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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Cost
Integrity and Fairness Act of 2004''.
    (b) Constitutional Authority to Enact This Legislation.--The
constitutional authority upon which this Act rests is the power of
Congress to regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the
several States, set forth in article I, section 8 of the United States
Constitution.

SEC. 2. REFUNDABLE AND ADVANCEABLE CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits)
is amended by redesignating section 36 as section 37 and by inserting
after section 35 the following new section:

``SEC. 36. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there shall be
allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount
equal to the amount paid during the taxable year for qualified health
insurance for coverage of the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents.
    ``(b) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The amount allowed as a credit
                under subsection (a) to the taxpayer for the taxable
                year shall not exceed the sum of the monthly
                limitations for months during such taxable year.
                    ``(B) Monthly limitation.--The monthly limitation
                for any month is the amount equal to \1/12\ of the
                lesser of--
                            ``(i) the product of $1,000 multiplied by
                        the number of individuals taken into account
                        under subsection (a) who are covered under
                        qualified health insurance as of the first day
                        of such month, or
                            ``(ii) $3,000.
            ``(2) Employer subsidized coverage.--Subsection (a) shall
        not apply to amounts paid for coverage of any individual for
        any month for which such individual participates in any
        subsidized health plan maintained by any employer of the
        taxpayer or of the spouse of the taxpayer. The rule of the last
        sentence of section 162(l)(2)(B) shall apply for purposes of
        the preceding sentence.
    ``(c) Qualified Health Insurance.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified health insurance'
        means insurance which constitutes medical care if--
                    ``(A) such insurance meets the requirements of
                section 223(c)(2)(A)(ii),
                    ``(B) there is no exclusion from, or limitation on,
                coverage for any preexisting medical condition of any
                applicant who, on the date the application is made, has
                been continuously insured during the 1-year period
                ending on the date of the application under--
                            ``(i) qualified health insurance
                        (determined without regard to this
                        subparagraph), or
                            ``(ii) a program described in--
                                    ``(I) title XVIII or XIX of the
                                Social Security Act,
                                    ``(II) chapter 55 of title 10,
                                United States Code,
                                    ``(III) chapter 17 of title 38,
                                United States Code,
                                    ``(IV) chapter 89 of title 5,
                                United States Code, or
                                    ``(V) the Indian Health Care
                                Improvement Act, and
                    ``(C) in the case of each applicant who has not
                been continuously so insured during the 1-year period
                ending on the date the application is made, the
                exclusion from, or limitation on, coverage for any
                preexisting medical condition does not extend beyond
                the period after such date equal to the lesser of--
                            ``(i) the number of months immediately
                        prior to such date during which the individual
                        was not so insured since the illness or
                        condition in question was first diagnosed, or
                            ``(ii) 1 year.
            ``(2) Exclusion of certain plans.--Such term does not
        include--
                    ``(A) insurance if substantially all of its
                coverage is coverage described in section 223(c)(1)(B),
                    ``(B) insurance under a program described in
                paragraph (1)(B)(ii).
            ``(3) Transition rule for 2004.--In the case of
        applications made during 2004, the requirements of
        subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1) are met only if the
        insurance does not exclude from coverage, or limit coverage
        for, any preexisting medical condition of any applicant.
    ``(d) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Coordination with medical deduction, etc.--Any amount
        paid by a taxpayer for insurance to which subsection (a)
        applies shall not be taken into account in computing the amount
        allowable to the taxpayer as a credit under section 35 or as a
        deduction under section 162(l) or 213(a).
            ``(2) Denial of credit to dependents.--No credit shall be
        allowed under this section to any individual with respect to
        whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to another
        taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in
        which such individual's taxable year begins.
            ``(3) Married couples must file joint return.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If the taxpayer is married at
                the close of the taxable year, the credit shall be
                allowed under subsection (a) only if the taxpayer and
                his spouse file a joint return for the taxable year.
                    ``(B) Marital status; certain married individuals
                living apart.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs
                (3) and (4) of section 21(e) shall apply for purposes
                of this paragraph.
            ``(4) Verification of coverage, etc.--No credit shall be
        allowed under this section to any individual unless such
        individual's coverage under qualified health insurance, and the
        amount paid for such coverage, are verified in such manner as
        the Secretary may prescribe.
            ``(5) Coordination with advance payments of credit.--With
        respect to any taxable year, the amount which would (but for
        this subsection) be allowed as a credit to the taxpayer under
        subsection (a) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the
        aggregate amount paid on behalf of such taxpayer under section
        7528 for months beginning in such taxable year.
            ``(6) Cost-of-living adjustment.--In the case of any
        taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 2004, each
        dollar amount contained in subsection (b)(1)(B) shall be
        increased by an amount equal to--
                    ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined
                under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which
                the taxable year begins by substituting `calendar year
                2003' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B)
                thereof.
        Any increase determined under the preceding sentence shall be
        rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''.
    (b) Advance Payment of Credit.--Chapter 77 of such Code (relating
to miscellaneous provisions) is amended by adding at the end the
following new section:

``SEC. 7528. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF CREDIT FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.

    ``(a) General Rule.--The Secretary shall establish a program for
making payments on behalf of individuals to providers of qualified
health insurance (as defined in section 36(c)) for such individuals.
    ``(b) Limitation on Advance Payments During Any Taxable Year.--The
Secretary may make payments under subsection (a) only to the extent
that the total amount of such payments made on behalf of any individual
during the taxable year does not exceed the amount allowable as a
credit to such individual for such year under section 36 (determined
without regard to subsection (d)(5) thereof).''.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United
        States Code, is amended by inserting ``or 36'' after ``section
        35''.
            (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of
        subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
        is amended by striking the item relating to section 36 and
        inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 36. Health insurance costs.
``Sec. 37. Overpayments of tax.''.
            (3) The table of sections for chapter 77 of such Code is
        amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7528. Advance payment of credit for health insurance costs.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2003.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Disaster Recovery Act of
2016''.

SEC. 2. STATE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    Title III of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end
the following:

``SEC. 327. STATE INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

    ``(a) Incentive for Individual Assistance Programs.--A State may
receive an increased Federal share for financial assistance under
subsection (c) if the State develops and implements an individual
assistance program that authorizes the State government to provide
financial assistance, and if necessary, direct services, to individuals
and households in the State who, as a direct result of a major disaster
or an event that does not trigger a major disaster declaration, have
necessary expenses and serious needs in cases in which the individuals
and households are unable to meet such expenses through other means.
    ``(b) Eligibility Criteria.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal
        Emergency Management Agency shall publish minimum eligibility
        criteria for a State individual assistance program established
        under subsection (a) that receives an increased Federal share
        for financial assistance under subsection (c).
            ``(2) Considerations.--In formulating the minimum
        eligibility criteria required under paragraph (1), the
        Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency shall
        consider--
                    ``(A) the total taxable resources of the individual
                State or other measure of fiscal capacity, as
                appropriate;
                    ``(B) the variation of total taxable resources, or
                other measures of fiscal capacity, among the individual
                State; and
                    ``(C) the historical frequency of declarations made
                pursuant to sections 401 and 501.
            ``(3) Publication deadline.--The Administrator of the
        Federal Emergency Management Agency shall publish--
                    ``(A) interim minimum eligibility criteria required
                under paragraph (1) not later than 180 days after the
                date of enactment of this section; and
                    ``(B) final minimum eligibility criteria required
                under paragraph (1) not later than 1 year after the
                date of enactment of this section.
    ``(c) Increased Federal Share for Financial Assistance to
Individuals and Households.--If, at the time of the declaration of a
major disaster, a State has in effect an individual assistance program
that meets the criteria published under subsection (b), the President
may increase to 100 percent, with respect to the major disaster, the
maximum percentage described in section 408(g)(2)(A).''.

