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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Truck Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. MINIMUM AMOUNTS.

    (a) Transporting Property.--
            (1) In general.--Section 31139(b) of title 49, United
        States Code, is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``$750,000'' and
                inserting ``$1,500,000''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) The minimum level of financial responsibility under
        paragraph (2) shall be adjusted annually by the Secretary to
        reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index--All Urban
        Consumers.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
        shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of this
        Act.
    (b) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Transportation, by regulation,
shall increase any minimum level of financial responsibility required
under section 31138 or section 31139 if, after an opportunity for
notice and comment, the Secretary determines that the current amount is
insufficient to satisfy liability amounts covering the claims described
in section 31138 or section 31139, as applicable.

SEC. 3. COLLISION AVOIDANCE TECHNOLOGIES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 24 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall initiate a
rulemaking to establish a Federal motor vehicle safety standard
requiring a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater
than 26,000 pounds be equipped with crash avoidance and mitigation
systems, such as forward collision warning systems, forward collision
automatic braking systems, and lane departure warning systems.
    (b) Performance and Standards.--The regulations prescribed under
subsection (a) shall establish performance requirements and standards
to prevent collisions with moving vehicles and stopped vehicles.
    (c) Effective Date.--The Secretary shall issue a final rule not
later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, and the
regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall take
effect 2 years after the date of publication of the final rule.

SEC. 4. SPEED LIMITING DEVICES.

    Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of Transportation shall finalize regulations to require a
motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000
pounds to be equipped with an electronic control module requiring the
speed to be set at no more than 70 miles per hour by the manufacturer.

SEC. 5. HIGH-RISK CARRIER COMPLIANCE REVIEWS.

    (a) High-Risk Carrier Compliance Reviews.--Section 31104(b) of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``From the funds authorized by this subsection, the
Secretary shall ensure that a review is completed on each motor carrier
that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest
safety risk. At a minimum, a review shall be conducted whenever a motor
carrier is among the highest risk carriers for 2 consecutive months.''.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress a
report on the actions the Secretary has taken to comply with the review
requirement under section 31104(b) of title 49, United States Code, as
amended, including the number of high-risk motor carriers identified
and the high-risk motor carriers reviewed.
    (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 4138 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (49
U.S.C. 31144 note) is repealed.

SEC. 6. DRIVER COMPENSATION.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 311 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by inserting after section 31139 the following:
``Sec. 31140. Driver compensation
    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation by regulation
shall require that a motor carrier--
            ``(1) track the on-duty (not driving) time of an employee
        whose base compensation is calculated in a manner other than an
        hourly wage and who is required to keep a record of duty status
        under the hours of service regulations prescribed by the
        Secretary; and
            ``(2) separately compensate the employee for any on-duty
        (not driving) time period at an hourly rate not less than the
        Federal minimum wage rate under section 6 of the Fair Labor
        Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206).
    ``(b) Limitation.--This section shall not apply to an employee
whose employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement,
negotiated by employee representatives certified as bona fide by the
National Labor Relations Board, if the agreement governs, and
compensates the employee for all hours of on-duty (not driving) time.
    ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or regulations
adopted under this section shall affect an employer's obligations under
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).
Compensation of employees under this section and regulations
promulgated under this section shall be in addition to other
compensation calculated for purposes of determining compliance with the
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents of chapter 311 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
relating to section 31139 the following:

``31140. Driver compensation.''.

SEC. 7. STUDY ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER COMMUTING.

    (a) Effects of Excessive Commuting.--The Administrator of the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall conduct a study of
the effects of excessive commuting on safety and commercial motor
vehicle driver fatigue.
    (b) Study.--In conducting the study, the Administrator shall
consider--
            (1) the prevalence of excessive driver commuting in the
        commercial motor vehicle industry, including the number and
        percentage of drivers who commute;
            (2) the distances traveled, time zones crossed, time spent
        commuting, and methods of transportation used;
            (3) research on the impact of excessive commuting on safety
        and commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue;
            (4) the commuting practices of commercial motor vehicle
        drivers and policies of motor carriers;
            (5) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
        regulations, policies, and guidance regarding excessive driver
        commuting; and
            (6) any other matters the Administrator considers
        appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report
containing its findings under the study and any recommendations for
regulatory or administrative action concerning excessive driver
commuting.

Output: Truck Safety Act  This bill increases from $750,000 to $1.5 million (adjusted annually for inflation) the minimum level of financial responsibility required to satisfy liability covering public liability, property damage, and environmental restoration for the transportation of property by a commercial motor carrier in the United States or to a place outside the United States.   The Department of Transportation (DOT) must increase, by regulation, the minimum level of financial responsibility for transporting property or passengers if the current amount is insufficient to satisfy liability claims. DOT shall initiate a rulemaking to establish a federal motor vehicle safety standard requiring a motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating greater than 26,000 pounds to be equipped with crash avoidance and mitigation systems.  DOT shall finalize regulations to require such a motor vehicle also to be equipped with an electronic control module requiring the speed to be set by the manufacturer at a maximum 70 m.p.h. DOT must ensure that a review is completed on each motor carrier that demonstrates through performance data that it poses the highest safety risk, especially whenever it is among the highest risk carriers for two consecutive months. DOT shall require, with respect to driver compensation, that a motor carrier:   track the on-duty (not driving) time of an employee whose base compensation is calculated in a manner other than an hourly wage and who is required to keep a record of duty status under the hours of service regulations; and   separately compensate the employee for any on-duty (not driving) time period at an hourly rate not less than the federal minimum wage rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.  This compensation requirement, however, shall not apply where employment is governed by a collective bargaining agreement, negotiated by bona fide employee representatives, if the agreement governs, and compensates the employee for, all hours of on-duty (not driving) time.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall study the effects of excessive commuting on safety and commercial motor vehicle driver fatigue.


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SECTION 1. RESERVE FORCES PARTICIPATION CREDIT.

    (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related
credits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 45C. RESERVE FORCES PARTICIPATION CREDIT.

    ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, the reserve forces
participation credit determined under this section is an amount equal
to the sum of--
            ``(1) the aggregate of the employment credits with respect
        to qualified employees of a taxpayer, plus
            ``(2) if the taxpayer is a qualified self-employed
        taxpayer, the self-employment credit.
    ``(b) Employment Credit.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The employment credit with respect to a
        qualified employee of a taxpayer for any taxable year is an
        amount equal to the lesser of--
                    ``(A) 50 percent of the amount of qualified
                compensation that would have been paid to the employee
                with respect to all periods during which the employee
                participates in qualified reserve duty to the exclusion
                of normal employment duties, including time spent in a
                travel status had the employee not been participating
                in qualified reserve duty, or
                    ``(B) $2,000.
            ``(2) Qualified compensation.--The term `qualified
        compensation' means compensation--
                    ``(A) which is normally contingent on the
                employee's presence for work and which would be
                deductible from the taxpayer's gross income under
                section 162(a)(1) if the employee were present and
                receiving such compensation; and
                    ``(B) which is not characterized by the taxpayer as
                vacation or holiday pay, or as sick leave or pay, or as
                any other form of pay for a nonspecific leave absence,
                and with respect to which the number of days the
                employee participates in qualified reserve duty does
                not result in any reduction in the amount of vacation
                time, sick leave, or other nonspecific leave previously
                credited to or earned by the employee.
            ``(3) Qualified employee.--The term `qualified employee'
        means a person who--
                    ``(A) has been a full-time employee of a taxpayer
                for the 21-day period immediately preceding the period
                during which the employee participates in qualified
                reserve duty, and
                    ``(B) is a member of the Ready Reserve of a reserve
                component of an Armed Force of the United States.
            ``(4) Credit in addition to deduction.--The employment
        credit provided in this section is in addition to any deduction
        otherwise allowable with respect to compensation actually paid
        to a qualified employee during any period the employee
        participates in qualified reserve duty to the exclusion of
        normal employment duties.
    ``(c) Self-Employment Credit.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of a qualified self-employed
        taxpayer, the self-employment credit for any taxable year is
        equal to 50 percent of the excess (if any) of--
                    ``(A) the taxpayer's average daily self-employment
                income for the taxable year over
                    ``(B) the average daily military pay and allowances
                received by the taxpayer during the taxable year while
                participating in qualified reserve duty to the
                exclusion of the taxpayer's normal self-employment
                duties for the number of days the taxpayer participates
                in qualified reserve duty during the taxable year,
                including time spent in a travel status.
            ``(2) Average daily self-employment income and average
        daily military pay and allowances.--As used with respect to a
        self-employed taxpayer--
                    ``(A) Average daily self-employment income.--The
                term `average daily self-employment income' means the
                net earnings from self-employment (as defined in
                section 1402) of the taxpayer for the taxable year
                divided by the difference between--
                            ``(i) 365, and
                            ``(ii) the number of days the taxpayer
                        participates in qualified reserve duty during
                        the taxable year, including time spent in a
                        travel status.
                    ``(B) Average daily military pay and allowances.--
                The term `average daily military pay and allowances'
                means--
                            ``(i) the amount paid to the taxpayer
                        during a taxable year as military pay on
                        account of the taxpayer's participation in
                        qualified reserve duty, divided by
                            ``(ii) the total number of days the
                        taxpayer participates in qualified reserve
                        duty, including, if applicable, time spent in
                        travel status.
            ``(3) Qualified self-employed taxpayer.--The term
        `qualified self-employed taxpayer' means a taxpayer who--
                    ``(A) has net earnings from self-employment (as
                defined in section 1402) for the taxable year, and
                    ``(B) is a member of the Ready Reserve of a reserve
                component of an Armed Force of the United States.
    ``(d) Limitations.--
            ``(1) Maximum credit.--The credit determined under
        subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $7,500.
            ``(2) Disallowance for failure to comply with employment or
        reemployment rights of members of the reserve components of the
        armed forces of the united states.--No credit shall be allowed
        by reason of subsection (a) to a taxpayer for--
                    ``(A) any taxable year in which the taxpayer
                complies with a final order, judgment, or other process
                issued or required by a district court of the United
                States under section 4323 of title 38 of the United
                States Code with respect to a violation of chapter 43
                of such title, and
                    ``(B) the two succeeding taxable years.
            ``(3) Disallowance with respect to persons ordered to
        active duty for training.--No credit shall be allowed by reason
        of subsection (a) to a taxpayer with respect to any period for
        which the person on whose behalf the credit would otherwise be
        allowable is called or ordered to active duty for any of the
        following types of duty--
                    ``(A) active duty for training under any provision
                of title 10 of the United States Code;
                    ``(B) training at encampments, maneuvers, outdoor
                target practice, or other exercises under chapter 5 of
                title 32, United States Code; or
                    ``(C) full-time National Guard duty, as defined in
                section 101(d)(5) of title 10, United State Code.
    ``(e) General Definitions.--
            ``(1) Military pay and allowances.--The term `military pay'
        means pay as that term is defined in section 101(21) of title
        37, United States Code, and the term `allowances' means the
        allowances payable to a member of the Armed Forces of the
        United States under chapter 7 of that title.
            ``(2) Qualified reserve duty.--The term `qualified reserve
        duty' includes only active duty performed in support of, as
        designated in the reservist's military orders, a contingency
        operation as defined in section 101(a)(13), of title 10, United
        States Code.
            ``(3) Normal employment and self-employment duties.--A
        person shall be deemed to be participating in qualified reserve
        duty to the exclusion of normal employment or self-employment
        duties if the person does not engage in or undertake any
        substantial activity related to the person's normal employment
        or self-employment duties while participating in qualified
        reserve duty unless in an authorized leave status or other
        authorized absence form military duties. If a person engages in
        or undertakes any substantial activity related to the person's
        normal employment or self-employment duties at any time while
        participating in a period of qualified reserve duty, unless
        during a period of authorized leave or other authorized absence
        from military duties, the person shall be deemed to have
        engaged in or undertaken such activity for the entire period of
        qualified reserve duty.
    ``(f) Controlled groups.--All persons treated as a single employer
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 shall be treated as a single
employer for purposes of this section.''
    (b) Credit to be Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b)
of section 38 of such Code (relating to general business credit) is
amended--
            (1) by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (10);
            (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (11) and
        inserting ``, plus''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(12) the reserve forces participation credit determined
        under section 45C(a).''.
    (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of
part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding
at the end the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 45C. Reserve forces participation
                                        credit.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.

Output: Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit to employers of members of reserve components of the armed forces and to self-employed individuals who are members of such reserve components.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Health Plans Act of
2006''.

SEC. 2. SMALL BUSINESS HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (SBHBP).

