growth strategy of AID;
            (3) to support and develop the capacity of United States
        PVOs, and other international nongovernmental organizations to
        provide credit, savings, and training services to
        microentrepreneurs; and
            (4) to increase the amount of assistance devoted to
        providing access to credit for the poorest sector in developing
        countries, particularly women.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) AID.--The term ``AID'' means the United States Agency
        for International Development.
            (2) Microcredit, microenterprise, poverty lending; poverty
        lending portion of mixed programs; mixed programs.--The terms
        ``microcredit'', ``microenterprise'', ``poverty lending portion
        of mixed programs'', and ``mixed programs'' have the meaning
        given such terms under the 1994 Microenterprise Initiative of
        AID.
            (3) PVOs and other nongovernmental organizations.--The term
        ``PVOs and other nongovernmental organizations'' means--
                    (A) private voluntary organizations (including
                cooperative organizations), and
                    (B) international, regional, or national
                nongovernmental organizations,
        that are active in the region or country where the project is
        located and that have the capacity to develop and implement
        microenterprise programs that are oriented toward working
        directly with the poor, especially the poorest and women.

SEC. 4. MICROENTERPRISE ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Authorization.--
            (1) In general.--The President, acting through the
        Administrator of AID, is authorized to establish programs to
        provide credit and other assistance for microenterprises in
        developing countries.
            (2) Use of pvos and other nongovernmental organizations.--
        Programs to provide credit for microenterprises and related
        activities under this section shall be carried out primarily by
        United States PVOs and other United States and indigenous
nongovernmental organizations, including credit unions, cooperative
organizations, and other private financial intermediaries.
    (b) Eligibility Criteria.--The Administrator of AID shall establish
criteria for determining which entities described in subsection (a)(2)
are eligible to carry out the purposes described in section 2(b). Such
criteria shall include the following:
            (1) The extent to which the recipients of credit from the
        entity lack access to the local formal financial sector.
            (2) The extent to which the recipients of credit from the
        entity are among the poorest people in the country.
            (3) The extent to which the entity is oriented toward
        working directly with poor women.
            (4) The extent to which the entity is implementing a plan
        to become financially self-reliant by charging realistic
        interest rates to its borrowers.
    (c) Funding Levels for Fiscal Year 1999.--
            (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available to carry out
        chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22
        U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), not less than $160,000,000 of the funds
        made available for fiscal year 1999 shall be used to provide
        assistance under this Act. The funds authorized under the
        preceding sentence shall be in addition to any funds made
        available in fiscal year 1999 for microenterprise activities in
        the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe pursuant to the
        FREEDOM Support Act and any funds for special assistance
        initiatives within Europe, the newly independent states of the
        Former Soviet Union, Asia, and the Near East.
            (2) Additional requirements.--
                    (A) Poverty lending.--Of the funds made available
                under paragraph (1), not less than $80,000,000 shall be
                used to support poverty lending.
                    (B) Support of pvos and other nongovernmental
                organizations.--Of the funds made available under
                paragraph (1), not less than $35,000,000 shall be
                provided through the central funding mechanisms of AID
                for support of United States PVOs and United States and
                indigenous nongovernmental organizations.
                    (C) Matching grant program.--Of the funds made
                available under paragraph (1), not less than
                $10,000,000 shall be used for the private voluntary
                organizations matching grant program of AID for support
                of United States PVOs.
            (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
                    (A) To support poverty lending.--The term ``to
                support poverty lending'' means--
                            (i) funds lent to members of the poverty
                        target population (as defined in subparagraph
                        (B)) in low-income countries in amounts
                        equivalent to $300 or less in 1997 United
                        States dollars; and
                            (ii) funds used for institutional
                        development of an entity described in
                        subsection (a)(2), that is engaged in--
                                    (I) making loans of $300 or less in
                                1997 United States dollars to members
                                of the poverty target population; or
                                    (II) the poverty lending portion of
                                a mixed program.
                    (B) Poverty target population.--The term ``poverty
                target population'' means the poorest 50 percent of
                those individuals living below the poverty line,
                defined by the national government of the foreign
                country to which funds are being provided.

SEC. 5. PROGRAM PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.

