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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Total Repeal of
the Unfair Taxes on Healthcare Act of 2012'' or as the ``TRUTH Act of
2012''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Repeal of excise tax on comprehensive health plans.
Sec. 3. Repeal of surtax on investment income.
Sec. 4. Repeal of disqualification of expenses for over-the-counter
                            drugs under health flexible spending
                            arrangements and health savings accounts.
Sec. 5. Repeal of increase in tax on nonqualified distributions from
                            health savings accounts.
Sec. 6. Repeal of limitation on health flexible spending arrangements
                            under cafeteria plans.
Sec. 7. Repeal of increased threshold for itemized deduction for
                            medical expenses.
Sec. 8. Repeal of excise tax on indoor tanning services.
Sec. 9. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate.
Sec. 10. Repeal of employer health insurance mandate.
Sec. 11. Repeal of excise tax on medical devices.
Sec. 12. Repeal of annual fee on branded prescription drug
                            manufacturers.
Sec. 13. Repeal of annual fee on health insurance providers.
Sec. 14. Repeal of study and report on repealed provisions.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH PLANS.

    Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
striking section 4980I (and by striking the item relating to such
section in the table of sections for such chapter).

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SURTAX ON INVESTMENT INCOME.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking chapter 2A and by striking the item relating to
chapter 2A from the table of chapters for such subtitle.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 6654 of such Code is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the tax under chapter
        2, and the tax under chapter 2A'' and inserting ``and the tax
        under chapter 2'', and
            (2) in subsection (f)--
                    (A) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph
                (2) and inserting ``minus'', and
                    (B) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating
                paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

SEC. 4. REPEAL OF DISQUALIFICATION OF EXPENSES FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER
              DRUGS UNDER HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS AND
              HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) Health Flexible Spending Arrangements and Health Reimbursement
Arrangements.--Section 106 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subsection (f).
    (b) HSAs.--Subparagraph (A) of section 223(d)(2) of such Code is
amended by striking the last sentence.
    (c) Archer MSAs.--Subparagraph (A) of section 220(d)(2) of such
Code is amended by striking the last sentence.
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) Reimbursements.--The amendment made by subsection (a)
        shall apply to expenses incurred with respect to taxable years
        beginning after December 31, 2010.
            (2) Distributions from savings accounts.--The amendments
        made by subsections (b) and (c) shall apply to amounts paid
        with respect to taxable years beginning after December 31,
        2010.

SEC. 5. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON NONQUALIFIED DISTRIBUTIONS FROM
              HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

    (a) HSAs.--Section 223(f)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``10
percent''.
    (b) Archer MSAs.--Section 220(f)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by
striking ``20 percent'' and inserting ``15 percent''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to distributions made after December 31, 2010.

SEC. 6. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON HEALTH FLEXIBLE SPENDING ARRANGEMENTS
              UNDER CAFETERIA PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
is amended by striking subsection (i).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

SEC. 7. REPEAL OF INCREASED THRESHOLD FOR ITEMIZED DEDUCTION FOR
              MEDICAL EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 213 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``10 percent'' and
inserting ``7.5 percent''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 56(b)(1)(B) of such Code is amended by striking
        ``without regard to subsection (f) of such section'' and
        inserting ``by substituting `10 percent' for `7.5 percent'''.
            (2) Section 213 of such Code is amended by striking
        subsection (f).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

SEC. 8. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON INDOOR TANNING SERVICES.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking chapter 49 (and by striking the item relating to
such chapter in the table of chapters for such subtitle).
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to services performed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 9. REPEAL OF INDIVIDUAL HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

    Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Termination.--This section shall not apply with respect to
any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this
subsection.''.

SEC. 10. REPEAL OF EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE MANDATE.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking section 4980H.
    (b) Repeal of Related Reporting Requirements.--Subpart D of part
III of subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking
section 6056.
    (c) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of clause (xxiii), by
        striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xxiv) and inserting
        ``or'', and by striking clause (xxv).
            (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code is
        amended by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (FF), by
        striking ``, or'' at the end of subparagraph (GG) and inserting
        a period, and by striking subparagraph (HH).
            (3) The table of sections for chapter 43 of such Code is
        amended by striking the item relating to section 4980H.
            (4) The table of sections for subpart D of part III of
        subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by striking
        the item relating to section 6056.
            (5) Section 1513 of the Patient Protection and Affordable
        Care Act is amended by striking subsection (c).
    (d) Effective Dates.--
            (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this
        subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to
        months and other periods beginning after December 31, 2013.
            (2) Repeal of study and report.--The amendment made by
        subsection (c)(5) shall take effect on the date of the
        enactment of this Act.

SEC. 11. REPEAL OF EXCISE TAX ON MEDICAL DEVICES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by striking subchapter E (and by striking the item relating to
such subchapter in the table of subchapters of such chapter).
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Section 4221(a) of such Code is amended by striking the
        last sentence.
            (2) Section 6416(b)(2) of such Code is amended by striking
        the last sentence.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to sales after December 31, 2012.

SEC. 12. REPEAL OF ANNUAL FEE ON BRANDED PRESCRIPTION DRUG
              MANUFACTURERS.

    (a) In General.--The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is
amended by striking section 9008.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1841(a) of the Social Security
Act is amended by striking ``or section 9008(c) of the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2011.

SEC. 13. REPEAL OF ANNUAL FEE ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDERS.

    (a) In General.--The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is
amended by striking section 9010.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply
to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2013.

SEC. 14. REPEAL OF STUDY AND REPORT ON REPEALED PROVISIONS.

    The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is amended by
striking section 9011.

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Total Repeal of the Unfair Taxes on Healthcare Act of 2012 or the TRUTH Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to health care provisions added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, to repeal: (1) the excise tax on the excess benefit from certain high cost employer-sponsored health coverage plans; (2) the excise tax on net investment income in the Medicare taxable base; (3) the prohibition against payments from health flexible spending arrangements, health savings accounts (HSAs), and Archer medical savings accounts (MSAs) for over-the-counter drugs; (4) the increased penalty on distributions from an HSA or Archer MSA not used for qualified medical expenses; (5) the limitation on annual salary reduction contributions by an employee to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan; (6) the increase in the income threshold for claiming an itemized deduction for medical expenses; (7) the excise tax on indoor tanning services; (8) the requirement that individuals maintain minimal essential health care coverage; and (9) the excise tax on medical devices.

Repeals provisions of PPACA that require: (1) annual fees on branded prescription drug manufacturers and importers and on health insurance providers, and (2) a report by the Secretary of Veteran Affairs (VA) on the effect of fees assessed by such Act on the cost of medical care provided to veterans and on access by veterans to medical devices and branded prescription drugs.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Offshore Production and Safety Act
of 2011''.

SEC. 2. OIL SPILL RESPONSE AND CONTAINMENT.

    (a) Response Plans.--The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43
U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 9 the
following:

``SEC. 10. EXPLORATION PLANS.

    ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act,
in the case of each exploration plan submitted after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall require the incorporation
into the exploration plan of a third-party reviewed response plan that
describes the means and timeline for containment and termination of an
ongoing discharge of oil (other than a de minimis discharge, as
determined by the Secretary) at the depth at which the exploration,
development, or production authorized under the exploration plan is to
take place.
    ``(b) Technological Feasibility.--Before determining whether to
approve a new exploration plan under subsection (a), the Secretary
shall certify the technological feasibility of methods proposed to be
used under a response plan described in that paragraph, as demonstrated
by the potential lessee through simulation, demonstration, or other
means.''.
    (b) Public/private Task Force on Oil Spill Response and
Mitigation.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Energy, acting through
        the Office of Science of the Department of Energy, shall use
        available funds in the Ultra-Deepwater and Unconventional
        Natural Gas and Other Petroleum Research Fund established under
        section 999H of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C.
        16378), and such other funds as are necessary, to conduct a
        study, in collaboration with the Office of Fossil Energy of the
        Department, on means of improving prevention methodologies and
        technological responses to oil spills and mitigating the
        effects of oil spills on natural habitat.
            (2) Task force.--As part of the study required under this
        subsection, the Secretary shall convene a task force composed
        of representatives of the private sector, institutions of
        higher education, and the National Academy of Sciences--
                    (A) to assess the prevention methodologies and
                technological response to the blowout and explosion of
                the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon
                that occurred on April 20, 2010, and resulting
                hydrocarbon releases into the environment;
                    (B) to assess the adequacy of existing technologies
                for prevention and responses to deep water oil spills;
                and
                    (C) to recommend means of improving prevention
                methodologies and technological responses to future oil
                spills (including drilling relief wells) and mitigating
                the effects of the oil spills on natural habitat.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress,
        the President, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
        Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the
        Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of Defense a
        report that describes the results of the study conducted under
        this subsection, including a recommended standard for
        technological best practices for prevention of and responses to
        oil spills, practice drills for emergency responses, and any
        other recommendations.
    (c) Study on Federal Response to Oil Spills.--
            (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United
        States shall conduct a study of existing capabilities and legal
        authorities of the Federal Government to prevent and respond to
        oil spills.
            (2) Deepwater horizon incident.--As part of the study
        required under this subsection, the Comptroller General of the
        United States shall assess the extent to which the capabilities
        and authorities described in paragraph (1) have been fully used
        in the response to the blowout and explosion of the mobile
        offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon that occurred on April
        20, 2010, and resulting hydrocarbon releases into the
        environment.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
        States shall submit to Congress a report that describes the
        results of the study conducted under this subsection, including
        any recommendations.

SEC. 3. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN PROPOSED OIL AND GAS LEASE SALES.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Environment impact statement for the 2007-2012 5-year
        ocs plan.--The term ``Environmental Impact Statement for the
        2007-2012 5-Year OCS Plan'' means the Final Environmental
        Impact Statement for the Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas
        Leasing Program: 2007-2012 prepared by the Secretary and dated
        April 2007.
            (2) Multi-sale environmental impact statement.--The term
        ``Multi-Sale Environmental Impact Statement'' means the
        Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed OCS Oil and Gas
        Lease Sales 193, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 212, 215,
        and 218, 213, 216, and 222 prepared by the Secretary and dated
        September 2008.
            (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
        of the Interior.
    (b) Requirement to Conduct Certain Proposed Oil and Gas Lease
Sales.--
            (1) In general.--In accordance with section 8 of the Outer
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337), the Secretary
        shall conduct--
                    (A) as soon as practicable, but not later than 120
                days, after the date of enactment of this Act, offshore
                oil and gas lease sale 216;
                    (B) as soon as practicable, but not later than 240
                days, after the date of enactment of this Act, offshore
                oil and gas lease sale 218;
                    (C) as soon as practicable, but not later than 1
                year, after the date of enactment of this Act, offshore
                oil and gas lease sale 220;
                    (D) as soon as practicable after the date of
                enactment of this Act, but not later than June 1, 2012,
                offshore oil and gas lease sale 222;
                    (E) not later than September 1, 2012, offshore oil
                and gas lease sale 209; and
                    (F) not later than December 31, 2012, offshore oil
                and gas lease sale 212.
            (2) Prohibition on conflicts with military operations.--The
        Secretary shall not make any tract available for leasing under
        paragraph (1)(C) if the President, acting through the Secretary
        of Defense, determines that drilling activity on the tract
        would create an unreasonable conflict with military operations.
            (3) Environmental review.--For the purposes of lease sale
        193 and each of the lease sales authorized under subparagraphs
        (A), (B), (D), (E), and (F) of paragraph (1), the Environmental
        Impact Statement for the 2007-2012 5-Year OCS Plan and the
        Multi-Sale Environmental Impact Statement shall be considered
        to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental
        Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).

SEC. 4. APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF DRILLING PERMITS.

    (a) Amendment.--Section 11 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
(43 U.S.C. 1340) is amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting
the following:
    ``(d) Drilling Permits.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, by regulation,
        require that any lessee operating under an approved exploration
        plan obtain a permit--
                    ``(A) before the lessee drills a well in accordance
                with the plan; and
                    ``(B) before the lessee significantly modifies the
                well design originally approved by the Secretary.
            ``(2) Safety review required.--The Secretary shall not
        issue a permit under paragraph (1) until the date on which the
        Secretary determines that the proposed drilling operations meet
        all--
                    ``(A) critical safety system requirements
                (including requirements relating to blowout
                prevention); and
                    ``(B) oil spill response and containment
                requirements.
            ``(3) Approval or denial of permit.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), not
                later than 30 days after the date on which the
                Secretary receives an application for a permit under
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall approve or deny the
                application.
                    ``(B) Extensions.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may extend
                        the deadline under subparagraph (A) by an
                        additional 15 days on not more than 2
                        occasions, if the Secretary provides to the
                        applicant prior written notice of the delay in
                        accordance with clause (ii).
                            ``(ii) Notice requirements.--The written
                        notice required under clause (i) shall--
                                    ``(I) be in the form of a letter
                                from the Secretary or a designee of the
                                Secretary; and
                                    ``(II) include the names and titles
                                of the persons processing the
                                application, the specific reasons for
                                the delay, and the date on which a
                                final decision on the application is
                                expected.
                    ``(C) Denial.--If the Secretary denies an
                application under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall
                provide the applicant--
                            ``(i) written notice that includes--
                                    ``(I) a clear and comprehensive
                                description of the reasons for denying
                                the application; and
                                    ``(II) detailed information
                                concerning any deficiencies in the
                                application; and
                            ``(ii) an opportunity--
                                    ``(I) to address the reasons
                                identified under clause (i)(I); and
                                    ``(II) to remedy the deficiencies
                                identified under clause (i)(II).
                    ``(D) Failure to approve or deny application.--If
                the Secretary has not approved or denied the
                application by the date that is 60 days after the date
                on which the application was received by the Secretary,
                the application shall be considered to be approved.''.
    (b) Deadline for Certain Permit Applications Under Existing
Leases.--
            (1) Definition of covered application.--In this subsection,
        the term ``covered application'' means an application for a
        permit to drill under an oil and gas lease under the Outer
        Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) in effect
        on the date of enactment of this Act, that--
                    (A) represents a resubmission of an approved permit
                to drill (including an application for a permit to
                sidetrack) that was approved by the Secretary before
                May 27, 2010; and
                    (B) is received by the Secretary after October 12,
                2010, and before the end of the 30-day period beginning
                on the date of enactment of this Act.
            (2) In general.--Notwithstanding the amendment made by
        subsection (a), a lease under which a covered application is
        submitted to the Secretary of the Interior shall be considered
        to be in directed suspension during the period beginning May
        27, 2010, and ending on the date on which the Secretary issues
        a final decision on the application, if the Secretary does not
        issue a final decision on the application--
                    (A) before the end of the 30-day period beginning
                on the date of enactment of this Act, in the case of a
                covered application submitted before the date of
                enactment of this Act; or
                    (B) before the end of the 30-day period beginning
                on the date on which the application is received by the
                Secretary, in the case of a covered application
                submitted on or after the date of enactment of this
                Act.

SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LEASES.

    (a) Definition of Covered Lease.--In this section, the term
``covered lease'' means each oil and gas lease for the Gulf of Mexico
outer Continental Shelf region issued under section 8 of the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1337) that--
            (1)(A) was not producing as of April 30, 2010; or
            (B) was suspended from operations, permit processing, or
        consideration, in accordance with the moratorium set forth in
        the Minerals Management Service Notice to Lessees and Operators
        No. 2010-N04, dated May 30, 2010, or the decision memorandum of
        the Secretary of the Interior entitled ``Decision memorandum
        regarding the suspension of certain offshore permitting and
        drilling activities on the Outer Continental Shelf'' and dated
        July 12, 2010; and
            (2) by the terms of the lease, would expire on or before
        December 31, 2011.
    (b) Extension of Covered Leases.--The Secretary of the Interior
shall extend the term of a covered lease by 1 year.
    (c) Effect on Suspensions of Operations or Production.--The
extension of covered leases under this section is in addition to any
suspension of operations or suspension of production granted by the
Minerals Management Service or Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Regulation and Enforcement after May 1, 2010.