SEC. 3. COMMUNITY SHELTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11331 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 322 and inserting the following:

``SEC. 322. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``(a) Emergency Food and Shelter Grants.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to carry out subtitle B $180,000,000 for fiscal year 2017.
    ``(b) Disaster Supplemental Food and Shelter Grants.--There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out subtitle D $180,000,000 for
fiscal year 2017.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:

      ``Subtitle D--Disaster Supplemental Food and Shelter Grants

``SEC. 331. GRANTS BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.

    ``Not later than 30 days after the date on which amounts become
available to carry out this subtitle, the Administrator of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (referred to in this subtitle as the
`Administrator') shall award a grant for the full amount that Congress
makes available for the program under this subtitle to the National
Board for the purpose of providing disaster supplemental food and
shelter grants to needy individuals through private nonprofit
organizations and local governments in accordance with section 333.

``SEC. 332. RETENTION OF INTEREST EARNED.

    ``(a) In General.--Interest accrued on the balance of any grant to
the National Board under this subtitle shall be available to the
National Board for reallocation.
    ``(b) Determination of Costs.--Total administrative costs shall be
determined based on the total amount of funds available, including
interest and any private contributions that are made to the National
Board.

``SEC. 333. PURPOSES OF GRANTS.

    ``(a) Eligible Activities.--Grants to the National Board under this
subtitle may be used--
            ``(1) to supplement and expand ongoing efforts to provide
        shelter, food, and supportive services for any area for which
        the President declares a major disaster under section 401 of
        the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
        Act (42 U.S.C. 5170);
            ``(2) to strengthen efforts to create more effective and
        innovative local disaster response programs by providing
        funding for those programs; and
            ``(3) to conduct minimum rehabilitation of existing mass
        shelter facilities, but only to the extent necessary to make
        facilities safe, sanitary, and bring facilities into compliance
        with local building codes.
    ``(b) Limitations on Activities.--
            ``(1) Eligible programs.--The National Board may only
        provide funding provided under this subtitle for programs that
        are--
                    ``(A) carried out by private nonprofit
                organizations and local governments;
                    ``(B) consistent with the purposes of this title;
                and
                    ``(C) administered within an area for which--
                            ``(i) the President declared a major
                        disaster under section 401 of the Robert T.
                        Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
                        Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) during the 12-
                        month period immediately preceding the grant;
                        and
                            ``(ii) assistance has not been provided
                        with respect to the major disaster under
                        section 408 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
                        Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
                        5174).
            ``(2) National board.--The National Board may not carry out
        programs directly.

``SEC. 334. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN COSTS.

    ``Not more than 10 percent of the total amount made available for
the program under this subtitle for each fiscal year may be expended
for the costs of administration.

``SEC. 335. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.

    ``Any amount made available by appropriation Acts under this
subtitle unobligated by the National Board before the expiration of the
12-month period beginning on the date on which the amount becomes
available shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in
section 101(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C.
11301 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
322 the following:

      ``Subtitle D--Disaster and Supplemental Food Shelter Grants

``Sec. 331. Grants by the Administrator.
``Sec. 332. Retention of interest earned.
``Sec. 333. Purposes of grants.
``Sec. 334. Limitation on certain costs.
``Sec. 335. Disbursement of funds.''.

SEC. 4. EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

    (a) Maximum Payments Per Person or Legal Entity.--The Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Farm Service
Agency, shall amend the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 405
of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2205) relating to the
emergency conservation program to provide that the maximum amount of
payments made under section 401 or 402 of that Act (16 U.S.C. 2201,
2202) per person or legal entity per natural disaster is $500,000.
    (b) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the
Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall initiate a rulemaking
to amend the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 405 of the
Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2205) relating to the
emergency conservation program to account for the challenges posed by
the increase in frequency and intensity of wildland fire.

SEC. 5. EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM WILDFIRE PILOT.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that additional consideration of how
the Federal Government supports and expedites the recovery of rural
areas affected by wildfires is necessary because wildfires--
            (1) pose unique mitigation, management, response, and
        recovery challenges due to the unpredictable size, location,
        and duration of wildfires; and
            (2)(A) disproportionately impact rural areas; and
            (B) inflict long-term damage on the agricultural systems
        rural areas economically rely on.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Eligible jurisdiction.--The term ``eligible
        jurisdiction'' means a jurisdiction within an area for which
        the President declared a major disaster in accordance with
        section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
        Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) for wildfire.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural
        Resources Conservation Service.
    (c) Pilot Program.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a pilot program
for the administration of the emergency watershed protection program
established under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 2203) in eligible jurisdictions to extend deadlines for the
submission of applications and the provision of amounts under the
program in accordance with subsection (d).
    (d) Extension of Deadlines.--
            (1) Applications.--During the period described in
        subsection (f), a sponsor may apply for amounts under the
        emergency watershed protection program for a project within an
        eligible jurisdiction by submitting a request to the State
        conservationist for the State in which the eligible
        jurisdiction is located not later than--
                    (A) 180 days after the date on which the President
                declared the major disaster for wildfire;
                    (B) 60 days after the date on which access to site
                of the project becomes available, as determined by the
                Secretary; or
                    (C) 60 days after the date of 100-percent
                containment of a wildfire for which a major disaster
                declaration is issued.
            (2) Awards.--
                    (A) In general.--During the period described in
                subsection (f), except as provided in subparagraph (B),
                not later than 360 days after the date on which the
                Secretary commits amounts to the applicable State
                conservationist for the provision of amounts under the
                emergency watershed protection program for a project
                within an eligible jurisdiction--
                            (i) the State conservationist shall provide
                        the amounts to the sponsor of the project; and
                            (ii) the project shall be completed.
                    (B) Emergency situations.--During the period
                described in subsection (f), in an emergency situation
                (as determined by the Secretary), not later than 10
                days after the date on which the Secretary commits
                amounts to the applicable State conservationist for the
                provision of amounts under the emergency watershed
                protection program for a project within an eligible
                jurisdiction, the project shall be completed.
    (e) Reports to Congress.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on
        which the pilot program is established under subsection (c),
        and once the following year, the Secretary shall prepare a
        report describing--
                    (A) the number of applications submitted for a
                project under the pilot program during the 60-day
                period beginning on the date on which the pilot program
                is established;
                    (B) the number of applications described in
                subparagraph (A) that were approved;
                    (C) the average time of construction of projects
                for which applications described in subparagraph (B)
                were submitted; and
                    (D) such other information as the Secretary
                considers appropriate.
            (2) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit each report
        under paragraph (1) to each of the following:
                    (A) In the Senate:
                            (i) The Committee on Agriculture,
                        Nutrition, and Forestry.
                            (ii) The Committee on Homeland Security and
                        Governmental Affairs.
                            (iii) The Committee on Appropriations.
                    (B) In the House of Representatives:
                            (i) The Committee on Agriculture.
                            (ii) The Committee on Homeland Security.
                            (iii) The Committee on Appropriations.
    (f) Duration.--The pilot program established under subsection (c)
shall be carried out during the 2-year period beginning on the date on
which the pilot program is established.

SEC. 6. EXPANDED ELIGIBILITY FOR HAZARD MITIGATION ASSISTANCE.

    Section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(f) Expanded Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
this section or section 420, the President may provide hazard
mitigation assistance in accordance with this section in any area in
which assistance is provided under section 420.''.