    (a) Strengthening of Appropriate Mechanisms.--The Administrator of
AID shall--
            (1) strengthen appropriate mechanisms, including mechanisms
        for central microenterprise programs, for the purpose of
        strengthening the institutional development of the entities
        described in section 4(a)(2); and
            (2) develop and strengthen appropriate mechanisms for the
        purpose of gathering and disseminating the best practice for
        targeting microcredit to the poorest segment of the population.
    (b) Monitoring System.--In order to sustain the impact of the
assistance authorized under section 4, the Administrator of AID shall
establish a monitoring system that--
            (1) establishes performance goals for such assistance and
        expresses such goals in an objective and quantifiable form;
            (2) establishes performance systems or indicators to
        measure the extent to which projects are achieving such goals;
        and
            (3) provides a basis for recommendations for adjustments to
        such assistance to enhance the benefit of such assistance for
        the very poor, particularly women.
    (c) Additional Monitoring Requirements.--As a part of the
monitoring system established under subsection (b), the Administrator
of AID--
            (1) using data provided by lending institutions, shall
        monitor the actual amount of microenterprise credit and the
        number of loans made available to the poverty target population
        as a result of each project or program carried out pursuant to
        this Act;
            (2) using data provided by lending institutions, shall
        monitor the amount of funding provided pursuant to this Act
        which is allocated to organizations engaged in making loans of
        under $300 to the poverty target population, or to the poverty
        lending portion of mixed programs;
            (3) shall report to Congress annually on the progress in
        implementing AID's institutional plan of action to achieve the
        Microcredit Summit goal of expanding access to credit and other
        financial and business services to 100,000,000 of the world's
        poorest families, especially the women in those families, by
        2005; and
            (4) shall include a summary of the information collected
        under paragraphs (1) and (2) in AID's annual presentation to
        Congress.

Output:
Microcredit for Self-Sufficiency Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to establish programs to provide through U.S. private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and other U.S. and indigenous nongovernmental organizations and credit institutions credit and other assistance for microenterprises in developing countries.  Sets forth assistance eligibility criteria.
Authorizes funding allocations.
Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), in order to sustain the impact of such assistance, to establish a monitoring system that sets certain performance goals and provides a basis for recommendations for adjustments to enhance its benefit for the very poor, particularly women.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Contracting Oversight and
Reform Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DEFINED.

    In this Act, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
means the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

    Section 872(e)(1) of the Clean Contracting Act of 2008 (subtitle G
of title VIII of Public Law 110-417; 41 U.S.C. 417b(e)(1)) is amended
by striking ``to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the committees of
Congress having jurisdiction'' and inserting ``to any Member of
Congress''.

SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE.

    (a) Self-Reporting Requirement.--Section 872(f) of the Clean
Contracting Act of 2008 (subtitle G of title VIII of Public Law 110-
417; 41 U.S.C. 417b(f) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Self-Reporting Requirement.--
            ``(1) Contracts in excess of simplified acquisition
        threshold.--No funds appropriated or otherwise made available
        by any Act may be used for any Federal contract for the
        procurement of property or services in excess of the simplified
        acquisition threshold unless the contractor has first made the
        certifications set forth in section 52.209-5 of the Federal
        Acquisition Regulation.
            ``(2) Contracts in excess of $500,000.--No funds
        appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act may be used
        for any Federal contract for the procurement of property or
        services in excess of $500,000 unless the contractor--
                    ``(A) certifies that the contractor has submitted
                to the Administrator the information required under
                subsection (c) and that such information is current as
                of the date of such certification; or
                    ``(B) certifies that the contractor has cumulative
                active Federal contracts and grants with a total value
                of less than $10,000,000.''.
    (b) Periodic Inspection or Review of Contract Files.--Section
872(e)(2) of the Clean Contracting Act of 2008 (subtitle G of title
VIII of Public Law 110-417; 41 U.S.C. 417b(e)(2)) is amended by adding
at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Periodic inspection or review.--The Inspector
                General of each Federal agency shall periodically--
                            ``(i) conduct an inspection or review of
                        the contract files required under subparagraph
                        (B) to determine if the agency is providing
                        appropriate consideration of the information
                        included in the database created pursuant to
                        subsection (c); and
                            ``(ii) submit a report containing the
                        results of the inspection or review conducted
                        under clause (i) to the Committee on Homeland
                        Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate
                        and the Committee on Oversight and Government
                        Reform of the House of Representatives.''.
    (c) Annual Report.--The Comptroller General of the United States
shall annually submit a report to the appropriate congressional
committees describing the extent to which suspended or debarred
contractors on the Excluded Parties List System--
            (1) are identified as having received Federal contracts on
        USAspending.gov; or
            (2) were granted waivers from Federal agencies from
        suspension or debarment for purposes of entering into Federal
        contracts.