SEC. 6. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY ACTIONS RELATING TO OUTER CONTINENTAL
              SHELF ACTIVITIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered civil action.--The term ``covered civil
        action'' means a civil action containing a claim under section
        702 of title 5, United States Code, regarding ``agency action''
        (as the term is used in that section) affecting a covered
        energy project.
            (2) Covered energy project.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``covered energy
                project'' mean the leasing of Federal land of the outer
                Continental Shelf (including submerged land) for the
                exploration, development, production, processing, or
                transmission of oil, natural gas, wind, or any other
                source of energy in the Gulf of Mexico, including any
                action under such a lease.
                    (B) Exclusions.--The term ``covered energy
                project'' does not include any disputes between the
                parties to a lease regarding the obligations under a
                lease described in subparagraph (A), including
                regarding any alleged breach of the lease.
    (b) Exclusive Venue for Certain Civil Actions Relating to Covered
Energy Projects in the Gulf of Mexico.--Venue for any covered civil
action shall be in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth
Circuit, unless there is no proper venue in any court within the United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
    (c) Time Limitation on Filing.--A covered civil action shall be
barred unless the covered civil action is filed not later than the end
of the 60-day period beginning on the date of the final Federal agency
action to which the covered civil action relates.
    (d) Expedition in Hearing and Determining the Action.--The court
shall endeavor to hear and determine any covered civil action as
expeditiously as possible.
    (e) Standard of Review.--In any judicial review of a covered civil
action--
            (1) administrative findings and conclusions relating to the
        challenged Federal action or decision shall be presumed to be
        correct; and
            (2) the presumption under paragraph (1) may be rebutted
        only by the preponderance of the evidence contained in the
        administrative record.
    (f) Limitation on Prospective Relief.--In a covered civil action,
the court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief unless the
court finds that the relief--
            (1) is narrowly drawn;
            (2) extends no further than necessary to correct the
        violation of a legal requirement; and
            (3) is the least intrusive means necessary to correct that
        violation.
    (g) Limitation on Attorneys' Fees.--
            (1) In general.--Sections 504 of title 5, United States
        Code, and 2412 of title 28, United States Code, shall not apply
        to a covered civil action.
            (2) Prohibition.--No party to a covered civil action shall
        receive payment from the Federal Government for attorneys'
        fees, expenses, or other court costs.

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Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011 - Amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to require an exploration plan to incorporate a third-party reviewed response plan which describes the means and timeline to contain and terminate an ongoing discharge of oil.

Requires the Secretary to certify, as a prerequisite to plan approval, the technological feasibility of methods proposed to be used under a response plan, as demonstrated by the potential lessee through simulation, demonstration, or other means.

Directs the Secretary of Energy (DOE), acting through the DOE Office of Science, to use specified funds to study, in collaboration with the DOE Office of Fossil Energy, means of improving prevention methodologies and technological responses to oil spills and mitigating the effects of oil spills on natural habitat.

Requires the DOE Secretary, as part of the study, to convene a task force to assess: (1) such methodologies and technological response to the blowout and explosion of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon on April 20, 2010, and the resulting hydrocarbon releases into the environment; as well as (2) the adequacy of existing technologies for prevention and responses to deep water oil spills.

Directs the Comptroller General to study existing federal capabilities and legal authorities to prevent and respond to oil spills.

Instructs the Secretary to conduct certain oil and gas lease sales within specified deadlines.

States that such lease sales are considered to satisfy the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.

Prohibits the Secretary from issuing a permit without ensuring that the proposed drilling operations meet all: (1) critical safety system requirements, including blowout prevention; and (2) oil spill response and containment requirements. Requires the Secretary to decide whether to issue a permit within 30 days after receiving an application. Allows up to two 15-day extensions of such deadline. Prescribes implementation procedures.

Imposes a deadline for a final decision on certain permit applications under existing leases.

Directs the Secretary to extend by one year the terms of certain oil and gas leases (covered leases) for the Gulf of Mexico outer Continental Shelf (OCS) region.

Establishes any district court within the Fifth Circuit as the exclusive venue for civil actions relating to covered energy projects on leased federal land in the Gulf of Mexico unless there is no proper venue within that circuit.

Bars such a civil action unless it is filed within 60 days after the final federal action to which it relates.

Sets forth a standard of review under which: (1) the court is directed to hear and determine any covered civil action as expeditiously as possible; and (2) any judicial review of a covered civil action makes a presumption that the administrative findings and conclusions relating to the challenged federal action or decision are correct.

Sets restrictions on prospective relief.

Prohibits federal payment of attorneys' fees, expenses, and other court costs to any party in a covered civil action under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic
Marketplace Ownership Disclosure Act''.
    (b) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
            (1) The phenomenal economic expansion that our nation
        experienced during the last decade was fueled by advances in
        information technology and the development of the Internet.
            (2) Today, consumers and businesses routinely participate
        in new online marketplaces.
            (3) Certain Internet exchanges purporting to provide
        neutral marketplaces for the exchange of goods and services are
        actually owned by marketplace operators with interests in the
        transactions taking place on the exchanges.
            (4) Certain Internet exchanges have made business
        arrangements with sellers without disclosing the existence of
        those arrangements to the consumers.
            (5) Additional consumer protections are needed to increase
        public confidence in the Internet.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    As used in this Act:
            (1) Electronic marketplace.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``electronic
                marketplace'' means an enterprise that--
                            (i) is organized to bring together by
                        electronic means, on both sides of a
                        transaction, the offers, bids, or orders of
                        multiple participants;
                            (ii) is accessible to participants from the
                        general public, and is not restricted to
                        licensed or qualified specialists;
                            (iii) lists products and services of such
                        participants, or provides links or connections
                        by which access to such lists may be obtained;
                        and
                            (iv) is operated as a business and collects
                        compensation from any of such participants as a
                        condition of participation.
                    (B) Exclusions.--Such term does not include--
                            (i) any securities exchange or national
                        securities association registered under the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
                            (ii) any contract market or derivative
                        transaction execution facility registered under
                        the Commodity Exchange Act;
                            (iii) any marketplace that is operated for
                        the conduct of retail transactions by a single
                        vendor, even if that vendor sells or offers the
                        products or services of multiple providers of
                        such products or services; or
                            (iv) any marketplace on which the total
                        annual volume of transactions is less than
                        $10,000,000, or such other marketplaces as may
                        be excluded from such term by the regulations
                        prescribed under section 3 on the basis of such
                        factors as minimum transaction volume or size,
                        minimum number of transactions, or minimum
                        number of market participants over a designated
                        period of time, or other relevant factors.
                    (C) Open to public.--A marketplace shall not be
                considered to be restricted to licensed or qualified
                specialists under subparagraph (A)(ii) merely because
                such marketplace requires participants from the general
                public to register and to disclose identifying or
                financial information prior to participating.
            (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
        Trade Commission.
            (3) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'' means any company
        that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is
        under common control with another company.

SEC. 3. ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE DISCLOSURE REGULATIONS.

    (a) Disclosure Required.--The Commission shall prescribe rules in
accordance with this section to prohibit unfair and deceptive acts and
practices in the operation of an electronic marketplace by requiring
the operator of such market to disclose the following:
            (1) Ownership disclosures.--The operator of an electronic
        marketplace shall disclose--
                    (A) the identity of any affiliate of such
                marketplace; and
                    (B) contact information, or a website link, from
                which a marketplace participant may obtain additional
                information about such affiliates.
            (2) Disclosure of financial arrangements business
        arrangements with market participants.--The operator of an
        electronic marketplace shall disclose--
                    (A) the usual or customary financial arrangements
                under which the largest portion of marketplace
                participants are permitted to participate;
                    (B) any unusual or special financial arrangements
                under which a smaller number of marketplace
                participants are accorded special privileges or other
                benefits in their marketplace participation; and
                    (C) the identity of any persons or entities with
                which the operator has an arrangement described in
                subparagraph (B).
    (b) Clear and Conspicuous Disclosure.--
            (1) Required disclosures.--The regulation prescribed under
        this section shall require that the disclosures required by
        subsection (a)--
                    (A) be clear and conspicuous to electronic
                marketplace participants;
                    (B) to the extent possible, be stated in simple and
                uncomplicated terms; and
                    (C) be readily accessible to the public through the
                Internet.
            (2) Exemptions and limitations on disclosures.--The
        regulations prescribed under this section--
                    (A) shall require that the disclosures be updated
                at least quarterly; and
                    (B) shall not require the posting or disclosure of
                the actual contracts with market participants.
    (c) Regulatory Authority.--
            (1) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall prescribe such
        regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of
        this Act.
            (2) Procedures and deadline.--Such regulations shall be
        prescribed in accordance with applicable requirements of title
        5, United States Code, and shall be issued in final form not
        later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this
        Act.

SEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT.

    This Act and the regulations prescribed thereunder shall be
enforced by Commission under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Output: Electronic Marketplace Ownership Disclosure Act - Directs the Federal Trade Commission to require an operator of an electronic marketplace to provide clear and conspicuous disclosure to the public through the Internet concerning: (1) the identity of any marketplace affiliate; (2) contact information, or a website link, from which a marketplace participant may obtain additional information about such affiliates; (3) the usual or customary financial arrangements under which the largest portion of marketplace participants are permitted to participate; (4) any unusual or special financial arrangements under which a smaller number of marketplace participants are accorded special privileges or benefits; and (5) the identity of any persons or entities with whom the operator has unusual or special financial arrangements.Grants the FTC regulatory and enforcement authority.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Frontline Mental Health Provider
Training Act''.

SEC. 2. PILOT PROGRAM ON EXPANSION OF USE OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO
              PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES
              AND VETERANS.

    (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs (in this section referred to as the ``Secretaries'')
shall jointly commence the conduct of a pilot program to assess the
feasibility and advisability of expanding the use by the Department of
Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs of physician assistants
specializing in psychiatric medicine at medical facilities of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in order
to meet the increasing demand for mental health care providers at such
facilities through the use of an 18-month psychiatry fellowship program
for physician assistants.
    (b) Locations.--
            (1) Department of defense.--The Secretary of Defense shall
        carry out the pilot program at not less than three military
        medical treatment facilities, of which--
                    (A) not less than one shall be a military medical
                treatment facility under the jurisdiction of the
                Secretary of the Army;
                    (B) not less than one shall be a military medical
                treatment facility under the jurisdiction of the
                Secretary of the Navy; and
                    (C) not less than one shall be a military medical
                treatment facility under the jurisdiction of the
                Secretary of the Air Force.
            (2) Department of veterans affairs.--The Secretary of
        Veterans Affairs shall carry out the pilot program at not less
        than three medical centers of the Department of Veterans
        Affairs.
    (c) Eligible Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an
        individual eligible for participation in the pilot program is
        an individual who--
                    (A) has successfully graduated with a masters
                degree in physician assistant studies from an
                accredited physician assistant program;
                    (B) is certified by the National Commission on
                Certification of Physician Assistants;
                    (C) has a valid license, certification, and
                registration necessary to practice medicine; and
                    (D) does not have any pending challenge,
                investigation, revocation, restriction, disciplinary
                action, suspension, reprimand, probation, denial, or
                withdrawal with respect to any license, certification,
                or registration described in subparagraph (C).
            (2) Department of defense.--With respect to the conduct of
        the pilot program at a military medical treatment facility, an
        individual eligible for participation in the pilot program is
        an individual who--
                    (A) qualifies as an eligible individual under
                paragraph (1);
                    (B) is a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces;
                and
                    (C) meets the requirements necessary to be deployed
                as such an officer throughout the world.
    (d) Selection of Individuals.--
            (1) In general.--Each of the Secretaries shall select not
        less than 12 individuals described in subsection (c) to
        participate in the pilot program for each 18-month psychiatry
        fellowship program carried out under subsection (e).
            (2) Distribution.--Each of the Secretaries shall equally
        distribute the individuals selected under paragraph (1) among
        the locations at which the pilot program is to be carried out
        by such Secretary.
    (e) Psychiatry Fellowship Program.--
            (1) In general.--In carrying out the pilot program, the
        Secretaries shall establish an 18-month psychiatry fellowship
        program for physician assistants that meets the training model
        for acuity, mixture, and volume established for psychiatric
        residency programs.
            (2) Training and education.--The psychiatric fellowship
        program established under paragraph (1) shall provide to
        eligible individuals who are selected for the program the
        following:
                    (A) Training that is equivalent to training
                received during a psychiatric residency with respect to
                guidelines, objectives, and milestones.
                    (B) Education leading to a clinical doctorate of
                science in psychiatry that addresses the following:
                            (i) Inpatient care.
                            (ii) Outpatient care.
                            (iii) Emergency psychiatry.
                            (iv) Neurology, including child,
                        adolescent, and geriatric neurology.
                            (v) Pain management.
                            (vi) Addictive psychiatry.
                            (vii) Psycho-pharmacology.
                            (viii) Traumatic brain injury.
                            (ix) Clinical practice guidelines.
                    (C) Education that addresses the particular needs
                of rural and other underserved populations of members
                of the Armed Forces and veterans to ensure a particular
                approach to psychiatry that benefits those individuals.
            (3) Use of other programs.--In carrying out the psychiatric
        fellowship program under paragraph (1), the Secretaries shall
        use resources available to the Secretaries under existing
        graduate medical education programs of the Department of
        Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to the greatest
        extent possible.
    (f) Reports on Pilot Program.--
            (1) Initial report.--
                    (A) In general.--Not later than two years after the
                date on which the pilot program commences under
                subsection (a), the Secretaries shall jointly submit to
                the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
                pilot program.
                    (B) Elements.--The report required by subparagraph
                (A) shall include the following:
                            (i) A description of the implementation of
                        the pilot program at each location of the pilot
                        program, including a detailed description of
                        the education and training provided under the
                        pilot program at such location.
                            (ii) A description and explanation of
                        differences, if any, in the implementation and
                        performance of the pilot program among the
                        locations of the pilot program.
                            (iii) An assessment of the satisfaction of
                        members of the Armed Forces and veterans with
                        mental health care provided under the pilot
                        program, including an assessment of the
                        outcomes of such care.
                            (iv) An assessment of cost savings, if any,
                        to the Federal Government resulting from the
                        pilot program.
                            (v) A description of improvements, if any,
                        to the access of members of the Armed Forces
                        and veterans to mental health care resulting
                        from the pilot program.
                            (vi) A description of recommendations, if
                        any, of the Secretaries of alternative methods
                        to improve the access of members of the Armed
                        Forces and veterans to mental health care other
                        than through the pilot program.
                            (vii) A recommendation as to the
                        feasibility and advisability of extending or
                        expanding the pilot program.
            (2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days before the date
        on which the pilot program terminates under subsection (g), the
        Secretaries shall jointly submit to the appropriate committees
        of Congress an update to the report submitted under paragraph
        (1).
            (3) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
        subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
        means--
                    (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate; and
                    (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
                Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of
                Representatives.
    (g) Termination.--The authority of the Secretaries to carry out the
pilot program shall terminate upon the completion of two 18-month
psychiatry fellowship programs conducted under subsection (e).

Output: Frontline Mental Health Provider Training Act  Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to jointly commence a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of expanding use of physician assistants specializing in psychiatric medicine at DOD and VA medical facilities in order to meet the increasing demand for mental health care providers at such facilities through the completion of two 18-month psychiatry fellowship programs for physician assistants. Directs DOD to carry out the pilot program at not less than one military medical treatment facility under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army, one under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Navy, and one under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Air Force. Requires the VA to carry out the program at not less than three VA medical centers. Requires each Department to select at least 12 physician assistants to participate in each fellowship program. Sets forth qualifications for eligible physician assistants. Requires each fellowship program to: (1) meet the training model for acuity, mixture, and volume established for psychiatric residency programs; and (2) provide to the selected individuals training equivalent to that received during a psychiatric residency, education leading to a clinical doctorate of science in psychiatry, and education that addresses the particular needs of rural and other under served populations of members of the Armed Forces and veterans.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Civil Service Long-Term Care
Insurance Benefit Act''.

