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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Senior Care Safety Act of 2000''.

SEC. 2. CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR NURSING FACILITY WORKERS.

    (a) Medicare.--
            (1) Requirement to conduct criminal background checks.--
        Section 1819(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-
        3(d)(4)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Screening of workers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A skilled nursing
                        facility shall not knowingly employ an
                        individual unless the individual has passed a
                        criminal background check conducted in
                        accordance with the requirements of clause
                        (ii).
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Notification.--Not later than
                                180 days after the date of enactment of
                                this subparagraph, the Secretary, in
                                consultation with the Attorney General,
                                shall notify skilled nursing facilities
                                of the requirements of this
                                subparagraph.
                                    ``(II) Skilled nursing facility
                                requirements.--
                                            ``(aa) Provision of
                                        statements to applicants.--Not
                                        later than 180 days after a
                                        skilled nursing facility
                                        receives a notice in accordance
                                        with subclause (I), the skilled
                                        nursing facility shall adopt
                                        and enforce the requirement
                                        that each applicant for
                                        employment at the skilled
                                        nursing facility shall complete
                                        the written statement described
                                        in subclause (III).
                                            ``(bb) Transmittal of
                                        completed statements.--Not
                                        later than 5 business days
                                        after a skilled nursing
                                        facility receives such
                                        completed written statement,
                                        the skilled nursing facility
                                        shall transmit such statement
                                        to the Attorney General.
                                    ``(III) Statement described.--The
                                written statement described in this
                                subclause shall contain the following:
                                            ``(aa) The name, address,
                                        and date of birth appearing on
                                        a valid identification document
                                        (as defined section 1028(d)(2)
                                        of title 18, United States
                                        Code) of the applicant, a
                                        description of the
                                        identification document used,
                                        and the applicant's social
                                        security account number.
                                            ``(bb) A statement that the
                                        applicant has never been
                                        convicted of a crime of
                                        violence or of a Federal or
                                        State offense consisting of the
                                        distribution of controlled
                                        substances (as that term is
                                        defined in section 102(6) of
                                        the Controlled Substances Act
                                        (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
                                            ``(cc) The date the
                                        statement is made.
                                    ``(IV) Attorney general
                                requirements.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--Upon
                                        receipt of a completed written
                                        statement from a skilled
                                        nursing facility, the Attorney
                                        General, using information
                                        available to the Department of
                                        Justice, shall notify the
                                        facility of the receipt of such
                                        statement and promptly
                                        determine whether the applicant
                                        completing the statement has
                                        ever been convicted of a crime
                                        described in subclause
                                        (III)(bb).
                                            ``(bb) Notification of
                                        failure to pass.--Not later
                                        than 5 business days after the
                                        receipt of such statement, the
                                        Attorney General shall inform
                                        the skilled nursing facility
                                        transmitting the statement if
                                        the applicant completing the
                                        statement did not pass the
                                        background check. A skilled
                                        nursing facility not so
                                        informed within such period
                                        shall consider the applicant
                                        completing the statement to
                                        have passed the background
                                        check.
                                            ``(cc) No fee.--In no case
                                        shall a skilled nursing
                                        facility or an applicant be
                                        charged a fee in connection
                                        with the background
check process conducted under this clause.
                            ``(iii) Limitation on use of information.--
                        A skilled nursing facility that obtains
                        criminal background information about an
                        applicant pursuant to this subparagraph may use
                        such information only for the purpose of
                        determining the suitability of the worker for
                        employment.
                            ``(iv) No action based on failure to
                        hire.--In any action against a skilled nursing
                        facility based on a failure or refusal to hire
                        an applicant, the fact that the applicant did
                        not pass a background check conducted in
                        accordance with this subparagraph shall be a
                        complete defense to such action.''.
            (2) Penalties.--Section 1819(h)(1) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395i-3(h)(1)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking the heading and inserting ``State
                authority'';
                    (B) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
                        (B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and indenting such
                        clauses appropriately; and
                            (ii) by striking ``If a State'' and
                        inserting the following:
                    ``(A) In general.--If a State'';
                    (C) in the second sentence, by striking ``If a
                State'' and inserting the following:
                    ``(C) Penalties for prior failures.--If a State'';
                and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as added
                by subparagraph (B)(ii) of this paragraph) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Required penalties.--A civil money penalty of
                not more than $5000 shall be assessed and collected,
                with interest, against any facility which is or was out
                of compliance with the requirements of clause (i),
                (ii)(II), or (iii) of subsection (d)(4)(B).''.
    (b) Medicaid.--
            (1) Requirement to conduct criminal background checks.--
        Section 1919(d)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
        1396r(d)(4)) is amended--
                    (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as
                subparagraph (C); and
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                following new subparagraph:
                    ``(B) Screening of workers.--
                            ``(i) In general.--A nursing facility shall
                        not knowingly employ an individual unless the
                        individual has passed a criminal background
                        check conducted in accordance with the
                        requirements of clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Requirements.--
                                    ``(I) Notification.--Not later than
                                180 days after the date of enactment of
                                this subparagraph, the Secretary, in
                                consultation with the Attorney General,
                                shall notify nursing facilities of the
                                requirements of this subparagraph.
                                    ``(II) Nursing facility
                                requirements.--
                                            ``(aa) Provision of
                                        statements to applicants.--Not
                                        later than 180 days after a
                                        nursing facility receives a
                                        notice in accordance with
                                        subclause (I), the nursing
                                        facility shall adopt and
                                        enforce the requirement that
                                        each applicant for employment
                                        at the nursing facility shall
                                        complete the written statement
                                        described in subclause (III).
                                            ``(bb) Transmittal of
                                        completed statements.--Not
                                        later than 5 business days
                                        after a nursing facility
                                        receives such completed written
                                        statement, the nursing facility
                                        shall transmit such statement
                                        to the Attorney General.
                                    ``(III) Statement described.--The
                                written statement described in this
                                subclause shall contain the following:
                                            ``(aa) The name, address,
                                        and date of birth appearing on
                                        a valid identification document
                                        (as defined section 1028(d)(2)
                                        of title 18, United States
                                        Code) of the applicant, a
                                        description of the
                                        identification document used,
                                        and the applicant's social
                                        security account number.
                                            ``(bb) A statement that the
                                        applicant has never been
                                        convicted of a crime of
                                        violence or of a Federal or
                                        State offense consisting of the
                                        distribution of controlled
                                        substances (as that term is
                                        defined in section 102(6) of
                                        the Controlled Substances Act
                                        (21 U.S.C. 802(6)).
                                            ``(cc) The date the
                                        statement is made.
                                    ``(IV) Attorney general
                                requirements.--
                                            ``(aa) In general.--Upon
                                        receipt of a completed written
                                        statement from a nursing
                                        facility, the Attorney General,
                                        using information available to
                                        the Department of Justice,
                                        shall notify the facility of
                                        the receipt of such statement
                                        and promptly determine whether
                                        the applicant completing the
                                        statement has ever been
convicted of a crime described in subclause (III)(bb).
                                            ``(bb) Notification of
                                        failure to pass.--Not later
                                        than 5 business days after the
                                        receipt of such statement, the
                                        Attorney General shall inform
                                        the nursing facility
                                        transmitting the statement if
                                        the applicant completing the
                                        statement did not pass the
                                        background check. A nursing
                                        facility not so informed within
                                        such period shall consider the
                                        applicant completing the
                                        statement to have passed the
                                        background check.
                                            ``(cc) No fee.--In no case
                                        shall a nursing facility or an
                                        applicant be charged a fee in
                                        connection with the background
                                        check process conducted under
                                        this clause.
                            ``(iii) Limitation on use of information.--
                        A nursing facility that obtains criminal
                        background information about an applicant
                        pursuant to this subparagraph may use such
                        information only for the purpose of determining
                        the suitability of the worker for employment.
                            ``(iv) No action based on failure to
                        hire.--In any action against a nursing facility
                        based on a failure or refusal to hire an
                        applicant, the fact that the applicant did not
                        pass a background check conducted in accordance
                        with this subparagraph shall be a complete
                        defense to such action.''.
            (2) Penalties.--Section 1919(h)(2)(A) of the Social
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(h)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting
        after clause (iv) the following new clause:
                            ``(v) A civil money penalty of not more
                        than $5000 shall be assessed and collected,
                        with interest, against any facility which is or
                        was out of compliance with the requirements of
                        clause (i), (ii)(II), or (iii) of subsection
                        (d)(4)(B).''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section take
effect on October 1, 2000.