SEC. 5. CONSOLIDATION OF CONTRACTING INFORMATION DATABASES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services,
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for
integrating and consolidating existing contracting information
databases, including the databases set forth in subsection (b), into a
single searchable and linked network.
    (b) Included Databases.--The single network described in subsection
(a) shall include information from all relevant contracting information
databases, including--
            (1) the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS);
            (2) the Central Contractor Registry (CCR);
            (3) the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System
        (CPARS);
            (4) the Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS);
            (5) the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity
        Information System (FAPIIS);
            (6) the Federal Business Opportunities Database (FBO);
            (7) the Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation
        (FPDS-NG);
            (8) the Past Performance Information Retrieval System
        (PPIRS); and
            (9) USAspending.gov.

SEC. 6. UNIQUE IDENTIFYING NUMBER.

    (a) Study.--The Inspector General of the General Services
Administration shall conduct a study on the use of identifying numbers
for Federal contractors to--
            (1) determine if the system of contractor identifying
        numbers in use as of the date of the enactment of this Act is
        adequately tracking Federal contractors;
            (2) assess the feasibility of developing and adopting a new
        unique Federal contractor identification system; and
            (3) determine whether such a system would more effectively
        track Federal contractors.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a report on the study conducted
under subsection (a).

SEC. 7. DATABASE SCOPE.

    Section 872(c) of the Clean Contracting Act of 2008 (subtitle G of
title VIII of Public Law 110-417; 41 U.S.C. 417(c)) is amended--
            (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``5-
        year period'' and inserting ``10-year period''; and
            (2) in paragraph (1)--
                    (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                striking ``with the Federal Government'';
                    (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``In an
                administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and
                liability'' and inserting ``An administrative
                proceeding''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``with an
                acknowledgment of fault by the person''.

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Federal Contracting Oversight and Reform Act of 2010 - Amends the Clean Contracting Act of 2008 to: (1) require the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that the information in the database of information regarding the integrity and performance of persons awarded federal contracts and grants is available to any Member of Congress (currently, limited to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the committees having jurisdiction); and (2) expand the scope of the database, including doubling the period of coverage.

Prohibits funds appropriated or otherwise made available by any Act from being used for any federal contract for the procurement of property or services in excess of: (1) the simplified acquisition threshold unless the contractor has first made the certifications set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation regarding debarment, suspension, proposed debarment, and other responsibility matters; and (2) $500,000 unless the contractor certifies that he or she has submitted to the Administrator specified required information and that such information is current as of the date of the certification, or that the contractor has cumulative active federal contracts and grants valued at less than $10 million.

Requires the Inspector General of each federal agency to periodically: (1) conduct an inspection or review of required contract files to determine if the agency is providing appropriate consideration of the information included in the database; and (2) report to Congress on the results of the inspection or review. Requires the Comptroller General to annually report on the extent to which suspended or debarred contractors on the Excluded Parties List System are identified as having received contracts on USAspending.gov or were granted waivers from suspension or debarment.