SEC. 2. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

    (a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

                 ``CHAPTER 90--LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE

``Sec.
``9001. Definitions.
``9002. Availability of insurance.
``9003. Participating carriers.
``9004. Administrative functions.
``9005. Coordination with State laws.
``9006. Commercial items.
``Sec. 9001. Definitions
    ``For purposes of this chapter:
            ``(1) Employee.--The term `employee' has the meaning given
        such term by section 8901, but does not include an individual
        employed by the government of the District of Columbia.
            ``(2) Annuitant.--The term `annuitant' means--
                    ``(A) a former employee who, based on the service
                of that individual, receives an annuity under
                subchapter III of chapter 83, chapter 84, or another
                retirement system for employees of the Government
                (disregarding title XVIII of the Social Security Act
                and any retirement system established for employees
                described in section 2105(c)); and
                    ``(B) any individual who receives an annuity under
                any retirement system referred to in subparagraph (A)
                (disregarding those described parenthetically) as the
                surviving spouse of an employee (including an amount
                under section 8442(b)(1)(A), whether or not an annuity
                under section 8442(b)(1)(B) is also payable) or of a
                former employee under subparagraph (A);
        but does not include a former employee of a Government
        corporation excluded by regulation of the Office of Personnel
        Management or the spouse of such a former employee.
            ``(3) Eligible relative.--The term `eligible relative', as
        used with respect to an employee or annuitant, means each of
        the following:
                    ``(A) The spouse of the employee or annuitant.
                    ``(B) The father or mother of the employee or
                annuitant, or an ancestor of either.
                    ``(C) A stepfather or stepmother of the employee or
                annuitant.
                    ``(D) The father-in-law or mother-in-law of the
                employee or annuitant.
                    ``(E) A son or daughter of the employee or
                annuitant who is at least 18 years of age.
                    ``(F) A stepson or stepdaughter of the employee or
                annuitant who is at least 18 years of age.
            ``(4) Government.--The term `Government' means the
        Government of the United States, including an agency or
        instrumentality thereof.
            ``(5) Group long-term care insurance.--The term `group
        long-term care insurance' means group long-term care insurance
        purchased by the Office of Personnel Management under this
        chapter.
            ``(6) Individual long-term care insurance.--The term
        `individual long-term care insurance' means any long-term care
        insurance offered under this chapter which is not group long-
        term care insurance.
            ``(7) Qualified carrier.--A carrier shall be considered to
        be a `qualified carrier', with respect to a State, if it is
        licensed to issue group or individual long-term care insurance
        (as the case may be) under the laws of such State.
            ``(8) Qualified long-term care insurance contract.--The
        term `qualified long-term care insurance contract' has the
        meaning given such term by section 7702B of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986.
            ``(9) State.--The term `State' means a State, the District
        of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth
        of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the
        Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and
        any other territory or possession of the United States.
``Sec. 9002. Availability of insurance
    ``(a) In General.--The Office of Personnel Management shall
establish and administer a program through which employees and
annuitants may obtain group or individual long-term care insurance for
themselves, a spouse, or, to the extent permitted under the terms of
the contract of insurance involved, any other eligible relative.
    ``(b) General Requirements.--Long-term care insurance may not be
offered under this chapter unless--
            ``(1) the only insurance protection provided is coverage
        under qualified long-term care insurance contracts; and
            ``(2) the insurance contract under which such coverage is
        provided is issued by a qualified carrier.
    ``(c) Requirement That Contract Be Fully Insured.--In addition to
the requirements otherwise applicable under section 9001(8), in order
to be considered a qualified long-term care insurance contract for
purposes of this chapter, a contract must be fully insured, whether
through reinsurance with other companies or otherwise.
    ``(d) Coverage Not Required for Individuals Who Would Be
Immediately Benefit Eligible.--Nothing in this chapter shall be
considered to require that long-term care insurance coverage be made
available in the case of any individual who would be immediately
benefit eligible.
``Sec. 9003. Participating carriers
    ``(a) Identification of Participating Carriers.--The Office of
Personnel Management shall, before the start of each year--
            ``(1) identify each carrier through whom any long-term care
        insurance may be obtained under this chapter during such year;
        and
            ``(2) prepare a list of the carriers identified under
        paragraph (1), and a summary description of the insurance
        obtainable under this chapter from each.
    ``(b) Application Requirements, Etc.--In order to carry out its
responsibilities under subsection (a), the Office shall annually
specify the timetable (including any application deadlines) and other
procedures that must be followed by carriers seeking to be allowed to
offer long-term care insurance under this chapter during the following
year.
    ``(c) Information To Permit Informed Decisionmaking.--The Office
shall in a timely manner before the start of each year--
            ``(1) publish in the Federal Register the list (and summary
        description) prepared under subsection (a) for such year; and
            ``(2) make available to each individual eligible to obtain
        long-term care insurance under this chapter such information,
        in a form acceptable to the Office after consultation with the
        carrier, as may be necessary to enable the individual to
        exercise an informed choice among the various options available
        under this chapter.
    ``(d) Policy or Benefit Certificate.--The Office shall arrange to
have the appropriate individual or individuals receive a copy of any
policy of insurance obtained under this chapter or, in the case of
group long-term care insurance, a certificate setting forth the
benefits to which an individual is entitled, to whom the benefits are
payable, and the procedures for obtaining benefits, and summarizing the
provisions of the policy principally affecting the individual or
individuals involved. Any such certificate shall be issued instead of
the certificate which the insurance company would otherwise be required
to issue.
``Sec. 9004. Administrative functions
    ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in section 9003, the sole
functions of the Office of Personnel Management under this chapter
shall be as follows:
            ``(1) Enrollment periods.--To provide reasonable
        opportunity (consisting of not less than one continuous 30-day
        period each year) for eligible employees and annuitants to
        obtain long-term care insurance coverage under this chapter.
            ``(2) Withholdings.--To provide for a means by which the
        cost of any long-term care insurance coverage obtained under
        this chapter may be paid for through withholdings from the pay
        or annuity of the employee or annuitant involved.
            ``(3) Contract authority relating to group long-term care
        insurance.--To contract for a qualified long-term care
        insurance contract (in the case of group long-term care
        insurance) with each qualified carrier that offers such
        insurance, so long as such carrier submits a timely application
        under section 9003(b) and complies with such other procedural
        rules as the Office may prescribe.
    ``(b) Limitations on Authority.--Nothing in this chapter shall be
considered to permit or require the Office--
            ``(1) to prevent from being offered under this chapter any
        individual long-term care insurance under a qualified contract
        therefor; or
            ``(2) to prescribe or negotiate over the benefits to be
        offered, or any of the terms or conditions under which any such
        benefits shall be offered, under this chapter.
``Sec. 9005. Coordination with State laws
    ``(a) In General.--The provisions of any contract under this
chapter for group long-term care insurance may include provisions to
supersede and preempt any provisions of State or local law described in
subsection (b), or any regulation issued thereunder.
    ``(b) Description.--This subsection applies with respect to any
provision of law which in effect carries out the same policy as section
5 of the long-term care insurance model Act, promulgated by the
National Association of Insurance Commissioners (as adopted as of
September 1997).
``Sec. 9006. Commercial items
    ``For purposes of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, a
long-term care insurance contract under this chapter shall be
considered a commercial item, as defined by section 4(12) of such
Act.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for part III of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end of subpart G the
following:

``90. Long-Term Care Insurance.............................     9001''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The Office of Personnel Management shall take such measures as may
be necessary to ensure that long-term care insurance coverage under
title 5, United States Code, as amended by this Act, may be obtained in
time to take effect beginning on the first day of the first applicable
pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2000.