Output: Rural Disaster Recovery Act of 2016 This bill amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President, if a state has in effect an individual assistance program that meets specified criteria, to increase to 100%, with respect to a major disaster, the federal share of financial assistance provided to individuals and households in that state to address needs other than housing.  To receive such increased federal share, the state must develop and implement such a program that authorizes the state to provide financial assistance and necessary direct services to individuals who, as a direct result of a major disaster or an event that does not trigger a major disaster declaration, have necessary expenses and serious needs they are unable to meet otherwise. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall publish minimum eligibility criteria for such a program. The bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to: (1) authorize appropriations for emergency food and shelter grants, and for disaster supplemental food and shelter grants, for FY2017; and (2) require FEMA to award a grant for the full amount that Congress makes available for the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board for the purpose of providing disaster supplemental food and shelter grants to needy individuals through private nonprofit organizations and local governments. Eligibility requirements for such grants are specified. The Farm Service Agency shall: (1) amend the regulations promulgated pursuant to the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 relating to the emergency conservation program to limit the maximum amount of payments made per person or legal entity per natural disaster for carrying out wind erosion control or rehabilitation measures or for carrying out water conservation or water enhancing measures to $500,000, and (2) initiate a rule making to amend the regulations promulgated to carry out the emergency conservation program to account for the challenges posed by the increase in frequency and intensity of wildland fires.  The Natural Resources Conservation Service shall establish a two-year pilot program for the administration of the emergency watershed protection program in jurisdictions within areas for which the President declared a major disaster to extend deadlines, as specified, for submitting applications and the provision of amounts under the program. The President may provide hazard mitigation assistance in any area in which fire management assistance is provided.


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SECTION 1. COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS ACT.

    This Act shall be known as the ``Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution
of Judgment Funds Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    For the purpose of this Act--
        (1) The term ``current judgment fund'' means the funds awarded
    by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 and all interest
    accrued thereon as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (2) The term ``initial interest'' means the interest on the
    funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 during
    the time period from one year before the date of the enactment of
    this Act through the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (3) The term ``principal'' means the funds awarded by the
    Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 and all interest accrued
    thereon as of one year before the date of the enactment of this
    Act.
        (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.
        (5) The term ``tribe'' means the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of
    Washington, which was extended Federal acknowledgment by the United
    States Department of the Interior on December 31, 2001, pursuant to
    part 83 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations.
        (6) The term ``tribal member'' means an individual who is an
    enrolled member of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe pursuant to tribal
    enrollment procedures and requirements.
        (7) The term ``tribe's governing body'' means the Cowlitz
    Tribal Council, which is the tribe's governing body under the
    tribe's Constitution.
        (8) The term ``tribal elder'' means any tribal member who was
    62 years of age or older as of February 14, 2000.

SEC. 3. JUDGMENT DISTRIBUTION PLAN.

    Notwithstanding the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or
Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401, et seq.), or any plan prepared or
promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to that Act, the judgment funds
awarded in Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 and interest accrued
thereon as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be
distributed and used in accordance with this Act.

SEC. 4. DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF FUNDS.

    (a) Principal Preserved After Elderly Assistance and Tribal
Administration Payments.--(1) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
principal shall not be distributed under this Act. Only the interest
earned on the undistributed principal may be used to fund such
programs. There will be no distribution of any funds other than as
specified in this Act.
    (2) The Secretary shall--
        (A) maintain undistributed current judgment funds in an
    interest-bearing account in trust for the tribe; and
        (B) disburse principal or interest in accordance with this Act
    not later than 30 days after receipt by the Northwest Regional
    Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, of a request by the tribe's
    governing body for such disbursement of funds.
    (b) Elderly Assistance Program.--(1) From the current judgment
fund, the Secretary shall set aside 20 percent for an elderly
assistance payment. The Secretary shall provide one elderly assistance
payment to each enrolled tribal elder not later than 30 days after all
of the following have occurred:
        (A) The tribe's governing body has compiled and reviewed for
    accuracy a list of all enrolled tribal members that are both a
    minimum of one-sixteenth Cowlitz blood and 62 years of age or older
    as of February 14, 2000.
        (B) The Secretary has verified the blood quantum and age of the
    tribal members identified on the list prepared pursuant to
    subparagraph (A).
        (C) The tribe's governing body has made a request for
    disbursement of judgment funds for the elderly assistance payment.
    (2) If a tribal elder eligible for an elderly assistance payment
dies before receiving payment under this subsection, the money which
would have been paid to that individual shall be added to and
distributed in accordance with the emergency assistance program under
subsection (c).
    (3) The Secretary shall pay all costs of distribution under this
subsection out of the amount set aside under paragraph (1).
    (c) Emergency Assistance Program.--From the principal, the
Secretary shall set aside 10 percent for the Emergency Assistance
Program. Beginning the second year after the date of the enactment of
this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be distributed annually in
a lump sum to the tribe's governing body and will be used to provide
emergency assistance for tribal members. 10 percent of the initial
interest shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this Act
to fund the program for the first year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
    (d) Education, Vocational, and Cultural Training Program.--From the
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 10 percent for an Education,
Vocational and Cultural Training Program. Beginning the second year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such
sum shall be distributed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's
governing body and will be used to provide scholarships to tribal
members pursuing educational advancement, including cultural and
vocational training. 10 percent of the initial interest shall be
available upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund the
program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (e) Housing Assistance Program.--From the principal, the Secretary
shall set aside 5 percent for the Housing Assistance Program. Beginning
the second year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest
earned on such sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum to the
tribe's governing body and may be added to any existing tribal housing
improvements programs to supplement them or it may be used in a
separate Housing Assistance Program to be established by the tribe's
governing body. 5 percent of the initial interest shall be available
upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund the program for the
first year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (f) Economic Development, Tribal, and Cultural Centers.--From the
principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21.5 percent for economic
development and, if other funding is not available or not adequate (as
determined by the tribe), for the construction and maintenance of
tribal and cultural centers. Beginning the second year after the date
of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be
disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing body and
shall be used for the following, with 21.5 percent of the initial
interest available upon the date of the enactment of this Act to fund
the program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this
Act:
        (1) Property acquisition for business or other activities which
    are likely to benefit the tribe economically or provide employment
    for tribal members.
        (2) Business development for the tribe, including
    collateralization of loans for the purchase or operation of
    businesses, matching funds for economic development grants, joint
    venture partnerships, and other similar ventures, which are likely
    to produce profits for the tribe. All business loans shall pay
    principal and interest back to the Economic Development program for
    reinvestments and business profits shall go to the tribe's general
    fund for uses to be determined by the tribe's governing body.
        (3) Design, construction, maintenance, and operation of tribal
    and cultural centers.
    (g) Natural Resources.--From the principal, the Secretary shall set
aside 7.5 percent for natural resources. Beginning the second year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such
sum shall be disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing
body and may be added to any existing tribal natural resource program
to enhance the tribe's use and enjoyment of existing and renewable
natural resources within the tribe's lands. 7.5 percent of the initial
interest shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this Act
to fund the program for the first year after the date of the enactment
of this Act.
    (h) Cultural Resources.--From the principal, the Secretary shall
set aside 4 percent for cultural resources. Beginning the second year
after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on such
sum shall be distributed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's
governing body and shall be used to maintain artifacts, collect
documents, archive, and identify cultural sites of tribal significance.
4 percent of the initial interest shall be available upon the date of
the enactment of this Act to fund the program for the first year after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (i) Health.--From the principal, the Secretary shall set aside 21
percent for health. Beginning the second year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, interest earned on such sum shall be disbursed
annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing body and shall be used
for the health needs of the tribe. 21 percent of the initial interest
shall be available upon the date of the enactment of this Act tofund
the program for the first year after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
    (j) Tribal Administration Program.--From the principal, the
Secretary shall set aside 21 percent for tribal administration. 21
percent of the initial interest and such of the principal sum set aside
for this program as required to fund the first year of this program at
$150,000, the sum of $150,000 shall be immediately disbursed to the
tribe for the purposes of funding tribal administration for the first
year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Beginning the second
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, interest earned on
the remaining principal set aside under this subsection shall be
disbursed annually in a lump sum to the tribe's governing body for
operating costs of the tribe's governing body, including travel,
telephone, cultural, and other expenses incurred in the conduct of the
tribe's affairs, and legal fees as approved by the tribe's governing
body.
    (k) General Conditions.--The following conditions will apply to the
management and use of all funds available under this Act by the tribe's
governing body:
        (1) No amount greater than 10 percent of the interest earned on
    the principal designated for any program under this Act may be used
    for the administrative costs of any of that program, except those
    programs operated pursuant to subsections (i) and (j).
        (2) No service area is implied or imposed under any program
    under this Act. If the costs of administering any program under
    this Act for the benefit of tribal members living outside the
    tribe's Indian Health Service area are greater than 10 percent of
    the interest earned on the principal designated for that program,
    the tribe's governing body may authorize the expenditure of such
    funds for that program.
        (3) Before any expenditures, the tribe's governing body must
    approve all programs and shall publish in a publication of general
    circulation regulations which provide standards and priorities for
    programs established in this Act.
        (4) Section 7 of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or
    Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1407) shall apply to funds available
    under this Act.
        (5) Any tribal member who feels he or she has been unfairly
    denied the right to take part in any program under this Act may
    appeal to the tribal secretary. The tribal secretary shall bring
    the appeal to the tribe's governing body for resolution. The
    resolution shall be made in a timely manner and the tribal
    secretary at that time shall respond to the tribal member.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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

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Cowlitz Indian Tribe Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Creates a plan under which the Secretary of the Interior shall distribute the judgment funds and certain accrued interest awarded to the Cowlitz Indian Tribe of Washington by the Indian Claims Commission Docket No. 218 (ICCD).