Requires: (1) the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to report to Congress a plan for integrating and consolidating specified existing contracting information databases into a single searchable and linked network; and (2) the Inspector General of GSA to conduct a study on the use of identifying numbers for federal contractors.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Public Lands Corps Act of 1993''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) conserving or developing natural and cultural resources
        and enhancing and maintaining environmentally important lands
        and waters through the use of the Nation's young men and women
        in a Public Lands Corps can benefit those men and women by
        providing them with education and work opportunities,
        furthering their understanding and appreciation of the natural
        and cultural resources, and providing a means to pay for higher
        education or to repay indebtedness they have incurred to obtain
        higher education while at the same time benefiting the Nation's
        economy and its environment;
            (2) many facilities and natural resources located on public
        lands and on Indian reservations are in disrepair or degraded
        and in need of labor intensive rehabilitation, restoration, and
        enhancement work which cannot be carried out by Federal
        agencies at existing personnel levels; and.
            (3) youth conservation corps have established a good record
        of restoring and maintaining these kinds of facilities and
        resources in a cost effective and efficient manner, especially
        when they have worked in partnership arrangements with
        government land management agencies.
    (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to--
            (1) perform, in a cost-effective manner, conservation,
        rehabilitation, restoration, and improvement work on public
        lands and Indian lands where that work will not be performed by
        existing employees, and to assist government and tribal land
        managing agencies in performing research and public education
        tasks associated with natural and cultural resources on public
        lands;
            (2) expose young men and women to public service while
        furthering their understanding and appreciation of the nation's
        natural and cultural resources;
            (3) expand educational opportunity by rewarding individuals
        who participate in national service with an increased ability
        to pursue higher education or job training; and
            (4) stimulate interest among the nation's young men and
        women in conservation careers by exposing them to conservation
        professionals in land managing agencies.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The term ``Corps'' means the Public Lands Corps
        established under section 4.
            (2) The term ``public lands'' means any lands or waters (or
        interest therein) owned or administered by the United States
        other than Indian lands.
            (3) The term ``qualified youth or conservation corps''
        means any program established by a State or local government,
        by the governing body of any Indian tribe, or by a nonprofit
        organization that--
                    (A) is capable of offering meaningful, full-time,
                productive work for individuals between 16 and 25 years
                of age in a natural or cultural resource setting;
                    (B) gives participants a mix of work experience,
                basic and life skills, education, training, and support
                services; and
                    (C) provides participants with the opportunity to
                develop citizenship values and skills through service
                to their community and the United States.
            (4) The term ``Indian tribe'' means any Indian tribe, band,
        nation, or other group which is recognized as an Indian tribe
        by the Secretary of the Interior. Such term also includes any
        Native village corporation, regional corporation, and Native
        group established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims
        Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
            (5) The term ``Indian'' means a person who is a member of
        an Indian tribe.
            (6) The term ``Indian lands'' means any real property owned
        by an Indian tribe, any real property held in trust by the
        United States for Indian tribes, and any real property held by
        Indian tribes which is subject to restrictions on alienation
        imposed by the United States.
            (7) The term ``State'' means any State of the United
        States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
        Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the
        Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
            (8) The term ``conservation, restoration, or rehabilitation
        project'' means any project for the conservation, restoration,
        or rehabilitation of natural, cultural, historic,
        archaeological, recreational, or scenic resources.

SEC. 4. PUBLIC LANDS CORPS PROGRAM.

    (a) Establishment of Public Lands Corps.--There is hereby
established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture a Public Lands Corps. The Corps shall consist of young men
and women between the ages of 16 and 25 who are enrolled in the Corps
by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture under
this Act. Persons enrolled in the Corps shall be citizens or permanent
residents of the United States, or of any territory or possession of
the United States or of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who have
received a high school diploma or its equivalent or who agree to obtain
a high school diploma or its equivalent and who did not drop out of an
elementary or secondary school to enroll in the program. Such persons
shall be enrolled in the Corps without regard to the civil service and
classification laws, rules, or regulations of the United States.
    (b) Qualified Youth or Conservation corps.--The Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are authorized to enter into
contracts and cooperative agreements with any qualified youth or
conservation corps to perform projects referred to in subsection (c).
    (c) Projects to be Carried Out.--The Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture may each utilize the Public Lands Corps or
any qualified youth or conservation corps to carry out any
conservation, restoration, or rehabilitation project which such
Secretary is authorized to carry out under other authority of law on
public lands or Indian lands.
    (d) Preference for Certain Projects.--In selecting projects to be
carried out under this Act, a preference shall be provided for those
projects which--
            (1) will provide long-term benefits to the public;
            (2) will instill in the enrollee involved a work ethic and
        a sense of public service;
            (3) will be labor intensive;
            (4) can be planned and initiated promptly; and
            (5) will provide academic, experiential, and environmental
        education opportunities.
    (e) Consistency.--All projects carried out under this Act on any
public lands or Indian lands shall be consistent with the provisions of
law and policies relating to the management and administration of such
lands, with all other applicable provisions of law, and with all
management, operational, and other plans and documents which govern the
administration of the area.
    (f) Conservation Centers.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture are each authorized to provide such quarters,
board, medical care, transportation, and other services, facilities,
supplies, and equipment as such Secretary deems necessary in connection
with the programs carried out under this section and to establish and
use conservation centers owned and operated by such Secretary for
purposes of such programs. Each such Secretary may make arrangements
with the Secretary of Defense to have logistical support provided by a
military installation near any conservation center, where feasible,
including the provision of temporary tent shelters where needed,
transportation, and residential supervision. Such Secretaries shall
establish basic standards of health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety
for all conservation centers and shall assure that such standards are
enforced. Where necessary or appropriate, such Secretaries may enter
into contracts and other appropriate arrangements with State and local
government agencies and private organizations for the management of
such conservation centers.