SEC. 3. REPORT ON CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Attorney General shall conduct a study of the effects
of background checks in nursing facilities and submit a report to
Congress that includes the following:
            (1) The success of conducting background checks on nursing
        facility employees.
            (2) The impact of background checks on patient care in such
        facilities.
            (3) The need to conduct background checks in other patient
        care settings outside of nursing facilities.
            (4) Suggested methods for further improving the background
        check system and the estimated costs of such improvements.
    (b) Definition of Nursing Facility.--In subsection (a), the term
``nursing facility'' has the meaning given that term in section 1919(a)
of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r(a)) and includes a skilled
nursing facility (as defined in section 1819(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1395i-3(a))).

Output: Directs the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the effects of background checks in nursing facilities.


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SECTION 1. MARKET LOSS ASSISTANCE.

    (a) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture (referred
to in this Act as the ``Secretary'') shall, to the maximum extent
practicable, use $4,622,240,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit
Corporation to make a market loss assistance payment to owners and
producers on a farm that are eligible for a final payment for fiscal
year 2001 under a production flexibility contract for the farm under
the Agriculture Market Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.).
    (b) Amount.--The amount of assistance made available to owners and
producers on a farm under this section shall be proportionate to the
amount of the total contract payments received by the owners and
producers for fiscal year 2001 under a production flexibility contract
for the farm under the Agricultural Market Transition Act.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL OILSEEDS PAYMENT.

    The Secretary shall use $423,510,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to make a supplemental payment under section 202 of
the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224; 7
U.S.C. 1421 note) to producers of the 2000 crop of oilseeds that
previously received a payment under such section.

SEC. 3. SUPPLEMENTAL PEANUT PAYMENT.

    The Secretary shall use $54,210,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to provide a supplemental payment under section
204(a) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
224; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) to producers of quota peanuts or additional
peanuts for the 2000 crop year that previously received a payment under
such section. The Secretary shall adjust the payment rate specified in
such section to reflect the amount made available for payments under
this section.

SEC. 4. SUPPLEMENTAL TOBACCO PAYMENT.

    (a) Supplemental Payment.--The Secretary shall use $129,000,000 of
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to provide a supplemental
payment under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of
2000 (Public Law 106-224; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) to eligible persons (as
defined in such section) that previously received a payment under such
section.
    (b) Special Rule for Georgia.--The Secretary may make payments
under this section to eligible persons in Georgia only if the State of
Georgia agrees to use the sum of $13,000,000 to make payments at the
same time, or subsequently, to the same persons in the same manner as
provided for the Federal payments under this section, as required by
section 204(b)(6) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000.

SEC. 5. SUPPLEMENTAL WOOL AND MOHAIR PAYMENT.

    The Secretary shall use $16,940,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to provide a supplemental payment under section 814
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (as enacted by Public Law
106-387), to producers of wool, and producers of mohair, for the 2000
marketing year that previously received a payment under such section.
The Secretary shall adjust the payment rate specified in such section
to reflect the amount made available for payments under this section.

SEC. 6. SUPPLEMENTAL COTTONSEED ASSISTANCE.

    The Secretary shall use $84,700,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to provide supplemental assistance under section
204(e) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-
224; 7 U.S.C. 1421 note) to producers and first-handlers of the 2000
crop of cottonseed that previously received assistance under such
section.

SEC. 7. SPECIALTY CROPS.

    (a) Base State Grants.--The Secretary shall use $26,000,000 of
funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make grants to the several
States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to be used to support
activities that promote agriculture. The amount of the grant shall be--
        (1) $500,000 to each of the several States; and
        (2) $1,000,000 to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
    (b) Grants for Value Of Production.--The Secretary shall use
$133,400,000 of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make a
grant to each of the several States in an amount that represents the
proportion of the value of specialty crop production in the State in
relation to the national value of specialty crop production, as
follows:
        (1) California, $63,320,000.
        (2) Florida, $16,860,000.
        (3) Washington, $9,610,000.
        (4) Idaho, $3,670,000.
        (5) Arizona, $3,430,000.
        (6) Michigan, $3,250,000.
        (7) Oregon, $3,220,000.
        (8) Georgia, $2,730,000.
        (9) Texas, $2,660,000.
        (10) New York, $2,660,000.
        (11) Wisconsin, $2,570,000.
        (12) North Carolina, $1,540,000.
        (13) Colorado, $1,510,000.
        (14) North Dakota, $1,380,000.
        (15) Minnesota, $1,320,000.
        (16) Hawaii, $1,150,000.
        (17) New Jersey, $1,100,000.
        (18) Pennsylvania, $980,000.
        (19) New Mexico, $900,000.
        (20) Maine, $880,000.
        (21) Ohio, $800,000.
        (22) Indiana, $660,000.
        (23) Nebraska, $640,000.
        (24) Massachusetts,$640,000.
        (25) Virginia, $620,000.
        (26) Maryland, $500,000.
        (27) Louisiana, $460,000.
        (28) South Carolina, $440,000.
        (29) Tennessee, $400,000.
        (30) Illinois, $400,000.
        (31) Oklahoma, $390,000.
        (32) Alabama, $300,000.
        (33) Delaware, $290,000.
        (34) Mississippi, $250,000.
        (35) Kansas, $210,000.
        (36) Arkansas, $210,000.
        (37) Missouri, $210,000.
        (38) Connecticut, $180,000.
        (39) Utah, $140,000.
        (40) Montana, $140,000.
        (41) New Hampshire, $120,000.
        (42) Nevada, $120,000.
        (43) Vermont, $120,000.
        (44) Iowa, $100,000.
        (45) West Virginia, $90,000.
        (46) Wyoming, $70,000.
        (47) Kentucky, $60,000.
        (48) South Dakota, $40,000.
        (49) Rhode Island, $40,000.
        (50) Alaska, $20,000.
    (c) Specialty Crop Priority.--As a condition on the receipt of a
grant under this section, a State shall agree to give priority to the
support of specialty crops in the use of the grant funds.
    (d) Specialty Crop Defined.--In this section, the term ``specialty
crop'' means any agricultural crop, except wheat, feed grains,
oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, and tobacco.

SEC. 8. COMMODITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    The Secretary shall use $10,000,000 of funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to make a grant to each of the several States to be
used by the States to cover direct and indirect costs related to the
processing, transportation, and distribution of commodities to eligible
recipient agencies. The grants shall be allocated to States in the
manner provided under section 204(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)).

SEC. 9. TECHNICAL CORRECTION REGARDING INDEMNITY PAYMENTS FOR COTTON
              PRODUCERS.

    (a) Conditions on Payment to State.--Subsection (b) of section 1121
of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration,
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999 (as contained in section
101(a) of division A of Public Law 105-277 (7 U.S.C. 1421 note)), and
as amended by section 754 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001
(as enacted by Public Law 106-387; 114 Stat. 1549A-42), is amended to
read as follows:
    ``(b) Conditions on Payment to State.--The Secretary of Agriculture
shall make the payment to the State of Georgia under subsection (a)
only if the State--
        ``(1) contributes $5,000,000 to the indemnity fund and agrees
    to expend all amounts in the indemnity fund by not later than
    January 1, 2002 (or as soon as administratively practical
    thereafter), to provide compensation to cotton producers as
    provided in such subsection;
        ``(2) requires the recipient of a payment from the indemnity
    fund to repay the State, for deposit in the indemnity fund, the
    amount of any duplicate payment the recipient otherwise recovers
    for such loss of cotton, or the loss of proceeds from the sale of
    cotton, up to the amount of the payment from the indemnity fund;
    and
        ``(3) agrees to deposit in the indemnity fund the proceeds of
    any bond collected by the State for the benefit of recipients of
    payments from the indemnity fund, to the extent of such
    payments.''.
    (b) Additional Disbursements From the Indemnity Fund.--Subsection
(d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Additional Disbursement to Cotton Ginners.--The State of
Georgia shall use funds remaining in the indemnity fund, after the
provision of compensation to cotton producers in Georgia under
subsection (a) (including cotton producers who file a contingent claim,
as defined and provided in section 5.1 of chapter 19 of title 2 of the
Official Code of Georgia), to compensate cotton ginners (as defined and
provided in such section) that--
        ``(1) incurred a loss as the result of--
            ``(A) the business failure of any cotton buyer doing
        business in Georgia; or
            ``(B) the failure or refusal of any such cotton buyer to
        pay the contracted price that had been agreed upon by the
        ginner and the buyer for cotton grown in Georgia on or after
        January 1, 1997, and had been purchased or contracted by the
        ginner from cotton producers in Georgia;
        ``(2) paid cotton producers the amount which the cotton ginner
    had agreed to pay for such cotton received from such cotton
    producers in Georgia; and
        ``(3) satisfy the procedural requirements and deadlines
    specified in chapter 19 of title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia
    applicable to cotton ginner claims.''.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of such section is
amended by striking ``Upon the establishment of the indemnity fund, and
not later than October 1, 1999, the'' and inserting ``The''.