 Prohibits the distribution of principal (funds awarded by ICCD and all accrued interest as of one year before enactment of this Act) under this Act, except as provided by this Act.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) maintain undistributed current judgment funds (funds awarded by ICCD and all accrued interest as of the enactment of this Act) in an interest bearing account in trust for the tribe; and (2) disburse principal or interest in accordance with this Act within 30 days after receipt by the Northwest Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, or a request by the tribe's governing body for such disbursement.

Requires the Secretary to set aside 20 percent of the current judgment fund for a tribal elderly assistance program to provide one elderly assistance payment to each enrolled tribal elder within 30 days after: (1) the tribe's governing body has compiled and reviewed for accuracy a list of all enrolled tribal members that are both a minimum of one-sixteenth Cowlitz blood and 62 years of age or older as of February 14, 2000; (2) the Secretary has verified the blood quantum and age of the tribal member; and (3) the tribe's governing body has made a request for such disbursement.

Provides that if a tribal elder eligible for the payment dies before receiving it, the payment shall be added to and distributed in accordance with the emergency assistance program under this Act.

 Requires the Secretary to set aside specified percentages of the principal and after a two year period in some circumstances, disburse the interest earned on it for tribal: (1) emergency assistance; (2) education and vocational and cultural training; (3) housing assistance; (4) economic development and construction and maintenance of tribal and cultural centers; (5) natural resources; (6) cultural resources; (7) health; and (8) administration.

Prescribes general conditions for the management and use of all available funds by the tribe's governing body.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Diabetes Clinical Care
Commission Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report
        that nearly 26,000,000 Americans have diabetes in addition to
        an estimated 79,000,000 American adults that have pre-diabetes,
        an increase of 2,000,000 Americans with diabetes and 22,000,000
        American adults with pre-diabetes since 2008.
            (2) Diabetes affects 8.3 percent of Americans of all ages
        and 11.3 percent of adults age 20 and older. Individuals of
        racial and ethnic minorities continue to have higher rates of
        diabetes than individuals not of such minorities, as
        demonstrated by the following: 16.1 percent of all adult
        American Indians and Alaskan Natives have diabetes; 12.6
        percent of all adult African-Americans have diabetes; 11.8
        percent of all adult Hispanics have diabetes; and 8.4 percent
        of all adult Asian-Americans have diabetes, while 7.1 percent
        of all non-Hispanic Whites have diabetes.
            (3) Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the
        United States.
            (4) People with diabetes are more likely than people
        without diabetes to have heart attacks, strokes, high blood
        pressure, kidney failure, blindness, and require amputations.
            (5) Total national costs associated with diabetes in 2007
        exceeded $174,000,000,000, according to the Centers for Disease
        Control and Prevention.
            (6) One in three Medicare dollars is currently spent on
        people with diabetes.
            (7) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects
        that as many as 1 in 3 American adults could have diabetes by
        2050 if current trends continue.
            (8) There are 35 Federal departments, agencies, and offices
        involved in the implementation of Federal diabetes activities.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL DIABETES CLINICAL CARE
              COMMISSION.

    Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new
section:

``SEC. 399V-6. NATIONAL DIABETES CLINICAL CARE COMMISSION.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within the
Department of Health and Human Services the National Diabetes Clinical
Care Commission (in this section referred to as the `Commission') to
evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and
leveraging of programs within the Department of Health and Human
Services and other Federal agencies that relate in any way to
supporting appropriate clinical care (such as any interactions between
physicians and other health care providers and their patients with pre-
diabetes and diabetes where care is rendered for the management of
their pre-diabetes or diabetes or its complications) for people with
pre-diabetes and diabetes.
    ``(b) Membership.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of the
        following voting members:
                    ``(A) The heads (or their designees) of the
                following Federal agencies and departments that conduct
                programs that could impact the clinical care of people
                with pre-diabetes and diabetes:
                            ``(i) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
                        Services.
                            ``(ii) The Agency for Healthcare Research
                        and Quality.
                            ``(iii) The Centers for Disease Control and
                        Prevention.
                            ``(iv) The Indian Health Service.
                            ``(v) The Department of Veterans Affairs.
                            ``(vi) The National Institutes of Health.
                            ``(vii) The Food and Drug Administration.
                            ``(viii) The Health Resources and Services
                        Administration.
                            ``(ix) The Department of Defense.
                            ``(x) Other governmental or nongovernmental
                        agency heads, at the discretion of the agency,
                        that impact clinical care of individuals with
                        pre-diabetes and diabetes.
                    ``(B) Twelve additional voting members appointed
                under paragraph (2).
            ``(2) Additional members.--The Commission shall include
        additional voting members appointed by the Comptroller General
        of the United States, in consultation with national medical
        societies and patient advocate organizations with expertise in
        diabetes and the care of patients with diabetes, including one
        or more from each of the following categories:
                    ``(A) Clinical endocrinologists.
                    ``(B) Physician specialties (other than as
                described in subparagraph (A)) that play a role in
                diabetes care or their complications.
                    ``(C) Primary care physicians.
                    ``(D) Non-physician health care professionals, such
                as certified diabetes educators, clinical dieticians,
                nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.
                    ``(E) Patient advocates.
                    ``(F) National experts in the duties listed under
                subsection (c).
            ``(3) Chairperson.--The voting members of the Commission
        shall select a chairperson from the members described in
        paragraph (2)(A).
            ``(4) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at least twice,
        and not more than 4 times, a year.
            ``(5) Board terms.--Members of the Commission, including
        the chairperson, shall serve for a 3-year term. A vacancy on
        the Commission shall be filled in the same manner as the
        original appointments.
    ``(c) Duties.--The Commission shall--
            ``(1) evaluate programs of the Department of Health and
        Human Services regarding the utilization of diabetes screening
        benefits, annual wellness visits, and other preventive health
        benefits that may reduce the risk of diabetes and its
        complications, addressing any existing problems regarding such
        utilization and related data collection mechanisms;
            ``(2) identify current activities and critical gaps in
        Federal efforts to support clinicians in providing integrated,
        high quality care to people with pre-diabetes and diabetes;
            ``(3) make recommendations regarding the coordination of
        clinically based activities that are being supported by the
        Federal Government;
            ``(4) make recommendations regarding the development and
        coordination of federally funded clinical practice support
        tools for physicians and other health care professionals in
        caring for and managing the care of people with pre-diabetes
        and diabetes;
            ``(5) evaluate programs in existence as of the date of the
        enactment of this section and determine if such programs are
        meeting the needs identified in paragraph (2) and, if such
        programs are determined to not be meeting such needs, recommend
        programs that would be more appropriate;
            ``(6) recommend how an outcomes-based registry may be
        developed and then used to evaluate various care models and
        methods and the impact of such models and methods on diabetes
        management as measured by appropriate care parameters (such as
        A1C, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels);
            ``(7) evaluate and expand education and awareness to
        physicians and other health care professionals regarding
        clinical practices for the prevention of diabetes and the
        precursor conditions of diabetes;
            ``(8) review and recommend appropriate methods for outreach
        and dissemination of educational resources that regard diabetes
        prevention and treatments, are funded by the Federal
        Government, and are intended for health care professionals and
        the public; and
            ``(9) include other activities, such as those relating to
        the areas of public health and nutrition, that the Commission
        deems appropriate.
    ``(d) Operating Plan.--
            ``(1) Initial plan.--Not later than 90 days after its first
        meeting, the Commission shall submit to the Secretary and the
        Congress an operating plan for carrying out the activities of
        the Commission as described in subsection (c). Such operating
        plan may include--
                    ``(A) a list of specific activities that the
                Commission plans to conduct for purposes of carrying
                out the duties described in each of the paragraphs in
                subsection (c);
                    ``(B) a plan for completing the activities;
                    ``(C) a list of members of the Commission and other
                individuals who are not members of the Commission who
                will need to be involved to conduct such activities;
                    ``(D) an explanation of Federal agency involvement
                and coordination needed to conduct such activities;
                    ``(E) a budget for conducting such activities;
                    ``(F) a plan for evaluating the value and potential
                impact of the Commission's work and recommendations,
                including the possible continuation of the Commission
                for the purposes of overseeing their implementation;
                and
                    ``(G) other information that the Commission deems
                appropriate.
            ``(2) Updates.--The Commission shall periodically update
        the operating plan under paragraph (1) and submit such updates
        to the Secretary and the Congress.
    ``(e) Final Report and Sunset of the Commission.--By not later than
3 years after the date of the Commission's first meeting, the
Commission shall submit to the Secretary and the Congress a report
containing all of the findings and recommendations of the Commission.
Not later than 120 days after the submission of the final report, the
Secretary shall review the evaluation required under subsection
(d)(1)(F) to determine the continuation of the Commission.
    ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--Appropriations are
authorized to be made available to the Commission for each of fiscal
years 2013, 2014 and 2015, from amounts otherwise made available to the
Department of Health and Human Services for such fiscal years, to carry
out this section.''.