    (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall establish a small business health benefits program under which
small employers may offer health insurance coverage to employees and
their dependents.
    (b) Program Elements.--Under the SBHBP:
            (1) Access to insurance.--Small employers are provided
        access, for years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, to
        qualified health pooling arrangements under which their
        employees may elect self-only or family health insurance
        coverage under at least 2 health insurance coverage policies,
        regardless of whether premium assistance referred to in
        paragraph (2) is available with respect to such employer.
            (2) Premium assistance for small employers.--Premium
        assistance is available under subsection (c) to assist small
        employers in the payment of premiums for the health insurance
        coverage provided.
            (3) Employer share of premiums.--
                    (A) In general.--Small employers are provided
                access to health insurance coverage, and may be
                eligible for premium assistance under subsection (c),
                only if they pay (before the application of any premium
                assistance under subsection (c)) at least 50 percent of
                the premiums for coverage of their employees, but such
                employers are not required to pay for the portion of
                the premiums for dependents of employees.
                    (B) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
                construed as preventing an employee from applying the
                payment described in subparagraph (A) towards the
                payment of premiums for family health insurance
                coverage.
            (4) Health insurance coverage.--
                    (A) In general.--Health insurance coverage offered
                thereunder shall meet the following requirements:
                            (i) The Secretary determines that the
                        coverage is substantially similar to health
                        benefits coverage in any of the four largest
                        health benefit plans (determined by enrollment)
                        offered under chapter 89 of title 5, United
                        States Code.
                            (ii) The coverage complies with State laws
                        and regulations (including applicable benefit
                        mandates and other consumer protections) for
                        group health insurance coverage for the State
                        in which the coverage is offered.
                            (iii) The coverage does not discriminate,
                        through underwriting, the imposition of a pre-
                        existing condition exclusion (as defined in
                        section 701(b)(1)(A) of the Employee Retirement
                        Income Security Act of 1974 or section
                        9801(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of
                        1986), differential benefits, differential
                        premiums, or otherwise, against an employee or
                        dependent on the basis of health status.
                            (iv) The Secretary determines that the
                        coverage provided to employees is coordinated,
                        in accordance with regulations prescribed by
                        the Secretary, with other coverage provided
                        under governmental health benefits programs
                        under which health benefits coverage is
                        available to such employees.
                    (B) Standards for participating health insurers.--
                In administering the program, the Secretary shall
                promote participation by health insurers that
                establish--
                            (i) integration of health information
                        technology tools to promote quality;
                            (ii) chronic disease management;
                            (iii) preventive health care services; and
                            (iv) evidence-based medicine considerations
                        of prescription drugs and other treatment that
                        take into account the individual medical
                        circumstances of individuals enrolled in the
                        program.
            (5) Enrollment.--In administering the program, the
        Secretary shall provide that employee enrollment (and changes
        in enrollment) are limited to an annual open enrollment period,
        except in the case of qualifying events (such as change in
        family status) specified by the Secretary and consistent with
        section 701(f) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
        of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1181(f)).
    (c) Premium Assistance.--Under the SBHBP, the Secretary shall
establish a program of premium assistance for small employers. Such
program shall provide for a sliding scale of assistance to such
employers taking into account the following:
            (1) The number of employees of the employer.
            (2) The average wage level of such employees relative to
        the average wage level for employees in the same geographic
        area.
            (3) The profit margin of the employer.
    (d) Reinsurance for Catastrophic Costs for Certain Health Insurance
Issuers.--
            (1) In general.--In the case of health insurance coverage
        offered under the SBHBP by a health insurance issuer that
        participates in a qualified health pooling arrangement, the
        Secretary shall provide for reinsurance coverage for 75 percent
        of covered claims that exceed, for an individual for a year, an
        amount determined by the Secretary for such year which is not
        less than the minimum amount specified in paragraph (2).
            (2) Minimum amount.--The minimum amount specified in this
        paragraph is--
                    (A) for the first year in which this section is in
                effect, $100,000; or
                    (B) for a subsequent year is the minimum amount
                specified in this paragraph for a previous year,
                increased by the Secretary's estimate of the average
                annual percentage increase in health insurance coverage
                with a median level of premiums for the previous year.
        Any amount determined under subparagraph (B) which is not a
        multiple of $1,000 shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of
        $1,000.
    (e) Qualified Health Pooling Arrangement.--For purposes of this
section, the term ``qualified health pooling arrangement'' means, with
respect to employees employed in any State for any year--
            (1) except as provided in subparagraph (B), an arrangement
        established by (and operating under the oversight of) such
        State for purposes of this section, in accordance with
        regulations of the Secretary, which provides for pooling of
        health insurance coverage offered for such year in such State,
        and
            (2) in any case in which there is not in effect for any
        year an arrangement described in subparagraph (A) established
        by such State, the national health pooling arrangement
        established under section 3.
The Secretary shall determine, within a reasonable time prior to each
year, whether there is a qualified health pooling arrangement described
in paragraph (1) with respect to employees employed in any State.
    (f) Small Employer Defined.--
            (1) In general.--For purposes of this Act, except as
        otherwise provided in this subsection, the term ``small
        employer'' means an employer with 50 or fewer employees, as
        determined under regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
            (2) Continuation of participation.--An employer whose
        employees are provided health insurance coverage under the
        SBHBP while the employer is a small employer as defined in
        paragraph (1) and who thereafter has more than 50 employees
        shall continue to be treated as a small employer.
            (3) Employers not in existence in preceding year.--In the
        case of an employer which was not in existence for the full
        year prior to the date on which the employer applies to
        participate in SBHBP, the determination of whether such
        employer meets the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be based
        on the average number of employees that it is reasonably
        expected such employer will employ on business days in the
        employer's first full year.
            (4) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the limitations
        relating to the size of an employer which may participate under
        SBHBP on a case by case basis if the Secretary determines that
        such employer makes a compelling case for such a waiver. In
        making determinations under this paragraph, the Secretary shall
        consider the effects of the employment of temporary and
        seasonal workers and other related factors.
    (g) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this Act:
            (1) The terms ``employee'' and ``dependent'' have the
        meanings given such terms by the Secretary in regulations and
        shall be based upon the definitions of such terms used for
        purposes of the Federal employee health benefits program
        established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) The terms ``health insurance coverage'' and ``health
        insurance issuer'' have the meanings given such terms in
        section 2791(b) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        300gg-91(b)).
            (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services.
            (4) The term ``SBHBP'' means the small business health
        benefits program established under this section.
            (5) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in
        section 2791(d)(14) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
        300gg-91(d)(14)).
    (h) Grants for Establishment of State Qualified Health Pooling
Arrangements.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide grants to
        States for the establishment and initial administration of
        qualified health pooling arrangements described in subsection
        (e)(1).
            (2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
        to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out
        this subsection.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL HEALTH POOLING ARRANGEMENT.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Secretary of Labor, acting jointly and in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, shall provide for--
            (1) the offering on a timely basis consistent with section
        2 of a national health pooling arrangement to eligible small
        employers; and
            (2) appropriate oversight over any such arrangement.
    (b) Specific Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretaries shall--
            (1) model the national health pooling arrangement on the
        Federal employees health benefits program under chapter 89 of
        title 5, United States Code, to the extent practicable and
        consistent with the other requirements of this Act; and
            (2) consistent with paragraph (1), negotiate the most
        affordable and substantial coverage possible for small
        employers.
    (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            (1) the term ``Secretaries'' means the Secretary of Health
        and Human Services and the Secretary of Labor; and
            (2) the term ``national health pooling arrangement'' means
        an arrangement which provides for pooling of health insurance
        coverage offered for any year in all States which do not have
        in effect for such year an arrangement for pooling of health
        insurance coverage offered in such States.

Output:
Small Business Health Plans Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a small business health benefits program (SBHBP) under which small businesses may offer health insurance coverage to employees and their dependents. Outlines program elements and coverage requirements.

Requires the Secretary to establish a program of premium assistance for small employers under the SBHBP. Allows for reinsurance for catastrophic costs for certain health insurance issuers.

Defines a "small employer" for SBHBP purposes as an employer with 50 or fewer employees.

Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of Labor to provide for the establishment of a national health pooling arrangement for eligible small employers under the SBHBP.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Investment Tax Incentive Act of
1993''.

SEC. 2. DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY PLACED IN SERVICE
              IN TAXABLE YEARS BEGINNING AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1992.

    (a) In General.--Section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
(relating to accelerated cost recovery system) is amended by adding at
the end thereof the following new subsection:
    ``(j) Deduction Adjustment To Allow Equivalent of Expensing For
Certain Property Placed in Service in Taxable Years Beginning After
December 31, 1992.--
            ``(1) In general.--In the case of tangible property placed
        in service in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1992,
        the deduction allowable under this section with respect to such
        property for any taxable year (after the taxable year during
        which the property is placed in service) shall be--
                    ``(A) the amount so allowable for such taxable year
                without regard to this subsection, multiplied by
                    ``(B) the applicable neutral cost recovery ratio
                for such taxable year.
        For purposes of subparagraph (A), paragraphs (1) and (2) of
        section 168(b) shall be applied by substituting `150 percent'
        for `200 percent'.
            ``(2) Applicable neutral cost recovery ratio.--For purposes
        of paragraph (1), the applicable neutral cost recovery ratio
        for any taxable year is the number determined by--
                    ``(A) dividing--
                            ``(i) the gross national product deflator
                        for the calendar quarter ending in such taxable
                        year which corresponds to the calendar quarter
                        during which the property was placed in service
                        by the taxpayer, by
                            ``(ii) the gross national product deflator
                        for the calendar quarter during which the
                        property was placed in service by the taxpayer,
                        and
                    ``(B) then multiplying the number determined under
                subparagraph (A) by the number equal to 1.035 to the
                nth power where `n' is the number of full years in the
                period beginning on the 1st day of the calendar quarter
                during which the property was placed in service by the
                taxpayer and ending on the day before the beginning of
                the corresponding calendar quarter ending during such
                taxable year.
        The applicable neutral cost recovery ratio shall not be taken
        into account unless it is greater than 1. The applicable
        neutral cost recovery ratio shall be rounded to the nearest
        one-tenth of 1 percent.
            ``(3) Gross national product deflator.--For purposes of
        paragraph (2), the gross national product deflator for any
        calendar quarter is the implicit price deflator for the gross
        national product for such quarter (as shown in the first
        revision thereof).
            ``(4) Election not to have subsection apply.--This
        subsection shall not apply to any property if the taxpayer
        elects not to have this subsection apply to such property. Such
        an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.''
    (b) Minimum Tax Treatment.--Paragraph (1) of section 56(a) of such
Code is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Use of Neutral Cost Recovery Ratio.--In the
                case of tangible property placed in service in a
                taxable year beginning after December 31, 1992, the
                deduction allowable under this paragraph with respect
                to such property for any taxable year (after the
                taxable year during which the property is placed in
                service) shall be--
                            ``(i) the amount so allowable for such
                        taxable year without regard to this
                        subparagraph, multiplied by
                            ``(ii) the applicable neutral cost recovery
                        ratio for such taxable year (as determined
                        under section 168(j)).
                This subparagraph shall not apply to any property with
                respect to which there is an election in effect not to
                have section 168(j) apply.''
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF SPECIAL DEPRECIATION RULES APPLICABLE UNDER THE
              ADJUSTED CURRENT EARNINGS PROVISIONS OF THE MINIMUM TAX.