SEC. 10. INCREASE IN PAYMENT LIMITATIONS REGARDING LOAN DEFICIENCY
              PAYMENTS AND MARKETING LOAN GAINS.

    Notwithstanding section 1001(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7
U.S.C. 1308(1)), the total amount of the payments specified in section
1001(3) of that Act that a person shall be entitled to receive for one
or more contract commodities and oilseeds under the Agricultural Market
Transition Act (7 U.S.C. 7201 et seq.) during the 2001 crop year may
not exceed $150,000.

SEC. 11. TIMING OF, AND LIMITATION ON, EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Deadline for Expenditures.--All expenditures required by this
Act shall be made not later than September 30, 2001. Any funds made
available by this Act and remaining unexpended by October 1, 2001,
shall be deemed to be unexpendable, and the authority provided by this
Act to expend such funds is rescinded effective on that date.
    (b) Total Amount of Expenditures.--The total amount expended under
this Act may not exceed $5,500,000,000. If the payments required by
this Act would result in expenditures in excess of such amount, the
Secretary shall reduce such payments on a pro rata basis as necessary
to ensure that such expenditures do not exceed such amount.

SEC. 12. REGULATIONS.

    (a) Promulgation.--As soon as practicable after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Commodity Credit
Corporation, as appropriate, shall promulgate such regulations as are
necessary to implement this Act and the amendments made by this Act.
The promulgation of the regulations and administration of this Act
shall be made without regard to--
        (1) the notice and comment provisions of section 553 of title
    5, United States Code;
        (2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of Agriculture
    effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 13804), relating to notices
    of proposed rulemaking and public participation in rulemaking; and
        (3) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly known
    as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act'').
    (b) Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking.--In carrying out
this section, the Secretary shall use the authority provided under
section 808 of title 5, United States Code.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

Output: Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to use specified Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for a market loss assistance payment to farm owners and producers who are eligible for a final FY 2001 production flexibility contract payment (such payment to be proportional to total 2001 flexibility contract payments received).(Sec. 2) Directs the Secretary to use specified CCC funds for supplemental 2000 payments to qualifying: (1) oilseed producers; (2) peanut producers; (3) wool and mohair producers; (4) tobacco producers (payments to Georgia producers may be made only if Georgia provides specified funds for such purpose); and (5) cottonseed producers and first handlers.(Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to use specified CCC funds for grants to: (1) the States and Puerto Rico for agricultural promotion activities; and (2) the States (in specified amounts) for the value of specialty crop production. Defines "specialty crop" as any crop other than wheat, feed grains, oilseeds, cotton, rice, peanuts, and tobacco.(Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to use specified CCC funds for grants to cover State transportation, processing, and distribution costs under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.(Sec. 9) Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, as amended by the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, respecting Cotton Producer Indemnity Fund payments to Georgia producers and ginners.(Sec. 10) Establishes a $150,000 individual limitation on 2001 loan deficiency payments and marketing loan gains.(Sec. 11) States that expenditures under this Act shall be made by September 30, 2001. Deems any funds remaining unused as of October 1, 2001, to be unexpendable. Rescinds authority to expend such funds as of that date.States that: (1) total expenditures under this Act shall not exceed $5.5 billion; and (2) payments shall be reduced on a pro rata basis if they would exceed such limitation.(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary and the CCC to promulgate implementing regulations.


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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIODS AND WAIVER OF
              LATE ENROLLMENT PENALTY FOR CERTAIN MILITARY RETIREES AND
              DEPENDENTS.

    (a) Special Medicare Part B Enrollment Period.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1837 of the Social Security Act
        (42 U.S.C. 1395p) is amended by adding at the end the following
        new subsection:
    ``(j)(1)(A) There shall be a special enrollment period described in
subparagraph (B) in the case of an individual who attained age 65
before the date of the enactment of this subsection and with respect to
whom the following conditions are met:
            ``(i) Since attaining such age and up to such date of
        enactment, the individual has been a covered beneficiary (as
        defined in section 1072(5) of title 10, United States Code)
        under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code.
            ``(ii) Since attaining such age and up to the date of the
        event described in clause (iii), the individual continuously
        maintained a primary residence within 100 miles of a military
        hospital that provided inpatient hospital services and was not
        been enrolled under this part.
            ``(iii) Since attaining such age and before such date of
        enactment, any military hospital that provided inpatient
        hospital services and that was located within 100 miles of the
        individual's primary residence either was closed or
        discontinued the provision of such services.
    ``(B) The special enrollment period under this paragraph shall be
the 9-month period beginning with the first month that begins at least
45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    ``(2)(A) There shall be a special enrollment period described in
subparagraph (B) in the case of an individual who attains age 65 on or
after the date of the enactment of this subsection and with respect to
whom the following conditions are met:
            ``(i) Since attaining such age and until the date of the
        announcement described in clause (ii), the individual has been
        a covered beneficiary (as defined in section 1072(5) of title
        10, United States Code) under chapter 55 of title 10, United
        States Code, has not been enrolled under this part, and has
        continuously maintained a primary residence within 100 miles of
        a military hospital that provided inpatient hospital services.
            ``(ii) Since attaining such age, there has been an
        announcement that any military hospital that provided inpatient
        hospital services and that was located within 100 miles of the
        individual's primary residence either will be closed or that
        the provision of inpatient hospital services at any such
        facility will be discontinued.
    ``(B) A special enrollment period under this paragraph shall be a
90-day period beginning 45 days before the date of the proposed
hospital closure or service discontinuation described in subparagraph
(A)(ii).
    ``(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, if a military hospital is
closed (or inpatient hospital services at a military hospital are
discontinued) under a base closure law, the closure or discontinuation
of services is considered to be `announced' as of the date of the
submission to Congress under the base closure law of a report
recommending the closure of the military base at which the facility is
located.
    ``(B) If the there is a determination (other than under a base
closure law) that a military hospital in the United States will be
closed or that all inpatient hospital services at a military hospital
will be discontinued, there shall be a public announcement of such
determination at least 60 days before the date of the closure or
discontinuation. Such announcement shall be made through a posting at
the hospital and through other means intended to inform individuals who
are 65 years of age or older and who obtain services through the
hospital.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection:
            ``(A) The term `base closure law' means any of the
        following:
                    ``(i) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act
                of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10
                U.S.C. 2687 note).
                    ``(ii) Title II of the Defense Authorization
                Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public
                Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
                    ``(iii) Section 2687 of title 10, United States
                Code.
                    ``(iv) Any other similar law enacted after the date
                of the enactment of this subsection.
            ``(B) The term `military hospital' means a hospital that is
        a facility of a uniformed service referred to in section
        1074(a) of title 10, United States Code.''.
            (2) Coverage period for special enrollments.--Section 1838
        of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395q) is amended by adding at the end
        the following new subsection:
    ``(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a), in the case of an individual
who enrolls under this part pursuant to a special enrollment period
provided under section 1837(j), the coverage period shall begin on the
first day of the month that begins at least 15 days after the date of
such enrollment.''.
    (b) Waiver of Medicare Part B Late Enrollment Penalty.--Section
1839 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
    ``(h) The increase in premiums required under subsection (b) due to
late enrollment under this part shall not apply to an individual who
enrolls under this part pursuant to a special enrollment period
provided under section 1837(j).''.
    (c) Medigap Special Open Enrollment Period.--Section 1882 of such
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is amended by adding at the end the following
new subsection:
    ``(u) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an issuer of a
medicare supplemental policy--
            ``(1) may not deny or condition the issuance or
        effectiveness of a medicare supplemental policy, and
            ``(2) may not discriminate in the pricing of the policy on
        the basis of the individual's health status, medical condition
        (including both physical and mental illnesses), claims
        experience, receipt of health care, medical history, genetic
        information, evidence of insurability (including conditions
        arising out of acts of domestic violence), or disability;
in the case of an individual described in paragraph (1) or (2) of
section 1839(j) who seeks to enroll during a special enrollment period
provided pursuant to such section.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to provide for a special Medicare part B (Supplementary Medical Insurance) enrollment period and Medigap enrollment period and a waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and dependents who live within a certain distance of a military hospital which provided inpatient hospital services that either closed or discontinued the provision of such services.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Government Spending
Accountability and Oversight Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT.