SEC. 5. RESOURCE ASSISTANTS.

    (a) Authorization.--The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture are each authorized to provide for the placement of
qualified college students or recent college graduates in any Federal
land managing agency under the jurisdiction of such Secretary as
resource assistants to carry out such research or other technical
functions on behalf of such agency as such Secretary deems appropriate.
Such persons shall be placed in the agency without regard to the civil
service and classification laws, rules, or regulations of the United
States. Resource assistants participating in the program established
under this section shall be recruited from colleges and universities
throughout the United States, with particular attention given to ensure
full representation of women and participants from historically black,
Hispanic, and Native American schools.
    (b) Purposes.--The dual purposes of the Resource Assistant Program
established under this section are to--
            (1) augment the work force of the Federal land managing
        agencies through more extensive use of college students and
        recent college graduates, and
            (2) to enhance the college student or college graduate's
        exposure to the conservation agency work place as a potential
        career.
    (c) Existing Nonprofit Organizations.--Whenever 1 or more existing
nonprofit organizations can, in the judgment of the agency, provide an
appropriate level and quality of program to fulfill the requirements of
this section, the agency is authorized and directed to implement this
section through such existing organizations.
    (d) Private Sources of Funding.--Participating nonprofit
organizations shall contribute to the expenses of providing and
supporting the interns, through private sources of funding, at a level
equal to 25 percent of the total costs of each participant in the
Resource Assistant program who has been recruited and placed through
that organization. Any such participating nonprofit conservation
service organization shall be required, by the respective land managing
agency, to submit an annual report evaluating the scope, size, and
quality of the program, including the value of work contributed by the
Resource Assistants, to the mission of the agency.

SEC. 6. LIVING ALLOWANCES AND TERMS OF SERVICE FOR PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) Living Allowances.--The Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture shall provide each participant in the Public
Lands Corps and each Resource Assistant participating in the program
established under section 5 a living allowance which shall not exceed
the maximum living allowance established for participants in the
national service program established under title I of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.)
    (b) Terms of Service.--Each participant in the Public Lands Corps
and each Resource Assistant participating in the program established
under section 5 shall agree to participate in such program for a term
of service established by the Secretary of the Interior or the
Secretary of Agriculture, as the case may be, consistent with the terms
of service required in the case of participants in the national service
program established under the National and Community Service Act of
1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.)

SEC. 7. EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OR AWARDS FOR PARTICIPANTS.

    (a) Educational Benefits and Awards.--Each participant in the
Public Lands Corps and each Resource Assistant participating in the
program established under section 5 shall be eligible for national
service awards under title I of the National and Community Service Act
of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12571 et seq.) if such participant complies with
such requirements as may be established under this Act by the Secretary
of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture respecting eligibility
for such benefits and awards. The period during which such benefits or
awards may be used, the purposes for which such benefits or awards may
be used, and the amount of such benefits and awards shall be determined
as provided under such subtitle D.
    (b) Forbearance in the Collection of Stafford Loans.--For purposes
of section 428 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in the case of
borrowers who are participants in the Public Lands Corps and Resource
Assistants participating in the program established under section 5,
upon written request, a lender shall grant a borrower forbearance on
such terms as are otherwise consistent with the regulations of the
Secretary of Education, during periods in which the borrower is serving
as such a participant or Resource Assistant and eligible for a post
service educational benefit or award under subsection (a).

SEC. 8. NONDISPLACEMENT.

    The nondisplacement requirements of section 177 of the National and
Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12637) shall be applicable to
all activities carried out by the Public Lands Corps, to the program
carried out under section 6, and to all activities carried out under
this Act by a qualified youth or conservation corps.

SEC. 9. FUNDING.