    (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 56(g)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to adjustments) is amended to
read as follows:
                    ``(A) Depreciation.--
                            ``(i) In general.--The depreciation
                        deduction with respect to any property for any
                        taxable year beginning after December 31, 1992,
                        shall be the same as the depreciation deduction
                        allowable in computing alternative minimum
                        taxable income for such taxable year.
                            ``(ii) Basis rules.--Notwithstanding
                        subparagraph (I), the adjusted basis of any
                        depreciable property held by the taxpayer as of
                        the beginning of the taxpayer's first taxable
                        year beginning after December 31, 1992, shall
                        be determined as if the provisions of clause
                        (i) had also applied to taxable years beginning
                        in 1990, 1991, or 1992.
                            ``(iii) Lost basis recovered over 5
                        years.--The amount determined under clause (iv)
                        shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over
                        the 60-month period beginning with the first
                        month of the taxpayer's first taxable year
                        beginning after December 31, 1992.
                            ``(iv) Amount of lost basis.--The amount
                        determined under this clause is the excess of--
                                    ``(I) the aggregate adjusted bases
                                of depreciable property held by the
                                taxpayer as of the beginning of the
                                taxpayer's first taxable year beginning
                                after December 31, 1992, which would
                                have been determined (as of such time)
                                under subparagraph (I) without regard
                                to clause (ii), over
                                    ``(II) the aggregate adjusted bases
                                of such property (as of such time) as
                                determined under the rules of clause
                                (ii).''
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1992.

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Investment Tax Incentive Act of 1993 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the depreciation deduction to be computed based on a neutral recovery basis for property placed in service after December 31, 1992.
Repeals the special depreciation rules applicable under the adjusted current earnings provisions of the minimum tax.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Recreation Management
Act of 2002''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL WATER PROJECT RECREATION ACT.

    (a) Congressional Policy.--The first section of the Federal Water
Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-12) is amended by striking
``public bodies'' and inserting ``entities''.
    (b) Allocation of Costs.--Section 2 of the Federal Water Project
Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-13) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``, before authorization
        of a project,'';
            (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``public bodies'' and
        inserting ``entities'' and by striking ``Projects authorized
        during the calendar year'' and all that follows to the end of
        the subsection;
            (3) in subsection (b) by striking ``non-Federal interests''
        each place it appears and inserting ``non-Federal entities'';
            (4) in subsection (b)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``: Provided, That the source of
                repayment may be limited to'' and inserting ``. The
                source of repayment may include''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and retained'' after
                ``collected''; and
            (5) in subsection (b)(2) by adding at the end the
        following: ``Fees and charges may be collected, retained and
        used by the non-Federal entities for operation, maintenance,
        and replacement of recreation facilities on project lands and
        waters being managed by the non-Federal entities. As
        established by the Secretary, any excess revenues will be
        credited to the Reclamation Fund to remain available, without
        further Act of appropriation, to support recreation development
        and management of Bureau of Reclamation land and water
        areas.''.
    (c) Recreation and Fish and Wildlife Enhancement.--Section 3 of the
Federal Water Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-14) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsection (a), redesignating subsection
        (b) as subsection (a), and inserting after subsection (a) (as
        so redesignated) the following:
    ``(b) In the absence of a non-Federal managing partner, the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of
Reclamation, is authorized, as a part of any water resource development
project under the Secretary's control heretofore or hereafter
authorized or reauthorized, to investigate, plan, construct, replace,
manage, operate and maintain or otherwise provide for public use and
enjoyment of project lands, facilities, and water areas in a manner
coordinated with the other project purposes; the costs of which are
nonreimbursable.'';
            (2) in subsection (a) (as so redesignated)--
                    (A) by inserting ``or enhance'' after ``project
                construction to preserve'';
                    (B) by striking ``enhancement potential'' each
                place it appears and inserting ``resources'';
                    (C) by striking ``public bodies'' each place it
                appears and inserting ``entities'';
                    (D) by striking ``public body'' and inserting
                ``entity''; and
                    (E) by striking ``or, in the absence thereof, will
                not detract from that potential'';
            (3) in subsection (c)(1)(B) by striking ``public body''
        each place it appears and inserting ``entity''; and
            (4) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
    ``(3) In the absence of a non-Federal managing partner, the
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of
Reclamation, may modify or expand existing facilities, the costs of
which are nonreimbursable.''.
    (d) Lease of Facilities.--
            (1) Repeal.--Section 4 of the Federal Water Project
        Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-15) is repealed, and sections 5
        through 12 of such Act are redesignated as sections 4 through
        11, respectively.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6(e) of the Federal
        Water Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-17(e)) is amended
        by striking ``4, and 5'' and inserting ``, and 4''.
    (e) Post Authorization Development.--Section 5 of the Federal Water
Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-16) is amended by striking
``public bodies'' and inserting ``entities''.
    (f) Provision of Facilities.--Section 7 of the Federal Water
Project Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-18) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e) by striking ``and 5'' and inserting
        ``and between 3 and 4'';
            (2) in subsection (g) by striking ``3(b)'' and inserting
        ``3(a)''; and
            (3) in subsection (h) by striking ``public bodies'' and
        inserting ``entities''; and by striking ``3(b)'' and inserting
        ``3(a)''.
    (g) Miscellaneous Reports.--Section 6 of the Federal Water Project
Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-17) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(i) Amounts collected under section 2805 of Public Law 102-575
for admission to or recreation use of project land and waters shall be
deposited in a special account in the Reclamation Fund and remain
available to the Commissioner of Reclamation without further
appropriation until expended. Such funds may be used for the
development, reconstruction, replacement, management, and operation of
recreation resources on project lands and waters with not less than 60
percent being used at the site from which the fees were collected.''.
    (h) Management for Recreation, Fish and Wildlife, and Other
Resources.--Section 7 of the Federal Water Project Recreation Act (16
U.S.C. 460l-18) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
    ``(a) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of Reclamation, is authorized, in conjunction with any
water resource development project heretofore or hereafter constructed
or which is otherwise under the Secretary's control, to--
            ``(1) investigate, plan, design, construct, replace,
        manage, operate, and maintain or otherwise provide for
        recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement facilities and
        services, the costs of which may be nonreimbursable;
            ``(2) provide for public use and enjoyment of project
        lands, facilities, and water areas in a manner coordinated with
        the other project purposes, including by entering into grants,
        cooperative agreements, and similar instruments with non-
        Federal entities, without cost sharing, for recreation projects
        and activities; and
            ``(3) to acquire or otherwise make available such adjacent
        lands or interests therein as are necessary for public
        recreation or fish and wildlife use.'';
            (2) in subsection (b)--
                    (A) by inserting ``, acting through the
                Commissioner of Reclamation,'' after ``the Secretary of
                the Interior'';
                    (B) by inserting ``and management'' after
                ``administration'';
                    (C) by striking ``lease''; and
                    (D) by adding at the end the following: ``All such
                agreements or contracts for administration or
                management shall identify the terms and conditions of
                administration, management, and use, approvals required
                from Bureau of Reclamation, and assure public access to
                project lands managed for recreation.'';
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of Reclamation, is also authorized to enter into
agreements with other non-Federal entities for recreation and
concession management at Bureau of Reclamation projects. All such
agreements or contracts for management shall identify the terms and
conditions of management and use, approvals required from the Bureau of
Reclamation, and assure public access to project lands managed for
recreation.''; and
    ``(e) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of Reclamation, is authorized to approve the
administration, management, and use of Bureau of Reclamation lands,
waters, and the resources thereon by means of easements, leases,
licenses, contracts, permits, and other forms of conveyance
instruments.
    ``(f) The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the
Commissioner of Reclamation, is authorized to produce, sell, or
otherwise make available to the public: information about Bureau of
Reclamation programs including publications, photographs, computer
discs, maps, brochures, posters, videos, and other memorabilia related
to the Bureau of Reclamation, and the natural, historic, and cultural
resources of the area; and, other appropriate and suitable merchandise
to enhance the public's use of the area. Income from such sales shall
be credited to the Reclamation Fund to remain available, without
further Act of appropriation, to pay costs associated with the
production and sale of items, and any remaining revenue shall be
available, without further Act of appropriation, to support recreation
development and management of Bureau of Reclamation land and water
areas.''.
    (i) Definitions.--Section 10 of the Federal Water Project
Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-21) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
    ``(f) The term `non-Federal entity' means non-Federal public
bodies, nonprofit organizations, Indian tribes, or entities within the
private sector.''.
    (j) Authorization of Appropriations.--The Federal Water Project
Recreation Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-12 et seq.) is amended by redesignating
section 11 (as redesignated by subsection (d) of this section) as
section 12, and by inserting after section 10 the following:

``SEC. 11. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    ``Funds appropriated under this section may remain available until
expended.''.
    (k) Limitation on Application.--This section and the amendments
made by this section shall apply only to water resource development
projects under the control of the Secretary of the Interior.

SEC. 3. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AT LOST CREEK RESERVOIR.

    (a) Construction of Facilities.--As soon as practicable after funds
are made available for this section, the Secretary of the Interior
shall construct recreational facilities at Lost Creek Reservoir in
Utah.
    (b) Maintenance and Operation of Facilities.--Construction of
recreational facilities under subsection (a) shall begin only after the
Secretary has entered into a cooperative agreement with the State of
Utah that provides for the operation and maintenance of the
recreational facilities.
    (c) Cost Sharing.--The Federal share of the cost of construction
carried out under this section shall be 50 percent.

SEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

    Section 1(g) of Public Law 107-69 (115 Stat. 595) is amended by
striking ``section 2(c)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)''.

SEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, WASTEWATER RECLAMATION AND
              REUSE PROJECT.

    (a) Authorization of Project.--The Reclamation Wastewater and
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act (Public Law 102-575, title XVI; 43
U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 1635. AUSTIN, TEXAS, WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROJECT.

    ``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City
of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas, is authorized to
participate in the planning (including an appraisal and feasibility
study), design, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a
project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded
groundwaters, within and outside of the service area of the City of
Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas.
    ``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of the project
authorized by this section shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost of the project.
    ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation and maintenance of the project authorized by this section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 2 of
Public Law 102-575 (106 Stat. 4600) is amended by adding at the end of
the items relating to chapter XVI the following:

``Sec. 1635. Austin, Texas, Water Reclamation and Reuse Project.''.

SEC. 6. WILLARD BAY RESERVOIR ENLARGEMENT STUDY.

    (a) Authorization of Feasibility Study.--Pursuant to the
reclamation laws, the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of
Reclamation, may conduct a feasibility study on raising the height of
Arthur V. Watkins Dam and thereby enlarging the Willard Bay Reservoir
for the development of additional storage to meet water supply needs
within the Weber Basin Project area. The feasibility study shall
include such environmental evaluation as required under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and a cost allocation as required
under the Reclamation Projects Act of 1939.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report on the results of the
study to the Congress for review and approval.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $2,000,000.

SEC. 7. REAUTHORIZATION OF WATER DESALINATION ACT OF 1996.

    (a) Authorization of Cooperative and Interagency Agreements.--
Section 3(a) of the Water Desalination Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. 10301
note) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``and cooperative
and interagency agreements'' after ``contracts''.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8 of such Act is
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1997 through 2002'' and
        inserting ``2003 through 2008''; and
            (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``$25,000,000 for fiscal
        years 1997 through 2002'' and inserting ``$25,000,000 for
        fiscal years 2003 through 2008''.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 1, 2002.

            Attest:

                                                 JEFF TRANDAHL,

                                                                 Clerk.

Output: Reclamation Recreation Management Act of 2002 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Federal Water Project Recreation Act to allow fees to be collected under a project for recreation or fish and wildlife enhancement (project) and retained and used by the participating non-federal entities for operation, maintenance, and replacement of recreation facilities on project lands and waters being managed by such entities. Requires excess revenues to be credited to the Reclamation Fund.Repeals provisions limiting the modification of such projects. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) investigate, plan, construct, replace, manage, operate, maintain, or otherwise provide for public use and enjoyment of project lands, facilities, and water areas in a manner coordinated with other project purposes; and (2) modify or expand existing facilities.Requires: (1) amounts collected for admission to or recreation use of project land and waters to be deposited into a special account in the Fund; and (2) at least 60 percent of such amounts to be used at the site from which the fees were collected.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) investigate, plan, design, construct, replace, manage, operate, and maintain recreation and fish and wildlife enhancement facilities and services; and (2) acquire or otherwise make available adjacent lands or interests for public recreation or fish and wildlife use.Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into agreements with other non-federal entities for recreation and concession management at Bureau of Reclamation projects; and (2) make available to the public information about Bureau programs.(Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to construct recreational facilities at Lost Creek Reservoir, Utah.(Sec. 5) Amends the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary to participate in the planning, design, and construction of, and land acquisition for, a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater, including degraded groundwaters, within and outside the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas. Prohibits the Federal cost share of such project from exceeding 25 percent.(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a feasibility study on raising the height of Arthur V. Watkins Dam and thereby enlarging the Willard Bay Reservoir for the development of additional storage to meet water supply needs within the Weber Basin Project area. Requires a report from the Secretary to Congress. Authorizes appropriations.(Sec. 7) Amends the Water Desalination Act of 1996 to: (1) authorize the Secretary to enter into cooperative and interagency agreements (as well as to award grants and enter into contracts) for research to develop processes for converting saline water into water suitable for beneficial uses; and (2) extend the authorization of appropriations through FY 2008.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Geriatric Care Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. DISREGARD OF CERTAIN GERIATRIC RESIDENTS AGAINST GRADUATE
              MEDICAL EDUCATION LIMITATIONS.