    There is established a commission to be known as the Federal
Government Spending Accountability and Oversight Commission (in this
Act referred to as the ``Commission'').

SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.

    The Commission--
            (1) shall conduct a survey on cost control in the Federal
        Government;
            (2) shall conduct in-depth reviews of the operations of
        Executive agencies to evaluate potential improvements in agency
        operations; and
            (3) shall advise and make recommendations to Congress, the
        President, and the heads of Executive agencies with respect to
        improving management and reducing costs.

SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP.

    (a) Number and Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 24
members appointed as follows:
            (1) 8 individuals appointed by the President.
            (2) 4 individuals appointed by the Speaker of the House of
        Representatives.
            (3) 4 individuals appointed by the minority leader of the
        House of Representatives.
            (4) 4 individuals appointed by the majority leader of the
        Senate.
            (5) 4 individuals appointed by the minority leader of the
        Senate.
    (b) Qualifications of Members.--
            (1) Prohibition on government employees.--Individuals
        appointed to the Commission shall not be officers or employees
        of a government.
            (2) Other qualifications.--Individuals appointed to the
        Commission shall possess extensive experience in their
        respective fields, and shall be qualified to study government
        spending and budget practices.
            (3) Political party affiliation.--Not more than 4 members
        of the Commission appointed by the President under subsection
        (a)(1) shall be from the same political party.
    (c) Deadline for Appointment.--Appointments shall be made not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (d) Continuation of Membership.--If a member is appointed to the
Commission, and later becomes an officer or employee of a government,
that member may continue as a member of the Commission for not longer
than the 30-day period beginning on the date that member becomes such
an officer or employee.
    (e) Terms.--
            (1) In general.--Each member shall be appointed for the
        life of the Commission.
            (2) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled
        in the manner in which the original appointment was made not
        later than 30 days after the date on which the vacancy occurs.
    (f) Basic Pay.--Members shall serve without pay.
    (g) Quorum.--13 members of the Commission shall constitute a
quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
    (h) Chairperson.--The Chairperson of the Commission shall be
elected by the members. The term of office of the Chairperson shall be
the duration of the Commission.
    (i) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet not fewer than one time
per month at the call of the Chairperson.

SEC. 5. DIRECTOR AND STAFF OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director who shall be
appointed by the Chairperson. The Director shall be paid at a rate to
be determined by the Commission.
    (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Chairperson, the Director may
appoint personnel as the Director considers appropriate. Such personnel
shall be paid at a rate to be determined by the Director, with the
approval of the Chairperson.

SEC. 6. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

    (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the purpose of
carrying out this Act, hold hearings, sit and act at times and places,
take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers
appropriate.
    (b) Powers of Members and Agents.--If authorized by the Commission,
any member or agent of the Commission may take any action that the
Commission is authorized to take by this section.
    (c) Obtaining Official Data.--The Commission may secure directly
from any department or agency of the United States information
necessary to enable it to carry out this Act. Upon request of the
Chairperson, the head of that department or agency shall furnish to the
Committee, its staff, and the Secretary of Commerce such information,
including information relating to the structure, organization,
personnel, and operations of that department or agency, to the extent
permitted by law.
    (d) Contract Authority.--The Commission may contract with and
compensate government and private agencies or persons for supplies or
services, without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41
U.S.C. 5).
    (e) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may accept, use,
and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of services or property,
both real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the
work of the Commission. Gifts, bequests, or devises of money and
proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts, bequests, or
devises shall be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for
disbursement upon order of the Chairperson. For purposes of Federal
income, estate, and gift taxes, property accepted under this subsection
shall be considered as a gift, bequest, or devise to the United States.

SEC. 7. JOINT PROJECTS.

    The Secretary of Commerce may engage in joint projects, or perform
services, on matters of mutual interest with the Commission in
accordance with Public Law 91-412 (15 U.S.C. 1525).

SEC. 8. REPORTS.

    (a) Preliminary Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a report containing its findings.
    (b) Interim Report.--Not later than 12 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a report containing its findings.
    (c) Final Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to the President and
Congress a report containing--
            (1) the findings and conclusions of the Commission; and
            (2) specific recommendations for legislative and
        administrative actions determined by the Commission to be
        appropriate.
    (d) Considerations.--In preparing reports required under this
section, the Commission shall consider the following:
            (1) Executive or congressional action that can increase
        efficiency and reduce costs in the Federal Government.
            (2) Areas where managerial accountability can be enhanced
        and administrative control can be improved.
            (3) Long and short-term opportunities for managerial
        improvement.
            (4) Specific areas where potential savings justify further
        study.
            (5) Information and data relating to governmental
        expenditures, indebtedness, and personnel management.
            (6) Federal programs that can be terminated because the
        objectives of the program have been terminated or are
        duplicated by another Federal program.
            (7) Federal programs that can be carried out more
        efficiently and cost-effectively by the private sector.

SEC. 9. DEFINITION OF EXECUTIVE AGENCY.

    In this Act, the term ``Executive agency'' has the meaning given
that term by section 105 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 10. FUNDING.

    All of the expenses of the Commission shall be paid from non-
Federal sources.

SEC. 11. TERMINATION.

    The Commission shall terminate not later than 30 days after the
date of submission of the report required under section 8(c).

Output: Federal Government Spending Accountability and Oversight Act - Establishes the Federal Government Spending Accountability and Oversight Commission to : (1) conduct a survey on cost control in the federal government; (2) conduct in-depth reviews of the operations of Executive agencies to evaluate potential improvements in agency operations; and (3) advise and make recommendations to Congress, the President, and the heads of Executive agencies with respect to improving management and reducing costs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Automobile National Heritage Area
Act of 1998''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
            (1) the industrial, cultural, and natural heritage legacies
        of Michigan's automobile industry are nationally significant;
            (2) in the areas of Michigan including and in proximity to
        Detroit, Dearborn, Flint, and Lansing, the design and
        manufacture of the automobile helped establish and expand the
        United States industrial power;
            (3) the industrial strength of automobile manufacturing was
        vital to defending freedom and democracy in 2 world wars and
        played a defining role in American victories;
            (4) the economic strength of our Nation is connected
        integrally to the vitality of the automobile industry, which
        employs millions of workers and upon which 1 out of 7 United
        States jobs depends;
            (5) the industrial and cultural heritage of the automobile
        industry in Michigan includes the social history and living
        cultural traditions of several generations;
            (6) the United Auto Workers and other unions played a
        significant role in the history and progress of the labor
        movement and the automobile industry;
            (7) the Department of the Interior is responsible for
        protecting and interpreting the Nation's cultural and historic
        resources, and there are significant examples of these
        resources within Michigan to merit the involvement of the
        Federal Government to develop programs and projects in
        cooperation with the Automobile National Heritage Area
        Partnership, Incorporated, the State of Michigan, and other
        local and governmental bodies, to adequately conserve, protect,
        and interpret this heritage for the educational and
        recreational benefit of this and future generations of
        Americans;
            (8) the Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership,
        Incorporated would be an appropriate entity to oversee the
        development of the Automobile National Heritage Area; and
            (9) 2 local studies, ``A Shared Vision for Metropolitan
        Detroit'' and ``The Machine That Changed the World'', and a
        National Park Service study, ``Labor History Theme Study: Phase
        III; Suitability-Feasibility'', demonstrated that sufficient
        historical resources exist to establish the Automobile National
        Heritage Area.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to establish the
Automobile National Heritage Area to--
            (1) foster a close working relationship with all levels of
        government, the private sector, and the local communities in
        Michigan and empower communities in Michigan to conserve their
        automotive heritage while strengthening future economic
        opportunities; and
            (2) conserve, interpret, and develop the historical,
        cultural, natural, and recreational resources related to the
        industrial and cultural heritage of the Automobile National
        Heritage Area.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Board of Directors
        of the Partnership.
            (2) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the
        Automobile National Heritage Area established by section 4.
            (3) Partnership.--The term ``Partnership'' means the
        Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, Incorporated (a
        nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State
        of Michigan).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.