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National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act - Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission to evaluate and make recommendations regarding better coordination and leveraging of federal programs that relate in any way to supporting appropriate clinical care for people with pre-diabetes and diabetes.

Sets forth the duties of the Commission, which shall include: (1) evaluating HHS programs, (2) identifying current activities and critical gaps in federal efforts to support clinicians in providing care to people with pre-diabetes and diabetes, (3) recommending how an outcomes-based registry may be developed and then used to evaluate various care models and methods, (4) evaluating and expanding education and awareness to health care professionals regarding clinical practices for the prevention of diabetes and the precursor conditions of diabetes, and (5) reviewing and recommending appropriate methods for outreach and dissemination of educational resources related to diabetes prevention and treatments.

Requires the Commission to submit to the Secretary and Congress an operating plan for carrying out the activities of the Commission that may include specific activities the Commission plans to conduct, a plan for completing the activities, a budget for such activities, and a plan for evaluating the value and potential impact of the Commission's work and recommendations, including the possible continuation of the Commission for purposes of overseeing their implementation.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patient and Physician Safety and
Protection Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Federal government, through its Medicare program,
        pays approximately $8 billion per year solely to train
        resident-physicians in the United States, and as a result, has
        an interest in assuring the safety of patients treated by
        resident-physicians and the safety of resident-physicians
        themselves.
            (2) Resident-physicians spend a significant amount of their
        time performing activities not related to the educational
        mission of training competent physicians.
            (3) The excessive numbers of hours worked by resident-
        physicians is inherently dangerous for patient care and for the
        lives of resident-physicians.
            (4) The scientific literature has consistently demonstrated
        that the sleep deprivation of the magnitude seen in residency
        training programs leads to cognitive impairment.
            (5) A substantial body of research indicates that excessive
        hours worked by resident-physicians lead to higher rates of
        medical error, motor vehicle accidents, depression and
        pregnancy complications.
            (6) The medical community has not adequately addressed the
        issue of excessive resident-physician work hours.
            (7) Different medical specialty training programs have
        different patient care considerations but the effects of sleep
        deprivation on resident-physicians does not change between
        specialties.
            (8) The Federal government has regulated the work hours of
        other industries when the safety of employees or the public is
        at risk.

SEC. 3. REVISION OF MEDICARE HOSPITAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
              REGARDING WORKING HOURS OF RESIDENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1866 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1395cc) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph
                (R);
                    (B) by striking the period at the end of
                subparagraph (S) and inserting ``; and''; and
                    (C) by inserting after subparagraph (S) the
                following new subparagraph:
            ``(T) in the case of a hospital that uses the services of
        physician residents or postgraduate trainees, to meet the
        requirements of subsection (j).''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(j)(1)(A) In order that the working conditions and working hours
of physicians and postgraduate trainees promote the provision of
quality medical care in hospitals, as a condition of participation
under this title each hospital shall establish the following limits on
working hours for certain members of the medical staff and postgraduate
trainees:
            ``(i) Subject to subparagraph (C), postgraduate trainees
        may work no more than a total of 80 hours per week and 24 hours
        per shift.
            ``(ii) Subject to subparagraph (C), postgraduate trainees--
                    ``(I) shall have at least 10 hours between
                scheduled shifts;
                    ``(II) shall have at least 1 full day out of every
                7 days off and one full weekend off per month;
                    ``(III) who are assigned to patient care
                responsibilities in an emergency department shall work
                no more than 12 continuous hours in that department;
                and
                    ``(IV) shall not be scheduled to be on call in the
                hospital more often than every third night.
    ``(B) The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary to ensure quality of care is maintained during the transfer
of direct patient care from one postgraduate trainee to another at the
end of each such 24 hour period referred to in subparagraph (A) and
shall take into account cases of individual patient emergencies.
    ``(C) The work hour limitations under subparagraph (A) and
requirements of subparagraph (B) shall not apply to a hospital during a
state of emergency declared by the Secretary that applies with respect
to that hospital.
    ``(2) The Secretary shall promulgate such regulations as may be
necessary to monitor and supervise postgraduate trainees assigned
patient care responsibilities as part of an approved medical training
program, as well as to assure quality patient care.
    ``(3) Each hospital shall inform postgraduate trainees of--
            ``(A) their rights under this subsection, including methods
        to enforce such rights (including so-called whistle-blower
        protections); and
            ``(B) the effects of their acute and chronic sleep
        deprivation both on themselves and on their patients.
    ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `postgraduate
trainee' includes a postgraduate intern, resident, or fellow.''.
    (b) Designation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
        shall designate an individual within the Department of Health
        and Human Services to handle all complaints of violations that
        arise from residents who report that their programs are in
        violation of the requirements of section 1866(j) of the Social
        Security Act (as added by subsection (a)).
            (2) Grievance rights.--A post graduate trainee or physician
        resident may file a complaint with the Secretary of Health and
        Human Services concerning a violation of such requirements.
        Such a complaint may be filed anonymously. The Secretary may
        conduct an investigation and take such corrective action with
        respect to such a violation.
            (3) Civil money penalty enforcement.--Any hospital that
        violates such requirement is subject to a civil money penalty
        not to exceed $100,000 for each resident training program in
        any 6-month period. The provisions of section 1128A of the
        Social Security Act (other than subsections (a) and (b)) shall
        apply to civil money penalties under this paragraph in the same
        manner as they apply to a penalty or proceeding under section
        1128A(a) of such Act.
            (4) Disclosure of violations and annual reports.--The
        individual designated under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) provide for annual anonymous surveys of
                postgraduate trainees to determine compliance with such
                requirements and for the disclosure of the results of
                such surveys to the public on a residency-program
                specific basis;
                    (B) based on such surveys, conduct appropriate on-
                site investigations;
                    (C) provide for disclosure to the public of
                violations and compliance, on a hospital and residence-
                program specific basis, of such requirements; and
                    (D) make an annual report to Congress on the
                compliance of hospitals with such requirements,
                including providing a list of hospitals found to be in
                violation of such requirements.
    (c) Whistleblower Protections.--
            (1) In general.-- A hospital covered by the requirements of
        section 1866(j)(1) of the Social Security Act (as inserted by
        subsection (a)) shall not penalize, discriminate, or retaliate
        in any manner against an employee with respect to compensation,
        terms, conditions or privileges of employment, who in good
        faith (as defined in paragraph (2)), individually or in
        conjunction with another person or persons--
                    (A) reports a violation or suspected violation of
                such requirements to a public regulatory agency, a
                private accreditation body, or management personnel of
                the hospital;
                    (B) initiates, cooperates or otherwise participates
                in an investigation or proceeding brought by a
                regulatory agency or private accreditation body
                concerning matters covered by such requirements;
                    (C) informs or discusses with other employees, with
                a representative of the employees, with patients or
                patient representatives, or with the public, violations
                or suspected violations of such requirements; or
                    (D) otherwise avails himself or herself of the
                rights set forth in such section or this subsection.
            (2) Good faith defined.--For purposes of this subsection,
        an employee is deemed to act ``in good faith'' if the employee
        reasonably believes--
                    (A) that the information reported or disclosed is
                true; and
                    (B) that a violation has occurred or may occur.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall
take effect on the first July 1 that begins at least 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR HOSPITAL COSTS.