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Civil Service Long-Term Care Insurance Benefit Act - Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish and administer a program through which Federal employees and annuitants may obtain group or individual long-term care insurance for themselves, a spouse, or, to the extent permitted under the insurance contract terms, any other eligible relative.
Directs OPM to:  (1) annually identify and list participating insurance carriers; (2) provide carrier application requirements; (3) publish in the Federal Register appropriate information concerning such carriers and the availability of such insurance to eligible individuals; (4) arrange to have covered individuals receive a copy of such insurance policy as well as a benefit certificate; and (5) undertake certain administrative functions with respect to employee or annuitant insurance enrollment and pay or annuity withholdings to cover the cost of such insurance.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Services for Older Youth
in Foster Care Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE JOHN H. CHAFEE FOSTER CARE INDEPENDENCE
              PROGRAM AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

    (a) Authority To Serve Former Foster Youth up to Age 23.--Section
477 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 677) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting ``(or 23 years of
        age, in the case of a State with a certification under
        subsection (b)(3)(A)(ii) to provide assistance and services to
        youths who have aged out of foster care and have not attained
        such age, in accordance with such subsection)'' after ``21
        years of age'';
            (2) in subsection (b)(3)(A)--
                    (A) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``A
                certification'';
                    (B) by striking ``children who have left foster
                care'' and all that follows through the period and
                inserting ``youths who have aged out of foster care and
                have not attained 21 years of age.''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(ii) If the State has elected under section
                475(8)(B) to extend eligibility for foster care to all
                children who have not attained 21 years of age, or if
                the Secretary determines that the State agency
                responsible for administering the State plans under
                this part and part B uses State funds or any other
                funds not provided under this part to provide services
                and assistance for youths who have aged out of foster
                care that are comparable to the services and assistance
                the youths would receive if the State had made such an
                election, the certification required under clause (i)
                may provide that the State will provide assistance and
                services to youths who have aged out of foster care and
                have not attained 23 years of age.''; and
            (3) in subsection (b)(3)(B), by striking ``children who
        have left foster care'' and all that follows through the period
        and inserting ``youths who have aged out of foster care and
        have not attained 21 years of age (or 23 years of age, in the
        case of a State with a certification under subparagraph (A)(i)
        to provide assistance and services to youths who have aged out
        of foster care and have not attained such age, in accordance
        with subparagraph (A)(ii)).''.
    (b) Authority To Redistribute Unspent Funds.--Section 477(d) of
such Act (42 U.S.C. 677(d)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``or does not expend
        allocated funds within the time period specified under section
        477(d)(3)'' after ``provided by the Secretary''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(5) Redistribution of unexpended amounts.--
                    ``(A) Availability of amounts.--To the extent that
                amounts paid to States under this section in a fiscal
                year remain unexpended by the States at the end of the
                succeeding fiscal year, the Secretary may make the
                amounts available for redistribution in the second
                succeeding fiscal year among the States that apply for
                additional funds under this section for that second
                succeeding fiscal year.
                    ``(B) Redistribution.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall
                        redistribute the amounts made available under
                        subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year among
                        eligible applicant States. In this
                        subparagraph, the term `eligible applicant
                        State' means a State that has applied for
                        additional funds for the fiscal year under
                        subparagraph (A) if the Secretary determines
                        that the State will use the funds for the
                        purpose for which originally allotted under
                        this section.
                            ``(ii) Amount to be redistributed.--The
                        amount to be redistributed to each eligible
                        applicant State shall be the amount so made
                        available multiplied by the State foster care
                        ratio (as defined in subsection (c)(4), except
                        that, in such subsection, `all eligible
                        applicant States (as defined in subsection
                        (d)(5)(B)(i))' shall be substituted for `all
                        States').
                            ``(iii) Treatment of redistributed
                        amount.--Any amount made available to a State
                        under this paragraph shall be regarded as part
                        of the allotment of the State under this
                        section for the fiscal year in which the
                        redistribution is made.
                    ``(C) Tribes.--For purposes of this paragraph, the
                term `State' includes an Indian tribe, tribal
                organization, or tribal consortium that receives an
                allotment under this section.''.
    (c) Expanding and Clarifying the Use of Education and Training
Vouchers.--
            (1) In general.--Section 477(i)(3) of such Act (42 U.S.C.
        677(i)(3)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``on the date'' and all that
                follows through ``23'' and inserting ``to remain
                eligible until they attain 26''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``, but in no event may a youth
                participate in the program for more than 5 years
                (whether or not consecutive)'' before the period.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 477(i)(1) of such Act
        (42 U.S.C. 677(i)(1)) is amended by inserting ``who have
        attained 14 years of age'' before the period.
    (d) Other Improvements.--Section 477 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 677),
as amended by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, is
amended--
            (1) in the section heading, by striking ``independence
        program'' and inserting ``program for successful transition to
        adulthood'';
            (2) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) by striking ``identify children who are
                        likely to remain in foster care until 18 years
                        of age and to help these children make the
                        transition to self-sufficiency by providing
                        services'' and inserting ``support all youth
                        who have experienced foster care at age 14 or
                        older in their transition to adulthood through
                        transitional services'';
                            (ii) by inserting ``and post-secondary
                        education'' after ``high school diploma''; and
                            (iii) by striking ``training in daily
                        living skills, training in budgeting and
                        financial management skills'' and inserting
                        ``training and opportunities to practice daily
                        living skills (such as financial literacy
                        training and driving instruction)'';
                    (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``who are likely
                to remain in foster care until 18 years of age receive
                the education, training, and services necessary to
                obtain employment'' and inserting ``who have
                experienced foster care at age 14 or older achieve
                meaningful, permanent connections with a caring
                adult'';
                    (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ``who are likely
                to remain in foster care until 18 years of age prepare
                for and enter postsecondary training and education
                institutions'' and inserting ``who have experienced
                foster care at age 14 or older engage in age or
                developmentally appropriate activities, positive youth
                development, and experiential learning that reflects
                what their peers in intact families experience''; and
                    (D) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating
                paragraphs (5) through (8) as paragraphs (4) through
                (7);
            (3) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking
                ``adolescents'' and inserting ``youth''; and
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (D)--
                                    (I) by inserting ``including
                                training on youth development'' after
                                ``to provide training''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``adolescents
                                preparing for independent living'' and
                                all that follows through the period and
                                inserting ``youth preparing for a
                                successful transition to adulthood and
                                making a permanent connection with a
                                caring adult.'';
                            (ii) in subparagraph (H), by striking
                        ``adolescents'' each place it appears and
                        inserting ``youth''; and
                            (iii) in subparagraph (K)--
                                    (I) by striking ``an adolescent''
                                and inserting ``a youth''; and
                                    (II) by striking ``the adolescent''
                                each place it appears and inserting
                                ``the youth''; and
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking paragraph (2) and
        inserting the following:
            ``(2) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 2018,
        the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ways and Means
        of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of
        the Senate a report on the National Youth in Transition
        Database and any other databases in which States report outcome
        measures relating to children in foster care and children who
        have aged out of foster care or left foster care for kinship
        guardianship or adoption. The report shall include the
        following:
                    ``(A) A description of the reasons for entry into
                foster care and of the foster care experiences, such as
                length of stay, number of placement settings, case
                goal, and discharge reason of 17-year-olds who are
                surveyed by the National Youth in Transition Database
                and an analysis of the comparison of that description
                with the reasons for entry and foster care experiences
                of children of other ages who exit from foster care
                before attaining age 17.
                    ``(B) A description of the characteristics of the
                individuals who report poor outcomes at ages 19 and 21
                to the National Youth in Transition Database.
                    ``(C) Benchmarks for determining what constitutes a
                poor outcome for youth who remain in or have exited
                from foster care and plans the executive branch will
                take to incorporate these benchmarks in efforts to
                evaluate child welfare agency performance in providing
                services to children transitioning from foster care.
                    ``(D) An analysis of the association between types
                of placement, number of overall placements, time spent
                in foster care, and other factors, and outcomes at ages
                19 and 21.
                    ``(E) An analysis of the differences in outcomes
                for children in and formerly in foster care at age 19
                and 21 among States.''.
    (e) Clarifying Documentation Provided to Foster Youth Leaving
Foster Care.--Section 475(5)(I) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 675(5)(I)) is
amended by inserting after ``REAL ID Act of 2005'' the following: ``,
and any official documentation necessary to prove that the child was
previously in foster care''.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 20, 2017.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: .  Improving Services for Older Youth in Foster Care Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program to:  authorize states electing to extend foster care eligibility up to age 21 to extend assistance and services to youths who have aged out of foster care but have not yet reached age 23,  authorize redistribution of unexpended amounts among states that apply for additional program funds,  allow states to make individuals eligible for participation in the educational and training voucher program through age 25 (but no more than 5 years), and  modify congressional reporting requirements.