    (a) Cost Sharing.--
            (1) Projects by qualified youth or conservation corps.--The
        Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are
        each authorized to pay not more than 75 percent of the costs of
        any project carried out pursuant to this Act on public lands by
        a qualified youth or conservation corps. The remaining 25
        percent of such costs may be provided from nonfederal sources
        in the form of funds, services, facilities, materials,
        equipment, or any combination of the foregoing. No cost sharing
        shall be required in the case of any such project carried out
        on Indian lands.
            (2) Public Lands Corps.--A foundation associated with a
        Federal land managing agency may contribute to the costs of any
        project carried out by the Public Lands Corps established under
        this Act, but nothing in this Act shall be construed to require
        any cost sharing for any such project.
    (b) Funds Available Under National and Community Service Act.--For
programs carried out under this section (including the Resource
Assistant Program), the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Agriculture shall be eligible to receive funds available to any corps
programs under the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42
U.S.C. 12501 and following). Such funds shall be provided to such
Secretaries without regard to any restriction under section 122(b)(4)
of such Act, or under any other provision of such Act, relating to the
failure of a State to establish a corps program.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

Output:
Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 - Establishes a Public Lands Corps in the Departments of the Interior and Agriculture to carry out authorized conservation, restoration, and rehabilitation projects on public lands or Indian lands.  Requires the Corps to consist of men and women between the ages of 16 and 25 with high school diplomas or the equivalent. Authorizes the Secretaries to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with any qualified youth or conservation corps to perform the projects.
Sets forth provisions relating to:  (1) preferred project characteristics; and (2) provision of facilities, services, and supplies and establishment of conservation centers for project programs.
Authorizes the Secretaries to provide for the placement of qualified college students or recent college graduates as Resource Assistants in Federal land managing agencies to carry out research or other technical functions.  Declares that the purposes of the Resource Assistant Program are:  (1) to augment the work force of the Federal land managing agencies through more extensive use of college students and recent college graduates; and (2) to enhance exposure to the conservation agency work place as a potential career.  Directs the agency to implement the Program through existing nonprofit organizations if they can provide an appropriate level and quality of program.  Requires participating nonprofit organizations to contribute 25 percent of the total costs of each Program participant recruited and placed through that organization.
Applies provisions of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (the Act) relating to living allowances, terms of service, educational benefits or awards, and nondisplacement to participants in the Public Lands Corps and Resource Assistant Program.
Authorizes the Secretaries to pay up to 75 percent of the costs of any project carried out on public lands by a qualified youth or conservation corps.  Permits the remaining 25 percent of such costs to be provided from nonfederal sources in the form of funds, services, materials, or equipment.  Prohibits cost sharing in the case of such project carried out on Indian lands.
Authorizes appropriations.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Veterans Access to Quality
Care Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC CARE FOR
              VETERANS.

    (a) Establishment or Expansion of Advanced Degree Programs To
Expand Availability of Care.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
work with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for
the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in
prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the
availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans.
    (b) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the
        effective date specified in subsection (d), the Secretary shall
        submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and
        the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
        Representatives a report setting forth a plan for carrying out
        subsection (a).
            (2) Development of plan.--The Secretary shall develop the
        plan required under paragraph (1) in consultation with veterans
        service organizations, institutions of higher education with
        accredited degree programs in prosthetics and orthotics, and
        representatives of the prosthetics and orthotics field.
    (c) Funding.--
            (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
        to be appropriated for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of
        Veterans Affairs, $5,000,000 to carry out this section.
            (2) Availability.--The amount authorized to be appropriated
        by paragraph (1) shall remain available for expenditure until
        September 30, 2020.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 3. PROVISION OF FULL PRACTICE AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE
              REGISTERED NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, AND OTHER HEALTH
              CARE PROFESSIONALS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) Full Practice Authority.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
shall provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered
nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed health care
professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs as is consistent
with the education, training, and certification of such health care
professionals.
    (b) Inapplicability of State Limitations.--Full practice authority
shall be provided by the Secretary under subsection (a) to health care
professionals described in that subsection without regard to any
limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice
of such professionals by a licensing or credentialing body of a State
or otherwise under State law.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``advanced practice registered nurse'' has the
        meaning given that term in section 5509(e)(1) of Public Law
        111-148 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note).
            (2) The term ``full practice authority'' means--
                    (A) with respect to an advanced practice registered
                nurse, the full scope of practice for the area of
                nursing practiced by the advanced practice registered
                nurse as determined by the national professional
                association or organization, a successor association or
                organization, or any other appropriate entity as
                determined by the Secretary for such area of nursing;
                    (B) with respect to a physician assistant, the full
                scope of practice for the area of medicine practiced by
                the physician assistant as determined by the national
                professional association or organization, a successor
                association or organization, or any other appropriate
                entity as determined by the Secretary for such area of
                medicine; and
                    (C) with respect to any other licensed health care
                professional not specified in subparagraph (A) or (B),
                the full scope of practice for the area of medicine
                practiced by the licensed health care professional as
                determined by the national professional association or
                organization, a successor association or organization,
                or any other appropriate entity as determined by the
                Secretary for such area of medicine.
            (3) The term ``physician assistant'' has the meaning given
        that term in section 1861(aa)(5)(A) of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa)(5)(A)).