    (a) Direct GME.--Section 1886(h)(4)(F) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)(F)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new clause:
                            ``(iii) Increase in limitation for
                        geriatric fellowships.--For cost reporting
                        periods beginning on or after the date that is
                        6 months after the date of enactment of the
                        Geriatric Care Act of 2001, in applying the
                        limitations regarding the total number of full-
                        time equivalent residents in the field of
                        allopathic or osteopathic medicine under clause
                        (i) for a hospital, rural health clinic, or
                        Federally qualified health center, the
                        Secretary shall not take into account a maximum
                        of 3 residents enrolled in a fellowship or
                        residency in geriatric medicine or geriatric
                        psychiatry within an approved medical residency
                        training program to the extent that the
                        hospital, rural health clinic, or Federally
                        qualified health center increases the number of
                        such residents above the number of such
                        residents for the hospital's, rural health
                        clinic's, or Federally qualified health
                        center's most recent cost reporting period
                        ending before the date that is 6 months after
                        the date of enactment of such Act.''.
    (b) Indirect GME.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B) of the Social Security Act
(42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the
following new clause:
            ``(ix) Clause (iii) of subsection (h)(4)(F), insofar as
        such clause applies with respect to hospitals, shall apply to
        clause (v) in the same manner and for the same period as such
        clause (iii) applies to clause (i) of such subsection.''.

SEC. 3. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CARE COORDINATION AND ASSESSMENT SERVICES.

    (a) Part B Coverage of Care Coordination and Assessment Services.--
Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)),
as amended by section 105(a) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP
Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-471),
as enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is
amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (U), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (V), by inserting ``and'' after the
        semicolon at the end; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
            ``(W) care coordination and assessment services (as defined
        in subsection (ww)).''.
    (b) Care Coordination and Assessment Services Defined.--Section
1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended by
section 105(b) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-471), as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554), is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:

``Care Coordination and Assessment Services; Individual with a Serious
           and Disabling Chronic Condition; Care Coordinator

    ``(ww)(1) The term `care coordination and assessment services'
means services that are furnished to an individual with a serious and
disabling chronic condition (as defined in paragraph (2)) by a care
coordinator (as defined in paragraph (3)) under a plan of care
prescribed by such care coordinator for the purpose of care
coordination and assessment, which may include any of the following
services:
            ``(A) An initial assessment of an individual's medical
        condition, functional and cognitive capacity, and environmental
        and psychological needs and an annual reassessment of such
        condition, capacity, and needs, unless the care coordinator
        determines that a more frequent reassessment is necessary based
        on sentinel health events (as defined by the Secretary) or a
        change in health status that may require a change in the
        individual's plan of care.
            ``(B) The coordination of, and referral for, medical and
        other health services, including--
                    ``(i) multidisciplinary care conferences;
                    ``(ii) coordination with other providers (including
                telephone consultations with physicians); and
                    ``(iii) the monitoring and management of
                medications, with special emphasis on the management on
                behalf of an individual with a serious and disabling
                chronic condition that uses multiple medications
                (including coordination with the entity managing
                benefits for the individual).
            ``(C) Patient and family caregiver education and counseling
        services (through office visits or telephone consultation),
        including self-management services and risk appraisal services
        to identify behavioral risk factors through self-assessment.
            ``(D) Such other services for which payment would not
        otherwise be made under this title as the Secretary determines
        to be appropriate, including activities to facilitate
        continuity of care and patient adherence to plans of care.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `individual with a
serious and disabling chronic condition' means an individual who a care
coordinator annually certifies--
            ``(A) is unable to perform (without substantial assistance
        from another individual) at least 2 activities of daily living
        (as described in section 7702B(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue
        Code of 1986) for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss of
        functional capacity;
            ``(B) has a level of disability similar to the level of
        disability described in subparagraph (A) (as determined under
        regulations promulgated by the Secretary);
            ``(C) requires medical management and coordination of care
        due to a complex medical condition (as defined by the
        Secretary); or
            ``(D) requires substantial supervision to protect such
        individual from threats to health and safety due to a severe
        cognitive impairment (as defined by the Secretary).
    ``(3)(A) For purposes of this subsection, the term `care
coordinator' means an individual or entity that--
            ``(i) is--
                    ``(I) a physician (as defined in subsection
                (r)(1)); or
                    ``(II) a practitioner described in section
                1842(b)(18)(C) or an entity that meets such conditions
                as the Secretary may specify (which may include
                physicians, physician group practices, or other health
                care professionals or entities the Secretary may find
                appropriate) working in collaboration with a physician;
            ``(ii) has entered into a care coordination agreement with
        the Secretary; and
            ``(iii) meets such other criteria as the Secretary may
        establish (which may include experience in the provision of
        care coordination or primary care physicians' services).
    ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), each care coordination
agreement shall--
            ``(i) be entered into for a period of 1 year and may be
        renewed if the Secretary is satisfied that the care coordinator
        continues to meet the conditions of participation specified in
        subparagraph (A);
            ``(ii) assure that the care coordinator will submit reports
        to the Secretary on the functional and medical status of
        individuals with a chronic and disabling condition who receive
        care coordination services, expenditures relating to such
        services, and health outcomes relating to such services, except
        that the Secretary may not require a care coordinator to submit
        more than 1 such report during a year; and
            ``(iii) contain such other terms and conditions as the
        Secretary may require.''.
    (c) Payment and Elimination of Coinsurance.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security
        Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)), as amended by section 223(c) of
        the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and
        Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-489), as enacted into
        law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``and (U)'' and inserting ``(U)'';
                and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon at the end
                the following: ``, and (V) with respect to care
                coordination and assessment services described in
                section 1861(s)(2)(W), the amounts paid shall be 100
                percent of the lesser of the actual charge for the
                service or the amount determined under the payment
                basis determined under section 1848 by the Secretary
                for such service''.
            (2) Payment under physician fee schedule.--Section
        1848(j)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)) is amended by inserting
        ``(2)(W),'' after ``(2)(S),''.
            (3) Elimination of coinsurance in outpatient hospital
        settings.--The third sentence of section 1866(a)(2)(A) of the
        Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)(A)) is amended by
        inserting after ``1861(s)(10)(A)'' the following: ``, with
        respect to care coordination and assessment services (as
        defined in section 1861(ww)(1)),''.
    (d) Application of Limits on Billing.--Section 1842(b)(18)(C) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(18)(C)), as amended by
section 105(d) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits
Improvement and Protection Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 2763A-472), as
enacted into law by section 1(a)(6) of Public Law 106-554, is amended
by adding at the end the following new clause:
            ``(vii) A care coordinator (as defined in section
        1861(ww)(3)) that is not a physician.''.
    (e) Exception to Limits on Physician Referrals.--Section 1877(b) of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new
        paragraph:
            ``(4) Private sector purchasing and quality improvement
        tools for original medicare.--In the case of a designated
        health service, if the designated health service is--
                    ``(A) a care coordination and assessment service
                (as defined in section 1861(ww)(1)); and
                    ``(B) provided by a care coordinator (as defined in
                paragraph (3) of such section).''.
    (f) Rulemaking.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall
define such terms and establish such procedures as the Secretary
determines necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
    (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to care coordination and assessment services furnished on or
after January 1, 2003.

Output: Geriatric Care Act of 2001 - Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to payments to hospitals, rural health clinics, or Federally qualified health centers for direct graduate medical education costs and the limitation on the number of full-time-equivalent residents in allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Provides for the disregard of up to three geriatric residents in applying such limitation.Amends SSA title XVIII, as amended by the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Benefits Improvement and Protection Act of 2000, to provide for Medicare coverage of care coordination and assessment services to an individual with a serious and disabling chronic condition.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Reform Act of
1995''.