    There are hereby appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human
Services such amounts as may be required to provide for additional
payments to hospitals for their reasonable additional, incremental
costs incurred in order to comply with the requirements imposed by this
Act (and the amendments made by this Act).

Output: Patient and Physician Safety and Protection Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require a participating hospital that uses the services of physician residents or postgraduate trainees to limit their working hours to specified schedules.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Yellowstone Protection Act of
1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the superlative natural and scenic resources of the
        Yellowstone area led Congress in 1872 to establish Yellowstone
        National Park as the world's first national park;
            (2) a 20.5 mile segment of the Clarks Fork of the
        Yellowstone River was designated in 1990 as a component of the
        National Wild and Scenic Rivers system, the only such
        designation within the State of Wyoming, in order to preserve
        and enhance the natural, scenic, and recreational resources of
        such segment;
            (3) the Absaroka-Beartooth National Wilderness Area was
        designated in 1978 to protect the wilderness and ecological
        values of certain lands north and east of Yellowstone National
        Park;
            (4) in recognition of its natural resource values and
        international significance, Yellowstone National Park was
        designated a World Heritage Site in 1978;
            (5) past and ongoing mining practices have degraded the
        resource values of Henderson Mountain and adjacent lands
        upstream of Yellowstone National Park, the Absaroka-Beartooth
        National Wilderness Area and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone
        National Wild and Scenic River, and acid mine pollution and
        heavy metal contamination caused by such practices have
        polluted the headwater sources of Soda Butte Creek and the
        Lamar River, the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River and the
        Stillwater River;
            (6) on September 1, 1995 approximately 19,100 acres of
        Federal land upstream of Yellowstone National Park, the Clarks
        Fork of the Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River and the
        Absaroka-Beartooth National Wilderness Area were segregated
        from entry under the general mining laws for a two-year period,
        in order to protect the watersheds within the drainages of the
        Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River, Soda Butte Creek and the
        Stillwater River and to protect the water quality and fresh
        water fishery resources within Yellowstone National Park;
            (7) because of proposed mineral development upstream of
        Yellowstone National Park, and other reasons, the World
        Heritage Committee added Yellowstone National Park to the
        ``List of World Heritage in Danger'' in December, 1995; and
            (8) proposed mining activities in the area present a clear
        and present danger to the resource values of the area as well
        as those of Yellowstone National Park, the Clarks Fork of the
        Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River and the Absaroka-
        Beartooth National Wilderness Area, and it is, therefore, in
        the public interest to protect these lands and rivers from such
        mining activities.

SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of the Act is to make permanent the present temporary
segregation of lands upstream of Yellowstone National Park, Absaroka-
Beartooth National Wilderness Area and the Clarks Fork of the
Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River from entry under the general
mining laws, restrict the use of certain Federal lands, and to provide
assurance that the exercise of valid existing mineral rights does not
threaten the water quality, fisheries and other resource values of this
area.

SEC. 4. AREA INCLUDED.

    The area affected by this Act shall be comprised of approximately
24,000 acres of lands and interests in lands within the Gallatin and
Custer National Forests as generally depicted on the map entitled
``Yellowstone Protection Act of 1996''. The map shall be on file and
available for public inspection in the offices of the Chief of the
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

SEC. 5. MINERALS AND MINING.

    (a) Withdrawal.--After enactment of this Act, and subject to valid
existing rights, the lands segregated from entry under the general
mining laws pursuant to the order contained on page 45732 of the
Federal Register (September 1, 1995) shall not be--
            (1) open to location of mining claims under the general
        mining laws of the United States;
            (2) available for leasing under the mineral leasing and
        geothermal leasing laws of the United States; and
            (3) available for disposal of mineral materials under the
        Act of July 31, 1947, commonly known as the Material Act of
        1947 (30 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).
    (b) Limitation on Patent Issuance.--Subject to valid existing
rights, no patents under the general mining laws shall be issued for
any claim located in the area described in section 4.
    (c) Prohibition.--(1) Subject to valid existing rights, no Federal
lands within the area described in section 4 may be used in connection
with any mining related activity, except for reclamation.
    (2) Subject to valid existing rights, no Federal department or
agency shall assist by loan, grant, license, or otherwise in the
development or construction of cyanide heap- or vat-leach facilities,
dams, or other impoundment structures for the storage of mine tailings,
work camps, powerplants, electrical transmission lines, gravel or rock
borrow pits or mills within the area described in section 4. However,
nothing in this section shall limit reclamation.
    (d) Reclamation.--Any mining or mining related activities occurring
in the area described in section 4 shall be subject to operation and
reclamation requirements established by the Secretary of Agriculture,
including requirements for reasonable reclamation of disturbed lands to
a visual and hydrological condition as close as practical to their
premining condition.
    (e) Mining Claim Validity Reviews.--The Secretary of the Interior,
in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, shall complete
within three years of the date of enactment of this Act, a review of
the validity of all claims under the general mining laws within the
area described in section 4. If a claim is determined to be invalid,
the claim shall be immediately declared null and void.
    (f) Plans of Operation.--(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall not
approve a plan of operation for mining activities within the area
described in section 4 that threatens to pollute groundwater or surface
water flowing into Yellowstone National Park, the Clarks Fork of the
Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River or the Absaroka-Beartooth
National Wilderness Area.
    (2) Prior to granting an order approving a plan of operations for
mining activities within the area described in section 4, the Secretary
of Agriculture shall transmit the proposed plan of operation to the
Secretary of the Interior and the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the Governors of Montana and Wyoming.
    (3) Within 90 days of the date on which the proposed plan of
operations is submitted for their review, the Secretary of the Interior
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall
either: (i) certify that the proposed plan of operation does not
threaten to pollute groundwater or surface water flowing into
Yellowstone National Park, the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone National
Wild and Scenic River or the Absaroka-Beartooth National Wilderness
Area, or (ii) make recommendations for any actions or conditions that
would be necessary to obtain their certification that the proposed plan
of operation will not threaten such pollution.
    (4) The Secretary of Agriculture shall not approve a plan of
operation unless: (i) the Secretary of the Interior and the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency provide the
certification under subsection (f)(3) of this section, or (ii) the plan
of operation is modified to adopt the recommendations made by them, and
(iii) any comments submitted by the Governors of Montana and Wyoming
are taken into account.
    (5) The Secretary of Agriculture shall not approve a plan of
operation for any mining activities within the area described in
section 4 that requires the perpetual treatment of acid mine pollution
of surface or groundwater resources.
    (6) Prior to executing a final approval of the plan of operation,
the Secretary of Agriculture shall transmit the proposed final plan to
the President and Congress. The President and Congress shall have 6
months from the date of submittal to consider and review the final plan
of operation, before the Secretary of Agriculture may execute any final
approval of such plan.