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SECTION 1. REPEAL OF SPECIAL TAX ON RETAIL DEALERS IN LIQUOR AND BEER,
              AND ON RECTIFIERS, BREWERS, AND MANUFACTURERS OF STILLS.

    (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to occupational tax) is amended
by striking the following subparts:
            (1) Subpart A (relating to rectifier).
            (2) Subpart B (relating to brewer).
            (3) Subpart C (relating to manufacturers of stills).
            (4) Subpart D (relating to wholesale dealers).
            (5) Subpart E (relating to retail dealers).
    (b) Clerical and Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The table of subparts for part II of subchapter A of
        chapter 51 of such Code is amended by striking items relating
        to subparts A, B, C, D, and E.
            (2) Subchapter B of chapter 51 of such Code is amended by
        striking section 5182 (relating to cross references).
            (3) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 51 of
        such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section
        5182.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF OUTSTANDING TAXES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
            (1) no assessment of any tax imposed by subpart A, B, C, D,
        or E of part II of subchapter A of chapter 51 of the Internal
        Revenue Code of 1986 may be made after the date of the
        enactment of this Act, and
            (2) if such tax was assessed (but not collected) on or
        before such date, such assessment shall be abated.

SEC. 3. SIMPLIFICATION OF TAX ON CERTAIN DISTILLED SPIRITS USED IN
              NONBEVERAGE PRODUCTS.

    (a) In General.--Subpart F of part II of subchapter A of chapter 51
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonbeverage domestic
drawback claimants) is amended to read as follows:

      ``Subpart F--Special Rules for Nonbeverage Domestic Products

                              ``Sec. 5131. Eligibility and rate of tax.
                              ``Sec. 5132. Registration and regulation.
                              ``Sec. 5133. Investigation.
                              ``Sec. 5134. Penalty.

``SEC. 5131. ELIGIBILITY AND RATE OF TAX.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of distilled spirits on which a tax
would be determined under this subchapter (other than this subpart) but
for this section, used in the manufacture or production of medicines,
medicinal preparations, food products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or
perfume, which are unfit for beverage purposes, in lieu of the tax so
determined there is hereby imposed a tax at the rate of $1 on each
proof gallon of distilled spirits, or a proportionate tax at the like
rate on all fractional parts of a proof gallon of distilled spirits
withdrawn for the manufacture of such nonbeverage products.
    ``(b) Bond or Other Security.--The Secretary may require persons
eligible for the application of this subpart to file with him a bond or
other security in such amount such conditions as he shall by
regulations prescribe.
    ``(c) Allowance of Special Tax Rate Even Where Certain Requirements
Not Met.--Application of this shall not be denied in the case of a
failure to comply with any requirement imposed under this subpart, or
any rule or regulation issued thereunder, upon the person manufacturing
or producing the nonbeverage product set forth in subsection (a) that
distilled spirits on which the tax has been paid or determined were in
fact used in the manufacture or production of medicines, medicinal
preparations, food products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume
which were unfit for beverage purposes.

``SEC. 5132. REGISTRATION AND REGULATION.

    ``Every person subject to the application of this subpart shall
register annually with the Secretary; keep such books and records as
may be necessary to establish the fact that distilled spirits received
by him and on which the tax has been determined were used in the
manufacture or production of medicines, medicinal preparations, food
products, flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume which were unfit for
beverage purposes and be subject to such rules and regulations in
relations to such books and records as the Secretary shall prescribe to
secure the Treasury against frauds.

``SEC. 5133. INVESTIGATION.

    ``For the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of the
application of this subpart, the Secretary is authorized to examine any
books, papers, records, or memoranda as may be necessary to establish
the fact that distilled spirits received were used in the manufacture
or production of medicines, medicinal preparations, food products,
flavors, flavoring extracts, or perfume which were unfit for beverage
purposes, to require the attendance of the person or of any officer or
employee of such person or the attendance of any other person having
knowledge in the premises, to take testimony with reference to any
matter covered by the claim, and to administer oaths to any person
giving such testimony.

``SEC. 5134. PENALTY.

    ``(a) In General.--In the case of a failure to comply with any
requirement imposed under this subpart or any rule or regulation issued
thereunder, the taxpayer shall be liable for a penalty of $1,000 for
each failure to comply unless it is shown that the failure to comply
was due to reasonable cause.
    ``(b) Penalty May Not Exceed Amount of Tax Reduction.--The
aggregate amount of the penalties imposed under subsection (a) for
failures described in section 5131(c) shall not exceed the difference
between the amount of tax which would be determined under section 5131
and the amount of tax which would be determined under this subchapter
without regard to section 5131 (determined without regard to subsection
(a)).
    ``(c) Penalty Treated as Tax.--The penalty imposed by subsection
(b) shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner as taxes,
as provided in section 6665(a).''
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 5010(c)(2) is amended by
        striking ``type for which'' and all that follows and inserting
        the following: ``type with respect to which section 5131
        applies.''
            (2) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 5142 of such Code
        are each amended by striking ``(except the tax imposed by
        section 5131)''.
            (3) Subsection (g) of section 7652 of such Code is amended
        to read as follows:
    ``(g) Treatment of Medicinal Alcohol, Etc.--In the case of
medicines, medicinal preparations, food products, flavors, flavoring
extracts, or perfume which were unfit for beverage purposes and which
are brought into the United States from Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands--
            ``(1) subpart F of part II of subchapter A of chapter 51
        shall be applied as if--
                    ``(A) the use and tax determined described in
                section 5131(a) had occurred in the United States by a
                United States person at the time the article is brought
                into the United States, and
                    ``(B) the rate of tax so determined were the rate
                applicable under subsection (f) of this section, and
            ``(2) no amount shall be covered into the treasuries of
        Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.''
            (4) The table of subparts for part II of subchapter A of
        chapter 51 of such Code is amended by striking the item
        relating to subpart F and inserting the following new item:

``Subpart F--Special rules for nonbeverage domestic products.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the occupational tax on retail and wholesale dealers of beer and liquor and on rectifiers, brewers, and manufacturers of stills.    Revises provisions regarding taxation of certain distilled spirits used in nonbeverage products, including imposition of:  (1) a tax rate of one dollar per proof gallon of distilled spirits; and (2) a noncompliance penalty.  Makes conforming changes with respect to such products brought into the United States from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``NAFTA Accession Act''.

SEC. 2. ACCESSION OF CHILE TO THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT.

    Subject to section 3, the President is authorized to enter into an
agreement which provides for the accession of Chile to the North
American Free Trade Agreement and the provisions of section 151(c) of
the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191(c)) shall apply with respect to a
bill to implement such agreement if such agreement is entered into on
or before December 31, 1998.

SEC. 3. INTRODUCTION AND FAST-TRACK CONSIDERATION OF IMPLEMENTING BILL.