SEC. 2. MEMBERSHIP OF THE FEDERAL OPEN MARKET ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

    (a) In General.--Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 263(a)) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(a) Establishment of Advisory Committee.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established a Federal Open
        Market Advisory Committee (hereafter in this section referred
        to as the `Advisory Committee'), which shall consist of the
        presidents of the Federal Reserve banks.
            ``(2) Chairperson.--The president of the Federal Reserve
        Bank of New York shall serve as the chairperson of the Advisory
        Committee.
            ``(3) Meetings.--The meetings of the Advisory Committee
        shall be held in Washington, District of Columbia, not less
        than 4 times each year upon the call of the Board.
            ``(4) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall advise the
        Board on the conduct of open-market operations.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Federal reserve act.--The Federal Reserve Act (12
        U.S.C. 221 et seq.) is amended--
                    (A) in section 2A (12 U.S.C. 225a)--
                            (i) by striking ``and the Federal Open
                        Market Committee'' each place it appears; and
                            (ii) in the sixth sentence, by striking
                        ``determine'' and inserting ``determines'';
                    (B) in the tenth undesignated paragraph of section
                10 (12 U.S.C. 247a)--
                            (i) by striking ``and by the Federal Open
                        Market Committee''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``and the Committee'';
                    (C) in section 12A (12 U.S.C. 263)--
                            (i) in subsection (b)--
                                    (I) by striking ``Committee'' each
                                place it appears and inserting
                                ``Board''; and
                                    (II) by inserting ``Regulations.--
                                '' before ``No Federal Reserve''; and
                            (ii) in subsection (c), by inserting
                        ``Accommodation of Commerce and Business.--''
                        before ``The time''; and
                    (D) in section 14(b)(2) (12 U.S.C. 355(2)), by
                striking ``Federal Open Market Committee'' and
                inserting ``Board''.
            (2) International lending supervision act of 1983.--Section
        911(a)(3)(C) of the International Lending Supervision Act of
        1983 (12 U.S.C. 3910(a)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``Federal
        Open Market Committee'' and inserting ``Board of Governors of
        the Federal Reserve System''.

SEC. 3. CONSULTATION BETWEEN THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND THE SECRETARY
              OF THE TREASURY, THE DIRECTOR OF THE OMB, AND THE
              CHAIRMAN OF THE CEA.

    Section 2A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 225a) (as amended
by section 2(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Board of
        Governors'' and inserting the following:
    ``(a) In General.--The Board of Governors''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Consultation Required.--The Board of Governors shall meet and
consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, and the chairman of the Council of Economic
Advisors--
            ``(1) during the 30-day period immediately preceding the
        date on which each report required under     the second
sentence of subsection (a) is submitted to the Congress by the Board of
Governors; and
            ``(2) during the 30-day period beginning on the date which
        is 100 days immediately preceding the date by which the
        President is required to submit the budget under section
        1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.''.

SEC. 4. APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN.

    (a) Appointment of the Chairman and Vice Chairman.--The second
undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking the third sentence and inserting the
following: ``The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, one member of the Board to serve as Chairman.
The term of such member as Chairman shall expire on January 31 of the
first calendar year beginning after the end of the term of the
President who appointed such member as Chairman. If a member appointed
as Chairman does not complete the term of such office as established in
the preceding sentence, the President shall appoint, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, another member to complete the
unexpired portion of such term. The President shall also appoint, by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate, one member of the Board
to serve as Vice Chairman for a term of 4 years. The Chairman and the
Vice Chairman may each serve after the end of their respective terms
until a successor has taken office.''.
    (b) Performance of Duties.--The second undesignated paragraph of
section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 242) (as amended by
subsection (a) of this section) is amended by inserting after the
seventh sentence the following: ``In the event of the absence or
unavailability of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman or (in the Vice
Chairman's absence) another member of the Board may be designated by
the Chairman to perform the duties of the office of the Chairman. If a
vacancy occurs in the office of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman shall
perform the duties of the Chairman until a successor takes office. If a
vacancy occurs in the office of the Vice Chairman while the office of
the Chairman is vacant, the member of the Board with the most years of
service on the Board shall perform the duties of the Chairman until a
successor takes office.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date
        of enactment of this Act.
            (2) Current chairman to complete term.--Notwithstanding the
        amendment made by subsection (a), any member who holds the
        office of Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal
        Reserve System on the date of enactment of this Act shall
        continue in such office during the remainder of the term to
        which such member was appointed.

SEC. 5. DISCLOSURE OF INTERMEDIATE TARGETS.

    Section 12A(b) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 263(b)) (as
amended by section 2(b)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each change,
of any nature whatsoever, in the intermediate targets for monetary
policy, which change is adopted by the Board, shall be disclosed to the
public on the date on which such change is adopted. For purposes of
this subsection, the term `intermediate targets' means any policy
objectives regarding monetary aggregates, credit aggregates, prices,
interest rates, or bank reserves.''.

SEC. 6. AUDIT OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.

    Section 714(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or'' at the end; and
            (2) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) and inserting
        the following:
            ``(2) memoranda, letters, or other written communications
        between or among members of the Board of Governors of the
        Federal Reserve System or officers or employees of the Federal
        Reserve System relating to any transaction described in
        paragraph (1).''.

SEC. 7. BOARD SUBJECT TO BUDGET PROCESS.

    Section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(h) Federal Reserve Board Budget Treatment.--Not later than
October 16 of each year, the estimated receipts and proposed
expenditures of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
and all Federal Reserve banks for the current year and the next 2
succeeding years shall be transmitted by the Board to the President.
The President shall transmit to the Congress the information received
in accordance with this subsection, without change, together with the
budget transmitted to the Congress under subsection (a).''.

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Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Reserve Act to abolish the current Federal Open Market Committee, on which the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) sits, and replace it with a Federal Open Market Advisory Committee, on which the Board does not sit, which shall advise the Board on the conduct of open-market operations.
Requires the Board to meet and consult with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during specified periods.
Revises the term of the Chairman of the Board to expire on January 31 of the first calendar year beginning after the end of the term of the President who appointed the Chairman.  Provides for performance of the duties of Chairman and Vice Chairman in the event of absence, unavailability, or vacancy.
Mandates that each Board-adopted change in the intermediate targets for monetary policy be disclosed to the public upon its date of adoption.
Amends Federal law to:  (1) instruct the Comptroller General to audit written communications by members of the Board or officers or employees of the Federal Reserve System with respect to financial transactions; and (2) mandate an annual transmittal to the President and the Congress of all estimated receipts and proposed expenditures of the Board and all Federal Reserve banks for the current year and the next two succeeding years.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Significant Regulation Oversight Act
of 1996''.

SEC. 2. FINDING AND PURPOSE.

    (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that oversight of significant
rules will be enhanced if they are subject to congressional review and
approval after being proposed by an agency.
    (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to ensure that before a
significant rule takes affect--
            (1) Congress is given an adequate opportunity to review the
        rule and ensure that it is in accordance with the intent of
        Congress in enacting the law under which the rule is proposed;
        and
            (2) Congress approves the rule in accordance with the
        procedures established by this Act.

SEC. 3. REVIEW OF SIGNIFICANT RULES BY CONGRESS.