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Yellowstone Protection Act of 1996 - Provides that specified lands located upstream of Yellowstone National Park, Absaroka-Beartooth National Wilderness Area, and the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone National Wild and Scenic River within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests in Montana (the Area) that are segregated from entry under the general mining laws pursuant to executive order shall not be:  (1) open to location of mining claims under U.S. general mining laws; (2) available for leasing under U.S. mineral and geothermal leasing laws; and (3) available for disposal of mineral materials under the Materials Act of 1947.
Prohibits:  (1) patents under the general mining laws from being issued for claims located in the Area; (2) Federal lands within such Area from being used in connection with mining related activities, except for reclamation; or (3) Federal departments or agencies from assisting in the development or construction of impoundment structures for the storage of mine tailings, work camps, powerplants, electrical transmission lines, gravel or rock borrow pits or mills within the Area.  Provides that nothing in this Act shall limit reclamation.
Subjects any mining or mining related activities occurring in the Area to operation and reclamation requirements established by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to review mining claims within the Area and to declare invalid claims null and void.
Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from approving a plan for mining operation activities within the Area that:  (1) threaten to pollute groundwater or surface water; or (2) require the perpetual treatment of acid mine pollution of surface or groundwater resources.
Sets forth plan approval procedures.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of
2017'' or the ``BTU Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY-EFFICIENT PROPERTY CREDIT FOR BIOMASS FUEL
              PROPERTY EXPENDITURES.

    (a) Allowance of Credit.--Subsection (a) of section 25D of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and
        inserting ``, and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) 30 percent of the qualified biomass fuel property
        expenditures made by the taxpayer during such year.''.
    (b) Qualified Biomass Fuel Property Expenditures.--Subsection (d)
of section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(6) Qualified biomass fuel property expenditure.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified biomass fuel
                property expenditure' means an expenditure for
                property--
                            ``(i) which uses the burning of biomass
                        fuel to heat a dwelling unit located in the
                        United States and used as a residence by the
                        taxpayer, or to heat water for use in such a
                        dwelling unit, and
                            ``(ii) which has a thermal efficiency
                        rating of at least 75 percent (measured by the
                        higher heating value of the fuel).
                    ``(B) Biomass fuel.--For purposes of this section,
                the term `biomass fuel' means any plant-derived fuel
                available on a renewable or recurring basis, including
                agricultural crops and trees, wood and wood waste and
                residues, plants (including aquatic plants), grasses,
                residues, and fibers. Such term includes densified
                biomass fuels such as wood pellets.''.
    (c) Application of Termination Date.--Subsection (h) of section 25D
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and
qualified solar water heating property expenditures'' and inserting ``,
qualified solar water heating property expenditures, and qualified
biomass fuel property expenditures''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after
December 31, 2016.

SEC. 3. INVESTMENT TAX CREDIT FOR BIOMASS HEATING PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 48(a)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
            (1) at the end of clause (vi) by striking ``or'';
            (2) at the end of clause (vii) by inserting ``or''; and
            (3) by inserting after clause (vii) the following new
        clause:
                            ``(viii) open-loop biomass (within the
                        meaning of section 45(c)(3)) heating property,
                        including boilers or furnaces that operate at
                        thermal output efficiencies of not less than 65
                        percent (measured by the higher heating value
                        of the fuel) and that provide thermal energy in
                        the form of heat, hot water, or steam for space
                        heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water,
                        or industrial process heat,''.
    (b) 30-Percent and 15-Percent Credits.--
            (1) Energy percentage.--
                    (A) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section
                48(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
                amended by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii)
                and by inserting after clause (i) the following new
                clause:
                            ``(ii) except as provided in clause (i)(V),
                        15 percent in the case of energy property
                        described in paragraph (3)(A)(viii), but only
                        with respect to property the construction of
                        which begins before January 1, 2022, and''.
                    (B) Conforming amendment.--Clause (iii) of section
                48(a)(2)(A) of such Code, as so redesignated, is
                amended by inserting ``or (ii)'' after ``clause (i)''.
            (2) Increased credit for greater efficiency.--Clause (i) of
        section 48(a)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ``and''
        at the end of subclause (III) and by inserting after subclause
        (IV) the following new subclause:
                                    ``(V) energy property described in
                                paragraph (3)(A)(viii) which operates
                                at a thermal output efficiency of not
                                less than 80 percent (measured by the
                                higher heating value of the fuel), but
                                only with respect to property the
                                construction of which begins before
                                January 1, 2022,''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to periods after December 31, 2016, in taxable years ending after
such date, under rules similar to the rules of section 48(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before the date
of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).

Output: Biomass Thermal Utilization Act of 2017 or the BTU Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to include 30% of qualified biomass fuel property expenditures for property placed in service before 2022 in the residential energy efficient property tax credit. A "qualified biomass fuel property expenditure" is an expenditure for property which uses the burning of biomass fuel (a plant-derived fuel available on a renewable or recurring basis) to heat a dwelling used as a residence, or to heat water for use in such dwelling, and which has a thermal efficiency rating of at least 75%. The bill also allows: (1) a 15% energy tax credit until 2022 for investment in open-loop biomass heating property, including boilers or furnaces that operate at thermal output efficiencies of at least 65% and provide thermal energy in the form of heat, hot water, or steam for space heating, air conditioning, domestic hot water, or industrial process heat; and (2) a 30% credit until 2022 for investment in such property that operates at a thermal output efficiency of at least 80%.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Choice and Reproductive
Health Protection Act of 1995''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) reproductive rights are central to the ability of women
        to exercise full enjoyment of rights secured to women by
        Federal and State law;
            (2) abortion has been a legal and constitutionally
        protected medical procedure throughout the United States since
        1973 and has become part of mainstream medical practice as is
        evidenced by the positions of medical institutions including
        the American Medical Association, the American College of
        Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the American Medical
        Women's Association;
            (3) the availability of abortion services is diminishing
        throughout the United States, as evidenced by--
                    (A) the fact that 84 percent of counties in the
                United States have no abortion provider; and
                    (B) the fact that between 1982 and 1992 the number
                of abortion providers decreased in 45 States; and
            (4) at a minimum, Congress must retain the following
        policies, which currently preserve the choice and reproductive
        health of women:
                    (A) Funding through the medicaid program under
                title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et
                seq.) for abortion services for victims of rape or
                incest.
                    (B) Protection from clinic violence.
                    (C) Full implementation of contraceptive and
                infertility research programs.
                    (D) Authorization of family planning programs.
                    (E) the prohibition of any gag rule on information
                pertaining to reproductive medical services.
                    (F) The evaluation of the drug called Mifepristone
                or RU-486.
                    (G) The establishment of breast cancer, cervical
                cancer, and chlamydia screening programs in all 50
                States.
                    (H) The fundamental right to choose, as stated in
                the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113
                (1973).
                    (I) Fairness in insurance.
                    (J) The ability of military personnel overseas to
                purchase abortion services at military facilities with
                private funds.

SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
              ISSUES.