    (a) Introduction in House and Senate.--When the President submits
to Congress a bill to implement a trade agreement described in section
2, the bill shall be introduced (by request) in the House and the
Senate as described in section 151(c) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
U.S.C. 2191(c)).
    (b) Restrictions on Content.--A bill to implement a trade agreement
described in section 2--
            (1) shall contain only provisions that are necessary to
        implement the trade agreement; and
            (2) may not contain any provision that establishes (or
        requires or authorizes the establishment of) a labor or
        environmental protection standard or amends (or requires or
        authorizes an amendment of) any labor or environmental
        protection standard set forth in law or regulation.
    (c) Point of Order in Senate.--
            (1) Applicability to all legislative forms of implementing
        bill.--For the purposes of this subsection, the term
        ``implementing bill'' means the following:
                    (A) The bill.--A bill described in subsection (a),
                without regard to whether that bill originated in the
                Senate or the House of Representatives.
                    (B) Amendment.--An amendment to a bill referred to
                in subparagraph (A).
                    (C) Conference report.--A conference report on a
                bill referred to in subparagraph (A).
                    (D) Amendment between houses.--An amendment between
                the houses of Congress in relation to a bill referred
                to in subparagraph (A).
                    (E) Motion.--A motion in relation to an item
                referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D).
            (2) Making of point of order.--
                    (A) Against single item.--When the Senate is
                considering an implementing bill, a Senator may make a
                point of order against any part of the implementing
                bill that contains material in violation of a
                restriction under subsection (b).
                    (B) Against several items.--Notwithstanding any
                other provision of law or rule of the Senate, when the
                Senate is considering an implementing bill, it shall be
                in order for a Senator to raise a single point of order
                that several provisions of the implementing bill
                violate subsection (b). The Presiding Officer may
                sustain the point of order as to some or all of the
                provisions against which the Senator raised the point
                of order.
            (3) Effect of sustainment of point of order.--
                    (A) Against single item.--If a point of order made
                against a part of an implementing bill under paragraph
                (2)(A) is sustained by the Presiding Officer, the part
                of the implementing bill against which the point of
                order is sustained shall be deemed stricken.
                    (B) Against several items.--In the case of a point
                of order made under paragraph (2)(B) against several
                provisions of an implementing bill, only those
                provisions against which the Presiding Officer sustains
                the point of order shall be deemed stricken.
                    (C) Stricken matter not in order as amendment.--
                Matter stricken from an implementing bill under this
                paragraph may not be offered as an amendment to the
                implementing bill (in any of its forms described in
                paragraph (1)) from the floor.
            (4) Waivers and appeals.--
                    (A) Waivers.--Before the Presiding Officer rules on
                a point of order under this subsection, any Senator may
                move to waive the point of order as it applies to some
                or all of the provisions against which the point of
                order is raised. Such a motion to waive is amendable in
                accordance with the rules and precedents of the Senate.
                    (B) Appeals.--After the Presiding Officer rules on
                a point of order under this subsection, any Senator may
                appeal the ruling of the Presiding Officer on the point
                of order as it applies to some or all of the provisions
                on which the Presiding Officer ruled.
                    (C) Three-fifths majority required.--
                            (i) Waivers.--A point of order under this
                        subsection is waived only by the affirmative
                        vote of at least the requisite majority.
                            (ii) Appeals.--A ruling of the Presiding
                        Officer on a point of order under this
                        subsection is sustained unless at least the
                        requisite majority votes not to sustain the
                        ruling.
                            (iii) Requisite majority.--For purposes of
                        clauses (i) and (ii), the requisite majority is
                        three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly
                        chosen and sworn.
    (c) Applicability of Fast Track Procedures.--Section 151 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2191) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                    (A) by inserting ``section 3 of the NAFTA Accession
                Act,'' after ``the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness
                Act of 1988,''; and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as
                follows:
                    ``(C) if changes in existing laws or new statutory
                authority is required to implement such trade agreement
                or agreements or such extension, provisions, necessary
                to implement such trade agreement or agreements or such
                extension, either repealing or amending existing laws
                or providing new statutory authority.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``or under section 3
        of the NAFTA Accession Act,'' after ``the Uruguay Round
        Agreements Act,''.

Output: NAFTA Accession Act - Authorizes the President to enter into an agreement for the accession of Chile to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).  Applies the fast track procedures of the Trade Act of 1974 to implementing bills for trade agreements entered under this Act.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Patent Sovereignty Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    The Congress finds that--
            (1) the quality of United States letters patent is
        essential for preserving the technological lead and economic
        well-being of the United States in the next century;
            (2) the quality of United States letters patent is highly
        dependent upon the maintenance and the comprehensiveness of
        patent examiners' search files; and
            (3) the quality of United States letters patent is
        inextricably linked to the professionalism of patent examiners
        and the quality of the training of patent examiners.

SEC. 3. SECURE PATENT EXAMINATION.

    Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following:
    ``(f) All examination and search duties for the grant of United
States letters patent are sovereign functions which shall be performed
within the United States by United States citizens who are employees of
the United States Government.''.

SEC. 4. MAINTENANCE OF EXAMINERS' SEARCH FILES.

    Section 9 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``may revise and maintain'' and inserting
        ``shall maintain and revise''; and
            (2) by adding at the end thereof the following: ``United
        States letters patent, and all such other patents and printed
        publications shall be maintained in the examiners' search files
        under the United States Patent Classification System.''.

SEC. 5. PATENT EXAMINER TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 15. Patent examiner training
    ``(a) In General.--All patent examiners shall spend at least 5
percent of their duty time per annum in training to maintain and
develop the legal and technological skills useful for patent
examination.
    ``(b) Trainers of Examiners.--The Patent and Trademark Office shall
develop an incentive program to retain as employees patent examiners of
the primary examiner grade or higher who are eligible for retirement,
for the sole purpose of training patent examiners who have not achieved
the grade of primary examiner.''.

SEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

    (a) Limitations on Personnel.--Section 3(a) of title 35, United
States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
``The Office shall not be subject to any administratively or
statutorily imposed limitation on positions or personnel, and no
positions or personnel of the Office shall be taken into account for
purposes of applying any such limitation.''.
    (b) Retention of Fees.--(1) Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after the item relating to the
National Credit Union Administration, credit union share insurance
fund, the following new item:
            ``Patent and Trademark Office''.
    (2) Section 10101(b)(2)(B) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended by striking ``, to the extent
provided in appropriation Acts,'' and inserting ``without
appropriation''.
    (3) Section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, is amended by
amending by striking first sentence and inserting the following:
``Revenues from fees shall be available to the Commissioner to carry
out the activities of the Patent and Trademark Office, in such
allocations as are approved by Act of Congress. Such revenues shall not
be made available for any purpose other than that authorized for the
Patent and Trademark Office.''.
    (c) Compensation of Commissioner.--(1) Section 5314 of title 5,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``Under Secretary of Commerce and Commissioner of Patents
        and Trademarks.''.
    (2) Section 3(d) of title 35, United States Code, is amended to
read as follows:
    ``(d) The Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks shall be an Under
Secretary of Commerce.''.
    (3) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
striking ``Commissioner of Patents, Department of Commerce.''.
    (d) Use of Fees.--Section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``All patent
application fees collected under paragraphs (1), (3)(A), (3)(B), and
(4) through (8) of section 41(a), and all other fees collected under
section 41 for services or the extension of services to be provided by
patent examiners shall be used only for the pay and training of patent
examiners.''.
    (e) Publications.--Section 11 of title 35, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
    ``(c) The Patent and Trademark Office shall make available for
public inspection during regular business hours all solicitations
issued by the Office for contracts for goods or services, and all
contracts for goods or services entered into by the Office.
    ``(d) Notice of a proposal to change United States patent law that
will be made on behalf of the United States to a foreign country or
international body shall be published in the Federal Register before,
or at the same time as, the proposal is transmitted.''.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act.

Output:
Patent Sovereignty Act of 1997 - Amends Federal patent law to declare all examination and search duties for the grant of U.S. letters patent to be sovereign functions which shall be performed within the United States by U.S. citizens who are Government employees.
Requires (current law authorizes) the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to revise and maintain the classification by subject matter of all U.S. letters patent.  Requires such patents, and all such other patents and printed publications, to be maintained in the examiners' search files under the U.S. Patent Classification System.
Requires all patent examiners to spend at least five percent of their annual duty time in training to maintain and develop legal and technical skills useful for patent examination.  Directs the Patent and Trademark Office (Office) to develop an incentive program to retain patent examiners of primary examiner grade or higher to train other patent examiners who have not achieved such grade.
Prohibits the Office from being subject to any administratively or statutorily imposed limitations on positions or personnel.  Allows patent fees to be retained by the Office to carry out its activities, including the training of patent examiners, in such allocations as approved by the Congress.  Requires the Office to make public all Office solicitations for goods and services, as well as all such contracts entered into by the Office.  Requires publication in the Federal Register of notice of a proposal to change U.S. patent law that will be made on behalf of the United States to a foreign country or international body.