    (a) Congressional Approval of Significant Rules Required.--A
significant rule shall not take effect before the date of the enactment
of a joint resolution described in section 4(a) comprised solely of the
text of the significant rule.
    (b) Reporting and Review of Significant Rules.--(1) Before a
proposed significant rule would take effect as a final rule, the agency
proposing the rule shall submit to each House of Congress a report
containing the following:
            (A) A copy of the proposed significant rule.
            (B) A concise summary of the proposed significant rule, its
        purpose, and anticipated effects.
            (C) A complete copy of any cost-benefit analysis report
        that has been prepared by the agency with respect to the
        proposed significant rule.
            (D) An explanation of the specific statutory interpretation
        under which a rule is proposed, including an explanation of--
                    (i) whether the interpretation is expressly
                required by the text of the statute; or
                    (ii) if the interpretation is not expressly
                required by the text of the statute, an explanation
                that the interpretation is within the range of
                permissible interpretations of the statute as
                identified by the agency, and an explanation why the
                interpretation selected by the agency is the agency's
                preferred interpretation.
            (E) Any other relevant information or requirements under
        any other Act and any relevant Executive order.
    (2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), each House of
Congress shall provide a copy of the report to the Chairman and ranking
minority party member of each committee with jurisdiction over the
subject matter of the report.
    (c) No Inference To Be Drawn Where Congress Fails To Approve.--If
Congress fails to enact a joint resolution approving a proposed
significant rule, no court or agency may infer any intent of Congress
from any action or inaction of Congress with regard to such rule or
related statute.

SEC. 4. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL PROCEDURE FOR SIGNIFICANT RULES.

    (a) Introduction.--Not later than 3 legislative days after the date
on which an agency submits a report under section 3(b) containing the
text of any proposed significant rule, the majority leader of each
House of the Congress shall introduce (by request) a joint resolution
comprised solely of the text of that significant rule. If the joint
resolution is not introduced in either House as provided in the
preceding sentence, then any Member of that House may introduce the
joint resolution.
    (b) Referral and Consideration.--(1) The joint resolution shall be
referred to the appropriate committee of the House in which it is
introduced. The committee may report the joint resolution without
substantive revision and with or without recommendation or with an
adverse recommendation, or the committee may vote not to report the
joint resolution. If the committee votes to order the joint resolution
reported, it shall be reported not later than the end of the period
(not to exceed 45 legislative days) established for consideration of
the joint resolution by the Speaker of the House of Representatives or
the majority leader of the Senate, as the case may be. Except in the
case of a joint resolution which a committee votes not to report, a
committee failing to report a joint resolution within such period shall
be automatically discharged from consideration of the joint resolution,
and it shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
    (2) A vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall be taken
in that House on or before the close of the 90th legislative day after
the date of the introduction of the joint resolution in that House.
    (3)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to proceed to the
consideration of a joint resolution under this section shall be highly
privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be
in order, nor shall it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by
which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a joint resolution
under this section shall be limited to not more than 4 hours, which
shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the
joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate shall not be
debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a joint
resolution under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by
which the joint resolution is agreed to or disagreed to.
    (C) All appeals from the decisions of the chair relating to the
application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to the
procedure relating to a joint resolution under this section shall be
decided without debate.
    (D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the preceding
provisions of this subsection, consideration of a joint resolution
under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the House of
Representatives applicable to other joint resolutions in similar
circumstances.
    (4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the consideration of a
joint resolution under this section shall be privileged and not
debatable. An amendment to the motion shall not be in order, nor shall
it be in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is
agreed to or disagreed to.
    (B) Debate in the Senate on a joint resolution under this section,
and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be
limited to not more than 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided
between, and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader
or their designees.
    (C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal in
connection with a joint resolution under this section shall be limited
to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled
by, the mover and the manager of the joint resolution, except that in
the event the manager of the joint resolution is in favor of any such
motion or appeal, the time in opposition thereto, shall be controlled
by the minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of
them, may, from time under their control on the passage of a joint
resolution, allot additional time to any Senator during the
consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
    (D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a joint
resolution under this section is not debatable. A motion to recommit a
joint resolution under this section is not in order.
    (c) Amendments Prohibited.--No amendment to a joint resolution
considered under this section shall be in order in either the House of
Representatives or the Senate. No motion to suspend the application of
this subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be in
order in either House for the presiding officer to entertain a request
to suspend the application of this subsection by unanimous consent.
    (d) Treatment if the Other House Has Acted.--If, before the passage
by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in
subsection (a), that House receives from the other House a joint
resolution described in subsection (a) comprised of the same text,
then:
            (1) The procedure in that House shall be the same as if no
        joint resolution had been received from the other House.
            (2) The vote on final passage shall be on the joint
        resolution of the other House.
    (e) Constitutional Authority.--This section is enacted by
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate
        and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it
        is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in
        that House in the case of a joint resolution described in
        subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the
        extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that
        House.

SEC. 5. EXISTING RULES.

    (a) General.--Any existing rule may be revised or revoked in
accordance with this section if a petition for review so requests.
    (b) Introduction.--If a petition for review is filed with the Clerk
of the House of Representatives or the Secretary of the Senate, the
Clerk or the Secretary shall determine whether the petition meets the
requirements of subsection (d). If the Clerk or the Secretary
determines that a petition meets those requirements, he or she shall
notify the majority leader of that House. The majority leader so
notified shall, within 3 legislative days, introduce a joint resolution
(by request) that makes the revision or revocation of existing rules
proposed by the petition upon the enactment of that joint resolution.
If the joint resolution is not introduced as provided in the preceding
sentence, then any Member of that House may introduce the joint
resolution.
    (c) Procedures for Consideration in the House of Representatives
and the Senate.--Any joint resolution introduced under subsection (b)
shall be considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate in
accordance with the procedures respecting a joint resolution set forth
in section 4.
    (d) Petitions for Review.--A petition for review under subsection
(a) shall contain the following:
            (1) Any rule affected by the petition and the contents of
        that rule as it would exist if a joint resolution revising or
        revoking that rule pursuant to the petition were enacted.
            (2) For a petition in the Senate, the signatures of 30
        Senators, or for a petition in the House of Representatives,
        the signatures of 120 Members.

SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

    For purposes of this Act:
            (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given that
        term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code (relating to
        administrative procedure).
            (2) Rule.--(A) The term ``rule'' has the meaning given such
        term by section 551 of title 5, United States Code, except that
        such term does not include--
                    (i) any rule of particular applicability including
                a rule that approves or prescribes--
                            (I) future rates, wages, prices, services,
                        or allowances therefor,
                            (II) corporate or financial structures,
                        reorganizations, mergers, or acquisitions
                        thereof, or
                            (III) accounting practices or disclosures
                        bearing on any of the foregoing, or
                    (ii) any rule of agency organization, personnel,
                procedure, practice, or any routine matter.
            (B) The term ``final rule'' means any final rule or interim
        final rule.
            (3) Significant rule.--The term ``significant rule'' means
        any rule proposed by an agency that is specified or described
        as such in the Act that authorizes the rule.

SEC. 7. EXEMPTION FOR MONETARY POLICY.

    Nothing in this Act applies to any rule concerning monetary policy
proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.

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Significant Regulation Oversight Act of 1996 - Prohibits a significant rule (as so specified or described in the authorizing Act) from taking effect before the enactment of a joint resolution comprised solely of the text of such rule.
Provides that, before a proposed significant rule takes effect as a final rule, the agency proposing the rule shall submit to each House of Congress a report containing a copy of the rule, a concise summary of its purpose and anticipated effects, any cost-benefit analysis prepared for the rule, the specific statutory interpretation under which the rule is proposed, and any other relevant information or executive order.
Bars a court or agency from inferring any intent of the Congress with regard to such a rule or a related statute if it fails to enact a joint resolution approving a proposed significant rule.
Provides for the revision or revocation of an existing rule upon enactment of a joint resolution introduced pursuant to a petition for review signed by 30 Members in the Senate or 120 Representatives in the House and containing the rule affected and the rule as it would exist if the joint resolution were enacted.  Sets forth congressional procedures for the introduction, referral, and consideration of such joint resolutions for the approval of significant proposed rules or the review of existing rules.
Exempts from this Act any rule concerning monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open Market Committee.