    (a) Rape and Incest Victim Protection.--It is the sense of Congress
that current provisions of law (in effect as of October 1, 1993)
requiring Federal and State governments to provide funding for abortion
services in cases of life endangerment, and for victims of rape or
incest, to women eligible for assistance through the medicaid program
under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) are
essential to the health and well-being of the women and must not be
repealed.
    (b) Clinic Violence.--It is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) Federal resources are necessary to ensure that women
        have safe access to reproductive health facilities and that
        health professionals can deliver services in a secure
        environment free from violence and threats of force; and
            (2) it is necessary and appropriate to use Federal
        resources to combat the nationwide campaign of violence and
        harassment against reproductive health centers.
    (c) Preventive Health Measures Regarding Breast and Cervical
Cancer.--It is the sense of Congress that the program of grants under
title XV of the Public Health Service Act should receive a level of
funding that is adequate for all States to receive grants under such
title.
    (d) Programs Regarding Contraception and Infertility.--
            (1) Research centers.--It is the sense of Congress that the
        program of research centers under section 452A of the Public
        Health Service Act should receive a level of funding that is
        adequate for a reasonable number of research centers to be
        operated under the program.
            (2) Loan repayment program regarding conduct of research.--
        It is the sense of Congress that the program of loan-repayment
        contracts under section 487B of the Public Health Service Act
        should receive a level of funding that is adequate for a
        reasonable number of individuals to conduct research under the
        program.

SEC. 4. FAMILY PLANNING AMENDMENTS.

    Section 1001(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300(d))
is amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) For the purpose of grants and contracts under this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated $220,000,000 for fiscal year
1996, $250,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and such sums as may be
necessary for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000.''.

SEC. 5. FREEDOM OF FULL DISCLOSURE.

    Title XI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000h et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1107. INFORMATION ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE
              SERVICES.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no
governmental authority shall, in or through any program or activity
that is administered or assisted by such authority and that provides
health care services or information, limit the right of any person to
provide, or the right of any person to receive, nonfraudulent
information about the availability of reproductive health care
services, including family planning, prenatal care, adoption, and
abortion services.
    ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section the term `governmental
authority' means any authority of the United States.''.

SEC. 6. FAIRNESS IN EVALUATION OF RU-486.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall--
            (1) assure that the Food and Drug Administration evaluates
        the drug called Mifepristone or RU-486 only on the basis
        provided by law; and
            (2) assess initiatives by which the Department of Health
        and Human Services can promote the testing, licensing, and
        manufacturing in the United States of the drug or other
        antiprogestins.

SEC. 7. FREEDOM OF CHOICE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) The 1973 Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, 410
        U.S. 113 (1973) established constitutionally based limits on
        the power of States to restrict the right of a woman to choose
        to terminate a pregnancy. Under the strict scrutiny standard
        enunciated in the Roe v. Wade decision, States were required to
        demonstrate that laws restricting the right of a woman to
        choose to terminate a pregnancy were the least restrictive
        means available to achieve a compelling State interest. Since
        1989, the Supreme Court has no longer applied the strict
        scrutiny standard in reviewing challenges to the
        constitutionality of State laws restricting such rights.
            (2) As a result of the recent modification by the Supreme
        Court of the strict scrutiny standard enunciated in the Roe v.
        Wade decision, certain States have restricted the right of
        women to choose to terminate a pregnancy or to utilize some
        forms of contraception, and the restrictions operate
        cumulatively to--
                    (A)(i) increase the number of illegal or medically
                less safe abortions, often resulting in physical
                impairment, loss of reproductive capacity, or death to
                the women involved;
                    (ii) burden interstate and international commerce
                by forcing women to travel from States in which legal
                barriers render contraception or abortion unavailable
                or unsafe to other States or foreign nations;
                    (iii) interfere with freedom of travel between and
                among the various States;
                    (iv) burden the medical and economic resources of
                States that continue to provide women with access to
                safe and legal abortion; and
                    (v) interfere with the ability of medical
                professionals to provide health services;
                    (B) obstruct access to and use of contraceptive and
                other medical techniques that are part of interstate
                and international commerce;
                    (C) discriminate between women who are able to
                afford interstate and international travel and women
                who are not, a disproportionate number of whom belong
                to racial or ethnic minorities; and
                    (D) infringe on the ability of women to exercise
                full enjoyment of rights secured to the women by
                Federal and State law, both statutory and
                constitutional.
            (3) Although Congress may not by legislation create
        constitutional rights, Congress may, where authorized by the
        enumerated powers of Congress and not prohibited by a
        constitutional provision, enact legislation to create and
        secure statutory rights in areas of legitimate national
        concern.
            (4) Congress has the affirmative power under section 8 of
        article I of the Constitution and under section 5 of the 14th
        amendment to the Constitution to enact legislation to prohibit
        State interference with interstate commerce, liberty, or equal
        protection of the laws.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish, as a
statutory matter, limitations on the power of a State to restrict the
freedom of a woman to terminate a pregnancy in order to achieve the
same limitations as were provided, as a constitutional matter, under
the strict scrutiny standard of review enunciated in the Roe v. Wade
decision and applied in subsequent cases from 1973 through 1988.
    (c) In General.--A State--
            (1) may not restrict the freedom of a woman to choose
        whether or not to terminate a pregnancy before fetal viability;
            (2) may restrict the freedom of a woman to choose whether
        or not to terminate a pregnancy after fetal viability unless
        such a termination is necessary to preserve the life or health
        of the woman; and
            (3) may impose requirements on the performance of abortion
        procedures if such requirements are medically necessary to
        protect the health of women undergoing such procedures.
    (d) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
construed to--
            (1) prevent a State from protecting unwilling individuals
        or private health care institutions from being required to
        participate in the performance of abortions to which the
        individuals or institutions are conscientiously opposed;
            (2) prevent a State from declining to pay for the
        performance of abortions; or
            (3) prevent a State from requiring a minor to involve a
        parent, guardian, or other responsible adult before terminating
        a pregnancy.
    (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``State''
includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and
each other territory or possession of the United States.

SEC. 8. FAIRNESS IN INSURANCE.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal law shall be
construed to prohibit a provider of health insurance from offering
coverage for the full range of reproductive health care services,
including abortion services.
SEC. 9. ABORTIONS IN FACILITIES OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES NOT
              PROHIBITED IF NOT FEDERALLY FUNDED.

    Section 1093 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(a) Limitation.--'' before ``Funds'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Abortions in Facilities Overseas.--Subsection (a) does not
limit the performing of an abortion in a facility of the uniformed
services located outside the 48 contiguous States of the United States
if--
            ``(1) the cost of performing the abortion is fully paid
        from a source or sources other than funds available to the
        Department of Defense;
            ``(2) abortions are not prohibited by the laws of the
        jurisdiction where the facility is located; and
            ``(3) the abortion would otherwise be permitted under the
        laws applicable to the provision of health care to members and
        former members of the uniformed services and their dependents
        in such facility.''.

Output:
Women's Choice and Reproductive Health Protection Act of 1995 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that:  (1) current provisions of law requiring funding for abortion services in cases of life endangerment, and for victims of rape or incest, to women eligible for medical assistance through the Medicaid program are essential to their health; (2) Federal resources are necessary to ensure that women have safe access to reproductive health facilities and that health professionals can deliver services in a secure environment free from threats of force; (3) it is necessary and appropriate to use Federal resources to combat the nationwide campaign of violence and harassment against reproductive health centers; (4) the program of grants under title XV of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) should receive a level of funding that is adequate for all States to receive grants under such title; (5) the program of research centers under the PHSA should receive a level of funding that is adequate for a reasonable number of individuals to conduct research under the program; and (6) the program of loan-repayment contracts under the PHSA should receive a level of funding that is adequate for a reasonable number of individuals to conduct research under the program.
Amends the PHSA to authorize  appropriations for FY 1996 through 2000 for population research and family planning programs.
Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit any government authority from limiting the right of any individual to provide or receive nonfraudulent information about the availability of reproductive health care services, including family planning, prenatal care, adoption, and abortion services.
Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to:  (1) assure that the Food and Drug Administration evaluates the drug Mifepristone or RU 486; and (2) assess initiatives by which the Department of Health and Human Services can promote the testing, licensing, and manufacturing of the drug Mifepristone or other antiprogestins in the United States.    Prohibits Federal law from being construed to prohibit health insurance providers from offering coverage for any reproductive health care services, including abortion services.
Amends Federal law to provide that the performance of an abortion in a facility of the uniformed services located outside the 48 contiguous States of the United States is not prohibited provided specific requirements are met.