SEC. 4. AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the State of Michigan
the Automobile National Heritage Area.
    (b) Boundaries.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the boundaries
        of the Heritage Area shall include lands in Michigan that are
        related to the following corridors:
                    (A) The Rouge River Corridor.
                    (B) The Detroit River Corridor.
                    (C) The Woodward Avenue Corridor.
                    (D) The Lansing Corridor.
                    (E) The Flint Corridor.
                    (F) The Sauk Trail/Chicago Road Corridor.
            (2) Specific boundaries.--The specific boundaries of the
        Heritage Area shall be those specified in the management plan
        approved under section 6.
            (3) Map.--The Secretary shall prepare a map of the Heritage
        Area which shall be on file and available for public inspection
        in the office of the Director of the National Park Service.
            (4) Consent of local governments.--(A) The Partnership
        shall provide to the government of each city, village, and
        township that has jurisdiction over property proposed to be
        included in the Heritage Area written notice of that proposal.
            (B) Property may not be included in the Heritage Area if--
                    (i) the Partnership fails to give notice of the
                inclusion in accordance with subparagraph (A);
                    (ii) any local government to which the notice is
                required to be provided objects to the inclusion, in
                writing to the Partnership, by not later than the end
                of the period provided pursuant to clause (iii); or
                    (iii) fails to provide a period of at least 60 days
                for objection under clause (ii).
    (c) Administration.--The Heritage Area shall be administered in
accordance with this Act.
    (d) Additions and Deletions of Lands.--The Secretary may add or
remove lands to or from the Heritage Area in response to a request from
the Partnership.

SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF PARTNERSHIP AS MANAGEMENT ENTITY.

    (a) In General.--The Partnership shall be the management entity for
the Heritage Area.
    (b) Federal Funding.--
            (1) Authorization to receive funds.--The Partnership may
        receive amounts appropriated to carry out this Act.
            (2) Disqualification.--If a management plan for the Area is
        not submitted to the Secretary as required under section 6
        within the time specified in that section, the Partnership
        shall cease to be authorized to receive Federal funding under
        this Act until such a plan is submitted to the Secretary.
    (c) Authorities of Partnership.--The Partnership may, for purposes
of preparing and implementing the management plan for the Area, use
Federal funds made available under this Act--
            (1) to make grants and loans to the State of Michigan, its
        political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, and other
        persons;
            (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide
        technical assistance to Federal agencies, the State of
        Michigan, its political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations,
        and other persons;
            (3) to hire and compensate staff;
            (4) to obtain money from any source under any program or
        law requiring the recipient of such money to make a
        contribution in order to receive such money; and
            (5) to contract for goods and services.
    (d) Prohibition of Acquisition of Real Property.--The Partnership
may not use Federal funds received under this Act to acquire real
property or any interest in real property.

SEC. 6. MANAGEMENT DUTIES OF THE AUTOMOBILE NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
              PARTNERSHIP.

    (a) Heritage Area Management Plan.--
            (1) Submission for review by secretary.--The Board of
        Directors of the Partnership shall, within 3 years after the
        date of enactment of this Act, develop and submit for review to
        the Secretary a management plan for the Area.
            (2) Plan requirements, generally.--A management plan
        submitted under this section shall--
                    (A) present comprehensive recommendations for the
                conservation, funding, management, and development of
                the Heritage Area;
                    (B) be prepared with public participation;
                    (C) take into consideration existing Federal,
                State, county, and local plans and involve residents,
                public agencies, and private organizations in the
                Heritage Area;
                    (D) include a description of actions that units of
                government and private organizations are recommended to
                take to protect the resources of the Heritage Area; and
                    (E) specify existing and potential sources of
                Federal and non-Federal funding for the conservation,
                management, and development of the Heritage Area.
            (3) Additional plan requirements.--The management plan also
        shall include the following, as appropriate:
                    (A) An inventory of resources contained in the
                Heritage Area, including a list of property in the
                Heritage Area that should be conserved, restored,
                managed, developed, or maintained because of the
                natural, cultural, or historic significance of the
                property as it relates to the themes of the Heritage
                Area. The inventory may not include any property that
                is privately owned unless the owner of the property
                consents in writing to that inclusion.
                    (B) A recommendation of policies for resource
                management that consider and detail the application of
                appropriate land and water management techniques,
                including (but not limited to) the development of
                intergovernmental cooperative agreements to manage the
                historical, cultural, and natural resources and
                recreational opportunities of the Heritage Area in a
                manner consistent with the support of appropriate and
                compatible economic viability.
                    (C) A program for implementation of the management
                plan, including plans for restoration and construction
                and a description of any commitments that have been
                made by persons interested in management of the
                Heritage Area.
                    (D) An analysis of means by which Federal, State,
                and local programs may best be coordinated to promote
                the purposes of this Act.
                    (E) An interpretive plan for the Heritage Area.
            (4) Approval and disapproval of the management plan.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after
                submission of the Heritage Area management plan by the
                Board, the Secretary shall approve or disapprove the
                plan. If the Secretary has taken no action after 60
                days, the plan shall be considered approved.
                    (B) Disapproval and revisions.--If the Secretary
                disapproves the management plan, the Secretary shall
                advise the Board, in writing, of the reasons for the
                disapproval and shall make recommendations for revision
                of the plan. The Secretary shall approve or disapprove
                proposed revisions to the plan not later than 60 days
after receipt of such revisions from the Board. If the Secretary has
taken no action for 60 days after receipt, the plan and revisions shall
be considered approved.
    (b) Priorities.--The Partnership shall give priority to the
implementation of actions, goals, and policies set forth in the
management plan for the Heritage Area, including--
            (1) assisting units of government, regional planning
        organizations, and nonprofit organizations--
                    (A) in conserving the Heritage Area;
                    (B) in establishing and maintaining interpretive
                exhibits in the Heritage Area;
                    (C) in developing recreational opportunities in the
                Heritage Area;
                    (D) in increasing public awareness of and
                appreciation for the natural, historical, and cultural
                resources of the Heritage Area;
                    (E) in the restoration of historic buildings that
                are located within the boundaries of the Heritage Area
                and related to the theme of the Heritage Area; and
                    (F) in ensuring that clear, consistent, and
                environmentally appropriate signs identifying access
                points and sites of interest are put in place
                throughout the Heritage Area; and
            (2) consistent with the goals of the management plan,
        encouraging economic viability in the affected communities by
        appropriate means.
    (c) Consideration of Interests of Local Groups.--The Partnership
shall, in preparing and implementing the management plan for the
Heritage Area, consider the interest of diverse units of government,
businesses, private property owners, and nonprofit groups within the
Heritage Area.
    (d) Public Meetings.--The Partnership shall conduct public meetings
at least annually regarding the implementation of the Heritage Area
management plan.
    (e) Annual Reports.--The Partnership shall, for any fiscal year in
which it receives Federal funds under this Act or in which a loan made
by the Partnership with Federal funds under section 5(c)(1) is
outstanding, submit an annual report to the Secretary setting forth its
accomplishments, its expenses and income, and the entities to which it
made any loans and grants during the year for which the report is made.
    (f) Cooperation With Audits.--The Partnership shall, for any fiscal
year in which it receives Federal funds under this Act or in which a
loan made by the Partnership with Federal funds under section 5(c)(1)
is outstanding, make available for audit by the Congress, the
Secretary, and appropriate units of government all records and other
information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any
matching funds, and require, for all agreements authorizing expenditure
of Federal funds by other organizations, that the receiving
organizations make available for such audit all records and other
information pertaining to the expenditure of such funds.
    (g) Delegation.--The Partnership may delegate the responsibilities
and actions under this section for each corridor identified in section
4(b)(1). All delegated actions are subject to review and approval by
the Partnership.