SEC. 4. TRANSFER OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CREDENTIALING DATA FROM
              SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    (a) In General.--In a case in which the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs hires a covered health care provider, the Secretary of Defense
shall, after receiving a request from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
for the credentialing data of the Secretary of Defense relating to such
health care provider, transfer to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
such credentialing data.
    (b) Covered Health Care Providers.--For purposes of this section, a
covered provider is a health care provider who--
            (1) is or was employed by the Secretary of Defense;
            (2) provides or provided health care related services as
        part of such employment; and
            (3) was credentialed by the Secretary of Defense.
    (c) Policies and Regulations.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs
and the Secretary of Defense shall establish such policies and
promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
    (d) Credentialing Defined.--In this section, the term
``credentialing'' means the systematic process of screening and
evaluating qualifications and other credentials, including licensure,
required education, relevant training and experience, and current
competence and health status.
    (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date
that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Improving Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) develop a plan for working with institutions of higher education to develop partnerships for the establishment or expansion of programs of advanced degrees in prosthetics and orthotics in order to improve and enhance the availability of high quality prosthetic and orthotic care for veterans; and (2) provide full practice authority to advanced practice registered nurses, physician assistants, and such other licensed VA health care professionals as is consistent with the education, training, and certification of such professionals without regard to any limitation that would otherwise be imposed on the health care practice of such professionals by a state licensing or credentialing body.  The Department of Defense (DOD) must transfer to the VA upon request the credentialing data of a DOD health care provider who is hired by the VA.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Bullying Redress and Verified
Enforcement Act'' or the ``BRAVE Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

    Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 7801 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9534 the
following:

``SEC. 9534A. BULLYING.