SEC. 7. DUTIES AND AUTHORITIES OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

    (a) Technical Assistance and Grants.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary may provide technical
        assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations,
        grants to units of government, nonprofit organizations, and
        other persons upon request of the Partnership, and to the
        Partnership, regarding the management plan and its
        implementation.
            (2) Prohibition of certain requirements.--The Secretary may
        not, as a condition of the award of technical assistance or
        grants under this section, require any recipient of such
        technical assistance or a grant to enact or modify land use
        restrictions.
            (3) Determinations regarding assistance.--The Secretary
        shall decide if a person shall be awarded technical assistance
        or grants and the amount of that assistance. Such decisions
        shall be based on the relative degree to which the Heritage
        Area effectively fulfills the objectives contained in the
        Heritage Area management plan and achieves the purposes of this
        Act. Such decisions shall give consideration to projects which
        provide a greater leverage of Federal funds.
    (b) Provision of Information.--In cooperation with other Federal
agencies, the Secretary shall provide the general public with
information regarding the location and character of the Heritage Area.
    (c) Other Assistance.--The Secretary may enter into cooperative
agreements with public and private organizations for the purposes of
implementing this subsection.
    (d) Duties of Other Federal Agencies.--Any Federal entity
conducting any activity directly affecting the Heritage Area shall
consider the potential effect of the activity on the Heritage Area
management plan and shall consult with the Partnership with respect to
the activity to minimize the adverse effects of the activity on the
Heritage Area.

SEC. 8. LACK OF EFFECT ON LAND USE REGULATION AND PRIVATE PROPERTY.

    (a) Lack of Effect on Authority of Local Government.--Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to modify, enlarge, or diminish any
authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate any use
of land under any other law or regulation.
    (b) Lack of Zoning or Land Use Powers.--Nothing in this Act shall
be construed to grant powers of zoning or land use control to the
Partnership.
    (c) Local Authority and Private Property Not Affected.--Nothing in
this Act shall be construed to affect or to authorize the Partnership
to interfere with--
            (1) the rights of any person with respect to private
        property; or
            (2) any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the
        State of Michigan or a political subdivision thereof.

SEC. 9. SUNSET.

    The Secretary may not make any grant or provide any assistance
under this Act after September 30, 2014.

SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated under this
Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Not more than a total
of $10,000,000 may be appropriated for the Heritage Area under this
Act.
    (b) 50 Percent Match.--Federal funding provided under this Act,
after the designation of the Heritage Area, may not exceed 50 percent
of the total cost of any activity carried out with any financial
assistance or grant provided under this Act.

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Automobile National Heritage Area Act of 1998 - Establishes the Automobile National Heritage Area in the State of Michigan.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to add or remove lands from the Area in response to a request from the Automobile National Heritage Area Partnership, Inc. (a nonprofit corporation established under Michigan laws).
Designates the Partnership as the management entity for the Area and authorizes it to receive amounts appropriated to carry out this Act.  Provides that if a management plan for the Area is not submitted to the Secretary within the time specified in this Act, the Partnership shall cease to be authorized to receive Federal funding until such a plan is submitted.  Sets forth authorized uses of, and a limitation on, such funds by the Partnership.
Requires the Board of Directors of the Partnership to develop and submit to the Secretary a management plan for the Area for review and approval.
Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations, grants to government units, nonprofit organizations, and other persons upon request of the Partnership, and to the Partnership, regarding the management plan and its implementation.
Prohibits the Secretary, as a condition of the award of technical assistance or grants, from requiring any recipient of such technical assistance or a grant to enact or modify land use restrictions.
Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to:  (1) modify, enlarge, or diminish any authority of Federal, State, or local governments to regulate any use of land under any other law or regulation; (2) grant powers of zoning or land use control to the Partnership; or (3) affect or to authorize the Partnership to interfere with the rights of any person with respect to private property or any local zoning ordinance or land use plan of the State of Michigan or a political subdivision thereof.
Prohibits the Secretary from making any grant or providing any assistance under this Act after September 30, 2014.
Authorizes appropriations.  Limits Federal funding to 50 percent of the total cost of any activity carried out with any financial assistance or grant provided under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Beneficiary Access to
Quality Nursing Home Care Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Beneficiaries under the Medicare Program under title
        XVIII of the Social Security Act are experiencing decreased
        access to skilled nursing facility services due to inadequate
        reimbursement under the prospective payment system for such
        services under section 1888(e) of such Act.
            (2) Such inadequate reimbursement may force skilled nursing
        facilities to file for bankruptcy and close their doors,
        resulting in reduced access to skilled nursing facility
        services for Medicare beneficiaries.
            (3) The methodology under the prospective payment system
        for skilled nursing facility services has made it more
        difficult for Medicare beneficiaries to find nursing home care.
        Some beneficiaries are remaining in hospitals for extended
        stays due to reduced access to nursing homes. Others are placed
        in nursing homes that are hours away from family and friends.
            (4) The Health Care Financing Administration has indicated
        that the prospective payment system for skilled nursing
        facility services does not accurately account for the costs
        associated with providing medically complex care (non-therapy
        ancillary services and supplies). Due to Year 2000 problems,
        the Health Care Financing Administration claims that it will be
        unable to properly account for such costs under such system.
            (5) The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) has
        indicated that payments to skilled nursing facilities under the
        Medicare Program may not be adequate for beneficiaries who need
        relatively high levels of non-therapy ancillary services and
        supplies. According to MedPAC, such inadequate funding could
        result in access problems for beneficiaries with medically
        complex conditions.
            (6) In order to provide adequate payment under the
        prospective payment system for skilled nursing facility
        services, such system must take into account the costs
        associated with providing 1 or more of the following services:
                    (A) Ventilator care.
                    (B) Tracheostomy care.
                    (C) Care for pressure ulcers.
                    (D) Care associated with individuals that have
                experienced a stroke or a hip fracture.
                    (E) Care for non-vent, non-trach pneumonia.
                    (F) Dialysis.
                    (G) Infusion therapy.
                    (H) Deep vein thrombosis.
                    (I) Care associated with individuals with transient
                peripheral neuropathy, a chronic obstructive pulmonary
                disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes, a wound
                infection, a respiratory infection, sepsis,
                tuberculosis, HIV, or cancer.
            (7) A temporary legislative solution is necessary in order
        to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries with complex conditions
        continue to receive access to appropriate skilled nursing
        facility services.
            (8) The skilled nursing facility market basket increase
        over the last 3 years evidences a critical payment gap that
        exists between the actual cost of providing services to
        Medicare beneficiaries residing in a skilled nursing facility
        and the reimbursement levels for such services under the
        prospective payment system. In addition, the Health Care
        Financing Administration, in establishing the skilled nursing
        facility market basket index under section 1888(e)(5)(A) of the
        Social Security Act only accounted for the cost of goods, but
        not for the cost of services, as such section requires.

SEC. 3. MODIFICATION OF CASE MIX CATEGORIES FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of applying any formula under
paragraph (1) of section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395yy(e)), for services provided on or after October 1, 1999, and
before the earlier of October 1, 2001, or the date described in
subsection (c), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
increase the adjusted Federal per diem rate otherwise determined under
paragraph (4) of such section for services provided to any individual
during the period in which such individual is in a RUGS III category by
the applicable payment add-on as determined in accordance with the
following table:

RUGS III Category                             Applicable Payment Add-On
    RUC...........................................               $73.57
    RUB...........................................               $23.06
    RUA...........................................               $17.04
    RVC...........................................               $76.25
    RVB...........................................               $30.36
    RVA...........................................               $20.93
    RHC...........................................               $54.07
    RHB...........................................               $27.28
    RHA...........................................               $25.07
    RMC...........................................               $69.98
    RMB...........................................               $30.09
    RMA...........................................               $24.24
    SE3...........................................               $98.41
    SE2...........................................               $89.05
    CA1...........................................              $27.02.
    (b) Update.--The Secretary shall update the applicable payment add-
on under subsection (a) for fiscal year 2001 by the skilled nursing
facility market basket percentage change (as defined under section
1888(e)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(5)(B)))
applicable to such fiscal year.
    (c) Date Described.--The date described in this subsection is the
date that the Secretary of Health and Human Services implements a case
mix methodology under section 1888(e)(4)(G)(i) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(e)(4)(G)(i)) that takes into account adjustments
for the provision of non-therapy ancillary services and supplies such
as drugs and respiratory therapy.

SEC. 4. MODIFICATION TO THE SNF UPDATE TO FIRST COST REPORTING PERIOD.

    (a) In General.--Section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395yy(e)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (3)(B)(i), by striking ``minus 1
        percentage point''; and
            (2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``reduced (on an
        annualized basis) by 1 percentage point''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
apply to services provided on or after October 1, 1999.

Output:
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase the adjusted Federal per diem rate otherwise determined for services provided to any individual during the period in which such individual is in a Nursing Home Case-Mix and Quality Demonstration resource utilization group (RUGS III) category of care, by the applicable payment add-on (updated for FY 2001 by the applicable SNF market basket percentage change), according to a specified table of such categories (especially for high-acuity and medically complex patients). Limits the application of this Act to services provided on or after October 1, 1999, and before the earlier of October 1, 2001, or the date on which the Secretary implements a case-mix methodology that takes into account adjustments for the provision of non-therapy ancillary services and supplies such as drugs and respiratory therapy.
Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to revise the formula for facility specific per diem rates with respect to the market basket update (inflation adjuster) to repeal the mandatory annualized one percent reduction in basket amount.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as ``Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act
of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS RELATING TO DEDUCTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF WORK.

    (a) In General.--Subsections (b), (c)(1), (d), (f), (h), (j), and
(k) of section 203 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403) are
repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 203 of such Act (as amended by
subsection (a)) is further amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by redesignating such subsection as
        subsection (b), and--
                    (A) by striking ``Noncovered Work Outside the
                United States or'' in the heading;
                    (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)
                as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;
                    (C) by striking ``For purposes of paragraphs (2),
                (3), and (4)'' and inserting ``For purposes of
                paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''; and
                    (D) by striking the last sentence;
            (2) in subsection (e), by redesignating such subsection as
        subsection (c), and by striking ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and
        inserting ``subsection (b)'';
            (3) in subsection (g), by redesignating such subsection as
        subsection (d), and by striking ``subsection (c)'' each place
        it appears and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
            (4) in subsection (l), by redesignating such subsection as
        subsection (e), and by striking ``subsection (g) or (h)(1)(A)''
        and inserting ``subsection (d)''.

SEC. 3. ADDITIONAL CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Provisions Relating to Benefits Terminated Upon Deportation.--
Section 202(n)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 402(n)(1)) is
amended by striking ``Section 203 (b), (c), and (d)'' and inserting
``Section 203(b)''.
    (b) Provisions Relating to Exemptions From Reductions Based on
Early Retirement.--
            (1) Section 202(q)(5)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        402(q)(5)(B)) is amended by striking ``section 203(c)(2)'' and
        inserting ``section 203(b)(1)''.
            (2) Section 202(q)(7)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        402(q)(7)(A)) is amended by striking ``deductions under section
        203(b), 203(c)(1), 203(d)(1), or 222(b)'' and inserting
        ``deductions on account of work under section 203 or deductions
        under section 222(b)''.
    (c) Provisions Relating to Exemptions From Reductions Based on
Disregard of Certain Entitlements to Child's Insurance Benefits.--
            (1) Section 202(s)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(s)(1)) is
        amended by striking ``paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of section
        203(c)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of
        section 203(b)''.
            (2) Section 202(s)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(s)(3)) is
        amended by striking ``The last sentence of subsection (c) of
        section 203, subsection (f)(1)(C) of section 203, and
        subsections'' and inserting ``Subsections''.
    (d) Provisions Relating to Suspension of Aliens' Benefits.--Section
202(t)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 402(t)(7)) is amended by striking
``Subsections (b), (c), and (d)'' and inserting ``Subsection (b)''.
    (e) Provisions Relating to Reductions in Benefits Based on Maximum
Benefits.--Section 203(a)(3)(B)(iii) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
403(a)(3)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``and subsections (b), (c),
and (d)'' and inserting ``and subsection (b)''.
    (f) Provisions Relating to Penalties for Misrepresentations
Concerning Earnings for Periods Subject to Deductions on Account of
Work.--Section 208(a)(1)(C) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 408(a)(1)(C)) is
amended by striking ``under section 203(f) of this title for purposes
of deductions from benefits'' and inserting ``under section 203 for
purposes of deductions from benefits on account of work''.
    (g) Provisions Taking Into Account Earnings in Determining Benefit
Computation Years.--Clause (I) in the next to last sentence of section
215(b)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(b)(2)(A)) is amended by
striking ``no earnings as described in section 203(f)(5) in such year''
and inserting ``no wages, and no net earnings from self-employment (in
excess of net loss from self-employment), in such year''.
    (h) Provisions Relating to Rounding of Benefits.--Section 215(g) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 415(g)) is amended by striking ``and any deduction
under section 203(b)''.
    (i) Provisions Relating to Earnings Taken Into Account in
Determining Substantial Gainful Activity of Blind Individuals.--The
second sentence of section 223(d)(4)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
423(d)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``if section 102 of the Senior
Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996 had not been enacted'' and
inserting the following: ``if the amendments to section 203 made by
section 102 of the Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act of 1996 and by
the Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2003 had not been
enacted''.
    (j) Provisions Defining Income for Purposes of SSI.--Section
1612(a) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(a)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``as determined under section
        203(f)(5)(C)'' in paragraph (1)(A) and inserting ``as defined
        in the last two sentences of this subsection''; and
            (2) by adding at the end (after and below paragraph (2)(G))
        the following new sentences:
``For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the term `wages' means wages as
defined in section 209, but computed without regard to the limitations
as to amounts of remuneration specified in paragraphs (1), (6)(B),
(6)(C), (7)(B), and (8) of section 209(a). In making the computation
under the preceding sentence, (A) services which do not constitute
employment as defined in section 210, performed within the United
States by an individual as an employee or performed outside the United
States in the active military or naval services of the United States,
shall be deemed to be employment as so defined if the remuneration for
such services is not includible in computing the individual's net
earnings or net loss from self-employment for purposes of title II, and
(B) the term `wages' shall be deemed not to include (i) the amount of
any payment made to, or on behalf of, an employee or any of his or her
dependents (including any amount paid by an employer for insurance or
annuities, or into a fund, to provide for any such payment) on account
of retirement, or (ii) any payment or series of payments by an employer
to an employee or any of his or her dependents upon or after the
termination of the employee's employment relationship because of
retirement after attaining an age specified in a plan referred to in
section 209(a)(11)(B) or in a pension plan of the employer.''.
    (k) Repeal of Deductions on Account of Work Under the Railroad
Retirement Program.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act
        of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a) is amended--
                    (A) by striking subsections (f); and
                    (B) by striking subsection (g)(2) and by
                redesignating subsection (g)(1) as subsection (g).
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 3(f)(1) of such Act (45 U.S.C.
                231b(f)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by
                striking ``before any reductions under the provisions
                of section 2(f) of this Act,''.
                    (B) Section 4(g)(2) of such Act (45 U.S.C.
                231c(g)(2)) is amended--
                            (i) in clause (i), by striking ``shall,
                        before any deductions under section 2(g) of
                        this Act,'' and inserting ``shall''; and
                            (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``any
                        deductions under section 2(g) of this Act and
                        before''.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments and repeals made by this Act shall apply with
respect to taxable years ending on or after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output: Social Security Earnings Test Repeal Act of 2003 - Amends title II (Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance) (OASDI) of the Social Security Act to remove the limitation on the amount of outside income which a beneficiary may earn (earnings test) without incurring a reduction in benefits.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Raise And Index to Sustainably and
Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017'' or the ``RAISE IT
Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS; SENSE OF CONGRESS.