    ``(a) Official Reporting Requirements.--
            ``(1) Report of bullying.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a
                local educational agency shall require an employee of
                the local educational agency who becomes aware of
                bullying to report to the individual designated under
                paragraph (2) by not later than 7 business days after
                becoming aware of such bullying a description of--
                            ``(i) the acts that constituted bullying;
                            ``(ii) if the bullying included a reference
                        to or was motivated by an actual or perceived
                        protected characteristic of the victim, such
                        protected characteristic; and
                            ``(iii) the response to such bullying by
                        employees of the local educational agency.
                    ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A),
                in the case of an employee of a local educational
                agency who is informed of bullying by a student
                attending a school served by the local educational
                agency, but the student requests that such bullying not
                be reported by the employee, the employee shall not be
                required to report such bullying under subparagraph
                (A).
            ``(2) Receipt of reports.--A local educational agency shall
        designate an individual to receive reports of bullying and
        shall inform each employee of the local educational agency of
        the contact information of the individual so designated.
            ``(3) Reporting to the local educational agency.--Not later
        than 60 days after the date of the receipt of a report under
        paragraph (1), the individual designated under paragraph (2)
        shall inform all employees of the local educational agency of
        the acts described and the response by employees of the local
        educational agency and shall exclude any personally
        identifiable information of any student involved.
            ``(4) Publicly available quarterly reports.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a
                local educational agency shall publish and make
                available to all students served by the local
                educational agency and parents of such students a
                report on a quarterly basis that--
                            ``(i) summarizes the bullying reported
                        since the previous quarterly report;
                            ``(ii) summarizes the responses by
                        employees of the local educational agency to
                        such bullying;
                            ``(iii) excludes any personally
                        identifiable information of any student
                        involved; and
                            ``(iv) informs the public of the right to
                        file a complaint under subsection (b)(2).
                    ``(B) Exception.--A local educational agency shall
                not publish a report under subparagraph (A) in a case
                in which such publication would reveal personally
                identifiable information about an individual student.
            ``(5) Annual policy review.--Each local educational agency
        shall review, on an annual basis, the policies on bullying for
        schools served by the local educational agency.
    ``(b) Federal Enforcement.--
            ``(1) Condition of federal funding.--As a condition of
        receiving funds under this Act, a local educational agency
        shall--
                    ``(A) annually certify to the Secretary in writing
                that such local educational agency has complied with
                this section; and
                    ``(B) together with such certification, submit the
                4 most recent quarterly reports published preceding
                such certification pursuant to subsection (a)(4).
            ``(2) Federal receipt of complaints.--The Assistant
        Secretary who serves as the head of the Office of Civil Rights
        for the Department of Education shall--
                    ``(A) establish a procedure for a student of a
                local educational agency, a parent of such student, or
                another appropriate individual to submit to the
                Assistant Secretary a complaint relating to a failure
                to comply with this section; and
                    ``(B) publish such procedure on the Internet
                website of the Department of Education.
            ``(3) Federal response to complaints.--After receiving a
        complaint pursuant to paragraph (2), the Assistant Secretary
        shall--
                    ``(A) investigate such complaint to determine if a
                local educational agency failed to comply with this
                section; and
                    ``(B) if such local educational agency is
                determined under subparagraph (A) to have failed to
                comply with this section--
                            ``(i) withhold further payment of funds
                        under this Act to such local educational
                        agency;
                            ``(ii) issue a complaint to compel
                        compliance of such local educational agency
                        through a cease and desist order; or
                            ``(iii) enter into a compliance agreement
                        with such local educational agency to bring it
                        into compliance with this section,
                in the same manner as the Secretary is authorized to
                take such actions under sections 455, 456, and 457,
                respectively, of the General Education Provisions Act.
            ``(4) Public availability of information about
        complaints.--Not later than 60 days after receiving a complaint
        pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the Assistant Secretary shall
        make available on the Internet website of the Department of
        Education information about such complaint, which shall--
                    ``(A) if the bullying included a reference to or
                was motivated by an actual or perceived protected
                characteristic of the victim, include a description of
                such protected characteristic; and
                    ``(B) exclude any personally identifiable
                information of any student involved.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Bullying.--The term `bullying' means any severe,
        pervasive, or persistent electronic, written, verbal, or
        physical act by one student or a group of students toward
        another student during school hours and on school premises, or
        at a school-sponsored activity outside of school hours, that
        causes--
                    ``(A) harm to or reasonable concern for the person,
                property, or mental health of such other student; or
                    ``(B) such other student to withdraw from or avoid
                benefitting from the services, activities, or
                opportunities offered by the school.
            ``(2) Protected characteristic.--The term `protected
        characteristic' includes race, color, sex, religion, national
        origin, disability, gender, gender identity, and sexual
        orientation.''.

Output: Bullying Redress and Verified Enforcement Act or the BRAVE Act - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to require the employees of local educational agencies (LEAs) who become aware of bullying to report to an LEA-designated individual, within seven business days: (1) the acts that constituted bullying; (2) the protected characteristic of the victim if the bullying included a reference to or was motivated by such an actual or perceived protected characteristic; and (3) the response of the LEA's employees. Requires the LEA-designated individual, within 60 days after receiving such a report, to inform all the LEA's employees of the acts described and the response of the LEA's employees. Requires each LEA to annually review its policies on bullying. Directs each LEA to publish and make available to all of its students and their parents a quarterly report that: (1) summarizes the bullying reported since the previous quarterly report, (2) summarizes the responses to such bullying by the LEA's employees, (3) excludes any personally identifiable information of any student involved, and (4) informs the public of the right to file a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the Department of Education regarding the LEA's failure to comply with this Act's requirements. Directs the Assistant Secretary who heads the Office of Civil Rights to: (1) establish the complaint procedure and publish it on the Department's website; (2) investigate each complaint to determine if the LEA complied with this Act's requirements; (3) withhold ESEA funds from, issue a complaint against, or enter into a compliance agreement with a noncompliant LEA to bring it into compliance; and (4) make information about each complaint available on the Department's website. Conditions each LEA's receipt of ESEA funds on the LEA: (1) annually certifying to the Secretary of Education in writing that it is in compliance with this Act's requirements, and (2) submitting its four most recent quarterly reports on bullying.