    (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) Since the passage of SAFETEA-LU, Congress has
        transferred over $140 billion from the General Fund to the
        Highway Trust Fund, in order to maintain solvency.
            (2) The Congressional Budget Office estimates after the end
        of Fiscal year 2021, annual General Fund transfers of over $20
        billion will be necessary in order to maintain current Highway
        Trust Fund spending levels.
            (3) The American Society for Civil Engineers estimates that
        in order to meet our economic and transportation needs, the
        United States should invest an additional $1.1 trillion in our
        surface transportation system by 2025.
            (4) The National Commission on Fiscal Reform and
        Responsibility report, often referred to as the ``Simpson-
        Bowles'' plan, includes a recommendation to raise the gas tax
        by fifteen cents.
            (5) The National Surface Transportation Infrastructure
        Financing Commission recommended, in their 2009 report, that
        Congress take action to prevent the Highway Trust Fund from
        becoming insolvent, and to avoid any reductions in
        infrastructure spending. The Commission also noted that a
        Federal funding system based on a vehicle miles traveled
        system, is the consensus choice for the future.
            (6) Nine different states raised gas taxes to generate
        transportation revenue in 2015 and 2016.
    (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Replacement of Gas Tax.--It is the
sense of Congress that by 2027 the gas tax should be repealed and
replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source.

SEC. 3. TAX ON MOTOR FUELS.

    (a) Gasoline Other Than Aviation Gasoline.--Section
4081(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to
read as follows:
                            ``(i) in the case of gasoline other than
                        aviation gasoline--
                                    ``(I) for tax imposed before 2018,
                                18.3 cents per gallon,
                                    ``(II) for tax imposed during 2018,
                                26.3 cents per gallon,
                                    ``(III) for tax imposed during
                                2019, 30.3 cents per gallon, and
                                    ``(IV) for tax imposed after 2019
                                and before 2030, 33.3 cents per
                                gallon,''.
    (b) Diesel Fuel or Kerosene.--Section 4081(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(iii) in the case of diesel fuel or
                        kerosene--
                                    ``(I) for tax imposed before 2018,
                                24.3 cents per gallon,
                                    ``(II) for tax imposed during 2018,
                                32.3 cents per gallon,
                                    ``(III) for tax imposed during
                                2019, 36.3 cents per gallon, and
                                    ``(IV) for tax imposed after 2019
                                and before 2029, 39.3 cents per
                                gallon,''.
    (c) Increase for Inflation.--Paragraph (2) of section 4081(a) of
such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Adjustment for inflation.--In the case of any
                calendar year beginning after 2019, the rates of tax
                contained in clauses (i)(IV) and (iii)(IV) of
                subparagraph (A) shall each be increased by an amount
                equal to--
                            ``(i) such rate, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the cost of living adjustment
                        determined under section 1(f)(3) for the
                        calendar year, determined by substituting
                        `calendar year 2018' for `calendar year 1992'
                        in subparagraph (B) thereof.
                Any increase under the preceding sentence shall be
                rounded to the nearest 0.1 cents.''.
    (d) Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion.--Section 4081(a)(2)(D) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``19.7 cents'' for
``24.3 cents'' and inserting ``a rate equal to 71 percent of the rate
in effect under subparagraph (A) (without regard to this
subparagraph)''.
    (e) Termination.--Section 4081(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 is amended by striking ``September 30, 2022'' and inserting
``December 31, 2028''.
    (f) Allocation in Accounts in Highway Trust Fund.--
            (1) In general.--Section 9503(e)(2)(A) of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(A) except as otherwise provided in this
                sentence--
                            ``(i) 2.86 cents per gallon with respect to
                        taxes imposed during calendar year 2017,
                            ``(ii) 3.86 cents per gallon with respect
                        to taxes imposed during calendar year 2018,
                            ``(iii) 4.86 cents per gallon with respect
                        to taxes imposed during calendar year 2019, and
                            ``(iv) 5.86 cents per gallon with respect
                        to taxes imposed after calendar year 2019,''.
            (2) Adjustment for inflation.--Section 9503(e) of the
        Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end
        the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Adjustment for inflation.--In the case of any
        calendar year beginning after 2019, the rate of tax contained
        in paragraph (2)(A)(iv) shall be increased by an amount equal
        to--
                    ``(A) such rate, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost of living adjustment determined
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined
                by substituting `calendar year 2018' for `calendar year
                1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
        Any increase under the preceding sentence shall be rounded to
        the nearest 0.1 cents.''.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to fuels or liquids removed, entered, or sold after December 31,
2017.

SEC. 4. FLOOR STOCKS TAX.

    (a) Imposition of Tax.--In the case of any taxable liquid which is
held on the floor stocks tax date by any person, there is hereby
imposed a floor stocks tax equal to the excess of the tax which would
be imposed on such liquid under section 4041 or 4081 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 had the taxable event occurred on the floor stocks
tax date over the tax paid under any such section on such liquid.
    (b) Liability for Tax and Method of Payment.--
            (1) Liability for tax.--A person holding a liquid on the
        floor stocks tax date to which the tax imposed by subsection
        (a) applies shall be liable for such tax.
            (2) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by subsection (a)
        shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
            (3) Time of payment.--The tax imposed by subsection (a)
        shall be paid on or before the date which is 6 months after the
        floor stocks tax date.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) Held by a person.--A liquid shall be considered as held
        by a person if title thereto has passed to such person (whether
        or not delivery to the person has been made).
            (2) Taxable liquid.--The term ``taxable liquid'' means
        diesel fuel and kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene).
            (3) Floor stocks date.--The term ``floor stocks tax date''
        means any January 1 of any calendar year beginning after the
        date of the enactment of this Act on which a rate of tax under
        section 4041 or 4081 of such Code increases pursuant to an
        amendment made by section 2.
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Treasury.
    (d) Exception for Exempt Uses.--The tax imposed by subsection (a)
shall not apply to taxable liquid held by any person exclusively for
any use to the extent a credit or refund of the tax imposed by a
section of such Code is allowable for such use.
    (e) Exception for Fuel Held in Vehicle Tank.--No tax shall be
imposed by subsection (a) on taxable liquid held in the tank of a motor
vehicle or motorboat.
    (f) Exception for Certain Amounts of Fuel.--
            (1) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection (A)
        on any liquid held on the floor stocks tax date by any person
        if the aggregate amount of liquid held by such person on such
        date does not exceed 2,000 gallons. The preceding sentence
        shall apply only if such person submits to the Secretary (at
        the time and in the manner required by the Secretary) such
        information as the Secretary shall require for purposes of this
        paragraph.
            (2) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of paragraph (1), there
        shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which
        is exempt from the tax imposed by subsection (a) by reason of
        subsection (d) or (e).
            (3) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this section--
                    (A) Corporations.--
                            (i) In general.--All persons treated as a
                        controlled group shall be treated as 1 person.
                            (ii) Controlled group.--The term
                        ``controlled group'' has the meaning given to
                        such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 of
                        such Code; except that for such purposes the
                        phrase ``more than 50 percent'' shall be
                        substituted for the phrase ``at least 80
                        percent'' each place it appears in such
                        subsection.
                    (B) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--
                Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
                principles similar to the principles of clause (i)
                shall apply to a group of persons under common control
                where one or more of such persons is not a corporation.
    (g) Other Laws Applicable.--All provisions of law, including
penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes imposed by chapter 31
or 32 of such Code shall, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this section, apply with respect to the floor
stock taxes imposed by subsection (a) to the same extent as if such
taxes were imposed by such chapter.

Output: Raise And Index to Sustainably and Efficiently Invest in Transportation Act of 2017 or the RAISE IT Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress that by 2027 the gas tax should be repealed and replaced with a more sustainable, stable funding source.  The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on:   gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 26.3 cents per gallon in 2018, 30.3 cents per gallon in 2019, and 33.3 cents per gallon after 2019 and before 2030;   diesel fuel or kerosene to 32.3 cents per gallon in 2018, 36.3 cents per gallon in 2019, and 39.3 cents per gallon after 2019 and before 2029; and   diesel-water fuel emulsion.   The bill delays the termination of such increased rates from the end of FY2022 to December 31, 2028, and requires an adjustment for inflation to such increased rates beginning after 2019. It also: (1) increases allocations in the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund in 2018, 2019, and after 2019; and (2) imposes a floor stocks tax on rate increases for gasoline, diesel fuel, and  kerosene (other than aviation-grade kerosene), subject to specified exemptions for exempt uses and low-volume producers.